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Wednesday 8 September 2010

House of Commons

Main Chamber

Time Business
11:30am Oral Questions

Wales

12:00pm Prime Minister's Question Time
12:30pm Urgent Question

P.A.Y.E.

Ten Minute Rule Motion - Chris Bryant

Sex and Relationships Education

Debate

Opposition Day (4th allotted day) – Crime and Policing

Adjournment - Keith Vaz

Prevention of diabetes

Select Committee

Time Business
9:30am - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Science and Technology

The new UK Space Agency, - Dr David Williams, Acting Chief Executive, UK Space Agency, Andy Green, Chief Executive, Logica and Co-Chair, Space Leadership Council, and Richard Peckham, UK Business Development Director, Astrium Limited and Chairman, UKSpace

10:00am - Room 8, Palace of Westminster Northern Ireland Affairs

Introductory session with the Secretary of State - Rt Hon Owen Paterson MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Alan Whysall, Deputy Director, Constitutional Policy and Legislation, Simon Case, Deputy Director, Rights, Elections and Legacy, and Simon Marsh, Deputy Director, Security and Protection, Northern Ireland Office

10:30am - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House Culture, Media and Sport

BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2009-10 - Sir Michael Lyons, Chairman, BBC Trust, Mark Thompson, Director General, and Zarin Patel, Director of Finance, BBC

10:30am - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Science and Technology

The Reviews into the Climatic Research Unit’s E-mails at the University of East Anglia - Lord Oxburgh KBE FRS, Head of Scientific Appraisal Panel

2:30pm - The Wilson Room, Portcullis House Defence

The Strategic Defence and Security Strategy - Ian King, Chief Executive, BAE Systems, Richard Martin, Chairman, Kembrey Wiring Systems Ltd, and Rear Admiral Rees Ward CB, Chief Executive, ADS Group Ltd, Dr Sandy Wilson, President and Managing Director, General Dynamics UK

2:45pm - The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House Foreign Affairs

Developments in UK Foreign Policy - Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and First Secretary of State

3:30pm - Room 15, Palace of Westminster Public Accounts

Progress with Value for Money savings and lessons for cost reduction programmes - Sir Nicholas Macpherson, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury

Westminster Hall

Time Business
9:30am - 11:00am Steve Rotheram

Role of football supporters in the governance of professional football clubs

11:00am - 11:30am Jon Cruddas

Unscrupulous landlords in the private rented sector

2:30pm - 4:00pm Damian Hinds

Unauthorised encampments and development in the countryside

4:00pm - 4:30pm Zac Goldsmith

Government policy on direct democracy initiatives

4:30pm - 5:00pm David Wright

Regeneration in Telford

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