| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs |
| *1 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What actions he is taking to help Nigerians establish democracy in their country. |
| (40490) |
| *2 |
Jackie Ballard (Taunton): What discussions officials from his Department have had with representatives of the Karen people in South East Asia. |
| (40491) |
| *3 |
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): What plans he has to visit Cyprus to discuss a settlement between the communities; and if he will make a statement. |
| (40492) |
| *4 |
Ms Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): If he will make a statement on the talks held in London on 4th May on the Middle East peace process. |
| (40493) |
| *5 |
Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): What plans he has to visit the Lisbon Expo; and if he will make a statement. |
| (40494) |
| *6 |
Mr John Butterfill (Bournemouth West): If he will make a statement on the Middle East peace process. |
| (40495) |
| *7 |
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What consultations he has held with (a) Israel, (b) the Palestinian National Authority and (c) Arab states concerning securing peace in the Middle East. |
| (40496) |
| *8 |
Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford): If he will make a statement on United Kingdom relations with Burma. |
| (40497) |
| *9 |
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What representations he has received on his recently published annual report on human rights. |
| (40498) |
| *10 |
Mr Stephen Day (Cheadle): If he will make a statement on the United Kingdom's relations with the Government of Israel. |
| (40500) |
| *11 |
Mr Eric Clarke (Midlothian): If he will make a statement on the progress made by his Department in improving its support for British exporters. |
| (40501) |
| *12 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): If he will make a statement on progress in respect of subsidiarity within the European Union. |
| (40502) |
| *13 |
Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): If he will make a statement on the situation in Kosovo. |
| (40504) |
| *14 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): What support the Government is giving to efforts to re-commence the United Nations sponsored negotiations in Cyprus. |
| (40505) |
| *15 |
Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South): If he will make a statement on the Prime Minister's recent visit to Israel and the progress of the subsequent talks. |
| (40506) |
| *16 |
Ms Debra Shipley (Stourbridge): If he will make a statement on his Department's progress in securing protection of the international environment. |
| (40507) |
| *17 |
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Middle East peace process. |
| (40508) |
| *18 |
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): If he will make a statement on the visit by the Prime Minister to the Middle East and the prospect for peace in Israel and Gaza. |
| (40509) |
| *19 |
Mr Barry Jones (Alyn and Deeside): If he will make a statement on the means by which his Department assists UK manufacturing industry's exports. |
| (40510) |
| *20 |
Mr Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Defence on the attachment of Ministry of Defence staff to embassies. |
| (40511) |
| *21 |
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): If he will make a statement on human rights in Iraq. |
| (40512) |
| *22 |
Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): If he will make a statement on his Department's first annual human rights report. |
| (40513) |
| *23 |
Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth): If he will make a statement on UK relations with Algeria. |
| (40514) |
| *24 |
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): What consultations he has had with Israel and surrounding Arab countries regarding peace in the Middle East. |
| (40515) |
| *25 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What assessment he has made of the progress of the Turkish economy in recent years and its attractiveness to UK investors and exporters. |
| (40516) |
| *26 |
Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What discussions he has had with other European Foreign Ministers on the EU-South Africa trade negotiations. |
| (40517) |
| *27 |
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): What plans he has to discuss the sovereignty of the Falkland Islands with representatives of the Argentinian government. |
| (40518) |
| *28 |
Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): If he will make a statement on the progress towards democracy in Hong Kong. |
| (40519) |
| *29 |
Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow): If he will make a statement on progress in achieving agreement within the European Union on the enlargement process. |
| (40521) |
| *30 |
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): If he will make a statement on the initiatives taken by his Department to assist the Middle East peace process. |
| (40522) |
| *31 |
Paul Flynn (Newport West): If he will make a statement about recent contact group meetings on Kosovo. |
| (40523) |
| *32 |
The Reverend Martin Smyth (Belfast South): If he will make a statement on progress in the Middle East peace process, following the visit by the Prime Minister. |
| (40524) |
| *33 |
Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): If he will make a statement on his Department's proposals for further European integration. |
| (40525) |
| *34 |
Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): If he will make a statement on the crisis in the Sudan. |
| (40527) |
|
| Main Business |
| + 2 |
SCOTLAND BILL (PROGRAMME) [No debate] |
| | Mrs Ann Taylor
Mr Secretary Dewar |
| | That the further Report [11th May] from the Business Committee be now considered. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 82). |
| | Mrs Ann Taylor
Mr Secretary Dewar |
| | (Upon consideration of the Report) To move, That this House agrees with the Committee in its Resolution. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 82). |
| + 3 |
SCOTLAND BILL: As amended in the Committee, to be further considered [2nd allotted day]. [Up to 6.5 hours] |
| For Amendments, see separate Paper. |
| | Proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the end of the periods specified below (if the further Report of the Business Committee is agreed to):
| New Clause 2 and New Clause 4 | 45 minutes |
| New Clause 12 and New Clause 15 | 1 hour 30 minutes |
| New Clause 17 | 2 hours |
| New Clause 18 | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Amendments to Clause 1, Schedule 1 and Clauses 2 to 19 | 3 hours 30 minutes |
| Amendments to Clause 20, Schedule 2, Clause 21, Schedule 3 and Clause 22 | 4 hours 30 minutes |
| Amendments to Clauses 23 to 28, Schedule 4 and Clauses 29 to 32 | 5 hours 30 minutes |
| Amendments to Clause 33 | 6 hours 30 minutes
|
|
| COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
| STANDING COMMITTEES |
| 1 |
Standing Committee A |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 11 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the National Lottery Bill [Lords]. |
| 2 |
Standing Committee B |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 9 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords]. |
| 3 |
Standing Committee D |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 12 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Data Protection Bill [Lords]. |
| 4 |
Standing Committee E |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Finance (No. 2) Bill. |
| 5 |
Standing Committee F |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 14 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Bill [Lords]. |
| SELECT COMMITTEES |
| 6 |
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-Committee |
9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m. |
Room 16 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Implementation of the Best Value Framework. |
| Witnesses: Leeds City Council, Newham Borough Council, Warwickshire County Council, and Mr Steve Martin, Warwick Business School; Audit Commission, and Chartered Institute of Public Finance & Accountancy (CIPFA) (at 11.00 a.m.); The Capita Group Plc, and Public Sector Plc (at 11.30 a.m.). |
| 7 |
Public Administration |
9.45 a.m.
10.30 a.m. |
Room 6 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The 1998 Report of the Office of Public Service. |
| Witness: Rt Hon David Clark, MP, Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. |
| 8 |
Deregulation |
10.00 a.m. |
Room 20 (private) |
| 9 |
Environmental Audit |
10.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m. |
Room 19 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Greening Government. |
| Witnesses: Glenda Jackson, MP, Green Minister, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and DETR officials; Rt Hon Michael Meacher, MP, Minister for the Environment, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and DETR officials (at 11.30 a.m.). |
| 10 |
Foreign Affairs |
10.00 a.m.
11.00 a.m. |
Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Foreign Policy and Human Rights. |
| Witnesses: Mr Malcolm Smart, Deputy Director, and Mr Richard Carver, Head, Africa Programme, Article XIX; Mr Tony Hall, Director, BBC News, Mr Sam Younger, Managing Director, BBC World Service; and Mr Humphrey Hawksley (at about 11.45 a.m.). |
| 11 |
Agriculture |
10.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m. |
Room 21 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Flood and Coastal Defence. |
| Witnesses: Local Government Association; Isle of Wight Council and East Sussex County Council; Somerset County Council and East Riding of Yorkshire Council. |
| 12 |
Home Affairs |
10.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m. |
Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Immigration and Nationality Issues. |
| Witness: Mr Mike O'Brien, MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office. |
| 13 |
Standards and Privileges |
10.30 a.m. |
Room 13 (private) |
| 14 |
Welsh Affairs |
11.00 a.m. |
Room 18 (private) |
| 15 |
Education and Employment |
3.00 p.m. |
Room 6 (private) |
| 16 |
Finance and Services |
4.30 p.m. |
Room 13 (private) |
| 17 |
Administration |
5.00 p.m. |
Room 15 (private) |
| 18 |
Statutory Instruments |
Immediately
after the
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments |
Room 7 (private) |
| JOINT COMMITTEES |
| 19 |
Parliamentary Privilege |
10.30 a.m. |
Room 4 (private) |
| 20 |
Statutory Instruments |
4.15 p.m. |
Room 7 (public) |
| Subject: Cattle Identification Regulations (S.I., 1998, No. 871). |
| Witnesses: Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food officials. |
| [The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
|
| Written Questions tabled on Monday 11th May for answer today++ |
1
| Mr Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will publish the guidance which will be given to governors concerning the assessment of the suitability of eligible prisoners for home detention curfew. |
| (41865) |
2
| Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what response he has made to the Football Task Force report into racism in football. |
| (41866) |
3
| Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what representations he has received on the Government's proposals for implementing the requirements of the amended Environmental Impact Assessment Directive (97/11/EC); and if he will make a statement. |
| (41888) |
4
| Mr Kevin Barron (Rother Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the research report on Inclusive Regeneration: Local Authorities' Corporate Strategies for Tackling Disadvantage will be published. |
| (41889) |
5
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he will announce the members of the assessment panel for the design competition for the new National Assembly for Wales building. |
| (41890) |
6
| Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, what estimates he has made of the costs of providing temporary accommodation for the Welsh Assembly at (a) City Hall and (b) Crickhowell House. |
| (41891) |
7
| Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to review approvals of pesticides; and if he will make a statement. |
| (41892) |
8
| Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, when he plans to implement measures to ensure that an economic link exists between UK-flagged vessels and the fishing communities in the UK intending to benefit from quotas allocated to the UK under the Common Fisheries Policy; and if he will make a statement. |
| (41893) |
9
| Mr Ernie Ross (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what recommendations he has received following the review he established into the operations of the Students Awards Agency for Scotland; and if he will make a statement. |
| (41894) |
10
| Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what targets he has set for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency. |
| (41925) |
11
| Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he has made a decision on the future of the Security Facilities Executive. |
| (41926) |
12
| Mr Stephen Timms (East Ham): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what steps she is taking to monitor and assess the United Kingdom's progress in the uptake of information and communication technologies in the United Kingdom compared with other countries. |
| (41927) |
13
| Mr Christopher Leslie (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans his Department has to expand on previous guidance on the application of Articles 6(3) and (4) of the Habitats Directive to sites which have been submitted to the European Commission as candidate special areas of conservation under the Habitats Directive and classified as special protection areas under the Birds Directive. |
| (42065) |
|
