+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department |
| *1 |
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): What plans he has to increase the funding of grants for the extension of CCTVs schemes.
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29846
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| *2 |
Tony Cunningham (Workington): If he will make a statement on his plans to offer language and citizenship education to those settling long term in the UK.
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29847
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| *3 |
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre): If he will make a statement on the role of community support officers in reducing the fear of crime.
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29848
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| *4 |
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): What steps he is taking to reform the asylum system.
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29850
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| *5 |
Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): When he intends to bring forward proposals following the report on the reform of sex offence laws, Setting the Boundaries; and if he will make a statement.
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29851
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| *6 |
Mr Colin Pickthall (West Lancashire): What further resources he plans to allocate to local authorities and community safety partnerships to extend the provision of community wardens.
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29852
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| *7 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What support he is giving to parents whose children are addicted to drugs.
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29853
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| *8 |
Mr Iain Luke (Dundee East): What measures he proposes to improve race relations and community cohesion.
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29855
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| *9 |
John Cryer (Hornchurch): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Resource Allocation Formula for the funding of the Metropolitan Police.
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29856
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| *10 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): If he will publish the findings of monitoring by his Department of the number of child murders.
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29857
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| *11 |
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): What assessment he has made of (a) the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders and (b) how to extend their use.
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29859
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| *12 |
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): If he will make a statement on Lord Justice Auld's review of the criminal courts.
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29860
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| *13 |
Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): What steps he is taking to tackle anti-social behaviour and disorder in communities.
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29861
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| *14 |
Mr Nigel Waterson (Eastbourne): What steps he has taken to ensure that those at risk of persecution are not returned to Zimbabwe.
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29862
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| *15 |
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): What measures he is taking to tackle persistent youth offending.
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29863
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| *16 |
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If he will make a statement on recent changes in policy on prosecution for possession of cannabis.
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29864
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| *17 |
Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham & Morden): What action his Department is taking against graffiti.
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29865
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| *18 |
Miss Julie Kirkbride (Bromsgrove): If he will make a statement on the crime detection rate.
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29866
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| *19 |
John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): What initiatives he is taking to promote drug awareness.
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29867
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| *20 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What steps he took to ensure that the views of young people were considered in his consultation on sentencing reform and the criminal courts.
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29868
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| *21 |
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): What plans he has to increase child protection through new sentences for sex offenders.
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29869
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| *22 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): If he will make a statement on the level of crime in Gwent.
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29870
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| *23 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): When he will next meet the head of the UK Immigration Service to discuss security at ports of entry; and if he will make a statement.
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29871
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| *24 |
David Wright (Telford): What plans he has to increase the use of home detention and curfew orders; and if he will make a statement.
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29872
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| *25 |
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): If he will make a statement on the use of anti-social behaviour orders in South Wales.
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29873
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| *26 |
Mr Mark Hoban (Fareham): If he will make a statement on the state of police morale.
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29874
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| *27 |
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): If he will make a statement on the (a) rates of detection and (b) impact on victims of car crime.
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29875
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| *28 |
Mr Charles Hendry (Wealden): What steps he is taking to help the police tackle anti-social behaviour in small towns and villages.
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29876
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| *29 |
Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge & Chryston): If he will make a statement on his plans to amend sentencing policy.
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29877
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| *30 |
Dr John Pugh (Southport): If he will make a statement on his policy to improve the retention of police officers.
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29878
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| *31 |
Mr David Borrow (South Ribble): How many anti-social behaviour orders have been successfully applied for in the area covered by the Lancashire constabulary.
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29879
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| *32 |
Frank Cook (Stockton North): If he will make a statement on the level of crime recorded by the British Crime Survey.
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29881
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| *33 |
Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough): What criteria he applied in deferring the provisional funding settlement for police authorities in 2002-03.
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29882
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| *34 |
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): If he will make a statement on the future of the office of police constable.
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29883
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| *35 |
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): What role his Department has in relation to decisions by the appropriate Secretary in the National Assembly for Wales to (a) set limits on and (b) cap the expenditure of a police authority; and if he will make a statement.
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29884
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| *36 |
Martin Linton (Battersea): If he will make a statement on his plans to reform the system of financial support for asylum seekers.
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29885
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Main Business |
| 1 | OPPOSITION DAY [10th allotted day] [Until 10.00 p.m.]
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| | ASYLUM: BILATERAL AGREEMENT WITH FRANCE
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| Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr James Paice
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Nick Hawkins
Mr Humfrey Malins
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| David Maclean
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| That this House deplores the failure of the Government over the past four years to negotiate with the Government of France on the re-application of the bilateral agreement on immigration to the case of asylum seekers; and calls on the Government to ensure a more equitable distribution within the EU of the responsibility for assessing and meeting the claims of potential refugees.
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| As Amendments to Mr Iain Duncan Smith's proposed Motion (Asylum: bilateral agreement with France):
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| The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Straw
Mr Secretary Blunkett
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| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `notes that co-operation with France on immigration and asylum issues is greater now than it has ever been; recognises that there has been an overall drop from 13,527 in 2000 to 10,927 in 2001, a drop of almost 20 per cent., in the number of people crossing illegally to the UK from France; further notes that bilateral co-operation continues to address the problem of asylum seekers in Northern France, that the French have made significant investment in police reinforcements in the region and judicial action has been taken against human traffickers and that, as a result of the imposition of the civil penalty, the number of clandestine entrants was reduced by 27 per cent. in 2001; and further notes that the previous Conservative Government left the asylum system in complete disarray, with local authorities left to pick up the pieces.'.
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| Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr A. J. Beith
Simon Hughes
Norman Baker
Mr John Burnett
Mr Andrew Stunell
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| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `believes that early and long-term measures are needed to assess and process applications by non-EU nationals to come to the UK and other EU countries from places outside the intended country of destination on an agreed basis; and calls on the Government to ensure a more equitable distribution within the EU of the responsibility for assessing and meeting the claims of potential refugees.'.
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| | THE GOVERNMENT'S PENSION PLANS AND MEANS-TESTED BENEFITS
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| Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Mr David Willetts
Mr James Clappison
Mr Tim Boswell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
David Maclean
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| That this House welcomes the Government's stated aim of increasing from 40 per cent. to 60 per cent. the proportion of pensioners' incomes which comes from the private sector, but notes with concern that the trend is in the opposite direction; deplores the regulatory burdens now placed on pension providers; condemns the Government for its failure to reform annuities; regrets the low level of saving and the decline of funded pensions; recognises that this poses a significant threat to the incomes of pensioners in the future; and further regrets that the Government's response is to increase the number of pensioners dependent on means-tested benefits.
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| As an Amendment to Mr Iain Duncan Smith's proposed Motion (The Government's pension plans and means-tested benefits)
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| The Prime Minister
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Straw
Mr Secretary Darling
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| Line 1, leave out from `House' to end and add `welcomes the Government's framework for pensions which will reduce pensioner poverty and encourage saving; further welcomes the fact that pension savings are now at record levels and the increased choice given by stakeholder pensions; further welcomes the Government's decision to set up the Pickering review; and congratulates the Government on the extra £6 billion paid to pensioners from April and its intention to bring in the Pension Credit which will increase the incomes of around half of all pensioners.'.
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| The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
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| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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| + 2 | CIVIL AVIATION [No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Byers
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| That the draft Air Navigation (Environmental Standards) Order 2002, 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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| At the end of the sitting
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| 3 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: The Public Record Office and the 1901 census (Mr Edward Davey).
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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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COMMITTEES |
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| 1 | International Development | 8.45 a.m.
9.00 a.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Effectiveness of the Reforms of European Development Assistance. |
| Witness: Commissioner Chris Patten. |
| 2 | Scottish Affairs | 10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m. | Committee Room, Glasgow City Chambers (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Post Devolution News and Current Affairs Broadcasting in Scotland. |
| Witnesses: Mr David Hutchinson, Mr Nigel Smith and Professor Philip Schlesinger; Karen Gillon MSP, Mr Frank McAveety MSP, Mr Michael Russell MSP and Mr Robert Brown MSP. |
| 3 | Trade and Industry | 4.00 p.m.
4.15 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Productivity and Competitiveness. |
| Witnesses: The Society of British Aerospace Companies. |
| 4 | Public Accounts | 4.30 p.m. | Room 15 (public) |
| Subject: Fraud and Error in Income Support. |
| Witnesses: Ms Rachel Lomax, Permanent Secretary, Mr John Codling, Principal Finance Officer, Department for Work and Pensions, and Ms Alexis Cleveland, Chief Executive, Benefits Agency. |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 5 | Human Rights | 4.30 p.m. | Room 3a (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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Written Questions tabled on Friday 1st February for answer today++
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| 1 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, what level of general grant he will set for the Greater London Authority in 2002-03.
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33834
) |
| 2 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on Gibraltar.
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(
33835
) |
| 3 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent changes there have been to United Nations sanctions against Afghanistan.
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33836
) |
| 4 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will report on the outcome of the Quinquennial Review into the Central Office of Information.
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33837
) |
| 5 |
Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, if he has completed his review of the effectiveness of the changes to the planning appeal procedures implemented on 1st August 2000; and if he will make a statement.
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33838
) |
| 6 |
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions, when he expects to publish his Department's guidance on disputes between neighbours about high hedges and overhanging trees; and how such disputes may be amicably resolved.
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33945
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