+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions |
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Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What recent representations he has received from industry and business concerning business rates.
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Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): What plans he has to review the provision of new motorways and by-passes against pollution and other environmental criteria; and if he will make a statement.
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152908
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Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): When he plans to bring forward legislation on leasehold reform.
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152909
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Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford): What plans he has to increase access to public transport for people with disabilities.
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Mr Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): If he will make a statement on the introduction of the congestion tax in London.
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Bridget Prentice (Lewisham East): If he will make a statement on public service targets for neighbourhood renewal.
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Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): If he will make a statement about Government plans to give greater protection to areas of outstanding natural beauty.
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): If he will make a statement on disabled facilities grants.
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| *9 |
Mr Michael Fallon (Sevenoaks): What the current annual cost is of the South East England Development Agency.
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| *10 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What estimate he has made of the need for additional social housing in Southern England.
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| *11 |
Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): What assessment he has made of the benefits of encouraging rail train operators to invest in Railtrack
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Mrs Ann Cryer (Keighley): What steps he has taken to reduce the number of road accidents in the last three years.
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Sandra Gidley (Romsey): If he will make a statement on safety standards for road barriers.
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152920
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| *14 |
Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): What steps he is taking to encourage the creation of bicycle lanes in Central London.
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Mr Andy King (Rugby and Kenilworth): If he will make a statement on road safety.
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152922
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| *16 |
Mr Keith Darvill (Upminster): When he will make a statement about his proposals on the reform of local government finance.
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152923
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| *17 |
Mr Paul Clark (Gillingham): If he will make a statement on local transport plans.
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152924
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| *18 |
Mr Ernie Ross (Dundee West): If he will make a statement on Government support for the UK's shipping industry.
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| *19 |
Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green and Bow): If he will make a statement on the introduction of neighbourhood wardens.
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| *20 |
Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): If he will make a statement on the future of civil aviation in Wales.
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152927
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| *21 |
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East): If he will make a statement on measures to improve access for disabled people to transport services.
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152928
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| *22 |
Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): What plans he has to provide assistance to improve local municipal parks.
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| *23 |
Mr Andrew George (St Ives): What recent assessment he has made of the operation of the council tax system.
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Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley): In how many local authorities over 50 per cent. of homes are in band `A' of council tax.
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Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden): In projecting housing needs what assumption he has made of the number of asylum seekers who will remain in the UK in each year up to 2016.
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Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam): When he expects to conclude the public private partnership arrangements for the London Underground.
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Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood): If he will announce the initiation of the public private partnership for London Underground within two months.
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| *28 |
Mrs Ann Winterton (Congleton): What recent representations he has received about the introduction of the landfill tax.
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Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): If he will make a statement on the requirement for impartiality laid on his Department for considering planning applications which have been called in by his Department.
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Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West): If he will make a statement on the Neighbourhood Wardens programme.
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Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford): If he will make a statement on the Government's policy on the number of incinerators which convert waste into energy which are to be built over the next 10 years.
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Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): If he will re-assess the needs of the North East Derbyshire District Council following the closure of the BCC pipeworks at Clay Cross.
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| *33 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): If he will make further funds available to enable the provision of additional traffic calming road safety schemes.
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Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): What recent representations he has received on the subject of bringing Railtrack back into (a) full public ownership and (b) part-public ownership; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr Ian Bruce (South Dorset): How much Government funding has been given to the (a) South West Regional Development Agency and (b) Government Office of the South West in the 2000-01 financial year.
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Mr Mark Oaten (Winchester): If he will make a statement on his policy on planning permission for mobile phone masts.
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Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): If he will make a statement on progress made towards a public-private partnership for London Underground.
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Main Business |
| + 2 | SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY BILL [LORDS]:[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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| Mr William Hague
Mrs Theresa May
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr John Randall
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr James Arbuthnot
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| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords] because it does not explicitly give priority to the special educational needs of the child and contains no mechanism for safeguarding a viable choice for parents between types of school.
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| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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| + 3 | SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) [Up to 45 minutes]
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| Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Blunkett
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| That the following provisions shall apply to the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords]:
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| Standing Committee
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| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
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| 2. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day it meets.
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| 3. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 5th April.
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| Consideration and Third Reading
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| 4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Nine o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Six o'clock on that day.
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| 5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the day on which those proceedings are commenced or, if that day is a Thursday, at Seven o'clock on that day.
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| 6. Sessional Order B (Programming Committees) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
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| Lords messages
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| 7. Paragraphs (6) and (7) of Sessional Order A (varying and supplementing programme motions) made by the House on 7th November 2000 shall not apply to proceedings on any motion to vary or supplement this order for the purpose of allocating time to proceedings on consideration of any messages from the Lords, and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith.
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| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Order of 7th November 2000).
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| + 4 | SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS AND DISABILITY BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen's recommendation signified. [No debate]
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| Mr Stephen Timms
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| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Special Educational Needs and Disability Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the provisions of that Act in the sums payable out of such money under any other Act.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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| 5 | CHURCH OF ENGLAND (GENERAL SYNOD) (MEASURE) [Up to 1½ hours]
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| Mr Stuart Bell
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| That the Churchwardens Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure was laid before Parliament.
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| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 1½ hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16).
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| + 6 | WEIGHTS AND MEASURES [No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Byers
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| That the draft Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 28th February, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 7 | POSTAL SERVICES [No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Byers
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| That the draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Determination of Turnover for Penalties) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 28th February, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 8 | POSTAL SERVICES [No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Byers
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| That the draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications No. 1) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 1st March, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 9 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW [No debate]
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| Mrs Secretary Liddell
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| That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 1st March, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 10 | CONSTITUTIONAL LAW [No debate]
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| Mrs Secretary Liddell
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| That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 1st March, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 11 | GOVERNMENT TRADING FUNDS [No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Hoon
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| That the draft Defence Aviation Repair Agency Trading Fund Order 2001, which was laid before this House on 17th January, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 12 | LIAISON COMMITTEE (SUB-COMMITTEE) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Margaret Beckett
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| That Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended as follows:
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| `( ) The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to report to the committee from time to time.
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| ( ) The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
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| ( ) The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.'.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| + 13 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE: Adjourned Debate on Question [31st January]. [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| 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).
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| + 14 | SELECT COMMITTEES (JOINT MEETINGS) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Margaret Beckett
Paddy Tipping
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| That Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended as follows:
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| Line 40, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.
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| Line 50, before the word `European' insert the words `Environmental Audit Committee or with the'.
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| Line 52, at the end insert the words:—
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| `(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.'.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 15 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: GoVia proposals for South London rail services (Mr Tom Brake).
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| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
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| 1 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 77) on 2000/2001 Special Grant Report for Unaccompanied Asylum-seeking Children (House of Commons Paper No. 315). |
| 2 | Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order 2001. |
| 3 | Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider the draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2001. |
| 4 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft Tax Credits Up-rating Order 2001. |
| 5 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions) (Salary Related Contracted-out Schemes) Order 2001, the draft Social Security (Minimum Contribution to Appropriate Personal Pension Schemes) Order 2001, and the draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions and Rebates) (Money Purchase Contracted-out Schemes) Order 2001. |
| 6 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 9 (Public) |
| To consider the draft Open Ended Investment Companies Regulations 2001. |
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| 7 | Culture, Media and Sport | 9.30 a.m. | Manchester Town Hall (public) |
| Subject: Staging International Sporting Events. |
| Witnesses: The Rt. Hon. Ian McCartney MP, Minister of State, Cabinet Office, Manchester City Council, and Manchester 2002 Limited. |
| 8 | Environment, Transport and Regional Affairs: Environment Sub-committee | 9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m. | Room 6 (Private)
(public) |
| Subject: Local Authority Governance. |
| Witnesses: Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors, and Unison; Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (at 10.30 a.m.); the Rt. Hon. Hilary Armstrong, MP, Minister for Local Government and the Regions and officials from the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions (at 11.00 a.m.). |
| 9 | Foreign Affairs | 10.00 a.m. | Room 16 (private) |
| 10 | International Development | 10.00 a.m. | Room 7 (private) |
| 11 | Trade and Industry | 10.00 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 12 | Welsh Affairs | 10.00 a.m.
11.15 a.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Closure of Post Offices in Wales. |
| Witnesses: The Post Office. |
| 13 | Home Affairs | 10.15 a.m. | Room 20 (private) |
| 14 | Standards and Privileges | 10.30 a.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 15 | Treasury | 10.30 a.m.
10.45 a.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: 2001 Budget. |
| Witnesses: The Rt. Hon. Gordon Brown, MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and officials of HM Treasury. |
| 16 | Environmental Audit | 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Climate Change. |
| Witnesses: The Rt. Hon. John Prescott, MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions and the Rt. Hon. Michael Meacher, MP, Minister for the Environment. |
| 17 | Finance and Services | 4.00 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 18 | Procedure | 4.00 p.m. | Room 8 (private) |
| 19 | Standards and Privileges | 4.00 p.m. | Room 6 (private) |
| 20 | Foreign Affairs | 4.30 p.m. | Room 16 (private) |
| 21 | Administration | 5.00 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 22 | Statutory Instruments | Immediately after the meeting of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments | Room 7 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 23 | Statutory Instruments | 4.15 p.m. | Room 7 (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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Written Questions tabled on Monday 19th March for answer today++
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| 1 |
Ms Margaret Moran (Luton South): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what use has been made of the power in Rule 5(1) of the Prison and Young Offenders Centre Rules (NI) 1995 to vary the list of prisons set out in the schedule to these Rules.
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what strategies he has in place to improve services for people with learning disabilities.
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| 3 |
Mr John Grogan (Selby): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, if he will publish the Environment Agency's report on the serious flooding in autumn and winter 2000; and if he will make a statement.
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| 4 |
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he intends to announce the designation of centres of excellence for integrated transport planning.
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| 5 |
Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he intends to transfer the functions of the Local Government Commission for England to the Electoral Commission; what the consequences for the programme of periodic electoral reviews will be; and if he will make a statement.
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Mr Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East and Mexborough): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what the outcome is of the consultation on the renewables obligation.
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| 7 |
Mr Roger Berry (Kingswood): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, when he will announce the exemptions or concessions he will prescribe for disabled people from road user charges and the workplace parking levy in England.
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| 8 |
Ms Rosie Winterton (Doncaster Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to publish the text of the Treaty of Nice as signed on 26th February.
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| 9 |
Mr Christopher Leslie (Shipley): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the situation in southern Serbia and Macedonia.
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| 10 |
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council.
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| 11 |
Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Social Security, when he will publish the inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Newcastle City Council.
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