+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
| *1 |
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): If she will make a statement on the future funding of sixth forms by the Learning and Skills Council.
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50345
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| *2 |
Mrs Gillian Shephard (South West Norfolk): What mechanisms are in place to ensure that schools have a policy on child protection.
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50346
) |
| *3 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If she will make a statement on the Government's plans for the further education sector.
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(
50347
) |
| *4 |
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): What assistance is offered to local education authorities to replace and improve old school buildings for secondary education; and if she will make a statement.
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(
50348
) |
| *5 |
Tony Cunningham (Workington): What steps she is taking to encourage university applications from pupils from lower socio-economic groups.
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(
50350
) |
| *6 |
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What recent meetings she has had with the teachers' unions to discuss the level of paperwork issued by her Department to teachers.
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50351
) |
| *7 |
Sue Doughty (Guildford): What measures are in place to improve counselling services available to young people in schools.
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(
50352
) |
| *8 |
Vera Baird (Redcar): What priority she gives to 16 to 18 education in (a) schools and (b) colleges of further education.
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50353
) |
| *9 |
Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): When she last met the Association of Colleges to discuss further education funding and delivery.
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50354
) |
| *10 |
Derek Twigg (Halton): What steps she is taking to tackle excess teacher workload.
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50355
) |
| *11 |
Mr A.J. Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): What recent representations she has received about government funding for schools.
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50356
) |
| *12 |
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): What progress is being made to reduce the number of adults lacking basic literacy and numeracy skills.
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50357
) |
| *13 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What plans she has for increasing funding to further education colleges; and if she will make a statement.
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50358
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| *14 |
Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): What assessment her Department has made of recent trends in higher education take up, particularly in areas of low take up.
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50359
) |
| *15 |
Mr Robert Syms (Poole): If she will make a statement on the recent research she has commissioned into the reasons for teachers leaving the profession.
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50360
) |
| *16 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What action her Department is taking to widen participation in further education in this financial year.
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50362
) |
| *17 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): How much was spent per (a) primary and (b) secondary pupil in Wiltshire in (i) 1997-98 and (ii) 2001-02.
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50363
) |
| *18 |
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): What steps she is taking to ensure all schools in selective education authority areas achieve their GCSE performance targets.
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50364
) |
| *19 |
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): If she will make a statement about the system of distributing grants to schools in 2003-04.
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50365
) |
| *20 |
Mr Tony McWalter (Hemel Hempstead): What steps she is taking to ensure that the results of the Research Assessment Exercise do not lead to a lowering of the resources devoted to scientific research.
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(
50366
) |
| *21 |
Mr John Grogan (Selby): What discussions she has had with the teachers' unions regarding the role of teaching assistants.
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(
50367
) |
| *22 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What plans she has for extending mentoring in schools.
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50368
) |
| *23 |
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): If she will make a statement on the support she offers for recruitment of teachers in London, with special reference to allowing for the cost of living.
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(
50369
) |
| *24 |
Mr John Baron (Billericay): What plans she has to reduce the amount of centrally produced workload for teachers.
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50370
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| *25 |
Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): What plans she has for GCSEs in vocational subjects.
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50371
) |
| *26 |
Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): What recent discussions she has had on the reduction of teachers' workloads with teaching unions; and if she will make a statement.
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50372
) |
| *27 |
Phil Sawford (Kettering): What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of sports facilities in secondary schools.
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50373
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| *28 |
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): What plans she has to change the system of performance related pay for teachers in England and Wales.
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50374
) |
| *29 |
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What measures she is taking to ease the burden of teachers' workloads.
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50375
) |
| *30 |
Barbara Follett (Stevenage): What steps her Department is taking to increase participation in tertiary education in the Eastern Region.
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(
50376
) |
| *31 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What steps she is taking to raise standards at Key Stage 3.
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50377
) |
| *32 |
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When she next expects to meet representatives of teachers' organisations to discuss plans to reduce burdens on teachers; and if she will make a statement.
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50378
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| *33 |
David Wright (Telford): If she will make a statement on initiatives to improve educational performance amongst 11 to 14 years olds.
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50379
) |
| Oral Questions to the Solicitor General |
| *34 |
Vera Baird (Redcar): What steps the Government is taking to implement the recommendations of the report by the Inspectorate of Constabulary and the Inspectorate for the Crown Prosecution Service published on 8th April.
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50380
) |
| *35 |
Mr Ken Purchase (Wolverhampton North East): What support the Crown Prosecution Service gives to victims of domestic violence who are fearful of recrimination.
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50381
) |
| *36 |
Hugh Bayley (City of York): How many man-hours have been spent by the CPS on preparing prosecutions under the legislation on bribery and corruption in the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001.
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50382
) |
| *37 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): If she will make it a requirement in court cases involving a road fatality that this fact is made known to the court prior to the sentence being made.
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50383
) |
| *38 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): How many young people under 17 appeared before the courts in relation to more than three different matters in each of the last three years for which figures are available.
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50385
) |
| *39 |
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What plans she has to increase the percentage of reported rapes that are referred to the CPS and result in a court appearance.
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50386
) |
| *40 |
Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): What criteria the CPS adopts in prosecuting individuals for incitement to racial hatred.
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50387
) |
| *41 |
Mr Vernon Coaker (Gedling): What assessment she has made of the number of young offenders who offended while on bail over the last three years; and if she will make a statement.
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50388
) |
| *42 |
Dr Andrew Murrison (Westbury): What her policy is on the prosecution of youth offenders for car-related crimes.
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50389
) |
COMMITTEES |
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| 1 | Standing Committee A | 9.30 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| Further to consider the State Pension Credit Bill [Lords]. |
| 2 | Standing Committee B | 9.30 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| Further to consider the Enterprise Bill. |
| 3 | Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Criminal Defence Service (Representation Order Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2002. |
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| 4 | Liaison | 9.30 a.m. | Room 16 (private) |
| 5 | Defence | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Major Procurement Projects. |
| Witnesses: Sir Robert Walmsley, Chief of Defence Procurement, and Mr John Cole, Chief Executive Warship Support Agency |
| 6 | Public Administration | 9.45 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Public Appointments and Patronage. |
| Witnesses: Barbara Roche MP, Minister of State and Christopher Leslie MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Cabinet Office; Ms Fi Glover (at approximately 12.00 noon). |
| 7 | Health | 10.00 a.m. | Room 7 (private) |
| 8 | Selection | 2.00 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 9 | Home Affairs | 2.30 p.m. | Room 8 (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 24th April for answer today++
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| 1 |
Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli, Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer if he will publish a summary of responses to the consultation on the flat rate scheme.
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(
52970
) |
| 2 |
Mr Stephen McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green): To ask the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department, whether guidance will be issued to staff on the handling of subject access requests under section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998.
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53047
) |
| 3 |
Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will make a further statement on the mistaken taxation of Army attributable pensions.
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(
53048
) |
| 4 |
Ms Oona King (Bethnal Green & Bow): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what key targets have been set for the Chief Executive of the Defence Procurement Agency for the financial year 2002-03.
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(
53049
) |
| 5 |
Mr Ernie Ross (Dundee West): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement about the operation of the Chemical Weapons Act 1996.
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(
53193
) |
| 6 |
Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, when he intends to publish the Home Office Race Equality Scheme.
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(
53194
) |
| 7 |
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will publish the recruitment statistics for GCHQ in 2000.
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(
53244
) |
| 8 |
Gillian Merron (Lincoln): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what work her Department is doing on the impact of climate change.
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(
53303
) |
Standing Committee Notices |
| Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 30th April at 4.30 p.m. further to consider the State Pension Credit Bill [Lords].
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| Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 30th April at 4.30 p.m. and Wednesday 1st May at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. further to consider the Enterprise Bill.
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| The Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee E in respect of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill will meet on Monday 29th April at 7.00 p.m.
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| Standing Committee D will meet on Wednesday 1st May at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Copyright (Visually Impaired Persons) Bill.
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| Standing Committee E will meet on Tuesday 30th April at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill.
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| European Standing Commitee A will meet on Wednesday 1st May at 10.30 a.m. to consider European Union Document No. 15500/01 relating to the promotion of the use of biofuels in road transport.
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| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 30th April at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 96) (HC 710), on Special Grants for School Standards and Support of post-sixteen budgets.
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| The Third Standing Committe on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 1st May at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2002 and the draft Tax Credits (Decisions and Appeals) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2002.
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| The Fifth Standing Committtee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 29th April at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Aggregates Levy (Registration and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2001 (S.I., 2001, No. 4027) and the Aggregates Levy (General) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 761).
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| The Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 29th April at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Visual Recording of Interviews) Order 2002.
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