Order of Business for Wednesday 29th November 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 Minister for the Cabinet Office

*1 Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):    What recent discussions she has had with other departments regarding public information on the long term effects of designer drugs, with specific reference to ecstasy.

( 139175 )

*2 Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton):    What priorities for action she has identified following publication of the UK Anti-Drugs Co-ordinator's Second Annual Report.

( 139176 )

*3 Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    What steps have been taken to improve the Ombudsman system.

( 139177) )

*4 Mr Alan Simpson (Nottingham South):    What assessment she has made of the implications for the Government's drugs policies of decriminalising cannabis.

( 139178 )

*5 Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South):    What meetings she plans to have with the Disability Rights Commission to discuss the implications of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 for the Civil Service.

( 139179 )

*6 Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North):    What measures are being taken to assist other countries in reducing the production of illicit drugs.

( 139180 )

*7 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    How many drug misusers there are in Gloucestershire.

( 139181 )

*8 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    What work has been done by the Cabinet Committee on Rural Affairs to address constraints on the growth of the economy of rural areas.

( 139182 )

*9 Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):    How many (a) primary and (b) secondary schools have anti-drug education policies.

( 139183 )

*10 Mr Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):    What progress has been made on achieving Government targets for electronic access to Government services.

( 139184 )

*11 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    If she will make a statement on trends in fatalities due to mis-use of illegal drugs.

( 139187 )

*12 Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    What progress her Department is making in promoting diversity in public services.

( 139188 )

*13 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):    If she will make a statement on the work of the Ministerial Committee on Rural Affairs.

( 139189 )

*14 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    If she will list the main achievements of the Drugs Strategy.

( 139190 )

*15 Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):    What improvements have been made to the Regulatory Framework by the Better Regulation Taskforce in the last 12 months.

( 139191 )

*16 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    How many deregulation orders she plans to introduce in the next 12 months.

( 139193 )

*17 Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    What steps she has taken to assess the impact of Government regulation on small businesses with fewer than 10 employees.

( 139196 )

*18 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What changes have taken place in the number of heroin deaths in the United Kingdom in the past 12 years.

( 139197 )

*19 Mrs Liz Blackman (Erewash):    What steps she is taking to expand the availability of anti-drug treatment services across the United Kingdom.

( 139198 )

*20 Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    If she will make a statement on progress made in meeting the targets for providing government services on-line.

( 139199 )

*21 Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    If she will make a statement on the appointment of magistrates in Lancashire.

( 139201 )

*22 Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    If she will make a statement on progress in meeting the Government's targets for the provision of e-access to public information and services.

( 139202 )

*23 Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East):    What progress she has made in arrangements for the non-sports initiatives for the Commonwealth Games in 2002.

( 139203 )

*24 Tony Wright (Cannock Chase):    When she expects to introduce legislation to implement the recommendations of the review of the Ombudsman system.

( 139204 )

At 3.00 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

*Q1 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139205 )

*Q2 Mr Simon Burns (West Chelmsford):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139206 )

*Q3 Mr Eric Martlew (Carlisle):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139207 )

*Q4 Mrs Marion Roe (Broxbourne):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139208 )

*Q5 Mr Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139209 )

*Q6 Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139210 )

*Q7 Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139211 )

*Q8 Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139212 )

*Q9 Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139213 )

*Q10 Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139214 )

*Q11 Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139215 )

*Q12 Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139216 )

*Q13 Sir David Madel (South West Bedfordshire):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139217 )

*Q14 Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139218 )

*Q15 Mr Piara S. Khabra (Ealing, Southall):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139219 )

*Q16 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139220 )

*Q17 Mr Martin Caton (Gower):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139221 )

*Q18 Mr Eric Clarke (Midlothian):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139222 )

*Q19 Dr Desmond Turner (Brighton, Kemptown):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139223 )

*Q20 Laura Moffatt (Crawley):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29th November.

( 139224 )

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

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

  1
REWARDING DEMOCRACY COMMISSION    [Up to 20 minutes]

Mr Jimmy Hood

    That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a Commission, to be called the Rewarding Democracy Commission, to inquire into the reasons why those entitled to vote in elections either fail to register as an elector or decline to vote when registered and to produce recommendations for rewarding those who vote in parliamentary and other elections.

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

    Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 10.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).

Main Business

+  2
POLITICAL PARTIES,ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS BILL AND DISQUALIFICATIONS BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME)    [Up to 3 hours]

Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Straw

    That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and the Disqualifications Bill:—

Lords Amendments

    1.— (1)    Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at midnight.

(2)    Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Disqualifications Bill shall be completed in one allotted day and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement.

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

(2)    The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3)    If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, the Speaker shall then put forthwith—

(a)    a single Question on any further Amendments 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 with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.

(4)    The Speaker shall then put forthwith—

(a)    a single Question on any Amendments 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 with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their 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 with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.

(6)    The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.

(7)    As soon as the House has—

(a)    agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or

(b)    disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,

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.— (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 either Bill.

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

    4.— (1)    This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 3.

(2)    The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3)    The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.

(4)    The Speaker shall then 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.

(5)    The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Reasons Committee

    5.— (1)    This paragraph applies to any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, in relation to either Bill, for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.

(2)    The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on the Motion.

(3)    The Committee shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.

(4)    Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.

(5)    For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (4), the Chairman shall—

(a)    first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet 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 any of their Amendments.

(6)    The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.

Miscellaneous

    6.— (1)    The following paragraphs apply to—

(a)    proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill,

(b)    proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Disqualifications Bill,

(c)    proceedings on any further Message from the Lords on either Bill, and

(d)    proceedings on the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons (and the appointment of its Chairman) and the Report of such a Committee.

    7.    Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings.

    8.    The proceedings shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

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

    10.— (1)    If on a day on which any of the proceedings take place a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) would stand over to Seven o'clock—

(a)    that Motion stands over until the conclusion of any of the proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at or before that time, and

(b)    the bringing to a conclusion of any of the proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion after that time is postponed for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.

(2)    If a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over from an earlier day to such a day, the bringing to a conclusion of any of the proceedings on that day is postponed for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.

    11.    If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the expiry of the period at the end of which any of the proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under this Order, 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.

The allotted day

    12.    In this Order, allotted day" means any day on which the Disqualifications Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day.

    The Speaker will put the Question not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83).

At 10.00 p.m.

+
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE    [No debate]

The Prime Minister

    That, at this day's sitting, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

+  3
POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments.    [Until midnight]

For Motions to disagree and Amendments, see separate Paper.

    Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall, if not previously included, be brought to a conclusion at midnight if the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion is agreed to.

+  4
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE    [No debate]

Mr Secretary Blunkett

    That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 70) on Threshold Payments (House of Commons Paper No. 963), which was laid before this House on 20th November, be approved.

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

+  5
LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE    [No debate]

Mr Secretary Blunkett

    That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 71) on Leadership Group Payments (House of Commons Paper No. 964), which was laid before this House on 20th November, be approved.

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

+  6
EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES    [No debate]

Mr Secretary Straw

    That the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the Free Movement of Persons) Order 2000, which was laid before this House on 20th November, be approved.

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

+  7
SELECT COMMITTEES (JOINT MEETINGS)    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Margaret Beckett
Mr Paddy Tipping

    That, for the next Session of Parliament, Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended as follows:

Line 37, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.

Line 46, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.

Line 48, at the end insert the words:—

`(4A) notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4) above, where more than two committees or sub-committees appointed under this order meet concurrently in accordance with paragraph (4)(e) above, the quorum of each such committee or sub-committee shall be two.'

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

+  8
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE    [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]

Margaret Beckett

    That, at the sittings on Thursday 30th November and Friday 1st December—

    (i)       the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords shall have been received, and

    (ii)    if the House has completed its consideration of any Messages received from the Lords and the Lords have adjourned their sitting, the Speaker shall adjourn the House without Question put.

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

At the end of the sitting:

  9
ADJOURNMENT

    Proposed subject: Flood management in Somerset (Mr David Heath).

    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 Northern Ireland Grand Committee 5.00 p.m. Room 10 (public)

To consider the matter of the Review of the Future of the Juvenile Justice Centre Estate in Northern Ireland.

2 Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation 4.30 p.m. Room 9 (public)

To consider the Social Security Amendment (Capital Limits and Earnings Disregards) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 2245).

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

To consider the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000.

SELECT COMMITTEES

4 Northern Ireland Affairs 8.45 a.m.

9.00 a.m. Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast (private)
(public)

Subject: Parades Commission.

Witnesses: Democratic Dialogue; Apprentice Boys of Derry (at 10.30 a.m.).

5 Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee 9.00 a.m. The Wilson Room,
Portcullis House
(private)

6 International Development 9.20 a.m.

9.30 a.m. The Thatcher Room,
Portcullis House
(private)
(public)

Subject: Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.

Witness: Mr James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank.

7 Modernisation of the House of Commons 9.30 a.m. Room 21 (private)

8 Agriculture 10.00 a.m. Room 8 (private)

9 Defence 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. Room 16(private)
(public)

Subject: Armed Forces Personnel Issues.

Witnesses: Mr John Wilson, Chief Executive, Defence Housing Executive; Major-General Anthony Palmer CBE, Director General, Army Training and Recruiting Agency, Rear-Admiral John Chadwick, Chief Executive, Navy Recruiting and Training Agency, and Air Vice-Marshal Ian Corbitt, Chief Executive, RAF Training Group Defence Agency (at 11.45 a.m.).

10 Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs 10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m. Room 15 (private)
(public)

Subject: Inland Waterways.

Witnesses: Regeneration through Heritage; British Waterways (at 10.25 a.m.); Environment Agency (at 11.05 a.m.); Lord Whitty, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and officials, from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at 11.35 a.m.).

11 Agriculture and Health 10.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m. Room 8 (private)
(public)

Subject: The Phillips Report and the Food Standards Agency.

Witness: Professor Sir John Krebs, Chairman, Food Standards Agency.

12 Social Security 10.30 a.m.

10.45 a.m. The Grimond Room,
Portcullis House
(private)
(public)

Subject: Integrated Child Credit.

Witnesses: Ms Sue Middleton, Loughborough University; Mr Andrew Dilnot CBE, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies (at 11.45 a.m.); Mr Leonard Beighton and Mr Don Draper, consultants on tax and benefits (at 12.20 p.m.).

13 Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Transport Sub-Committee 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. Room 8 (private)
(public)

Subject: Rail Investment.

Witnesses: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority.

14 Environmental Audit 4.00 p.m. Room 20 (private)

15 European Scrutiny 4.00 p.m. Room 19 (private)

16 Public Administration 4.15 p.m. Room N,
Portcullis House
(private)

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

Written Questions tabled on Tuesday 28th November for answer today++

1 Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he has reached a decision on the content of the code of practice for small fishing vessels and its implementation.

( 141020 )

2 Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how the proposals for London rail projects set out in the Department's 10 year plan for transport will be taken forward.

( 141097 )

3 Mr Terry Lewis (Worsley): To ask the Solicitor General, when the Attorney-General's guidelines on the disclosure of information in criminal proceedings will be published.

( 141098 )

4 Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will report the findings of the Quinquennial Review of the NHS Estates and Health Building Agency.

( 141099 )

5 Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Strategic Direction 2000-01 to 2004-05, key tasks and targets for 2000-01 and Annual Plan 2000-01 for the NHS Estates Agency.

( 141100 )

6 Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has for the juvenile justice estate.

( 141101 )

7 Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement about his Department's review of the groundwork federation.

( 141102 )

8 Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whom he will appoint to succeed Sir Trefor Morris as Chairman of the Police Information Technology Organisation.

( 141133 )

9 Mrs Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement about the progress that has been made with his plans to abolish the Horserace Betting Levy Board and to sell the Tote.

( 141134 )

10 Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will announce the national non-domestic rates multiplier for 2001-02 and set out the basis of the calculation of the distributable amount of non-domestic rates for 2001-02.

( 141135 )

11 Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what performance target he has set for the Royal Mint for the financial year 2000-01.

( 141163 )

Main Business
+ 2	POLITICAL PARTIES,ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS BILL AND DISQUALIFICATIONS BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME) [Up to 3 hours]
	Margaret Beckett Mr Secretary Straw
	That the following provisions shall apply to the remaining proceedings on the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and the Disqualifications Bill:—
	*Lords Amendments*
	1.— (1) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion at midnight.
	(2) Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Disqualifications Bill shall be completed in one allotted day and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement.
	2.— (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings on either Bill to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.
	(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
	(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, the Speaker shall then put forthwith—
	(a) a single Question on any further Amendments 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 with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
	(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith—
	(a) a single Question on any Amendments 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 with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their 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 with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.
	(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.
	(7) As soon as the House has—
	(a) agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or
	(b) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,
	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.— (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 either Bill.
	(2) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
	4.— (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 3.
	(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
	(3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
	(4) The Speaker shall then 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.
	(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
	*Reasons Committee*
	5.— (1) This paragraph applies to any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, in relation to either Bill, for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.
	(2) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on the Motion.
	(3) The Committee shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
	(4) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
	(5) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (4), the Chairman shall—
	(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet 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 any of their Amendments.
	(6) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
	*Miscellaneous*
	6.— (1) The following paragraphs apply to—
	(a) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill,
	(b) proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Disqualifications Bill,
	(c) proceedings on any further Message from the Lords on either Bill, and
	(d) proceedings on the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons (and the appointment of its Chairman) and the Report of such a Committee.
	7. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings.
	8. The proceedings shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
	9. No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, the proceedings shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
	10.— (1) If on a day on which any of the proceedings take place a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) would stand over to Seven o'clock—
	(a) that Motion stands over until the conclusion of any of the proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at or before that time, and
	(b) the bringing to a conclusion of any of the proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion after that time is postponed for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
	(2) If a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 stands over from an earlier day to such a day, the bringing to a conclusion of any of the proceedings on that day is postponed for a period of time equal to the duration of the proceedings on that Motion.
	11. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the expiry of the period at the end of which any of the proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under this Order, 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.
	*The allotted day*
	12. In this Order, allotted day" means any day on which the Disqualifications Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day.
	The Speaker will put the Question not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83).

At 10.00 p.m.
+	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
	The Prime Minister
	That, at this day's sitting, the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
	To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

+ 3	POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments. [Until midnight]
	*For Motions to disagree and Amendments, see separate Paper.*
	Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall, if not previously included, be brought to a conclusion at midnight if the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Bill and Disqualifications Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion is agreed to.
+ 4	LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE [No debate]
	Mr Secretary Blunkett
	That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 70) on Threshold Payments (House of Commons Paper No. 963), which was laid before this House on 20th November, be approved.
	To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
+ 5	LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE [No debate]
	Mr Secretary Blunkett
	That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 71) on Leadership Group Payments (House of Commons Paper No. 964), which was laid before this House on 20th November, be approved.
	To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
+ 6	EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES [No debate]
	Mr Secretary Straw
	That the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Agreement between the European Community and its Member States and the Swiss Confederation on the Free Movement of Persons) Order 2000, which was laid before this House on 20th November, be approved.
	To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
+ 7	SELECT COMMITTEES (JOINT MEETINGS) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
	Margaret Beckett Mr Paddy Tipping
	That, for the next Session of Parliament, Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended as follows:
	Line 37, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.
	Line 46, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.
	Line 48, at the end insert the words:—
	`(4A) notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (4) above, where more than two committees or sub-committees appointed under this order meet concurrently in accordance with paragraph (4)(e) above, the quorum of each such committee or sub-committee shall be two.'
	If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
+ 8	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
	Margaret Beckett
	That, at the sittings on Thursday 30th November and Friday 1st December—
	(i) the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords shall have been received, and
	(ii) if the House has completed its consideration of any Messages received from the Lords and the Lords have adjourned their sitting, the Speaker shall adjourn the House without Question put.
	If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
At the end of the sitting:
9	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: Flood management in Somerset* (Mr David Heath).*
	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	Northern Ireland Grand Committee	5.00 p.m.	Room 10 (public)
	To consider the matter of the Review of the Future of the Juvenile Justice Centre Estate in Northern Ireland.
2	Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 9 (public)
	To consider the Social Security Amendment (Capital Limits and Earnings Disregards) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000, No. 2245).
3	Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 12 (public)
	To consider the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000.
SELECT COMMITTEES
4	Northern Ireland Affairs	8.45 a.m. 9.00 a.m.	Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast (private) (public)
	Subject: Parades Commission.
	Witnesses: Democratic Dialogue; Apprentice Boys of Derry (at 10.30 a.m.).
5	Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee	9.00 a.m.	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
6	International Development	9.20 a.m. 9.30 a.m.	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private) (public)
	Subject: Annual Meetings of the IMF and the World Bank.
	Witness: Mr James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank.
7	Modernisation of the House of Commons	9.30 a.m.	Room 21 (private)
8	Agriculture	10.00 a.m.	Room 8 (private)
9	Defence	10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 16(private) (public)
	Subject: Armed Forces Personnel Issues.
	Witnesses: Mr John Wilson, Chief Executive, Defence Housing Executive; Major-General Anthony Palmer CBE, Director General, Army Training and Recruiting Agency, Rear-Admiral John Chadwick, Chief Executive, Navy Recruiting and Training Agency, and Air Vice-Marshal Ian Corbitt, Chief Executive, RAF Training Group Defence Agency (at 11.45 a.m.).
10	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs	10.00 a.m. 10.15 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: Inland Waterways.
	Witnesses: Regeneration through Heritage; British Waterways (at 10.25 a.m.); Environment Agency (at 11.05 a.m.); Lord Whitty, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and officials, from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at 11.35 a.m.).
11	Agriculture and Health	10.15 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Phillips Report and the Food Standards Agency.
	Witness: Professor Sir John Krebs, Chairman, Food Standards Agency.
12	Social Security	10.30 a.m. 10.45 a.m.	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private) (public)
	Subject: Integrated Child Credit.
	Witnesses: Ms Sue Middleton, Loughborough University; Mr Andrew Dilnot CBE, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies (at 11.45 a.m.); Mr Leonard Beighton and Mr Don Draper, consultants on tax and benefits (at 12.20 p.m.).
13	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Transport Sub-Committee	3.45 p.m. 4.00 p.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: Rail Investment.
	Witnesses: Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Shadow Strategic Rail Authority.
14	Environmental Audit	4.00 p.m.	Room 20 (private)
15	European Scrutiny	4.00 p.m.	Room 19 (private)
16	Public Administration	4.15 p.m.	Room N, Portcullis House (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]


	Written Questions tabled on Tuesday 28th November for answer today++
1	Mrs Linda Gilroy (Plymouth, Sutton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he has reached a decision on the content of the code of practice for small fishing vessels and its implementation.
	( 141020 )
2	Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, how the proposals for London rail projects set out in the Department's 10 year plan for transport will be taken forward.
	( 141097 )
3	Mr Terry Lewis (Worsley): To ask the Solicitor General, when the Attorney-General's guidelines on the disclosure of information in criminal proceedings will be published.
	( 141098 )
4	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will report the findings of the Quinquennial Review of the NHS Estates and Health Building Agency.
	( 141099 )
5	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will publish the Strategic Direction 2000-01 to 2004-05, key tasks and targets for 2000-01 and Annual Plan 2000-01 for the NHS Estates Agency.
	( 141100 )
6	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what plans he has for the juvenile justice estate.
	( 141101 )
7	Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement about his Department's review of the groundwork federation.
	( 141102 )
8	Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whom he will appoint to succeed Sir Trefor Morris as Chairman of the Police Information Technology Organisation.
	( 141133 )
9	Mrs Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement about the progress that has been made with his plans to abolish the Horserace Betting Levy Board and to sell the Tote.
	( 141134 )
10	Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will announce the national non-domestic rates multiplier for 2001-02 and set out the basis of the calculation of the distributable amount of non-domestic rates for 2001-02.
	( 141135 )
11	Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what performance target he has set for the Royal Mint for the financial year 2000-01.
	( 141163 )