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Order of Business Tuesday 10th April

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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 Secretary of State for Health
*1 Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    What plans he has to introduce legislation on the fluoridation of drinking water.
( 156283 )
*2 Mr Tom Levitt (High Peak):    If he will make a statement about the provision of community disability equipment.
( 156284 )
*3 Mr Peter L. Pike (Burnley):    What major capital investments in cancer treatment facilities have been made in the last two years.
( 156285 )
*4 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):    If he will publish guidelines for NHS trusts about the information to be given to women facing sterilisation operations relating to the chances of failure.
( 156286 )
*5 Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire):    If he will make a statement on waiting times for acute care.
( 156287 )
*6 Ms Ruth Kelly (Bolton West):    If he will make a statement about his plans to cut the incidence of coronary heart disease.
( 156288 )
*7 Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth):    If he will make a statement about coordination of health and social services policy to support carers.
( 156289 )
*8 David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):    What progress is being made in preventing young people from taking up smoking.
( 156290 )
*9 Mr Hilary Benn (Leeds Central):    If he will make a statement on social inequalities in health.
( 156291 )
*10 Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham):    If he will make a statement on the National Service Framework for Older People.
( 156292 )
*11 Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley):    If he will take steps to ensure that children's hospices receive the same level of funding as adult hospices in future allocations.
( 156294 )
*12 Mr Peter Bradley (The Wrekin):    What new resources are to be provided for existing children's hospices.
( 156295 )
*13 Mr Andrew George (St Ives):    What recent discussions he has had with the Royal College of Surgeons and the Royal College of Physicians regarding the clinical standards set in small acute hospitals.
( 156296 )
*14 Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham and Sale West):    When he will announce his decision on the rationalisation of transplant centres.
( 156297 )
*15 Paul Flynn (Newport West):    What recent investigations he has made into the outcomes of the use of placebo (a) medicines and (b) surgery.
( 156298 )
*16 Bob Russell (Colchester):    How many requests for IVF treatment were granted in the last year for which figures are available in (a) Darlington, (b) Southampton, Itchen, (c) Barrow and Furness, (d) Pontefract and Castleford, (e) Birmingham, Edgbaston and (f) Colchester constituencies.
( 156299 )
*17 Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    What action he is taking to increase the number of general practitioners to improve the services of primary care trusts; and if he will make a statement.
( 156300 )
*18 Mr Nick St. Aubyn (Guildford):    What targets he has set with respect to improving cancer treatment.
( 156301 )
*19 Mr Derek Twigg (Halton):    If he will make a statement on the allocation of resources to deal with health inequalities in Halton.
( 156302 )
*20 Mr Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield):    What progress is being made in implementing the NHS Plan in Birmingham.
( 156303 )
*21 Mrs Helen Brinton (Peterborough):    If he will make a statement on his strategy to combat cancers in men.
( 156304 )
*22 Mr Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock):    If he will investigate the causes and consequences of bed blocking in Essex.
( 156305 )
*23 Mr David Amess (Southend West):    What recent representations he has received from doctors regarding the operation of primary care groups.
( 156306 )
*24 Mrs Joan Humble (Blackpool North and Fleetwood):    If he will make a statement about improving the standards of care for the elderly.
( 156307 )
*25 Mr Ernie Ross (Dundee West):    What progress is being made in preventing young people from taking up smoking.
( 156308 )
*26 Mr John Greenway (Ryedale):    What progress is being made in delivering improved cancer services.
( 156309 )
*27 Mr John Heppell (Nottingham East):    What progress has been made in making intermediate care available to ensure that elderly people remain independent for as long as possible.
( 156310 )
*28 Mr Michael Fabricant (Lichfield):    If he will make a statement on his policy towards the provision of respite care.
( 156312 )
*29 Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford and Southend East):    What progress has been made in reducing waiting lists in Southend Hospital.
( 156313 )
*30 Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan):    What plans he has to increase the use of private residential nursing homes by the NHS.
( 156314 )
*31 Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire):    What assessment he has made of the costs of beta interferon to the NHS relative to those borne in other countries.
( 156316 )
*32 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    What progress he has made in improving the use of pharmacists within the NHS.
( 156317 )
*33 Mr John Wilkinson (Ruislip-Northwood):    Which members of Kensington, Chelsea and Westminster Health Authority attended meetings of the Paddington Regeneration Partnership from its inception to 13th July 2000.
( 156318 )
*34 Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough):    What progress is being made on reducing waiting times for cancer treatment.
( 156319 )
*35 Mr John Healey (Wentworth):    If he will make a statement on the role of primary care trusts in relation to local mental health services.
( 156320 )
*36 Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):    What progress his Department has made towards tackling smoking.
( 156321 )
*37 Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central):    What representations he has received about the end of year 2000-01 financial status of Barnsley Health Authority.
( 156322 )

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

Preliminary Business

Notice of Presentation of Bill

  1   

CRYSTAL PALACE        [No debate]

Mr Geraint Davies

        Bill to transfer the Crystal Palace and Park to the Greater London Authority; to restrict commercial uses of the said land; and for connected purposes.

Formal first reading: no debate or decision.

Ten minute rule Motion

  2   

REGULATION OF DEBT MANAGEMENT AND CREDIT REPAIR SERVICES        [Up to 20 minutes]

Mr David Amess

        That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Consumer Credit Act 1974 to give the Director General of Fair Trading a duty to establish a Code of Practice for traders who offer consumers the services of debt management and credit repair; and for connected purposes.

        The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).


Main Business

+  3   

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)        [Up to 45 minutes]

Margaret Beckett
Secretary Clare Short

        That in the Order of 6th March (International Development Bill (Programme)) the following be substituted for paragraphs 4 and 5—

    4.    Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading shall be completed at today's sitting.

    5.    Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Three o'clock.

    5A.    Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at Four o'clock.

        The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Order of 7th November 2000).

+  4   

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BILL:       Not amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered.        [Until 4.00 p.m.]

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Third Reading will also be taken.

        Proceedings on consideration will be brought to a conclusion at 3.00 p.m. and proceedings on Third Reading will be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. if the International Development Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.

+  5   

ADJOURNMENT        [Until 7.00 p.m.]

The Prime Minister

        That this House do now adjourn.

Proposed subject for debate: Matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment.

Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m. (Order of 5th April).

At the end of the sitting:

  6   

ADJOURNMENT

        Proposed subject: Implications for education of the case of Marjorie Evans (Mr Huw Edwards).

        Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 5th April).


COMMITTEE MEETINGS

STANDING COMMITTEES

1Standing Committee B9.55 a.m. Room 11 (public)
To consider the Private Security Industry Bill [Lords].
2Standing Committee D9.55 a.m.
2.30 p.m.
Room 9 (public)
(public)
To consider the International Criminal Court Bill [Lords].

SELECT COMMITTEES

3Adoption and Children Bill9.30 a.m. Room 5 (private)
To choose Chairman and consider course of proceeding.
4Foreign Affairs10.00 a.m. Room 16 (private)
5Selection10.30 a.m. Room 13 (private)

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

 
 

Written Questions tabled on Monday 9th April for answer today++

1 Maria Eagle (Liverpool, Garston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the impact of the Capital Modernisation Fund on his Department.
( 158176 )
2 Mr Stephen Pound (Ealing North): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, if he will make a statement on the progress of the Advisory Group on Motorcycling.
( 158177 )
3 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): To ask the Prime Minister, if he will make an announcement regarding the Chair of the Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Body from 1st March.
( 158178 )
4 Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the Government's response to comments on the White Paper, Raising Standards and Upholding Integrity: the Prevention of Corruption (CM 4759).
( 158179 )
5 Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port and Neston): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what plans he has to ensure that employers do not unlawfully discriminate when using the statutory defence against prosecution under section 8 of the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
( 158180 )
6 Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick and Leamington): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on the regulation of immigration advisers and immigration services providers.
( 158181 )
7 Barbara Follett (Stevenage): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what powers he has to authorise limited liability partnerships under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000.
( 158182 )
8 Mr Ivor Caplin (Hove): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps he is taking to involve the Prince's Trust in working with young offenders in custody.
( 158183 )
9 Mr Ian Stewart (Eccles): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, when she will publish the framework document for the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
( 158232 )
10 Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, what targets were set for the Forestry Commission Research Agency for 2000-01; and what targets have been set for 2001-02.
( 158233 )
11 Mr Jim Dobbin (Heywood and Middleton): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he has approved the Post Office's five year Strategic Plan 2001 to 2006; and if he will make a statement.
( 158292 )
12 Mr Martin Salter (Reading West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, what advisory structure he proposes for intellectual property following the recent review of the Standing Advisory Committee on Industrial Property.
( 158293 )
13 Valerie Davey (Bristol West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if he will make a statement about the conclusions of the Quinquennial Review of the National Weights and Measures Laboratory.
( 158294 )
14 Mr Colin Burgon (Elmet): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions, what steps he is taking to ensure there is adequate landfill capacity to dispose of animal carcases from the foot and mouth disease outbreak; and if he will make a statement.
( 158295 )
15 Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what performance targets have been set for the Naval Manning Agency for 2001-02.
( 158296 )
16 Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what key targets have been set for the Naval Recruiting and Training Agency for 2001-02.
( 158297 )
17 Mrs Llin Golding (Newcastle-under-Lyme): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what performance targets have been set for the Defence Communication Services Agency for 2001-02.
( 158298 )



 

 
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