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Half hour adjournment debates
Half hour adjournment debates in the Chamber or in
Westminster Hall are intended to be an exchange between
the Member and the Minister, who will respond on behalf
of the Government to the issues raised. Other Members
may take part in the debate only with the permission of
the Member and Minister concerned and, if permission is
granted, the Chair must be notified.

Courtesies to colleagues
You should notify colleagues whenever you intend to refer to Table Office x3302
them in the Chamber; table questions or early day motions tableoffice@
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(EDMs) which specifically affect colleagues’ constituencies;
Speaker’s Office
or intend to visit their constituencies (except on purely
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private visits).
speakersoffice@
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For further information please contact the Table Office or
the Speaker’s Office.
Maiden speech
You should give notice of your intention to make a maiden Speaker’s Office
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speech to the Speaker’s Office. You will usually be called
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early in a debate to make your maiden speech, and will be
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heard without interruption. You may request a presentation
Request a
copy of the Official Report of your maiden speech. You may presentation copy
of the Official
table oral and written questions, EDMs and amendments,
Report of your
take part in committees, present a petition or a bill, or speak maiden speech
in Westminster Hall, even if you have not yet spoken in the x6391
Chamber. For further information, contact the Table Office. Table Office
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Library staff can provide information about the history of tableoffice@
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your constituency or statistics for it, as well as the maiden
Library enquiry
speeches of your predecessors.
point x3666
hclibrary@
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