Order of Business for 20 July 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

Private Business

Note: Private business is not debated at this time and may not be proceeded with if opposed.

Consideration of Bill, as Amended
Transport Salaried Staffs' Association (Amendment of Rules) Bill.

Further Consideration of Bill, as Amended

    City of London (Ward Elections) Bill (By Order.)

Mr John McDonnell

    On Further Consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended:

[For Amendments, see Notice Paper relating to Private Business.]

Afterwards

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

*1 Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West):    If he will make a statement on the development of a Northern Dimension to the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.

(90455)

*2 Miss Melanie Johnson (Welwyn Hatfield):    What plans he has to assist progress towards democracy in Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.

(90456)

*3 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What policy objectives he plans to secure under the Finnish Presidency of the EU in relation to enlargement.

(90457)

*4 Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What discussions he has had with his opposite numbers in the United Nations regarding the present situation in East Timor; and if he will make a statement.

(90458)

*5 Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend):    If he will make a statement on progress in implementing Agenda 2000.

(90459)

*6 Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):    What progress is being made on the negotiations for the enlargement of the EU.

(90460)

*7 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    What discussions he has held with his counterparts in other governments about the future of Kashmir.

(90461)

*8 Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    If he will make a statement on anti-semitism in Russia.

(90462)

*9 Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North):    If he will make a statement on the implementation of Agenda 2000 in respect of EU enlargement.

(90463)

*10 Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton South West):    What plans he has to assist in negotiating a ceasefire by India and Pakistan in Kashmir.

(90464)

*11 Mr John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell):    When he next expects to meet representatives of the Israeli Government to discuss the Middle East peace process.

(90465)

*12 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    If he will make a statement on the UK's relations with the Palestinian National Authority.

(90467)

*13 Mr Tony Colman (Putney):    If he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's relations with the state of Israel.

(90468)

*14 Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    What plans he has to improve relations with Iran; and if he will make a statement.

(90470)

*15 Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South):    What assessment his Department has made of relations between India and Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.

(90471)

*16 Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South):    What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the reconstruction of Kosovo.

(90472)

*17 Christine Butler (Castle Point):    When he next plans to meet his European counterparts to discuss institutional reform of the his European Union.

(90473)

*18 Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    If he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's relations with Turkey.

(90474)

*19 Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test):    In what measures the UK has participated to assist candidate members of the EU to meet the terms of environmental directives prior to entry.

(90475)

*20 Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington):    When he next plans to consult his EU partners on further approaches to resolve the Cyprus problem.

(90477)

*21 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan and India concerning the situation in Kashmir.

(90478)

*22 Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries):    When he next plans to meet his European counterparts to discuss the enlargement of the European Union.

(90479)

*23 Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    If he will make a statement on the current state of bilateral relations between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar.

(90480)

*24 Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan):    What recent discussions the Government has had with representatives of the Indian and Pakistani Governments about the current military action over Kashmir.

(90481)

*25 Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe):    If he will make a statement on the situation in Kosovo.

(90482)

*26 Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester):    When he next plans to discuss the issue of former prisoners of war with the Japanese Government.

(90483)

*27 Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East):    What his policy is on parliamentary participation in the work of the United Nations General Assembly.

(90484)

*28 Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs):    If he will make a statement on the situation in Kashmir.

(90485)

*29 Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South):    If he will make a statement on the prospects for peace in the Middle East.

(90486)

*30 Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    What steps he is taking to assist the Palestinian Authority to develop the economy in its territory.

(90487)

*31 Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    If he will report progress on initiatives to re-unite the island of Cyprus.

(90488)

*32 Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the Middle East peace process since the general election in Israel.

(90489)

*33 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    Which institutional questions are on the agenda of the next IGC; and if he will make a statement.

(90490)

*34 Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove):    What assessment he has made of proposals to extend qualified majority voting at the next Inter-Governmental Conference; and if he will make a statement.

(90491)

*35 Norman Baker (Lewes):    If he will make a statement on the existing bilateral treaties between the United Kingdom and the United States of America.

(90492)

*36 Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    What discussions he has had with the United States government on the conflict in Kashmir.

(90494)

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

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

SCOTTISH ADJACENT WATERS BOUNDARIES (AMENDMENT) [Up to 20 minutes]

Mr Archy Kirkwood

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Government to consult interested parties on whether to designate the coastal waters off Berwickshire as Scottish internal waters and to report to Parliament; and for connected purposes.

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

Main Business
2	OPPOSITION DAY [19th allotted day] *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
	HEALTH CARE PROVISION IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
	Mr William Hague Dr Liam Fox Mr Philip Hammond Mrs Caroline Spelman Mr Patrick McLoughlin Mr James Arbuthnot
	That this House notes the failure of the Government to deliver improvements in the provision of health care in the United Kingdom, resulting in increased waiting times for patients, plummeting morale in the medical and nursing professions, distortion of clinical priorities and the increasingly widespread rationing of drugs and treatments; and believes that repeated announcements, soundbites and photo opportunities are no substitute for a coherent and effective health policy.
	As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (Health Care Provision in the United Kingdom):
	The Prime Minister Mr Secretary Prescott Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Secretary Dobson Mr Secretary Reid Mr Secretary Michael
	Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `welcomes the action the Government has taken to turn around the National Health Service by finding £21 billion extra funds for the coming three years, starting building work on 13 new hospitals, modernising every Accident and Emergency Department that needs it, abolishing the unfair and divisive system of fundholding and replacing it with Primary Care Groups putting doctors and nurses in the driving seat, cutting waiting lists, ending 18 month waiting in the NHS, creating the National Institute for Clinical Excellence and National Service Frameworks to promote quality treatment, delivering the biggest real terms pay rise for nurses for 10 years, publishing the most comprehensive strategy ever produced for improving the status, training, pay and job opportunities for Britain's half a million nurses, midwives and health visitors, with 3,800 nurses returning to the NHS so far this year and 2,200 additional doctors in the Government's first year of office; further welcomes the 450,000 more waiting list operations carried out last year plus the 142,000 extra emergency cases treated, and half a million more outpatient cases dealt with; and congratulates the staff on providing record results in what remains the fairest and most efficient healthcare system in the world.'.
	Mr Paddy Ashdown Mr A. J. Beith Mr Simon Hughes Dr Evan Harris Dr Peter Brand Mr Paul Tyler
	Line 1, leave out from `Government' to second `the' in line 2 and insert `and its Conservative predecessor, to deliver the improvement in healthcare needed and wanted by the public, and to ensure equality of access to NHS services in all parts of.'.
	Mr Paddy Ashdown Mr A. J. Beith Mr Simon Hughes Dr Evan Harris Dr Peter Brand Mr Paul Tyler
	Line 6, at end add `supported by an increasing share of the UK's national wealth.'.
	THE GOVERNMENT'S PROPOSED ENERGY TAX
	Mr William Hague Mr John Redwood Mr David Heathcoat-Amory Mrs Angela Browning Mr Quentin Davies Mr James Arbuthnot
	That this House notes that the proposed energy tax represents a huge transfer of cash from manufacturing and energy intensive industries to the public and service sectors; threatens to drive large energy users out of the United Kingdom altogether and is a badly targeted and inefficient way of reducing CO�of6�2 emissions; believes this is another stealth tax on industry and notes the Government has increased the Landfill Tax without applying the revenue to offsetting cuts in National Insurance Contributions as was done by the last Conservative Government; and calls on the Government to consult on alternative ways of meeting Britain's international commitments to counter global warming and to withdraw this damaging threat to industry. As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (The Government's Proposed Energy Tax):
	The Prime Minister Mr Secretary Prescott Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Secretary Cook Mr Secretary Straw Mr Secretary Blunkett
	Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `notes that there is now compelling evidence that climate change needs to be tackled, that there is therefore a need for action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and that the United Kingdom has a legally-binding target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions set under the Kyoto Protocol; welcomes the recommendations of Lord Marshall on the case for a climate change levy; further welcomes the measures taken by the Government to help British business, including cutting corporation tax rates to their lowest ever level; welcomes the Government's decision to pre-announce the introduction of the climate change levy by two years to give time for further consultation on its design; and supports the Government's determination to work with industry and other parties to ensure that it meets its environmental objectives whilst safeguarding Britain's international competitiveness.'.
	Mr Paddy Ashdown Mr A. J. Beith Mr Matthew Taylor Mr Andrew Stunell Mr Tom Brake Mr Paul Tyler
	Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `welcomes the climate change levy in principle as a useful instrument in achieving the carbon emission reductions required to reach the UK's international obligation; regrets that the current proposals are inadequate because they are based on fuel consumed at point of use, thus failing to discriminate between high and low carbon content fuels and thereby penalising renewable sources of energy; considers as grossly inadequate the proposed recycling of under 4 per cent. of climate levy income into fuel efficiency investment incentives designed to prompt energy saving measures by the many commercial and industrial enterprises for whom energy is currently only a small marginal cost, amounting to less than £40 per business per year; believes that in some cases the schemes of exemptions and agreements being developed for high energy-using industries risk exporting jobs and future investment to locations where energy standards are lower, with a consequential worsening of climate degradation; and therefore calls on Her Majesty's Government to bring forward proposals that will provide incentives for investment and employment in renewable power generation, and in energy-saving industry, and to set world-class standards in efficiency and carbon use reduction.'. The Ninth Report of Session 1998-99 from the Trade and Industry Committee on the Impact on Industry of the Climate Change Levy, HC 678, is relevant; an uncorrected copy of the related Minutes of Evidence and Appendices has been placed in the Library. The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
*Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.*
+ 3	PROPOSAL TO EXTEND THE WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE TO EXCLUDED SECTORS *[No debate]*
	The Prime Minister Mr Secretary Prescott Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Secretary Cook Mr Secretary Straw Mr Secretary Byers
	That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 13526/98, the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry on 18th May 1999 and the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry on 21st June 1999, all on the extension of the Working Time Directive to excluded sectors; supports the Government's view that the proposal agreed by Member States at the Social Affairs Council on 25th May will ensure that workers who were previously excluded will now enjoy the benefit of working time protection; and agrees that all workers should have the right to minimum standards in the workplace and that the extension of the working time directive to the excluded sectors supports the Government's aim of promoting family friendly employment.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).*
+ 4	DEREGULATION *[No debate]*
	Mr Secretary Straw That the draft Deregulation (Millennium Licensing) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 5th July 1999, be approved. The Deregulation Committee has reported on the proposal for this Order in its Third Report of Session 1998-99, HC 532, and on the draft Order in its Fourth Report of Session 1998-99, HC 710.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 18(1)(a)).*
+ 5	DEREGULATION *[No debate]*
	Mr Secretary Straw That the draft Deregulation (Casinos) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 5th July 1999, be approved. The Deregulation Committee has reported on the proposal for this Order in its Third Report of Session 1998-99, HC 532, and on the draft Order in its Fourth Report of Session 1998-99, HC 710.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 18(1)(a)).*

At the end of the sitting:

ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject:

Sustainable development and the National Curriculum

Mr Peter Luff

Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

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	Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	10.30 a.m.	Room 9 (public)
	To consider the draft Financial Services Act 1986 (Restriction of Exemptions) Order 1999.
3	Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 9 (public)
	To consider the draft Films (Modification of the Definition of `British Film') Order 1999.
SELECT COMMITTEES
4	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs	9.30 a.m.	Room 16 (private)
5	Treasury	9.30 a.m.	Room 8 (private)
6	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-Committee	Immediately after the meeting of the Main Committee 10.00 a.m.	Room 16 (private) (public)
	Subject: Potential Risk of Fire Spread in Buildings via External Cladding Systems.
	Witnesses: Fire Brigades Union, and Fire Safety Development Group; Buildings Research Establishment Fire Research Station, and Eternit UK Ltd (at 10.30 a.m.); Chris Buntaine, Eglington Weber & Broutin (UK) Ltd, and Dr Stephen Ledbetter, Centre for Window and Cladding Technology (at 11.15 a.m.); Mr Nick Raynsford, MP, Minister for Construction, and DETR officials (at 11.45 a.m.).
7	Foreign Affairs	10.00 a.m.	Room 21 (private)
8	International Development	10.00 a.m.	Room 20 (private)
9	Public Administration	10.00 a.m. 12.00 noon	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: Freedom of Information Draft Bill.
	Witness: Local Government Association.
10	Home Affairs	10.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: Drugs and Prisons.
	Witness: Mr George Howarth MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office.
11	Environmental Audit	10.30 a.m.	Room 19 (private)
12	Standards and Privileges	10.30 a.m.	Room 13 (private)
13	Social Security Committee and Education and Employment Committee	12.30 p.m.	5th Floor Conference Room, 7 Millbank (private)
14	Social Security	1.45 p.m. 2.00 p.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: DSS Departmental Report 1999.
	Witnesses: Rt. Hon. Alistair Darling MP, Secretary of State for Social Security and Department of Social Security officials.
15	Public Administration	2.30 p.m. 3.15 p.m.	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: Freedom of Information Draft Bill.
	Witnesses: Mr David Calvert-Smith QC, Director of Public Prosecutions and Mrs Rosalind Wright, Director, Serious Fraud Office.
16	Education and Employment	3.45 p.m. 4.15 p.m.	Room 18 (private) (public)
	Subject: DfEE Funding.
	Witnesses: Department for Education and Employment: Mr Peter Shaw, Director General of Finance and Analytical Services, Mr David Forrester, Director, Further Education and Youth Training, Mr Peter Lauener, Director responsible for the Post-16 Review, and Mr Andrew Wye, Divisional Manager, Schools and LEA Funding Division.
17	Procedure	4.00 p.m.	Room 5 (private)
18	Foreign Affairs	4.30 p.m.	Room 16 (private)
19	Statutory Instruments	Immediately after the meeting of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments	Room 7 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEES
20	Draft Local Government (Organisation and Standards) Bill	4.00 p.m.	Room 3 (private)
21	Statutory Instruments	4.15 p.m.	Room 7 (private)
PRIVATE BILL COMMITTEE
22	Standing Orders Committee	11.15 a.m.	Room 5 (public)
	Subject: London Local Authorities Bill [Lords].
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Monday 19th July for answer today++
1	Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead): To ask Mr Attorney General, when the Director, Serious Fraud Office, intends to publish his Annual Report.
	(92279)
2	Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he intends to lay the Value Added Tax (Sport, Sports Competitions and Physical Education) Order 1999; and if he will make a statement.
	(92280)
3	Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what are the performance targets for the Royal Mint for 1999-2000.
	(92281)
4	Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps his Department, the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence are taking to reduce the number of empty government-owned homes.
	(92321)
5	Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to set up a body to oversee inspections under the Best Value Regime.
	(92322)
6	Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what arrangements are being made to appoint a chairman of the Environment Agency.
	(92358)
7	Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the reply to the honourable Member for Rochdale, Official Report, column 254, if he will explain why the relatives of Mr Chgtai, a constituent, Mrs Nighat Yasmin and Mrs Rehana Ghaffar, were asked to report to the post in Islamabad for an interview 25 working days after lodging the application for visit visas; and if he will make a statement.
	(92359)
8	Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Chairman of the Catering Committee, what performance targets he has approved for the Central Computer and Telecommunications Agency for 1999-2000.
	(92360)
9	Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): To ask the Trade and Industry, what changes he proposes to make to the home shipbuilding credit guarantee scheme.
	(92465)

Standing Committee Notices

The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 22nd July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Fire Precautions (Workplace) (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 1877).

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
*1	Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): If he will make a statement on the development of a Northern Dimension to the EU's Common Foreign and Security Policy.
	(90455)
*2	Miss Melanie Johnson (Welwyn Hatfield): What plans he has to assist progress towards democracy in Indonesia; and if he will make a statement.
	(90456)
*3	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What policy objectives he plans to secure under the Finnish Presidency of the EU in relation to enlargement.
	(90457)
*4	Mr Andrew George (St Ives): What discussions he has had with his opposite numbers in the United Nations regarding the present situation in East Timor; and if he will make a statement.
	(90458)
*5	Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): If he will make a statement on progress in implementing Agenda 2000.
	(90459)
*6	Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): What progress is being made on the negotiations for the enlargement of the EU.
	(90460)
*7	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What discussions he has held with his counterparts in other governments about the future of Kashmir.
	(90461)
*8	Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): If he will make a statement on anti-semitism in Russia.
	(90462)
*9	Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): If he will make a statement on the implementation of Agenda 2000 in respect of EU enlargement.
	(90463)
*10	Ms Jenny Jones (Wolverhampton South West): What plans he has to assist in negotiating a ceasefire by India and Pakistan in Kashmir.
	(90464)
*11	Mr John Gunnell (Morley and Rothwell): When he next expects to meet representatives of the Israeli Government to discuss the Middle East peace process.
	(90465)
*12	Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): If he will make a statement on the UK's relations with the Palestinian National Authority.
	(90467)
*13	Mr Tony Colman (Putney): If he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's relations with the state of Israel.
	(90468)
*14	Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What plans he has to improve relations with Iran; and if he will make a statement.
	(90470)
*15	Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): What assessment his Department has made of relations between India and Pakistan; and if he will make a statement.
	(90471)
*16	Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on the reconstruction of Kosovo.
	(90472)
*17	Christine Butler (Castle Point): When he next plans to meet his European counterparts to discuss institutional reform of the his European Union.
	(90473)
*18	Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby): If he will make a statement on Her Majesty's Government's relations with Turkey.
	(90474)
*19	Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): In what measures the UK has participated to assist candidate members of the EU to meet the terms of environmental directives prior to entry.
	(90475)
*20	Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington): When he next plans to consult his EU partners on further approaches to resolve the Cyprus problem.
	(90477)
*21	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What discussions he has had with his counterparts in Pakistan and India concerning the situation in Kashmir.
	(90478)
*22	Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): When he next plans to meet his European counterparts to discuss the enlargement of the European Union.
	(90479)
*23	Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): If he will make a statement on the current state of bilateral relations between Britain and Spain over Gibraltar.
	(90480)
*24	Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow, Govan): What recent discussions the Government has had with representatives of the Indian and Pakistani Governments about the current military action over Kashmir.
	(90481)
*25	Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): If he will make a statement on the situation in Kosovo.
	(90482)
*26	Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): When he next plans to discuss the issue of former prisoners of war with the Japanese Government.
	(90483)
*27	Mr David Atkinson (Bournemouth East): What his policy is on parliamentary participation in the work of the United Nations General Assembly.
	(90484)
*28	Mr Howard Flight (Arundel and South Downs): If he will make a statement on the situation in Kashmir.
	(90485)
*29	Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): If he will make a statement on the prospects for peace in the Middle East.
	(90486)
*30	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): What steps he is taking to assist the Palestinian Authority to develop the economy in its territory.
	(90487)
*31	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will report progress on initiatives to re-unite the island of Cyprus.
	(90488)
*32	Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Middle East peace process since the general election in Israel.
	(90489)
*33	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): Which institutional questions are on the agenda of the next IGC; and if he will make a statement.
	(90490)
*34	Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): What assessment he has made of proposals to extend qualified majority voting at the next Inter-Governmental Conference; and if he will make a statement.
	(90491)
*35	Norman Baker (Lewes): If he will make a statement on the existing bilateral treaties between the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
	(90492)
*36	Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South): What discussions he has had with the United States government on the conflict in Kashmir.
	(90494)