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Order Paper Tuesday 19 November 1996

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No. 19 TUESDAY 19TH NOVEMBER 1996 505
ORDER PAPER
PRIVATE BUSINESS AFTER PRAYERS

NOTICE OF MOTION AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS

        King's College London Bill [LORDS]:     Adjourned Debate on Question [12th November], That the Promoters of the King's College London Bill [Lords] may, notwithstanding anything in the Standing Orders or practice of this House, proceed with the Bill in the present Session; and the Petition for the Bill shall be deemed to have been deposited and all Standing Orders applicable thereto shall be deemed to have been complied with;
        That if the Bill is brought from the Lords in the present Session, the Agents for the Bill shall deposit in the Private Bill Office a declaration signed by them stating that the Bill is the same, in every respect, as the Bill which was brought from the Lords in the last Session;
        That, as soon as a certificate by one of the Clerks in the Private Bill Office, that such a declaration has been so deposited, has been laid upon the Table of the House, the Bill shall be read the first and second time (and shall be recorded in the Journal of this House as having been so read) and shall be ordered to be read the third time;
        That no further Fees shall be charged in respect of any proceedings on the Bill in respect of which Fees have already been incurred during any previous Session.

* 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.

*1 Mr Tim Smith (Beaconsfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what assessment he has made of the amount of new development taking place on derelict or under-used urban land (a) currently and (b) in 1991.
3116
*2 Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, how many town centre managers are now in place; and how many there were five years ago.
3117
*3 Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will review his estimate of global warming for the next five years.
3118
*4 Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what steps he intends to take to improve the energy efficiency of housing.
3119
*5 Mr Charles Hendry (High Peak):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, when he intends to announce which local authorities have been successful in their bids for funding under the pilot Capital Challenge scheme.
3121
*6 Mr William O'Brien (Normanton):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what plans he has to review the application of non-domestic rates procedure to assist businesses in difficulties; and if he will make a statement
3123
*7 Mr Joe Ashton (Bassetlaw):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, how many district councils qualify for a sparsity allowance in their standard spending assessment.
3124
*8 Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what representations he has received on standard spending assessment.
3125
*9 Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what was the total annual amount spent by his Department on energy conservation in each of the last three years.
3126
*10 Mr Ian Pearson (Dudley West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what representations he has received following the publication of OFWAT's report on the financial performance and capital investment of the water companies in England and Wales in 1995 and 1996.
3127
*11 Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what local authority delegations he has received concerning the 1997-98 revenue support grant settlement.
3128
*12 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what representations he has received from local authority leaders concerning Capital Challenge.
3129
*13 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what estimate he has made of the take-up of the Rents to Mortgages Scheme in 1996.
3130
*14 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will make a statement on his assessment of the desirability of issuing planning policy guidance on the subject of sustainable development based on the recommendations made in Agenda 21.
3131
*15 Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what representations he has received in the last three months concerning opencast mining planning applications; and if he will make a statement.
3132
*16 Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what estimate he has made of the level of Government funding from his Department for the provision of public services by Rotherham MBC in 1996-97.
3133
*17 Mr Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff West):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will list the measures the Government has taken to implement the Rio Treaty of June 1992.
3134
*18 Mr Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what policies exist for maximising investment in local authority housing.
3135
*19 Mr James Couchman (Gillingham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what plans he has to further extend the Rough Sleepers Initiative.
3136
*20 Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, when he last met local authority leaders to discuss the Government's contribution to local authority spending.
3137
*21 Sir John Hannam (Exeter):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what plans he has to encourage local authorities to bring forward projects under the Private Finance Initiative.
3138
*22 Mr Graham Riddick (Colne Valley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what plans he has to introduce rate relief for village shops and post offices.
3139
*23 Mr Thomas McAvoy (Glasgow, Rutherglen):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what representations he has received from the construction industry concerning local authority capital investment.
3140
*24 Mr Stephen Timms (Newham North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will make a statement on progress with the Thames Gateway initiative.
3141
*25 Mr Hartley Booth (Finchley):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, what representations he has received concerning regional government in Greater London.
3142
*26 Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, if he will make a statement about the Government's policy on the setting of environmental targets.
3143
*27 Mr Peter Butler (North East Milton Keynes):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, how many local authorities transferred (a) all and (b) part of their housing stock to new landlords in the last year.
3144
*28 Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, how much new development currently takes place on derelict or under-used urban land; and what was the situation three years ago.
3145

Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3.15 p.m.

*Q1 Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3146
*Q2 Mr Graham Riddick (Colne Valley):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3147
*Q3 Roseanna Cunningham (Perth and Kinross):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3148
*Q4 Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3149
*Q5 Mr Robert Atkins (South Ribble):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3150
*Q6 Margaret Hodge (Barking):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3151
*Q7 Mr David Congdon (Croydon North East):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3152
*Q8 Mr Stephen Timms (Newham North East):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3153
*Q9 Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3154
*Q10 Mrs Barbara Roche (Hornsey and Wood Green):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Tuesday 19th November.
3155

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day

*    1     FIREARMS (AMENDMENT) BILL (Clauses Nos. 1 to 5 and any new Clauses and Schedules appearing on the Order Paper not later than Friday 15th November which relate to the prohibition of small firearms or to further special exemptions from the general prohibition of small firearms) [2nd allotted day]: Committee [Progress, 18th November].
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
    2     FIREARMS (AMENDMENT) BILL
Mr Tony Newton
        That, during the proceedings on the Firearms (Amendment) Bill, Standing Committee E shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it shall meet.
        On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Mr Cynog Dafis proposes to raise the subject of funding of the Ceredigion and Mid Wales Hospital Trust.
COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEES
1 Standing Committee A 10.30 a.m. Room 11 (public)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        Further to consider the Crime (Sentences) Bill.
2 Standing Committee B 10.30 a.m. Room 14 (public)
        To consider the Local Government and Rating Bill
3 Standing Committee D 10.30 a.m. Room 10 (public)
        To consider the Education Bill
4 First Scottish Standing Committee 10.30 a.m. Room 12 (public)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        Further to consider the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Bill
5 First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 10.30 a.m. Room 8 (public)
        To consider the draft Dental Auxiliaries (Amendment) Regulations 1996.
6 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 8 (public)
        To consider the draft Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996.
SELECT COMMITTEES
7 Deregulation 4.00 p.m. Room 16 (private)
8 Finance and Services 5.00 p.m. Room 13 (private)
9 Administration 6.00 p.m. Room 17 (private)
10 Standards and Privileges 6.15 p.m. Room 19 (private)
11 Statutory Instruments Immediately
after the
Meeting of the
Joint
Committee		 Room 7 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEE
12 Statutory Instruments 4.15 p.m. Room 7 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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