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Order of Business Wednesday 3 November 1999 Here you can browse the House of Commons Order of Business for Wednesday 3 November 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 9.30 a.m.Prayers

Afterwards
Adjournment Debates

1	ADJOURNMENT    [Until 2.00 p.m.]
	The Prime Minister
	That this House do now adjourn.
	Subjects proposed to be raised on the Motion for the Adjournment of the House:
	9.30 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.	Mr James Clappison	Future housing development in the South East.
	11.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.	Caroline Flint	Sites of Special Scientific Interest: the Government's framework for action.
	12.30 p.m. - 1.00 p.m.	Steve Webb	Outpatient waiting times in the Avon Health Authority area.
	1.00 p.m. - 1.30 p.m.	Mr Bob Blizzard	Health inequalities relating to Lowestoft.
	1.30 p.m. - 2.00 p.m.	Sir George Young	Newtown Common: application to the Land Registry for title by Bakewell Management.
	The Motion for the Adjournment of the House will lapse at 2.00 p.m. and the sitting will be suspended until 2.30 p.m. (Standing Order No. 10).

Afterwards

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
*1	Mr Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie):    What assessment she has made of the likely impact of the new Challenge Fund on the activities of development organisations concerned with supporting her reproductive health policy.
	(95580)
*2	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    What progress has been made in securing international agreement on debt relief for poorer countries.
	(95581)
*3	Mr Derek Twigg (Halton):    What steps her Department is taking in East Timor to provide humanitarian assistance and assist with reconstruction.
	(95582)
*4	Mr Ivan Lewis (Bury South):    If she will make a statement on debt relief following the World Bank/IMF annual meetings in Washington.
	(95583)
*5	Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    What assistance Her Majesty's Government is giving to Commonwealth banana-producing countries to assist diversification.
	(95584)
*6	Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):    If she will make a statement on progress made by the World Bank and International Monetary Fund on relieving Third World debt.
	(95585)
*7	Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    For what reason funding for family planning and reproductive health in the Civil Society Challenge Fund has been reduced to 50 per cent. matched funding.
	(95586)
*8	Mr Phil Hope (Corby):    What measures her Department is taking (a) bilaterally and (b) through multilateral organisations to support trade-capacity building in the poorest countries.
	(95587)
*9	Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):    If she will make a statement on the actions her Department is taking to support trade-capacity building in developing countries.
	(95588)
*10	Mr Tony Colman (Putney):    If she will make a statement on the World Trade Organisation Seattle Development Round negotiations.
	(95589)
*11	Ms Claire Ward (Watford):    What progress has been made in promoting the purchase of fair-trade goods by government departments and other public bodies.
	(95590)
*12	Norman Baker (Lewes):    What recent assessment she has made of the impact of multinational companies on developing countries.
	(95591)
*13	Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset):    What representations she has made to the Government of Zimbabwe regarding United Kingdom assistance to the Land Resettlement Programme.
	(95592)
*14	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    If she will make a statement on measures to combat fraud in the provision of overseas aid.
	(95593)
*15	Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East):    What discussions she has had with non-governmental organisations on the implications for developing countries of the agenda for the Seattle ministerial conference of the World Trade Organisation.
	(95594)
*16	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    What progress there has been among UK manufacturers in adopting a fair-trade approach to the purchase of agricultural commodities from developing countries; and if she will make a statement.
	(95595)
*17	Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    If she will make a statement on progress in relieving the indebtedness of highly-indebted poor countries.
	(95596)
*18	Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    What development aid her Department provided to Mongolia in 1998-99; what aid it plans to provide in the current year; and if she will make a statement.
	(95597)
*19	Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South):    If she will estimate the amount spent on aid in Kosovo to date.
	(95598)
*20	David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):    What steps her Department is taking to ensure that developing countries will derive substantial development benefits from the next World Trade Organisation conference.
	(95599)
*21	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    What humanitarian aid is committed for the current year to assist the people of Kosovo.
	(95600)
*22	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    If she will report progress on initiatives to reduce the debt of and poverty in the heavily-indebted poor countries.
	(95601)
*23	Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    What her policy is on the attachment of conditions for debt relief in the case of heavily-indebted poor countries.
	(95602)
*24	Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush):    If she will make a statement on current assistance to Kosovo.
	(95603)
*25	Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What new proposals she has to extend the Know How Fund in the Caucasus.
	(95604)
*26	Bob Russell (Colchester):    When she expects to make an announcement about the provision of an airfield on the island of St Helena.
	(95605)
*27	Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What discussions she has had with her colleagues in the Department of Trade and Industry on the impact of export credit guarantees on poverty-reduction efforts in less developed countries.
	(95606)
*28	Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow, Pollok):    What assistance the United Kingdom is providing to combat the spread of Aids in Southern Africa.
	(95607)
*29	Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire):    If she will make a statement on UK aid policy in relation to Ghana.
	(95608)
*30	Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton):    If she will make a statement on her Department's policy towards Sierra Leone.
	(95609)

At 3.00 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
*Q1	Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95610)
*Q2	Mr Ronnie Fearn (Southport):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95611)
*Q3	Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95612)
*Q4	Mr Richard Spring (West Suffolk):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95613)
*Q5	Mr Lembit Öpik (Montgomeryshire):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95614)
*Q6	Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95615)
*Q7	Valerie Davey (Bristol West):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95616)
*Q8	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95617)
*Q9	Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95618)
*Q10	Mr Clive Efford (Eltham):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95620)
*Q11	Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95621)
*Q12	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95622)
*Q13	Mr Humfrey Malins (Woking):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95623)
*Q14	Mr Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95624)
*Q15	Mr Bill Michie (Sheffield, Heeley):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95625)
*Q16	Mrs Ray Michie (Argyll and Bute):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95626)
*Q17	Mr John M. Taylor (Solihull):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95627)
*Q18	Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95628)
*Q19	Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 3rd November.
	(95629)

At 3.30 p.m.

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

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Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

2	MULTIPLE RETAILER (PUBLICATION AND DISPLAY OF ETHICAL SOURCING POLICIES)    [Up to 20 minutes]
	Mr John Gummer     That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require retailers with more than ten outlets to publish and display in each outlet a statement of their procurement policies in relation to child labour, slave labour and environmental protection     The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

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Main Business
+  3	WELFARE REFORM AND PENSIONS BILL (SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION OF TIME)    [Up to 1 hour]
	Margaret Beckett Mr Secretary Darling
	That the Order of the House of 20th May 1999 be supplemented as follows--

Lords Amendments

1. Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at midnight.     2.--(1) The Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order, namely:     Nos. 42 to 46, 1 to 41 and 47 to 191.     (2) Each part of the proceedings shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

Lords amendments	Time for conclusion of proceedings
Nos. 42 to 46	7.00 p.m.
Nos. 1 to 34	10.00 p.m.
Nos. 35 to 41, 47 to 191	Midnight.

3.--(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2.     (2) The Speaker shall--     (a) put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and has not been decided and, if that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, the Question on any further Amendment of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown and on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in the Lords Amendment or, as the case may be, in the Lords Amendment as amended,     (b) put forthwith the Question on any Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment followed by the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment or, as the case may be, in their Amendment as amended,     (c) put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees with the Lords in a Lords Amendment, and     (d) put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.     (3) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment.

Subsequent stages

4. The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the consideration forthwith of any further Message from the Lords on the Bill.     5. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.     6. For the purpose of bringing those proceedings to a conclusion the Speaker shall--     (a) put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and has not been decided, and the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair,     (b) put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message, and     (c) put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Reasons Committee

7. 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.     8.--(1) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.     (2) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.     (3) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) the Chairman shall--     (a) first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and has not yet been decided; and     (b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in one of their Amendments.     (4) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.

Miscellaneous

9. This paragraph applies to--     (a) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments,     (b) proceedings on any further Message from the Lords, and     (c) proceedings of the kind mentioned in paragraph 7.     10. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings to which paragraph 9 applies.     11. Proceedings to which paragraph 9 applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.     12. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings to which paragraph 9 applies shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.     13. Where proceedings on a Motion for the Adjournment of the House would, by virtue of Standing Order No. 24 (Urgent matters), commence at a time when proceedings to which paragraph 9 applies are in progress, the proceedings on the Motion shall be postponed to the conclusion of the proceedings to which paragraph 9 applies.     14. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which paragraph 9 applies, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.     The Speaker will put any Questions necesary to dispose of proceedings on the above Motion not later than one hour after their commencement (Order of 20th May).

+  4	WELFARE REFORM AND PENSIONS BILL:    Consideration of Lords Amendments.    [Until midnight]
	For Motions to disagree, Amendments in lieu of Lords Amendments, Amendments to Lords Amendments and Amendments to words proposed to be restored to the Bill, see separate Paper.     Proceedings will be brought to a conclusion at midnight if the Supplemental Allocation of Time Motion is agreed to.
+  5	COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
	Mr Keith Bradley     That Mrs Barbara Roche be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Mr Stephen Timms be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
+  6	COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
	Mr Keith Bradley     That Mr Robert Maclennan be discharged from the Committee of Public Accounts and Mr David Rendel be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
+  7	COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
	Mr Keith Bradley     That Mr Charles Kennedy be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Privileges and Mr Malcolm Bruce be added to the Committee.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

8	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: Future of Rugby League in the UK     (Mr David Hinchliffex).     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	Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 9 (public)
	To consider the draft Tax Credit (New Category of Child Care Provider) Regulations 1999.
2	Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 12 (public)
	To consider the draft Licensing and Registered Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
3	Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 10 (public)
	To consider the draft Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Order 1999.
SELECT COMMITTEES
4	Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee	9.30 a.m. 9.45 a.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Work of OFSTED/HM Chief Inspector's Annual Report.
	Witnesses: Mr Chris Woodhead, HM Chief Inspector of Schools, Mr Mike Tomlinson, Director of Inspection, OFSTED, Mr David Taylor, Director of Inspection, OFSTED, and Ms Judith Phillips, Director of Policy Planning and Resources, OFSTED.
5	Treasury Sub-Committee	9.30 a.m. 9.45 a.m.	Room 21 (private) (public)
	Subject: HM Customs & Excise.
	Witnesses: HM Customs and Excise officials: Mr Timothy Walker, Deputy Chairman, Mr Martin Brown, Director, VAT Policy, Mr David Howard, Director, Excise and Central Policy, Mr Terry Byrne, Director, Fraud and Intelligence, and Mr David Chilver, Divisional Head, Operations Compliance Division.
6	Social Security	9.30 a.m. 10.45 a.m.	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Contributory Principle.
	Witness: The Rt. Hon. Frank Field MP.
7	Defence	10.00 a.m.	Room 16 (private)
8	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs	10.00 a.m. 10.15 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Environmental Impact of Supermarket Competition.
	Witnesses: Ms Patricia Hewitt MP, Minister for Small Business and E-commerce, and DTI officials.
9	Scottish Affairs	10.00 a.m. 10.15 a.m.	Room 5 (private) (public)
	Subject: Poverty in Scotland.
	Witnesses: Mr Paul Gray, Policy Group Director, Children, Pensioners and Disabled, Ms Janice Shersby, Policy Manager, Income Support Branch, and Ms Rebecca Endean, Head of Anti-Poverty Strategy Section, Department of Social Security.
10	Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee	3.45 p.m. 4.00 p.m.	Room 18 (private) (public)
	Subject: Employability and Jobs: Is there a Jobs Gap?
	Witnesses: DfEE officials.
11	Defence, Foreign Affairs, International Development and Trade and Industry Committees	3.45 p.m. 4.00 p.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: Strategic Export Controls Annual Report.
	Witness: The Rt. Hon. Robin Cook MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
12	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Transport Sub-Committee	3.45 p.m.	Room 7 (private)
13	Science and Technology	3.45 p.m. 4.15 p.m.	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Scientific Advisory System: Diabetes and Driving Licences.
	Witnesses: Dr P. J. Watkins, Chairman of the Honorary Medical Advisory Panel on Diabetes and Driving; the Lord Whitty of Camberwell, Under-Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, and officials from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at 5.00 p.m.).
14	European Scrutiny	4.00 p.m.	Room 19 (private)
15	Selection	4.15 p.m.	Room 13 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Tuesday 2nd November for answer today++
1	Helen Jones (Warrington North):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to conduct a quinquennial review of the Veterinary Medicines Directorate.
	(97429)
2	Helen Jones (Warrington North):    To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what plans he has to conduct a quinquennial review of the Pesticides Safety Directorate.
	(97430)
3	Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet):    To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what provision has been made for the co-ordination of Government-funded research in the UK on endocrine disruption.
	(97535)

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