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Order of Business Wednesday 22nd April 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 9.30 a.m.Prayers
At 9.35 a.m. 
Adjournment Debates
1  ADJOURNMENT    [Until 2.00 p.m.]
The Prime Minister
    That this House do now adjourn.
    Subjects proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House:
9.35 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.Mr Jeremy CorbynUnited Kingdom energy policy following Kyoto.
11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.Mr Archie NormanFuture of bee keeping.
12.30 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.Mr Hugh BayleyDivisional structure of the United Kingdom Land Command.
1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.Miss Anne McIntoshPlanning procedures in the Vale of York.
1.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.Mr Brian WhiteRegulation of the building of new homes: role of the National House Building Council.
    The Motion for the Adjournment of the House will lapse at 2.00 p.m. and the sitting will be suspended until 2.30 p.m. (Standing Order No. 10).

At 2.30 p.m. 
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
*1 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    What representations he has received regarding hospital waiting lists in Wales.
(37999)
*2 Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire):    If he will make a statement on the renegotiation of the European structural funds.
(38000)
*3 Mr David Curry (Skipton and Ripon):    What meetings he has had recently with farmers' representatives to discuss problems in Welsh farming.
(38001)
*4 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    If he will set up health action zones in Wales.
(38002)
*5 Norman Baker (Lewes):    What recent assessment he has made of the cetacean population in Cardigan Bay.
(38003)
*6 Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    What assessment he has made of the impact of Government policies on the employment prospects of the under 25s in Wales.
(38004)
*7 Mr Andrew Lansley (South Cambridgeshire):    What representations he has received regarding the decision to merge the Development Board for Rural Wales with the Welsh Development Agency.
(38005)
*8 Mr Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion):    What representations he has received about the concordats between the National Assembly and UK government departments.
(38006)
*9 Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):    What plans he has to introduce a child care strategy in Wales.
(38007)
*10 Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    If he will make a statement on council tax discounts in Wales.
(38008)
*11 Mr David Hanson (Delyn):    If he will make a statement on progress in implementing the New Deal in Wales.
(38009)
*12 Mr Ieuan Wyn Jones (Ynys Môn):    What representations he has received on the future of European regional funds for Wales.
(38010)
*13 Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    What representations he has received from Welsh businesses regarding a minimum wage.
(38011)
*14 Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    If he will make a statement on the allocation of extra resources to public transport.
(38013)
*15 Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):    If he will make a statement on the level of inward investment attracted to Wales since 1st May 1997.
(38014)
*16 Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    If he will make a statement on NHS trust reconfiguration in Gwent.
(38015)
*17 Mr Dafydd Wigley (Caernarfon):    How many new jobs he plans to fund under the New Deal in Wales.
(38016)
*18 Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside):    What assessment he has made of the prospects for manufacturing industry output in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(38019)
*19 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    If he will make a statement on reform of the Common Agricultural Policy and its impact on Wales.
(38020)
*20 Mr Llew Smith (Blaenau Gwent):    If he will make a statement on the composition and record of the Corporation of Gwent Tertiary College.
(38021)
*21 Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    What representations he has received about the site of the National Assembly for Wales from people in North Wales.
(38022)
*22 Mr Martin Caton (Gower):    If he will make a statement on the problem of street homelessness in Wales.
(38023)
*23 Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy):    If he will make a statement on the renegotiation of the European structural funds.
(38024)
*24 Mr Don Touhig (Islwyn):    If he will make a statement on the number of inquiries currently being conducted into the running of Gwent Tertiary College.
(38026)
*25 Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    What assessment he has made of the scope for revision of his proposals for the reconfiguration of the health trusts in Wales following the consultation process.
(38027)
*26 Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    What representations he has received regarding Government proposals to lift local authority capping.
(38028)
At 3.00 p.m. 
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
*Q1 Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38029)
*Q2 Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38030)
*Q3 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38032)
*Q5 Mr Eric Clarke (Midlothian):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38034)
*Q7 Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38035)
*Q8 Mr John Randall (Uxbridge):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38037)
*Q10 Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38038)
*Q11 Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38041)
*Q13 Mr David Maclean (Penrith and The Border):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38042)
*Q14 Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff North):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38043)
*Q15 Mr Alex Salmond (Banff and Buchan):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38044)
*Q16 Mr William Cash (Stone):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38045)
*Q17 Mr Stephen Day (Cheadle):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38047)
*Q19 Mr Archie Norman (Tunbridge Wells):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22nd April.
(38048)

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


Preliminary Business
Notice of Presentation of Bill
2   REGISTERED ESTABLISHMENTS (SCOTLAND)    [No debate]
 Dr Lynda Clark
        Bill to add to the classes of establishment which require to be registered under section 61 of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968; and for connected purposes.
Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
Ten minute rule Motion
3   CHILDREN'S NURSERIES (SAFETY)    [Up to 20 minutes]
 Mr Lindsay Hoyle
        That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Children Act 1989 to improve the registration and inspection procedures in nurseries by introducing stricter safety guidelines for registration and more frequent and unannounced inspections.
        The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

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

Main Business
+  4   NORTHERN IRELAND (ELECTIONS) BILL (PROGRAMME)    [Up to 3 hours]
 Mrs Ann Taylor
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Paul Tyler
 
        That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill:
Timing of proceedings
 
            1.--(1) Proceedings on the bill shall be completed at the sitting on Wednesday 22nd April.
        (2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this motion.
        (3) Remaining proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion seven hours after the commencement of proceedings on this motion.
        (4) Standing Order 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the Bill at the sitting on 22nd April.
        2.--(1) When the Bill has been read a second time--
            (a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put,
            (b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill,
            (c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the chair whether or not notice of an instruction has been given.
        (2) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question; and if he reports the Bill with Amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
Questions to be put
 
        3.--(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)--
            (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
            (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
            (c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
            (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded;
      and on a Motion for a new Clause or Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
        (2) If two or more Questions would fall to be put by the Chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions.
Miscellaneous
 
        4. If at the sitting on 22nd April--
            (a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to seven o'clock, and
            (b) proceedings on the Bill have begun before that time,
      the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings in accordance with paragraph 1 shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
        5.--(1) No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken.
        (2) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
        (3) No debate shall be permitted on any Motion to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise), and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of the Motion, including the Question on any amendment.
        6. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to this Order.
        7.--(1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after they have been commenced; and Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.
        (2) If at the sitting on 22nd April the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the time at which any proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under paragraph 1, no notice shall be required of a Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
        The Speaker will put the question not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83). This period may continue or commence after 10.00 p.m. 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 Motion on Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill (Programme) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

+  5   NORTHERN IRELAND (ELECTIONS) BILL:    Second Reading.
      
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
Remaining stages may also be taken
 
        If the Motion on Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill (Programme) is agreed to, proceedings on Second Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on that Motion, and remaining proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion seven hours after the commencement of proceedings on that Motion.
        If the Motion on Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill (Programme) is agreed to, and the Bill is committed to a Committee of the whole House, further proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed, and, as soon as the proceedings on any resolution come to by the House on Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill [Money] have been concluded, the House will immediately resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill.
+  6   NORTHERN IRELAND (ELECTIONS) BILL [MONEY]:    Queen's Recommendation signified.    [No debate]
 Dawn Primarolo
        That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Northern Ireland (Elections) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any costs incurred by a government department in relation to the election to the New Northern Ireland Assembly or the filling of vacancies.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
+  7   NORTHERN IRELAND    [Up to 1.5 hours]
 Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
        That the draft Northern Ireland Negotiations (Referendum) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 20th April, be approved.
        The Speaker will put the question not later than one and a half hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16).
+  8   NORTHERN IRELAND    [Up to 1.5 hours]
 Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
        That the draft Northern Ireland (Entry to Negotiations, etc.) Act 1996 (Cessation of Section 3) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 20th April, be approved.
        The Speaker will put the question not later than one and a half hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16).
At the end of the sitting:
9   ADJOURNMENT
 
        Proposed subject: Secondary schools in North Wiltshire (Mr James Gray).
        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   First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 9 (public)
        To consider the Nursery Education (England) Regulations 1998 (S.I., 1998, No. 655).
SELECT COMMITTEES
2   Education and Employment: Education Sub- Committee 9.00 a.m. Room 18 (private)
3   Catering 9.30 a.m. Room 13 (private)
4   Modernisation of the House of Commons 9.30 a.m. Room 21 (private)
5   Defence 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
Room 16 (private)
(public)
        Subject: Strategic Defence Review.
        Witnesses: Paul Beaver, Jane's UK, Charles Dick, Conflict Studies Research Centre, Professor Lawrence Freedman, King's College London, Dr Eric Grove, University of Hull.
6   Environmental, Transport and Regional Affairs 10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m.
Room 15 (private)
(public)
        Subject: Housing.
        Witnesses: The Civic Trust, Llewelyn-Davies; The Empty Homes Agency (at 11.00 a.m.); Shelter (at 11.40 a.m.).
7   Scottish Affairs 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
Room 8 (private)
(public)
        Subject: Inward Investment into Scotland.
        Witnesses: Mr Godfrey Robson, Head of Economic and Industrial Affairs, Mr Martin Togneri, Locate in Scotland, and Mr David Taylor, Director of Scottish Trade International, Scottish Office.
8   Agriculture 10.00 a.m. Room 17 (private)
9   Social Security 11.00 a.m. Room 19 (private)
10   Treasury 12.00 noon Room 7 (private)
11   Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Transport Sub-Committee 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
Room 15 (private)
(public)
        Subject: Regional Air Services.
        Witnesses: Airport Operators Association; Manchester Airport plc (at 4.45 p.m.); Liverpool Airport (at approximately 5.15 p.m.).
12   Northern Ireland Affairs 3.45 p.m. Room 6 (private)
13   Science and Technology 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
Room 8 (private)
(public)
        Subject: SmithKline Beecham.
        Witnesses: Mr Jan Leschly, Chief Executive, and Dr George Poste, Chief Science and Technology Officer, SmithKline Beecham.
14   European Legislation 4.00 p.m. Conference Room E, 7
Millbank
(private)
15   Selection 4.15 p.m. Room 13 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Tuesday 21st April for answer today++
1  
  
Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles):    To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will list those compliance cost assessments published during the latest six month period.
(39443)
2  
  
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent actions the Government has taken to improve the security of nuclear materials in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.
(39495)
3  
  
Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what was the outcome of the Agriculture Council held in Luxembourg on 20th to 21st April; and if he will make a statement.
(39558)
4  
  
Mr Ivor Caplin (Hove):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement on how the forthcoming legislation reforming the regulatory system for financial services will affect the role of auditors and actuaries.
(39559)
5  
  
Mr Derek Twigg (Halton):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he will make a statement about the Bank's power to collect information for monetary policy purposes.
(39560)
6  
  
Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire):    To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he will publish the statement on the 1998 Community Budget; and if he will make a statement.
(39612)
7  
  
Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the Multi-Role Armoured Vehicle Programme.
(39613)
8  
  
Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to appoint to the two vacant posts of Commissioner at the Parliamentary Boundary Commission for Wales.
(39663)
9  
  
Mr Bernie Grant (Tottenham):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what evidence he has obtained supporting the statement by the Director General of the Prison Service, broadcast on Newsnight on 25th March, concerning the relative likelihood of persons of Afro-Caribbean origins and persons of other ethnic origins suffering from positional asphyxia; and if he will publish this evidence.
(39664)

 
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