House of Commons
Announcements for Wednesday 29 November 2017
FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
Tuesday 5 December to Monday 11 December (deadline 29 November)
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 29 November. The ballot will take place on Thursday 30 November.
Tuesday 12 December to Monday 18 December (deadline 6 December)
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 6 December. The ballot will take place on Thursday 7 December.
FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES
Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below. Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person, or from their own email account, or send a signed application through the post. Application forms are available from the Table Office or through the intranet at http://intranet.parliament.uk/tableoffice/.
The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members will be informed of the outcome by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 12 and Wednesday 13 December (deadline 4 December)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Communities and Local Government; Defence; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Justice; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions
Tuesday 19 and Wednesday 20 December (deadline 11 December)
The following Departments will answer:
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Cabinet Office; Education; Exiting the European Union; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; International Trade; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities
Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 January (deadline 18 December)
The following Departments will answer:
Attorney General; Communities and Local Government; Defence; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Justice; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions
Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee
Thursday 7 December in the Chamber
Motion on prison reform and safety: Robert Neill
General debate on the UK fishing industry: Mrs Sheryll Murray
Tuesday 12 December in Westminster Hall
General debate on funding for domestic violence refuges: Jess Phillips
Tuesday 19 December in Westminster Hall
General debate on the steel sector deal: Stephen Kinnock
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL AND WRITTEN ANSWER - NEW SYSTEM FOR DIGITAL TABLING of questions
The new system for the digital tabling of questions went live on Friday 17 November.
This system modernises the process of tabling oral and written questions and replaces the e-tabling system. The system improves the service to Members by, for example, enabling the tracking of questions, providing information on any queries raised by the Table Office and sending alerts to Members who are successful in oral questions shuffles. Members are able to delegate authority for tabling questions to their staff, if they wish to do so.
What has not changed?
The daily quota for digitally submitting written questions (up to 20 questions in total).
The daily quota of five named day written questions.
The deadline for digitally submitting questions of 6.30pm or the rising of the House (if earlier) on each sitting day from Monday to Wednesday, 5:30pm or the rise of the House (if earlier) on Thursday and 2.30pm on sitting and non-sitting Fridays (or the rising of the House if earlier on sitting Fridays).
Members are still able to table questions for written and oral answer in hard copy by post or in person.
There are no changes to the current arrangements for tabling Early Day Motions or any other business.
If you have any questions about the new system, or you would like to know how to delegate authority for your staff, contact the Table Office on x3302 or 3303, by email at tableoffice@parliament.uk or in person. Alternatively, you can contact the Procedural Hub on x7333, by email at proceduralhub@parliament.uk or in person.