| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
| *1 |
Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): What proposals he has for the improvement of transport provision for people living in rural areas. |
| (89475) |
| *2 |
Jacqui Smith (Redditch): What progress is being made on leasehold reform legislation. |
| (89476) |
| *3 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What representations he has received from road hauliers on his freight policy; and if he will make a statement. |
| (89477) |
| *4 |
Mr Andrew Reed (Loughborough): What progress he has made towards meeting his target for housing construction on recycled land in the East Midlands. |
| (89478) |
| *5 |
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will make a statement on the widening of the A46 between Newark and Lincoln. |
| (89479) |
| *6 |
Gillian Merron (Lincoln): If he will make a statement on progress with the development of regional planning in the East Midlands. |
| (89480) |
| *7 |
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): When he last met representatives from the Automobile Association to discuss his proposals to tackle traffic congestion. |
| (89481) |
| *8 |
Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South): If he will make a statement on progress towards meeting the 60 per cent. target for housing on recycled land in the South East. |
| (89482) |
| *9 |
Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): What guidance his Department gives to local authorities on the location of park and ride schemes. |
| (89483) |
| *10 |
Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): What recent representations he has received concerning the siting of telecommunications masts; and if he will make a statement. |
| (89484) |
| *11 |
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): What progress he has made in setting up the Strategic Rail Authority. |
| (89485) |
| *12 |
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): What recent representations he has received from the road haulage industry regarding the Government's transport policies; and if he will make a statement. |
| (89486) |
| *13 |
Mr Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): If he will make a statement on the future status of the Sussex Downs Conservation Board. |
| (89488) |
| *14 |
Mr Colin Breed (South East Cornwall): What is his policy on imposing conditions on the sale of council houses; and if he will make a statement. |
| (89489) |
| *15 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): If he will provide additional funds to local authorities for road safety traffic calming schemes. |
| (89490) |
| *16 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): If he will make a statement on his plans to implement the Urban Task Force's recommendations. |
| (89491) |
| *17 |
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): What progress has been made with the plans to dual the remaining sections of the A11. |
| (89492) |
| *18 |
Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): What action the Government is taking to involve the business community in the reform of the planning system in London. |
| (89493) |
| *19 |
Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): If he will make a statement on the decision reached at the Council of Environment Ministers meeting in Luxembourg on 25th June regarding the development, production and sale of genetically-modified foods. |
| (89494) |
| *20 |
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What progress has been made in the application of the policies set out in the report Towards an Urban Renaissance in the East Midlands. |
| (89495) |
| *21 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What estimate he has made of the impact on traffic levels which the Government's planned new charges on motorists will have. |
| (89496) |
| *22 |
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): If he will review the franchise conditions of service station operations on the motorways. |
| (89497) |
| *23 |
Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): If he will make a statement on improving public transport access to Paddington Station. |
| (89498) |
| *24 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If he will make a statement on the introduction of safe routes to schools. |
| (89499) |
| *25 |
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston): What discussions he has had with the rail operators of the West Coast line about future performance targets. |
| (89500) |
| *26 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): If he will make a statement on progress made in improving the trunk road network. |
| (89501) |
| *27 |
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): If it is his policy in respect of applications to build container ports that preference should be given to brownfield sites. |
| (89502) |
| *28 |
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): What assessment he has made of the case for a by-pass for the village of Reighton in North Yorkshire. |
| (89503) |
| *29 |
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): What progress has been made in addressing rural needs through the work of regional development agencies. |
| (89504) |
| *30 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): When he last met representatives of National Express to discuss the long-distance bus network. |
| (89505) |
| *31 |
Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): If he will make a statement on government targets for development on brownfield land. |
| (89506) |
| *32 |
Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood): What discussions he has held with (a) Her Majesty's Treasury and (b) commercial interests about the financing of London Underground in 2000-01. |
| (89507) |
| *33 |
Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): What measures have been taken to improve transport in rural areas since May 1997; and if he will make a statement on progress made. |
| (89508) |
| *34 |
Mr Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst): What assessment he has made of the impact on road traffic levels of increasing fuel duties by 6 per cent. a year in real terms over the next five years. |
| (89509) |
| *35 |
Mr Peter Viggers (Gosport): What plans he has to review the first past the post system currently used for local government elections in England. |
| (89510) |
| *36 |
Mr Tony McNulty (Harrow East): What progress has been made with preparations for the London Mayor and Assembly. |
| (89511) |
| *37 |
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What effect the M4 bus lane has had on journey time for bus passengers from Heston to London. |
| (89512) |
| *38 |
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What plans he has to support Liverpool Vision. |
| (89513) |
|
| Main Business |
| + 2 |
CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL: Second Reading. [No debate] |
| | The Questions on Second and Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill will be put without debate (Standing Order No. 56). |
| + 3 |
NORTHERN IRELAND BILL (PROGRAMME). [Up to 3 hours] |
| | Margaret Beckett
Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
Sir George Young
Mr Paul Tyler |
| | That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the Northern Ireland Bill:-- |
Timing of proceedings
1.--(1) Proceedings on the Bill shall be completed at today's sitting.
(2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.
(a) proceedings on any new clause which may be selected relating to the operation of the Northern Ireland (Sentences) Act 1998 shall be taken first and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion five hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion; and
(b) remaining proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion seven and a half hours after that commencement.
(4) Remaining proceedings on the Bill shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion eight hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.
2.--(1) When the Bill has been read a second time--
(a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put,
(b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill,
(c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an instruction has been given.
(2) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question; and if he reports the Bill with Amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put. |
Questions to be put
3.--(1) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 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;
(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded; and on a Motion for a new Clause or Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
(2) If two or more Questions would fall to be put by the Chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions. |
Lords Amendments
4. At the sitting on Thursday 15 July-
(a) any message received from the Lords relating to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and
(b) proceedings on any message shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after commencement.
5.--(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of concluding in accordance with paragraph 4 any proceedings on any message received from the Lords relating to the Bill.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith--
(a) the Question on any further amendment of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith--
(a) the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.
(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.
(7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any other Amendment which is moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.
(8) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.
(9) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of that day's sitting.
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Miscellaneous
6. If at the sitting today or on Thursday 15 July--
(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) stands over to Seven o'clock, and
(b) proceedings on the Bill have begun before that time,
the bringing to a conclusion of any proceedings in accordance with paragraph 1 or 4 shall be postponed for a period equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
7.--(1) No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken.
(2) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings on the Bill shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
(3) No debate shall be permitted on any Motion to recommit the Bill (whether as a whole or otherwise), and the Speaker shall put forthwith any Question necessary to dispose of the Motion, including the Question on any amendment.
8. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to this Order.
9.--(1) The Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall be put forthwith; and Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Bill at the sittings today and on Thursday 15 July.
(2) If at the sitting today or on Thursday 15 July the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the time at which any proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under paragraph 1 or 4, no notice shall be required of a Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
10. Proceedings on the Bill shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
The Speaker will put the Question not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83).
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| + 4 |
NORTHERN IRELAND BILL: Second Reading. [Up to 8 hours] |
| Remaining stages may also be taken. |
| | If the Motion on Northern Ireland Bill (Programme) is agreed to, proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion eight hours after the commencement of proceedings on that Motion.
If the Motion on Northern Ireland Bill (Programme) is agreed to, and the Bill is committed to a Committee of the whole House, further proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed, and, as soon as the proceedings on any resolution come to by the House on the Northern Ireland Bill [Money] have been concluded, the House will immediately resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill. |
| For Amendments in Committee, see separate Paper. |
| + 5 |
NORTHERN IRELAND BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. [No debate] |
| | Mrs Barbara Roche
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Northern Ireland Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)). |
| + 6 |
NORTHERN IRELAND [Up to 1.5 hours] |
| | Secretary Marjorie Mowlam
That the draft Northern Ireland Act 1974 (Interim Period Extension) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 7th July, be approved.
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker will put the question not later than 1.5 hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16). |
| + 7 |
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (STATUTORY INSTRUMENT) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| | Margaret Beckett
Secretary Marjorie Mowlam |
| | That, if a Statutory Instrument relating to a Northern Ireland matter be laid before the House on Friday 16th July, a Minister of the Crown may, notwithstanding the practice of the House, make without notice a Motion for the approval of the said Instrument at the sitting that day. |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
| + 8 |
DELEGATED LEGISLATION [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| | Margaret Beckett
That the Food Safety (Fishery Products and Live Shellfish) (Hygiene) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1585) be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation. |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
| + 9 |
DELEGATED LEGISLATION [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| | Margaret Beckett
That the National Health Service (General Medical Services) Amendment (No. 2) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1627) be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation. |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
| + 10 |
DELEGATED LEGISLATION [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| | Margaret Beckett
That the National Health Service (General Medical Services) (Scotland) Amendment (No. 3) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1620) be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation. |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
| COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
| STANDING COMMITTEES |
| 1 |
Standing Committee A |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Financial Services and Markets Bill. |
| 2 |
Standing Committee B |
10.30 a.m.
4.30 p.m. |
Room 11 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Food Standards Bill. |
| 3 |
Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation |
4.30 p.m. |
Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft Ministerial and Other Salaries Order 1999. |
| SELECT COMMITTEES |
| 4 |
Public Administration |
9.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m. |
Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Freedom of Information Draft Bill. |
| Witness: Dr Kim Howells MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Competition and Consumer Affairs, Department of Trade and Industry. |
| 5 |
Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-Committee |
9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m. |
Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Town and Country Parks. |
| Witnesses: Mr Tim Marshall, Atlantic Fellow in Public Policy and formerly Deputy Administrator for Central Park, New York; The Rt. Hon. Richard Caborn MP, Minister for the Regions, Regeneration and Planning, Mr Alan Howarth CBE MP, Minister for Arts, and departmental officials (at 10.40 a.m.). |
| 6 |
Deregulation |
10.00 a.m. |
Room 18 (private) |
| 7 |
Foreign Affairs |
10.00 a.m. |
Room 16 (private) |
| 8 |
International Development |
10.00 a.m. |
Room 5 (private) |
| 9 |
Agriculture |
10.15 a.m. |
Room 20 (private) |
| 10 |
Home Affairs |
10.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m. |
Room 21 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Drugs and Prisons. |
| Witnesses: Prison Governors' Association; Prison Officers' Association (at 11.45 a.m.). |
| 11 |
Standards and Privileges |
10.30 a.m. |
Room 7 (private) |
| 12 |
Treasury |
10.30 a.m.
11.30 a.m. |
Room 6 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Demutualisation. |
| Witness: Ms Patricia Hewitt MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury. |
| 13 |
Welsh Affairs |
10.30 a.m. |
Room 17 (private) |
| 14 |
Public Administration |
2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. |
Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Freedom of Information Draft Bill. |
| Witnesses: Mr Mark Fisher MP; Rt. Hon. William Waldegrave (at 3.15 p.m.). |
| 15 |
Education and Employment |
3.45 p.m. |
Room 18 (private) |
| 16 |
Employment Sub-Committee |
Immediately after the meeting of the Main Committee |
Room 18 (private) |
| 17 |
Foreign Affairs |
3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. |
Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| |
| Witness: Rt. Hon. Robin Cook MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs. |
| 18 |
Standards and Privileges |
4.00 p.m. |
Room 16 (private) |
| 19 |
Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry |
6.00 p.m. |
Room 6 (private) |
| 20 |
Statutory Instruments |
Immediately after the meeting of the Joint
Committee on
Statutory Instruments |
Room 7 (private) |
| JOINT COMMITTEES |
| 21 |
Draft Local Government (Organisation and Standards) Bill |
4.00 p.m. |
Room 3 (public) |
| Subject: Draft Local Government (Organisation and Standards) Bill. |
| Witness: Professor John Stewart. |
| 22 |
Statutory Instruments |
4.15 p.m. |
Room 7 (private) |
| [The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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