Announcements for Wednesday 31 January 2018

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Tuesday 6 February to Thursday 8 February (deadline 31 January)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 31 January. The ballot will take place on Thursday 1 February.

Tuesday 20 February to Monday 26 February (deadline 7 February)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 7 February. The ballot will take place on Thursday 8 February.

 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 20 and Wednesday 21 February (deadline 5 February)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Exiting the European Union; Health and Social Care; Home Office; Housing, Communities and Local Government; International Development; Northern Ireland; Transport; Treasury; Wales

Tuesday 27 and Wednesday 28 February (deadline 20 February)

The following Departments will answer:

Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; International Trade; Justice; Scotland; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 March (deadline 26 February)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Exiting the European Union; Health and Social Care; Home Office; Housing, Communities and Local Government; International Development; Northern Ireland; Transport; Treasury; Wales

Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 March (deadline 5 March)

The following Departments will answer:

Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; International Trade; Justice; Scotland; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

 FEBRUARY ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

Members wishing to table Questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 5.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 8 February. Thereafter, Members may table Questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 8 February and before 4.30pm on Monday 19 February will be treated as having been tabled on 19 February.

Questions for oral answer

Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer when the House returns:

The results of the shuffles on 8 February will be published on 9 February. They will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf

For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-table-office/Oral-questions-rota.pdf

Notes:

* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days.

** First sitting day after adjournment.

*** (T) indicates that there are also Topical Questions for that Department.

Questions for written answer on a named day

The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the February Adjournment is 10.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 5 February (for answer on Thursday 8 February).