Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland |
*1 |
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): What representations he has received from the Secretary of State for Education and Employment regarding Scottish higher education students studying in England and Wales. |
| (109584) |
*2 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What discussions he has had with the first Minister regarding the repeal of section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986. |
| (109607) |
*3 |
Mr Jim Murphy (Eastwood): If he will make a statement about the impact of the national minimum wage in Scotland. |
| (109608) |
*4 |
Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): What assistance he has given in establishing the Strategic Rail Authority; and what its impact will be in Scotland. |
| (109610) |
*5 |
Mr John McFall (Dumbarton): What steps are being taken to improve postal services in Scotland; and if he will make a statement. |
| (109611) |
*6 |
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): What discussions he has had with the First Minister regarding higher education issues. |
| (109613) |
*7 |
Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber): If he will make a statement on the future of oil fabrication in the Highlands and Islands. |
| (109615) |
*8 |
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the mechanisms used for calculating the size of the block grant. |
| (109616) |
*9 |
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): How many enforcement cases there have been in Scotland in respect of the National Minimum Wage. |
| (109618) |
*10 |
Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): What representations he has made to the Chancellor of the Exchequer concerning the state of the Scottish economy in the context of the forthcoming Budget. |
| (109619) |
*11 |
Mr John Swinney (North Tayside): When he last discussed the Scottish economy with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. |
| (109621) |
*12 |
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): What discussion he has had with the Prime Minister about reducing the number of honourable Members sitting in the House for Scottish constituencies. |
| (109622) |
*13 |
Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): How many media officers are employed by his Department; and if he will make a statement. |
| (109623) |
*14 |
Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld and Kilsyth): What steps he has taken to ensure that Scottish companies continue to receive the full range of export promotion services. |
| (109624) |
*15 |
Mr Donald Gorrie (Edinburgh West): What discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer about the effects which transferring pension payments from post offices to bank accounts will have on small post offices. |
| (109625) |
*16 |
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): What plans he has to review the devolution settlement in Scotland. |
| (109626) |
*17 |
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): What recent representations he has received about the Scottish pig industry. |
| (109627) |
*18 |
Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): When he last visited ship yards on the River Clyde; and if he met both managers and trade union representatives to discuss matters relating to Her Majesty's Government's contracts for the construction of vessels. |
| (109628) |
*19 |
Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): What discussions he has held with the First Minister on co-ordination of the Government's anti-drugs strategy in Scottish schools. |
| (109629) |
*20 |
Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): If he will make a statement on the operation of the New Deal in Scotland. |
| (109630) |
Oral Questions to the Advocate General for Scotland |
*21 |
Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): Pursuant to her oral Answer of 25th January, Official Report, Column 137, if she will list the Bills introduced by the Scottish Parliament which she has considered to be (a) within and (b) outwith the legislative competence of the Parliament. |
| (109631) |
*22 |
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): How many Bills introduced in the Scottish Parliament she has considered; and on how many occasions she has advised that such Bills are not within the Parliament's competence. |
| (109632) |
*23 |
Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): What representations she has received on the application of the European Convention on Human Rights to the conditions in which trials in third countries take place. |
| (109633) |
*24 |
Mr Desmond Browne (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What subjects have been raised with her as devolution issues in the context of applications to Scottish criminal courts. |
| (109634) |
*25 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What Bills introduced by the Scottish Parliament she has considered to be (a) within and (b) outwith its legislative competence. |
| (109635) |
Oral Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department |
*26 |
Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): What systems there are for assessing the views of circuit judges on proposals to change the operation of Crown courts. |
| (109637) |
*27 |
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West): If he will make a statement on the closure of county courts in England. |
| (109640) |
*28 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): How many times the Lord Chancellor has sat in a judicial capacity in the last 12 months. |
| (109641) |
*29 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What assessment he has made of the progress made by the Office for the Supervision of Solicitors in dealing with complaints against solicitors. |
| (109642) |
*30 |
Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What assessment he has made of the adequacy of Kent Magistrates' Courts Committee's approach to consultation with local communities. |
| (109643) |
*31 |
Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): How the Council of Circuit Judges' views are taken into account in respect of proposed changes in the work of the courts. |
| (109644) |
*32 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): If he will publish a referrals handbook for the Community Legal Service which includes details of all national advisory services. |
| (109648) |
*33 |
Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): What assessment he has made of the impact on justices of the peace of his proposals to achieve economies in the magistrates' courts. |
| [R](109650) |
*34 |
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): If he will make a statement on steps taken by his Department to process immigration and asylum cases. |
| (109651) |
Oral Questions to the President of the Council, the honourable Member answering for the House of Commons Commission and the Chairman of the Finance and Services Committee |
*35 |
Mr Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye): To ask the President of the Council, how many times Ministers have come to the House to deliver statements since May 1997. |
| (109652) |
*36 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): To ask the President of the Council, what representation she has received on the method of appointing members to the House of Commons Commission. |
| (109653) |
*37 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the President of the Council, if she will institute a review of the purpose and effectiveness of the Privy Council; and if she will make a statement. |
| (109654) |
*38 |
Mrs Eileen Gordon (Romford): To ask the President of the Council, if she will make a statement on the work of the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons in relation to the use of timetabling for dealing with legislation. |
| (109657) |
*39 |
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the President of the Council, if the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons has considered the facilities available to members of the Lobby. |
| (109658) |
*40 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the President of the Council, on how many occasions Ministers have made statements to the House since May 1997. |
| (109659) |
*41 |
Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, as representing the House of Commons Commission, what representations he has received on proposals to reform the Commission to make it more accountable to the House. |
| (109660) |
*42 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the President of the Council, what representations she has received from members of the Lobby about the facilities available to them in the House. |
| (109661) |
*43 |
Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the President of the Council, if she will make a statement on progress in modernisation of the House of Commons. |
| (109662) |
*44 |
Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the President of the Council, what assessment she has made of the experiment with sittings in Westminster Hall. |
| (109663) |
*45 |
Angela Smith (Basildon): To ask the President of the Council, if the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons will assess the impact of sittings in Westminster Hall. |
| (109665) |
*46 |
Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the President of the Council, when she will assess the experiment of sittings in Westminster Hall. |
| (109666) |
|
| Line 1 , leave out from `House' to end and add `declines to approve a defence policy which has been used to make war upon innocent civilians in Iraq and Yugoslavia under NATO command, contrary to the provisions of the United Nations Charter, without any explicit authorization by the House of Commons elected to exercise democratic control over the Government of the day, which involves the use of cluster bombs, and which is based upon the possession of, and threat to use, nuclear weapons, which have been declared illegal by both the International Court of Justice and a Scottish court.
The following reports from the Defence Committee are relevant:
First Report, Session 1999-2000, on the OCCAR Convention, HC 69, and the Government's response thereto, HC 224;
Second Report, Session 1999-2000, on the Ministry of Defence Annual Reporting Cycle, HC 158;
Sixth Report, Session 1998-99, on the Reserves Call-out Order 1999 and Progress of Territorial Army Restructuring, HC 860, and the Government's response thereto, HC 220 of Session 1999-2000;
Seventh Report, Session 1998-99, on the Strategic Defence Review: Defence Medical Services, HC 447, and the Government's response thereto, HC 221 of Session 1999-2000;
Eighth Report, Session 1998-99, on the Committee's Major Procurement Projects Survey: The Common New Generation Frigate Programme, HC 544, and the Government's response thereto, HC 222 of Session 1999-2000; and
Ninth Report, Session 1998-99, on Defence Research, HC 616, and the Government's response thereto, HC 223 of Session 1999-2000. |
Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m. (Order of 17th February). |
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FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE [No debate after 7.00 p.m.] |
| Mr Keith Bradley
That Dr Lewis Moonie be discharged from the Finance and Services Committee and Mr Stuart Bell be added to the Committee. |
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m. |
Written Questions tabled on Monday 21st February for answer today++ |
1 | Mr Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what the outcome was of his consultation on road user charging and the workplace parking levy. |
| (111713) |
2 | Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, when the draft legislation covering the taxation of personal services provided through intermediaries (IR35) will be published. |
| (111869) |
3 | Helen Southworth (Warrington South): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will announce his decision on Eastern Merchant Generation's proposal to retrofit the flue gas desulphurisation plant at the West Burton coal-fired power station. |
| (111901) |
4 | Mr Neil Turner (Wigan): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if the Government will provide a detailed response to the Low Pay Commission's recommendations on the national minimum wage. |
| (111902) |
5 | Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will announce his decision on Smith Kline Beecham Pharmaceuticals and Scottish Power plc's proposal to build a combined heat and power station at Irvine, Ayrshire. |
| (111903) |
6 | Dr Norman A. Godman (Greenock and Inverclyde): To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what arrangements he has made to appoint contractors to run the remaining four employment zones. |
| (111904) |
7 | Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement about requests for additional funding for the Global Cultural Diversity Congress. |
| (111905) |
8 | Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to implement nationally the youth justice provisions of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 which have been piloted; and if he will make a statement. |
| (111906) |
9 | Mr Phil Hope (Corby): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to alter the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 1995. |
| (111907) |
10 | Mr Paul Clark (Gillingham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what level of support will be provided under the new asylum seeker support arrangements. |
| (111908) |
11 | Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the first annual report of progress on the implementation of the Action Plan he published in March 1999 as the Government's response to the Stephen Lawrence Inquiry Report; and if he will make a statement. |
| (111909) |
12 | Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what arrangements have been made to assess demand from import/export traders for simplified Customs procedures across the community. |
| (111910) |
13 | Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Chairman of the Administration Committee, if the Committee has considered the matter of membership of All-Party Parliamentary Groups and of Associate Parliamentary Groups by those hereditary peers excluded from the House of Lords under the House of Lords Act 1999; and if she will make a statement. |
| (111911) |
14 | Mr Bill Olner (Nuneaton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the sale of the Tote and the future of the Levy Board. |
| (111812) |
15 | Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, if he will make a statement about the tax regime for stakeholder pensions. |
| (111928) |
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Standing Committee Notices |
Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 29th February at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 2nd March at 10.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Utilities Bill. |
Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 29th February at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 2nd March at 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. further to consider the Postal Services Bill. |
Standing Committee D will meet on Tuesday 29th February at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Armed Forces Bill. |
Standing Committee E will meet on Tuesday 29th February at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 2nd March at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Transport Bill. |
Standing Committee F will meet on Tuesday 29th February at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 2nd March at 10.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Child Support, Pensions and Social Security Bill. |
The Scottish Grand Committee will meet on Tuesday 29th February at 10.30 a.m. to debate the New Deal and Youth Employment in Scotland on a motion for the adjournment of the Committee. |
Standing Committee C will meet on Wednesday 1st March at 10.30 a.m. further to consider the Medical Treatment (Prevention of Euthanasia) Bill. |
European Standing Committee B will meet on Wednesday 1st March at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Community Document Nos. 10497/99, 10705/99, 11203/99 and Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Department for International Development on 5th November 1999 relating to the EC's Humanitarian and Development Aid. |