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Tuesday, December 1, 1998 Published at 12:57 GMT


UK Politics: Diary

3 December



Commons

Trade and Industry Questions, including questions on the Millennium Experience.

MPs debate the European Union.

MPs also hold their annual Private Members' Bill ballot, to decide which of them get an opportunity to introduce legislation with a chance of becoming law.

Committees:

The Employment Committee takes evidence from Employment Minister Andrew Smith on European employment issues.

Lords

Peers debate "Cannabis: the scientific and medical evidence", a report from the Lords Science and Technology Committee.


Non-parliamentary

State visit Germany's President Herzog continues his state visit to the UK with a wreath-laying at Westminster Abbey, before meeting Tony Blair, Paddy Ashdown and William Hague.

Franco-UK summit Tony Blair and Foreign Secretary Robin Cook travel to France for the Franco-UK summit in St Malo.

Interest rates The Bank of England announces its decision on interest rates.

Euro-justice European Union justice and home affairs ministers meet in Brussels.



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