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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Selection: Adjourned Debate on Question [16th October].
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| Motion made, and Question proposed, That Mr John Hayes be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Mr Peter Luff be added to the Committee.—(Mr Phil Woolas.)
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| | Afterwards
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| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
| *1 |
Dr Stephen Ladyman (South Thanet): What provision she has set aside for the creation of a specialist academy in Ramsgate.
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(
75264
) |
| *2 |
Alan Simpson (Nottingham South): What assessment she has made of the impact of inclusion of refugee children in mainstream schools.
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(
75265
) |
| *3 |
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): What steps are being taken to ensure best value in educational standards in secondary schools in the Normanton constituency; and if she will make a statement.
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(
75266
) |
| *4 |
Linda Perham (Ilford North): What plans she has to reduce teacher workload in secondary schools.
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(
75267
) |
| *5 |
Matthew Green (Ludlow): If she will make a statement on student support for 2003-04.
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(
75269
) |
| *6 |
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): What meetings she has had with the teaching unions to discuss criminal record checks on teaching staff.
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(
75271
) |
| *7 |
Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What further measures she proposes to deal with the problems caused by disruptive pupils in schools.
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(
75272
) |
| *8 |
Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What assessment she has made of the proposals for the removal of surplus places from schools in Everton and Vauxhall in Liverpool.
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(
75273
) |
| *9 |
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): When distance limits on school transport entitlement were last altered; and if she will make a statement.
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(
75274
) |
| *10 |
Dr Hywel Francis (Aberavon): What progress has been made in establishing a Metals Skills Council.
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(
75275
) |
| *11 |
Jane Griffiths (Reading East): What plans she has to widen participation in higher education.
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(
75276
) |
| *12 |
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): When she will decide on Option 5 funding for education in Devon.
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(
75277
) |
| *13 |
Mr Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): What plans exist to improve the pay of support staff working in further education.
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(
75278
) |
| *14 |
Richard Younger-Ross (Teignbridge): What progress has been made towards meeting the targets set for her Department for 2004 relating to primary school education.
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(
75279
) |
| *15 |
Mr Chris Bryant (Rhondda): What plans she has for improving the teaching of business studies in schools and colleges of further education.
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(
75280
) |
| *16 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What steps she is taking to promote the take up of science and engineering places in further and higher education establishments.
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(
[R]75281
) |
| *17 |
Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe): If she will make a statement on progress in secondary school specialisation.
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(
75282
) |
| *18 |
Mr Hilton Dawson (Lancaster & Wyre): What investment has been made in small schools in the Lancaster & Wyne constituency since May 1997.
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|
(
75283
) |
| *19 |
Ann Winterton (Congleton): What recent assessment she has made of the impact of disciplinary problems on standards in schools.
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(
75284
) |
| *20 |
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): What representations she has received following the publication of the inquiry into the marking of some A level subjects this summer.
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|
(
75285
) |
| *21 |
Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): What steps she is taking to raise standards in further education establishments.
|
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|
(
75286
) |
| *22 |
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): When she last met representatives from the F40 group of local authorities to discuss education funding.
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|
(
75287
) |
| *23 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): If she will make a statement on the impact of the performance of the Criminal Records Bureau on the process of appointing teachers.
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|
(
75288
) |
| *24 |
Andrew George (St Ives): What recent assessment she has made of the impact of regular testing upon primary school pupils; and if she will make a statement.
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(
75289
) |
| *25 |
Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden): What plans she has to increase the powers of teachers to deal with indiscipline in schools.
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(
75290
) |
| *26 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): If she will make a statement on the funding of further education.
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(
75292
) |
| *27 |
Dr John Pugh (Southport): How many policy documents a secondary school is required (a) by law and (b) by her Department to have.
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(
75293
) |
| *28 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If she will make a statement on the pay and conditions of lecturers in further education.
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(
75294
) |
| *29 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What the education SSA is per head in secondary schools in Wiltshire.
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(
75295
) |
| *30 |
Tom Cox (Tooting): How many assaults there have been on teachers employed by education authorities in the Greater London area in each of the last three years.
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(
75297
) |
| *31 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What assessment she has made of the adequacy of pay levels for staff working in colleges of further education.
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(
75298
) |
| Oral Questions to the Solicitor General
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| *32 |
Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): What criteria are applied in deciding to prosecute where a death in police custody occurs.
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(
75299
) |
| *33 |
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): If she will make it her policy to allow the views of the family of victims be taken into account when deciding whether to prosecute following a death in police custody.
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(
75300
) |
| *34 |
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): If she will make a statement on the prosecution of financial crime.
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(
75302
) |
| *35 |
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What steps she is taking to publicise the public's right to seek review of unduly lenient sentences.
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(
75303
) |
| *36 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What role the Crown Prosecution Service has in prosecuting anti-social behaviour orders.
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(
75305
) |
| *37 |
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): If she will make a statement on the proportion of prosecutions abandoned before trial in the last year.
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(
75307
) |
| *38 |
Mr Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): Which discussions she has had with the Crown Prosecution Service about circumstances when appeal against sentence would be appropriate.
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(
75308
) |
| At 12.30 p.m. | Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | ADJOURNMENT
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| The Prime Minister
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| That this House do now adjourn.
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| Proposed subject for debate: Local Government Finance Formula Grant Distribution.
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| Debate may continue for three hours or until 5.00 p.m., whichever is later (Order of 17th October).
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| + 2 | ADJOURNMENT [Until 7.00 p.m.]
|
| The Prime Minister
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| That this House do now adjourn.
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| Proposed subject for debate: Asbestos in the work place.
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| Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
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| + 3 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate after 7.00 p.m.]
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| Mr Robin Cook
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| That at the sitting on Monday 28th October, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any messages from the Lords relating to the Enterprise Bill shall have been received.
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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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| 4 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Detention of Dr Lesley McCulloch in Indonesia (Mr Alan Reid).
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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). |
| | |
COMMITTEES |
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| 1 | Northern Ireland Grand Committee | 2.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider a proposal for a draft Access to Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2002. |
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| 2 | Liaison | 9.30 a.m. | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 3 | Public Administration | 9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Public Appointments and Patronage. |
| Witnesses: Sir William Wells, Chairman, NHS Appointments Commission; Professor Teresa Rees, Cardiff University (at approximately 11.30 a.m.). |
| 4 | International Development | 10.30 a.m. | Room 8 (public) |
| Subject: Afghanistan: The Transition from Humanitarian Relief to Reconstruction and Development. |
| Witnesses: Dr Abdullah Abdullah, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Mr Mohammad Hanif Atmar, Minister for Rural Development and Reconstruction, Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan; Dr Simar Samar, Head of the Human Rights Commission, Afghanistan (at approximately 11.30 a.m.); Mr Shirazuddin Siddiqi, Director, Afghan Education, and Mr Stephen King, Director, BBC World Service Trust (at approximately 12.30 p.m.). |
| 5 | Foreign Affairs | 3.30 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Foreign Policy Aspects of the War Against Terrorism. |
| Witnesses: Dr John Chipman CMG, Director, Mr Steven Simon, Assistant Director, and Dr Gary Samore, Senior Fellow for Non-Proliferation, International Institute for Strategic Studies; Professor Ian Brownlie CBE QC FBA, University of Oxford, and Professor Christopher Greenwood QC (at approximately 4.40 p.m.); Lord Wright of Richmond GCMG, Former Diplomat, and Sir Harold Walker KCMG, Former Diplomat (at approximately 5.20 p.m.). |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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| |
Written Questions tabled on Wednesday 23rd October for answer today++
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| 1 |
Syd Rapson (Portsmouth North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, whether membership of the Indian National Liberation Army disqualifies former Far East prisoners of war from eligibility under the Ex Gratia Payment Scheme announced on 7th November 2000.
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|
(
77534
) |
| 2 |
Mrs Jackie Lawrence (Preseli, Pembrokeshire): To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer what targets have been set for the OGCbuying.solutions trading fund for 2002-03.
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|
(
77535
) |
| 3 |
Ms Candy Atherton (Falmouth & Camborne): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what goods on the Military List have recently been approved for export to Iraq.
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|
(
77621
) |
| 4 |
Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what plans he has to change the rules for claiming bereavement benefits.
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|
(
77652
) |
| 5 |
Caroline Flint (Don Valley): To ask the Deputy Prime Minister, whether he has received the Inspector's report on the planning application to redevelop Finningley Airfield.
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|
(
77653
) |
| 6 |
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Criminal Records Bureau delivers an effective service to its customers.
|
|
(
77742
) |
| 7 |
Mr Michael Jabez Foster (Hastings & Rye): To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, what action she is taking to conserve and enhance biodiversity in England; and if she will make a statement.
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|
(
77743
) |
| 8 |
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, if he will make a statement on passport fees.
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|
(
77744
) |
| 9 |
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what changes he is making to the Discretionary Social Fund.
|
|
(
77805
) |
| 10 |
Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): To ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, if she will make a statement on her plans to introduce (a) enhanced maternity rights, (b) new paternity rights and (c) rights for adoptive parents.
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|
(
77828
) |
Standing Committee Notices |
| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 28th October at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (The United States of America) Order 2002 and the draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Lithuania) Order 2002.
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| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 28th October at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) (Elected Representatives) Order 2002.
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| The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 29th October at 10.30 a.m. to consider the draft Maximum Number of Judges Order 2002.
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| The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 29th October at 10.30 a.m. to consider the Access to Countryside (Provisional and Conclusive Maps) (England) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No.1710).
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| The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 29th October at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2587) and the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Suspension of Devolved Government) Order 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2574).
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| The Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 30th October at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2002.
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