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Order Paper Wednesday 22 January 1997

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No. 47 WEDNESDAY 22ND JANUARY 1997 1427
ORDER PAPER

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Business to be taken before Questions

1 ADJOURNMENT
The Prime Minister
    That this House do now adjourn.
    Subjects proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House:
9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m. Mr George Mudie Intensive care bed provision in the NHS.
11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m. Mr Mark Wolfson St. Helena.
12.30 p.m. - 1.00 p.m. Lynne Jones English House Condition Survey 1991 (Energy Reports).
1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. Sir Peter Fry Renegotiation of the United States-United Kingdom Air Service Agreement.
1.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. Mr Matthew Taylor Unemployment and poverty in Cornwall.
    The Motion for the Adjournment of the House will lapse at Two o'clock and the sitting will be suspended until half-past Two o'clock, pursuant to Standing Order No. 10.

* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer
Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant registered interest has been declared

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

*1 Dame Peggy Fenner (Medway):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when he expects to make a decision on the MMC Report on the bid for Mid Kent Water Co. by General Utilities and Saur Water Services.
10587
*2 Mr David Hanson (Delyn):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what representations he has received regarding takeovers and mergers in the electricity industry.
10588
*3 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment his Department has made of the implications of the Boeing MDD merger for the British aerospace industry.
10589
*4 Dr Lewis Moonie (Kirkcaldy):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on the significance of the European Commission's first Cohesion Report for the regional policy of the United Kingdom.
10590
*5 Mr Nick Hawkins (Blackpool South):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, how many jobs have been created and safeguarded as a result of inward investment since (a) 1979 and (b) 1992.
10592
*6 Mr Peter Thurnham (Bolton North East):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what recent representations he has received about the impact of Government policies on businesses in the North West; and if he will make a statement.
10594
*7 Sir Roger Moate (Faversham):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when he expects to announce his decision on the takeover proposed for Mid Kent Water by General Utilities and Saur Water Services.
10595
*8 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what has been the percentage change in total government spending on research and development since 1985.
10596
*9 Ms Joyce Quin (Gateshead East):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on the impact of the European Commission's first Cohesion Report on regional policy in the United Kingdom.
10597
*10 Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Government's prior options reviews of public sector research establishments.
10598
*11 Mr Terry Lewis (Worsley):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what has been the change in the level of manufacturing investment in the past 12 months.
10599
*12 Mr Hugh Bayley (York):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement about the implications of the Budget for Government funded scientific research.
10600
*13 Sir David Knox (Staffordshire Moorlands):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when he next expects to meet the President of the Confederation of British Industry to discuss the manufacturing sector.
10601
*14 Mr David Amess (Basildon):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on recent trends in retail sales.
10602
*15 Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans he has to improve trade between Thames Valley businesses and the rest of Europe.
10603
*16 Mr Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment he has made of the risk of interruptions to electricity and gas supplies in winter 1997.
10605
*17 Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what is his assessment of the effect of an extension of Qualified Majority Voting within the Social Chapter on British business.
10607
*18 Mr Joe Benton (Bootle):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a further statement on the outcome of the recent WTO meeting in Singapore.
10608
*19 Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, when he last met the Director of the Office of Fair Trading to discuss competition policy.
10610
*20 Ms Angela Eagle (Wallasey):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what recent representations he has received regarding takeovers and mergers in the electricity industry.
10611
*21 Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what plans he has to meet representatives of small business organisations to discuss schemes to encourage enterprise.
10612
*22 Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (Wimbledon):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment he has made of the cost of strikes to industry in the United Kingdom in 1996.
10613
*23 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of privatisation upon industrial efficiency.
10614
*24 Mr Mike Hall (Warrington South):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Government's prior options review of the public sector research establishments.
10615
*25 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what proposals he has to increase research into nano-technology.
10616
*26 Mr George Stevenson (Stoke on Trent South):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what was the total capital expenditure by manufacturing industries, revalued at 1990 prices, in (a) 1995, (b) 1989 and (c) 1979.
10617
*27 Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what proposals he has made to the Commission to complete the working time directive in 1997.
10619
*28 Mr Kevin McNamara (Kingston upon Hull North):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement concerning private creditors of firms going into liquidation.
10620
*29 Mr Michael Fabricant (Mid Staffordshire):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what assessment he has made of the impact of the World Trade Organisation meeting in Singapore on trade between the United Kingdom and North America.
10621
*30 Mr David Jamieson (Plymouth Devonport):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what recent assessment he has made of the procedures relating to industrial development boards.
10622
*31 Mr Mike Watson (Glasgow Central):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on the impact of the European Commission's first Cohesion Report on regional policy in the United Kingdom.
10623
*32 Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement about exports of manufactured goods to the European Union.
10624
*33 Mr Greg Pope (Hyndburn):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if he will make a statement on the change in manufacturing investment in the past 12 months.
10625
*34 Mr Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what is his policy towards the encouragement of employee participation within British companies.
10626

AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

Notice of Presentation of Bill

    Mr David Winnick
          Government Communications Headquarters (Restoration Of Trade Union Rights):    Bill to provide for persons employed at the Government Communications Headquarters to have the right to belong to an independent trade union of their choice; and for connected purposes.

Notice of Motion

    Mr Douglas French
          Building Societies (Distributions):    That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law in respect of distribution of assets on the take-over or conversion of a building society.

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day

*1 FINANCE BILL:    Committee (Clauses Nos. 40, 62, 68, 82 and 92 and Schedules Nos. 7 and 13.)
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
        On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Mr Allan Stewart proposes to raise the subject of Family Mediation Scotland.
COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEES
1 Standing Committee C 10.30 a.m. Room 10 (public)
        To consider the Knives Bill.
2 Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 9 (public)
        To consider the draft Road Traffic Regulation (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
3 Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 11 (public)
        To consider the Education (Assisted Places) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations (S.I., 1996, No. 1808)
4 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 12 (public)
        To consider the Social Security Benefit (Computation of Earnings) Regulations 1996 (S.I., 1996, No. 2745) and the Social Security (Invalid Care Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1996 (S.I., 1996, No. 2744)
SELECT COMMITTEES
5 Environment 9.15 a.m. Room 21 (private)
9.30 a.m. (public)
        Subject: Shopping Centres.
        Witnesses: Royal Town Planning Institute, Local Authority Associations; Council for the Protection of Rural England, English Historic Towns Forum.
6 Defence 10.00 a.m. Room 15 (private)
10.30 a.m. (public)
        Subject: Heavy Lift
        Witnesses: Ministry of Defence officials.
7 Scottish Affairs 10.15 a.m. Room 6 (private)
10.30 a.m. (public)
        Subject: The Implementation of Community Care in Scotland.
        Witnesses: Scottish Council for Independent Care; Sycamore Lodge Residential Home, United Kingdom Homecare Association Ltd. (at 11.15 a.m.).
8 Trade and Industry 10.15 a.m. Room 8 (private)
10.30 a.m. (public)
        Subject: Energy Regulation.
        Witnesses: Professor Stephen Littlechild, Director General of Electricity Supply; British Gas plc (at 12 noon).
9 Agriculture 10.30 a.m. Room 20 (private)
10.45 a.m. (public)
        Subject: Environmentally Sensitive Areas and other schemes under the Agri-environment Regulation.
        Witnesses: WWF-UK; Soil Association; Linking Environment and Farming.
10 Catering 10.30 a.m. Room 13 (private)
11 Foreign Affairs 10.30 a.m. Room 16 (private)
12 Welsh Affairs 10.30 a.m. Room 18 (private)
13 Public Service 3.35 p.m. Room 6 (private)
3.45 p.m. (public)
        Subject: Ministerial Accountability and Responsibility.
        Witness: The Rt Hon Roger Freeman, MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
14 Education and Employment 3.45 p.m. Room 18 (private)
4.15 p.m. (public)
        Subject: The operation of the Nursery Voucher Scheme.
        Witness: Group 4 Limited.
15 Northern Ireland Affairs 3.45 p.m. Room 5 (private)
16 Transport 3.45 p.m. Room 17 (private)
17 European Legislation 4.00 p.m. Room 19 (private)
18 Science and Technology 4.00 p.m. Room 21 (private)
19 Public Accounts 4.15 p.m. Room 15 (public)
        Subject: Aid to Indonesia.
        Witnesses: Mr John Vereker, CB, Permanent Secretary, Mr Richard Manning, Director General, Resources, Mr John Kerby, Director, Asia and Pacific Division, Overseas Development Administration.
20 Selection 4.15 p.m. Room 13 (private)
21 Accommodation and Works 4.30 p.m. Room 7 (private)
22 Home Affairs 4.30 p.m. Room 8 (private)
4.45 p.m. (public)
        Subject: Freemasonry in the Police and the Judiciary.
        Witness: Rt Hon the Lord Mackay of Clashfern, Lord Chancellor.
JOINT COMMITTEE
23 Special Procedure Order 10.30 a.m. and Room 4
2.00 p.m. (public)
        Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley (Oakwell Regeneration Area) Compulsory Purchase Order 1994.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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