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| 1120As well as the economy, there could be some mention of the government's defeat in the Lords on Monday over plans to extend pre-charge terror detentions to a maximum of 42 days and the sharp rise in unemployment, announced earlier on Wednesday. | |
| 1112 According to the House of Commons' Order of Business, MP Ronnie Campbell will ask the first question. Others who look set to be called include Tory Crispin Blunt and Jim Devine. | |
| 1104 Expect economic issues to dominate PMQs again, following the government's announcement of a £37bn package to help the banks earlier this week. But with William Hague and Vince Cable around, perhaps there will be a couple of jokes, or at least some moments of levity during what is a very serious time. Mr Hague and Ms Harman have a history of sparkiness whenever they have come up against each other across the despatch box. | 1104 Expect economic issues to dominate PMQs again, following the government's announcement of a £37bn package to help the banks earlier this week. But with William Hague and Vince Cable around, perhaps there will be a couple of jokes, or at least some moments of levity during what is a very serious time. Mr Hague and Ms Harman have a history of sparkiness whenever they have come up against each other across the despatch box. |
| 1101 Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of this week's prime minister's questions. Gordon Brown is in Brussels for a meeting of European leaders, so Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman takes his place. Shadow foreign secretary William Hague deputises for David Cameron for the Conservatives, while Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Vince Cable fills in for Nick Clegg. | 1101 Hello and welcome to our live text coverage of this week's prime minister's questions. Gordon Brown is in Brussels for a meeting of European leaders, so Labour deputy leader Harriet Harman takes his place. Shadow foreign secretary William Hague deputises for David Cameron for the Conservatives, while Lib Dem Treasury spokesman Vince Cable fills in for Nick Clegg. |