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Thursday 23 February 2012

House of Commons

Main Chamber

Time	Business
10:30am	Oral Questions Transport, including Topical Questions, Women and Equalities
	Business Statement Leader of the House
	Motion (i) Relating to the Draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2012 (ii) Draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2012 (iii) Draft Pensions Act 2008 (Abolition of Protected Rights) (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2012
	Adjournment - Nick de Bois Motor insurance fraud and the death of Rickey Burlton

Westminster Hall

Time	Business
2:30pm - 5:30pm	Cycling

General Committee

Time	Business
	Financial Services Bill Committee to consider the Bill
9:30am - The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House	Civil Aviation Bill Committee to consider the Bill

Select Committee

Time	Business
10:00am - Room 4a, Palace of Westminster	Liaison Select Committee powers and effectiveness - Rt Hon Peter Riddell, Institute for Government; Professor Robert Hazell CBE and Dr Meg Russell, Constitution Unit, UCL; Professor Matthew Flinders, Department of Politics, The University of Sheffield; Dr Ruth Fox, Hansard Society
3:00pm - Room 15, Palace of Westminster	European Scrutiny Reinforcing the eurozone - Rt Hon David Lidington MP, Minister for Europe and officials, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

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