Order of Business for 14 May 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.

        NOTICE OF MOTION FOR AN UNOPPOSED RETURN

[No debate]

Dawn Primarolo

    Contingencies Fund 1996-97:    Accounts of the Contingencies Fund, 1996-97, showing:

(1) The receipts and payments in connection with the Fund in the year ended the 31st day of March 1997;

(2) The distribution of the capital of the Fund at the commencement and close of the year, with the Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General thereon.No debate.

At 2.35 p.m.

Oral Questions to the President of the Board of Trade

*1 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What representations she has received from independent bakers on supermarkets selling bread below cost price.

(40953)

*2 Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden):    What assessment she has made of the impact of the present exchange rate on British manufacturered exports.

(40954)

*3 Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    What assessment she has made regarding the impact of proposals for the increased commercialisation of postal services on rural post offices.

(40955)

*4 Mrs Diana Organ (Forest of Dean):    If she will make a statement about the competitiveness of British manufacturing industry.

(40956)

*5 Mr David Hanson (Delyn):    If she will make a statement about the work of the Low Pay Commission.

(40957)

*6 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    What assessment she has made of the effect which the introduction of EMU in other EU states will have on the competitiveness of British firms.

(40958)

*7 Barbara Follett (Stevenage):    What action she has taken to promote the competitiveness of the automotive industry.

(40959)

*8 Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale):    What discussions she has had with the Post Office regarding minority share sales.

(40960)

*9 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    How many licences have been granted for the export of arms to Indonesia in the current year to date.

(40961)

*10 Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East):    When she expects the Low Pay Commission to report its recommendations for a national minimum wage to her Department.

(40962)

*11 Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside):    What plans she has to change the regulatory framework for the utilities to give increased priority to consumers' interests.

(40963)

*12 Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset):    What proposals her Department has to promote electronic commerce.

(40964)

*13 Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall):    If her Department will give additional assistance to small businesses to assist in exports to take account of the current strength of sterling.

(40965)

*14 Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet):    If she will make a statement about the progress of her Competitiveness UK initiative.

(40966)

*15 Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    If she will make a statement on United Kingdom trade relations with Kyrgyzstan.

(40967)

*16 Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    If she will make a statement on levels of investment in the United Kingdom relative to those elsewhere in the EU.

(40968)

*17 Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):    What action her Department is taking to improve productivity in British companies.

(40969)

*18 Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    What steps she is taking to improve the export opportunities for engineering companies in the West Midlands.

(40970)

*19 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    What meetings she has had with and representations she has received from trade unions in the past three months in relation to the forthcoming White Paper on Industrial Relations and Employment Law; and if she will make a statement.

(40971)

*20 Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):    When she now expects the Low Pay Commission to report its recommendations for a national minimum wage to her Department.

(40972)

*21 Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):    What steps she is taking to encourage inward investment in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.

(40973)

*22 Bob Russell (Colchester):    What action her Department is taking to encourage new sources of long- term capital for small and medium sized enterprises.

(40974)

*23 Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead):    If she will make a statement on the timetable for the second phase of the Post Office review.

(40975)

*24 Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):    If she will make a statement on the balance of payments in manufactured goods for the first quarter of 1998.

(40976)

*25 Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey):    What are the Government's plans for the future of the Post Office.

(40977)

*26 Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk):    What assessment she has made of the preparedness of UK business for EMU; and what progress her Department has made in assisting business to plan effectively.

(40979)

*27 Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth):    When she expects the Low Pay Commission to report its recommendations for a national minimum wage to her Department.

(40980)

*28 Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde):    What recent representations she has received concerning the dismantling and abandonment of redundant off-shore structures and pipeline networks.

(40981)

*29 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    What representations she has received regarding financial burdens on business.

(40982)

*30 Yvette Cooper (Pontefract and Castleford):    What assessment her Department has made of the preparedness of British companies for economic and monetary union.

(40983)

*31 Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    When she last met representatives of small and medium-sized British businesses to discuss competitiveness; and if she will make a statement.

(40984)

*32 Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):    If she will make a statement on progress in respect of the Fairness at Work White Paper.

(40986)

*33 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    What steps she is taking to raise the profile of innovation amongst British firms.

(40987)

*34 Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire):    What steps are being taken to facilitate the international competitiveness of the Royal Mail.

(40988)

*35 Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney):    If she will make a further statement on the handling of compensation claims from former miners suffering from respiratory diseases.

(40989)

*36 Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    What action she is taking to encourage EU support for Small and Medium Enterprises.

(40990)

*37 Mr Clive Efford (Eltham):    What progress her Department has made in working with business to prepare for the launch of EMU.

(40991)

*38 Paddy Tipping (Sherwood):    When she expects to conclude her review of the coal industry.

(40992)

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

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

Main Business
+ 1	TAX CREDITS (INITIAL EXPENDITURE) BILL: Committee. *[Until any hour]*
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
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 Tax Credits (Initial Expenditure) Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).*

+ 2	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE *[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]*
	Mrs Ann Taylor That, at the sitting on Thursday 21st May, Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to the Common Agricultural Policy and the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings thereon not later than Ten o'clock.
*If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.*

At the end of the sitting:

3	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: Threat to the River Kennet in Wiltshire* (Mr Michael Ancram).* *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 B	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 9 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].
2	Standing Committee D	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 12 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the Data Protection Bill [Lords].
3	Standing Committee E	10.30 a.m. 4.30 p.m.	Room 10 (public) (public)
	Further to consider the Finance Bill (No. 2) Bill.
4	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].
5	Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 11 (public)
	To consider the draft New Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) Order 1998.
SELECT COMMITTEES
6	Foreign Affairs	9.25 a.m. 9.30 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: Foreign and Commonwealth Office Departmental Report 1998.
	Witness: Sir John Kerr, KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
7	Culture, Media and Sport	10.00 a.m.	Room 6 (public)
	Subject: Objectives and Performance of the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
	Witnesses: Mr Robin Young, Permanent Secretary, Department for Culture, Media and Sport; Mr Tony Banks, MP, Minister for Sport (at 11.15 a.m.).
8	Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee	10.30 a.m.	Room 7 (private)
9	Unopposed Bills Committee	10.30 a.m.	Room 13 (public)
	Subject: Lloyds TSB [Lords] Bill.
10	Treasury	10.30 a.m. 11.30 a.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: Financial Services Authority.
	Witnesses: Mr Howard Davies, Chairman; Mr Ron Devlin, Director, Pensions Review, and Mr Roger Bright, Head of PIA Firms' Supervision, Financial Services Authority.
11	Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee	2.30 p.m.	Room 8 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 13th May for answer today++
1	Mr Bill Etherington (Sunderland North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if support will be given in the current financial year to English local authorities and to the Environment Agency to meet the capital costs of dealing with contaminated land.
	(42344)
2	Mr Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, when he expects to respond to the interim report of the advisory group on independent/state school partnerships.
	(42399)
3	Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when he proposes to publish a further draft of the Transfer of Functions (National Assembly for Wales) Order; and if he will make a statement.
	(42425)
4	Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement about the outcome of the EC Health Council meeting on 30th April.
	(42426)
5	Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what plans he has for the private sector to lead partnerships for the organisation and delivery of the New Deal to those unemployed adults covered by the pilot initiatives due to commence in November.
	(42545)
6	Barbara Follett (Stevenage): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, what are the United Kingdom's objectives for the second Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation in Geneva from 18th to 20th May.
	(42573)

Standing Committee Notices

Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st May at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to consider further the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].

Standing Committee D will meet on Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st May at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to consider further the Data Protection Bill [Lords].

Standing Committee E will meet on Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st May at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to consider further the Finance (No. 2) Bill (Except Clauses 1, 7, 10, 11, 25, 27, 30, 75, 119 and 147).

Standing Committee F will meet on Tuesday 19th and Thursday 21st May at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to consider the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) [Lords] Bill.

Standing Committee G will meet on Tuesday 19th May at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Competition Bill [Lords].

The Scottish Grand Committee will meet on Wednesday 20th May at 4.30 p.m. to consider the matter of Further and Higher Education in Scotland.

The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 14th May at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft New Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Order 1998.

European Standing Committee A will meet on Wednesday 20th May at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Community Document Number 6123/98 relating to Fisheries Policy.

Memorandum

Wednesday 3rd June General and Short Debates

Applications should be made to Madam Speaker's Office by 10 p.m. or the rising of the House whichever is the earlier on Tuesday 19th May. The ballot will take place on Wednesday 20th May. Monday 1st to Monday 8th June End of Day Debates

Applications should be made to Madam Speaker's Office by 10 p.m. or the rising of the House whichever is the earlier on Wednesday 20th May. The ballot will take place on Thursday 21st May.

Oral Questions to the President of the Board of Trade
*1	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What representations she has received from independent bakers on supermarkets selling bread below cost price.
	(40953)
*2	Mrs Caroline Spelman (Meriden): What assessment she has made of the impact of the present exchange rate on British manufacturered exports.
	(40954)
*3	Mr David Rendel (Newbury): What assessment she has made regarding the impact of proposals for the increased commercialisation of postal services on rural post offices.
	(40955)
*4	Mrs Diana Organ (Forest of Dean): If she will make a statement about the competitiveness of British manufacturing industry.
	(40956)
*5	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): If she will make a statement about the work of the Low Pay Commission.
	(40957)
*6	Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): What assessment she has made of the effect which the introduction of EMU in other EU states will have on the competitiveness of British firms.
	(40958)
*7	Barbara Follett (Stevenage): What action she has taken to promote the competitiveness of the automotive industry.
	(40959)
*8	Mr Alasdair Morgan (Galloway and Upper Nithsdale): What discussions she has had with the Post Office regarding minority share sales.
	(40960)
*9	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): How many licences have been granted for the export of arms to Indonesia in the current year to date.
	(40961)
*10	Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East): When she expects the Low Pay Commission to report its recommendations for a national minimum wage to her Department.
	(40962)
*11	Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What plans she has to change the regulatory framework for the utilities to give increased priority to consumers' interests.
	(40963)
*12	Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): What proposals her Department has to promote electronic commerce.
	(40964)
*13	Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): If her Department will give additional assistance to small businesses to assist in exports to take account of the current strength of sterling.
	(40965)
*14	Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): If she will make a statement about the progress of her Competitiveness UK initiative.
	(40966)
*15	Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): If she will make a statement on United Kingdom trade relations with Kyrgyzstan.
	(40967)
*16	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): If she will make a statement on levels of investment in the United Kingdom relative to those elsewhere in the EU.
	(40968)
*17	Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What action her Department is taking to improve productivity in British companies.
	(40969)
*18	Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What steps she is taking to improve the export opportunities for engineering companies in the West Midlands.
	(40970)
*19	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): What meetings she has had with and representations she has received from trade unions in the past three months in relation to the forthcoming White Paper on Industrial Relations and Employment Law; and if she will make a statement.
	(40971)
*20	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): When she now expects the Low Pay Commission to report its recommendations for a national minimum wage to her Department.
	(40972)
*21	Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): What steps she is taking to encourage inward investment in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.
	(40973)
*22	Bob Russell (Colchester): What action her Department is taking to encourage new sources of long- term capital for small and medium sized enterprises.
	(40974)
*23	Mrs Theresa May (Maidenhead): If she will make a statement on the timetable for the second phase of the Post Office review.
	(40975)
*24	Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): If she will make a statement on the balance of payments in manufactured goods for the first quarter of 1998.
	(40976)
*25	Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): What are the Government's plans for the future of the Post Office.
	(40977)
*26	Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk): What assessment she has made of the preparedness of UK business for EMU; and what progress her Department has made in assisting business to plan effectively.
	(40979)
*27	Mr Alan Campbell (Tynemouth): When she expects the Low Pay Commission to report its recommendations for a national minimum wage to her Department.
	(40980)
*28	Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): What recent representations she has received concerning the dismantling and abandonment of redundant off-shore structures and pipeline networks.
	(40981)
*29	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds): What representations she has received regarding financial burdens on business.
	(40982)
*30	Yvette Cooper (Pontefract and Castleford): What assessment her Department has made of the preparedness of British companies for economic and monetary union.
	(40983)
*31	Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): When she last met representatives of small and medium-sized British businesses to discuss competitiveness; and if she will make a statement.
	(40984)
*32	Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): If she will make a statement on progress in respect of the Fairness at Work White Paper.
	(40986)
*33	Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What steps she is taking to raise the profile of innovation amongst British firms.
	(40987)
*34	Mr Richard Page (South West Hertfordshire): What steps are being taken to facilitate the international competitiveness of the Royal Mail.
	(40988)
*35	Mr Ted Rowlands (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney): If she will make a further statement on the handling of compensation claims from former miners suffering from respiratory diseases.
	(40989)
*36	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): What action she is taking to encourage EU support for Small and Medium Enterprises.
	(40990)
*37	Mr Clive Efford (Eltham): What progress her Department has made in working with business to prepare for the launch of EMU.
	(40991)
*38	Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): When she expects to conclude her review of the coal industry.
	(40992)



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