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Order of Business Monday 8th March 1999 Here you can browse the House of Commons Order of Business for Monday 8 March 1999.

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 Social Security
*1	Mr John Grogan (Selby):    If he will make a statement about the pilot study carried out by his Department in York to encourage take-up of income support by pensioners.
	(73038)
*2	Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport):    What proportion of total payments made by his Department are means-tested.
	(73039)
*3	Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    What steps he is taking to improve the financial position of the bereaved.
	(73040)
*4	Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the New Deal for Lone Parents.
	(73041)
*5	Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):    If he will make a statement on progress towards introduction of the Single Gateway to benefit.
	(73042)
*6	Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow):    If he will make a statement on the review of the savings allowance in relation to the minimum pensions guarantee.
	(73043)
*7	Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham):    What plans he has to reform the administration of the CSA.
	(73044)
*8	Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey):    What plans he has for increasing assistance to older pensioners.
	(73045)
*9	Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne):    What representations he has received about the minimum guaranteed pension.
	(73046)
*10	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    If he will make a statement on his plans for war disablement pensions.
	(73047)
*11	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    What assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of a minimum pension guarantee on low earners' savings.
	(73048)
*12	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    If he will make a statement on the savings achieved as a result of the Benefits Integrity Project.
	(73049)
*13	Mr Michael Foster (Hastings and Rye):    What he is doing to improve the living standards of the poorest disabled people.
	(73050)
*14	Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):    What plans he has to abolish the vesting requirements on annuities.
	(73051)
*15	Helen Jones (Warrington North):    What estimate he has made of the number of pensioners in the Warrington North constituency who will benefit from the minimum pension guarantee.
	(73052)
*16	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    What plans he has to minimise fraud in the administration of housing benefit.
	(73053)
*17	Mr Clive Efford (Eltham):    What representations he has received regarding the proposed changes to severe disability benefit.
	(73054)
*18	Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    If, following the implementation of his reform proposals, widows aged between 45 and 60 years who were widowed before 45 years of age and who are not currently receiving a widow's pension, can continue to choose to claim (a) retirement pension or (b) widow's pension on reaching 60 years of age.
	(73055)
*19	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    If he will make a statement on progress with pension reform.
	(73056)
*20	Mr Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole):    What representations he has received about his recent proposals for welfare reform.
	(73057)
*21	Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs):    What plans he has to introduce (a) incentives and (b) negative disincentives to the self-employed to take out Stakeholder pension contracts.
	(73058)
*22	Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet):    What assessment he has made of the responses so far to the Pensions Green Paper.
	(73059)
*23	Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    By how much he expects the real spending powers of those dependent on the basic state old age pension to vary from that of those in employment in 1999-2000.
	(73060)
*24	Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    What is the upper limit permitted to benefit claimants for time spent writing material for publication before their benefit is reduced; and if he will make a statement.
	(73061)
*25	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    What estimate he has made of the proportion of government expenditure the social security budget will comprise in 1999-2000; and what it was in 1996-97.
	(73062)
*26	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    What estimate he has made of the cost of administration of (a) the current state pension and (b) the secondary pension proposed in the Welfare Reform and Pensions Bill.
	(73063)
*27	Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk):    What assessment he has made of the difficulties faced by those on low and modest incomes in making adequate provision for retirement.
	(73064)
*28	Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West):    What plans he has to improve the pensions of long-term disabled people.
	(73065)
*29	Mrs Teresa Gorman (Billericay):    What recent representations he has received on levels of fraud within the benefit system; and if he will make a statement.
	(73066)
*30	Mr David Hinchliffe (Wakefield):    What progress has been made in the reform of the Child Support Agency.
	(73067)
*31	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    If he will make a statement on his future plans for housing benefit.
	(73068)
*32	Mr Michael Colvin (Romsey):    What step he is taking to ensure that British pensioners living overseas receive up-rated pensions to which they are entitled.
	(73069)
*33	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    What assessment he has made of the progress being made to combat housing benefit fraud.
	(73070)
*34	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What estimate he has made of the total amount of benefits administered by his Department unclaimed by those entitled to them; and what measures he proposes to encourage take-up.
	(73071)
*35	Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth):    What proposals he has to tackle the problem of child poverty.
	(73072)
*36	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    If he will make a statement on progress with the millennium compliance of computer systems involved in the provision of benefits.
	(73073)
*37	Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood):    What action his Department is taking to help disabled people into employment.
	(73074)
*38	Kali Mountford (Colne Valley):    What proposals he has to encourage the spread of second-tier pensions.
	(73075)
*39	Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):    How he proposes to ensure better security in retirement for the poorest households.
	(73076)
*40	Mr Derek Twigg (Halton):    When he expects to pilot the Single Gateway to Benefits for people of working age.
	(73077)

At 3.30 p.m.

Private Notice Questions (if any) Ministerial Statements (if any)

    It is expected that a Lords Message will be received relating to the Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Bill, and that the Question will be proposed that it be considered forthwith (Standing Order No. 78 (1)).