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.
Private Business |
| Note: Private business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
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NOTICE OF MOTION AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS
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| The Chairman of Ways and Means
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| That the Amendments to Standing Orders set out in the Schedule be made:—
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| [For Schedule, see the Notice Paper relating to Private Business.]
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| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
| *1 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What recent discussions she has held with representatives of further education lecturers.
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(
869
) |
| *2 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent representations she has received on the responsibilities of the learning and skills councils; and if she will make a statement.
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(
870
) |
| *3 |
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): Which learning and skills councils have developed policies on the future of sixth form education.
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(
871
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| *4 |
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): What plans she has to introduce proposals designed to improve discipline in schools.
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(
872
) |
| *5 |
Mr Bill Rammell (Harlow): What plans she has to increase the number of specialist schools.
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(
873
) |
| *6 |
Mr William Cash (Stone): What meetings she has had with the Secondary Heads' Association to discuss the level of administration in schools.
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(
874
) |
| *7 |
Mr David Rendel (Newbury): What assessment he has made of reports from Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in respect of alleviating student hardship.
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(
875
) |
| *8 |
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): If she will make a statement on her plans to improve adult basic skills.
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(
876
) |
| *9 |
Mr John Grogan (Selby): What plans she has to extend the geographical coverage of educational maintenance allowances.
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(
877
) |
| *10 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If she will make a statement about the AS level courses.
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(
878
) |
| *11 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): How many vacancies for teachers in Leicestershire are anticipated for the start of the school year in September.
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(
879
) |
| *12 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): How many and what percentage of secondary schools in England are expected to have specialist school status by June 2005.
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(
881
) |
| *13 |
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): What assessment she has made of the need to build new schools in Devon in the next five years.
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(
882
) |
| *14 |
Valerie Davey (Bristol West): What further measures the Government plans to take to raise standards in city secondary schools.
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(
883
) |
| *15 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): If she will make a statement about the future of the AS level.
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(
884
) |
| *16 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What support she will give to schools to help them deal with disruptive pupils.
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(
885
) |
| *17 |
Mr Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): If she will make a statement on discipline in schools.
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(
887
) |
| *18 |
Mr David Miliband (South Shields): What priority she will give to raising standards at Key Stage 3.
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(
888
) |
| *19 |
Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): What her plans are for expanding resources for lifelong education.
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|
|
(
889
) |
| *20 |
Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): What plans she has to promote IT skills for older people to increase their work and leisure potential.
|
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|
(
890
) |
| *21 |
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): If she will make a statement on her plans to widen participation in higher education.
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|
(
891
) |
| *22 |
Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham): What meetings she (a) has had and (b) plans to have with the National Association of Schoolmasters and Union of Women Teachers to discuss the level of administration in schools.
|
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|
(
892
) |
| *23 |
John Mann (Bassetlaw): What plans she has for the improvement of workplace communications through the development of the Union Learning Fund.
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(
893
) |
| *24 |
Dr Robert Spink (Castle Point): What action is being taken to improve teacher morale.
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(
894
) |
| *25 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): When he last met representatives of the National Union of Teachers to discuss teacher morale.
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(
896
) |
| *26 |
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): What proposals she has to encourage more suitable individuals into teaching, with special reference to improving working conditions.
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(
897
) |
| *27 |
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): If it is her policy to introduce a new system of financing schools in 2002-03.
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(
898
) |
| *28 |
Mrs Liz Blackman (Erewash): What plans she has to recruit more teachers.
|
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(
899
) |
| *29 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): If she will review the arrangements in England and Wales for payment of tuition fees and student loans in further and higher education.
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(
900
) |
| *30 |
Mr Eric Forth (Bromley & Chislehurst): What meetings she has arranged with Ofsted to discuss standards of discipline in schools.
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(
901
) |
| *31 |
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): If she will set a timetable to bring funding per pupil in Worcestershire closer to the English average; and if she will make a statement.
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(
903
) |
| *32 |
Andrew George (St Ives): What recent assessments she has made of the ability of the local education authority funding formula to reflect need and costs.
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(
904
) |
| *33 |
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): If she will make a statement on her proposals to change policy on school admissions.
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(
905
) |
| *34 |
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): What targets for numeracy and literacy the Government will set for the next school year.
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(
906
) |
| *35 |
Lawrie Quinn (Scarborough & Whitby): What recent assessment she has made of the levels of basic skills amongst adults.
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(
907
) |
| *36 |
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): What representations she has received on the effect the introduction of tuition fees has had on applications for, and recruitment to, higher education courses from areas with high levels of social deprivation.
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(
908
) |
| Oral Questions to the Solicitor General |
| *37 |
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): If she will make a statement on the policy of the Crown Prosecution Service on prosecuting crimes of domestic violence.
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(
909
) |
| *38 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What plans she has to reform the structure of the Crown Prosecution Service.
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(
910
) |
| *39 |
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): If she will make a statement on her policy relating to the Coram Family, with special reference to plans to display its works of art and other memorabilia.
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(
912
) |
| *40 |
Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): On how many occasions the Attorney General has been asked to consider prosecutions under section 5 of the Criminal Justice (Terrorism and Conspiracy) Act 1998; and on how many occasions he has not consented to such prosecutions.
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(
913
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| *41 |
Mr Owen Paterson (North Shropshire): If she will make a statement on the impact of the Human Rights Act 1998 on the Crown Prosecution Service.
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(
914
) |
| *42 |
Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): What policies she has for tackling racism and promoting equality in the Crown Prosecution Service.
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(
916
) |
| *43 |
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): If she will make a statement on progress of the inquiry by Ms Denman into racism in the Crown Prosecution Service.
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(
917
) |
| At 12.30 p.m. | Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 7.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15 and Order of 20th November 2000.)
|
Main Business |
| + 1 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [Until any hour]
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| Mr Robin Cook
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| That, at this day's sitting—
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| (1) the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on any Motions in the name of Mr Robin Cook relating to—
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| (a) recommendations of the Senior Salaries Review Body and related issues not later than Four o'clock; and
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| (b) Select Committees and European Standing Committees not later than Seven o'clock; and
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| (proceedings on the Motions referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above may be concluded, though opposed, after Seven o'clock.
| (2) the Questions referred to in paragraph (1) shall include the questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved.
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| Debate may continue until any hour if the 7.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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| At 7.00 p.m.
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| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
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| The Prime Minister
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| That, at this day's sitting, the Motion on Business of the House may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15 and Order of 20th November 2000).
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| + 2 | MEMBERS' ALLOWANCES, INSURANCE &C. [Until 4.00 p.m.]
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| Mr Robin Cook
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| That, in the opinion of this House—
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| (1) Provision should be made, with effect from 5th July 2001, to implement Chapter 3 of the report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries on parliamentary pay and allowances (Cm 4997-1) a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th March, to establish a General Services Budget under the Members' Vote, and with regard to related matters;
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| (2) These provisions should be applied as follows (subject to transitional arrangements under (5) and (6) below, and any directions which may from time to time be given by Mr Speaker with regard to their application):
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| (a) the salaries of staff employed by Members to help them in their duties as Members of Parliament, and pensions contributions equivalent to ten per cent. of each employee's salary, should be paid centrally by the Department of Finance and Administration;
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| (b) all such staff who become employed by a Member should be employed on pay rates to be linked to job descriptions and standard contracts prepared by the Department of Finance and Administration;
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| (c) the total costs of employing such staff, attributable to a particular Member, excluding the pension contribution outlined in (a) above should be limited to £60,000 a year (£70,000 a year where a Member represents a London constituency) these figures to be uprated annually to reflect changes in pay levels for equivalent jobs outside the House.
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| (d) a new provision called an Incidental Expenses Provision should be established (at a rate of £14,000 per year for each Member, and uprated annually in line with the Retail Prices Index), to meet any other expenditure which Members may incur wholly necessarily and exclusively in discharging their duties as Members.
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| (e) specific financial provisions should be made for the supply and maintenance of a standard package of information technology equipment and services for each Member to be used exclusively in discharging their duties as Members; and
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| (f) the Office Costs Allowance should be abolished after a transitional period ending on 31st March 2003.
|
| General Services Budget
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| (3) Central funding by way of a General Services Budget should provide for:
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| (a) relevant training of Members and Members' staff in connection with their parliamentary duties;
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| (b) any appropriate insurance provision;
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| (c) any additional reimbursement of exceptional expenses incurred by Members who have constituencies with particular problems;
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| (d) reasonable adjustments to the working conditions and equipment of Members with particular needs because of disability, and for necessary additional continuing costs;
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| (e) any additional payments to Members in respect of safety precautions to safeguard their staff, their office equipment and themselves, where such safety precautions have been recommended by the police; and
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| (f) other appropriate expenditure within the ambit of the Vote, under the authority of the Speaker.
|
| Advisory Panel
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| (4)— (1) It should be the responsibility of a Panel appointed by Mr Speaker to advise him on:
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| (i) directions he may give as to the application of the provisions of this Resolution under paragraphs (2) and (3) above;
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| (ii) his authorisation of expenditure not otherwise specified in this Resolution but within the ambit of the Vote, pursuant to paragraph (3)(f) thereof; and
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| (iii) the application of the provisions of this Resolution to individual cases of difficulty.
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| |
| Transitional Provisions
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| (5) The following provisions should be made regarding the allowances of Members who, having sat in the previous Parliament, are returned to the present Parliament (subject to directions which may be given from time to time by Mr Speaker with regard to application):
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| (a) Members may, whether or not they take advantage of central Information Technology provision, opt to retain their entitlement to the Office Costs Allowance, payable at the level and subject to provisions for uprating in force at 1st April 2001;
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| (b) Any reasonable contractual commitments entered into by Members who transfer to the new provisions in respect of staff and IT should be honoured through central funding until they can reasonably be terminated;
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| But these provisions should cease to have effect from 1st April 2003.
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| (6) Transitional provisions for all Members transferring to the new arrangements in 2001-02 should be determined by Mr Speaker, having taken advice where appropriate from the Panel set up under paragraph (4) of this Resolution.
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| Winding Up Allowance
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| (7) In relation to the Winding Up Allowance, Subsection (3) of Part E of the Resolution of 13th July 1994 shall apply to Members who benefit from the provisions of paragraphs 2(a) to 2(d) of this Resolution as if for the words `office costs allowance' there were substituted the words `sum of the incidental Expenses Provision and the relevant staff employment cost limit in force at the time they ceased to be a Member'.
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| Members with disabilities
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| (8) When provision is made in respect of any Members in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (3)(d) of this Resolution, any Resolution of this House entitling that Member to claim a multiple of the Office Costs Allowance shall cease to have effect.
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| As Amendments to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Members' Allowances, Insurance &c.):
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| Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Crispin Blunt
Mr Douglas Hogg
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| (a)
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| Line 12, after `salary', insert `and NICs at the prevailing rate'.
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| Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Douglas Hogg
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| (b)
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| Line 12, after `salary', insert `and any statutory redundancy costs incurred up to 31st March 2003'.
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| Mrs Jacqui Lait
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| (j)
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| Line 14, leave out from `on' to end of line 21 and insert `contracts and pay rates agreed between each Member, their employee and the Department of Finance and Administration, the total cost of employing staff and consultants not to exceed £60,000 a year (£70,000 a year where a Member represents a London constituency);'.
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| Mr Douglas Hogg
Mr Alan Duncan
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| (n)
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| Line 16, at end insert `but provided that no member of staff employed by a Member, or jointly by more than one Member, on 5th July 2001 for doing the same job after 5th July as before shall be paid, by way of remuneration, less than that paid to that person by his or her employer on that day.'.
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| Mr Clive Soley
Jean Corston
Mr Crispin Blunt
Richard Burden
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| (o)
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| Line 18, leave out from `above' to `these' in line 20 and insert `should not in any financial year exceed—
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| (i) £70,000 in the case of a Member representing a London constituency; and
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| (ii) £60,000 in the case of any other Member, plus £3,500 in respect of each full-time (or full-time equivalent) staff person employed by that Member whose duties are wholly or mainly required to be performed within Greater London, provided that the aggregate sum payable in respect of any Member shall not exceed £70,000.'.
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| Mr Clive Soley
Jean Corston
Mr Alan Duncan
Richard Burden
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| (d)
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| Line 23, leave out `£14,000' and insert `£18,000'.
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| Mr Douglas Hogg
Mr Alan Duncan
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| (g)
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| Line 28, after `technology', insert `, fax, dictation and other necessary office'.
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| Mr Douglas Hogg
Mr Alan Duncan
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| (h)
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| Line 29, after `and', insert `related'.
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| Mr Douglas Hogg
Mr Alan Duncan
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| (i)
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| Line 30, after `Members', insert `, and where any such Member shall share such equipment with any other Member, provision shall be made for an equitable provision of equipment between such Members.'.
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| Mrs Jacqui Lait
|
| (k)
|
| Line 32, at end insert—
`(g) Members shall be able to hire consultants to provide services that they need in pursuance of their duties and which their dedicated staff cannot provide, the cost to be met from the Members' employment budget of £60,000 a year (£70,000 a year where a Member represents a London constituency).'.
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| Mrs Jacqui Lait
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| (l)
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| Line 32, at end insert—
`(h) that Members should be consulted on their IT needs and requirements before any contracts are let centrally; that the central purchase of any IT equipment should be subject to public procurement requirements; that a wide range of provision is offered and updated as required by each Member and that Members should have access to more than one IT support service of their own choosing.'.
|
|
| | Mr Clive Betts
Mr Eric Forth
Ann Taylor
Sir Peter Tapsell
Mr Martin O'Neill
Sir Sydney Chapman |
Mr Peter Pike
Christopher Chope
Michael Jack
Gerald Howarth
Douglas Hogg
Tony Lloyd
David Watts
Dr Ashok Kumar
Martyn Jones
John Mann
Mrs Anne Cryer
|
James Wray
Donald Anderson
Tony Baldry
Julian Lewis
Michael Fabricant
Jonathan Sayeed
Nigel Beard
Dr Desmond Turner
Janet Anderson
Dr Ian Gibson
Harry Barnes
|
Peter Kilfoyle
Simon Burns
Derek Conway
Anthony Steen
Andrew Love
Bob Laxton
Robert Wareing
Paul Marsden
Malcolm Savidge
Ms Candy Atherton
|
| (e)
|
| Line 32, at end insert—
`(2A) The House of Commons Additional Costs Allowance should be increased by the same proportion as that proposed for the House of Lords Overnight Allowance under Recommendation 16 of the Review Body on Senior Salaries Report No. 48.'.
|
| Mr Douglas Hogg
|
| (m)
|
| Line 39, at end insert `and in connection with expenses incurred solely by a member of a Member's staff when travelling in the performance of his duties which that member of staff is employed to perform, but not to include travel between the staff members' ordinary place of work and his home.'.
|
| Mr Alan Duncan
Mr Douglas Hogg
|
| (f)
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| Line 71, at end insert `including any costs for statutory redundancy payments incurred'.
|
| + 3 | MEMBERS' PAY (EXPRESSION OF OPINION)
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That, in the opinion of this House, the following provision should be made with respect to the salaries of Members of this House—
|
| (1) In respect of service in the period starting with 20th June 2001 and ending with 31st March 2002 the salary of a Member shall be increased by £2,000 per annum.
|
| (2) That salary shall be increased by a further £2,000 per annum from 1st April 2002.
|
| (3) The increases referred to above shall be additional to any increase resulting from the operation of paragraph (2) of the Resolution of this House of 10th July 1996.
|
| As Amendments to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)):
|
| Mr Chris Mullin
Mr Harry Barnes
Dr Nick Palmer
Mr David Chaytor
Lynne Jones
Jeremy Corbyn
|
| Mr Fabian Hamilton
|
| (a)
|
| Line 2, leave out from `House' to end and insert—
`(1) the Resolution of this House of 10th July 1996 relating to Members' salaries be rescinded; and
(2) for each year starting with 1st April, from 2002 onwards, the salary of a Member shall be increased by the average of the percentage increase recommended in that year by the Nurses', School Teachers', and Doctors' and Dentists' Pay Review Bodies.'.
|
| As an Amendment to Mr Chris Mullin's proposed Amendment to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Members' Pay (Expression of Opinion)):
|
| David Taylor
|
| Line 3, leave out from `by' to end and add `the percentage increase in the basic state retirement pension for a single person'.
|
| Mr Paul Marsden
|
| (b)
|
| Line 2, leave out from `House' to end and insert—
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| `(1) An independent Members' Performance Review Committee be established, comprising five members representing the TUC, CBI, Charity Commission, the Leader of the House and chaired by the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, to undertake an investigation and make recommendations on how salary increases for Members could be performance related for all increases over any increase resulting from the operation of paragraph (2) of the Resolution of this House of 10th July 1996.
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| (2) The terms of the Members' Performance Review Committee shall include making recommendations on measurable performance indicators that balance parliamentary and contituency work such as:—
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| parliamentary contributions, scrutinising the parliamentary executive, Members' voting record, replies to constituents' correspondence, constituency surgeries, partnerships with local organisations, external constituency survey and the production of an annual parliamentary report for each Member available to the parliamentary authorities and constituents.'.
|
| + 4 | PARLIAMENTARY PENSIONS
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That this House endorses the proposals for changes to the Parliamentary Pensions Scheme to give effect to recommendations 1, 3, 5, and 7 contained in the SSRB Report on the Scheme laid on 16th March 2001 and calls on the Trustees of the Scheme to consider how best to implement recommendation 2 but at no additional cost to the Exchequer and to consider recommendations 4, 6 and 8.
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| And that this House further endorses the proposals for changes in this scheme and the avc scheme pursuant to the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 in relation to pension sharing on divorce.
|
| As Amendments to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Parliamentary Pensions):
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| Mr John Butterfill
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Eric Martlew
Mr Barry Gardiner
Mr Douglas Hogg
Dr Nick Palmer
|
David Davis
John Hayes
John Bercow
Robert Syms
Ronnie Campbell
Lindsay Hoyle
Peter Bottomley
Sir Sydney Chapman
Edward Davey
Sir George Young
Edward Garnier
Terry Rooney
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Kevin McNamara
Terry Lewis
Derek Foster
Malcolm Bruce
Jon Trickett
Brian Donohoe
Harold Best
Colin Challen
Gerald Howarth
Tom Levitt
Joan Walley
David Curry
|
David Lidington
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Clive Betts
John Greenway
George Mudie
George Stevenson
Joe Benton
Andrew Hunter
Frank Field
Nicholas Winterton
Andrew Mackay
Robert Marshall-Andrews
Syd Rapson
Malcolm Moss
Miss Julie Kirkbride
Dr Stephen Ladyman
Bill O'Brien
Christine Russell
Ian Cawsey
Michael Foster
(Worcester)
Jane Griffiths
Kerry Pollard
Derek Wyatt
Jonathan R. Shaw
Bill Olner
Win Griffiths
Mrs Helen Brinton
Derek Twigg
Jim Cousins
Shona McIsaac
|
John Taylor
The Reverend Martin Smyth
Tim Boswell
Sir Peter Tapsell
Nigel Waterson
Tom Clarke
Crispin Blunt
Christopher Chope
Michael Jack
Gerald Howarth
Tony Baldry
Dr Julian Lewis
Michael Fabricant
Jonathan Sayeed
Simon Burns
Derek Conway
Anthony Steen
William Cash
John Whittingdale
Miss Anne McIntosh
Bob Blizzard
Chris McCafferty
Stephen Pound
John Horam
Richard Shepherd
David Chidgey |
| (a)
|
| Line 8, at end add—
`And that this House further endorses the recommendation of the Trustees of the Parliamentary Contributory Pension Fund that the accrual rate be increased to 1/40th and that the additional cost be borne by the Exchequer'.
|
| Dr Evan Harris
Kali Mountford
Boris Johnson
Shaun Woodward
Mike Hancock
Peter Bottomley
|
Ms Diane Abbott
Jeremy Corbyn
Andrew George |
Bob Russell
Sue Doughty |
Mr Alan Reid
Malcolm Bruce |
| (b)
|
| Line 8, at end add—
`And that this House believes that survivors' benefits could apply to unmarried partners as well as spouses.'.
|
| + 5 | MEMBERS' INSURANCE: REIMBURSEMENT OF COSTS INCURRED BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE MEMBER FOR BLACKBURN
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made to reimburse the Right honourable Member for Blackburn for reasonable legal expenditure including damages arising in consequence of an action brought against him alleging vicarious liability for an act of negligence committed in the course of his duties as a Member of this House.
|
| + 6 | MEMBERS' PAY (MONEY RESOLUTION) Queen's Recommendation signified.
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That the following provision shall be made with respect to the salaries of Members of this House—
|
| (1) In respect of service in the period starting with 20th June 2001 and ending with 31st March 2002 the salary of a Member shall be increased by £2,000 per annum.
|
| (2) That salary shall be increased by a further £2,000 per annum from 1st April 2002.
|
| (3) The increases referred to above shall be additional to any increase resulting from the operation of paragraph (2) of the Resolution of this House of 10th July 1996.
|
| As an Amendment to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Members' Pay (Money Resolution))—
|
| Mr Paul Marsden
|
| Line 2, leave out from `House' to end and add—
`The salary of a Member shall be increased by a maximum of £4,000 from 1st April 2002 after the adoption of the recommendations of the Members' Performance Review Committee and the assessment by the committee of each Member's performance.'.
|
|
|
| Review Body on Senior Salaries, Report No. 47, Review of Parliamentary Pension Scheme, Cm 4996;
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| Review Body on Senior Salaries, Report No. 48, Review of Parliamentary Pay and Allowances, Cm 4997-I;
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| Review Body on Senior Salaries, Report No. 48, Review of Parliamentary Pay and Allowances—Volume 2: Independent study on pay and allowances, Cm 4997-II;
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| The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (Pension Sharing) Regulations 2001;
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| The Parliamentary Pensions (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2001;
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| The Draft Ministerial and other Salaries Order 2001.
|
| Second Report from the Information Committee, Session 1999-2000, on Information Technology Provision for Members, HC 758.
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| The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of the above five Motions in the name of Mr Robin Cook not later than 4.00 p.m., if the Business of the House Motion in the name of Mr Robin Cook is agreed to.
|
| + 7 | SELECT COMMITTEES [Until 7.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That the following amendments be made to Standing Orders:
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| A. SELECT COMMITTEE QUORUMS
|
| S.O. No. 124 (Quorum of Select Committees):
|
| in line 1, at the begining, insert—
|
| `(A) Except as otherwise provided, the quorum of a select committee shall be three or a quarter of the number of its members, whichever is the greater; and in calculating the quorum fractions shall be counted as one.
|
| (B) Where more than two select committees or sub-committees thereof meet concurrently for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence, pursuant to Standing Order (Select Committees: power to work with other committees), the quorum of each shall be two.'.
|
| S.O. No. 139 (Select Committee on Broadcasting):
|
| in line 5, leave out from `Members' to end of line 6.
|
| S.O. No. 141 (Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee):
|
| leave out paragraph (10).
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| S.O. No. 142 (Domestic Committees):
|
| in line 9, leave out from `Members' to end of the line.
|
| S.O. No. 144 (Finance and Services Committee):
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| in line 19, leave out from `Members' to end of the line.
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| S.O. No. 145 (Liaison Committee):
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| S.O. No. 146 (Select Committee on Public Administration):
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| in line 10, leave out from `Members' to end of line 11.
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| S.O. No. 147 (Procedure Committee):
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| S.O. No. 148 (Committee of Public Accounts):
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| in line 7, leave out from `Members' to `The' in line 8.
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| S.O. No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments):
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| in line 7, after `concerned', insert `and'.
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| in line 8, leave out from `committee' to `shall'.
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| in the table in paragraph (2), leave out the fourth column (`Quorum').
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| S.O. No. 152A (Environmental Audit Committee):
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| in line 9, leave out from `Members' to end of line 10.
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| B. SELECT COMMITTEES (POWER TO WORK WITH OTHER COMMITTEES)
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| (1) The following Standing Order (Select Committees: power to work with other committees) be made:
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| `(1) Any select committee or sub-committee with power to send for persons, papers and records shall have power—
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| (a) to communicate its evidence to any other select committee or sub-committee of either House of Parliament; provided that evidence from the National Audit Office shall first have been agreed between that Office and the government department or departments concerned;
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| (b) to meet concurrently with any such committee or sub-committee for the purpose of deliberating or taking evidence; and
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| (c) to meet concurrently with any other select committee of this House for the purpose of considering a draft report.
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| (2) Where two or more select committees have agreed reports to the House in identical terms, those reports may be published as a joint report; and
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| (2) That the following amendments be made to Standing Orders:'
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| S.O. No. 139 (Select Committee on Broadcasting):
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| in line 16, leave out from `communicate' to end of line 33, and insert `its evidence to the House of Commons Commission'.
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| S.O. No. 141 (Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee):
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| leave out lines 116 to 126.
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| S.O. No. 142 (Domestic Committees):
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| in line 23, leave out from `communicate' to end of line 40, and insert `its evidence to the House of Commons Commission'.
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| S.O. No. 143 (European Scrutiny Committee):
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| leave out paragraphs (12) and (13).
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| S.O. No. 144 (Finance and Services Committee):
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| in line 28, leave out from `communicate' to end of line 45, and insert `its evidence to the House of Commons Commission'.
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| S.O. No. 146 (Select Committee on Public Administration):
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| leave out lines 21 to 26.
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| S.O. No. 148 (Committee of Public Accounts):
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| leave out paragraphs (3) and (4).
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| S.O. No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments):
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| leave out lines 29 to 42.
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| in line 47, leave out from `proceedings' to `and' in line 52.
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| S.O. No. 152A (Environmental Audit Committee):
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| leave out lines 23 to 34.
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| C. SELECT COMMITTEES RELATED TO GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
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| That Standing Order No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments) be amended, by leaving out items 1, 4, 5 and 13 in the Table in paragraph (2) and inserting the following items at the appropriate places:
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| `Education and Skills/Department for Education and Skills/11';
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| `Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/17';
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| `Transport, Local Government and the Regions/Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions/17'; and
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| `Work and Pensions/Department for Work and Pensions/11'.
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| D. SELECT COMMITTEES (POWER TO APPOINT SUB-COMMITTEES)
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| That the following amendments to Standing Orders be made:
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| S.O. No. 146 (Select Committee on Public Administration):
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| in line 29, at end add the following words:
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| | `(5) 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, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
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| | (6) The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
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| | (7) The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.'.
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| S.O. No. 152 (Select Committees related to government departments):
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| leave out lines 9 to 14, and insert the following words:
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| | `(3) Each select committee appointed under this order shall have the power to appoint a sub-committee, and the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee and the Transport, Local Government and the Regions Committee shall have power to appoint two sub-committees.'.
| S.O. No. 152A (Environmental Audit Committee):
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| in line 34, at end, add the following words:
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`(5) 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, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
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| | (6) The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before the sub-committee.
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| | (7) The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.'.
| As Amendments to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Select Committees):
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| Mr Andrew Stunell
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| (a)
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| Line 77, leave out from `items' to end of line 84, and insert—
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| `1 to 16 in the Table in paragraph (2) and inserting the following items at the appropriate places:
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| `Culture, Media and Sport/Department for Culture Media and Sport/13/4';
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| `Defence/Ministry of Defence/13/4'
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| `Education and Skills/Department for Education and Skills/13/4';
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| `Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs/17/5';
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| `Foreign Affairs/Foreign and Commonwealth Office/13/4';
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| `Health/Department of Health/13/4';
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| Home Affairs/Home Office; policy, administration and expenditure of the Lord Chancellor's Department (including the work of staff provided for the administrative work of courts and tribunals, but excluding consideration of individual cases and appointments); and administration and expenditure of the Attorney General's Office, the Treasury Solicitor's Department, the Crown Prosecution Service and the Serious Fraud Office (but excluding individual cases and appointments and advice given within government by Law Officers)/13/4';
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| `International Development/Department for International Development/13/4';
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| `Northern Ireland Affairs/Northern Ireland Office/administration and expenditure of the Crown Solicitor's Office (but excluding individual cases and advice given by the Crown Solicitor); and other matters within the responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (but excluding the expenditure, administration and policy of the Office of the Director, Northern Ireland and the drafting of legislation by the Office of the Legislative Counsel)';
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| `Science and Technology/Office of Science and Technology/13/4';
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| `Scottish Affairs/Scotland Office (including (i) relations with the Scottish Parliament and (ii) administration and expenditure of the offices of the Advocate General for Scotland (but excluding individual cases and advice given within government by the Advocate General))/13/4';
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| `Trade and Industry/Department of Trade and Industry (but excluding the Office of Science and Technology)/11/4';
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| `Transport, Local Government and the Regions/Department for Transport, Local Government and the Regions/17/5';
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| `Treasury/Treasury, Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs & Excise/11/3';
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| `Welsh Affairs/Welsh Office (Office of Secretary of State for Wales (including relations with the National Assembly for Wales))/13/4'; and
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| `Work and Pensions/Department for Work and Pensions/13/4'.'.
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| Mr Andrew Stunell
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| (b)
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| Line 101, at end insert—
`(3A) Each sub-committee shall contain one member from the second largest opposition party or smaller minority parties.'.
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| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| + 8 | EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEES
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| Mr Robin Cook
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| That the following amendments be made to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees):
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| In the Table, in the column `Principal subject matter', leave out `Agriculture, Fisheries and Food', and insert `Environment, Food and Rural Affairs'.
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| In the Table, in the column `Principal subject matter', leave out `Environment, Transport and the Regions', and insert `Transport, Local Government and the Regions'.
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| In the Table, in the column `Principal subject matter', leave out `Scottish, Welsh', and insert `Scotland, Wales'.
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| In the Table, in the column `Principal subject matter', leave out `Social Security', and insert `Work and Pensions'.
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| In the Table, in the column `Principal subject matter', leave out `Education and Employment', and insert `Education and Skills'.
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| The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the above two Motions in the name of Mr Robin Cook not later than 7.00 p.m., if the Business of the House Motion in the name of Mr Robin Cook is agreed to.
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| + 9 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE: Adjourned Debate on Question [28th June] [No debate after 7.00 p.m.]
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| Motion made and Question proposed, That Private Members' Bills shall have precedence over Government business on 26th October, 2nd, 23rd and 30th November 2001, 11th, 18th and 25th January, 15th March, 12th and 19th April, 10th May, 21st June and 19th July 2002.— (Mr John Heppell).
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| As an Amendment to Mr John Heppell's Motion (Business of the House):
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| Mr Eric Forth
Mr Douglas Hogg
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| (a)
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| Line 2, leave out from `on' to `21st' in line 4 and insert`18th and 25th January, 8th and 22nd February, 8th and 15th March, 12th and 19th April, 10th and 31st May, 7th.'.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.
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| + 10 | DEREGULATION AND REGULATORY REFORM COMMITTEE [No debate after 7.00 p.m.]
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| Mr Robin Cook
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| That Mr Russell Brown, Mr David Chaytor, Brian Cotter, John Cryer, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Mr Paul Goodman, Andy King, Dr Ashok Kumar, Mr Andrew Love, John McDonnell, Mr Denis Murphy, Dr Doug Naysmith, Mr Peter Pike, Mr Andrew Rosindell, Mr Anthony Steen, Ian Stewart and Brian White be members of the Select Committee on Deregulation and Regulatory Reform.
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| (a)
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| As an Amendment to Mr Robin Cook's Motion (Deregulation and Regulatory Reform Committee):
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| Mr Douglas Hogg
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| Line 1, leave out from `That' to `be' in line 4 and insert `Richard Younger-Ross, Sir George Young, Mr Tim Yeo, Derek Wyatt, David Wright, Tony Wright, Mr Anthony D. Wright, Mr James Wray, Tony Worthington, Mr Phil Woolas, Mr Shaun Woodward, Mr Mike Wood, Pete Wishart, Ms Rosie Winterton, Mr Nicholas Winterton, Mrs Ann Winterton and David Winnick.'.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 11 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Foot and mouth in Tiverton and Honiton (Mrs Angela Browning).
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| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 20th November 2000).
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| COMMITTEE MEETINGS |
| JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 1 | Statutory Instruments | 10.30 a.m. | Room 7 (private) |
| (To choose chairman and proceed with business)
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| |
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| |
Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 4th July for answer today++
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| 1 |
Roger Casale (Wimbledon): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what goods, controlled by the Wassenaar Arrangement on Export Controls for Conventional Arms and Dual-Use Goods and Technologies, were approved for export to Iraq in 2000.
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| 2 |
Mr Bob Laxton (Derby North): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, when she will publish responses to the consultation on draft legislation on export controls published on 29th March (Cm 5091); and if she will make a statement.
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| Standing Committee Notices |
| Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 10th July at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. to consider the Homelessness Bill. |
| The Programming Sub-Committee of the European Communities (Amendment) Bill will meet on Tuesday 10th July at 11.15 a.m.
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| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 9th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Drug Testing of Persons in Police Detention) (Prescribed Persons) Regulations 2001. |
| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 9th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Sub-Post Office Start-Up Capital Subsidy Scheme Order 2001. |
| The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 9th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft International Criminal Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2001 and the draft Specialised Agencies of the United Nations (Immunities and Privileges of UNESCO) Order 2001. | |
The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 9th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2001. | |
The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 9th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Life Sentences (Northern Ireland) Order 2001 and the draft Life Sentences (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2001. | |
The Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 10th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Football (Disorder) (Duration of Powers) Order 2001. | |
The Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 11th July at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Immigration (Leave to Enter) Order 2001. |
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