Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer |
*1 |
Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East): What estimate he has made of the number of women who will benefit as a result of the windfall levy. |
| (32493) |
*2 |
Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire): What estimate he has made of the domestic savings ratio in (a) 1997 and (b) 1998. |
| (32494) |
*3 |
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): When he last met the Governor of the Bank of England to discuss the interaction of monetary and economic policy. |
| (32495) |
*4 |
Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East): What plans he has to reduce the debt burden of the poorest countries. |
| (32496) |
*5 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What representations he has received on the use of petrol duty rates as a mechanism for achieving environmental objectives. |
| (32497) |
*6 |
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): If he will make a statement on the distribution of the tax burden and public expenditure between different income groups. |
| (32498) |
*7 |
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): What plans he has to restructure the public sector borrowing requirement in relation to European monetary policy. |
| (32499) |
*8 |
Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What further discussions he has held with the IMF concerning the problems faced by South East Asian economies. |
| (32500) |
*9 |
Mr Austin Mitchell (Great Grimsby): If he will seek to achieve a more competitive exchange rate level. |
| (32501) |
*10 |
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): What plans he has to compensate the NHS for the additional costs arising from the removal of VAT zero rating for home delivered continence products. |
| (32502) |
*11 |
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): What representations he has received from pensioners' organisations on his reduction in VAT on fuel. |
| (32503) |
*12 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What the reasons are for proceeding with the abolition of duty free within the EU in 1999 in advance of harmonisation or equalisation of taxation rates in member states. |
| (32504) |
*13 |
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What he estimates will be the cost to holders of PEPs to transfer them to ISAs. |
| (32505) |
*14 |
Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What assessment he has made of the correlation between the boom and bust phases in the economic cycle and the value of the pound, and the time lag involved. |
| (32506) |
*15 |
The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South): What steps he has taken to achieve equalisation of taxes in the European Union. |
| (32507) |
*16 |
Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): What submissions he has received opposing his ISA proposals. |
| (32508) |
*17 |
Mr Derek Twigg (Halton): If he will make a statement on the current level of receipts from the windfall levy for spending on the welfare to work programme. |
| (32509) |
*18 |
Mr Stephen Timms (East Ham): What discussions he has had with Church leaders about the problems of highly-indebted developing countries. |
| (32510) |
*19 |
Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): What consultations he has had about the number of tax bands in the income tax structure. |
| (32511) |
*20 |
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): If he will assess the advantages of increasing public expenditure in the forthcoming financial year. |
| (32512) |
*21 |
Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk): What assessment he has made of the impact of recent trends in manufactured exports on the balance of payments. |
| (32513) |
*22 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What representations he has had from church leaders concerning the problem of international debt. |
| (32514) |
*23 |
Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): What representations he has received on his policy to ensure economic stability through greater control of the public sector borrowing requirement. |
| (32515) |
*24 |
Mr Ivor Caplin (Hove): If he will make a statement on his policy to ensure economic stability for the small and medium sized business sector. |
| (32516) |
*25 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): What representations he has received from Church leaders about Government policy to reduce Third World debt. |
| (32517) |
*26 |
Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the Mauritius mandate. |
| (32518) |
*27 |
Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East): What is his policy on reducing the debt burden of the poorest countries. |
| (32519) |
*28 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What recent representations he has received on his policy to reduce the debt burden of the poorest countries. |
| (32520) |
*29 |
Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): What estimate he has made of the reduction in staffing at the Bank of England following the establishment of the proposed European Central Bank. |
| (32521) |
*30 |
Mr David Rendel (Newbury): What research he has evaluated into the advantage of equalising lower earnings levels at which tax and national insurance are first paid. |
| (32522) |
*31 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): How many representations he has received on his proposals for the Individual Savings Account; and when he expects to make progress on extending the opportunity for tax-exempt savings to the smaller saver. |
| (32523) |
*32 |
Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood): What estimate he has made of the net cost to HM Treasury of the United Kingdom's contribution to the EU under the next quinquennial financial perspective. |
| (32524) |
*33 |
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): If he will make a statement on the steps currently being taken by his Department to prepare for the single European currency. |
| (32525) |
*34 |
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): What progress he is making at ECOFIN in persuading EU finance ministers to increase excise duty on tobacco and alcohol. |
| (32526) |
*35 |
Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): What discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on his policy to spend the windfall levy on a welfare to work programme. |
| (32527) |
*36 |
Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs): What assessment he has made of the extent to which the British and continental European business cycles are becoming more synchronised; and if he will make a statement. |
| (32528) |
*37 |
Kali Mountford (Colne Valley): If he will make a statement on his policy on reducing the debt burden of the poorest countries. |
| (32529) |
*38 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): What proportion of total local authority expenditure is met by (a) central government funds, (b) business rate payers and (c) council tax payers. |
| (32530) |
*39 |
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): What steps he is taking to promote long-term stability in interest rates. |
| (32531) |
*40 |
Mr Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst): What representations he has received from associations representing tobacco retailers and/or manufacturers concerning illegal re-sale of tobacco imported from Belgium. |
| (32532) |
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
STANDING COMMITTEES |
1 |
Standing Committee B |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill. |
2 |
Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation |
10.30 a.m. |
Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft Greater London Authority (Referendum Arrangements) Order 1998. |
3 |
Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation |
4.30 p.m. |
Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the Special Grant Report (No. 32): Special Grant for Accommodation for Evacuees from Montserrat (HC 549). |
SELECT COMMITTEES |
4 |
Health |
10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. |
Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Relationship between Health and Social Services. |
| Witnesses: NHS Confederation. |
5 |
Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee |
10.30 a.m.
10.45 a.m. |
Room 16 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Part-time Working. |
| Witnesses: Professor Jill Rubery, Manchester School of Management, UMIST, Professor Sylvia Walby, University of Leeds and Dr Robert Wilson, Institute for Employment Research, University of Warwick. |
6 |
Treasury |
10.30 a.m. |
Room 8 (private) |
|
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
|
Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 11th March for answer today++ |
1 | Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he will announce the outcome of his consultation on the new housing department within the Welsh Office. |
| (34539) |
2 | Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what measures she is taking to alleviate the suffering of people living in Baghdad-controlled Iraq. |
| (34609) |
3 | Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he has decided whether a public inquiry is to be held into Railtrack's application for an order under the Transport and Works Act 1992 in respect of the Thameslink 2000 project. |
| (34676) |
4 | Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will publish the Assessors' report into their survey of the 'Derbyshire'; if he will order the reopening of the formal investigation into the loss of the vessel; and if he will make a statement. |
| (34677) |
5 | Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement about the requests from British Aerospace plc and Rolls-Royce plc for changes to their foreign shareholding limits. |
| (34678) |
6 | Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement about the location of the National Assembly for Wales. |
| (34734) |
|
Standing Committee Notices |
Standing Committee A will meet on Wednesday 18th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Waste Minimisation Bill. |
Standing Committee C will meet on Wednesday 18th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Local Authority Tenders Bill. |
Standing Committee D will meet on Wednesday 18th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Animal Health (Amendment) Bill. |
Standing Committee E will meet on Wednesday 18th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider further the Road Traffic Reduction (United Kingdom Targets) Bill. |
The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 12th March to consider the draft Greater London Authority (Referendum Arrangements) Order 1998. |
The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 18th March at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Special Grant Report (No. 33): Community Care Special Grants for 1998-99 (HC 534). |
The Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 19th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider the draft Railways (Rateable Values) (Scotland) Order 1998. |
European Standing Committee A will meet on Wednesday 25th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Community Document No 5357/98: Bananas. |
European Standing Committee B will meet on Wednesday 25th March at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Community Documents Nos: 11165/97 and 11167/97: Aid to Shipbuilding. |
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