Order of Business for 25 January 1999

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Order of Business Monday 25th January 1999

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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.

At 2.30 p.m. Prayers

Afterwards

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

*1 Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    If he will make a statement on the security situation in the Gulf.

(65523)

*2 Bob Russell (Colchester):    When he will announce the location of the Parachute Regiment as a result of the Strategic Defence Review.

(65524)

*3 Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham):    What measures he is taking to investigate the cause of health problems amongst Gulf War veterans.

(65525)

*4 Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):    If he will make a statement on progress towards establishing a Defence Diversification Agency.

(65527)

*5 Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    What steps are being taken to counter the threat of information warfare.

(65528)

*6 Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):    If he will make a statement on the capacity of the armed forces to assist the civil power in emergencies.

(65529)

*7 Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South):    If he will make a statement on the security situation in Kosovo.

(65530)

*8 Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East):    If he will make a statement on Britain's Tomahawk land attack capability.

(65531)

*9 Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    What steps the Government is taking to promote global nuclear disarmament.

(65532)

*10 Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby):    How much the Government is spending on research into the illnesses of Gulf War veterans.

(65533)

*11 Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):    What steps the Government is taking to increase education and training provision in the armed forces.

(65534)

*12 Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk):    What proposals he has to amend Queen's Regulations.

(65535)

*13 Laura Moffatt (Crawley):    How much the Government plans to spend over the next four years on the Defence Medical Services.

(65536)

*14 Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    What progress has been made in the disposal of the MoD sites in Shoeburyness; and if he will make a statement.

(65537)

*15 Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston):    If he will make a statement on the Government's current expenditure plans in relation to cadets.

(65538)

*16 Mr Martin Bell (Tatton):    If he will make a statement on the effectiveness of Operation Desert Fox.

(65539)

*17 Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford):    If he will make a statement on measures to stockpile tactical nuclear weapons in the Russian Federation and to prevent radioactive substances of military origin being traded.

(65540)

*18 Mr Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North):    How much the Government plans to spend over the next four years on the Defence Medical Services.

(65541)

*19 Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth):    If he will make a statement on the Government's expenditure plans in relation to cadets.

(65542)

*20 Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):    If he will make a statement on the security situation in Kosovo.

(65543)

*21 Mr John McWilliam (Blaydon):    What steps the Government is taking to reduce overstretch in the armed forces.

(65544)

*22 Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North):    What steps the Government is taking to promote global nuclear disarmament.

(65545)

*23 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    If he will make a statement on the involvement of Her Majesty's Government's armed forces in the current situation in Sierra Leone.

(65546)

*24 Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    What steps the Government is taking to reduce overstretch in the armed forces.

(65547)

*25 Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    If he will make a statement on progress in the construction of the fourth Trident submarine.

(65548)

*26 Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    What plans he has to improve single soldiers' accommodation.

(65549)

*27 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    If he will make a statement on the current security situation in Kosovo.

(65550)

*28 Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford):    What steps the Government is taking to increase education and training opportunities within the armed forces.

(65551)

*29 Mr Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington):    When he next intends to visit the Gulf States to discuss Iraq.

(65552)

*30 Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    What is his estimate of the cost to the United Kingdom of the recent cancellation of military equipment orders by the government of Chile.

(65553)

*31 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    What representations he has received on proposals to move the headquarters of 43(Wessex) Brigade from Exeter to Bulford; and if he will make a statement.

(65554)

*32 Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    What is the percentage reduction in Trident warhead totals typically deployed on each submarine since 1st May 1997.

(65555)

*33 Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):    If he will make a statement on progress towards establishing a Defence Diversification Agency.

(65556)

At 3.20 p.m.

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission

*34 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, how much account is taken, when setting bishops' stipends, of allowances paid to some bishops for attending the House of Lords.

(65557)

*35 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners take to ensure that freeholds are not disposed of for less than the best available price.

(65559)

*36 Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make an assessment of the financial consequences of disestablishment of the Church of England.

(65560)

*37 Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the funding of theological training for ordinands.

(65650)

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

Main Business
+ 1	SEXUAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) BILL: Second Reading. *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
*Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.*
	Mr Secretary Straw *[Up to 20 minutes]*
	After Second Reading of the Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, to move,That-- (1) Clause 1 of the Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House; (2) the remainder of the Bill be committed to a Standing Committee; (3) when the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee of the whole House and by the Standing Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if the Bill had been reported as a whole to the House from the Standing Committee. *The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 63(3)).*
+ 2	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE *[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]*
	Margaret Beckett That, at the sitting on Thursday 28th January, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions on the Motions in the name of Mr Secretary Darling relating to Social Security and Pensions not later than Seven o'clock.
*If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.*
+ 3	DEREGULATION *[No debate]*
	Mr Secretary Byers That the draft Deregulation (Weights and Measures) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 14th December 1998, be approved. The Deregulation Committee has reported on the proposal for this Order in its Ninth Report of Session 1997-98, HC 939, and on the draft Order in its Second Report of Session 1998-99, HC 135.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 18(1)(a)).*
4	FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE *[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]*
	Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection That Mrs Virginia Bottomley be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Mr Shaun Woodward be added to the Committee.
*If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.*
5	SOCIAL SECURITY COMMITTEE *[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]*
	Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection That Mr Michael Foster (Hastings and Rye) be discharged from the Social Security Committee and Dr Doug Naysmith be added to the Committee.
*If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.*

At the end of the sitting:

6	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: *Sanctions against Iraq* (Mr Tam Dalyell). *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	Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee	12.30 p.m.	Room 167 7 Millbank (private)
2	Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee	4.30 p.m.	Room 18 (private)
3	Social Security	4.30 p.m.	Room 13 (private)
4	Public Accounts	4.30 p.m.	Room 15 (public)
	Subject: National Insurance Recording System.
	Witnesses: Mr George Bertram, Chief Executive, Mr David Slater, Strategy Director, Contributions Agency; Ms Alexis Cleveland, Operations Support Director, Benefits Agency; and Mr Brian Barnes, Corporate Project Director, Information Technology Services Agency.
5	Health	5.00 p.m.	Room 16 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 22nd January for answer today++
1	Mr Donald Anderson (Swansea East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what are the findings of the expert group looking into thaumasite.
	(67914)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
*1	Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): If he will make a statement on the security situation in the Gulf.
	(65523)
*2	Bob Russell (Colchester): When he will announce the location of the Parachute Regiment as a result of the Strategic Defence Review.
	(65524)
*3	Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What measures he is taking to investigate the cause of health problems amongst Gulf War veterans.
	(65525)
*4	Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): If he will make a statement on progress towards establishing a Defence Diversification Agency.
	(65527)
*5	Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): What steps are being taken to counter the threat of information warfare.
	(65528)
*6	Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will make a statement on the capacity of the armed forces to assist the civil power in emergencies.
	(65529)
*7	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): If he will make a statement on the security situation in Kosovo.
	(65530)
*8	Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East): If he will make a statement on Britain's Tomahawk land attack capability.
	(65531)
*9	Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): What steps the Government is taking to promote global nuclear disarmament.
	(65532)
*10	Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby): How much the Government is spending on research into the illnesses of Gulf War veterans.
	(65533)
*11	Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): What steps the Government is taking to increase education and training provision in the armed forces.
	(65534)
*12	Mr Keith Simpson (Mid Norfolk): What proposals he has to amend Queen's Regulations.
	(65535)
*13	Laura Moffatt (Crawley): How much the Government plans to spend over the next four years on the Defence Medical Services.
	(65536)
*14	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): What progress has been made in the disposal of the MoD sites in Shoeburyness; and if he will make a statement.
	(65537)
*15	Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): If he will make a statement on the Government's current expenditure plans in relation to cadets.
	(65538)
*16	Mr Martin Bell (Tatton): If he will make a statement on the effectiveness of Operation Desert Fox.
	(65539)
*17	Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath and Crayford): If he will make a statement on measures to stockpile tactical nuclear weapons in the Russian Federation and to prevent radioactive substances of military origin being traded.
	(65540)
*18	Mr Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): How much the Government plans to spend over the next four years on the Defence Medical Services.
	(65541)
*19	Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth): If he will make a statement on the Government's expenditure plans in relation to cadets.
	(65542)
*20	Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): If he will make a statement on the security situation in Kosovo.
	(65543)
*21	Mr John McWilliam (Blaydon): What steps the Government is taking to reduce overstretch in the armed forces.
	(65544)
*22	Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): What steps the Government is taking to promote global nuclear disarmament.
	(65545)
*23	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): If he will make a statement on the involvement of Her Majesty's Government's armed forces in the current situation in Sierra Leone.
	(65546)
*24	Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): What steps the Government is taking to reduce overstretch in the armed forces.
	(65547)
*25	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): If he will make a statement on progress in the construction of the fourth Trident submarine.
	(65548)
*26	Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): What plans he has to improve single soldiers' accommodation.
	(65549)
*27	Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): If he will make a statement on the current security situation in Kosovo.
	(65550)
*28	Mr Jonathan R. Shaw (Chatham and Aylesford): What steps the Government is taking to increase education and training opportunities within the armed forces.
	(65551)
*29	Mr Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington): When he next intends to visit the Gulf States to discuss Iraq.
	(65552)
*30	Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): What is his estimate of the cost to the United Kingdom of the recent cancellation of military equipment orders by the government of Chile.
	(65553)
*31	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What representations he has received on proposals to move the headquarters of 43(Wessex) Brigade from Exeter to Bulford; and if he will make a statement.
	(65554)
*32	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What is the percentage reduction in Trident warhead totals typically deployed on each submarine since 1st May 1997.
	(65555)
*33	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): If he will make a statement on progress towards establishing a Defence Diversification Agency.
	(65556)

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission
*34	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, how much account is taken, when setting bishops' stipends, of allowances paid to some bishops for attending the House of Lords.
	(65557)
*35	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Commissioners take to ensure that freeholds are not disposed of for less than the best available price.
	(65559)
*36	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make an assessment of the financial consequences of disestablishment of the Church of England.
	(65560)
*37	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the funding of theological training for ordinands.
	(65650)



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