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Forthcoming Business

The Leader announced that business for the week ahead would be:

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Iraq inquiry debate

It was put to the Leader that Ministers had indicated that a further inquiry was expected at the appropriate time. Asked if the debate next week would clarify this, Mr Straw said that the Government had only just seen the Opposition motion and a Government amendment was being prepared.

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G8 summit

In response to a question, the Leader said that the Prime Minister planned to make an oral statement next week.

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Shipman Inquiry

Answering a further question, he said that there would be a general debate in Westminster Hall on June 21 on the latest position.

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Gangmasters legislation

Asked if there would be a debate next week on an extension of the 2004 Act to include construction workers, the Leader said he had been asked about it earlier in the House, but there were no plans for a Government debate next Wednesday. He referred to a ten-minute rule Bill on that day, which was being introduced by a Labour backbench MP.

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al-Yamamah contract

The Leader was asked why the present government was so reluctant to admit to the activities of Saudi princes. Mr Straw responded by saying that he did not recognise the descriptive term used by the journalist. The issue had been raised with him on two occasions during Business Questions earlier. He had responded by repeating what the Prime Minister had said this morning, that he would not comment on individual allegations.

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Counter terrorism

Asked about the discussion at Cabinet earlier, Mr Straw said it had been a good discussion. He referred to his response to an MP in the House about his chairing of today's Cabinet: "After my hour of glory, I have turned back into a pumpkin." There had been an overall discussion on the proposals by the Home Secretary. Asked if the Northern Ireland Secretary had been present, he said that he had been. Cabinet had also discussed forthcoming business and one other issue, which he would not go into for very good reasons.

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Deputy Prime Minister

The Leader said that the Cabinet supported his suggestion that a message of good wishes and a speedy recovery should be sent to the DPM. Asked who was standing in for him, Mr Straw said that a variety of Ministers, including himself, were taking on some tasks and fulfilling engagements.

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» Thursday, June 7, 2007

Forthcoming Business

Iraq inquiry debate

G8 summit

Shipman Inquiry

Gangmasters legislation

al-Yamamah contract

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