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Order of Business Wednesday 25th October 2000

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Mr John McDonnell Mr Andrew Mackinlay

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.

Third Reading

City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords]. (By Order.)

        On Third Reading of the City of Newcastle upon Tyne Bill [Lords] to move, That the Bill be read the third time upon this day six months.

Further Consideration of Bill, as amended

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill. (By Order.)

Mr Andrew Mackinlay Mr Jeremy Corbyn Mr John McDonnell
        On further Consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended, to move, That the Bill be further considered upon this day six months.

        [For Amendments see pp 262 to 270 of the Notice Paper relating to Private Business.]

Second Reading

Alliance & Leicester Group Treasury plc (Transfer) Bill [Lords]. (By Order.)

Mr Andrew Mackinlay
        On Second Reading of the Alliance & Leicester Group Treasury plc (Transfer) Bill [Lords] to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.


Afterwards
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
*1 Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    If she will make a statement on progress in writing off the debts of the most impoverished countries in Africa.
( 132181 )
*2 Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What assessment she has made of the impact of writing off the debt of heavily-indebted less-developed countries on the poorest in those countries.
( 132182 )
*3 Mr Richard Allan (Sheffield, Hallam):    What projects on good governance her Department is supporting in Kenya.
( 132183 )
*4 Mr John McFall (Dumbarton):    What decisions were taken at the recent World Bank and IMF meetings on debt relief.
( 132184 )
*5 Mr Tony Baldry (Banbury):    If she will make a statement on the percentage of the United Kingdom's bilateral aid which goes to Commonwealth countries.
( 132185 )
*6 Mr Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):    If she will make a statement on the United Kingdom's international aid budget for disaster relief.
( 132186 )
*7 Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow):    How many chicken farms her Department is funding in Kosovo.
( 132187 )
*8 Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey):    What new initiatives she proposes to take in Sierra Leone.
( 132188 )
*9 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    If she will make a statement on funding by her Department for the countries of central and eastern Europe.
( 132189 )
*10 Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton):    If she will make a statement on Rwanda's progress in poverty reduction.
( 132190 )
*11 Mr Robert N. Wareing (Liverpool, West Derby):    If she will make a statement on her Department's assistance to Ukraine.
( 132191 )
*12 Tom Cox (Tooting):    What projects her Department is developing with the Ukraine, with particular reference to the issue of street children; and if she will make a statement.
( 132192 )
*13 Caroline Flint (Don Valley):    If she will make a statement on the work of her Department in promoting education.
( 132193 )
*14 Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green):    What the priorities are for her Department's work on HIV/AIDS.
( 132194 )
*15 Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central):    What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of investment in women's education in reducing poverty in the developing world.
( 132195 )
*16 Mr Harry Cohen (Leyton and Wanstead):    What consultation she has carried out on her White Paper on Globalisation and Development.
( 132196 )
*17 Bob Russell (Colchester):    If she will make a statement on progress made towards providing an airfield on St. Helena.
( 132197 )
*18 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    If she will make a statement on the humanitarian situation in Iraq following the withdrawal of UN officials.
( 132198 )
*19 Mr David Chaytor (Bury North):    What plans she has to support poverty reduction programmes in Cameroon; and if she will make a statement.
( 132199 )
*20 Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam):    What assessment she has made of the impact which the availability of arms in developing countries has on the stability of those countries.
( 132200 )
*21 Mr Tony Worthington (Clydebank and Milngavie):    If, following the Comprehensive Spending Review, she has new proposals for attaining the international goal of universal primary education by 2015.
( 132201 )
*22 Maria Fyfe (Glasgow, Maryhill):    What discussions took place at the annual World Bank-IMF meeting in September on adopting a global initiative on education.
( 132203 )
*23 Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    If she will make a statement on the proportion of her departmental budget to be allocated for education over the next three years.
( 132204 )
*24 Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South):    If she will make a statement on her Department's contribution to conflict resolution.
( 132205 )
*25 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What steps she is taking to ensure that development assistance is not granted for the construction of dams whose effect would be to restrict the flow to countries downstream.
( 132206 )
*26 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    What recent discussions she has had with her counterparts in other European Union member states about the efficient delivery of European Union aid to developing countries.
( 132207 )
*27 Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    If she will make a statement on the activities of the IMF as they affect developing countries, following its annual meeting.
( 132208 )
*28 Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet):    If she will make a statement the humanitarian situation in Mozambique.
( 132209 )
*29 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    What representations she has received on administering aid through smaller charities; and if she will make a statement.
( 132210 )

At 3.00 p.m.
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
*Q1 Mr Andrew George (St Ives): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132211 )
*Q2 Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132212 )
*Q3 Mr David Winnick (Walsall North): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132213 )
*Q4 Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132214 )
*Q5 Mr Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to visit Portsmouth.
( 132215 )
*Q6 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132216 )
*Q7 Mr Dominic Grieve (Beaconsfield): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132217 )
*Q8 Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): To ask the Prime Minister, what changes there have been since May 1997 in the use, and monitoring of the use, of public interest immunity certificates.
( 132218 )
*Q9 Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn and Lochaber): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132219 )
*Q10 Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132221 )
*Q11 Mr William Cash (Stone): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132222 )
*Q12 Mr James Paice (South East Cambridgeshire): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132223 )
*Q13 Mr Mike Gapes (Ilford South): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132224 )
*Q14 Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132225 )
*Q15 Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132227 )
*Q16 Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132228 )
*Q17 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132229 )
*Q18 Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25th October.
( 132230 )

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

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

  1   

ROGUE TRADERS    [Up to 20 minutes]

Ms Margaret Moran

        That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Fair Trading Act 1973 to introduce further powers to regulate rogue traders.

        The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).


Main Business

  2   

OPPOSITION DAY [18th allotted day]    [Until 10.00 p.m.]

  

FUEL PROTESTS

Mr William Hague
Mr Archie Norman
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr James Arbuthnot

        That this House notes that, despite warnings from Her Majesty's Official Opposition, the Government refused to listen to the grievances brought to them by business and commerce, most particularly by hauliers, farmers, pensioners, the disabled and by those on low incomes or living in rural areas, thereby provoking the fuel protests in September; condemns the Government's initial complacency about the protests which later turned to panic; deplores the Government's repeated increases in taxation, despite having no mandate to do so and notes that the increases in the tax on petrol and diesel have become the symbol of the Government's betrayal of their tax promises; urges the Government to address the problems their tax increases have caused, by reducing tax on hard-working families, pensioners and businesses, including an immediate reduction in road fuel duty; and laments the fact that, despite the increases in tax on the travelling public, the Government has allowed the road system to deteriorate and has failed to deliver the improvements in the transport system which it promised and which the public expected.

        As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (Fuel Protests):

The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr Secretary Cook
Mr Secretary Straw
Mr Secretary Blunkett

        Line      1,      leave out from `House' to end and add `applauds the tough, long-term economic decisions taken by the Government to create a platform of stability on which to invest in education, health, transport and law and order, building a Britain where there is opportunity and security for all; recognises the difficulty that has been caused to some sectors of the economy due to the rapid increase in world oil prices over the past 18 months; welcomes the Government's determination to set its economic and fiscal policy within the context of the normal budget and democratic processes; deplores the previous Government's record of boom and bust and under-investment in the nation's vital public services; notes that the proportion of the cost of petrol accounted for by VAT and duty is lower than when this Government took office in May 1997; welcomes the Government's environmental record which has seen Britain lead the world in the fight against global warming; and welcomes the Government's 10-year plan to modernise the nation's transport system, cut congestion, deliver real choice and see a 42 per cent. real term's increase in spending.'.

Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Don Foster
Mr Michael Moore
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Tyler

        Line      1,      leave out from `House' to end and add `notes that the Conservative government introduced the fuel duty escalator in 1993, continued to increase the fuel duty above the rate of inflation until they lost office and failed to use all the additional revenues raised to ease the burden on the travelling public; regrets that the present Government in its first three years in office cut the level of government financial support for public transport and during the fuel protests in September failed to make any reference to environmental issues; recognises the need to balance economic competitiveness, social justice and environmental prioirities across the country; and calls on the Government to reconfirm the environmental objectives of its policies, cap fuel duties over the next five years, shift the balance of environmental taxation to congestion charges in urban areas subject to prior improvements in the availability of public transport, develop further the system of annual car tax based on environmental criteria, move to establish a system of road haulage taxation which allows fair competition between United Kingdom road hauliers and other who use the roads and implement a package of measures to tackle transport problems in rural and remote parts of the United Kingdom.'.

  

SUPPLY AND RECRUITMENT OF TEACHERS

Mr William Hague
Mrs Theresa May
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr James Clappison
Mr John Hayes
Mr James Arbuthnot

        That this House views with concern the growing crisis of teacher supply and recruitment which is affecting the quality of education in the country's schools; notes that there has been a net outflow of teachers from the profession since 1997; deplores the Government's complacency and failure to deal with the underlying problems leading to the decline of the teaching profession; recognises that, unless action is taken, education standards will fall in the future; and calls on the Government to set the schools free, give heads the power to exercise discipline policy in their schools, rid teachers of the excessive bureaucratic burdens they face and let teachers teach.

        As Amendments to Mr William Hague's proposed Motion (Supply and Recruitment of Teachers):

The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr Secretary Cook
Mr Secretary Straw
Mr Secretary Blunkett

        Line      1,      leave out from `House' to end and add `welcomes the successful new measures introduced by the Government to support teacher recruitment, including training salaries, incentives for shortage subjects and an expanded graduate teacher programme; welcomes the fact that there has been a significant increase in applications and acceptances for teacher training as a result; further welcomes the support given by the School Teachers Review Body for the Government's plans to better reward good teaching; notes that there are nearly 7,000 more teachers in post now than in 1998; further notes that primary and infant class sizes have fallen after rising annually under the previous administration; recognises that headteachers have got both the resources and the powers to deal effectively with discipline for the first time; and commends the work of the Government in addressing specific recruitment difficulties in London and the positive and pro-active approach of this administration towards recruiting and rewarding teachers more generally.'.

Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Phil Willis
Mr Richard Allan
Dr Evan Harris
Mr Paul Tyler

        Line      1,      leave out from `House' to end and add `notes the current crisis in teacher supply and the failure of successive governments to recruit, retain and reward an adequate supply of teachers to meet the needs of the nation's children; condemns the present Government for its complacency in failing to react to the early warning signs of a growing teacher shortage; is disappointed that it has not addressed the issue of teacher morale by reducing bureaucracy and centralist intervention and allowing teachers the freedom to use their professional skills; is worried that increasingly creativity is driven out of the classroom as teachers are told what to teach, when to teach and how to teach; is concerned that the polemic of the Prime Minister, the Secretary of State for Education and Employment and the Chief Inspector of Schools undermines public confidence in state schools and their teachers; and calls on the Government to take immediate action to introduce a comprehensive package of recruitment, retention and training proposals to promote the teaching profession and prevent future teacher shortages in schools.'.

        The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14 (2)).

Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.

+  3   

FLAGS    [Up to 1½ hours]

Mr Secretary Mandelson

        That the draft Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000, which were laid before this House on 23rd October, be approved.

        The Speaker will put the question not later than 1½ hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16).

+  4   

SELECT COMMITTEE ON MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Mr Keith Bradley

        That Sir George Young be discharged from the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons and Mrs Angela Browning be added to the Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

  5   

ADJOURNMENT

        Proposed subject: Unemployment and factory closures in Bassetlaw (Mr Joe Ashton).

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


COMMITTEE MEETINGS

STANDING COMMITTEES

1First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation4.30 p.m. Room 10 (public)
To consider the Dangerous Substances and Preparations (Nickel) (Safety) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1668).
2Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation4.30 p.m. Room 9 (public)
To consider the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Target and Programmes of Study in Citizenship) (England) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1603), and the Education (National Curriculum) (Attainment Targets of Programmes of Study in History) (England) Order 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 1606).

SELECT COMMITTEES

3Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee9.30 a.m. Room 18 (private)
4Agriculture10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
Room 8 (private)
(public)
Subject: Organic Farming.
Witnesses: Congelow Produce Ltd and Yeo Valley Organic Co Ltd; Iceland Frozen Foods plc and J. Sainsbury plc.
5Defence10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m.
Room 15 (private)
(public)
Subject: Armed Forces Personnel Issues.
Witnesses: Equal Opportunities Commission; Commission for Racial Equality (at 11.30 a.m.)
6International Development10.00 a.m. Room 5 (private)
7Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Transport Sub-Committee3.45 p.m. Room 7 (private)
8Foreign Affairs3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
Room 15 (private)
(public)
Subject: China.
Witness: The Rt. Hon. Robin Cook MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
9Northern Ireland Affairs3.45 p.m.
4.15 p.m.
Room 16 (private)
(public)
Subject: Prison Service in Northern Ireland.
Witnesses: Northern Ireland Prison Service.
10Science and Technology3.45 p.m.
4.15 p.m.
Room 5 (private)
(public)
Subject: The Science Budget.
Witnesses: Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Minister for Science, Dr Jo Durning, Director of the Transdepartmental Science and Technology Team and Mr Martin Earwicker, Director of the Science and Engineering Base Group, Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry.
11Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee4.00 p.m. Room 18 (private)
12Environmental Audit4.00 p.m. Room 20 (private)
13European Scrutiny4.00 p.m. Room 19 (private)
14Public Administration4.15 p.m.
4.30 p.m.
Room 8 (private)
(public)
Subject: Changes to Inherited SERPS.
Witnesses: The Rt. Hon. Peter Lilley, MP, Dame Ann Bowtell and Mr Peter Mathison.
15Committee of Selection4.15 p.m. Room 13 (private)
16Accommodation and Works4.30 p.m. The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS

17Opposed Bills10.30 a.m.
4.00 p.m.
Room 6 (public)
(public)
To consider the Kent County Council Bill [Lords] and Medway Council Bill [Lords].

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

 
 

Written Questions tabled on Tuesday 24th October for answer today++

1 Mr Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what steps are being taken to prepare for future petroleum licensing rounds on the UK continental shelf.
( 135200 )
2 Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will publish the outcome of the Government's consultation on its proposals for managing dangerous people with severe personality disorders; and what progress has been made on them.
( 135201 )



 

 
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