BBC News | DIARY | 30 November

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Friday, 26 November, 1999, 14:07 GMT

30 November

House of Commons

Questions - Environment, Transport & the Regions

Business - Representation of the People Bill (Second Reading); Motion on the Northern Ireland Appointed Day Order 1999.

Evening Adjournment - Mr Adrian Sanders on diabetes.

Westminster Hall Adjournment Debates

The start of trial sittings of Parliament's new "parallel chamber" for backbench debates.

10.00-11.30 Palestinian refugees - Dr Phyllis Starkey
11.30-12.00 Road access to RAF Fairford - Geoffrey Clinton-Brown
12.00-12.30 Children and Tobacco products - Claire Ward
12.30-13.00 Redress for pension mis-selling: the case of Mr. W. Blair - Alan Beith.

House of Lords

Introductions - The Bishops of Portsmouth and Derby

Business - Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate Bill (Second Reading); Nuclear Safeguards Bill (Second Reading).

Unstarred Question - Lord Avebury to ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they will take to help solve the conflict between Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Select Committees

Culture, Media and Sport Committee: The Funding of the BBC Witness: ITV, ON Digital, BskyB.

Agriculture Committee: Segregation of genetically-modified foods. Witness: Supply chain initative on Modified Agricultural Crops (SCIMAC); Norvartis UK Ltd; Cargill plc.

Home Affairs Committee: Managing dangerous people with severe personality disorder. Witness: Home Office Minister Paul Boateng; Royal College of Psyciatrists; Royal College of Nursing.

Public Administration Committee: Innovations in citizen participation in government. Witness: Prof John Stewart, Brimingham University; Jo Lenihan, Public Involvement Programme, IPPR; Jane Steele, Public Management Foundation; Anna Cooke, Kings Fund; Steven Harrison, Nufield Institute.

Foreign Affairs Committee: The Helsinki European Council. Witness: The foreign secretary.

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