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Order Paper Wednesday 4 June 1997

Here you can browse the House of Commons Order Paper (No. 14) for Wednesday 4 June 1997.

No. 14 WEDNESDAY 4TH JUNE 1997 167

ORDER PAPER

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Business to be taken before Questions

1	ADJOURNMENT
	The Prime Minister
	That this House do now adjourn.
	Subjects proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House:
	9.30 a.m.-11.00 a.m.	Mr Charles Wardle	DTI inspectors' inquiries.
	11.00 a.m.-12.30 p.m.	Mr Andrew Love	Cyprus.
	12.30 p.m.-1.00 p.m.	Sir Peter Emery	The arrangements for Prime Minister's Question Time.
	1.00 p.m.-1.30 p.m.	Mr Bill Etherington	Shortage of general practitioners in Sunderland.
	1.30 p.m.-2.00 p.m.	Mr Paul Burstow	Youth crime.

	The Motion for the Adjournment of the House will lapse at Two o'clock and the sitting will be suspended until half-past Two o'clock, pursuant to Standing Order No. 10.

PRIVATE BUSINESS AT HALF-PAST TWO O'CLOCK

NOTICE OF MOTION AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS

Selection: That Ms Charlotte Atkins, Mr Clive Betts, Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Fraser Kemp, Mr Andrew MacKay, Mr Patrick McLoughlin, Mr John McWilliam, Mr George Mudie and Mr Paul Tyler be members of the Committee of Selection.

That the members of the Committee of Selection nominated this day shall continue to be members of the Committee for the remainder of this Parliament.

That this Order be a Standing Order of the House.

* Indicates a Question for Oral Answer
Questions marked thus [R] indicate that a relevant registered interest has been declared

QUESTIONS FOR ORAL ANSWER

The following Questions were originally tabled for Wednesday 28th May.

Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3 p.m.

*1	Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans he has for Civil Service legislation.
	519
*2	Mr Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proposals he has to improve the management of the Civil Service.
	520
*3	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will review the current practice in which the estates of those who die intestate in the County Palatine revert to the Crown.
	521
*4	Mr Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement about the future of Citizens' Charters.
	522
*5	Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proposals his Department has to improve the Civil Service publicity relating to complaints procedures with particular reference to the role of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration.
	523
*6	Mr David Hanson (Delyn): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects to issue the White Paper on freedom of information.
	524
*7	Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what measures he intends to take to ensure value for money from public services.
	525
*8	Mr Keith Vaz (Leicester East): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps he is taking to ensure ethnic monitoring in the Civil Service.
	526
*9	Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps he is taking to increase openness in government.
	527
*10	Mr John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects to reply to the Third Report of the Public Service Committee on the Citizen's Charter (HC 78 of Session 1996-97).
	528
*11	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he intends to publish a Freedom of Information Bill; and if he will make a statement.
	529
*12	Mr Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans he has to change the criteria determining the release of documents under the 30-year rule.
	530
*13	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what timetable he proposes for (a) reducing the number of quangos and (b) making the remaining quangos more democratic.
	531
*14	Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans he has to introduce a Freedom of Information Bill; and if he will make a statement.
	533
*15	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, when he expects to publish his proposals relating to freedom of information.
	535
*16	Mr Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proposals he has to ensure that issues of commercial confidentiality do not restrict the scope of freedom of information legislation.
	536
*17	Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what steps he is taking to promote open government.
	538
*18	Mr Ian Bruce (Dorset South): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what plans he has to introduce greater electronic access by citizens to Government departments.
	539
*19	Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on his proposals in respect of open government.
	540
*20	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what initiatives he is taking to promote open government.
	541
*21	Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will meet representatives of civil service unions to discuss conditions of service.
	542
*22	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what proposals he has to review the relationship of government agencies with (a) government departments, (b) ministers and (c) parliament.
	543
*23	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what new procedures he proposes for the appointment to paid posts nominated by government.
	544
*24	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on his policy towards deregulation.
	545
*25	Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, what role he has in relation to Her Majesty's Government's proposals for Scottish devolution.
	546

Questions to the Prime Minister will start at 3 p.m.

*Q1	Mr Cynog Dafis (Ceredigion): To ask the Prime Minister, what are the Government's main objectives for the United Nations General Assembly Special Session (Earth Summit II) at New York in June.
	547
*Q2	Mr Ian Bruce (Dorset South): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	548
*Q3	Mr Stephen Day (Cheadle): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	549
*Q4	Mr David Davis (Haltemprice and Howden): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	550
*Q5	Mr Dennis Canavan (Falkirk West): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	551
*Q6	Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	552
*Q7	Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	553
*Q8	David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	554
*Q9	Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	555
*Q10	Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	556
*Q11	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): To ask the Prime Minister, what steps he will be taking to improve national competitiveness.
	557
*Q12	Mr Jonathan Sayeed (Mid-Bedfordshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	558
*Q13	Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	559
*Q14	Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	560
*Q15	Mr Rhodri Morgan (Cardiff West): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	561
*Q16	Mr John Townend (East Yorkshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	562
*Q17	Mr Andrew Welsh (Angus): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	563
*Q18	Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th June.
	565

AT TEN O'CLOCK

Notice of Motion

The Prime Minister

Business of the House:That, at this day's sitting, the Motion relating to Modernisation of the House of Commons may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

To be moved after the interruption of business at Ten o'clock and to be decided forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 15.

ORDERS OF THE DAY AND NOTICES OF MOTIONS

Those marked thus * are Government Orders of the Day


*2	REFERENDUMS (SCOTLAND AND WALES) BILL: Committee [Progress, 3rd June].

	For Amendments, see separate Paper.

	Remaining stages may also be taken.

3	MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
	Mrs Ann Taylor That a Select Committee of fifteen Members be appointed to consider how the practices and procedures of the House should be modernised, and to make recommendations thereon; That the Committee shall seek to make a first report to the House before the summer adjournment with its initial conclusions on ways in which the procedure for examining legislative proposals could be improved; That five be the Quorum of the Committee; That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records; to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; to report from time to time; and to appoint specialist advisers; That Mr Joe Ashton, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Huw Edwards, Sir Peter Emery, Mr Alastair Goodlad, Mr Mike Hall, Helen Jackson, Mr Peter L. Pike, Mr Clive Soley, Rachel Squire, Dr Phyllis Starkey, Mr Andrew Stunell, Mrs Ann Taylor, Mr Paul Tyler and Mr Nicholas Winterton be members of the Committee; That this Order be a Standing Order of the House until the end of the present Parliament.
4	STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)
	Mr George Mudie That Mr Andrew F. Bennett, Mr Colin Burgon, Mr Dominic Grieve, Ms Rosemary McKenna, Ms Diana Organ, Mr William Ross and Mr David Tredinnick be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
	On the Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 9 Dr Evan Harris proposes to raise the subject of Oxfordshire County Council revenue support grant.



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