Order of Business for Friday 9th February 2001

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Order of Business Friday 9th February 2001

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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 9.30 a.m.       Prayers

Afterwards

Main Business

    Note: If proceedings on the first Bill end before 2.30 p.m., the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. After 2.30 p.m., only those Bills which are unopposed may make further progress.

  1
ROAD TRANSPORT BILL:       Second Reading.
Member in Charge:       Mr James Gray

  2
VACCINATION OF CHILDREN (PARENTAL CHOICE) BILL:       Second Reading.
Member in Charge:       Miss Julie Kirkbride

  3
ORGANIC FOOD AND FARMING TARGETS BILL:       Second Reading.
Member in Charge:       Mr Simon Thomas

  4
DIVORCE (RELIGIOUS MARRIAGES) BILL: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [2nd February].      And a Motion being made, and the Question being proposed, That the Bill be now read a second time.
Member in Charge:       Mr Andrew Dismore

  5
OUTWORKING BILL:       Second Reading.
Member in Charge:       Mr Richard Burden

  6
MISUSE OF DRUGS (AMENDMENT) BILL:       Second Reading.
Member in Charge:       Paul Flynn

+  7
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: Adjourned Debate on Question [31st January].        [No debate after 2.30 p.m.]

    Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Select Committee on Science and Technology shall have leave to meet concurrently with any committee of the Lords on science and technology or any sub-committee thereof, for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence, and to communicate to any such committee its evidence or any other documents relating to matters of common interest— (Paddy Tipping).

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.

+  8
SITTINGS IN WESTMINSTER HALL: Adjourned Debate on Question [23rd January].        [No debate after 2.30 p.m.]

    Motion made, and Question proposed, That, following the Order [20th November 2000], Mr Nicholas Winterton, Mr John McWilliam, Mr Barry Jones and Frank Cook be appointed to act as additional Deputy Speakers at sittings in Westminster Hall during this Session— (Paddy Tipping).

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.

+  9
SELECT COMMITTEES (JOINT MEETINGS)        [No debate after 2.30 p.m.]

Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping

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

Line 40, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.

Line 50, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.

Line 52, 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.'

    As an Amendment to Margaret Beckett's Motion (Select Committees (Joint Meetings)):

Mr Eric Forth

    Line      11,      leave out `two' and insert `four'.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.

+  10
LANGUAGE OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS        [No debate after 2.30 p.m.]

Margaret Beckett

    That—

(1) this House approves the First Report from the Procedure Committee, Session 2000-01 (HC 47); and

(2) the Resolution of 5th June 1996 on the Language of Parliamentary Proceedings be amended accordingly by inserting, after the word `Wales,', the words `and at Westminster in respect of Select Committees'.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 2.30 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

  11
ADJOURNMENT

    Proposed subject: Government involvement with the Hinduja brothers (Norman Baker).

    Debate may continue until 3.00 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 11).

Written Questions tabled on Thurday 8th February

1 Mrs Lorna Fitzsimons (Rochdale): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, if he will make a statement on the supplementary report of the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body.

( 150087 )

2 Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Canning Town): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when progress has been made in reforming the arrangements for industrial relations in prisons and in setting up a Prison Service pay review body for England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

( 150088 )

3 Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make a statement on the report and recommendations of the Review Body on Senior Salaries.

( 150123 )

4 Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when he will lay the Government's proposed social and environmental guidance to the Postal Services Commission; and if he will make a statement.

( 150127 )

5 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a statement on the report and recommendations of the Armed Forces Pay Review Body.

( 150175 )

Standing Committee Notices

     Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 13th February at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. further to consider the Hunting Bill.