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Order Paper Wednesday 12 March 1997

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No. 80 WEDNESDAY 12TH MARCH 1997 2445
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 William McKelvey (Scottish Affairs Committee) The Removal of Tariff Rebate Subsidy on Northern Isles Freight.
    The First Report from the Scottish Affairs Committee of Session 1995-96, on the Removal of Tariff Rebate Subsidy on Northern Isles Freight (HC 229), and the Government's Response thereto (Cm 3492), are relevant.
11.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m. Sir Jerry Wiggin(Agriculture Committee) UK Dairy Industry and CAP Dairy Regime.
    The First Report from the Agriculture Committee of Session 1995-96, on the UK Dairy Industry and the CAP Dairy Regime (HC 40), and the Government's Response thereto (HC 708 of Session 1995-96), are relevant.
    The above two subjects have been selected by the Liaison Committee pursuant to Standing Order No. 10(4).
12.30 p.m.-1.00 p.m. Sir Geoffrey Pattie The development of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe.
1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m. Mr Andrew Miller The operation of pensions legislation: the case of H. H. Robertson.
1.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. Mr Tim Renton The National Lottery.
    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 Mr John Battle (Leeds West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the current political situation in Sri Lanka.
18294
*2 Mr Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what new proposals he has to improve relations between the United Kingdom and Romania.
18295
*3 Ms Liz Lynne (Rochdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had recently with the Indian Government regarding Jammu-Kashmir.
18296
*4 Mr David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement about the funding of the education of employees of the Hong Kong Government being educated in British independent schools.
18299
*5 Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Govan):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of China about the future of Hong Kong.
18300
*6 Mr Nigel Spearing (Newham South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many meetings of the Ministerial group of the Inter Governmental Conference on a new European Union Treaty Ministers have attended in 1997; and at which meetings the proposed protocol on the place of national parliaments was discussed.
18301
*7 Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Britain's relations with Iran.
18302
*8 Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the current situation in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
18303
*9 Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the work of the United Kingdom intelligence services overseas referred to in the Intelligence and Security Committee's Annual Report 1996.
18304
*10 Mr Chris Davies (Littleborough and Saddleworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received since 1st January from British citizens supporting the case for a free and independent state of Kashmir.
18305
*11 Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action he has taken in respect of sanctions against Libya in the last 10 days.
18306
*12 Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to the republics of Belarus, Ukraine and the Russian Federation on arms and armament exports.
18307
*13 Sir Mark Lennox-Boyd (Morecambe and Lunesdale):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement about monitoring arrangements for the EU/Israel Association agreement.
18308
*14 Mr Max Madden (Bradford West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is the current position in the case of Ghazanfer Ali, who was released on bail from prison in Azad Kashmir last November; and if he will make a statement.
18310
*15 Mr Tony Banks (Newham North West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how much has been spent by his Department on providing clothes for members of the Royal Family travelling overseas on official visits in the current financial year.
18311
*16 Mr Charles Kennedy (Ross, Cromarty and Skye):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress with the European IGC.
18312
*17 Mr Simon Coombs (Swindon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what new initiatives he is planning to assist the Middle East peace process.
18313
*18 Mr John Whittingdale (South Colchester and Maldon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what are his main objectives in respect of political co-operation for the forthcoming European Council meeting in Amsterdam.
18314
*19 Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the human rights situation in Nigeria.
18315
*20 Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what is his Department's current assessment of civil rights in Sri Lanka; and if he will make a statement.
18316
*21 Mr David Lidington (Aylesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he last met his Indian and Pakistan counterparts to discuss Kashmir.
18317
*22 Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what reports he has received that the Thai Government is denying refuge for people from Burma; and what diplomatic efforts are being made to ensure the safety of refugees from Burma.
18318
*23 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement about relations between Britain and Israel.
18319
*24 Dr Charles Goodson-Wickes (Wimbledon):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the proposed expansion of NATO.
18320
*25 Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on British relations with China.
18321
*26 Mr Nick Hawkins (Blackpool South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to assist the Middle East peace process.
18322
*27 Mr Ernie Ross (Dundee West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on progress in the Middle East peace talks.
18323
*28 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cirencester and Tewkesbury):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of the likely effect of the death of Deng Xiaoping upon United Kingdom financial interests in Hong Kong and China.
18324
*29 Mr Kevin Hughes (Doncaster North):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, when he next plans to meet the President of the European Commission to discuss the Intergovernmental Conference.
18325
*30 Mr John Gunnell (Morley and Leeds South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Israeli President concerning plans to increase Jewish settlement building in the vicinity of East Jerusalem.
18326
*31 Mr James Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what action is taken by his Department to promote British-Chinese trade.
18327
*32 Mr William O'Brien (Normanton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the priority that Her Majesty's Diplomatic Service gives to the monitoring of human rights abuses overseas.
18328
*33 Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Government policy towards reform of the United Nations.
18329
*34 Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make it his policy to pursue nuclear disarmament negotiations in respect of progress towards conventional disarmament.
18330
*35 Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to visit Indonesia to discuss British-Indonesian relations and trade; and if he will make a statement.
18331
*36 Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement about the United Kingdom's relations with Indonesia.
18332
*37 Mr Michael Fabricant (Mid Staffordshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assessment he has made of relations between the United Kingdom and (a) the former Dominions and (b) the United States of America; and if he will make a statement.
18333

AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

Notice of Motion

    Mr Andrew Mackinlay
          Rights at work and in Retirement:    That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for rights at work, training opportunities and dignity in retirement.

AT TEN O'CLOCK

Notice of Motion

    The Prime Minister
          Business of the House:    That, at this day's sitting, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Bill [Lords] 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

2 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Mr Secretary Howard
        That the draft Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
3 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Mr Secretary Forsyth
        That the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
4 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew
        That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
5 NORTHERN IRELAND
Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew
        That the draft Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
6 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Mr Secretary Howard
        That the draft European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
7 REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew
        That the draft European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 1997, which were laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
          The Speaker will put the Questions on the above six Motions in the names of Mr Secretary Howard, Mr Secretary Forsyth and Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew not later than one and a half hours after the start of proceedings on the first such Motion, pursuant to Order [6th March].
*8 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (PRIMARY CARE) BILL [LORDS]:    As amended (in the Standing Committee), to be considered.
For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Remaining stages may also be taken.

9 ESTIMATES, 1997-98 (NAVY) VOTE A
Mr Secretary Portillo
        That during the year ending on 31st March 1998 a number not exceeding 51,440 all ranks be maintained for Naval Service, and a number not exceeding 17,195 for Service in the Reserve Naval and Marine Forces.
10 ESTIMATES, 1997-98 (ARMY) VOTE A
Mr Secretary Portillo
        That during the year ending on 31st March 1998 a number not exceeding 129,950 all ranks be maintained for Army Service, a number not exceeding 112,579 for Service in the Reserve Land Forces, and a number not exceeding 6,000 for Service as Special Members of the Reserve Land Forces under Part V of the Reserve Forces Act 1996.
11 ESTIMATES, 1997-98 (AIR) VOTE A
Mr Secretary Portillo
        That during the year ending on 31st March 1998 a number not exceeding 59,100 all ranks be maintained for the Air Force Service, a number not exceeding 23,000 for Service in the Air Reserve Forces, and a number not exceeding 105 for Service as Special Members of the Reserve Air Forces under Part V of the Reserve Forces Act 1996.
12 ESTIMATES, EXCESSES, 1995-96
Mr Michael Jack
        That a sum not exceeding £215,096,760.90 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to make good excesses of certain grants for Defence and Civil Services for the year ended on 31st March 1996, as set out in House of Commons Paper No. 239.
13 SUPPLEMENTARY ESTIMATES, 1996-97
Mr Michael Jack
        That a further supplementary sum not exceeding £1,554,472,000 be granted to Her Majesty out of the Consolidated Fund to complete or defray the charges for Defence and Civil Services for the year ending on 31st March 1997, as set out in House of Commons Papers Nos. 238 and 334.
          At Ten o'clock the Speaker will, pursuant to Standing Order No. 53(1) and (3), put the Questions on the three Motions in the name of Mr Secretary Portillo and the two Motions in the name of Mr Michael Jack relating to Estimates, Excesses and Supplementary Estimates.
          A Bill is to be brought in upon the two Motions in the name of Mr Michael Jack relating to Estimates, Excesses and Supplementary Estimates, if they are agreed to by the House.
CONSOLIDATED FUND (No. 2) BILL:    Second Reading.
          The Questions on Second and Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (No. 2) Bill will be put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 54, as applied by the Order of 6th March.
14 ROAD TRAFFIC
Secretary Sir George Young
        That the draft Courses for Drink-Drive Offenders (Experimental Period) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 13th February, be approved.
          To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(6).
15 NORTHERN IRELAND
Secretary Sir Patrick Mayhew
        That the draft Property (Northern Ireland) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 24th February, be approved.
          To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(6).
16 LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
Mr Secretary Gummer
        That the Special Grant Report (No. 26) (HC 326), which was laid before this House on 27th February, be approved.
          To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 101(6).
17 DEREGULATION
Mrs Secretary Shephard
        That the draft Deregulation (Provision of School Action Plans) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 17th February 1997, be approved.
          The Deregulation Committee has reported on the proposal for this Order in its Fourth Report of Session 1996-97 (HC 138), and in its Seventh Report of Session 1996-97 (HC 247), and on the draft order in its Eleventh Report of Session 1996-97 (HC 363).
          To be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 14A(1)(a).
18 DEREGULATION
Mr Secretary Howard
        That the draft Deregulation (Occasional Permissions) Order 1997, which was laid before this House on 24th February 1997, be approved.
          The Deregulation Committee has reported on the proposal for this Order in its Fifth Report of Session 1996-97 (HC 154), and in its Ninth Report of Session 1996-97 (HC 298), and on the draft order in its Eleventh Report of Session 1996-97 (HC 363).
          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 Jean Corston proposes to raise the subject of the prescribing of Lariam.
COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEES
1 Standing Committee B 10.30 a.m. Room 9 (public)
        To consider the Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) Bill [Lords].
2 Standing Committee C 10.30 a.m. Room 10 (public)
        To consider the Holocaust Denial Bill.
3 Standing Committee D 10.30 a.m. Room 11 (public)
        To consider the Waste Prevention Bill.
4 Standing Committee E 10.30 a.m. Room 12 (public)
        To consider the Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill [Lords].
5 Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 11 (public)
        To consider the Special Grant Report (No. 25) (Metropolitan Railway Passenger Services Grant for 1997-98) (House of Commons Paper No. 316) and the Special Grant Report (Scotland) on Grant in aid of expenditure on rail services in the Strathclyde Passenger Transport Area (House of Commons Paper No. 297).
6 Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 12 (public)
        To consider the draft Social Security (Incapacity for Work and Severe Disablement Allowance) Amendment Regulations 1997.
7 Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 10 (public)
        To consider the draft Data Protection (Regulation of Financial Services, etc.) (Subject Access Exemption) (Amendment) Order 1997.
SELECT COMMITTEES
8 Defence 10.00 a.m. Room 16 (private)
10.15 a.m. (public)
        Subject: Defence Statutory Instruments.
        Witnesses: Ministry of Defence officials.
9 Trade and Industry 10.15 a.m. Room 15 (private)
10.30 a.m. (public)
        Subject: Newspaper Distribution.
        Witnesses: Association of Newspaper and Magazine Wholesalers; Committee for Diversity and Pluralism (at 11.10 a.m.); Multiple Newsagents Association and National Federation of Retail Newsagents (at 11.30 a.m.).
10 Foreign Affairs 10.30 a.m. Room 8 (private)
11 Welsh Affairs 10.30 a.m. Room 18 (private)
12 Education and Employment 3.30 p.m. Room 18 (private)
13 Public Service 3.35 p.m. Room 6 (private)
14 Northern Ireland Affairs 3.45 p.m. Room 5 (private)
15 Transport 3.45 p.m. Room 17 (private)
4.00 p.m. (public)
        Subject: Bus Employees' Superannuation Trust.
        Witnesses: Mr Bill Morris, General Secretary and Transport and General Workers' Union officials; Mr John Watts, MP, Minister for Railways and Roads, Department of Transport and officials (at 4.30 p.m.).
16 European Legislation 4.00 p.m. Room 19 (private)
17 Social Security 4.00 p.m. Room 21 (private)
18 Public Accounts 4.15 p.m. Room 15 (public)
        Subject: Inland Revenue: 1995-96 Account matters.
        Witnesses: Sir Anthony Battishill, GCB, Chairman, Mr Michael Johns, Director, Operations Division, Mr Robin Martin, Principal Finance Officer, Mr Douglas Smith, Director, Self Assessment and New Office Structure Programme Offices.
19 Science and Technology 4.15 p.m. Room 8 (private)
20 Selection 4.15 p.m. Room 13 (private)
21 Home Affairs 4.30 p.m. Room 20 (private)
22 Trade and Industry 4.30 p.m. Room 16 (public)
        Subject: Newspaper Distribution.
        Witnesses: Newspaper Publishers Association; Mr John Bridgeman, DL, Director General of Fair Trading (at 5.10 p.m.); Mr John Taylor, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Corporate and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry (at 5.50 p.m.)
23 Procedure 5.00 p.m. Room 7 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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