| No. 7 |
THURSDAY 31ST OCTOBER 1996 |
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ORDER PAPER |
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* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer
Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant registered interest has been declared
QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER
Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3.15 p.m.
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Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what measures he is taking to curb smuggling in tobacco and alcoholic drink. |
| 308 |
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Mr Gary Waller (Keighley) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to promote private finance projects in the regions. |
| 309 |
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Mr John Spellar (Warley West) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his latest estimate of the net national debt. |
| 310 |
| *4 |
Mr David Amess (Basildon) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what economic factors he expects to improve industrial output over the next 12 months. |
| 311 |
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Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what additional revenue he forecasts will be raised in the next two financial years as a result of the recent Customs ruling on input VAT reclaims by NHS hospitals. |
| 312 |
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Mr Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue he estimates will accrue from the landfill tax in (a) the current year and (b) the first full year. |
| 313 |
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Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how much revenue has been raised by changes to the range of goods on which VAT is charged since 1992. |
| 316 |
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Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the percentage change in the value of the pound (a) against the Deutschmark, (b) against the dollar and (c) against the basket of international currencies since September 1992. |
| 318 |
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Mr Walter Sweeney (Vale of Glamorgan) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the International Monetary Fund's recent report on the United Kingdom economy. |
| 322 |
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Mr Roy Thomason (Bromsgrove) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are his current priorities for the PFI. |
| 323 |
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Mr David Evennett (Erith and Crayford) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the income of a family on average earnings (a) in April 1992 and (b) in April 1997. |
| 324 |
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Mr Tony Banks (Newham North West) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what efforts are being made by Her Majesty's Customs and Excise to stamp out the illegal trade in endangered species of flora and fauna. |
| 325 |
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Ms Liz Lynne (Rochdale) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to ensure that formerly unemployed people who have paid too much tax receive their full tax rebate. |
| 326 |
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Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations have been made to him on the criteria for joining the European single currency. |
| 327 |
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Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met representatives of the business community in Scotland to discuss recent trends in the Scottish economy. |
| 328 |
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Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the prospects for inflation into the next decade. |
| 329 |
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Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the latest available figures for total personal taxation as a percentage of the total tax take; what was the equivalent figure in 1978--79; and if he will make a statement. |
| 330 |
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Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his forecast for investment through private finance projects over the next three years. |
| 332 |
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Mr Phill Gallie (Ayr) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is the total value of agreements announced under the Private Finance Initiative to date. |
| 333 |
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Mr Anthony Steen (South Hams) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will increase the tax levied on cigarettes.
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Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by what method he consults the views of poor families prior to reaching decisions on tax and other measures to be included in the Finance Bill. |
| 335 |
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Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what, at the latest possible date, is the figure for the PSBR. |
| 336 |
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Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby) To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the current state of the public sector borrowing requirement. |
| 337 |
Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3.15 p.m.
| *Q1 |
Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (Wimbledon): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 338 |
| *Q2 |
Mr John Austin-Walker (Woolwich): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 339 |
| *Q3 |
Mr John Hutton (Barrow and Furness): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 340 |
| *Q4 |
Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 341 |
| *Q5 |
Mr Malcolm Chisholm (Edinburgh, Leith): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 342 |
| *Q6 |
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 343 |
| *Q7 |
Mr Robert Ainsworth (Coventry North East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 344 |
| *Q8 |
Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 345 |
| *Q9 |
Mr Tim Devlin (Stockton South): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 346 |
| *Q10 |
Mr John Marshall (Hendon South): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 31st October. |
| 347 |
AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS
Notices of Presentation of Bills
Birds (Registration Charges): Bill to make provision (including provision having retrospective effect) authorising the Secretary of State to impose charges in respect of registrations effected in accordance with regulations under section 6(2) or 7(1) of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
Firearms (Amendment): Bill to amend the Firearms Acts 1968 to 1992; to make provision in relation to the licensing and regulation of pistol clubs; to make further provision for regulating the possession of, and transactions relating to, firearms and ammunition; and for connected purposes.
AT TEN O'CLOCK
Notice of Motion
Business of the House: That, at this day's sitting, the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
To be moved after the interruption of business at Ten o'clock and to be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 14.
ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS
Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day
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HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE BILL: Second Reading.
Remaining stages may also be taken.
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| If the Bill is committed to a Committee of the whole House, further proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed; and, as soon as the proceedings on any resolution come to by the House on Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Bill [Money] have been concluded, the House will immediately resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill, pursuant to Order [25th October]. |
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HONG KONG ECONOMIC AND TRADE OFFICE BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. |
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Mr Michael Jack
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of refunds paid by virtue of the Act.
To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 50A(1)(a).
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (JOINT COMMITTEE) |
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Mr Andrew MacKay
That Mr Roy Thomason be discharged from the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and Mr Walter Sweeney be added to the Committee.
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| On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No 9 Mr Stephen Day proposes to raise the subject of completion of the Manchester Airport Eastern Link Road. |
| COMMITTEES |
| SELECT COMMITTEES |
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Health |
10.00 a.m. |
Room 8 (private) |
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10.30 a.m. |
(public) |
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Subject: Children's Health: Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services.
Witnesses: Professor Philip Graham, National Children's Bureau and Representatives of the Eating Disorders Association. |
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Welsh Affairs |
10.00 a.m. |
Room 15 (private) |
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10.30 a.m. |
(public) |
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Subject: Further Education in Wales.
Witnesses: Mr Jonathan Evans MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales and Welsh Office officials. |
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Treasury |
4.00 p.m. |
Room 8 (private) |
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4.15 p.m. |
(public) |
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Subject: Barings Bank and International Regulation.
Witnesses: The Securities and Futures Authority (SFA). |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
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