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Monday, October 26, 1998 Published at 12:09 GMT UK Politics: Diary 29 October ![]() Commons Questions to Trade and Industry Secretary Peter Mandelson. There will follow a debate on quarantine for pets. Committees The employment committee hears evidence on the subject of part-time working. Lords The Lords considers Commons amendments to the Human Rights Bill.
Non-Parliamentary Jenkins Commission The Independent Commission on the Voting System, chaired by Lord Jenkins, releases its report recommending an alternative electoral system to first-past-the-post. Labour's election manifesto pledged a referendum on electoral reform for Westminster. President Menem Argentine President Carlos Menem, on the second day of his visit to London, meets Conservative leader William Hague and Commons speaker Betty Boothroyd. Neill Committee The Committee on Standards in Public Life, chaired by Lord Neill, meets to consider the subject of its next inquiry. |
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