November 2009 > Thursday 5th November 2009

Live: Cabinet Office questions

Cabinet Office ministers Francis Maude and Oliver Letwin are taking questions from MPs on the Civil Service Compensation Scheme, the Big Society Bank and support for the voluntary sector.

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Live: Ten Minute Rule Bill

Labour MP Barbara Keeley is introducing a bill under the ten minute rule motion seeking better support for carers.

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Live: Prime minister's questions

Prime Minister David Cameron is taking questions from acting Opposition Leader Harriet Harman and MPs.

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Live: Police grant debate

MPs are debating the police grant for forces across England and Wales for 2010-11 which has been cut by £135m as part of the the government's drive to reduce the deficit.

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Live: Pre-charge detention debate

MPs are debating a motion to approve regulations extending the 28 day pre-charge detention period for an extra six months.

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Live: EU debate

Peers are debating a motion to approve a European document relating to the EU's new diplomatic service, the European External Action Service.

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Live: Adjournment debate

Conservative MP Dan Byles is leading an adjournment debate on the role of part-time firefighters.

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Live: Communities questions

Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles and his team are taking questions on Home Information Packs, private landlords, small businesses and travellers.

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Live: Finance Bill

Committee stage of the Finance Bill, which enacts the Budget, continues in the Commons.

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Live: Work and pensions questions

MPs are setting questions to Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith and his team on the Independent Living Fund, the retirement age, youth unemployment and the Future Jobs Fund.

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Live: Academies Bill

MPs are debating the Academies Bill, which seeks to extend Labour's academy schools programme in England, at second reading.

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Live: Justice questions

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke is taking questions from MPs on plans to close magistrates' courts, community service sentences, the 1998 Human Rights Act and civil partnerships.

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Live: Backbench business

MPs are holding the first ever debate chosen by the Commons Backbench Committee, focusing on the procedure governing ministerial statements to the House.

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Live: Debate on UK Youth Parliament

MPs are debating a motion which would allow the UK Youth Parliament to meet in the Commons chamber once a year for the duration of the Parliament.

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Live: Afghanistan statement

Foreign Secretary William Hague is making a statement on his recent visit to Afghanistan.

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Live: Transport questions

MPs are setting questions to Transport Secretary Phil Hammond and his team on the long term viability of the rail network, the future of Dover port, the Intercity Express Programme and travel agents.

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Live: Women and equality questions

Women and Equality Minister Theresa May and her team are taking questions on the trafficking of young women and increasing Black, Asian and other minority ethnic representation in the Civil Service.

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Live: Business statement

Commons Leader Sir George Young is announcing the forthcoming parliamentary business and taking topical questions from MPs.

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Live: Equitable Life statement

Treasury Minister Mark Hoban is outlining the coalition's plans to compensate savers affected by the collapse of private pensions company Equitable Life in 2000.

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Live: Culture, media and sport questions

MPs are setting questions to Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt on the level of participation in sport, the television licence fee, plans to grant the NAO access to BBC accounts and the 2003 Licensing Act.

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Live: Commons questions

House Leader Sir George Young and representatives from the House of Commons Commission are taking questions on Early Day motions and parliamentary procedure governing major policy announcements.

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Theresa May on policing reform plans

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Live: Police reform statement

Home Secretary Theresa May is making a statement to MPs outlining plans to radically reform policing ain England and Wales.

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Live: Deputy prime minister's questions

MPs are setting questions to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg on the West Lothian question, the alternative vote referendum and voter registration in Great Britain.

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Live: European Investigation Order statement

Home Secretary Theresa May is announcing that the UK government is to sign up to a European order allowing for new cross-border police cooperation.

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Live: Summer recess debate

MPs are taking part in the traditional end of term debate in which MPs can speak on any subject of their choosing.

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Live: Urgent question

Home Secretary Theresa May is answering an urgent question on fresh allegations that No 10 aide Andy Coulson was involved in phone-tapping while editor of the News of the World.

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Live: Home Office questions

Home Secretary Theresa May is taking questions from MPs on alcohol licensing, police funding, private wheel clampers and immigration.

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Live: Parliamentary Reform Bill

Plans for a referendum on changing the way in which MPs are elected to Parliament are being debated in the House of Commons.

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Live: Health questions

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is taking questions on mental health services, out of hours care, diabetes and cancer survival rates.

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Live: Pakistan floods statement

International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell is updating the House on the UK's response to the Pakistan floods.

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Live: Superannuation Bill

MPs are debating a bill which proposes capping civil service redundancy payments at a maximum of one year's salary for compulsory redundancies and 15 months' salary for voluntary exits.

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Live: Wales questions

MPs are setting questions to Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan and her team on plans to reduce the number of MPs, prison capacities, winter fuel payments and the Welsh referendum.

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Live: Crime and policing debate

MPs are taking part in a Labour-led debate on crime and policing.

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Live: Environment questions

Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman is taking questions from MPs on farm animal welfare, flood defences, farming regulations and food labelling standards.

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MPs debate phone hacking allegations

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Live: Phone-hacking debate

The Commons is debating a motion on allegations that MPs' voicemails were hacked into by News of the World journalists.

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MPs debate News of the World phone hacking allegations

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Armed forces in Afghanistan debate

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Live: UK armed forces debate

MPs are debating a motion tabled by the Backbench Business Committee on the continued deployment of UK armed forces in Afghanistan.

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Live: Defence questions

Defence Secretary Liam Fox and his ministerial team are answering MPs' questions on NATO, sharing military equipment with other countries, the defence review and armed forces pay.

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House of Commons

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Live: Fixed-term Parliaments Bill

MPs are debating a bill which would introduce five-year fixed term Parliaments and set the date of the next general election at 7 May 2015.

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Live: Foreign Office questions

MPs are setting questions to Foreign Secretary William Hague and his team on the Middle East, political stability in the Maldives, UK-Iranian relations and UK ratification of EU treaties.

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Billy Wright Commons statement

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Live: Equitable Life (Payments) Bill

MPs are debating a bill allowing for the creation of a payment scheme to compensate savers affected by the collapse of Equitable Life.

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Live: Northern Ireland questions

Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Paterson and his team are taking questions from MPs on paramilitary organisations, corporation tax changes, the Saville Inquiry and economic development.

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Live: Individual electoral registration statement

Cabinet Office Minister Mark Harper is making a statement on individual electoral registration, whereby people sign up as voters personally and not by household.

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Live: ID Cards Bill

MPs are debating the remaining stages of a bill which abolishes identity cards and scraps the National Identity Register.

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Live: Energy questions

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne and his team are taking questions on energy supply, low-carbon technologies and onshore wind farms.

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Live: Strategic defence review debate

MPs are debating a motion tabled by the Backbench Business Committee on the forthcoming security and strategic defence review and the future of the UK armed forces.

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Live: Education questions

Education Secretary Michael Gove is taking questions from MPs on bullying, support for special educational needs pupils, academies and the future of the primary school curriculum.

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Live: Welfare reform statement

Work and Pensions Secretary Iain Duncan Smith is outlining his plans to introduce a universal credit in replace of the current benefits system, as part of a wider package of welfare reforms.

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Live: Treasury questions

MPs are setting questions to Chancellor George Osborne and his ministerial team on tax compliance, reducing the budget deficit, the Office for Budget Responsibility and simplifying the tax system.

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Coming up: Treasury questions

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Live: Tuition fees statement

Business Secretary Vince Cable is making a statement to the House on Lord Browne's review of higher education and student finance which recommends lifting the cap on university fees.

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Vince Cable Commons statement

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Live: Parliamentary Voting Bill

Committee stage of the Parliamentary Voting and Constituencies Bill is underway in the House of Commons focusing on aspects relating to the electoral reform referendum.

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Live: International Development questions

International Development Secretary Andrew Mitchell and his team are taking questions on overseas aid, humanitarian aid to Gaza, UK-Israeli co-operation on international development and the Pakistan floods.

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Live: Ten minute rule motion

Conservative MP David Nuttall is presenting a bill which would exempt pubs and private members' clubs from the smoking ban.

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Live: Opposed private business

MPs are debating the London Local Authorities Bill which confers further powers on local authorities in London, such as the power to issue fines for littering.

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Live: EU draft budget debate

MPs are debating a motion relating to the 2011 EU draft Budget.

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Live: Business questions

MPs are setting questions to Business Secretary Vince Cable and his team on adult and community learning, tuition fees, finance for small businesses and plans for a green investment bank.

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Commons statement on quangos

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Live: Quangos statement

Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude is outlining to the House the government's plans to abolish, merge or reform non-departmental public bodies.

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Live: Contaminated blood debate

MPs are taking part in a debate chosen by the Backbench Business committee on contaminated blood and blood products in the NHS.

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Live: Anti-Slavery Day debate

MPs are taking part in a debate chosen by the Backbench Business Committee on Anti-Slavery Day and human-trafficking.

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Live: Strategic Defence Review statement

Prime Minister David Cameron is taking questions from MPs on the details of the country's first large-scale defence and security review since 1998.

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Live: Spending review statement

Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is unveiling the scale of public sector spending cuts in the UK as part of the government's drive to tackle the UK deficit.

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Live: Local Government Bill

MPs are debating the Local Government Bill, which reverses changes made by Labour to local government structures in Norwich and Exeter, at second reading.

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Live: Private Members' Bill

MPs are debating Labour MP John McDonnell's bill which would prevent employers from blocking strike action voted for by union members.

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Live: Private Members' Bills

MPs are debating Labour MP John McDonnell's bill which would prevent employers from blocking strike action voted for by union members.

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Live: Culture questions

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and his ministerial team are taking questions from MPs on arts funding, the 2012 Olympics and the future of Welsh TV channel S4C.

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Live: Attorney General questions

Attorney General Dominic Grieve is taking questions from MPs.

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Live: Transport statement

Transport Secretary Philip Hammond is making a statement on investment in highways and local transport schemes.

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Live: Savings Accounts Bill

MPs are debating the Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy Grant Bill at second reading.

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Live: Scotland questions

MPs are putting their questions to Secretary of State for Scotland Michael Moore and his team.

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Prime Minister's Questions

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Live: Postal Services Bill

MPs are debating the second reading of the Postal Services Bill, which provides for the privatisation of Royal Mail.

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Live: Local growth statement

Business Secretary Vince Cable is making a statement on the Local Growth White Paper, which sets out new terms of engagement between local councils in England and central government.

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Live: Spending Review debate

MPs are taking part in a debate on the government's Spending Review.

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Live: European Council summit statement

Prime Minister David Cameron is making a statement on the European Council summit which met in Brussels on 28-29 October to discuss measures to avert another financial crisis within the eurozone.

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Live: Terror plot statement

Home Secretary Theresa May is making a statement to the House on the discovery of a bomb on board a US-bound cargo plane at East Midlands Airport last week.

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Live: Parliamentary Voting Systems Bill

MPs are debating the Parliamentary Voting Systems and Constituencies Bill at report stage.

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Live: Higher education statement

Universities Minister David Willetts is setting out the government's plans to reform student funding in England.

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Live: Bloody Sunday debate

MPs are holding a debate on the Bloody Sunday Inquiry.

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Live: Defence Review debate

MPs are debating the strategic defence and security review unveiled by Prime Minister David Cameron last month.

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Speaker's statement

Speaker Bercow is making a statement on the political future of former Labour MP Phil Woolas, who has been found guilty of making false statements against his opponent during the election campaign.

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Live: Speaker's statement

Speaker Bercow is making a statement on the political future of former Labour MP Phil Woolas, who has been found guilty of making false statements against his opponent during the election campaign.

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Live: Housing benefit debate

MPs are taking part in a Labour-led debate on government plans to cap housing benefit payments at £20,000 a year.

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Live: EU economic policy debate

Peers are debating a motion to approve several European Documents relating to economic policy coordination.

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Iain Duncan Smith welfare reform statement

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Live: Student riots statement

Policing Minister Nick Herbert is making a statement on the violence that broke out outside Conservative Party headquarters yesterday afternoon during a peaceful protest over tuition fees.

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Live: Policy on growth debate

MPs are taking part in a debate chosen by the Backbench Business Committee on the government's policy on growth.

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Live: Cafcass report debate

MPs are debating a motion to take note of a Public Accounts Committee report on the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service response to an increase in demand for its services.

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Live: Legal aid statement

Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary Ken Clarke is making a statement on changes to the system of criminal and civil legal aid in England and Wales.

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Live: Terror Asset Freezing Bill

MPs are debating the Terror Asset Freezing Bill, which introduces a permanent asset-freezing regime, at second reading.

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Live: Sellafield inquiry statement

Energy Secretary Chris Huhne is announcing the outcome of the Sellafield inquiry launched in 2007 after body parts were removed from deceased nuclear workers for testing.

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Ken Clarke on human rights

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Live: Guantanamo Bay compensation statement

Justice Secretary Ken Clarke is making a statement on plans to pay compensation to ex-Guantanamo Bay detainees who accused British security forces of colluding in their torture overseas.

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Commons Guantanamo statement

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Live: Health debate

MPs are taking part in a Labour-led debate on the government's planned shake-up of the NHS system in England.

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Live: Education debate

MPs are taking part in a Labour-led debate on funding and schools reform.

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Live: Northern Ireland Orders

MPs are debating motions to approve regulations that bring the rules operating local and assembly elections in Northern Ireland in line with rules for Westminster elections.

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Live: Immigration debate

MPs are taking part in a debate chosen by the Backbench Business Committee on immigration.

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Prime Minister's statement on Nato summit

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Live: NATO summit statement

Prime Minister David Cameron is making a statement on the NATO summit where leaders agreed a strategy to handover military control of Afghanistan to Afghan forces by 2014.

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Live: Irish-Republic bail-out statement

Chancellor George Osborne is unveiling details of the UK's £7bn contribution to the Irish Republic's bail-out package.

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Live: Savings Account and Pregnancy Grant Bill

MPs are debating the remaining stages of a bill which ends three Labour schemes: Child Trust Funds, Savings Gateway Accounts and the Health in Pregnancy Grant.

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Live: National Insurance Contributions Bill

MPs are debating the National Insurance Contributions Bill at second reading.

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Live: Education statement

Education Secretary Michael Gove is unveiling proposed reforms to education in England, including plans to overhaul the way teachers are trained and changes to the national curriculum.

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Live: Scotland Elections Order motion

MPs are debating a motion to approve draft regulations that modernise and simplify the rules on electing MSPs to the Scottish Parliament.

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Live: Rail investment statement

Transport Secretary Phil Hammond is announcing details of the government's £8bn investment in Britain's railways.

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The Chancellor's autumn statement

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Live: Autumn statement

Chancellor George Osborne is delivering his autumn statement to MPs following the release of the Office for Budget Responsibility's updated growth and borrowing forecasts.

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Live: Banking Reform debate

MPs are taking part in a backbench business debate on banking reform.

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Live: Financial advisers debate

MPs are taking part in a backbench business debate on the regulation of financial advisers.

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Live: Deputy PM questions

MPs are setting questions to deputy PM Nick Clegg on the effectiveness of the coalition, the accuracy of the electoral register, proposals for House of Lords reform and lobbyists.

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Live: Health statement

Health Secretary Andrew Lansley is setting out details of his Public Health White Paper, which proposes putting councils in charge of encouraging healthier lifestyles.

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Andrew Lansley sets out health white paper

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Live: School sport funding debate

MPs are debating the government's plan to scrap ring-fenced school sport funding on an opposition day motion tabled by Labour.

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Live: Tuition fees debate

MPs are debating the government's plan to increase university tuition fees in England to up to £9,000 on an opposition day motion.

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Live: Welsh Order motion

MPs are debating a motion to approve regulations relating to the rules governing elections in Wales.

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Live: National Policy Statements debate

MPs are debating National Policy Statements on energy infrastructure.

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