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.
Private Business |
| Note: Private business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
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Consideration of Bill, as amended
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London Local Authorities Bill [Lords]. (By Order.)
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| Mr John McDonnell
Mr Andrew Mackinlay
Mr Jeremy Corbyn
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| On Consideration of the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords], as amended, to move, That the Bill be considered upon this day six months.
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[Amendments to be proposed by the Promoters.]
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| [Copies of the proposed Amendments may be obtained by Members from the Vote Office or inspected in the Private Bill Office.]
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Second Reading
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| Mersey Tunnels Bill. (By Order.)
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| Mr Ben Chapman
Mrs Louise Ellman
Mr Frank Field
Mr Robert N. Wareing
Mr John McDonnell
Mr Alan Simpson
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| On Second Reading of the Mersey Tunnels Bill, to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.
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| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment |
| *1 |
Mr Keith Darvill (Upminster): If he will make a statement on progress with the Excellence in Cities proposals for learning mentors.
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(
123333
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| *2 |
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What estimate he has made of the likely effect on employment levels in leisure and similar pursuits as a result of farming land being redeployed for non-farming uses over the next five years.
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123334
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| *3 |
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): What action he will take on the recommendations relating to education and training in the strategy document for the United Kingdom clothing and textile industry published on 6th June.
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123335
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| *4 |
Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): What steps he is taking to improve provision for the long-term unemployed aged 25 years and over.
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(
123336
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| *5 |
Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): How many jobseekers have secured employment through Employment Service Direct.
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(
123337
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| *6 |
Dr Ian Gibson (Norwich North): What plans he has to ensure that members of ethnic minority groups have equal access to higher education.
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(
123338
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| *7 |
Mr Clive Efford (Eltham): What guidance is given to Ofsted inspectors regarding short inspections of secondary schools.
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(
123339
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| *8 |
Mr Phil Hope (Corby): If he will make a statement on the development of specialisms in secondary schools.
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(
123340
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| *9 |
Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering): What action he is taking to combat social inequality in access to new technologies among learners.
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(
123342
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| *10 |
Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): What representations he has received on the number of failing schools.
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(
123343
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| *11 |
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): If he will make a statement on the initiatives undertaken by his Department to address skill shortages in the engineering and IT sectors.
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123344
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| *12 |
Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What plans he has to extend education maintenance awards to other areas.
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(
123345
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| *13 |
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): If he will make a statement on provision for children aged under five years in the private, voluntary, independent and maintained sectors.
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(
123346
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| *14 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What initiatives his Department has established within schools to encourage the development of enterprise and skills relevant to business.
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(
123347
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| *15 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): What progress has been made in reaching the target of two hours physical education a week for pupils at all key stage levels.
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123348
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| *16 |
Mr Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth): If he will make a statement on the Government's New Deal for the over-50s.
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(
123349
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| *17 |
Mr Marsha Singh (Bradford West): What is the average weekly number of jobs secured through the Employment Service Direct.
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(
123351
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| *18 |
Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby): How many employers have signed up to support the New Deal in the Yorkshire and Humberside Region.
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(
123352
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| *19 |
Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central): What incentives he is planning to encourage successful teachers to move to work in failing schools.
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(
123353
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| *20 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): If he will make a statement on the burden of administration for employers wishing to participate in the New Deal.
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(
123354
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| *21 |
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): If he will make a statement on the development of information and communication technology learning centres.
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(
123355
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| *22 |
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge and Chryston): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of employment zones in helping the long-term unemployed into work.
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(
123356
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| *23 |
Mr Christopher Gill (Ludlow): What assessment he has made of the anticipated take-up rate of performance-related pay for teachers.
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(
123357
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| *24 |
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): Upon what aspects of his performance-related pay proposals teachers from the SEN sector have made representations.
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123358
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| *25 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): How many sports colleges he expects will result from the next round of specialist school designations.
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123359
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| *26 |
Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow): If he will make a statement on his response to the Russell Group of Universities' proposals for top-up student fees.
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123360
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| *27 |
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): If he will make a statement on his plans to improve levels of adult literacy and numeracy.
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123361
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| *28 |
Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): What proportion of people on the New Deal are undertaking a subsidised employment option; and what proportion of people having taken this route have remained in employment with the same employer six months after the subsidy has finished.
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123362
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| *29 |
Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): If he will make a statement on progress towards meeting government targets for increased participation rates in full-time education for young people aged 18 to 21 years.
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123363
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| *30 |
Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): What representations he has received regarding the use of agency lecturers by colleges.
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(
123365
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| *31 |
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps his Department is taking to evaluate European best practice in early years learning.
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(
123366
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| *32 |
Mr Michael Foster (Worcester): If he will make a statement on support for dance and drama students.
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123367
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| *33 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent representations he has received on performance-related pay for teachers.
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123368
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| *34 |
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): What measures his Department has taken to improve training for work in manufacturing industry.
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123369
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| *35 |
Mr Martin Caton (Gower): What funding has been provided to REMPLOY to enable it to implement its modernisation strategy.
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123370
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| *36 |
Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): If he will make a statement on plans to increase employment opportunities in the Thames Gateway area.
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(
123371
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| *37 |
Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What assessment he has made of the efficacy of the New Deal.
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123372
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| At 12.30 p.m. | Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| 1 | OPPOSITION DAY [13th allotted day] [Until 7.00 p.m.]
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| PENSIONS
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| Mr William Hague
Mr David Willetts
Mrs Jacqui Lait
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr James Arbuthnot
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| That this House believes that the Government's policy towards pensioners is patronising and confusing; recognises that pensioners want the dignity of receiving social security through their basic state pension as an entitlement and not through complicated special payments; urges therefore that the winter fuel payment, free TV licence, and the age addition, along with funds from abolishing the failed New Deal for Lone Parents and other savings, should all be put into a substantial increase in the basic state pension for 2001/2002 of #5.50 for a single pensioner under 75, #7 for a couple under 75, #7.50 for a single pensioner over 75, and #10 for a couple over 75, together with a commensurate increase in thresholds for benefits and tax allowances, so that the value of the increase is passed on to all pensioners, ensuring that they are better off than at present under this Government's muddled and incompetent policies.
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| As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (Pensions):
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| The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr Secretary Cook
Mr Secretary Straw
Mr Secretary Darling
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Mr Secretary Blunkett Mr Secretary Milburn Mr Secretary Smith
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| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `condemns the Opposition for making no commitment to the welfare of either today's or tomorrow's pensioners, opposing every step the Government has taken to help pensioners and producing proposals for next year's basic pension uprating which amount to bribing pensioners with money which is already theirs; recognises the legacy of increasing pensioner poverty left by the last Government; applauds the Government for doing more to help all pensioners, spending #6½ billion more than planned by the last Government, but most for those who need help most by concentrating half the additional money on the poorest quarter of pensioners; congratulates the Government for tackling poverty directly with the Minimum Income Guarantee, helping take-up through better publicity and simplified claims procedures; supports the Government's plans to help those pensioners who just fail to qualify for the Minimum Income Guarantee by raising the capital limits to #12,000 from April 2001 and committing itself to bringing forward proposals for a Pensioner Credit which will reward thrift; congratulates the Govenment for helping all pensioners with their costs, including Winter Fuel Payments and free television licences for people aged 75 and over; and applauds the Government's strategy for ensuring that, in the future, nobody who has put in a lifetime of work or caring need retire onto means-tested benefits, including a commitment to the basic state pension, a state second pension which does more for 18 million people including those on low and moderate pay, with caring responsibilities or broken work records because of disability, and new flexible, low cost, stakeholder pensions.'.
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| Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr A. J. Beith
Steve Webb
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Archy Kirkwood
Mr Paul Tyler
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| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `notes that the Conservatives have admitted that, had they been in office in April 2000, they would have increased the basic state pension by just 75p; notes that the record of the Conservatives in office was to cut the real value of both basic and earning-related state pensions; believes that the Conservative proposals for April 2001 would be of negligible real value to most pensioners once account is taken of the benefits which they propose to abolish and that they would create losers among half a million men aged 60-64 through the abolition of Winter Fuel Payments and among some of the most vulnerable citizens who depend on the Social Fund; believes that pensioners will not be taken in by a blatant attempt to deceive them; and instead calls on the Government to adopt Liberal Democrat proposals for substantial real increases in the basic state pension, focused in particular on older pensioners.'.
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| GENETICALLY-MODIFIED CROPS
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| Mr William Hague
Mr Tim Yeo
Mr James Paice
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr James Arbuthnot
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| That this House deplores the Government's mishandling of the consequences of the presence of GM seeds in a batch of conventional oil seed rape seeds imported to Britain from Canada, which were subsequently planted for commercial purposes; and condemns the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food's response which has led to a collapse in public confidence and unnecessary difficulties for the agricultural industry.
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| As an Amendment to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (Genetically-Modified Crops):
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| The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Marjorie Mowlam
Mr Nicholas Brown
Mr Secretary Byers
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| Mr Secretary Milburn
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| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `endorses Her Majesty's Government's approach to the development of GM technology in agriculture; believes that the Government has responded in a responsible, open, considered and proportionate way to the recent discovery of the adventitious presence of GM seed in conventional oilseed rape seed; supports the priority the Government has given and continues to give to the protection of public health and the environment, and its continued determination to act on the best available scientific advice; applauds the creation of the new, independent Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission to provide strategic advice on GM issues; welcomes the announcement by the seed company Advanta, following discussions with the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, that they will provide a fair and equitable compensation package to affected farmers; and commends the Government for the action it is taking at both national and international level to minimise the risk of a similar incident occuring in the future.'.
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| The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
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| Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 2 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Grants in the Newark constituency for manufacturing (Ms Fiona Jones).
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| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 25th October 1999).
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
STANDING COMMITTEES |
| 1 | Standing Committee A | 9.00 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Local Government Bill [Lords]. |
| 2 | Standing Committee G | 9.00 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Care Standards Bill [Lords]. |
| 3 | Standing Committee H | 9.00 a.m.
4.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Finance Bill. |
| 4 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 5 (public) |
| To consider the Education (Student Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1120) and the Education (Student Support) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1121). |
| 5 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 6 (public) |
| To consider the draft Northern Ireland (Emergency and Prevention of Terrorism Provisions) (Continuance) Order 2000. |
SELECT COMMITTEES |
| 6 | Environmental Audit | 9.45 a.m.
10.15 a.m. | Room 19 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Environmental Audit and Accountability. |
| Witnesses: Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Environmental Resources Management and Enviros Aspinwall. |
| 7 | Culture, Media and Sport | 10.00 a.m. | Room 15 (public) |
| Subject: Cultural Property: Return and Illicit Trade. |
| Witnesses: Mr Graham Greene, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Dr Robert Anderson, Director, and Mr Vivian Davies, Keeper of Egyptian Antiquities, British Museum; HM Customs and Excise (at 10.50 a.m.); Mr Alan Howarth MP, Minister for the Arts, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (at 11.30 a.m.). |
| 8 | International Development | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: HIV/AIDS and Social and Economic Development. |
| Witnesses: Dr Julian Lob-Levyt, Chief Health and Population Adviser, Mr Bob Grose, Acting Deputy Chief and HIV Adviser, Mr Paul Ackroyd, Head, Asia Regional Economics and Policy Department, and Ms Joanna Graham, Assistant, Africa Policy and Economics Department, Department for International Development. |
| 9 | Health | 10.30 a.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 10 | Home Affairs | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Report of the Independent Inquiry into the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. |
| Witnesses: Dame Ruth Runciman DBE, Chairman, and members of the Inquiry. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 7th June for answer today++
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| 1 |
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the recent United Nations meeting on the oceans.
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(
125404
) |
| 2 |
Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if there is an exemption order for the fleet of new Class 170/5 and 170/6 trains to be introduced into service by Central Trains Ltd in respect of any of the provisions of the Rail Vehicle Accessibility Regulations 1998; and if he will make a statement.
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(
125526
) |
| 3 |
Rachel Squire (Dunfermline West): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will list the forthcoming business in the Council of the European Union to June and also list the major European Union events for the next six months.
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(
125576
) |
| 4 |
Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement on the outcome of the Energy Council on 30th May.
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(
125577
) |
| 5 |
Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what key targets have been set for the Army Training and Recruitment Agency for the financial year 2000-01.
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(
125578
) |
| 6 |
Jean Corston (Bristol East): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what key targets have been set for the Service Children's Education Agency for the financial year 2000-01.
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(
125579
) |
| 7 |
Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement about the pay of medical and dental officers in the armed forces.
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(
125580
) |
| 8 |
Mr Dale Campbell-Savours (Workington): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, pursuant to the Answer given on 17th May, Official Report, column 173W, if the report on the study of seed sourcing and the possibility of GM seed in imported seed is now available.
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(
125581
) |
| 9 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will make a statement on future testing in England for the cattle diseases enzooctic bovine leukosis and brucellosis.
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(
125582
) |
| 10 |
Mr Phil Hope (Corby): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, if the Government will ratify the Council of Europe Civil Law Convention on corruption; and if he will make a statement.
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(
125583
) |
Standing Committee Notices |
| Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 13th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 15th June at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Local Government Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 13th June at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Police (Northern Ireland) Bill.
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| Standing Committee F will meet on Tuesday 13th June at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Limited Liability Partnerships Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee G will meet on Tuesday 13th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 15th June at 9.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Care Standards Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee H will meet on Tuesday 13th June at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 15th June at 9.00 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. further to consider the Finance Bill (except Clauses 1, 12, 30, 31, 59, 102 and 113).
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| European Standing Committee B will meet on Wednesday 14th June at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Document No. 7828/00 on Broad Economic Policy Guidelines for 2000.
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| The Scottish Grand Committee will meet on Monday 12th June at 4.30 p.m. to consider a substantive motion for the adjournment of the Committee on the consequences of the provisions of the Scotland Act 1998 relating to the size of the Scottish Parliament.
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| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 12th June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 62) on Private Finance Initiative (House of Commons Paper No. 458).
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| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 15th June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2000.
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