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Friday 6th January 2012 | 16:40

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Foreign secretary William Hague attends the launch of the Olympic film Game Changer.

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt will announce plans to give every English secondary school a community sports club under a £1bn plan to get the nation active for life. (10:00)

Transport secretary Justine Greening delivers a briefing on High Speed Rail II at St Pancras Station. (09:30)

Scottish secretary Michael Moore is expected to set out plans to give Holyrood temporary powers for a legally binding referendum on Scottish independence.

Transport minister Norman Baker, Green Party leader Caroline Lucas MP and Labour MP Jon Cruddas attend the launch of a Green House think tank report on the establishment of a Parliamentary 'super-jury' charged with safeguarding the needs of future generations. (17:30)

Agriculture minister Jim Paice meets young farmers as part of the NFU's Next Generation Forum, which meets quarterly.

Trade minister Lord Green attends the exporting for growth roadshow in Weybridge, Surrey.

Labour leader Ed Miliband delivers a speech at the OXO tower on the economy, he is expected to say Labour will shed previously winning ideas and tactics to become a "changed" party ready to fight an austerity election. (11:00)

Writing for the Central Lobby, Conservative MP Nicky Morgan argues that decisions about school transport routes should be made by local authorities and elected local members – as long as they are made fairly and transparently. http://bit.ly/A6cNtq

In an article for the Central Lobby, Conservative MP Chris Skidmore warns that history seems to be at risk of becoming "a dead subject" in schools across the country. http://bit.ly/xq5Khb

Writing for the Central Lobby, Lib Dem MP Steve Gilbert says park homes are an important part of the housing mix and meet a real need – and the regulatory regime must properly look after park home residents. http://bit.ly/yvBhuV

In an article for the Central Lobby, Plaid Cymru MP Jonathan Edwards warns the dispute over public sector pensions is far from solved, with the next battle for public sector workers already looming – regional pay. http://bit.ly/xS0ixl

The Mayor of London's director for environment, Kulveer Ranger, launches a new campaign aiming to deliver cleaner air by encouraging the city's drivers to turn off their engines if left stationary for more than a minute.

Demos hold a roundtable discussion on 'the issues emerging in relation to the new Communications Act'. (15:00) http://bit.ly/yXomwJ

The King's Fund host a one-day conference looking at integrated systems of care.

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