Order of Business for 3 March 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.

Private Business

    Note: Private business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.

Second Reading

Lloyds TSB Bill [Lords].

Mr Howard Flight
Mr Gerald Howarth
Mr Jim Cousins

    On Second Reading of the Lloyds TSB Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

At 2.35 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions

*1 Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset):    If he will make a statement on the closure of the South Dorset Economic Partnership and the implications of this for the Government's regional regeneration policies.

(30620)

*2 Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    What representations he has received on the 1998-99 local government financial settlement.

(30622)

*3 Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    If he will introduce measures to allow independent public monitoring organisations to gain automatic entry to water treatment works.

(30623)

*4 Jane Griffiths (Reading East):    When he expects to publish his consultation document on best value in local government; and if he will make a statement.

(30624)

*5 Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    What representations he has received from local authorities over the accountability of regional development agencies.

(30625)

*6 Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    When he expects to announce his proposals to facilitate house purchases.

(30626)

*7 Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    When he plans next to meet the Local Government Association to discuss the SSA methodology.

(30627)

*8 Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    What plans he has to introduce measures to improve air quality.

(30628)

*9 Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale):    What representations he has received about legislation governing the use of rendering in newly-built housing; and if he will make a statement.

(30629)

*10 Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    What plans he has to reduce local authorities' reliance on central government funding.

(30630)

*11 Bob Russell (Colchester):    If he will reduce central government intervention in local government.

(30631)

*12 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    If he will extend the powers of the Local Government Ombudsman to cover parish councils.

(30632)

*13 Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East):    What progress he is making in his consultation on the reform of local government.

(30633)

*14 Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):    When he next plans to meet representatives of local government to discuss development issues.

(30635)

*15 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    What recent representations he has received on water charging policy.

(30637)

*16 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    What representations he has received on his proposals to reform capping of local authorities.

(30638)

*17 Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    When he intends to publish the White Paper on the Government's plans for a new greater London authority.

(30639)

*18 Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What representations he has received from Cornwall on his proposals to set up regional development agencies.

(30640)

*19 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    What measures he proposes to increase the accountability of the government offices of the regions.

(30641)

*20 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What steps he is taking to assist with the renovation of dilapidated housing stock in North East Lancashire.

(30642)

*21 Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    What is his policy on the role of parish councils in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.

(30643)

*22 Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):    What is his target for the proportion of new homes to be accommodated on land which has been developed.

(30644)

*23 Mr John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings):    What representations have been received on the 1998-99 local government financial settlement.

(30645)

*24 Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South):    If he will make a statement on his consultation on the future of local government.

(30646)

*25 Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham):    What assessment he has made of average council tax levels in 1998-99.

(30647)

*26 Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    What research (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the environmental effects of high explosives; and if he will make a statement.

(30453)

*27 Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    What steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to seek best value in the services that they provide.

(30648)

At 3.05 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions relating to Transport

*28 Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset):    When he will make a decision on the financing of the Dorchester Road Relief Road in Weymouth; and if he will make a statement.

(30649)

*29 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    If he will make a statement on the progress being made in moving the Driving Test Centre in Beeches Road, Chelmsford, to another site in the Chelmsford area.

(30650)

*30 Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton):    What guidance has been issued to local authorities under the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997.

(30652)

*31 Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):    How many miles of new road he has (a) approved and (b) declined to approve since he took office; and if he will make a statement.

(30653)

*32 Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):    If he will make a statement on his Department's plans to limit noise pollution on major trunk roads.

(30654)

*33 Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):    What plans he has to dual the A5 north of Shrewsbury.

(30655)

*34 Bob Russell (Colchester):    What action the Government is proposing to take to encourage councils to introduce further traffic calming measures; and if he will make more financial resources available.

(30656)

*35 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What is his estimate of the numbers of road fatalities that result from the use of medicinal drugs.

(30657)

*36 Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    What assessment his Department has made of the impact of increasing fuel duties by 6 per cent. a year in real terms on road traffic levels.

(30658)

*37 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What assessment has been made of the cost of enforcing proposals to limit the availability of workplace parking.

(30659)

*38 Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    If he will make a statement on the publication of rail passenger satisfaction surveys.

(30660)

*39 Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon):    What assessment he has made of the advantages of devoting resources from speeding fines directly towards the running costs of speed cameras.

(30661)

*40 Helen Jones (Warrington North):    If he will make a statement on the number of train operating companies which ran services which performed with worse punctuality in the last quarter of 1997 than in the same period of 1996.

(30662)

*41 Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    How soon after the completion of his review of road schemes he plans to proceed with those with highest priority.

(30663)

*42 Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):    If he will make a statement on his proposals to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars.

(30664)

*43 David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):    What new measures he is taking to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries caused by drinking and driving.

(30665)

*44 Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):    What assessment he has made of passenger traffic forecasts for the Channel Tunnel.

(30666)

*45 Norman Baker (Lewes):    What plans he has to introduce further regulations relating to the transportation of radioactive material by air.

(30667)

*46 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    If he will make a statement on the measures Her Majesty's Government plans to take to alleviate the problems facing small and medium sized businesses facing blight on the Channel Tunnel rail link route.

(30668)

*47 Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):    If he will make a statement on speed limits in residential areas.

(30669)

*48 Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What plans he has to improve maritime safety in the fishing industry.

(30670)

*49 Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy):    If he will make a statement on the number of train operating companies which ran services which performed with worse punctuality in the last quarter of 1997 than in the same period of 1996.

(30671)

*50 Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    What steps he is taking to encourage inward investors to make arrangements to transport their products to EU countries by rail; and if he will make a statement.

(30672)

*51 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    If he will introduce measures to allow for the reinvestment of income from traffic speed cameras in local authority traffic calming schemes.

(30673)

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

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

RELIGIOUS DISCRIMINATION AND REMEDIES [Up to 20 minutes]

Mr John Austin

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to render unlawful religious discrimination in employment and in the provision of certain types of goods, facilities and services and to make provision for appropriate enforcement; to create new offences relating to incitement to religious hatred; and for related purposes.

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

Main Business
2	OPPOSITION DAY [8th allotted day] *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
	ISAs, TESSAs AND PEPs
	Mr William Hague Mr Peter Lilley Mr Michael Howard Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mr Michael Fallon Mr James Arbuthnot
	That this House welcomes the success of TESSAs and PEPs in extending popular saving and deplores the Government's proposal to abolish them and replace them with Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs); condemns the retrospective taxation of the most prudent savers who have accumulated more than £50,000; believes that ISAs will involve high administrative costs, especially because of the unnecessary and unfair lifetime limit on tax-free saving; and urges the Government to bring forward new proposals that would not involve retrospective taxation, would build on PEPs and TESSAs, would reduce the costs of administering the schemes and would not involve a lifetime limit on the amount that may be invested.
	As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (ISAs, TESSAs and PEPs):
	The Prime Minister Mr Secretary Prescott Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Secretary Cook Mr Secretary Straw Mr Secretary Blunkett
	Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `welcomes the Government's commitment, set out in the pre-Budget report, to consult on tax proposals, including the proposed ISA; believes that the ISA will extend the opportunity to save and invest and that the Government's proposals will ensure a stable and fair savings environment; commends the Government for its commitment to long-term economic stability and low inflation which is good for savers; and rejects any return to the boom and bust policies of the past which were so damaging to those on low incomes, savers and investors.'.
	Mr Paddy Ashdown Mr A. J. Beith Mr Malcolm Bruce Dr Vincent Cable Mr Edward Davey Mr Paul Tyler
	Line 2, leave out from `saving' to end and add `and welcomes the Government's intention to encourage more small investors and to introduce tax neutral treatment of savings, but calls on the Government to protect from any ceiling PEP or TESSA investments already made in good faith; calls for more radical inducements for small savers; and calls for a clear commitment that the Government will not use tax reform as a hidden tax increase.'.
	LISTENING TO THE COUNTRYSIDE
	Mr William Hague Mr Peter Lilley Mr Michael Howard Mr Michael Jack Mr Tim Yeo Mr James Arbuthnot
	That this House recognises the concern of those marching in London on 1st March that the voice of the countryside should be listened to by all politicians but regrets the attempts by non-attending Agriculture Ministers to undermine the credentials of the march with claims of it being hijacked by political and overseas interests; calls upon Her Majesty's Government, in acknowledging that a viable agricultural industry lies at the heart of a successful rural economy, to recognise properly the fears and concerns of farmers over dramatically falling farm incomes, rising levels of food imports, the continued imposition of the beef ban, the introduction of the Minimum Wage, the Working Time Directive and Agenda 2000, by now making a clear statement of how it proposes to address these concerns; deplores the threat to life in rural Britain resulting from a revenue support grant settlement which has removed resources from rural local authorities; and calls upon the Government not only to strengthen the protection for the countryside while encouraging the renewal of towns and cities, but also to respect the patterns and fabric of rural life by removing the threat to land owners of a statutory right of access.
	As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (Listening to the Countryside):
	The Prime Minister Mr Secretary Prescott Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Secretary Cook Mr Secretary Straw Dr John Cunningham
	Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `condemns the previous administration for its persistent neglect of the countryside over the past eighteen years which resulted in rural unemployment and deprivation and the collapse of the rural transport system; and congratulates the Government on its emphatic commitment to comprehensive countryside policies, to reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, to successful, sustainable United Kingdom agriculture, and on its vision for a countryside that is strong, fair and modern, with a programme for social justice, inclusiveness, welfare reform, improving services, the national minimum wage, education and skills which will ensure prosperity for all in rural areas as well as in the towns.'.
	Mr Paddy Ashdown Mr A. J. Beith Mr Charles Kennedy Mr Andrew George Mr Matthew Taylor Mr Paul Tyler
	Line 2, leave out from `politicians' to end and add `recognises that this plight did not start on 2nd May 1997 but has been caused by years of neglect of the countryside; calls upon Her Majesty's Government to ensure the survival of the countryside by addressing the erosion of services to rural areas, the legacy of inappropriate development, the cumulative effect of falling farm incomes, the strength of the pound which is encouraging food imports, the continuing beef export ban, and the implications of Agenda 2000; and believes that this should be best achieved by establishing a Royal Commission on the Countryside so that the real problems faced by rural communities can be addressed.'.
	The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
*Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.*
+ 3	NORTHERN IRELAND *[No debate]*
	Secretary Marjorie Mowlam That the draft Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 12th February, be approved.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).*

At the end of the sitting:

4	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: *Heavily indebted poor countries' initiative* (Mr Paul Goggins). *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	Standing Committee A	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 12 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the School Standards and Framework Bill.
2	Standing Committee B	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 10 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill.
3	Standing Committee D	10.30 a.m.	Room 11 (public)
	To consider the Magistrates' Courts Procedure Bill [Lords].
4	Standing Committee E	10.30 a.m.	Room 9 (public)
	To consider the Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Bill [Lords].
5	Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 14 (public)
	To consider the draft London Docklands Development Corporation (Transfer of Functions) Order 1998 and the Urban Development Corporations in England (Area and Constitution) Order 1998.
6	Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	10.30 a.m.	Room 14 (public)
	To consider the Greater London Authority (Referendum) Order 1998.
SELECT COMMITTEES
7	Deregulation	10.00 a.m.	Room 21 (private)
8	Public Administration	10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: Your Right To Know: The Government's Proposals for a Freedom of Information Act.
	Witness: Rt Hon The Lord Irvine of Lairg, The Lord Chancellor.
9	Agriculture	10.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 20 (private) (public)
	Subject: Food Safety.
	Witnesses: Food and Drink Federation; Chilled Food Association; British Meat Manufacturers' Association.
10	Home Affairs	10.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: Alternatives to Prison Sentences.
	Witnesses: Magistrates Association; Justices' Clerks' Society; and Mr Tim Workman, Metropolitan Stipendiary Magistrate.
11	Welsh Affairs	10.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Present Crisis in the Welsh Livestock Industry.
	Witnesses: Mr Bob Bansback, Corporate Strategy Director, Mr Archie Sains, Industry Development Adviser, Mr Huw Thomas, Regional Manager Sales, Meat and Livestock Commission; Mr Chris Gilbert-Wood, Technical Manager, Agriculture/Livestock, Mr Mark Broadbent, Executive of Foods, Marks and Spencer (at approximately 11.45 a.m.)
12	Environmental Audit	10.30 a.m.	Room 19 (private)
13	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-Committee	2.00 p.m.	Basingstoke & Deane Council Chamber, Civic Offices, London Road, Basingstoke (public)
	Subject: Sustainable Waste Management.
	Witnesses: Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council, Hampshire County Council, Hampshire Waste Services, Pat Delbridge Associates; Royal Town Planning Institute, Town and Country Planning Association (at 2.50 p.m.); Energy from Waste Association (at 3.20 p.m.).
14	Procedure	4.30 p.m.	Room 21 (private)
15	Statutory Instruments	Immediately after the meeting of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments	Room 7 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEE
16	Statutory Instruments	4.15 p.m.	Room 7 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Monday 2nd March for answer today++
1	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what changes she plans to the Discretionary Social Fund; and if she will make a statement.
	(32875)
2	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union for March and the major European Union events for the next six months.
	(32950)
3	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will support the appeal made by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia for funds in support of the Prosecutor's 1998 programme of exhumations in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
	(32951)
4	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if the Government will offer financial support to the United Nations' programme to develop democratic, professional police forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina as a key element in implementing the Dayton Agreement.
	(32952)
5	Mr Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what action is being taken to improve the effectiveness of fisheries enforcement in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
	(32957)
6	Mr Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, pursuant to his oral statement of 26th February, Official Report, column 545, if he will make available the results of the study which he commissioned in respect of electors' views on voting systems.
	(32956)
7	Mr Dennis Turner (Wolverhampton South East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what results he obtained from his first quarterly review of progress on tackling the millennium computer problem within central government.
	(32993)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
*1	Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): If he will make a statement on the closure of the South Dorset Economic Partnership and the implications of this for the Government's regional regeneration policies.
	(30620)
*2	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What representations he has received on the 1998-99 local government financial settlement.
	(30622)
*3	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): If he will introduce measures to allow independent public monitoring organisations to gain automatic entry to water treatment works.
	(30623)
*4	Jane Griffiths (Reading East): When he expects to publish his consultation document on best value in local government; and if he will make a statement.
	(30624)
*5	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): What representations he has received from local authorities over the accountability of regional development agencies.
	(30625)
*6	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): When he expects to announce his proposals to facilitate house purchases.
	(30626)
*7	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury): When he plans next to meet the Local Government Association to discuss the SSA methodology.
	(30627)
*8	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): What plans he has to introduce measures to improve air quality.
	(30628)
*9	Mr Tim Collins (Westmorland and Lonsdale): What representations he has received about legislation governing the use of rendering in newly-built housing; and if he will make a statement.
	(30629)
*10	Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What plans he has to reduce local authorities' reliance on central government funding.
	(30630)
*11	Bob Russell (Colchester): If he will reduce central government intervention in local government.
	(30631)
*12	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): If he will extend the powers of the Local Government Ombudsman to cover parish councils.
	(30632)
*13	Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East): What progress he is making in his consultation on the reform of local government.
	(30633)
*14	Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): When he next plans to meet representatives of local government to discuss development issues.
	(30635)
*15	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What recent representations he has received on water charging policy.
	(30637)
*16	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): What representations he has received on his proposals to reform capping of local authorities.
	(30638)
*17	Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): When he intends to publish the White Paper on the Government's plans for a new greater London authority.
	(30639)
*18	Mr Andrew George (St Ives): What representations he has received from Cornwall on his proposals to set up regional development agencies.
	(30640)
*19	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): What measures he proposes to increase the accountability of the government offices of the regions.
	(30641)
*20	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What steps he is taking to assist with the renovation of dilapidated housing stock in North East Lancashire.
	(30642)
*21	Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): What is his policy on the role of parish councils in rural areas; and if he will make a statement.
	(30643)
*22	Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What is his target for the proportion of new homes to be accommodated on land which has been developed.
	(30644)
*23	Mr John Hayes (South Holland and The Deepings): What representations have been received on the 1998-99 local government financial settlement.
	(30645)
*24	Mr Edward O'Hara (Knowsley South): If he will make a statement on his consultation on the future of local government.
	(30646)
*25	Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham): What assessment he has made of average council tax levels in 1998-99.
	(30647)
*26	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): What research (i) the Environment Agency and (ii) his Department has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated into the environmental effects of high explosives; and if he will make a statement.
	(30453)
*27	Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What steps he is taking to encourage local authorities to seek best value in the services that they provide.
	(30648)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions relating to Transport
*28	Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): When he will make a decision on the financing of the Dorchester Road Relief Road in Weymouth; and if he will make a statement.
	(30649)
*29	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): If he will make a statement on the progress being made in moving the Driving Test Centre in Beeches Road, Chelmsford, to another site in the Chelmsford area.
	(30650)
*30	Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): What guidance has been issued to local authorities under the Road Traffic Reduction Act 1997.
	(30652)
*31	Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): How many miles of new road he has (a) approved and (b) declined to approve since he took office; and if he will make a statement.
	(30653)
*32	Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): If he will make a statement on his Department's plans to limit noise pollution on major trunk roads.
	(30654)
*33	Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): What plans he has to dual the A5 north of Shrewsbury.
	(30655)
*34	Bob Russell (Colchester): What action the Government is proposing to take to encourage councils to introduce further traffic calming measures; and if he will make more financial resources available.
	(30656)
*35	Paul Flynn (Newport West): What is his estimate of the numbers of road fatalities that result from the use of medicinal drugs.
	(30657)
*36	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What assessment his Department has made of the impact of increasing fuel duties by 6 per cent. a year in real terms on road traffic levels.
	(30658)
*37	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What assessment has been made of the cost of enforcing proposals to limit the availability of workplace parking.
	(30659)
*38	Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North): If he will make a statement on the publication of rail passenger satisfaction surveys.
	(30660)
*39	Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West and Abingdon): What assessment he has made of the advantages of devoting resources from speeding fines directly towards the running costs of speed cameras.
	(30661)
*40	Helen Jones (Warrington North): If he will make a statement on the number of train operating companies which ran services which performed with worse punctuality in the last quarter of 1997 than in the same period of 1996.
	(30662)
*41	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): How soon after the completion of his review of road schemes he plans to proceed with those with highest priority.
	(30663)
*42	Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): If he will make a statement on his proposals to improve the fuel efficiency of new cars.
	(30664)
*43	David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What new measures he is taking to reduce the number of deaths and serious injuries caused by drinking and driving.
	(30665)
*44	Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What assessment he has made of passenger traffic forecasts for the Channel Tunnel.
	(30666)
*45	Norman Baker (Lewes): What plans he has to introduce further regulations relating to the transportation of radioactive material by air.
	(30667)
*46	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): If he will make a statement on the measures Her Majesty's Government plans to take to alleviate the problems facing small and medium sized businesses facing blight on the Channel Tunnel rail link route.
	(30668)
*47	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): If he will make a statement on speed limits in residential areas.
	(30669)
*48	Mr Andrew George (St Ives): What plans he has to improve maritime safety in the fishing industry.
	(30670)
*49	Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): If he will make a statement on the number of train operating companies which ran services which performed with worse punctuality in the last quarter of 1997 than in the same period of 1996.
	(30671)
*50	Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): What steps he is taking to encourage inward investors to make arrangements to transport their products to EU countries by rail; and if he will make a statement.
	(30672)
*51	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): If he will introduce measures to allow for the reinvestment of income from traffic speed cameras in local authority traffic calming schemes.
	(30673)



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