| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport |
| *1 |
Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): What arrangements he is making to ensure that rights to free television licences apply for those who are obliged to purchase a television licence covering periods both prior to and after their 75th birthday. |
| (101995) |
| *2 |
Mr Keith Darvill (Upminster): If he will make a statement about the promotion of leisure and tourism services on the River Thames, with particular reference to the role of London River Services. |
| (101996) |
| *3 |
Ms Linda Perham (Ilford North): What support his Department gives to local museums. |
| (101997) |
| *4 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What steps he is taking to encourage greater use of public libraries; and if he will make a statement. |
| (101998) |
| *5 |
Mr Gareth R. Thomas (Harrow West): What plans he has to increase support for disabled sport. |
| (101999) |
| *6 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What discussions he has held with the Football Association on the venues under consideration for the staging of major football matches during the reconstruction of Wembley Stadium; and what advice he is giving to the Football Association on appropriate locations. |
| (102000) |
| *7 |
Mr David Rendel (Newbury): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the use of public funds to ensure that tickets at the Royal Opera House are being sold at a lower price than before the refurbishment took place. |
| (102001) |
| *8 |
Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): How he is encouraging the use of IT to promote tourism in England. |
| (102002) |
| *9 |
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): If he will make a statement on the report on the future of the Wembley Stadium project. |
| (102003) |
| *10 |
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere): If he will make a statement on the progress of the new National Stadium project at Wembley. |
| (102004) |
| *11 |
Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): What plans he has for new initiatives in the arts for children as part of the re-organisation of the Arts Council for England. |
| (102005) |
| *12 |
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): What assessment he has made of public attitudes towards spending lottery money on health and education projects. |
| (102006) |
| *13 |
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What discussions he has had with the Board of the Royal Opera House on the level of ticket prices. |
| (102007) |
| *14 |
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (Cotswold): If he will make a statement on the future of entry fees for museums. |
| (102008) |
| *15 |
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): What strategies he is using to promote tourism in the East Midlands area. |
| (102009) |
| *16 |
Mr Peter Brooke (Cities of London and Westminster): If he will make a statement on the role of the Heritage Lottery Fund in purchasing important works of art. |
| [R](102010) |
| *17 |
Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): If he will make a statement on plans to replace the Millennium Fund after 2000. |
| (102011) |
| *18 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If he will make a statement on the rules and specification for the renewal of the National Lottery Licence. |
| (102012) |
| *19 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What measures he plans to ensure that Lottery money awarded under newly-launched small grants schemes represents value for money. |
| (102013) |
| *20 |
Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): What assessment he has made of the extra visitors to and money to be spent in London and the UK next year as a result of the Millennium Dome. |
| (102015) |
| *21 |
Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): How many cases of assault on Royal Parks police officers there were (a) within the vicinity of the Royal Parks and (b) outside the Royal Parks in each of the last five years. |
| (102017) |
| *22 |
Mr Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What action he is taking to improve access to cultural events for school children. |
| (102018) |
| *23 |
Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood): What steps his Department is taking to encourage the regeneration of Lancashire seaside resorts; and if he will make a statement. |
| (102019) |
| *24 |
Mr Ian Cawsey (Brigg and Goole): What steps he is taking to encourage the British film industry to make more films for children. |
| (102020) |
| *25 |
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): If he will make a statement on progress towards a unified accommodation grading scheme. |
| (102021) |
| *26 |
Mrs Sylvia Heal (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What plans his Department has to promote volunteering. |
| (102022) |
| *27 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): In what ways he expects children to benefit from the green spaces initiative funded by the New Opportunities Fund. |
| (102023) |
| *28 |
Mr Phil Sawford (Kettering): What action he is taking to ensure an equitable regional spread of the proceeds from the Lottery. |
| (102024) |
| Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, and to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission |
| *29 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): what steps he is taking to increase the proportion of church investments in the world's poorest countries. |
| (101985) |
| *30 |
Mr Simon Hughes (North Southwark and Bermondsey): what initiatives the Church Commissioners are taking to mark the millennium in a permanent way. |
| (101986) |
| *31 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): what progress has been made on reducing VAT on church repairs; and if he will make a statement. |
| (101987) |
| *32 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): if the Commissioners will make a statement on the proposed use of genetically-modified organisms on their land. |
| (101988) |
| *33 |
Mr David Rendel (Newbury): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what increase in spending will be necessary to accommodate extra duties placed on the National Audit Office by the Government Resources and Accounts Bill. |
| (101989) |
| *34 |
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the adequacy of the resources available to the National Audit Office to assess the value for money of public/private partnership funded schemes. |
| (101990) |
| *35 |
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): what is the proportion of the annual Church Commissioners' revenue allocated to clergy pensions; and if he will make a statement. |
| (101991) |
| *36 |
Mr Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): what the policy of the Commissioners is on co-operation with people of other faiths in the use of church buildings. |
| (101992) |
| *37 |
Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): what assessment they have made of the benefits of allowing the use of church property for mobile telephone antennae. |
| (101993) |
| *38 |
Paul Flynn (Newport West): what assessment he has made of the numbers of clergymen who will be required to conduct Anglican services in the year 2020. |
| (101994) |
|
| + 1 |
POLITICAL PARTIES, ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS [No debate] |
| | Mr Secretary Straw
Bill to establish an Electoral Commission; to make provision about the registration and finances of political parties; to make provision about donations and expenditure for political purposes; to make provision about election and referendum campaigns; to make provision about election petitions and other legal proceedings in connection with elections; to reduce the qualifying periods set out in sections 1 and 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1985; and for connected purposes. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| 2 |
PUBLIC HOUSE NAMES [No debate] |
| | Mrs Ann Winterton
Bill to amend the law relating to the names of public houses; and for connected purposes. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| 3 |
FREEDOM OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP (ARMED FORCES) [No debate] |
| | The Reverend Martin Smyth
Bill to amend and clarify the law to permit those serving in the armed forces openly to follow the religion of their choice; and for connected purposes. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| 4 |
HALOGEN LAMP REGULATION (MOTOR VEHICLES) [No debate] |
| | Mr Jim Dobbin
Bill to regulate the intensity of motor vehicle lights; and for connected purposes. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| 5 |
ENERGY EFFICIENCY [No debate] |
| | Mr Clive Efford
Bill to make further provision for energy efficiency. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| 6 |
ENERGY CONSERVATION (HOUSING) [No debate] |
| | Mr Clive Efford
Bill to make further provision for energy conservation related to housing; and for connected purposes. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| 7 |
SCOTTISH ADJACENT WATERS BOUNDARIES (AMENDMENT) [No debate] |
| | Mr Archy Kirkwood
Bill to amend the Scottish Adjacent Waters Boundaries Order 1999 in so far as it relates to the East coast border between England and Scotland; and for connected purposes. |
| Formal first reading: no debate or decision. |
| | That this House, believing that government ownership and control of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) is necessary for national security, acknowledging that the United Kingdom air traffic control system is recognised internationally as the safest and most reliable in the world, and being concerned that the introduction of the private profit motive could jeopardise safety standards in the future, considers that the Transport Bill is not an acceptable measure because it contains provisions the purpose of which is to pave the way for the partial privatisation of NATS.
The following reports and evidence of the Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs Committee are relevant:
Third Report of Session 1997-98, on The Proposed Strategic Rail Authority and Railway Regulation (HC 286-I);
Fourth Report of Session 1997-98, on Air Traffic Control (HC 360-I), and the Government's response thereto (HC 843);
Third Report of Session 1998-99, on The Future of National Air Traffic Services (HC 122), and the Government's response thereto (HC 794);
Ninth Report of Session 1998-99, on the Integrated Transport White Paper (HC 32-I), and the Government's response thereto (HC 708);
Minutes of Evidence taken before the Transport Sub-Committee, Session 1998-99, on Railway Regulation (HC 585-i); and
Twenty-first Report of Session 1998-99, on the Railways Bill (HC 827), and the Government's response thereto (Cm 4538). |
| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m. |
| + 9 |
TRANSPORT BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. [No debate] |
| | Mr Stephen Timms
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Bill, it is expedient to authorise--
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of--
(a) any expenditure incurred by any Minister of the Crown or government department under or by virtue of the Act, and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment;
(2) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of sums required by the Secretary of State for making loans to--
(a) a transferee under a transfer scheme made under the Act, or
(b) the Strategic Rail Authority;
(3) the reduction of the assets of the National Loans Fund by an amount corresponding to such liability of the Civil Aviation Authority as the Secretary of State extinguishes by order. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)). |
| + 10 |
TRANSPORT BILL [WAYS AND MEANS] [No debate] |
| | Mr Stephen Timms
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Bill, it is expedient to authorise--
(1) the inclusion in licences granted under the Act of provisions requiring payments to be made;
(2) the imposition of charges to corporation tax by provisions relating to transfer schemes;
(3) the making of road user charging schemes and workplace parking levy licensing schemes;
(4) payments into the Consolidated Fund and the National Loans Fund. |
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)). |
| 11 |
CATERING COMMITTEE [No debate after 10.00 p.m.] |
| | Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection.
That Mr Paul Keetch be discharged from the Catering Committee and Sir Robert Smith be added to the Committee. |
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m. |
