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.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland |
| *1 |
Mr John Baron (Billericay): When she will publish the results of her consultation on the size of the Scottish Parliament.
|
|
|
(
81439
) |
| *2 |
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): What assessment she has made of prospects for employment in the Scottish fishing industry.
|
|
|
(
81440
) |
| *3 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): What assessment she has made of the prospects for employment in the Scottish fishing industry.
|
|
|
(
81441
) |
| *4 |
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What assessment she has made of employment prospects in the Scottish fishing industry.
|
|
|
(
81442
) |
| *5 |
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): What discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive about encouraging more recycling in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81443
) |
| *6 |
Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest): When she last met the Scottish Executive to discuss inward investment in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81445
) |
| *7 |
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): When she next intends to meet the commissioners of the Northern Lighthouse Board.
|
|
|
(
81446
) |
| *8 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): When she last met the Scottish Executive to discuss inward investment in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81447
) |
| *9 |
Mr John MacDougall (Central Fife): What discussions she has recently had with the First Minister on the issue of drugs in Scotland; and if she will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
81448
) |
| *10 |
Mr Michael Weir (Angus): To whom she has made recent representations regarding the fishing industry in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81449
) |
| *11 |
Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill): What steps she is taking to engage with the voluntary sector in Scotland regarding employment.
|
|
|
(
81450
) |
| *12 |
Angus Robertson (Moray): What policies she is promoting to end rural poverty.
|
|
|
(
81451
) |
| *13 |
Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury): When she last met the Scottish Executive to discuss inward investment in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81452
) |
| *14 |
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): When she will publish the results of her consultation on the size of the Scottish Parliament.
|
|
|
(
81453
) |
| *15 |
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): If she will make a statement on the Scottish economy.
|
|
|
(
81454
) |
| *16 |
Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): What discussions she has had with the Scottish Executive regarding ways of combating anti-social behaviour through United Kingdom-wide legislation.
|
|
|
(
81455
) |
| *17 |
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): What recent discussions she has had with Postcomm regarding deregulation of postal services in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81456
) |
| *18 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): When she last met the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to discuss the implications for diversity in the Scottish media industry of the Government's legislative programme.
|
|
|
(
81457
) |
| *19 |
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): If she will make a statement on the Scottish economy.
|
|
|
(
81458
) |
| *20 |
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What assessment she has made of prospects for employment in the Scottish fishing industry.
|
|
|
(
81459
) |
| *21 |
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): When she will publish the results of her consultation on the size of the Scottish Parliament.
|
|
|
(
81460
) |
| *22 |
Rosemary McKenna (Cumbernauld & Kilsyth): What steps she is taking to promote Scotland's creative industries.
|
|
|
(
81461
) |
| *23 |
Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): What steps she is taking to ensure that Scotland's interests are represented within Government in respect of the Communications Bill.
|
|
|
(
81462
) |
| *24 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What consultation she has initiated about the impact of applying NETA in Scotland.
|
|
|
(
81463
) |
| *25 |
Mr David Marshall (Glasgow, Shettleston): What action she is taking to consult Scottish business and trade union interests on economic issues.
|
|
|
(
81464
) |
| Oral Questions to the Advocate General |
| *26 |
Ann McKechin (Glasgow, Maryhill): What assessment she has made of the change in the way in which the Human Rights Act 1998 is applied in Scotland since devolution.
|
|
|
(
81430
) |
| *27 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent devolutionary issues she has considered.
|
|
|
(
81431
) |
| *28 |
Annabelle Ewing (Perth): What devolution issues have been raised since 23rd October under the Scotland Act 1998.
|
|
|
(
81432
) |
| *29 |
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): What devolution issues she has considered since 22nd October.
|
|
|
(
81433
) |
| *30 |
Angus Robertson (Moray): What devolution issues have been raised since 23rd October under the Scotland Act 1998.
|
|
|
(
81434
) |
| *31 |
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): What devolution issues have been raised with her since 22nd October, under the Scotland Act 1988.
|
|
|
(
81435
) |
| *32 |
John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): How many devolution cases she has dealt with since September.
|
|
|
(
81436
) |
| *33 |
Mr Michael Weir (Angus): What devolution issues have been raised since 23rd October under the Scotland Act 1998.
|
|
|
(
81437
) |
| *34 |
Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): What devolution issues have been raised since 23rd October under the Scotland Act 1998.
|
|
|
(
81438
) |
| Oral Questions to the Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department |
| *35 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What the Lord Chancellor's policy is on the personal immunity of the Sovereign in relation to actions in court.
|
|
|
(
81465
) |
| *36 |
Hugh Robertson (Faversham & Mid Kent): If she will make a statement on the Government's plans for increasing the number of magistrates.
|
|
|
(
81466
) |
| *37 |
Hugh Bayley (City of York): What research her Department has carried out into the reasons why some witnesses fail to testify in court.
|
|
|
(
81467
) |
| *38 |
Mr David Cameron (Witney): How many complaints she has received about the operation of the Office of Supervision of Solicitors in the past year; and if she will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
81468
) |
| *39 |
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What her policy is on scrutiny of Bills sponsored by his Department.
|
|
|
(
81470
) |
| *40 |
Andrew Rosindell (Romford): When she last met representatives of the Magistrates' Courts Central Council.
|
|
|
(
81471
) |
| *41 |
Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): What action her Department is taking to help victims of domestic violence.
|
|
|
(
81472
) |
| *42 |
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): When she last met members of the lay magistracy to discuss the operation of magistrates' courts.
|
|
|
(
81474
) |
| *43 |
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): If she will make a statement on further steps to tackle domestic violence that are under consideration by her Department.
|
|
|
(
81475
) |
| *44 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): When she expects the new courthouse in Colchester will open.
|
|
|
(
81476
) |
| *45 |
Tom Cox (Tooting): If she will list the actions taken by the Government to prevent child abduction from the UK.
|
|
|
(
81479
) |
| Oral Questions to the President of the Council, the Right honourable Member answering for the House of Commons Commission and the Chairman of the Finance and Services Committee |
| *46 |
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement on proposals for further reform of the House of Lords.
|
|
|
(
81510
) |
| *47 |
Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the President of the Council, if he will ask the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons to consider whether it would be appropriate to allow statutory instruments to be amendable.
|
|
|
(
81511
) |
| *48 |
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the President of the Council, what progress has been made with his preparation for reform of the House of Lords.
|
|
|
(
81512
) |
| *49 |
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde): To ask the President of the Council, if he will recommend to the Select Committee on Modernisation of the House of Commons that it review the way honourable Members use lap top computers in order to assist them in carrying out their role of legislative scrutiny.
|
|
|
(
81513
) |
| *50 |
Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the President of the Council, what steps he is taking to develop improved scrutiny of draft legislation.
|
|
|
(
81514
) |
| *51 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the costs of making the Commons Chamber accessible to tour groups when the House is sitting.
|
|
|
(
81516
) |
| *52 |
Barbara Follett (Stevenage): To ask the President of the Council, what plans he has to propose reform of the present system of Private Members' Bills.
|
|
|
(
81517
) |
| *53 |
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the President of the Council, if he will bring forward a schedule for pre-legislative scrutiny on line for all Bills prior to the next Queen's Speech.
|
|
|
(
81518
) |
| *54 |
Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement on his plans for the presentation of evidence in the Welsh language to select committees.
|
|
|
(
81519
) |
| *55 |
Mr Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the President of the Council, what plans he has to propose reforms to the rules on parliamentary language.
|
|
|
(
81520
) |
| *56 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement on the role of the Privy Council in relation to the use of the death penalty in a number of overseas territories.
|
|
|
(
81521
) |
| *57 |
Brian White (North East Milton Keynes): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what the cost and benefits were of the new security measures between Norman Shaw North and Portcullis House.
|
|
|
(
81522
) |
| *58 |
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the President of the Council, what assessment he has made of public reaction to the recently announced changes to the Parliamentary Calendar and timings of sittings of the House.
|
|
|
(
81523
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Private Notice Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL: Second Reading. [Until 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr Iain Duncan Smith
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
David Maclean
|
| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill because it is a centralising measure that will have the effect of undermining local democracy; it places too much power in the hands of the Secretary of State to determine the timing of each referendum in each region; it fails to protect the right of individual communities to determine the local government structure that suits them best; the arrangements for referenda are inadequate and insufficiently defined; it fails to recognise that unitary authorities are not an appropriate solution in all parts of the country; it fails to recognise the needs of rural areas; and it is incapable of protecting long-established county councils.
|
| Mr Graham Allen
|
| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill because it believes that, to comply with the Government's commitment to pre-legislative scrutiny in the Gracious Speech, a bill of such importance should have been considered in draft by a special select committee before being presented to the House.
|
| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 2 | REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL (PROGRAMME) [No debate]
|
| Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Robin Cook
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill:
|
| Committal
|
| 1. Clauses 1 to 4 of the Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
|
| 2. The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
|
| Programming of proceedings
|
| 3. All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.
|
| Proceedings
|
| 4. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in one day.
|
| 5. (1) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 19th December 2002.
|
| (2) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
|
| 6. When the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee of the whole House and by the Standing Committee, have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Standing Committee.
|
| Consideration and Third Reading
|
| 7. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
|
| 8. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.
|
| 9. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
|
| To be decided without debate (Orders of 28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002).
|
| + 3 | REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL [MONEY]: Queen's recommendation signified. [No debate]
|
| Ruth Kelly
|
| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill:
|
| (1) there shall be charged on and paid out of the Consolidated Fund any sums required by the Electoral Commission to meet:
|
|
(a) the charges payable to counting officers in connection with a referendum held about the establishment of an elected regional assembly; and
|
| |
| (2) there shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament:
|
|
(a) any expenditure of a Minister of the Crown—
| (i) in connection with a referendum held about the establishment of an elected regional assembly;
|
| (ii) in making payments to the Electoral Commission;
|
| (iii) in paying grant in respect of the expenditure of regional chambers;
|
| (iv) in preparation for elected regional assemblies;
|
| (v) in connection with the transfer of any function to such an assembly;
|
| (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums so payable under any other enactment.
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
|
| + 4 | ESTIMATES [No debate]
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That this House agrees with the Report [21st November] of the Liaison Committee.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 145).
|
| + 5 | HOUSE OF LORDS REFORM (JOINT COMMITTEE) [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr Robin Cook
|
| That the Lords Message [14th November] relating to House of Lords Reform be now considered.
|
| That this House concurs with the Lords in the said Resolution.
|
| That, in accordance with the Resolution of the House of 19th June in the last Session of Parliament, a Select Committee of 12 Members be appointed to join with a Committee to be appointed by the Lords, as the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform, with the same terms of reference, powers and membership as in the last session and that the proceedings of the Joint Committee on House of Lords Reform in the last session of Parliament be referred to the Committee.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 6 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT [No debate]
|
| Secretary Margaret Beckett
|
| That the draft Potato Industry Development Council (Amendment) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 23rd October, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 7 | GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS [No debate]
|
| Mr Michael Meacher
|
| That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 14394/01, draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community and amending Council Directive 96/61/EC; and supports the Government's objective of establishing a flexible, market-based instrument across the European Union in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions towards meeting the United Kingdom's international obligations and domestic targets on climate change.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
|
| At the end of the sitting
|
| 8 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Licensing hare coursing in Northern Ireland (Mr Colin Pickthall).
|
| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9). |
| |
|
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Medical Act 1983 (Amendment) Order 2002 |
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Solicitors' Practising Certificates) Order 2002 |
| 3 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 10.30 a.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider the draft Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002 |
| 4 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Contracting Out (Functions in Relation to Applications for Patents) Order 2002 |
| 5 | Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (Additional Designations) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2614). |
|
| 6 | Regulatory Reform | 9.30 a.m. | Room 19 (private) |
| 7 | Trade and Industry | 9.30 a.m.
10.15 a.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Trade with China. |
| Witnesses: B&Q; British Petroleum (at approximately 11.00 a.m.). |
| 8 | Foreign Affairs | 10.00 a.m. | Room 16 (private) |
| 9 | Treasury | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Bank of England November Inflation report. |
| Witnesses: Rt Hon Sir Edward George GBE, Governor, Mr Mervyn King, Deputy Governor, Sir Andrew Large, Deputy Governor, and Mr Paul Tucker, Executive Director, Bank of England, Ms Marian Bell and Mr Christopher Allsopp, External Monetary Policy Committee Members. |
| 10 | International Development | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 5 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Afghanistan: the transition from humanitarian relief to reconstruction and development assistance. |
| Witnesses: CARE International; Islamic Relief (at approximately 11.00 a.m.); Development Initiatives (at approximately 11.30 a.m.); and British Agencies Afghanistan Group (BAAG) (at approximately 12 noon). |
| 11 | Home Affairs | 10.15 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Criminal Justice and Sentencing Bill. |
| Witnesses: Lord Falconer QC, Minister of State for Criminal Justice, Sentencing and Law Reform, Home Office, and officials. |
| 12 | Culture, Media and Sport | 10.30 a.m.
10.45 a.m. | The Thatcher
Room, Portcullis
House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Tourism. |
| Witnesses: Scottish Tourism Forum; Visit Scotland (Scottish Tourist Board) (at approximately 11.30 a.m.); Mr Michael Watson MSP, Minister for Tourism, Scottish Executive (at approximately 12.30 p.m.). |
| 13 | Welsh Affairs | 10.30 a.m. | The Grimond
Room, Portcullis
House (private) |
| 14 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Urban Affairs Sub-Committee |
2.30 p.m. | Sheffield Town
Hall (public) |
| Subject: Government Regeneration Initiatives. |
| Witnesses: Mr Anil Singh, Manningham Housing Association, Mr Ted Cantle, Chair of the Community Cohesion Unity; Mr Bob Collins, Director of Regeneration, Stoke on Trent Council; Mr Bob Kerslake, Chief Executive of Sheffield Council (at approximately 3.10 p.m.); Mrs Pauline Davis, Nottingham New Deal for Communities (at approximately 4.15 p.m.); Mr Mohammed Dajani and Mr Vince Taylor, Sheffield First (at approximately 4.35 p.m.). |
| 15 | Transport | 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Work of the Strategic Rail Authority. |
| Witness: Mr. Richard Bowker, Chairman of the Strategic Rail Authority. |
| 16 | Trade and Industry | 4.00 p.m.
4.15 p.m. | The Thatcher
Room, Portcullis
House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Radio Spectrum. |
| Witnesses: ASTRA Satellite Services; Nokia UK Limited (at approximately 5.00 p.m.). |
| 17 | Statutory Instruments | Immediately after the JCSI
meeting | Room 7 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 18 | Statutory Instruments | 4.15 p.m. | Room 7 (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
|
