Order of Business for 8 November 1999

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Order of Business Monday 8th November 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.

NOTICE OF MOTION AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS
The Chairman of Ways and Means

    Private Bills [Lords] (Suspension): That so much of the Lords Message [4th November] as relates to the City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords], the Kent County Council Bill [Lords] and the Medway Council Bill [Lords] be now considered.

    That this House doth concur with the Lords in their Resolution.

Afterwards

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

*1 Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    What is the current strength of the Territorial Army.

(96122)

*2 Mr Robert Syms (Poole):    If he will make a statement on the manning and recruitment targets for the armed forces.

(96123)

*3 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    If he will make a statement on his policy in respect of representations concerning the holding of a public inquiry into the health, safety and environmental aspects of the work of the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston.

(96125)

*5 Barbara Follett (Stevenage):    What changes against planned expenditure on defence procurement there have been this year.

(96127)

*7 Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington):    If he will make a statement about his Department's measures to support recruitment through Air Training Corps.

(96128)

*8 Mr Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.

(96129)

*9 Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot):    What assessment he has made of the effects on armed forces discipline of the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on homosexuals in Britain's armed forces.

(96130)

*10 Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central):    If he will make a statement on the future of the European Security and Defence Identity.

(96131)

*11 Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry):    If he will make a statement on the RAF's requirement for heavy-lift transport aircraft.

(96133)

*13 Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin):    What progress has been made in concluding the multi-national agreement on the Multi- Role Armoured Vehicle project; and if he will make a statement.

(96134)

*14 Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the Smart Procurement initiative.

(96135)

*15 Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy):    What plans he has to increase the strength of the Territorial Army; and if he will make a statement.

(96136)

*16 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    If he will make a statement regarding his plans for the mobilisation of TA units.

(96137)

*17 Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale):    If he will make a statement on troop levels in Bosnia.

(96138)

*18 Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    If he will make a statement about the environmental consequences of the conflict in Kosovo and Serbia.

(96139)

*19 Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    What assessment he has made of the environmental impact of depleted uranium munitions.

(96140)

*20 Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw):    If he will make a statement on troop levels in Bosnia.

(96141)

*21 Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow):    How many people are currently enlisted with the Territorial Army; how many there were five years ago; and what his projection is for the figures in 12 months' time.

(96143)

*23 Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South):    What steps the Government is taking to improve Service Welfare Telephone Allowances.

(96145)

*24 Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley):    If he will make a statement on the future of the European Security and Defence identity.

(96146)

*25 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    When the decision was made to transfer the Army's northern HQ from York to Edinburgh.

(96147)

*26 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.

(96148)

*27 Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.

(96149)

*28 Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North):    If he will make a statement on the current security situation in East Timor.

(96150)

*29 Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood):    If he will make a statement on future commitments in Kosovo.

(96153)

*32 Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):    If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.

(96154)

*33 Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North):    What steps the Government is taking to improve Service Welfare Telephone Allowances.

(96155)

*34 Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone):    If he will make a statement on UK forces' involvement in patrolling the no-fly zone in northern and southern Iraq.

(96156)

At 3.20 p.m.

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission

*35 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made towards reducing VAT on labour-intensive repairs to church buildings; and if he will make a statement.

(96158)

*36 Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources available to determine the effectiveness of market-testing by government departments.

(96159)

*37 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, when the Commissioners expect to make a statement on the proposal to allow experimental growing of genetically-modified organisms on the agricultural land for which they are responsible.

(96160)

*38 Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations he has received concerning VAT on church repairs; and if he will make a statement.

(96161)

*39 Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what is his policy relating to the conservation of wildlife on Church Commissioners' land.

(96162)

*40 Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has made to Ministers on the reduction of VAT on conversion schemes for historic churches.

(96163)

*41 Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Commissioners have to review the expenses of bishoprics; and if he will make a statement.

(96164)

*42 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has made to Ministers on the reduction of VAT on conversion projects for historic churches.

(96165)

Main Business

+  1   GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL (SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION OF TIME)    [Up to 45 minutes]

Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Prescott

    That the Order of the House of 13th January 1999 relating to the Greater London Authority Bill be supplemented as follows:

Lords Amendments

    1.--(1) Proceedings on further Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at ten o'clock.

    (2) The remaining Lords Amendments shall be considered in the following order, namely:

    Nos. 41 to 126, 499, 127 to 212, 703, 213 to 422, 541, 793, 423 to 425, 426 to 498, 500 to 540, 542 to 702, 704 to 792 and 794 to 820.

    (3) 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. 41 to 126, 499, 127 to 212, 703, 213 to 422, 541, 793 and 423 to 425 8.00 pm

Nos. 426 to 498, 500 to 450, 542 to 702, 704 to 792 and 794 to 820 10.00 p.m.

    2.--(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.

    (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, a single Question on any further Amendments 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 a single Question on any Amendments 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;

    (d) put forthwith the Question, That this House doth agree 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

    3. 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.

    4. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

    5. For the purpose of bringing these 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

    6. 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.

    7.--(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 concluded, 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 been proposed from the Chair and has not 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

    8. 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 6.

    9. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings to which paragraph 8 applies.

    10. Proceedings to which paragraph 8 applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

    11. If 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 8 applies are in progress, the proceedings on the Motion shall be postponed to the conclusion of the proceedings to which paragraph 8 applies.

    12. No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings are taken; and if a Minister makes any such Motion, the Question on the Motion shall be put forthwith.

    13. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings to which paragraph 8 applies shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

    14. If a Minister of the Crown makes a Motion for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order, the Question on the Motion shall be put forthwith and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings on the Motion.

    15. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which paragraph 8 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.

    Proceedings on the Motion, if not previously concluded, will be brought to a conclusion 45 minutes after their commencement (Order of 13th January).

+  2   GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL: Further Consideration of Lords Amendments.    [Until 10.00 p.m.]

    For Motions to disagree, Amendments to Lords Amendments, Amendments in lieu of Lords Amendments and Amendments consequential on Lords Amendments, see separate Paper.

    Proceedings will, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m. if the Supplemental Allocation of Time Motion is agreed to.

+  3   TAXES    [No debate]

Mr Secretary Blunkett
    That the draft Tax Credit (New Category of Child Care Provider) Regulations 1999, which were laid before this House on 19th October, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

+  4   TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT    [No debate]

Mr Secretary Byers
    That the draft Working Time Regulations 1999, which were laid before this House on 19th October, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

+  5   NORTHERN IRELAND    [No debate]

Mr Secretary Mandelson
    That the draft Licensing and Registered Clubs (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 19th October, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

+  6   LEGAL SERVICES    [No debate]

Mr David Lock
    That the draft Chartered Institute of Patent Agents Order 1999, which was laid before this House on 25th October, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

+  7   FOOD STANDARDS BILL (SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION OF TIME)    [No debate]

Margaret Beckett
Mr Nicholas Brown

    That the Order of the House of 22nd July 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 one and a half hours after the commencement of the proceedings on this Order.

    2.--(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.

    (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair.

    (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 the Speaker shall put forthwith a separate Question on any amendment which is moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.

Subsequent stages

    3.--(1) 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.

    (2). The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

    (3). For the purpose of bringing these proceedings to a conclusion the Speaker shall put forthwith--

    (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair 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) 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) the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Miscellaneous

    4.--(1) This paragraph applies to proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments and proceedings on any further Message from the Lords.

    (2) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to proceedings to which this paragraph applies.

    (3) Proceedings to which this paragraph applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

    (4) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, proceedings to which this paragraph applies shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

    (5) 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 this paragraph applies are in progress, the proceedings on the Motion shall be postponed to the conclusion of the proceedings to which this paragraph applies.

    (6) If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the expiry of the period at the end of which proceedings to which this paragraph applies are to be brought to a conclusion, 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.

To be decided without debate (Order of 22nd July).

+  8   FOOD STANDARDS BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments.    [Up to 1.5 hours]

For an Amendment to a Lords Amendment, see separate Paper.

    Proceedings will, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion 1.5 hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Supplemental Allocation of Time Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.

At the end of the sitting:

9   ADJOURNMENT

    Proposed subject: The London Bridge rail crash of 8th January 1999 (Sir John Stanley).

    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   Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 12 (public)

    To consider the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 1999, the draft Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 and the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999.

2   Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 11 (public)

    To consider the Value Added Tax (Input Tax) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2930).

SELECT COMMITTEES

3   Information Committee 4.30 p.m. Room 13 (private)

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 5th November for answer today++

1
   Jackie Ballard (Taunton):    To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received from local education authorities about the use of horse chestnuts in schools, in relation to the safety of children who suffer from anaphylaxis.

(98007)

2
   Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow):    To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what changes will be made to his Department's departmental expenditure limit/running cost limit for 1999-2000.

(98013)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
*1	Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey): What is the current strength of the Territorial Army.
	(96122)
*2	Mr Robert Syms (Poole): If he will make a statement on the manning and recruitment targets for the armed forces.
	(96123)
*3	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): If he will make a statement on his policy in respect of representations concerning the holding of a public inquiry into the health, safety and environmental aspects of the work of the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston.
	(96125)
*5	Barbara Follett (Stevenage): What changes against planned expenditure on defence procurement there have been this year.
	(96127)
*7	Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington): If he will make a statement about his Department's measures to support recruitment through Air Training Corps.
	(96128)
*8	Mr Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.
	(96129)
*9	Mr Gerald Howarth (Aldershot): What assessment he has made of the effects on armed forces discipline of the ruling of the European Court of Human Rights on homosexuals in Britain's armed forces.
	(96130)
*10	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): If he will make a statement on the future of the European Security and Defence Identity.
	(96131)
*11	Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): If he will make a statement on the RAF's requirement for heavy-lift transport aircraft.
	(96133)
*13	Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin): What progress has been made in concluding the multi-national agreement on the Multi- Role Armoured Vehicle project; and if he will make a statement.
	(96134)
*14	Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Smart Procurement initiative.
	(96135)
*15	Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): What plans he has to increase the strength of the Territorial Army; and if he will make a statement.
	(96136)
*16	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): If he will make a statement regarding his plans for the mobilisation of TA units.
	(96137)
*17	Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale): If he will make a statement on troop levels in Bosnia.
	(96138)
*18	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will make a statement about the environmental consequences of the conflict in Kosovo and Serbia.
	(96139)
*19	Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): What assessment he has made of the environmental impact of depleted uranium munitions.
	(96140)
*20	Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): If he will make a statement on troop levels in Bosnia.
	(96141)
*21	Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow): How many people are currently enlisted with the Territorial Army; how many there were five years ago; and what his projection is for the figures in 12 months' time.
	(96143)
*23	Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South): What steps the Government is taking to improve Service Welfare Telephone Allowances.
	(96145)
*24	Chris McCafferty (Calder Valley): If he will make a statement on the future of the European Security and Defence identity.
	(96146)
*25	Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): When the decision was made to transfer the Army's northern HQ from York to Edinburgh.
	(96147)
*26	Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.
	(96148)
*27	Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.
	(96149)
*28	Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): If he will make a statement on the current security situation in East Timor.
	(96150)
*29	Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): If he will make a statement on future commitments in Kosovo.
	(96153)
*32	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): If he will make a statement on the progress of the Learning Forces Initiative.
	(96154)
*33	Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): What steps the Government is taking to improve Service Welfare Telephone Allowances.
	(96155)
*34	Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West and Penistone): If he will make a statement on UK forces' involvement in patrolling the no-fly zone in northern and southern Iraq.
	(96156)

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission
*35	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what progress has been made towards reducing VAT on labour-intensive repairs to church buildings; and if he will make a statement.
	(96158)
*36	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment he has made of the adequacy of the resources available to determine the effectiveness of market-testing by government departments.
	(96159)
*37	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, when the Commissioners expect to make a statement on the proposal to allow experimental growing of genetically-modified organisms on the agricultural land for which they are responsible.
	(96160)
*38	Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations he has received concerning VAT on church repairs; and if he will make a statement.
	(96161)
*39	Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what is his policy relating to the conservation of wildlife on Church Commissioners' land.
	(96162)
*40	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has made to Ministers on the reduction of VAT on conversion schemes for historic churches.
	(96163)
*41	Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody (Crewe and Nantwich): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Commissioners have to review the expenses of bishoprics; and if he will make a statement.
	(96164)
*42	Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, as representing the Church Commissioners, what representations he has made to Ministers on the reduction of VAT on conversion projects for historic churches.
	(96165)

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STANDING COMMITTEES
1	Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 12 (public)
	To consider the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) Regulations 1999, the draft Social Security (New Deal Pilot) Regulations 1999 and the draft Jobseeker's Allowance (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 1999.
2	Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 11 (public)
	To consider the Value Added Tax (Input Tax) (Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2930).
SELECT COMMITTEES
3	Information Committee	4.30 p.m.	Room 13 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 5th November for answer today++
1	Jackie Ballard (Taunton): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what representations he has received from local education authorities about the use of horse chestnuts in schools, in relation to the safety of children who suffer from anaphylaxis.
	(98007)
2	Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, what changes will be made to his Department's departmental expenditure limit/running cost limit for 1999-2000.
	(98013)



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