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Monday, November 2, 1998 Published at 19:42 GMT


UK Politics: Diary

5 November



Commons

Questions to Chancellor Gordon Brown.

MPs will debate the report from the Independent Commission on the Voting System.

The commission, chaired by Lord Jenkins of Hillhead, last week recommended a form of proportional representation for elections to the House of Commons.

Lords

The Lords debates the committee stage of the Registration of Political Parties Bill.


Non-Parliamentary

Interest rate The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee announces its decision on whether to raise, cut or leave the interest rate as it is.

David Blunkett Education and Employment Secretary David Blunkett opens the annual conference of Scope, the cerebral palsy charity, in London.

Funeral The funeral service of the former Tory MP Nicholas Budgen is held in Lichfield Cathedral.

Women The Equal Opportunities Commission launches a report calling for a new sex equality law.

Myra Hindley The Court of Appeal will rule on Myra Hindley's challenge to Home Secretary Jack Straw's decision that she should spend the rest of her life in prison.





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