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Tuesday 24 July 2012

House of Commons

House of Lords

Main Chamber

Time Business
2:30pm Oral Questions - Baroness Cox

Recent escalation of violence in Nigeria

Oral Questions - Lord Lloyd of Berwick

Chilcot committee to report on the admissibility of intercept evidence

Oral Questions - Lord Barnett

How the Government's loan guarantee scheme will work

Oral Questions - Baroness Fookes

Public and Commercial Services Union proposed strike the day before the opening of the 2012 Olympic Games

Legislation - Lord Steel of Aikwood

House of Lords (Cessation of Membership) Bill [HL] - Third reading - Lord Steel of Aikwood

Legislation - Baroness Wilcox

Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill [HL] - Third reading - Baroness Wilcox

Legislation - Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Electoral Registration and Administration Bill - Second reading - Lord Wallace of Saltaire

Grand Committee

Time Business
3:30pm Legislation - Baroness Hanham

Local Government Finance Bill - Committee stage (Day 6) - Baroness Hanham

Select Committee

Time Business
10:00am - Room 2, Palace of Westminster Adoption Legislation

Adoption Legislation - (at 10.15am) Martin Narey, Ministerial Advisor on Adoption; and (at 11.15am) Norman Goodwin, Chief Executive of Adoption Matters Northwest and executive member of the Consortium of Voluntary Adoption Agencies.

10:30am - Room 3, Palace of Westminster Economic and Financial Affairs (EU Sub-Committee A)

Private meeting

3:15pm - Room 2, Palace of Westminster Communications

Private meeting

4:00pm - Room 4, Palace of Westminster European Union

Private meeting

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Lords examines Financial Services Bill

Lords discusses consumer protection and services for deprived communities

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