Order of Business for 15 June 1998

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Order of Business Monday 15th June 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 the Home Department

*1 Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey):    What representations he has received from chief constables about the number of police officers needed in England.

(44241)

*2 Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    What steps he is taking to ensure that the concerns of victims of crime are taken into account in the criminal justice system.

(44242)

*3 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    What public events require the payment of policing charges.

(44243)

*4 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    If he will make a statement on the level of crime in the Chelmsford area.

(44244)

*5 Mr David Drew (Stroud):    What plans he has to increase the maximum sentence for indecency with children.

(44249)

*8 Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    What plans he has to change the licensing arrangements when releasing sex offenders from jail.

(44250)

*9 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):    What steps he is taking to improve the strategic management capacity of police forces.

(44251)

*10 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    If he will estimate the impact of the implementation of the provisions of the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] on the prison population in the next three years.

(44252)

*11 Mr Keith Darvill (Upminster):    What plans he has to pilot provisions contained in the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].

(44253)

*12 Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park):    What representations he has received urging a ban on the sale of khat.

(44254)

*13 Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs):    If he will review the financial arrangements for commercial activities carried out within prisons.

(44255)

*14 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    What recent steps he has taken to help the victims of crime.

(44256)

*15 Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    If he will make a statement on trends in the prison population in the United Kingdom since 1996.

(44257)

*16 Norman Baker (Lewes):    What steps he is taking to ensure that there is early intervention with young offenders to prevent reoffending.

(44260)

*18 Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town):    What recent research he has commissioned into the link between drugs and crime.

(44261)

*19 Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington):    What has been the trend in the reported incidence of racial violence over the past five years.

(44262)

*20 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    What assessment he has made of the contribution which family responsibilities make to reducing reoffending; and if he will give priority to placing prisoners within easy reach of their families.

(44263)

*21 Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    When he expects to announce the outcome of his review of asylum procedures.

(44264)

*22 Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    What assistance he offers to private businesses to install closed circuit television; and if he will make a statement.

(44265)

*23 Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford):    What assessment he has made of the impact on security of the contracting-out the Metropolitan Police information technology systems.

(44266)

*24 Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    If he will make a statement on the operation of the visitors' visa regime.

(44267)

*25 Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    What steps he is taking to ensure that there is early intervention with young offenders to prevent reoffending.

(44268)

*26 Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North):    If he will make a statement on ministerial visits to prisons.

(44269)

*27 Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    What action he plans to take in respect of Parc Prison, Bridgend.

(44271)

*29 Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    What plans he has to pilot measures contained in the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].

(44272)

*30 Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    When he expects the Independent Commission on the Voting System to report.

(44273)

*31 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    What plans he has to introduce measures to increase the protection provided to victims of rape.

(44274)

*32 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the link between crime rates and the numbers of convicted offenders detained in prison.

(44275)

*33 Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):    What evaluation he has made of the use of supermarkets as polling stations.

(44276)

*34 Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    What priority will be given to spending on closed circuit television beyond 1998 in the Government's spending review.

(44277)

*35 Joan Ryan (Enfield North):    What recent representations he has received about the work of the Probation Service.

(44278)

*36 Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    If he will make a statement about the effect of speed cameras in reducing driving offences.

(44280)

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

Main Business

+  1   NORTHERN IRELAND (SENTENCES) BILL:    Committee [1st 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, starting from the time of commencement of the proceedings on the Bill (Order of 11th June):

Amendments up to page 2, line 22. 2 hours

Amendments up to page 2, line 47, other than amendments inserting words at the end of line 47. 4 hours

Amendments inserting words at end of line 47. 5 hours

Remaining proceedings on Clause 3 and proceedings on Clauses 4 to 7. 6.5 hours

+  2   NORTHERN IRELAND    [No debate]

Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
    That the draft Criminal Justice (Children) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 1st June, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

+  3   NORTHERN IRELAND    [No debate]

Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
    That the draft Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Interim Period Extension) Order 1998, which was laid before this House on 1st June, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

4   AGRICULTURE COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
    That Mr Tim Collins be discharged from the Agriculture Committee and Mr David Curry be added to the Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.

5   CATERING COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
    That Mr Keith Simpson be discharged from the Catering Committee and Miss Julie Kirkbride be added to the Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.

6   TRADE AND INDUSTRY COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
    That Mr David Prior be discharged from the Trade and Industry Committee and Mr John Bercow be added to the Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.

7   TREASURY COMMITTEE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
    That Mr Quentin Davies be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Mr Nick Gibb be added to the Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

8   ADJOURNMENT

    Proposed subject: Distribution of European Union Structural Funds in the United Kingdom     (Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West)    ).

    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   Agriculture 4.30 p.m. Room 20 (private)

2   Public Accounts 4.30 p.m. Room 15 (public)

    Subject: Managing the Millennium Threat II.

    Witnesses: Mr Robin Mountfield, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Mark Gladwyn, Deputy Director, Cabinet Office, Mr Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, and Mr Frank Burns, Head of Information Management and Technology, NHS Executive.

3   Trade and Industry 5.00 p.m.

5.15 p.m. Town Hall, Thurso,
Scotland (private)
(public)

    Subject: Georgian uranium and Dounreay.

    Witnesses: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority; Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Highland Council; Councillor Waters; Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping and Caithness Against Nuclear Dumping; Dounreay Action Group.

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 12th June for answer today++

1
   Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if the Prior Options study of the Scottish Tourist Board which he announced on 30th July 1997 has been completed; and if he will make a statement.

(46280)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
*1	Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): What representations he has received from chief constables about the number of police officers needed in England.
	(44241)
*2	Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): What steps he is taking to ensure that the concerns of victims of crime are taken into account in the criminal justice system.
	(44242)
*3	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What public events require the payment of policing charges.
	(44243)
*4	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): If he will make a statement on the level of crime in the Chelmsford area.
	(44244)
*5	Mr David Drew (Stroud): What plans he has to increase the maximum sentence for indecency with children.
	(44249)
*8	Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): What plans he has to change the licensing arrangements when releasing sex offenders from jail.
	(44250)
*9	Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to improve the strategic management capacity of police forces.
	(44251)
*10	Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): If he will estimate the impact of the implementation of the provisions of the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords] on the prison population in the next three years.
	(44252)
*11	Mr Keith Darvill (Upminster): What plans he has to pilot provisions contained in the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].
	(44253)
*12	Dr Jenny Tonge (Richmond Park): What representations he has received urging a ban on the sale of khat.
	(44254)
*13	Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs): If he will review the financial arrangements for commercial activities carried out within prisons.
	(44255)
*14	Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What recent steps he has taken to help the victims of crime.
	(44256)
*15	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): If he will make a statement on trends in the prison population in the United Kingdom since 1996.
	(44257)
*16	Norman Baker (Lewes): What steps he is taking to ensure that there is early intervention with young offenders to prevent reoffending.
	(44260)
*18	Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): What recent research he has commissioned into the link between drugs and crime.
	(44261)
*19	Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington): What has been the trend in the reported incidence of racial violence over the past five years.
	(44262)
*20	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What assessment he has made of the contribution which family responsibilities make to reducing reoffending; and if he will give priority to placing prisoners within easy reach of their families.
	(44263)
*21	Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): When he expects to announce the outcome of his review of asylum procedures.
	(44264)
*22	Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): What assistance he offers to private businesses to install closed circuit television; and if he will make a statement.
	(44265)
*23	Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What assessment he has made of the impact on security of the contracting-out the Metropolitan Police information technology systems.
	(44266)
*24	Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): If he will make a statement on the operation of the visitors' visa regime.
	(44267)
*25	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): What steps he is taking to ensure that there is early intervention with young offenders to prevent reoffending.
	(44268)
*26	Mr Ross Cranston (Dudley North): If he will make a statement on ministerial visits to prisons.
	(44269)
*27	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury): What action he plans to take in respect of Parc Prison, Bridgend.
	(44271)
*29	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): What plans he has to pilot measures contained in the Crime and Disorder Bill [Lords].
	(44272)
*30	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): When he expects the Independent Commission on the Voting System to report.
	(44273)
*31	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What plans he has to introduce measures to increase the protection provided to victims of rape.
	(44274)
*32	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What research he has (a) commissioned and (b) evaluated on the link between crime rates and the numbers of convicted offenders detained in prison.
	(44275)
*33	Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): What evaluation he has made of the use of supermarkets as polling stations.
	(44276)
*34	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What priority will be given to spending on closed circuit television beyond 1998 in the Government's spending review.
	(44277)
*35	Joan Ryan (Enfield North): What recent representations he has received about the work of the Probation Service.
	(44278)
*36	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will make a statement about the effect of speed cameras in reducing driving offences.
	(44280)

8	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: Distribution of European Union Structural Funds in the United Kingdom* (Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West) ).* *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	Agriculture	4.30 p.m.	Room 20 (private)
2	Public Accounts	4.30 p.m.	Room 15 (public)
	Subject: Managing the Millennium Threat II.
	Witnesses: Mr Robin Mountfield, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Mark Gladwyn, Deputy Director, Cabinet Office, Mr Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, and Mr Frank Burns, Head of Information Management and Technology, NHS Executive.
3	Trade and Industry	5.00 p.m. 5.15 p.m.	Town Hall, Thurso, Scotland (private) (public)
	Subject: Georgian uranium and Dounreay.
	Witnesses: United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority; Nuclear Installations Inspectorate and Scottish Environment Protection Agency; Highland Council; Councillor Waters; Scotland Against Nuclear Dumping and Caithness Against Nuclear Dumping; Dounreay Action Group.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 12th June for answer today++
1	Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if the Prior Options study of the Scottish Tourist Board which he announced on 30th July 1997 has been completed; and if he will make a statement.
	(46280)



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