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Order Paper Thursday 21 November 1996

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No. 21 THURSDAY 21ST NOVEMBER 1996 559
ORDER PAPER

* 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 Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what representations he has received concerning the level of the milk quota in the United Kingdom.
3719
*2 Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what measures he has taken to ensure BSE infected cattle are not used by pet food manufacturers.
3720
*3 Mr Richard Spring (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he has taken to protect bird life on set-aside land.
3722
*4 Mr Jon Trickett (Hemsworth):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of expenditure on the intervention buying of agricultural commodities in the United Kingdom in 1996--97.
3723
*5 Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what progress he has made in respect of changing the EU rules which prohibit charity events on set-aside land.
3724
*6 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will establish an independent enquiry into the pricing practices of the meat retailing sector.
3725
*7 Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement about the reform of the EC fruit and vegetable regime.
3726
*8 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to introduce disincentives in respect of intensive farming.
3727
*9 Mr Barry Field (Isle of Wight):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will ensure that cattle from the Isle of Wight are allocated a regular slot in an abattoir under the BSE slaughter programme.
3728
*10 Mr Tony Banks (Newham North West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to vary current quarantine regulations.
3729
*11 Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on his policy in respect of (a) compulsory decommissioning of fishing vessels and (b) quota hopping.
3730
*12 Mr Barry Legg (Milton Keynes South West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how much money has been spent on decommissioning fishing vessels over the last three years.
3731
*13 Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of Council Directive 95/29/EEC to safeguard the welfare of live farm animals exported from the United Kingdom.
3732
*14 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the extent of contamination of feeding stuffs; and if he will make a statement.
3733
*15 Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on progress being made towards the implementation of the selective cull of catttle in accordance with the Florence Agreement.
3734
*16 Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what further plans he has to end the transport of live veal calves to the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
3735
*17 Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he last met representatives of the farming unions to discuss the throughput of animals to slaughter under the current cull scheme; and if he will make a statement.
3736
*18 Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what assessment he has made of the operations of the Agricultural Wages Board; and if he will make a statement.
3737
*19 Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of projected farm incomes in less favoured areas in the United Kingdom in 1997.
3738
*20 Mrs Elizabeth Peacock (Batley and Spen):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what steps he has taken to ensure the Government's BSE controls are rigorously enforced in the slaughterhouses.
3739
*21 Mr D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what representations he has received from the National Farmers Union on matters relating to BSE in the last month.
3740
*22 Mr Toby Jessel (Twickenham):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, how much his Department spent on enforcement of European fishery rules in the last available year.
3741
*23 Mr Michael Brown (Brigg and Cleethorpes):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what recent discussions he has had with EC Commissioner Bonino regarding fish quotas for 1997.
3742
*24 Mr Michael Fabricant (Mid Staffordshire):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what support he plans to provide to those beef farmers (a) in Staffordshire and (b) elsewhere striving to use non-extensive production methods.
3743
*25 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on projected farm incomes in less favoured areas in the United Kingdom in 1997.
3744
*26 Mr David Evans (Welwyn Hatfield):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action he has taken in respect of the German ban on sheep products from Britain.
3745
*27 Mr Jim Dowd (Lewisham West):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what estimate he has made of his Department's expenditure in 1997 in support of the livestock industry.
3746
*28 Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he next expects to meet (a) Commissioner Bonino and (b) other European Union ministers to discuss the effectiveness of the Common Fisheries Policy.
3747
*29 Mr John Townend (Bridlington):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what European Union support each of the member states of the European Union has received in respect of their fishing industries in each of the last three years.
3748

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

*Q1 Mrs Elizabeth Peacock (Batley and Spen):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3749
*Q2 Mr Tony Banks (Newham North West):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3750
*Q3 Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3751
*Q4 Mr John McAllion (Dundee East):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3752
*Q5 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3753
*Q6 Mr Peter Hain (Neath):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3754
*Q7 Mr Greville Janner (Leicester West):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3755
*Q8 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3756
*Q9 Mr Jim Callaghan (Heywood and Middleton):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3757
*Q10 Diana Maddock (Christchurch):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 21st November.
3758

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day

1 WINDFALL TAX
The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Heseltine
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr Secretary Howard
Mr Secretary Rifkind
Mr Secretary Lang
        That this House deplores the dangers and injustices inherent in the concept of a windfall tax on the privatised utilities and condemns a tax that would hit consumers, shareholders and pensioners while damaging the credibility of the United Kingdom as a stable regime for inward investment.
        As an Amendment to the Prime Minister's proposed Motion (Windfall Tax):
Mr Tony Blair
Mr John Prescott
Mr Gordon Brown
Mr Alistair Darling
Mr Donald Dewar
Mr Doug Hoyle
        Line    1,    leave out from 'House' to end and add 'notes the plight of unemployed young people and the long-term unemployed and welcomes the Labour Party's initiatives to deal with these problems, to be financed by a windfall levy on the excess profits of the privatised utilities.'.
          The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the above Motion not later than Seven o'clock, pursuant to Order [15th November].
2 DEREGULATION
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
        That the draft Deregulation (Bills of Exchange) Order 1996, which was laid before this House on 28th October, be approved.
          The Deregulation Committee has reported on the proposal for this Order in its Nineteenth Report of Session 1995--96, HC 647, and on the draft Order in its Second Report of Session 1996--97, HC 91.
          To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 14A(1)(a).
        On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Mr Jon Trickett proposes to raise the subject of Sports Council grants to the Cycling Federation.
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)
        Further to consider the Local Government and Rating Bill.
3 Standing Committee D 10.30 a.m. Room 10 (public)
4.30 p.m. Room 8 (public)
        Further to consider the Education Bill.
4 Standing Committee E 10.30 a.m. Room 9 (public)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        Further to consider the Firearms (Amendment) Bill (except Clauses 1 to 5 and any new Clauses and Schedules within the terms of the Order of the House of 12th November).
5 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.
SELECT COMMITTEES
6 Health 10.00 a.m. Room 8 (private)
7 National Heritage 10.30 a.m. Room 15 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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