So, while we wait for these intensive Brexit negotiations to progress over the next few days, what will be happening in Parliament?
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Parliament will be reconvening today after a week of prorogation, with the Queen's Speech due to be delivered in the House of Lords at about 11:30 this morning.
The House of Commons will be open for business again at 2:30 this afternoon.
The Speaker then makes a brief statement about the duties and responsibilities of MPs - though I've rarely seen any attempt at brevity by this speaker, as flowery speech is more his style.
Anyway, after that comes the four centuries old tradition of what is called the first reading of the 'Outlawries Bill'.
The Outlawries Bill is, says the parliament website, "...a Bill which no Member presents, which has never been printed, and which is not intended to make any further progress".
All sounds a bit pointless, but according to a House of Commons fact sheet this procedure is of great constitutional significance because it "...preserves and proclaims the right of the Commons to deliberate upon a subject of their own choosing, without necessarily turning first to the matters which may be mentioned in the royal summons".
Meaning the House has asserted its right to first debate matters beyond what is in the Queen's Speech.
The House of Lords has a similar procedure using the 'Select Vestries Bill'.
After the Outlawries Bill first reading comes debate on the Queen's Speech until 10 pm tonight.
The Queen's Speech is normally debated..
