Order of Business for 28 February 2000

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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

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

*1 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    What recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution that arts and sport can make to tackling social exclusion; and if he will make a statement.

(110596)

*2 Mr David Winnick (Walsall North):    When he proposes that the free television licence for those aged 75 years and over will start.

(110597)

*3 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What is the starting date for the television licence concession for those aged 75 years and over; and if he will make a statement.

(110598)

*4 Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    What assessment he has made of the current levels of exports of works of art from Great Britain.

(110599)

*5 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    If he will make a statement on the Millennium Commission funding for the Dome.

(110600)

*6 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):    What action he is taking to simplify the application process for lottery grants.

(110601)

*7 Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion):    What proposals he has received from train and bus operating companies in Wales for special ticket and travel arrangements for the Millennium Dome.

(110602)

*8 Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow):    What plans he has for community sport activity to help combat social exclusion; and if he will make a statement.

(110603)

*9 Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):    If he will make a statement on the gender balance relating to participation in sports and on funding to encourage greater participation by girls.

(110606)

*10 Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon):    If he will make a statement on progress on the review of national art collections to identify art that may have been looted from victims of Nazi persecution.

(110607)

*11 Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead):    What support he has provided to those responsible for the development of dance to ensure that those involved in the training particularly of children have appropriate qualifications and expertise.

(110608)

*12 Ms Hazel Blears (Salford):    In what ways he expects children to benefit from the Green Spaces Initiative funded by the New Opportunities Fund.

(110609)

*13 Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    What support and assistance he (a) has given and (b) intends to give, to the Rugby Football League with regard to promoting the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup in the UK.

(110610)

*14 Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North):    If he will make a statement on the Football Task Force.

(110611)

*15 Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke):    If he will make a statement on the future of the Millennium Dome after 31st December 2000.

(110612)

*16 Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough):    If he will make a statement on the management of the New Millennium Experience Company.

(110613)

*17 Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    What was the total amount of lottery prizes unclaimed in the past 12 months; and what was the highest individual unclaimed prize.

(110614)

*18 Mr Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster):    If he will make a statement on the Millennium Commission's recent loan to the New Millennium Experience Company.

(110615)

*19 Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North):    What steps he is taking to increase support for jazz.

(110616)

*20 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What benefit he expects to secure for the public from the new funding agreements with the Arts Council.

(110617)

*21 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What new measures are being taken to increase ticket sales to the Dome.

(110618)

*22 Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    If he will take steps to ensure that money spent on lottery tickets in a particular area is applied mainly to projects in that area.

(110619)

*23 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    What benefit he expects to secure for the public from the new funding agreement with the Heritage Lottery Fund.

(110620)

*24 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    What recent discussions his Department has had with sponsors of the Dome about their contracts.

(110621)

*25 Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North):    How many families in Aberdeen will benefit from the introduction of free television licences for households with a member aged 75 years or over.

(110622)

*26 Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet):    If he will make the provision of free and concessionary tickets for young people for admission to museums and galleries a condition of funding by his Department.

(110623)

*27 Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    When funds will be made available from the Lottery for safety improvements at (a) rugby league, (b) rugby union and (c) cricket grounds.

(110624)

*28 Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling):    How many schools he expects to benefit from the National Foundation for Youth Music in its first year.

(110625)

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

*29 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what arrangements are in place for insurance of churches in remote locations against theft of their fabric.

(110626)

*30 Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what is the policy of the Commissioners in respect of the use of redundant churches for socially useful purposes.

(110627)

*31 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 the National Audit Office.

(110628)

*32 Mr David Rendel (Newbury):    To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, pursuant to his oral Answer of 20th December, Official Report, column 524, on the Government Resources and Accounts Bill, how much of the extra £1.3 million approved for the National Audit Office in 2000-01 relates to organisations not previously audited by the NAO.

(110629)

*33 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate the Commissioners have made of the cost of revising the liturgy consequent upon the expiry of the Alternative Service Book.

(110630)

*34 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Commissioners have taken to review their ethical investment policy; and if he will make a statement.

(110631)

*35 Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what use they have made to date of New Deal initiatives in their employment policies.

(110632)

*36 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations he has received on value-added tax on church repairs; and if he will make a statement.

(110634)

*37 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what is the average weekly value of SERPS payments to eligible retired clergy.

(110635)

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

Main Business
+ 1	ROYAL PARKS (TRADING) BILL *[No debate]*
	Margaret Beckett Mr Secretary Smith
	That the Royal Parks (Trading) Bill be referred to a Second Reading Committee.
*To be decided without debate (subject to Standing Order No. 90).*
+ 2	DEFENCE WHITE PAPER: Adjourned Debate on Question [22nd February]. *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
	Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House approves the 1999 Defence White Paper (Cm 4446).--(Mr Secretary Hoon ):--
	As an Amendment to the Prime Minister's proposed Motion (Defence White Paper):
	Mr Tony Benn Mr Jeremy Corbyn Mr John McDonnell Mr Alan Simpson Mr Kelvin Hopkins Mr Tam Dalyell
	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 10.00 p.m.*
+ 3	SEXUAL OFFENCES (AMENDMENT) BILL: Third Reading. *[No debate]*
*To be decided without debate (Order of 7th February).*

At the end of the sitting:

ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject:

Parking for the disabled

Mr Andrew Rowe

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

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
SELECT COMMITTEES
1	Agriculture	4.30 p.m.	Room 20 (private)
2	Information	4.30 p.m.	Room 13 (private)
3	Public Accounts	4.30 p.m.	Room 16 (public)
	Subject: English Partnerships: Assisting Local Regeneration.
	Witnesses: Mrs Paula Hay-Plumb, Chief Executive, English Partnerships; Sir Richard Mottram, KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions.
4	Trade and Industry	4.30 p.m.	Room 8 (private)
5	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs	6.00 p.m.	Room 6 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Friday 25th February for answer today++
1	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, which consultative committees of the European Communities confer diplomatic immunity on their members; what is the total number of diplomatic passports issued by them; and how many incidents involving such individuals have been covered by diplomatic immunity (a) in the United Kingdom, (b) across the EU and (c) further afield since the establishment of the bodies in each of the last five years.
	(112332)
2	Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans he has to change audit and accountability arrangements for central government.
	(112404)
3	Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what plans he has to continue the Rural Bus Subsidy Grant beyond 2000-01.
	(112405)
4	Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, what plans the Government has to accept the Fourth Amendment to the International Monetary Fund's Articles of Agreement.
	(112378)

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
*1	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What recent assessment his Department has made of the contribution that arts and sport can make to tackling social exclusion; and if he will make a statement.
	(110596)
*2	Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): When he proposes that the free television licence for those aged 75 years and over will start.
	(110597)
*3	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What is the starting date for the television licence concession for those aged 75 years and over; and if he will make a statement.
	(110598)
*4	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What assessment he has made of the current levels of exports of works of art from Great Britain.
	(110599)
*5	Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): If he will make a statement on the Millennium Commission funding for the Dome.
	(110600)
*6	Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What action he is taking to simplify the application process for lottery grants.
	(110601)
*7	Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): What proposals he has received from train and bus operating companies in Wales for special ticket and travel arrangements for the Millennium Dome.
	(110602)
*8	Mr Neil Gerrard (Walthamstow): What plans he has for community sport activity to help combat social exclusion; and if he will make a statement.
	(110603)
*9	Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): If he will make a statement on the gender balance relating to participation in sports and on funding to encourage greater participation by girls.
	(110606)
*10	Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): If he will make a statement on progress on the review of national art collections to identify art that may have been looted from victims of Nazi persecution.
	(110607)
*11	Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead): What support he has provided to those responsible for the development of dance to ensure that those involved in the training particularly of children have appropriate qualifications and expertise.
	(110608)
*12	Ms Hazel Blears (Salford): In what ways he expects children to benefit from the Green Spaces Initiative funded by the New Opportunities Fund.
	(110609)
*13	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): What support and assistance he (a) has given and (b) intends to give, to the Rugby Football League with regard to promoting the forthcoming Rugby League World Cup in the UK.
	(110610)
*14	Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): If he will make a statement on the Football Task Force.
	(110611)
*15	Mr Andrew Hunter (Basingstoke): If he will make a statement on the future of the Millennium Dome after 31st December 2000.
	(110612)
*16	Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will make a statement on the management of the New Millennium Experience Company.
	(110613)
*17	Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East): What was the total amount of lottery prizes unclaimed in the past 12 months; and what was the highest individual unclaimed prize.
	(110614)
*18	Mr Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster): If he will make a statement on the Millennium Commission's recent loan to the New Millennium Experience Company.
	(110615)
*19	Mr Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What steps he is taking to increase support for jazz.
	(110616)
*20	Paul Flynn (Newport West): What benefit he expects to secure for the public from the new funding agreements with the Arts Council.
	(110617)
*21	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What new measures are being taken to increase ticket sales to the Dome.
	(110618)
*22	Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): If he will take steps to ensure that money spent on lottery tickets in a particular area is applied mainly to projects in that area.
	(110619)
*23	Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What benefit he expects to secure for the public from the new funding agreement with the Heritage Lottery Fund.
	(110620)
*24	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent discussions his Department has had with sponsors of the Dome about their contracts.
	(110621)
*25	Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): How many families in Aberdeen will benefit from the introduction of free television licences for households with a member aged 75 years or over.
	(110622)
*26	Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): If he will make the provision of free and concessionary tickets for young people for admission to museums and galleries a condition of funding by his Department.
	(110623)
*27	Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): When funds will be made available from the Lottery for safety improvements at (a) rugby league, (b) rugby union and (c) cricket grounds.
	(110624)
*28	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): How many schools he expects to benefit from the National Foundation for Youth Music in its first year.
	(110625)

Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission
*29	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what arrangements are in place for insurance of churches in remote locations against theft of their fabric.
	(110626)
*30	Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what is the policy of the Commissioners in respect of the use of redundant churches for socially useful purposes.
	(110627)
*31	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 the National Audit Office.
	(110628)
*32	Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, pursuant to his oral Answer of 20th December, Official Report, column 524, on the Government Resources and Accounts Bill, how much of the extra £1.3 million approved for the National Audit Office in 2000-01 relates to organisations not previously audited by the NAO.
	(110629)
*33	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what estimate the Commissioners have made of the cost of revising the liturgy consequent upon the expiry of the Alternative Service Book.
	(110630)
*34	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps the Commissioners have taken to review their ethical investment policy; and if he will make a statement.
	(110631)
*35	Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what use they have made to date of New Deal initiatives in their employment policies.
	(110632)
*36	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations he has received on value-added tax on church repairs; and if he will make a statement.
	(110634)
*37	Paul Flynn (Newport West): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what is the average weekly value of SERPS payments to eligible retired clergy.
	(110635)



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