Order of Business for 17 July 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.

Main Business

+  1   ADJOURNMENT    [Until 2.30 p.m.]

The Prime Minister
    That this House do now adjourn.

    Proposed subject for debate    : NATO enlargement.

    The Third Report from the Defence Committee on NATO Enlargement, HC 469, and the Government's Response thereto, HC 903, are relevant.

Debate may continue until 2.30 p.m.

+  2   NORTHERN IRELAND BILL (PROGRAMME)    [No debate after 2.30 p.m.]

Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
Mrs Ann Taylor
Mr Andrew MacKay
Sir George Young
Mr Paul Tyler

    That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the Northern Ireland Bill.

Second Reading

    1. Proceedings on Second Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on Monday 20th July; and when the Bill has been read a second time it shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any question being put.

Committee stage

    2. Proceedings in Committee shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 4, Schedules 2 and 3, Clauses 5 and 6, Schedule 4, Clauses 7 to 13, Clause 23, Clause 14, Schedule 5, Clauses 15 to 22, Clauses 24 to 32, Schedule 6, Clause 33, Schedule 7, Clauses 34 to 54, Schedule 8, Clauses 55 to 59, Schedule 9, Clauses 60 and 61, Schedule 10, Clauses 62 to 69, Schedule 11, Clauses 70 to 76, Schedule 12, Clauses 77 to 80, Schedule 13, Clause 81, Schedules 14 and 15, Clause 82 and new Clauses and new Schedules.

    3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed at the four sittings specified in the following table, and each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the end of the allotted period (calculated from the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on that day) or at the time specified in the following table--

Sitting Proceedings Allotted period of time

Wednesday 22nd July Clauses 1 to 13, Schedules 1 to 4 three hours

Thursday 23rd July Clause 23 three hours or Seven o'clock (whichever is the earlier)

Clauses 14 to 22, Schedule 5 six hours

Friday 24th July Clauses 24 to 53, Schedules 6 and 7 six hours

Monday 27th July Clauses 54 to 82, remaining Schedules, new Clauses and new Schedules six hours

Remaining stages

    4. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at the two sittings on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at half-past Two o'clock on Friday 31st July.

Conclusion of proceeedings

    5.(1) For the purpose of concluding any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order, 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; and

    (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

    (2) On a Motion made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

    (3) Proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

    (4) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under sub-paragraph (1) (c) on Amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, or under sub-paragraph (1) (d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single question in relation to those Amendments, Motions or provisions.

Miscellaneous

    6. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to proceedings on the Bill.

    7. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which proceedings on the Bill are taken.

    8. Standing Order No. 15 (1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the bill at the sittings on any of the days specified in paragraph 3 above for any part of the allotted periods which falls after Ten o'clock or (where Standing Order No. 11 (Friday sittings) applies) after half-past Two o'clock.

    9. (1) If a day specified in this Order is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) would, apart from this Order, stand over to Seven o'clock--

    (a) that Motion shall stand over until the conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which, under this Order, are to be brought to a conclusion at or before that time;

    (b) the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion after that time shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on the Motion; and

    (c) paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for the period after Ten o'clock for which sub-paragraph (b) permits them to continue.

    (2) If a day specified in this Order is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over from an earlier day

    (a) the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion on that day shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on the Motion; and

    (b) paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for the period after Ten o'clock for which sub-paragraph (a) permits them to continue.

Supplementary

    10. (1) If a Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to amend this Order and if an effect of the Motion would be to provide a greater amount of time for proceedings on the Bill, the Question on the Motion shall be put forthwith and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

    (2) If a Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to supplement the provisions of this Order in respect of further proceedings on the Bill, the Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, at any hour and the proceedings, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion three-quarters of an hour after they have been commenced.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.

+  3   BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE    [No debate after 2.30 p.m.]

Mrs Ann Taylor
    That, at the sitting on Monday 20th July, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Mr Secretary Dewar relating to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1998 and the Question thereon shall be put forthwith.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

4   ADJOURNMENT

    Proposed subject: Limiting the environmental impact of airport development (Mr John McDonnell).

    Debate may continue until 3.00 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 11).

Written Questions tabled on Thursday 16th July for answer today++

1
   Mr David Lock (Wyre Forest):    To ask Mr Attorney General, when the Director of the Serious Fraud Office intends to publish her annual report.

(51524)

2
   Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has approved the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's Fourth Code of Practice.

(51617)

3
   Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement about the External Financing Limit of the Post Office.

(51643)

4
   Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth):    To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement about the External Financing Limit of British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.

(51644)

5
   Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision his Department makes to assist service leavers in their transition to civilian life; and if he will make a statement.

(51645)

6
   Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):    To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will consider the case for reform of the law and practice of compulsory purchase and blight in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.

(51646)

7
   Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further plans he has to tackle the issue of preventing unsuitable people from working with children and to protect young people from abuse by those in positions of trust following the debate on lowering the age of consent from 18 to 16 years on 22nd June; and if he will make a statement.

(51727)

8
   Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on his proposals for the development of the food sector in Wales.

(51794)

9
   Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West):    To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when an appointment will be made to the post of Chairman of the new Welsh Development Agency; and if he will make a statement.

(51795)

Main Business
+ 1	ADJOURNMENT *[Until 2.30 p.m.]*
	The Prime Minister That this House do now adjourn. Proposed subject for debate : *NATO enlargement.* The Third Report from the Defence Committee on NATO Enlargement, HC 469, and the Government's Response thereto, HC 903, are relevant.
*Debate may continue until 2.30 p.m.*
+ 2	NORTHERN IRELAND BILL (PROGRAMME) *[No debate after 2.30 p.m.]*
	Secretary Marjorie Mowlam Mrs Ann Taylor Mr Andrew MacKay Sir George Young Mr Paul Tyler
	That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the Northern Ireland Bill.
Second Reading
	1. Proceedings on Second Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on Monday 20th July; and when the Bill has been read a second time it shall, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any question being put.
Committee stage
	2. Proceedings in Committee shall be taken in the following order, namely, Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 4, Schedules 2 and 3, Clauses 5 and 6, Schedule 4, Clauses 7 to 13, Clause 23, Clause 14, Schedule 5, Clauses 15 to 22, Clauses 24 to 32, Schedule 6, Clause 33, Schedule 7, Clauses 34 to 54, Schedule 8, Clauses 55 to 59, Schedule 9, Clauses 60 and 61, Schedule 10, Clauses 62 to 69, Schedule 11, Clauses 70 to 76, Schedule 12, Clauses 77 to 80, Schedule 13, Clause 81, Schedules 14 and 15, Clause 82 and new Clauses and new Schedules. 3. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed at the four sittings specified in the following table, and each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the end of the allotted period (calculated from the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on that day) or at the time specified in the following table--

Sitting	Proceedings	Allotted period of time
Wednesday 22nd July	Clauses 1 to 13, Schedules 1 to 4	three hours
Thursday 23rd July	Clause 23	three hours or Seven o'clock (whichever is the earlier)
	Clauses 14 to 22, Schedule 5	six hours
Friday 24th July	Clauses 24 to 53, Schedules 6 and 7	six hours
Monday 27th July	Clauses 54 to 82, remaining Schedules, new Clauses and new Schedules	six hours

Remaining stages
4. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at the two sittings on Thursday 30th and Friday 31st July and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at half-past Two o'clock on Friday 31st July.
Conclusion of proceeedings
5.(1) For the purpose of concluding any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by this Order, 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; and (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded. (2) On a Motion made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill. (3) Proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour. (4) If two or more Questions would fall to be put under sub-paragraph (1) (c) on Amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, or under sub-paragraph (1) (d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single question in relation to those Amendments, Motions or provisions.
Miscellaneous
	6. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to proceedings on the Bill. 7. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which proceedings on the Bill are taken. 8. Standing Order No. 15 (1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings on the bill at the sittings on any of the days specified in paragraph 3 above for any part of the allotted periods which falls after Ten o'clock or (where Standing Order No. 11 (Friday sittings) applies) after half-past Two o'clock. 9. (1) If a day specified in this Order is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) would, apart from this Order, stand over to Seven o'clock-- (a) that Motion shall stand over until the conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which, under this Order, are to be brought to a conclusion at or before that time; (b) the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion after that time shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on the Motion; and (c) paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for the period after Ten o'clock for which sub-paragraph (b) permits them to continue. (2) If a day specified in this Order is one to which a Motion for the adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over from an earlier day (a) the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings on the Bill which under this Order are to be brought to a conclusion on that day shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on the Motion; and (b) paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill for the period after Ten o'clock for which sub-paragraph (a) permits them to continue.
Supplementary
	10. (1) If a Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to amend this Order and if an effect of the Motion would be to provide a greater amount of time for proceedings on the Bill, the Question on the Motion shall be put forthwith and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour. (2) If a Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to supplement the provisions of this Order in respect of further proceedings on the Bill, the Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, at any hour and the proceedings, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion three-quarters of an hour after they have been commenced.
*If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.*
+ 3	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE *[No debate after 2.30 p.m.]*
	Mrs Ann Taylor That, at the sitting on Monday 20th July, the provisions of paragraph 1 of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Community documents) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Mr Secretary Dewar relating to the Food Protection (Emergency Prohibitions) (Paralytic Shellfish Poisoning) (No. 2) Order 1998 and the Question thereon shall be put forthwith.
*If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.*

4	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: *Limiting the environmental impact of airport development* (Mr John McDonnell). *Debate may continue until 3.00 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 11).*

Written Questions tabled on Thursday 16th July for answer today++
1	Mr David Lock (Wyre Forest): To ask Mr Attorney General, when the Director of the Serious Fraud Office intends to publish her annual report.
	(51524)
2	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he has approved the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority's Fourth Code of Practice.
	(51617)
3	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement about the External Financing Limit of the Post Office.
	(51643)
4	Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth): To ask the President of the Board of Trade, if she will make a statement about the External Financing Limit of British Nuclear Fuels Ltd.
	(51644)
5	Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what provision his Department makes to assist service leavers in their transition to civilian life; and if he will make a statement.
	(51645)
6	Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, if he will consider the case for reform of the law and practice of compulsory purchase and blight in Scotland; and if he will make a statement.
	(51646)
7	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what further plans he has to tackle the issue of preventing unsuitable people from working with children and to protect young people from abuse by those in positions of trust following the debate on lowering the age of consent from 18 to 16 years on 22nd June; and if he will make a statement.
	(51727)
8	Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, if he will make a statement on his proposals for the development of the food sector in Wales.
	(51794)
9	Mr Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, when an appointment will be made to the post of Chairman of the new Welsh Development Agency; and if he will make a statement.
	(51795)



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