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In our latest YouTube video we meet Gary Railton, who uses his Harris Hawks to keep flying pests at bay http://is.gd/UFF
@gary_kirk *generally* both Houses only sit on Fridays when Private Member's Bills are debated http://is.gd/akDa
Today: neither House is sitting. Both Houses next sit on Monday 8 December. Provisional business for the day in Calendar: http://is.gd/akyy
Treasury Cmttee looks at Chancellor's pre-Budget report http://is.gd/ab8A Lords EU Cmttee looks at cross-border healthcare http://is.gd/ab8Z
Today: Debates on Queen's Speech. Commons focus on home affairs & justice; Lords on foreign affairs, defence & more http://is.gd/ab52
From banking to welfare reform - view the Government's list of Bills for the new parliamentary session http://is.gd/a2OI
On the blog: our experience of Twittering State Opening 2008. Let us know what we could have done better http://is.gd/a3bk #state08
You can now read the full text of the Queen's Speech in House of Lords Hansard http://is.gd/a2mC #state08
That's it for the live coverage. If you have any questions about the State Opening today send them in and we'll try to answer them #state08
The Lords will be debating the Speech after 3.30pm http://is.gd/a1LB #state08
The Commons will begin debating the content of the Queen's Speech after 2.30pm this afternoon http://is.gd/a1L6 #state08
This afternoon Parliament goes back to work - a new session is underway! #state08
The Queen has finished delivering the Speech #state08
You can read the full text of previous speeches in House of Lords Hansard http://is.gd/a1IA #state08
The Queen's Speech is live on our Video and Audio site http://is.gd/a1wY #state08
The official copy of the Speech is given by the Lord Chancellor to the Queen #state08
The Commons procession reaches Lords Chamber, they stand at the opposite end to the Throne ready to listen to the Queen's Speech #state08
Gordon Brown, David Cameron, MPs and senior Commons officials are following them #state08
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