BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
28 FEBRUARY - 7 MARCH 1997

FRIDAY 28 FEBRUARY

Public Petition - Petition on Adoptive Mothers (Maternity Leave) Bill (Mrs Margaret Hodge)

Public Petition - Petition from Lewisham on Lewisham Hospital (Elective Surgery) (Ms Joan Ruddock)

SO No. 143 (I Spy Strangers) - A motion was moved that strangers should withdraw (Negatived on division)

Private Members' Bills

Consideration of Private Members' Bills may include a lengthy debate on the first-named Bill and sometimes debate also on those named subsequently. These Bills and, without debate, any not reached by 2.30pm may go through the stage named, and further stages, if objections are not made.

Jurisdiction (Conspiracy & Incitement) (Third ReadingDebate adjourned through lack of quorum); Prisons (Alcohol Testing) (Third Reading, Agreed to, no division); Confiscation of Alcohol (Young Persons) (Third Reading, agreed to, no division); Road Traffic Reduction (Third Reading, Agreed to, no division); Companies (Millenium (Computer Compliance) (Report Stage, Debate adjourned); British Nationality, Hong Kong; (Third Reading, agreed to, no debate, no division); Holocaust Denial (Second Reading, agreed to, no debate, no division); Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) [HL] (Second Reading, agreed to, no debate, no division); Waste Prevention (Second Reading, agreed to, no debate, no division); Police (Insurance of Voluntary Assistants) (Second Reading, agreed to, no debate, no division)

Adjournment Debate - Mr Tam Dalyell on sanctions against Libya and Iraq

MONDAY 3 MARCH

Oral Questions - National Heritage, Lord Chancellor's Dept

Statement - Information Technology (Government Strategy) (Mr Roger Freeman)

Delegated Legislation - Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations (Motion to approve agreedto, no division)

Delegated Legislation - Representation of the People (Variation of LImits of Candidates' Election Expenses) Order; Local Elections (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) (Northern Ireland) Order (Motion to approve agreed to, no division)

Delegated Legislation - Company Accounts (Disclosure of Directors' Emoluments) Regulations (Motion to approve agreed to, no division)

Public Petition - Petitition from Cambridge on the use of children in prostitution and pornography (Mrs Anne Campbell)

Public Petition - Petitition on support of milk doorstep delivery services (Dr Gavin Strang)

Adjournment Debate - Mr John Marshall on Cyprus

TUESDAY 4 MARCH

Oral Questions - Environment; Prime Minister

New Member - Mr James Keith Chapman took and subscribed the Oath

Ten Minute Rule Bill - United Kingdom Membership of European Union (Research) (Mr Hartley Booth)

Debate - On motions on the Scottish Revenue Support Grant Reports; draft Housing Support Grant (Scotland) Order (Motions to approve agreed to, on division)

Legislation - Welsh Development Agency Bill (Remaining Stages) (Motion for Third Reading agreed to, no division)

Public Petition - Petition from the Scottish Borders region on the Scottish Borders Council (Financial Settlement)

Public Petition - Petition from Preston on Railway Safety (Mrs Audrey Wise)

Adjournment Debate - Mr Alan Simpson on road traffic in Wilford, Nottingham

WEDNESDAY 5 MARCH

The House sat at 9.30am

Private Members' Debates

Mr Roy Beggs, Hospital Provision, Northern Ireland; Mrs Teresa Gorman, Asylum Seekers; Mr David Hinchliffe, Imprisonment of Wayne Hood; Mr John Wilkinson, British participation in the Franco-German Armaments Agency and Mr Norman Hogg, M80 extension, Cumbernauld & Kilsyth

The sitting was suspended from 2.00pm until 2.30pm

Oral Questions - Scotland

Private Notice Question - Mr George Robinson on Hunterston Power Station (Mr Michael Forsyth)

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Civil Actions (Limit on Proceedings), Mr Andrew Robathan (Motion for leave to bring in, agreed to, no division)

Point of Order - Sir Paul Beresford, correction of answer given to Ms Jean Corston

Point of Order - Mr Denis MacShane concerning the rights of constituents to approach Members of Parliament

Delegated Legislation - Prevention of Terrorism (Temporary Provisions) Act 1989 (Continuance) Order (Motion to approve, agreed to, on division)

Delegated Legislation - Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order (Motion to approve, agreed to, no division)

Adjournment Debate - Sir Cyril Townsend on the War Crimes Act 1991

THURSDAY 6 MARCH

Oral Questions - Agriculture, Fisheries and Food; Prime Minister

Statement - Meat Hygiene Service (Report) (Mr Douglas Hogg)

Business Statement -

Debate - On a motion for the adjournment on Public Expenditure (Opening speaker: Mr Michael Heseltine)

Adjournment Debate - Mr Roger Berry on Avon Ring Road

FRIDAY 7 MARCH

The House will not be sitting

FORTHCOMING BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS 10 - 17 MARCH 1997

MONDAY 10 MARCH

Oral Questions - Transport, House of Commons Commission, Lord President

Debate (until 7.00pm) - On an Opposition Motion on Public Responsibility for Social and Economic Justice(Scottish National Party and Plaid Cymru) (7th Allotted Day)

Legislation - Building Socieities (Second Reading)

Adjournment Debate - Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody on FCO support for street children

TUESDAY 11 MARCH

Oral Questions - Defence; Prime Minister

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Warm Homes and Energy Conservation (15 Year Programme) Mr Alan Simpson

Legislation - Finance Bill (Remaining stages)

Adjournment Debate - Sir Robert Hicks on Liskeard Schools and Community College - Split site

WEDNESDAY 12 MARCH

The House will sit at 9.30 am

Private Members' Debates

Mr William McKelvey, Removal of Tarriff Rebate Subsidy, Northern Isles Freight; Sir Jerry Wiggin, UK Dairy Industry and CAP Dairy Regime (11.00 am); Sir Geoffrey Pattie, The development of democracy in Central and Eastern Europe (12.30 pm); Mr Andrew Miller, Operations of Pensions Legislation - Case of H H Robinson (1.00 pm); Mr Tim Renton, National Lottery (1.30 pm)

The sitting will be suspended from 2.00 pm until 2.30 pm

Oral Questions (2.30 pm) - Foreign and Commonwealth

Ten Minute Rule Bill - Rights at Work and on Retirement, Mr Andrew MacKinlay

Delegated Legislation - Representation of the People (Amendment) Regulations, Representation of the People (Scotland) Amendment Regulations, Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations, Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order, European Palriamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations, European Parliamentary Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations

Legislation - National Health Service (Primary Care) (Remaining Stages)

The House will also be asked formally to agree all outstanding estimates and supplementary estimates

Adjournment Debate - Jean Corston on the prescribing of Lariam

THURSDAY 13 MARCH

Oral Questions - Treasury; Prime Minister

Debate - On a motion for the adjournment on future Pension Policy

Adjournment Debate - Mr James Pawsey on St Cross Hospital, Rugby

FRIDAY 14 MARCH

The House will not be sitting

This business was announced with the above and is subject to alteration

MONDAY 17 MARCH

Oral Questions - Wales, Attorney General

Legislation - Building Societies Bill (Committee Stage, Remaining Stages)

Legislation - Birds (Registration Charges) Bill (Remaining Stages)

Adjournment Debate - Mr Warren Hawksley on the future of canals