Order of Business for 6 November 1997

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Order of Business Thursday 6th November 1997

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Notes:
* indicates a question for oral answer.
[R] indicates that the Member has declared a relevant interest.
Questions for oral answer not reached receive a written answer.
Supplementary questions will also be asked. Other Ministers may also answer.
+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

At 2.30 p.m. Prayers

At 2.35 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

*1 Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    What plans he has for speeding up reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy.

(12609)

*2 Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):    What steps he is taking to improve the performance of the Meat Hygiene Service.

(12610)

*3 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    What measures the Government is taking to ensure that the British public has confidence in his Department's statements about food safety.

(12611)

*4 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    What steps he is taking to further the welfare of battery hens.

(12612)

*5 Mr David Amess (Southend West):    What recent representations he has received on the Common Fisheries Policy.

(12613)

*6 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What representations he has received from breeders of traditional native breeds of cattle with slow rates of growth.

(12614)

*7 Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central):    What assessment he has made of variations in diet and nutrition between the regions of England; and what role the Food Standards Agency will have to investigate them.

(12616)

*8 Mr David Hanson (Delyn):    If he will make a statement on progress into investigations into the dumping of radioactive material at sea.

(12617)

*9 Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):    If he will make a statement about the level of confidence of the British public in British beef.

(12618)

*10 Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South):    What steps he is taking to improve confidence in British beef.

(12619)

*11 Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    What research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the deep-frying characteristics of genetically-modified potatoes.

(12620)

*12 Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    What estimate he has made of the impact on the income of United Kingdom farmers of the adoption of Agenda 2000 proposals.

(12621)

*13 Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):    If he will make a statement about the current state of the beef sector.

(12622)

*14 Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    When he plans to start publishing the hygiene scores of abattoirs and meat handling facilities.

(12623)

*15 Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    What assessment he has made of the European Commission Agenda 2000 document on Agriculture; and if he will make a statement.

(12624)

*16 Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    When he expects to publish the rates of hill livestock compensatory allowances for the coming year.

(12625)

*17 Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover):    If he will make a statement about dioxin levels in the area around Coalite Works in Bolsover.

(12626)

*18 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    When he expects all transmissible spongiform encephalopathies to be eliminated from all farm animals.

(12627)

*19 Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    What initiatives he will introduce to encourage the farming of British Belgian Blue cattle and other pedigree beef breeds; and if he will make a statement.

(12628)

*20 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury):    What estimate he has made of the United Kingdom's (a) gross and (b) net contribution to the Common Agricultural Policy for the year 1998--99; and if he will make a statement.

(12629)

*21 Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):    What plans he has to promote the English wine industry.

(12630)

*22 Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham):    What proposals he has made for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to provide greater value to consumers.

(12631)

*23 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    What proposals the Government has to address the special needs of people who live and work in rural areas.

(12632)

*24 Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    When he next intends to meet the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations to discuss conservation.

(12633)

*25 Mr Alan Johnson (Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hessle):    What measures he has put in place recently to improve the welfare of farm animals.

(12634)

*26 Christine Butler (Castle Point):    What assessment he has made of the stringency of the controls on British beef relative to those applying in the rest of the European Union.

(12635)

*27 Mr Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish):    How many agreements under the Country Stewardship Scheme involve access.

(12636)

*28 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    What is his estimate of the full cost of the BSE crisis to (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other European Union countries.

(12637)

*29 Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill):    What plans he has to ensure labels on foodstuffs carry accurate information.

(12638)

At 3.15 p.m.

Oral Questions to Mr Attorney General

*30 Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South):    How many prosecutions his Office has sanctioned for incitement to racial hatred; and how many it has decided not to pursue in each year since 1990.

(12640)

*31 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What plans he has to extend the period allowed for appeals against apparently lenient sentences.

(12641)

*32 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    When he last discussed care of victims and witnesses with the Director of Public Prosecutions.

(12643)

*33 Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    What are the current staffing levels of the Crown Prosecution Service; and if he will make a statement.

(12646)

*34 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    What plans he has to introduce local accountability in respect of the prosecution policy of the Crown Prosecution Service.

(12647)

3.30 p.m.

Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)

Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 10.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).

Main Business

+1	SUPREME COURT (OFFICES) BILL: Second Reading. [Until any hour]
*Remaining stages may also be taken.*
*Debate may continue until any hour if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.*

At 10.00 p.m.

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]

The Prime Minister

That, at this day's sitting, the Supreme Court (Offices) Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

+2	NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS (PROHIBITION AND INSPECTIONS) BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading. [Until 10.00 p.m.]
*Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.*

NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS (PROHIBITION AND INSPECTIONS) BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. [No debate]

Dawn Primarolo

Lords

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).

PUBLIC HEALTH [No debate]

Mr Secretary Dewar

That the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Oil and Chemical Pollution of Fish) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 2509), dated 21st October 1997, a copy of which was laid before this House on 22nd October, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE [No debate]

Mrs Ann Taylor
Secretary Marjorie Mowlam

That the Northern Ireland Grand Committee shall meet at Westminster on Thursday 11th December, Thursday 29th January, Thursday 26th February, Thursday 26th March, Thursday 4th June and Thursday 2nd July at half-past Ten o'clock.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 116).

At the end of the sitting:

ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: London Fire Service (Dr Vincent Cable).

Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STANDING COMMITTEE
1	Standing Committee B	10.30 a.m.	Room 11 (public)
		4.30 p.m.	(public)
	Further to consider the Social Security Bill
SELECT COMMITTEES
2	Health	10.00 a.m.	Room 8 (private)
		10.30 a.m.	(public)
	Subject: Children looked after by Local Authorities Witnesses: Professor David Berridge, University of Luton, Ms Heddy Cleaver and Dr Harriet Ward, University of Leicester
3	Public Administration	10.00 a.m.	Room 15 (private)
		10.30 a.m.	(public)
	Subject: The Committee on Standards in Public Life Witness: The Rt Hon The Lord Nolan
4	Liaison	11.00 a.m.	Room 13 (private)

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Standing Committee Notices
Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 11th November at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Wireless Telegraphy Bill [Lords].
The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 11th November at 10.30 a.m. to consider the draft Transport and Works Act (Descriptions of Works Interfering with Navigation) (Amendment) Order 1997.
Standing Committee D will meet on Tuesday 11th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Bill [Lords].
The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 11th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1924).
European Standing Committee A will meet on Wednesday 12th November at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Community Document No. 6692/97 relating to landfill waste sites.
The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 12th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Value Added Tax (Payments on Account) (Appeals) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1924).
The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 12th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft General Lighthouse Authorities (Beacons: Maritime Differential Correction Systems) Order 1997.
The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 12th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Shops (Sunday Trading &c.) (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
The Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 12th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Social Security (Lone Parents) (Amendment) Regulations 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1790).
The Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 13th November at 10.30 a.m. to consider the draft Summer Time Order 1997.
The Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 13th November at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Financial Services Act 1986 (Extension of Scope of Act) Order 1997 (S.I., 1997, No. 1790).
The Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 13th November at 10.30 a.m. to consider the draft Homeless Persons (Priority Need) (Scotland) Order 1997.

Oral Questions to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
*1	Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): What plans he has for speeding up reforms to the Common Agricultural Policy.
	(12609)
*2	Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): What steps he is taking to improve the performance of the Meat Hygiene Service.
	(12610)
*3	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What measures the Government is taking to ensure that the British public has confidence in his Department's statements about food safety.
	(12611)
*4	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What steps he is taking to further the welfare of battery hens.
	(12612)
*5	Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent representations he has received on the Common Fisheries Policy.
	(12613)
*6	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What representations he has received from breeders of traditional native breeds of cattle with slow rates of growth.
	(12614)
*7	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle-upon-Tyne Central): What assessment he has made of variations in diet and nutrition between the regions of England; and what role the Food Standards Agency will have to investigate them.
	(12616)
*8	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): If he will make a statement on progress into investigations into the dumping of radioactive material at sea.
	(12617)
*9	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): If he will make a statement about the level of confidence of the British public in British beef.
	(12618)
*10	Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): What steps he is taking to improve confidence in British beef.
	(12619)
*11	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): What research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the deep-frying characteristics of genetically-modified potatoes.
	(12620)
*12	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): What estimate he has made of the impact on the income of United Kingdom farmers of the adoption of Agenda 2000 proposals.
	(12621)
*13	Mr A. J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): If he will make a statement about the current state of the beef sector.
	(12622)
*14	Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North): When he plans to start publishing the hygiene scores of abattoirs and meat handling facilities.
	(12623)
*15	Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): What assessment he has made of the European Commission Agenda 2000 document on Agriculture; and if he will make a statement.
	(12624)
*16	Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): When he expects to publish the rates of hill livestock compensatory allowances for the coming year.
	(12625)
*17	Mr Dennis Skinner (Bolsover): If he will make a statement about dioxin levels in the area around Coalite Works in Bolsover.
	(12626)
*18	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): When he expects all transmissible spongiform encephalopathies to be eliminated from all farm animals.
	(12627)
*19	Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What initiatives he will introduce to encourage the farming of British Belgian Blue cattle and other pedigree beef breeds; and if he will make a statement.
	(12628)
*20	Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What estimate he has made of the United Kingdom's (a) gross and (b) net contribution to the Common Agricultural Policy for the year 1998--99; and if he will make a statement.
	(12629)
*21	Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What plans he has to promote the English wine industry.
	(12630)
*22	Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What proposals he has made for reforming the Common Agricultural Policy to provide greater value to consumers.
	(12631)
*23	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): What proposals the Government has to address the special needs of people who live and work in rural areas.
	(12632)
*24	Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): When he next intends to meet the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations to discuss conservation.
	(12633)
*25	Mr Alan Johnson (Kingston-upon-Hull West and Hessle): What measures he has put in place recently to improve the welfare of farm animals.
	(12634)
*26	Christine Butler (Castle Point): What assessment he has made of the stringency of the controls on British beef relative to those applying in the rest of the European Union.
	(12635)
*27	Mr Andrew F. Bennett (Denton and Reddish): How many agreements under the Country Stewardship Scheme involve access.
	(12636)
*28	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What is his estimate of the full cost of the BSE crisis to (a) the United Kingdom and (b) other European Union countries.
	(12637)
*29	Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill): What plans he has to ensure labels on foodstuffs carry accurate information.
	(12638)

Oral Questions to Mr Attorney General
*30	Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): How many prosecutions his Office has sanctioned for incitement to racial hatred; and how many it has decided not to pursue in each year since 1990.
	(12640)
*31	Paul Flynn (Newport West): What plans he has to extend the period allowed for appeals against apparently lenient sentences.
	(12641)
*32	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds): When he last discussed care of victims and witnesses with the Director of Public Prosecutions.
	(12643)
*33	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): What are the current staffing levels of the Crown Prosecution Service; and if he will make a statement.
	(12646)
*34	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): What plans he has to introduce local accountability in respect of the prosecution policy of the Crown Prosecution Service.
	(12647)



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