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What's on: Tuesday 7 November 2023

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View more information about The State Opening of Parliament will take place. The House will meet at 11.25am for the King’s Speech. Members may follow the Speaker and party leaders to hear the speech delivered in the Lords. Afterwards the House will suspend until 2.30pm.) (1)
State Opening of Parliament
The State Opening of Parliament will take place. The House will meet at 11.25am for the King’s Speech. Members may follow the Speaker and party leaders to hear the speech delivered in the Lords. Afterwards the House will suspend until 2.30pm.
11:25am
11:25am
View more information about The debate on the King’s Speech is then opened. Two backbench Members from the Government side will propose and second a motion for an Address (thanking the King for the Speech), after which the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister will speak. Debate on the King’s Speech may continue until 10.00pm on this day and will be resumed on subsequent days. The debate normally lasts for six sitting days: the Speaker will announce at the start of the debate which subjects are to be the main subject of debate on each day. ) (2)
Debate on the Address
The debate on the King’s Speech is then opened. Two backbench Members from the Government side will propose and second a motion for an Address (thanking the King for the Speech), after which the Leader of the Opposition and the Prime Minister will speak. Debate on the King’s Speech may continue until 10.00pm on this day and will be resumed on subsequent days. The debate normally lasts for six sitting days: the Speaker will announce at the start of the debate which subjects are to be the main subject of debate on each day.
View more information about Dangerous driving and the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme) (3)
Adjournment
Dangerous driving and the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme
James Wild
Conservative, North West Norfolk

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