Order of Business for 15 December 1999

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Order of Business Wednesday 15th December 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 2.30 p.m. Prayers

Afterwards

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

*1 Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central):    What steps she is taking to achieve full compatibility between the IT systems of government departments.

(101542)

*2 Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney):    What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the anti-drugs strategy at local level.

(101543)

*3 Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle):    What plans she has to change the designation, role and employment conditions of permanent secretaries.

(101544)

*4 Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    What steps have been taken to improve the delivery of Government IT projects.

(101545)

*5 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    If she will make a statement on the work of the Regulatory Impact Unit.

(101546)

*6 Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands):    What progress is being made in implementing the Government's anti-drugs strategy.

(101548)

*7 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    What impact proposals for government modernisation will have on the Government's equality programme.

(101549)

*8 Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):    From which budgets the costs of briefing Scottish and Welsh executive ministers by UK ministries for replying to debates in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are found.

(101550)

*9 Dr David Clark (South Shields):    What discussions she has had with trade union representatives and others on Modernising Government.

(101551)

*10 Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):    What progress has been made in implementing the reports of the Social Exclusion Unit.

(101552)

*11 Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent):    When the Government's annual report on non-departmental bodies will be published.

(101553)

*12 Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    When the Government's annual report on non-departmental bodies will be published.

(101555)

*13 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    If she will make a statement on the progress of the Better Government for Older People pilot schemes.

(101556)

*14 Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central):    What progress is being made in delivering the Government's anti-drugs strategy.

(101557)

*15 Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall):    What guidance is given by her office to special advisers in Government departments on the limitations to be observed on their political involvement.

(101559)

*16 Mr Derek Twigg (Halton):    If she will make a statement about the implementation of policies designed to tackle social exclusion.

(101560)

*17 Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury):    What actions she is taking to ensure inter-departmental co-ordination on rural affairs.

(101561)

*18 Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):    If she will make a statement on the number of advisers employed by the Government.

(101562)

*19 Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire):    What proposals she has to enable parliamentary scrutiny of the recently announced inter-departmental reviews.

(101564)

*20 Barbara Follett (Stevenage):    What steps her Department is taking to make use of the Internet in communications between government and business.

(101565)

*21 Mr Brian White (North East Milton Keynes):    If she will make a statement on the role of the Information Champions; and what progress has been made since the committee was set up.

(101566)

*22 Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What discussions she has had with those of her Cabinet colleagues responsible for co-ordinating the delivery of economic development funding, European funding and other regional initiatives.

(101567)

*23 Ms Hazel Blears (Salford):    What progress is being made in implementing Better Government for Older People.

(101568)

*24 Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington):    If she will make a statement on progress made by the Social Exclusion Unit in meeting the Government's target to reduce homelessness.

(101569)

*25 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    How many deregulation proposals her Department expects to be introduced in 2000.

(101570)

*26 Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):    What measures she is taking to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minorities in the Civil Service.

(101571)

At 3 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

*Q1 Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101572)

*Q2 Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101573)

*Q3 Sir Archie Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101574)

*Q4 Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101575)

*Q5 Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101576)

*Q6 Helen Jones (Warrington North):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101577)

*Q7 Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101578)

*Q8 Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101579)

*Q9 Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101581)

*Q10 Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101582)

*Q11 Mr Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101583)

*Q12 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101585)

*Q13 Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101586)

*Q14 Mr John Bercow (Buckingham):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101587)

*Q15 Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101588)

*Q16 Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101589)

*Q17 Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101590)

*Q18 Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath):    If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.

(101591)

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

Preliminary Business

Notices of Presentation of Bills

1	MEDICAL TREATMENT (PREVENTION OF EUTHANASIA) *[No debate]*
	Mrs Ann Winterton Bill to prohibit the withdrawal or withholding of medical treatment, or the withdrawal or withholding of sustenance, with the intention of causing the death of a patient; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
2	CARERS AND DISABLED CHILDREN *[No debate]*
	Mr Tom Pendry Bill to make provision about the assessment of carers' needs; to provide for services to help carers; to provide for the making of payments to carers and disabled children aged 16 or 17 in lieu of the provision of services to them; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
3	LICENSING (YOUNG PERSONS) *[No debate]*
	Mr Paul Truswell Bill to make provision in connection with the sale and consumption of intoxicating liquor in cases involving persons under eighteen; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
4	HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONERS (AMENDMENT) *[No debate]*
	Sir Peter Emery, on behalf of Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smith Bill to amend the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
5	WARM HOMES AND ENERGY CONSERVATION *[No debate]*
	Mr David Amess Bill to require the Secretary of State to draw up and facilitate the carrying out of a programme of action to provide households with a comprehensive package of home insulation, heating and other energy efficiency improvements for the purpose of reducing fuel poverty; to require the setting of targets for the achievement of that programme; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
6	GOVERNMENT POWERS (LIMITATIONS) *[No debate]*
	Mr Iain Duncan Smith Bill to amend the law in relation to the permitted number of Ministers of the Crown; to limit the powers of Ministers to make certain appointments; to make provision with respect to the parliamentary scrutiny of European Union proposals and other subordinate legislation; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
7	URBAN REGENERATION AND COUNTRYSIDE PROTECTION *[No debate]*
	Mr Anthony Steen Bill to require local planning authorities to undertake urban capacity studies and to publish audits of derelict, vacant, under-used and under-utilised buildings and land; to place a duty on public bodies to maximise the use of previously developed buildings and land; to impose new requirements in respect of planning applications for housing development on undeveloped land or for housing development likely to have a significant impact on existing infrastructure; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
8	WILD MAMMALS (HUNTING WITH DOGS) *[No debate]*
	Mr Ken Livingstone Bill to make provision for the protection of wild mammals from being hunted by the use of dogs; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
9	EXPORT OF FARM ANIMALS *[No debate]*
	Mr Gwyn Prosser Bill to prohibit the export of live farm animals for slaughter or further fattening; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
10	FOOD LABELLING *[No debate]*
	Mr Stephen O'Brien Bill to make further provision for consumers of food to be informed about the country of origin and standards of production of food presented for sale by labelling, marking or in other ways; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
11	SEX DISCRIMINATION (AMENDMENT) *[No debate]*
	Mr Robert Walter Bill to amend the Sex Discrimination Act 1975; to make provision with respect to discrimination concerning the provision of goods, facilities, services and access to governance by private member clubs; and to continue to permit wholly single-sex clubs and sporting events.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
12	BUILDING SOCIETIES (TRANSFER RESOLUTIONS) *[No debate]*
	Mr Tony McWalter Bill to amend the Building Societies Act 1986 in respect of resolutions at meetings of building societies relating to the transfer of the business of a building society to a commercial company or to another building society and in respect of share rights on transfer of business to a commercial company.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
13	WELFARE OF BROILER CHICKENS *[No debate]*
	Ann Clwyd Bill to make provision with respect to the health and welfare of broiler chickens kept in indoor husbandry systems.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
14	NEWSPAPER AND MAGAZINE RECYCLING *[No debate]*
	Dr Doug Naysmith Bill to make provision with respect to the collection and recycling of newspapers and magazines in England and Wales.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
15	HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK (OFFENCES) *[No debate]*
	Mr Malcolm Savidge Bill to make provision about the prosecution and punishment of offences which are, or are being treated as being, offences under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 or the Employers' Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Act 1969.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
16	ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING TARGETS *[No debate]*
	Mr Paul Tyler Bill to make provision regarding the setting and achievement of targets for organic farming and food consumption; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
17	FIRE PREVENTION *[No debate]*
	Mr Peter L. Pike Bill to extend the duties of fire authorities in respect of fire prevention.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
18	ROAD TRAFFIC *[No debate]*
	Mrs Eleanor Laing Bill to make further provision about the enforcement of requirements relating to drivers' hours and about the licensing of the operators of goods vehicles; to make provision with respect to the exemption of essential users of commercial motor vehicles and operators of certain community bus services from payment of excise duty on fuel; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
19	PROPERTY TRANSACTIONS *[No debate]*
	Mr Bowen Wells Bill to make provision about property transactions.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*
20	PROTECTION OF ANIMALS (AMENDMENT) *[No debate]*
	Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas Bill to enable provision to be made for the care, disposal or slaughter of animals to which proceedings under section 1 of the Protection of Animals Act 1911 relate; and for connected purposes.
*Formal first reading: no debate or decision.*

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

Main Business
+ 21	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE *[Until 10.00 p.m.]*
	Adjourned debate on Question proposed [14th December]. That, at the sitting on Thursday 16th December, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any messages from the Lords shall have been received.-- (Mr Mike Hall. )
*Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.*
+ 22	REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL: Committee. *[Until any hour]*
*For Amendments, see separate Paper.*
	*Debate may continue until any hour if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.*

At 10.00 p.m.

+	BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE *[No debate]*
	The Prime Minister That, at this day's sitting, the Representation of the People Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).*

+ 23	LEGAL AID AND ADVICE *[No debate]*
	Mr David Lock That the draft Legal Aid (Prescribed Panels) (Amendment) Regulations 1999, which were laid before this House on 29th November, be approved.
*To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).*

At the end of the sitting:

24	ADJOURNMENT
	Proposed subject: *Victims of child sex attacks* (Mr Alan Simpson). *Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).*

COMMITTEE MEETINGS
STANDING COMMITTEE
1	Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation	4.30 p.m.	Room 9 (public)
	To consider the draft Legal Advice and Assistance (Scope) (Amendment) Regulations 1999.
SELECT COMMITTEES
2	Northern Ireland Affairs	9.30 a.m. 9.45 a.m.	Castle Buildings, Stormont, Belfast (private) (public)
	Subject: Current Problems Relating to the Livestock Industry in Northern Ireland.
	Witnesses: Ulster Farmers' Union.
3	Education and Employment: Education Sub-Committee	9.30 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 21 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Role of Private Companies in the Management and Supply of State Education Services.
	Witnesses: Estelle Morris MP, Minister for School Standards, and officials, Department for Education and Employment.
4	Treasury Sub-Committee	9.30 a.m. 9.45 a.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: Customs and Excise.
	Witnesses: Dawn Primarolo MP, Paymaster General, Timothy Walker, Deputy Chairman, and Michael Hanson, Divisional Head, Financial Management, Customs and Excise.
5	Defence	10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: Gulf War Illness.
	Witnesses: Mr Shaun Rusling, Chairman, and Dr Doug Rokke, National Gulf War Veterans and Families Association; Mr John Dennis, Dr Hari Sharma, University of Waterloo, Canada; Mr Tony Dove, Secretary, Professor Malcolm Hooper, Scientific Adviser, Gulf War Veterans' Association.
6	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs	10.00 a.m. 10.15 a.m.	Room 5 (private) (public)
	Subject: Rural White Paper.
	Witnesses: English Nature; Institute of Leisure and Amenity Management (at 10.45 a.m.); British Horse Industry Confederation (at 11.15 a.m.); British Chambers of Commerce (at 11.45 a.m.).
7	Environmental Audit	10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 18 (private) (public)
	Subject: Pre-Budget Report 1999.
	Witnesses: Energy Intensive Users Group; Confederation of British Industry (at approximately 11.15 a.m.); Emissions Trading Group (at approximately 11.45 a.m.).
8	Scottish Affairs	10.00 a.m. 10.30 a.m.	Room 6 (private) (public)
	Subject: Poverty in Scotland.
	Witnesses: Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations; Scottish Council Foundation.
9	Social Security	10.30 a.m.	Room 19 (private)
10	Culture, Media and Sport	2.00 p.m.	Room 6 (private)
11	International Development	3.30 p.m. 4.00 p.m.	Room 15 (private) (public)
	Subject: DFID's Policy Towards China and Pakistan.
	Witnesses: The Rt. Hon. Clare Short, Secretary of State for International Development and officials, Department for International Development.
12	Education and Employment: Employment Sub-Committee	3.45 p.m. 4.15 p.m.	Room 18 (private) (public)
	Subject: Employability and Jobs: Is there a Jobs Gap?
	Witnesses: Prototype Employment Zones: Glasgow, Liverpool and Sefton, North West Wales, Plymouth and Tees South.
13	Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Transport Sub-Committee	3.45 p.m. 4.00 p.m.	Room 8 (private) (public)
	Subject: London Underground.
	Witnesses: Mr Denis Tunnicliffe, Chief Executive, and other officials, London Transport.
14	Science and Technology	3.45 p.m. 4.15 p.m.	Room 21 (private) (public)
	Subject: The Proposed Synchrotron Facility.
	Witness: Dr Michael Dexter, Director, The Wellcome Trust.
15	European Scrutiny	4.00 p.m.	Room 19 (private)
16	Selection	4.15 p.m.	Room 13 (private)
17	Public Accounts	4.30 p.m.	Room 16 (public)
	Subject: The PFI Contract for the new Dartford and Gravesham Hospital.
	Witnesses: Sir Alan Langlands, Chief Executive, NHS Executive; Mrs Anne-Marie Dean, Chief Executive, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust; Mrs Ruth Carnall, Chief Executive, West Kent Health Authority; Mr Robin Herzberg, Concessions Director, Carillion plc.
JOINT COMMITTEE
18	Joint Committee on a Special Procedure Order	12.15 p.m. 2.30 p.m.	Room 4 (private) (public)
	Subject: City of Stoke-on-Trent Tunstall Northern By-Pass Local Government Act Compulsory Purchase Order 1997.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Questions tabled on Tuesday 14th December for answer today++
1	Helen Jones (Warrington North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will announce (a) his plans to meet the Prime Minister's target of reducing rough sleeping by at least two thirds by 2002 and (b) the latest figures for the numbers of rough sleepers in England.
	(103041)
2	Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, when he expects to make an announcement on the CHARM 3 training ammunition competition; and if he will make a statement.
	(103042)
3	Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what plans he has for publishing a Defence White Paper.
	(103043)
4	Mr Robin Corbett (Birmingham, Erdington): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what plans he has for the Glenthorne Youth Treatment Centre; and if he will make a statement.
	(103044)
5	Angela Smith (Basildon): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when the Lord Chancellor's Advisory Committee on legal education and conduct intends to publish its eighth and final annual report.
	(103045)
6	Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when he expects to publish the bilateral concordat between the Lord Chancellor's Department and the Cabinet of the National Assembly for Wales.
	(103046)
7	Mr Phil Woolas (Oldham East and Saddleworth): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, how he plans to take forward the White Paper Modern Markets: Confident Customers.
	(103125)
8	Kali Mountford (Colne Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he plans to consult on draft pension sharing regulations.
	(103126)

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office
*1	Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): What steps she is taking to achieve full compatibility between the IT systems of government departments.
	(101542)
*2	Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the anti-drugs strategy at local level.
	(101543)
*3	Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What plans she has to change the designation, role and employment conditions of permanent secretaries.
	(101544)
*4	Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): What steps have been taken to improve the delivery of Government IT projects.
	(101545)
*5	Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): If she will make a statement on the work of the Regulatory Impact Unit.
	(101546)
*6	Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): What progress is being made in implementing the Government's anti-drugs strategy.
	(101548)
*7	Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What impact proposals for government modernisation will have on the Government's equality programme.
	(101549)
*8	Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): From which budgets the costs of briefing Scottish and Welsh executive ministers by UK ministries for replying to debates in the Scottish Parliament and Welsh Assembly are found.
	(101550)
*9	Dr David Clark (South Shields): What discussions she has had with trade union representatives and others on Modernising Government.
	(101551)
*10	Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What progress has been made in implementing the reports of the Social Exclusion Unit.
	(101552)
*11	Mr Andrew Rowe (Faversham and Mid Kent): When the Government's annual report on non-departmental bodies will be published.
	(101553)
*12	Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): When the Government's annual report on non-departmental bodies will be published.
	(101555)
*13	Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): If she will make a statement on the progress of the Better Government for Older People pilot schemes.
	(101556)
*14	Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): What progress is being made in delivering the Government's anti-drugs strategy.
	(101557)
*15	Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): What guidance is given by her office to special advisers in Government departments on the limitations to be observed on their political involvement.
	(101559)
*16	Mr Derek Twigg (Halton): If she will make a statement about the implementation of policies designed to tackle social exclusion.
	(101560)
*17	Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): What actions she is taking to ensure inter-departmental co-ordination on rural affairs.
	(101561)
*18	Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): If she will make a statement on the number of advisers employed by the Government.
	(101562)
*19	Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh and Berwickshire): What proposals she has to enable parliamentary scrutiny of the recently announced inter-departmental reviews.
	(101564)
*20	Barbara Follett (Stevenage): What steps her Department is taking to make use of the Internet in communications between government and business.
	(101565)
*21	Mr Brian White (North East Milton Keynes): If she will make a statement on the role of the Information Champions; and what progress has been made since the committee was set up.
	(101566)
*22	Mr Andrew George (St Ives): What discussions she has had with those of her Cabinet colleagues responsible for co-ordinating the delivery of economic development funding, European funding and other regional initiatives.
	(101567)
*23	Ms Hazel Blears (Salford): What progress is being made in implementing Better Government for Older People.
	(101568)
*24	Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington): If she will make a statement on progress made by the Social Exclusion Unit in meeting the Government's target to reduce homelessness.
	(101569)
*25	Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): How many deregulation proposals her Department expects to be introduced in 2000.
	(101570)
*26	Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): What measures she is taking to tackle the under-representation of ethnic minorities in the Civil Service.
	(101571)

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
*Q1	Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101572)
*Q2	Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster and Wyre): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101573)
*Q3	Sir Archie Hamilton (Epsom and Ewell): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101574)
*Q4	Mr Edward Davey (Kingston and Surbiton): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101575)
*Q5	Mr Geraint Davies (Croydon Central): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101576)
*Q6	Helen Jones (Warrington North): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101577)
*Q7	Mr Paul Marsden (Shrewsbury and Atcham): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101578)
*Q8	Mr Malcolm Moss (North East Cambridgeshire): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101579)
*Q9	Mr Malcolm Savidge (Aberdeen North): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101581)
*Q10	Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101582)
*Q11	Mr Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings and Rye): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101583)
*Q12	Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101585)
*Q13	Mr Nigel Griffiths (Edinburgh South): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101586)
*Q14	Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101587)
*Q15	Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101588)
*Q16	Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101589)
*Q17	Mr Oliver Letwin (West Dorset): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101590)
*Q18	Mr Nick Hawkins (Surrey Heath): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 15th December.
	(101591)