Order of Business for 29 January 1998

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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.
++ These are ordinary written questions of which no previous notice has been given. For other questions for written answer today see the 'Order Book'.

At 2.30 p.m. Prayers

At 2.35 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment

*1 Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh):    What plans he has to extend student loan provision to students studying part-time on equivalent undergraduate courses.

(24179)

*2 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the establishment of the University for Industry.

(24180)

*3 Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough):    How much his Department has spent on publicizing the Government's proposals for the reform of higher education.

(24181)

*4 Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    What plans he has to consolidate 14 to 19 year olds qualifications into a single framework.

(24182)

*5 Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    What representations he has received concerning the activities of training and enterprise councils.

(24183)

*6 Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the New Deal in Pathfinder areas.

(24184)

*7 Mr John McAllion (Dundee East):    What recent representations he has received relating to the Government's programme for welfare into work for 18 to 25 year olds.

(24185)

*8 Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    What plans he has to introduce a new national curriculum for primary schools within the next five years.

(24186)

*9 Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham):    What measures have been taken to enhance school security for 1998-99.

(24188)

*10 Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford):    What measures the Government is taking to ensure that children of school age attend school regularly.

(24189)

*11 Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    What measures have been taken to enhance school security for 1998-99.

(24191)

*12 Norman Baker (Lewes):    What plans he has to help tackle the backlog of repairs to schools within the Lewes constituency.

(24192)

*13 Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South):    What assessment he has made of the Out of School Childcare Initiative.

(24194)

*14 Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    What reports he has received on the progress of the New Deal Pathfinder in the Black Country.

(24195)

*15 Mr Paul Clark (Gillingham):    What steps will be taken to ensure that young people with exceptional needs are able to enter the New Deal early if they choose to do so.

(24196)

*16 Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):    What representations he has received recently from the Alliance for regional aid; and if he will make a statement.

(24197)

*17 Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South):    What steps he plans to take to ensure that schools are able to timetable for teaching an hour a day of literacy and numeracy.

(24198)

*18 Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    How many representations he has received on his recent proposals for more school time to be devoted to teaching numeracy and literacy, and if he will make a statement.

(24199)

*19 Mr John Hutton (Barrow and Furness):    What assessment he has made of the progress of the New Deal Pathfinder in Barrow and Furness.

(24200)

*20 Mr Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff West):    What steps will be taken to ensure that young people with learning disabilities will be able to take advantage of the New Deal.

(24201)

*21 Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    What assistance New Deal participants aged over 25 years and unemployed for more than two years will receive during the period before their six month placement begins.

(24202)

*22 Dr Peter Brand (Isle of Wight):    How many people aged between 18 and 24 years and unemployed for over six months, will benefit from the New Deal.

(24203)

*23 Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby):    If consultations about grammar school status will include those parts of the schools catchment area outside the education authority area.

(24204)

*24 Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    What support he will give local authorities to meet literacy targets.

(24205)

*25 Ms Barbara Follett (Stevenage):    What recent discussions he has had with childcare providers.

(24206)

*26 Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    What steps he plans to take to ensure that newly qualified teachers are properly trained in literacy and numeracy.

(24207)

*27 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    What measures he is taking to tackle truancy in schools.

(24208)

*28 The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South):    What assessment he has made of the impact of proposed changes in funding for tertiary education on students from outside the United Kingdom attending United Kingdom establishments.

(24209)

*29 Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    If he will make a statement on the average class sizes of (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in the Macclesfield constituency.

(24210)

*30 Bob Russell (Colchester):    If students who decided to defer entry to university to 1998, by notifying the institution itself and not UCAS prior to 1st August 1997, will have to pay tuition fees in 1998.

(24211)

*31 Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    If he will make a statement on his objectives for the National Year of Reading; and if he will make a statement.

(24212)

*32 Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    What discussions he has had with the Scottish Office on the impact of the Government's devolution proposals on the higher education sector.

(24213)

*33 Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):    What support he will give to local authorities to meet literacy targets.

(24214)

*34 Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the New Deal in Pathfinder areas.

(24216)

*35 Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton):    What plans he has to allow students involved with non-graduate performing arts courses to have access to student loans.

(24217)

*36 Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    What is his estimate of the number of the New Deal places; and what percentage he estimates will be available to the long-term unemployed.

(24218)

At 3.30 p.m. Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business
+ 1	SCOTLAND BILL [2nd allotted day]: Committee (Progress reported 28th January). *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
	Proceedings on Clauses 18 to 20, Schedule 2, Clause 21, Schedule 3, Clauses 22 to 28, Schedule 4 and Clauses 29 to 40 shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m. (Order of 22nd January).
+ 2	FIREWORKS BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. *[Up to 45 minutes]*
	Dawn Primarolo That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Fireworks Bill, it is expedient to authorise-- (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-- (a) any expenses incurred by a Minister of the Crown or government department in consequence of any provision of the Act, and (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other Act, and (2) the making of payments into the Consolidated Fund. *The Speaker will put the question not later than 45 minutes after the start of proceedings (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).*
+ 3	WASTE MINIMISATION BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. *[Up to 45 minutes]*
	Dawn Primarolo That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Waste Minimisation Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums which under any other enactment are payable out of money so provided. *The Speaker will put the question not later than 45 minutes after the start of proceedings (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).*
+ 4	PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES (LONDON) BILL [WAYS AND MEANS] *[Up to 45 minutes]*
	Dawn Primarolo That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Bill, it is expedient to authorise-- (1) the charging of fees payable by the holders of licences granted under the Act; (2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund. *The Speaker will put the question not later than 45 minutes after the start of proceedings (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).*
+ 5	PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES (LONDON) BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. *[Up to 45 minutes]*
	Dawn Primarolo That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Private Hire Vehicles (London) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State which is attributable to the Act. *The Speaker will put the question not later than 45 minutes after the start of proceedings (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).*

At the end of the sitting:

6	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: *The future of Stoke Mandeville Hospital* (Mr David Lidington). *Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).*

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STANDING COMMITTEES
1	Northern Ireland Grand Committee	10.30 a.m.	Room 14 (public)
	(1) Oral questions.
	(2) To consider the matter of Education Priorities in Northern Ireland.
	(3) Half hour adjournment debate: The Prison Service in Northern Ireland.
	Copies of the Order Paper are available from the Vote Office.
2	Standing Committee A	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 12 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the School Standards and Framework Bill.
3	Standing Committee D	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 11 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the National Minimum Wage Bill.
4	Standing Committee E	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 9 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the Regional Development Agencies Bill.
5	Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 5 (public)
	To consider the draft Family, Homes and Domestic Violence (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
SELECT COMMITTEES
6	Education and Employment	9.10 a.m.	Room 16 (private)
7	Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee	9.15 a.m. 9.30 a.m.	Room 16 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Relationship between TECs and the Proposed Regional Development Agencies.
	Witnesses: Department for Education and Employment officials and Department for Environment, Transport and the Regions officials.
8	Business Committee	9.45 a.m.	Office of the Chairman of Ways and Means (private)
	Subject: Government of Wales Bill.
9	Health	10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: Children Looked After By Local Authorities.
	Witnesses: Mr Paul Boateng, MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary and Sir Herbert Laming, Chief Inspector of Social Services, Department of Health.
10	Culture, Media and Sport	10.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 21 (private) (public)
	Subject: Audio Visual Communications and the Regulation of Broadcasting.
	Witnesses: Mr Matthew Horsman; Professor Tony Prosser, Glasgow University, Mr Stefaan Verhulst, Oxford University and Mr Campbell Cowie, London Business School (at 11.15 a.m.); KPMG (at 12.00 noon).
11	Foreign Affairs	10.30 a.m.	Room 17 (private)
12	Treasury	10.30 a.m. 10.45 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: Preparations for Stage Three of Economic and Monetary Union.
	Witness: The Governor of the Bank of England.
13	Defence	10.45 a.m. 11.00 a.m.	Room 5 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) (Amendment) Order 1998.
	Witnesses: Ministry of Defence officials.
14	European Legislation	11.00 a.m.	Room 19 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 28th January for answer today++
1	Dr Lewis Moonie (Kirkcaldy): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the reports and recommendations of the pay review bodies.
	(26729)
2	Mrs Liz Blackman (Erewash): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will place in the Library a paper summarising the responses to the consultation exercise on the Drug Treatment and Testing Order provisions in the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].
	(26730)
3	Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on the future of the Sugar Beet Research and Education Committee.
	(26806)
4	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, pursuant to his oral Answer of 28th January to the honourable Member for Nottingham South, concerning Iraq, to which neighbours he was referring; and what action he has taken to ascertain their view of the efficacy of bombing without the use of ground forces.
	(26807)
5	Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he proposes to set an external financing limit for the BBC Monitoring Service in 1997-98.
	(26839)
6	Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he will reach a decision on the establishment of a panel for consulting people about public services; and if he will make a statement.
	(26914)
7	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when Civil Service Statistics 1997 will be published.
	(26915)
8	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what steps have been taken to lift the procurement restrictions placed on the International Development Association Interim Trust Fund following the US Administration's clearance of its arrears to the tenth replenishment of the IDA.
	(26916)
9	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Prime Minister, what assessment he has made of the consequences of military action against Iraq in (a) Iraq, (b) the Arab world and (c) Iran.
	(26985)

Standing Committee Notices

Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 10th February at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill.

The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 3rd February at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Draft Contracting Out (Functions in relation to the Management of Crown Lands) Order 1998.

The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 3rd February at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Draft Visiting Forces and International Headquarters (Application of Law) (Amendment) Order 1998.

The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 4th February at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Draft Consumer Credit (Increase of Monetary Limits) (Amendment) Order 1997.

The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 4th February at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Board) Order 1998 and the Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Board) Order 1998.

The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 5th February at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Draft Department of Transport (Fees) (Amendment) Order 1998.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment
*1	Mr David Chidgey (Eastleigh): What plans he has to extend student loan provision to students studying part-time on equivalent undergraduate courses.
	(24179)
*2	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): If he will make a statement on the progress of the establishment of the University for Industry.
	(24180)
*3	Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): How much his Department has spent on publicizing the Government's proposals for the reform of higher education.
	(24181)
*4	Mr David Rendel (Newbury): What plans he has to consolidate 14 to 19 year olds qualifications into a single framework.
	(24182)
*5	Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey): What representations he has received concerning the activities of training and enterprise councils.
	(24183)
*6	Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre): If he will make a statement on the progress of the New Deal in Pathfinder areas.
	(24184)
*7	Mr John McAllion (Dundee East): What recent representations he has received relating to the Government's programme for welfare into work for 18 to 25 year olds.
	(24185)
*8	Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport): What plans he has to introduce a new national curriculum for primary schools within the next five years.
	(24186)
*9	Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What measures have been taken to enhance school security for 1998-99.
	(24188)
*10	Dr Howard Stoate (Dartford): What measures the Government is taking to ensure that children of school age attend school regularly.
	(24189)
*11	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): What measures have been taken to enhance school security for 1998-99.
	(24191)
*12	Norman Baker (Lewes): What plans he has to help tackle the backlog of repairs to schools within the Lewes constituency.
	(24192)
*13	Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): What assessment he has made of the Out of School Childcare Initiative.
	(24194)
*14	Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North): What reports he has received on the progress of the New Deal Pathfinder in the Black Country.
	(24195)
*15	Mr Paul Clark (Gillingham): What steps will be taken to ensure that young people with exceptional needs are able to enter the New Deal early if they choose to do so.
	(24196)
*16	Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): What representations he has received recently from the Alliance for regional aid; and if he will make a statement.
	(24197)
*17	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): What steps he plans to take to ensure that schools are able to timetable for teaching an hour a day of literacy and numeracy.
	(24198)
*18	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): How many representations he has received on his recent proposals for more school time to be devoted to teaching numeracy and literacy, and if he will make a statement.
	(24199)
*19	Mr John Hutton (Barrow and Furness): What assessment he has made of the progress of the New Deal Pathfinder in Barrow and Furness.
	(24200)
*20	Mr Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff West): What steps will be taken to ensure that young people with learning disabilities will be able to take advantage of the New Deal.
	(24201)
*21	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What assistance New Deal participants aged over 25 years and unemployed for more than two years will receive during the period before their six month placement begins.
	(24202)
*22	Dr Peter Brand (Isle of Wight): How many people aged between 18 and 24 years and unemployed for over six months, will benefit from the New Deal.
	(24203)
*23	Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): If consultations about grammar school status will include those parts of the schools catchment area outside the education authority area.
	(24204)
*24	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): What support he will give local authorities to meet literacy targets.
	(24205)
*25	Ms Barbara Follett (Stevenage): What recent discussions he has had with childcare providers.
	(24206)
*26	Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): What steps he plans to take to ensure that newly qualified teachers are properly trained in literacy and numeracy.
	(24207)
*27	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What measures he is taking to tackle truancy in schools.
	(24208)
*28	The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South): What assessment he has made of the impact of proposed changes in funding for tertiary education on students from outside the United Kingdom attending United Kingdom establishments.
	(24209)
*29	Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): If he will make a statement on the average class sizes of (a) primary schools and (b) secondary schools in the Macclesfield constituency.
	(24210)
*30	Bob Russell (Colchester): If students who decided to defer entry to university to 1998, by notifying the institution itself and not UCAS prior to 1st August 1997, will have to pay tuition fees in 1998.
	(24211)
*31	Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South): If he will make a statement on his objectives for the National Year of Reading; and if he will make a statement.
	(24212)
*32	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Office on the impact of the Government's devolution proposals on the higher education sector.
	(24213)
*33	Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): What support he will give to local authorities to meet literacy targets.
	(24214)
*34	Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow): If he will make a statement on the progress of the New Deal in Pathfinder areas.
	(24216)
*35	Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): What plans he has to allow students involved with non-graduate performing arts courses to have access to student loans.
	(24217)
*36	Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): What is his estimate of the number of the New Deal places; and what percentage he estimates will be available to the long-term unemployed.
	(24218)