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Order Paper Thursday 13 March 1997

Here you can browse the House of Commons Order Paper (No. 81) for Thursday 13 March 1997.


No. 81 THURSDAY 13TH MARCH 1997 2475
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 The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many EU countries levy (a) higher and (b) lower airport taxes than the United Kingdom.
18519
*2 Mr Toby Jessel (Twickenham):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the contribution of forecast privatisation proceeds in 1998-99 to the expenditure plans set out in his Financial Statement and Budget Report.
18520
*3 Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, by how much the amount of tax paid by a typical family has changed since 1992.
18521
*4 Mr Simon Hughes (Southwark and Bermondsey):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent representations he has received in respect of (a) the basic and (b) the higher income tax rates; and if he will make a statement.
18522
*5 Mr Mike Hall (Warrington South):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what respresentations have been made to him on the rate of economic growth.
18524
*6 Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what recent discussions he has had with industry representatives with regard to Clause 37 of the Finance Bill; and if he will make a statement.
18525
*7 Mr Doug Hoyle (Warrington North):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he next plans to meet the Governor of the Bank of England to discuss interest rates.
18526
*8 Mr Harold Elletson (Blackpool North):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what has been the impact on the public finances of financing capital projects under the Private Finance Initiative rather than entirely from public funds.
18527
*9 Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on how adherence to the criteria for joining the European single currency would affect the United Kingdom economy.
18529
*10 Sir Colin Shepherd (Hereford):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his current estimate of the amount of income tax raised from individual investors' dividends on shares in the privatised utilities.
18530
*11 Sir Irvine Patnick (Sheffield, Hallam):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received from the Chartered Institute of Housing regarding his policy on the level of public borrowing.
18531
*12 Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he next expects to meet his EU counterparts to discuss the introduction of the single currency.
18532
*13 Mr Harry Greenway (Ealing North):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many people (a) are paying income tax in the current financial year and (b) would have been paying income tax if the tax regime had only been indexed and maintained since 1978-79.
18534
*14 Dame Angela Rumbold (Mitcham and Morden):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what estimate he has made of the effect on the PSBR of allowing schools to borrow money from the banks to pay for capital spending.
18535
*15 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what assessment he has made of the degree of resistance to the proposed introduction of a single currency in each of the member states of the European Union.
18536
*16 Mr Hugh Dykes (Harrow East):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on recent trends in consumer spending.
18537
*17 Mr D. N. Campbell-Savours (Workington):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what revisions he proposes of Government statistics as published in the Red Book.
18538
*18 Mr Gary Waller (Keighley):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on his policy in respect of the United Kingdom's public debt.
18539
*19 Mr David Sumberg (Bury South):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received in respect of his policy on the rates of income tax.
18540
*20 Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to increase the level of productivity in the United Kingdom.
18541
*21 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cirencester and Tewkesbury):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on the economic impact of windfall gains arising from (a) the demutualising of building societies and (b) take-overs of life assurance companies.
18542
*22 Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what representations he has received on his policy in respect of income tax.
18543
*23 Sir David Knox (Staffordshire Moorlands):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many representations he has received (a) for and (b) against fluctuating exchange rates during the past three months.
18544
*24 Mr James Pawsey (Rugby and Kenilworth):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what is his policy on the basic rate of income tax.
18545
*25 Mr John Marshall (Hendon South):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he last met his EU counterparts to discuss economic growth.
18546
*26 Mr Graham Riddick (Colne Valley):     To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will list the changes in the standard rate of income tax since 1967.
18547

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

*Q1 Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18548
*Q2 Mr Bob Dunn (Dartford):    To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to visit North West Kent.
18549
*Q3 Mr Allan Stewart (Eastwood):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18550
*Q4 Mr David Jamieson (Plymouth, Devonport):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18551
*Q5 Mr John Fraser (Norwood):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18552
*Q6 Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will discuss with President Clinton the impact on sanctions against Libya of the legal actions by the United States authorities against (a) Juval Aviv and (b) Les Coleman.
18553
*Q7 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cirencester and Tewkesbury):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18554
*Q8 Mr Patrick Thompson (Norwich North):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18555
*Q9 Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18556
*Q10 Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):    To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Thursday 13th March.
18557


AT THE COMMENCEMENT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS

Notice of Presentation of Bill

    Mr Brian David Jenkins
          Pensioner Trustees:    Bill to give pensioner members of occupational pension schemes the statutory right to be member-nominated trustees of such schemes.

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day

1 ADJOURNMENT
The Prime Minister
        That this House do now adjourn.
          Proposed subject for debate: Future Pensions Policy.
          The Minutes of Evidence taken before the Treasury Committee on Wednesday 5th March (HC355) and on Monday 10th March (HC381) are relevant.
2 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
Mr Tony Newton
        That the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Tony Newton relating to Northern Ireland Business not later than one and a half hours after their commencement, such Questions including those on any amendments to the Motion which she may have selected which may then be moved; and the said Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, after Ten o'clock.
        On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Mr James Pawsey proposes to raise the subject of St. Cross Hospital, Rugby.

COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEE
1 Standing Committee F 10.30 a.m. Room 9 (public)
4.30 p.m. (public)
        Further to consider the Police Bill [Lords]
SELECT COMMITTEE
2 National Heritage 11.00 a.m. Room 6 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
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