Order of Business for 25 November 1999

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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 11.30 a.m. Prayers

Afterwards

Oral Questions to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food

*1 Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney):    What proposals he has to promote pig farming in Britain.

(98836)

*2 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):    What plans he has to press for compensation for British farmers for loss of exports to France over recent months.

(98838)

*3 Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston):    What plans he has to ban fur farming in Great Britain.

(98839)

*4 Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering):    What action he has taken to compensate UK farmers for the effect of the strong pound on the value of payments under the CAP.

(98840)

*5 Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr):    What has been the overall percentage change in the price of farmland since May 1997.

(98841)

*6 Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):    What steps he is taking against the restrictions imposed by German Lander on British beef.

(98842)

*7 Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford):    How much his Department spent on food safety and standards surveys in the last year for which figures are available.

(98843)

*8 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds):    If he will make a statement on the labelling of imported agricultural products.

(98844)

*9 Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    What measures he is taking to ensure that controls on specified risk materials do not place additional burdens on the livestock industry.

(98845)

*10 Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    What discussions his Department has had with education authorities regarding food hygiene education in schools.

(98846)

*11 Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    What assessment he has made of the annual cost of the Common Agricultural Policy to (a) consumers and (b) taxpayers in the UK.

(98847)

*12 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What recent advice he has received from the Chief Medical Officer regarding the safety of eating beef on the bone.

(98848)

*13 Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East):    What representations he has received from animal welfare organisations on the ending of fur farming in the UK.

(98849)

*14 Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):    How much his Department is spending on food safety and standards surveys in the current year.

(98850)

*15 Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    If he will make a statement on the level of the UK's allocation of EU funds under the Rural Development Regulation.

(98851)

*16 Bob Russell (Colchester):    What plans he has to encourage all those involved in the United Kingdom food industry to label clearly food which originates in the UK.

(98852)

*17 Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk):    What progress he has made in enabling British farmers to sell their beef overseas.

(98853)

*18 Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey):    What assessment he has made of the trends in farm incomes in South West Surrey.

(98855)

*19 Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset):    When was the last time the Green Pound was adjusted; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the weak euro on the incomes of farmers.

(98856)

*20 Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire):    What assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the organic farming scheme.

(98857)

*21 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    What progress has been made in respect of the export of beef (a) within the EU and (b) to the rest of the world.

(98858)

*22 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    What progress is being made on the resumption of British beef exports.

(98859)

*23 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter):    What progress he has made in getting the beef export ban lifted for non-EU countries.

(98860)

*24 Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    If he will make a statement on the level of domestic consumption of home-produced beef since the BSE crisis.

(98861)

*25 Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):    If he will make a statement on his Department's latest assessment of the financial strength of the pig industry.

(98862)

*26 Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon):    What measures he proposes to take to support the British pig industry.

(98863)

*27 Mr Phil Hope (Corby):    What proportion of farm incomes is derived from direct payments and price supports under the CAP.

(98864)

*28 Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    What scientific analyses he has received on the presence of (a) human and (b) animal excrement traces in French beef; and if he will make a statement.

(98865)

At 12.15 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Solicitor General

*29 Mr David Kidney (Stafford):    What changes he intends to make to the Crown Prosecution Service's complaints procedure.

(98866)

*30 Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):    If he will make a statement on the current performance of the Crown Prosecution Service.

(98867)

*31 Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby):    If he will make a statement regarding the developments in working relationships between the North Yorkshire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service in Scarborough and Whitby.

(98868)

*32 Norman Baker (Lewes):    If he will make a statement on the application of the tests of public interest by the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of minor crimes.

(98870)

*33 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    If he will make a statement on progress in the reform of the Crown Prosecution Service.

(98872)

*34 Mr John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon):    What representations he has received on the statement made by the Director of Public Prosecutions on the Right to Trial by Jury.

(98873)

*35 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    How many people are (a) under investigation and (b) suspended from the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to professional misconduct; and if he will make a statement.

(98874)

At 12.30 p.m. Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business
1	PUBLIC ACCOUNTS *[Until 7.00 p.m.]*
	Mr David Davis Mr Alan Williams Mr David Rendel
	That this House takes note of the 68th and 69th Reports of the Committee of Public Accounts of Session 1997-98, of the 1st to 38th Reports of Session 1998-99 and of the Treasury Minutes and Northern Ireland Department of Finance and Personnel Memoranda on these Reports (Cm 4279, 4285, 4312, 4335, 4380, 4381, 4394, 4408, 4456, 4469, 4471 and 4515).
*Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.*
+ 2	ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE *[No debate after 7.00 p.m.]*
	Mr Keith Bradley That Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West) be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee and Mr Jon Owen Jones be added to the Committee.
*If oppposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.*
+ 3	COMMITTEE OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS *[No debate after 7.00 p.m.]*
	Mr Keith Bradley That Maria Eagle and Jane Griffiths be discharged from the Committee of Public Acccounts and Mr Nigel Griffiths and Mr Jim Murphy be added to the Committee.
*If oppposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.*
+ 4	PROCEDURE COMMITTEE *[No debate after 7.00 p.m.]*
	Mr Keith Bradley That Chris McCafferty be discharged from the Procedure Committee and Mr Tony Banks be added to the Committee.
*If oppposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.*

At the end of the sitting:

5	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: *Bus services in North Derbyshire (Mr Harry Barnes).* *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).*

Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 24th November for answer today++
1	Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what is the outcome of the consultation on the revaluation of non-domestic rates in April 2000.
	(100220)
2	Kali Mountford (Colne Valley): To ask the secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, what plans he has for the Tourism Summit planned for the year 2000, as set out in the Government's tourism strategy document, Tomorrow's Tourism.
	(100332)
3	Ms Sandra Osborne (Ayr): To ask the secretary of state for Culture, Media and Sport, when he expects to publish the bilateral Concordat between his Department and the Scottish Executive.
	(100333)
4	Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough): To ask the Secretary of state for Trade and Industry, when he expects to publish the bilateral Concordat between his Department and the Scottish Executive.
	(100334)
5	Ms Jackie Lawrence (Preseli Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, if he has completed his review of national insurance contributions for 2000-01.
	(100398)
6	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he will announce the terms of reference of the inquiry which he is establishing into the machinery for determining firefighters' conditions of service; and who will be undertaking it.
	(100430)
7	Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to consult on the regulations which he plans to put in place under Part VI of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.
	(100431)
8	Mr Derek Twigg (Halton): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to announce the allocations of police grant for individual police authorities in England and Wales for 2000-01.
	(100432)
9	Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what arrangements he will make for the payment of £50 per person for all asylum applicants who remain in the new support system for more than six months.
	(100433)
10	Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the Government intends to publish Sir Graham Hart's report on the funding of marriage support, and the Lord Chancellor's response.
	(100434)
11	Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when the Health and Safety Laboratory intends to publish its Annual Report and Accounts for 1998-99.
	(100474)

Standing Committee Notices

Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 30th November at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 2nd December at 8.55 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. further to consider the Financial Services and Markets Bill.

The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 30th November at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Pesticides (Maximum Residue Levels in Crops, Food and Feeding Stuffs) (England and Wales) Regulations 2000.

The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 1st December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Air Navigation (Fifth Amendment) Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2059).

The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 1st December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 1999.

The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 2nd December at 9.55 a.m. to consider the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Amendment) Regulations 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2218) and the National Institute for Clinical Excellence (Establishment and Constitution) Amendment Order 1999 (S.I., 1999, No. 2219).

The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 2nd December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Maternity and Parental Leave etc. Regulations 1999.

MEMORANDUM: ADJOURNMENT DEBATES IN WESTMINSTER HALL

From 30th November, in addition to the end of day adjournment debates in the Chamber, adjournment debates will take place on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings in Westminster Hall. The normal rules for adjournment debates will apply.

On Tuesday mornings there will be one 1.5 hour debate and three half-hour debates and on Wednesday mornings there will be two 1.5 hour debates and three half-hour debates. The 1.5 hour debates on Tuesday and Wednesday mornings are intended for debates on general issues to which a number of Members may wish to contribute.

Members wishing to raise a matter on the adjournment on Tuesday or Wednesday should write to Madam Speaker stating the subject and making clear whether the application is for a general or a half-hour debate.

The Ballot for Tuesday and Wednesday morning debates is held in the Speaker's Office on the Wednesday of the week before the debates take place. The subject of the Tuesday 1.5 hour debate will be selected by Madam Speaker; all other debates will be balloted. Applications should be submitted to the Speaker's Office by 10.00 p.m. (or the rising of the House if earlier) on the Tuesday evening before the ballot.

Memorandum

The Speaker has appointed 10.00 a.m. and Committee Room 10 as the time and place for holding the Ballot for Private Members' Bills on Thursday 25th November.

Oral Questions to the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
*1	Mr Shaun Woodward (Witney): What proposals he has to promote pig farming in Britain.
	(98836)
*2	Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What plans he has to press for compensation for British farmers for loss of exports to France over recent months.
	(98838)
*3	Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): What plans he has to ban fur farming in Great Britain.
	(98839)
*4	Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering): What action he has taken to compensate UK farmers for the effect of the strong pound on the value of payments under the CAP.
	(98840)
*5	Mr Alan W. Williams (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What has been the overall percentage change in the price of farmland since May 1997.
	(98841)
*6	Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): What steps he is taking against the restrictions imposed by German Lander on British beef.
	(98842)
*7	Mr Patrick Hall (Bedford): How much his Department spent on food safety and standards surveys in the last year for which figures are available.
	(98843)
*8	Mr David Ruffley (Bury St. Edmunds): If he will make a statement on the labelling of imported agricultural products.
	(98844)
*9	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): What measures he is taking to ensure that controls on specified risk materials do not place additional burdens on the livestock industry.
	(98845)
*10	Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): What discussions his Department has had with education authorities regarding food hygiene education in schools.
	(98846)
*11	Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): What assessment he has made of the annual cost of the Common Agricultural Policy to (a) consumers and (b) taxpayers in the UK.
	(98847)
*12	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What recent advice he has received from the Chief Medical Officer regarding the safety of eating beef on the bone.
	(98848)
*13	Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East): What representations he has received from animal welfare organisations on the ending of fur farming in the UK.
	(98849)
*14	Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): How much his Department is spending on food safety and standards surveys in the current year.
	(98850)
*15	Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): If he will make a statement on the level of the UK's allocation of EU funds under the Rural Development Regulation.
	(98851)
*16	Bob Russell (Colchester): What plans he has to encourage all those involved in the United Kingdom food industry to label clearly food which originates in the UK.
	(98852)
*17	Dr George Turner (North West Norfolk): What progress he has made in enabling British farmers to sell their beef overseas.
	(98853)
*18	Mrs Virginia Bottomley (South West Surrey): What assessment he has made of the trends in farm incomes in South West Surrey.
	(98855)
*19	Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): When was the last time the Green Pound was adjusted; and what assessment he has made of the effect of the weak euro on the incomes of farmers.
	(98856)
*20	Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): What assessment he has made of the cost effectiveness of the organic farming scheme.
	(98857)
*21	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): What progress has been made in respect of the export of beef (a) within the EU and (b) to the rest of the world.
	(98858)
*22	Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What progress is being made on the resumption of British beef exports.
	(98859)
*23	Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What progress he has made in getting the beef export ban lifted for non-EU countries.
	(98860)
*24	Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): If he will make a statement on the level of domestic consumption of home-produced beef since the BSE crisis.
	(98861)
*25	Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): If he will make a statement on his Department's latest assessment of the financial strength of the pig industry.
	(98862)
*26	Mr Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What measures he proposes to take to support the British pig industry.
	(98863)
*27	Mr Phil Hope (Corby): What proportion of farm incomes is derived from direct payments and price supports under the CAP.
	(98864)
*28	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What scientific analyses he has received on the presence of (a) human and (b) animal excrement traces in French beef; and if he will make a statement.
	(98865)

Oral Questions to the Solicitor General
*29	Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What changes he intends to make to the Crown Prosecution Service's complaints procedure.
	(98866)
*30	Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): If he will make a statement on the current performance of the Crown Prosecution Service.
	(98867)
*31	Mr Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough and Whitby): If he will make a statement regarding the developments in working relationships between the North Yorkshire Police and the Crown Prosecution Service in Scarborough and Whitby.
	(98868)
*32	Norman Baker (Lewes): If he will make a statement on the application of the tests of public interest by the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of minor crimes.
	(98870)
*33	Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): If he will make a statement on progress in the reform of the Crown Prosecution Service.
	(98872)
*34	Mr John Burnett (Torridge and West Devon): What representations he has received on the statement made by the Director of Public Prosecutions on the Right to Trial by Jury.
	(98873)
*35	Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): How many people are (a) under investigation and (b) suspended from the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to professional misconduct; and if he will make a statement.
	(98874)