Order of Business for 16 March 1998

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Order of Business Monday 16th 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.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

*1 Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire):    If he will visit the Rex cinema in Berkhamsted.

(32897)

*2 Mr Tony Clarke (Northampton South):    What plans he has to co-operate with his French counterparts in respect of the 1998 World Cup finals.

(32898)

*3 Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk):    What representations he has received on the appointment of a not for profit operator for the National Lottery.

(32899)

*4 Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    What estimate he has made of the benefit to the tourism and leisure industries of promotions targeted at gay people.

(32900)

*5 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    What plans he has to support the efforts of seaside towns to promote tourism.

(32901)

*6 Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington):    What proposals he has to safeguard and extend editorial independence in the media.

(32902)

*7 Mr Roger Stott (Wigan):    What plans he has to assist local authorities in applying the principles of best value to the provision of cultural and leisure services.

(32903)

*8 Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):    What representations he has received concerning the allocation of tickets for the forthcoming World Cup in France.

(32904)

*9 Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    What plans he has to support the efforts of seaside towns to promote tourism.

(32905)

*10 Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston):    What plans he has to encourage the take up of digital TV.

(32906)

*11 Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):    What plans he has to maintain programme quality in commercial television; and if he will make a statement.

(32908)

*12 Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    If he will make a statement on the Millennium Commission's spending on projects in the West Midlands Region.

(32909)

*13 Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    How he will determine the balance between the arts and science in the apportioning of funds via NESTA.

(32910)

*14 Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    What proposals he has to encourage domestic tourism; and if he will make a statement.

(32911)

*15 Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West):    What assessment he has made of the prospects for England hosting the 2006 soccer World Cup.

(32912)

*16 Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby):    If he will make a statement on how the New Deal can help the tourist industry in Yorkshire.

(32913)

*17 Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    If he will make a statement on the contribution of music to the UK economy.

(32914)

*18 Laura Moffatt (Crawley):    Is what ways the new Tourism Forum will assist the tourist industry in the South East outside London.

(32915)

*19 Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    What progress he has made in encouraging the use of information technology in public libraries.

(32917)

*20 Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):    What representations he has received concerning London's art market.

(32918)

*21 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    If he will make a statement on the future of the London Film Commission.

(32939)

*22 Mr Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston):    What support he plans to give to the campaign to host the 2006 World Cup.

(32919)

*23 Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    What support he plans to give to the campaign to host the 2006 World Cup.

(32920)

*24 Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield):    If he will make a statement on the impact that incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights would have on press regulation and privacy.

(32921)

*25 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What proposals he has to support the Cornish language.

(32894)

*26 Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey):    When he will next review Her Majesty's Government's policy for funding theatres and theatre companies in England; and if he will make a statement.

(32922)

*27 Ms Hazel Blears (Salford):    What assessment he has made of the role of his Department in contributing to the Government's policies to combat social exclusion.

(32923)

*28 Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    When he next intends to meet the Chairman of the English Tourist Board to discuss projections for the future growth in tourism.

(32924)

At 3.10 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Minister without Portfolio in respect of the Millennium Experience

*29 Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    What representations he has received about the contents of the Millennium Dome.

(32926)

*30 Mr William Cash (Stone):    What representations he has received on decontamination of the Millennium Dome site.

(32927)

*31 Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    What is his Department's latest estimate of the cost of the Millennium Experience at Greenwich.

(32928)

*32 Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere):    What representations he has received about the proposed content of the Millennium Dome.

(32929)

*33 Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    If he will make a statement on progress in attracting sponsorship for the Spirit Level zone in the Millennium Dome.

(32930)

*34 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    What plans he has to include material of significant historical interest in the Millennium Dome.

(32931)

*35 Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    What plans he has to ensure that all parts of the United Kingdom benefit from the Millennium Experience at Greenwich.

(32932)

*36 Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    How he intends to emphasise the Christian character of the millennium celebrations at Greenwich.

(32933)

*37 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    If he will estimate the number of people from the North West who will visit the Dome.

(32934)

At 3.20 p.m.

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission

*38 Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Urban Fund has taken to promote social renewal in poorer areas of the United Kingdom.

(32935)

*39 Norman Baker (Lewes):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what changes to procedure are being introduced following reports into the Ashford Great Park development project.

(32936)

*40 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church Commissioners have made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the level of VAT on repairs to churches and church buildings.

(32937)

*41 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what proposals he has to enlarge the ethical content of the Commissioners' investments.

(32895)

*42 Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement about the Church Commissioners' policy towards the right to roam on land which they own.

(32938)

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

Preliminary Business
*Notices of Presentation of Bills*
1	FARMING OF ANIMALS FOR FUR (PROHIBITION) *[No debate]*
	Norman Baker Bill to protect the health and welfare of fur-bearing animals by prohibiting the farming of such animals for fur.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
2	HOUSING SERVICE CHARGES (AMENDMENT) *[No debate]*
	Mr Barry Gardiner Bill to provide for the transfer of certain county court cases to a leasehold valuation tribunal.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*

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


Main Business

+ 3	TEACHING AND HIGHER EDUCATION BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading. *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
	Mr Andrew Welsh Mr Cynog Dafis Mrs Margaret Ewing Mr Dafydd Wigley Mr Alex Salmond Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Mr John Swinney
Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones

Ms Roseanna Cunningham

Mr Alasdair Morgan

	That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] because it will create additional obstacles to participation in higher education by the economically disadvantaged; fails to tackle the problem of student poverty; will increase student indebtedness through the withdrawal of the maintenance grant; and fails to address adequately the gross underfunding of the higher and further education system of the last eighteen years.
	Mr Paddy Ashdown Mr A. J. Beith Mr Don Foster Mr Phil Willis Mr Paul Tyler Mr James Wallace
	That this House welcomes proposals for a National Headship qualification, the right for time off for study and training for 16 and 17 year olds, the re-introduction of an induction period of one academic year for teachers and the establishment of a General Teaching Council with a majority of teachers on the Council and more powers than originally planned; recognises that students must increase their contribution to higher education through investing in their living costs through the conversion of maintenance grants to loans coupled with a fair, income-contingent loan repayment scheme; but declines to give the Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] a second reading because the proposal to introduce means-tested tuition fees is wrong in principle, will fail to alleviate the funding crisis in higher education since the increased income from students is not hypothecated to the university sector, will impose an unfair financial burden on students entering higher education, will deter students from applying to universities and fails to recognise that other beneficiaries of higher education, including employers and the State, should also contribute more towards its cost.
	Mr William Hague Mr Peter Lilley Mr Stephen Dorrell Mr David Willetts Mrs Angela Browning Mr James Arbuthnot
	That this House, whilst welcoming the enhanced provisions in the Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] to establish general teaching councils with the powers to take effective action in cases of professional misconduct, and, whilst also welcoming the Bill's new provisions to protect means-tested maintenance grants for students from low-income families and to ensure that first degree students from all parts of the United Kingdom will be treated on the same basis, nevertheless declines to give the Bill a Second Reading because it fails to implement the Dearing Committee's proposal for an independent review body to advise on any future changes in tuition fees.
*Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.*
+ 4	TEACHING AND HIGHER EDUCATION BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. *[No debate]*
	Dawn Primarolo That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-- (1) any sums required for the making by the Secretary of State of grants or loans under the Act; (2) any other expenses of the Secretary of State under the Act; and (3) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums so payable by virtue of any other Act.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1) (a)).*
+ 5	NUCLEAR EXPLOSIONS (PROHIBITION AND INSPECTIONS) BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered. *[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 Nuclear Explosions (Prohibition and Inspections) Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).*

+ 6	REFERENDUM *[No debate]*
	Mr Secretary Prescott That the draft Greater London Authority (Referendum Arrangements) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 10th March, be approved.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).*
+ 7	LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE *[No debate]*
	Mr Secretary Prescott That the Special Grant Report (No. 32): Special Grant for Accommodation for Evacuees from Montserrat (HC 549), which was laid before this House on 11th February, be approved.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).*
+ 8	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)).*
+ 9	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:

10	ADJOURNMENT:
	Proposed subject: Burford Community Hospital (Mr Shaun Woodward). *Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).*

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SELECT COMMITTEES
1	Information	4.30 p.m.	10 Great George Street (private)
2	Public Accounts	4.30 p.m.	Room 16 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 13th March for answer today++
1	Mr Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the role of the embarkation control in the immigration control process.
	(35037)
2	Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what plans he has to improve the administration of payments to farmers in Wales.
	(35065)
3	Mr Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what proposals he has to strengthen economic stability.
	(35081)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
*1	Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): If he will visit the Rex cinema in Berkhamsted.
	(32897)
*2	Mr Tony Clarke (Northampton South): What plans he has to co-operate with his French counterparts in respect of the 1998 World Cup finals.
	(32898)
*3	Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk): What representations he has received on the appointment of a not for profit operator for the National Lottery.
	(32899)
*4	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead): What estimate he has made of the benefit to the tourism and leisure industries of promotions targeted at gay people.
	(32900)
*5	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What plans he has to support the efforts of seaside towns to promote tourism.
	(32901)
*6	Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington): What proposals he has to safeguard and extend editorial independence in the media.
	(32902)
*7	Mr Roger Stott (Wigan): What plans he has to assist local authorities in applying the principles of best value to the provision of cultural and leisure services.
	(32903)
*8	Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): What representations he has received concerning the allocation of tickets for the forthcoming World Cup in France.
	(32904)
*9	Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): What plans he has to support the efforts of seaside towns to promote tourism.
	(32905)
*10	Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): What plans he has to encourage the take up of digital TV.
	(32906)
*11	Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South): What plans he has to maintain programme quality in commercial television; and if he will make a statement.
	(32908)
*12	Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North): If he will make a statement on the Millennium Commission's spending on projects in the West Midlands Region.
	(32909)
*13	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): How he will determine the balance between the arts and science in the apportioning of funds via NESTA.
	(32910)
*14	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): What proposals he has to encourage domestic tourism; and if he will make a statement.
	(32911)
*15	Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): What assessment he has made of the prospects for England hosting the 2006 soccer World Cup.
	(32912)
*16	Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby): If he will make a statement on how the New Deal can help the tourist industry in Yorkshire.
	(32913)
*17	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): If he will make a statement on the contribution of music to the UK economy.
	(32914)
*18	Laura Moffatt (Crawley): Is what ways the new Tourism Forum will assist the tourist industry in the South East outside London.
	(32915)
*19	Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): What progress he has made in encouraging the use of information technology in public libraries.
	(32917)
*20	Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): What representations he has received concerning London's art market.
	(32918)
*21	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): If he will make a statement on the future of the London Film Commission.
	(32939)
*22	Mr Alan Keen (Feltham and Heston): What support he plans to give to the campaign to host the 2006 World Cup.
	(32919)
*23	Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What support he plans to give to the campaign to host the 2006 World Cup.
	(32920)
*24	Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): If he will make a statement on the impact that incorporation of the European Convention on Human Rights would have on press regulation and privacy.
	(32921)
*25	Paul Flynn (Newport West): What proposals he has to support the Cornish language.
	(32894)
*26	Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): When he will next review Her Majesty's Government's policy for funding theatres and theatre companies in England; and if he will make a statement.
	(32922)
*27	Ms Hazel Blears (Salford): What assessment he has made of the role of his Department in contributing to the Government's policies to combat social exclusion.
	(32923)
*28	Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): When he next intends to meet the Chairman of the English Tourist Board to discuss projections for the future growth in tourism.
	(32924)

Oral Questions to the Minister without Portfolio in respect of the Millennium Experience
*29	Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): What representations he has received about the contents of the Millennium Dome.
	(32926)
*30	Mr William Cash (Stone): What representations he has received on decontamination of the Millennium Dome site.
	(32927)
*31	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What is his Department's latest estimate of the cost of the Millennium Experience at Greenwich.
	(32928)
*32	Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): What representations he has received about the proposed content of the Millennium Dome.
	(32929)
*33	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): If he will make a statement on progress in attracting sponsorship for the Spirit Level zone in the Millennium Dome.
	(32930)
*34	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What plans he has to include material of significant historical interest in the Millennium Dome.
	(32931)
*35	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What plans he has to ensure that all parts of the United Kingdom benefit from the Millennium Experience at Greenwich.
	(32932)
*36	Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey): How he intends to emphasise the Christian character of the millennium celebrations at Greenwich.
	(32933)
*37	Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): If he will estimate the number of people from the North West who will visit the Dome.
	(32934)

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission
*38	Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Urban Fund has taken to promote social renewal in poorer areas of the United Kingdom.
	(32935)
*39	Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what changes to procedure are being introduced following reports into the Ashford Great Park development project.
	(32936)
*40	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what representations the Church Commissioners have made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the level of VAT on repairs to churches and church buildings.
	(32937)
*41	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what proposals he has to enlarge the ethical content of the Commissioners' investments.
	(32895)
*42	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement about the Church Commissioners' policy towards the right to roam on land which they own.
	(32938)



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