Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Social Security |
*1 |
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): What criteria he plans to issue to investment managers on investment policy for stakeholder pensions. |
| (93744) |
*2 |
Mr Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth): What steps his Department is taking to improve social security appeals procedures. |
| (93745) |
*3 |
Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): What steps he is taking to ensure that all pensioners receive the benefits to which they are entitled. |
| (93747) |
*4 |
Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden): What steps he has taken to involve the public in the campaign against social security fraud. |
| (93748) |
*5 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What recent representations he has received over his proposals for eradication of social security fraud. |
| (93749) |
*6 |
Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead): What proposals he has for defining the qualifications needed by the personal advisers who will be implementing the successor regime to the All Work Test for incapacity benefit. |
| (93750) |
*7 |
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): What proposals he has to amend the rules relating to incapacity benefit. |
| (93751) |
*8 |
Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What is his policy on the uprating of earning disregards. |
| (93753) |
*9 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What plans he has to review the Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations. |
| (93754) |
*10 |
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): What recent representations he has received about his proposals to reform the Child Support Agency. |
| (93755) |
*11 |
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds): If he will make a statement on levels of welfare dependency. |
| (93757) |
*12 |
Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): What responses he has received to the White Paper, A New Contract for Welfare: Children's Rights and Parents' Responsibilities (Cm 4349); and if he will make a statement. |
| (93759) |
*13 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What progress he has made in devising a replacement for the All Work Test. |
| (93760) |
*14 |
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): What lessons his Department has drawn from the working of the New Deal for the Disabled in helping disabled people obtain employment. |
| (93761) |
*15 |
Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): How many lone parents in Chelmsford local authority area have been contacted by the New Deal for lone parents programme; and how many have received a job. |
| (93762) |
*16 |
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): What plans he has to help the poorest pensioners. |
| (93764) |
*17 |
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): What estimate he has made of the percentage of the total population which is of pensionable age; what was the percentage 10 years ago; and what forecast he has made of the percentage in 10 years time. |
| (93765) |
*18 |
Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): What proposals he has for reforming industrial injury benefits. |
| (93766) |
*19 |
Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): If he will make a statement about the timetable for the implementation of his proposed changes to the Child Support Agency. |
| (93767) |
*20 |
Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): If he will make a statement on delays in payments by Benefit Agency offices. |
| (93768) |
*21 |
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): What plans he has to improve co-ordination between the Benefits Agency and local authorities in combating fraud. |
| (93769) |
*22 |
Mr Graham Stringer (Manchester, Blackley): What measures his Department is taking to help people move from welfare into work. |
| (93770) |
*23 |
Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood): If he will make a statement on the timetable for the introduction of the stakeholder pension. |
| (93772) |
*24 |
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): What plans he has to compensate people who have been mis-informed about the inheritance rules for SERPs. |
| (93773) |
*25 |
Mr Eric Forth (Bromley and Chislehurst): When he last reviewed his target for the reduction of benefit fraud for the year 1999-2000. |
| (93774) |
*26 |
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): What advice he takes before making his annual assessment on uprating benefit and pension levels. |
| (93775) |
*27 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): If he will make a statement on his proposed changes to the Child Support Agency. |
| (93776) |
*28 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What factors he uses to measure child poverty. |
| (93779) |
*29 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): If he will make a statement on the measures in his welfare reform programme which will assist disabled people to take up work. |
| (93780) |
*30 |
Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): If he will make a statement on his proposals for the future of widows' benefits. |
| (93781) |
*31 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What plans he has to assist parents with the costs of bringing up children. |
| (93782) |
*32 |
Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow): What progress he has made with developing his proposals for stakeholder pensions. |
| (93783) |
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Main Business |
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FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS BILL (SUSPENSION) [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Mr Andrew Smith
Paddy Tipping
Miss Melanie Johnson |
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Financial Services and Markets Bill:
1. Standing Committee A shall report the Bill to the House, so far as then amended, not later than Thursday 11th November.
2. On the report of the Bill to the House in accordance with paragraph 1, further proceedings on the Bill shall be suspended until the next session of Parliament.
3. If a Bill is presented in the next session in the same terms as the Bill reported to the House in accordance with paragraph 1, it shall be read the first and second time without Question put, shall be ordered to be printed, and shall stand committed, in respect of those clauses and schedules not ordered to stand part of the Bill in this session, to a Standing Committee of the same Members as the Members of the Standing Committee on the Bill in this session.
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 2 |
THURSDAY SITTINGS [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping |
| That, in the next session of Parliament, the Standing Orders and practice of the House shall have effect subject to the modifications set out below:
(1) The House shall meet on Thursdays at half-past Eleven o'clock, and will first proceed with private business, motions for unopposed returns and questions;
(2) proceedings on business on Thursdays shall be interrupted at Seven o'clock; and
(3) in their application to Thursday sittings of the House, reference to a specified time in the Standing Orders shall be interpreted as reference to a time three hours before the time so specified, save that reference to half-past Ten o'clock shall be substituted for reference to Twelve o'clock in Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on a specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration).
The Third Report from the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons on Thursday Sittings (HC 719) is relevant.
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 3 |
MEETINGS OF STANDING COMMITTEES [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping |
| That, in the next session of Parliament, the Standing Orders and practice of the House shall have effect subject to the modifications set out below:
Standing committees shall have leave to sit at any hour and notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, subject to the following provisions:
(a) on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays when the House is sitting, no standing committee sitting at Westminster shall sit between the hours of one o'clock and half-past three o'clock, except as provided in paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 88 (Meetings of standing committees); and
(b) on Thursdays when the House is sitting, no standing committees sitting at Westminster shall sit between the hours of half-past eleven o'clock and half-past twelve o'clock, except as provided in paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 88 (Meetings of standing committees), with the substitution in that paragraph of "half-past eleven o'clock" for "one o'clock" and "a quarter to twelve o'clock" for "a quarter past one o'clock".
As Amendments to Margaret Beckett's proposed Motion (Meetings of Standing Committees): |
| Mr Nicholas Winterton
Mr Roger Gale |
| Line 10, leave out `half-past' and insert `twenty-five minutes past'.
Line 13, leave out `half-past' and insert `twenty-five minutes past'.
Line 13, leave out `a quarter' and insert `twenty minutes'. |
| The Speaker will put any Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 4 |
SITTINGS IN WESTMINSTER HALL [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping |
| That there shall be no sittings in Westminster Hall under the terms of the Order [24th May] until Tuesday 30th November.
That, following the Order [24th May], Mr Nicholas Winterton, Mr John McWilliam, Frank Cook and Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody be appointed to act as additional Deputy Speakers at sittings in Westminster Hall during the next session.
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 5 |
QUESTIONS TO MINISTERS [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping |
| That, subject always to the discretion of the Chair, and in addition to the established rules of order on the form and content of questions, questions may not be tabled on matters for which responsibility has been devolved by legislation to the Scottish Parliament or the National Assembly for Wales unless the question:
(a) seeks information which the UK Government is empowered to require of the devolved executive, or
(b) relates to matters which:
(i) are included in legislative proposals introduced or to be introduced in the UK Parliament,
(ii) are concerned with the operation of a concordat or other instrument of liaison between the UK Government and the devolved executive, or
(iii) UK Government ministers have taken an official interest in, or
(c) presses for action by UK ministers in areas in which they retain administrative powers.
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 6 |
SELECT COMMITTEES (DEVOLUTION) [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping |
| That Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) be amended as follows:
In line 22, to leave out the words "and not required to be laid before or to be subject to proceedings in this House only" and insert the words "and not within paragraph (10) of this order"
In line 23, at the end, to insert the words "any statutory instrument made by a member of the Scottish Executive or by the National Assembly for Wales unless it is required to be laid before Parliament or either House of Parliament and not including"
That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended as follows:
In item 12 of the table, to leave out the words in column 2 and insert the words "Scotland Office (including (i) relations with the Scottish Parliament and (ii) administration and expenditure of the offices of the Advocate General for Scotland (but excluding individual cases and advice given within government by the Advocate General))"; and
In item 16 of the table, in column 2, after "Welsh Office" add the words "(Office of the Secretary of State for Wales (including relations with the National Assembly for Wales))".
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 7 |
ADVOCATE GENERAL FOR SCOTLAND [Until 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Reid
Dr Lynda Clark
Paddy Tipping |
| That Standing Order No. 87 (Attendance of law officers and ministers in standing committees) be amended as follows:
In line 1, to leave out the words "the Lord Advocate, Mr Solicitor General and Mr Solicitor General for Scotland" and insert "the Advocate General and Mr Solicitor General"
That Standing Order No. 149 (Committee on Standards and Privileges) be amended as follows:
In line 58, to leave out the words "the Lord Advocate, Mr Solicitor General and Mr Solicitor General for Scotland" and insert "the Advocate General and Mr Solicitor General".
The Speaker will put the Question not later than 10.00 p.m. (Order of 21st October). |
+ 8 |
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| Margaret Beckett
That, at the sitting on Tuesday 26th October, paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr William Hague as if that day were one of the Opposition Days allotted under paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business). |
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |