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Order Paper Monday 20 January 1997

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No. 45 MONDAY 20TH JANUARY 1997 1377
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 Mr Attorney General will begin not later than 3.15 p.m.

*1 Mr Bernard Jenkin (Colchester North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is public expenditure in Wales per head of population as a percentage of the figure for England
9907
*2 Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many local education authority (a) high schools and (b) primary schools he has visited to discuss education provision; and if he will make a statement.
9908
*3 Sir Wyn Roberts (Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on progress with the implementation of the Welsh Language Act 1993.
9909
*4 Mr Rod Richards (Clwyd North West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what measures he is taking to attract inward investment to North Wales.
9910
*5 Mr Richard Spring (Bury St. Edmunds):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what was the level of inward investment to Wales in 1996.
9911
*6 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to visit Catalonia to examine their system of government.
9912
*7 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what assessment he has made of the effect of the assisted places scheme on Welsh comprehensive schools.
9913
*8 Mr Charles Hendry (High Peak):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many representations he has received on a referendum for a Welsh Assembly.
9914
*9 Mr Simon Coombs (Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what is the current level of unemployment in Wales, relative to that in (a) the United Kingdom as a whole and (b) the European Union; and if he will make a statement.
9915
*10 Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what procedures exist to allow him to assist a school which finds itself in financial difficulties; and how often he has aided a school by use of such procedures in each of the last three years.
9916
*11 Sir David Knox (Staffordshire Moorlands):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what has been the total spending by central government on roads in Wales since 1979; and how many miles of motorway and trunk roads have been constructed since that year.
9917
*12 Mr Jacques Arnold (Gravesham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many GP fund holders there are in Wales; and what plans there are to extend this scheme.
9918
*13 Mr Keith Mans (Wyre):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much was spent on the NHS in Wales in 1996 as a percentage of that spent in 1995.
9920
*14 Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones (Yyns Mon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he last met the treasurers of Welsh county and county borough councils to discuss local authority finance for 1996-97 in Wales.
9921
*15 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what further representations he has had about the introduction and implementation of nursery vouchers in (a) Clwyd and (b) Wales.
9922
*16 Mr Nick Ainger (Pembroke):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on his Department's roads programme for 1997-98.
9923
*17 Mr David Hanson (Delyn):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received about the proposed expenditure on assisted places in 1997-98.
9924
*18 Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on the prospects for the Welsh economy during 1997.
9925
*19 Mr Denzil Davies (Llanelli):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will express the income per head in Carmarthenshire as a percentage of the United Kingdom figure.
9926
*20 Mr Peter Thurnham (Bolton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he will publish his response to the Burgner report; and if he will make a statement.
9927
*21 Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what consultations he has had with (a) university authorities and (b) Bro Taf Health Authority concerning meningitis at Cardiff University in Autumn 1996.
9928
*22 Mr Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion and Pembroke North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimates he has made of the trends in funding of further education between 1996-97 and 1997-98.
9929
*23 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement about youth unemployment in Wales.
9930
*24 Mr John Whittingdale (South Colchester and Maldon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how much money he expects to be raised through PFI projects in the next three years.
9931
*25 Mr Jerry Hayes (Harlow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what percentage of the population in Wales is served by fund-holding GPs.
9932
*26 Mr Donald Anderson (Swansea East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what representations he has received about the effect of the Budget settlement on local government services.
9933
*27 Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many new units of social housing were provided by Tai Cymru in the last 12 months for which figures are available; and how many he forecasts for the next 12 months.
9934
*28 Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what steps he will take to ensure equity of distribution of job-creating inward investment between the East of Wales and the West of Wales; and if he will make a statement.
9935
*29 Mr Harold Elletson (Blackpool North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, how many jobs were created through inward investment in 1996.
9936

Questions to Mr Attorney General will begin not later than 3.15 p.m.

*30 Mr William O'Brien (Normanton):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what proposals he has to improve the efficiency of the Crown Prosecution Service; and if he will make a statement.
9938
*31 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what plans he has for further deregulation proposals within his office.
9939
*32 Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton):    To ask Mr Attorney General, when he expects to announce the results of his review of public interest immunity certificates.
9940
*33 Mr Peter Thurnham (Bolton North East):    To ask Mr Attorney General, if he will make a statement on the current success rate of the Crown Prosecution Service in the North West.
9941
*34 Mr Hugh Dykes (Harrow East):    To ask Mr Attorney General, when he next plans to meet officials from the Serious Fraud Office to discuss the work of the office.
9942
*35 Mr Jacques Arnold (Gravesham):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what assessment he has made of the advantages, in cases considered by the Court of Appeal on grounds of undue leniency, of the reasons for judgements being given at the same time as or within a short time of the judgement.
9944
*36 Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask Mr Attorney General, what proposals he has for securing rights of audience in the High Court for barristers employed by the Crown Prosecution Service.
9945
*37 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):    To ask Mr Attorney General, how many qualified lawyers are employed by the Crown Prosecution Service.
9946

AT TEN O'CLOCK

Notice of Motion

The Prime Minister
        Business of the House:    That, at this day's sitting, the Crime and Punishment (Scotland) 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

*1 CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (SCOTLAND) BILL: As amended (in the Standing Committee), to be considered.

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Remaining stages may also be taken.

2     ENVIRONMENT
    Sir Fergus Montgomery, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
          That Mr Michael Stephen be discharged from the Environment Committee and Mr Nigel Evans be added to the Committee.
3     TREASURY
    Sir Fergus Montgomery, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
          That Mr Matthew Carrington be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Mr Jacques Arnold be added to the Committee.

        On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Mr Michael Alison proposes to raise the subject of coal mining subsidence in North Yorkshire and the work of the Government's subsidence adviser.
COMMITTEES
SELECT COMMITTEES
1 Treasury 4.00 p.m. Room 8 (private)
4.15 p.m. (public)
        Subject: The International Monetary Fund.
        Witness: Mr Huw Evans, UK Executive Director, International Monetary Fund.
2 Trade and Industry 4.15 p.m. Room 17 (private)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        Subject: Energy Regulation.
        Witness: Ms Clare Spottiswoode, Director General of Gas Supply.
3 Health 4.30 p.m. Room 6 (private)
4 Information 4.30 p.m. Room 13 (private)
5 Public Accounts 4.30 p.m. Room 16 (public)
        Subject: South and West Regional Health Authority: Disposal of SWift.
        Witness: Mr R. Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, NHS Management Executive, Department of Health.
6 Standards and Privileges 4.30 p.m. Room 15 (private)
5.00 p.m. (public)
        Subject: Matter of Privilege referred on 16th October 1996.
        Witness: Mr Andrew Mitchell MP.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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