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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| Standing Orders (Private Business): That the Amendments to Standing Orders set out in the Schedule be made:—
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SCHEDULE
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| Standing Order 4a, line 4, after `London' insert— 1
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| `and, if it affects Wales, at an office in Cardiff'.
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| Standing Order 4a, line 15, leave out `or community' and insert— 2
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| `, or (in Wales) in the county or county borough in which the community,'.
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| Standing Order 4a, line 37, after `district' insert— 3
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| `, or (in Wales) in the county or county borough'.
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| Standing Order 24, line 1, after `notice' insert `under the preceding orders'. 4
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| Standing Order 26, line 4, at end insert— 5
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| `(see also Standing Order 209 (Time for delivering notices, etc.))'.
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| Standing Order 27, line 72, leave out `Department for Transport, Local 6
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| Government and the Regions' and insert `Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.'.
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| Standing Order 27a, line 33, leave out `Department for Transport, Local 7
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| Government and the Regions' and insert `Office of the Deputy Prime Minister'.
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| Standing Order 29, line 8, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 8
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| Standing Order 34, line 11, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 9
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| Standing Order 37, line 11, leave out `Department for Transport, Local 10
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| Government and the Regions' and insert `Office of the Deputy Prime Minister'.
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| Standing Order 37, line 19, leave out `Department for Transport, Local 11
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| Government and the Regions,' and insert `Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.'.
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| Standing Order 39, line 5, leave out `, the Home Office and the Department 12
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| for Transport, Local Government and the Regions,' and insert `and the Home Office'.
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| Standing Order 39, line 7, after `Industry' insert `, the Department for 13
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| Transport and the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister'.
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| Standing Order 39, line 17, leave out `General Register Office' and insert 14
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| `Office for National Statistics'.
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| Standing Order 45, line 21, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 15
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| Standing Order 47, line 10, leave out `Department for Transport, Local 16
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| Government and the Regions' and insert `Office of the Deputy Prime Minister'.
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| Standing Order 80 is hereby repealed. 17
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| Standing Order 81, line 1, leave out from `Means' to the end and insert— 18
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| `or the Counsel to the Speaker shall, on or before 8th January each year, hold a conference with the Chairman of Committees of the House of Lords or with his Counsel for the purpose of determining in which House of Parliament the respective private bills should first be considered.'
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| Standing Order 144, line 1, leave out from `or' to the end and insert— 19
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| (a) made by a minister of the Crown, and
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| (b) presented to the House by being deposited in the Private Bill Office, shall stand referred to the committee on the bill.
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| (2) Where a recommendation is made in any such report, the committee—
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| (a) may, if it thinks fit, hear a person nominated by the minister in explanation of the recommendation, and
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| (b) shall note the recommendation in its report and, if it does not agree to such recommendation shall state its reasons for dissenting.'.
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| Standing Order 147, line 8, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 20
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| Standing Order 147, line 11, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 21
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| Standing Order 154, line 13, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 22
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| Standing Order 154, line 28, leave out `, Local Government and the Regions'. 23
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| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
| *1 |
Linda Perham (Ilford North): What plans he has to increase pre-school and after school childcare provision.
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81967
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| *2 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What plans he has to allow more schools to obtain specialist status.
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81968
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| *3 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): How many classroom assistants are employed in (a) the West Midlands and (b) England.
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81969
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| *4 |
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe & Sale East): What steps he is taking to widen participation in further and higher education.
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81970
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| *5 |
Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth): What the funding per head is in secondary schools in (a) Leicestershire and (b) England and Wales.
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81971
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| *6 |
Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): If he will make a statement on his policy on top-up fees for universities.
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81972
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| *7 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What is the forecast spending by his Department on schools in the Eastern Region for 2002-03 to 2005-06.
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81973
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| *8 |
Mr Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove): What assessment he has made of progress towards the Government's target of 50 per cent. of young people participating in higher education by 2010.
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81974
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| *9 |
Mr John Grogan (Selby): If he will make a statement on the Government's policy on student top-up fees.
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81975
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| *10 |
Mr Chris Pond (Gravesham): What recent assessment he has made of the impact of children's employment on their educational attainment.
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81976
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| *11 |
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): If he will make a statement on the review of higher education funding.
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81977
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| *12 |
Ann Winterton (Congleton): If he will make a statement on future education funding in Cheshire.
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(
81978
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| *13 |
Mr Chris Bryant (Rhondda): What assessment he has made of the capital requirements of higher educational institutions.
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81979
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| *14 |
Andrew George (St Ives): What assessment he has made of the value of target-setting in primary schools.
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81980
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| *15 |
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): If he will make a statement on his policy on the introduction of top-up fees for higher education.
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81981
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| *16 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): If he will make a statement on his policy on school exclusions.
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81982
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| *17 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If he will make a statement on progress towards the Government's targets for recruiting trainee mathematics teachers in 2002.
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81983
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| *18 |
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): What plans he has to assist United Kingdom universities to become centres of excellence.
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81984
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| *19 |
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next expects to meet representatives of teacher unions to discuss the burden of regulation in schools.
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81985
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| *20 |
Tim Loughton (East Worthing & Shoreham): What advice he has given schools in order to accommodate the particular needs of young carers whilst at the same time pursuing their careers at schools.
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81986
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| *21 |
Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): What plans he has for the funding of higher education.
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81987
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| *22 |
Mr David Cameron (Witney): How many schools he expects to apply for new freedoms under the Education Act 2002; and if he will make a statement.
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81988
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| *23 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What plans he has for funding of universities.
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81989
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| *24 |
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): If he will make a statement on the levels of staff turnover in schools in the South East in the last 12 months.
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81990
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| *25 |
Jane Griffiths (Reading East): If he will introduce Food Technology into the National Curriculum; and if he will make a statement.
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81991
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| *26 |
Mr George Osborne (Tatton): What recent discussions he has had with teachers' representatives on the number of directives issued to schools since 1997.
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81992
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| *27 |
Mr Paul Tyler (North Cornwall): What assessment he has made of the variation in school transport costs between different local education authority areas in (a) 2002-03 and (b) 2003-04.
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81993
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| *28 |
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch): What recent representations he has received about the special payments to universities in respect of pupils resident in specified postcode areas.
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81994
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| *29 |
Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): What plans he has to change the minimum full time salary level paid to a university lecturer after five years service.
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81995
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| *30 |
John Mann (Bassetlaw): How many new schools have been built in coalfield communities since 1997; and how many are planned.
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81996
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| *31 |
Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge): What steps he will take to ensure that there is an increase in the number of university students from low income backgrounds.
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81997
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| *32 |
Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester): If he will make a statement on Surestart in Gloucester.
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81998
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| *33 |
Ross Cranston (Dudley North): What recent estimate he has made of the average lifetime earnings of (a) graduates and (b) non-graduates.
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81999
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| *34 |
Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston): If he will make a statement on private finance initiatives in school buildings in Cheshire.
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82000
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| Oral Questions to the Solicitor General |
| *35 |
Mr Barry Gardiner (Brent North): If she will make a statement on the effectiveness of the CPS in the London area.
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82001
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| *36 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent representations she has received on prosecution of serious fraud cases.
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82002
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Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When she next expects to meet representatives of small firms organisations to discuss policy on prosecutions of fraud.
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82005
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| *38 |
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): When she next plans to meet the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss communication with the victims of crime.
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82006
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| *39 |
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What her practice is in relation to consulting the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of decisions to prosecute cases which are likely to be of substantial public interest.
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82007
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Andrew George (St Ives): What policy is applied by the Crown Prosecution Service in respect of the protection of the reputation of deceased victims.
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82009
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Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What the policy is of the CPS in relation to the prosecution of incitement to racial hatred.
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82010
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| At 12.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Preliminary Business |
| Notice of Motion
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| + 1 | WELSH GRAND COMMITTEE [No debate]
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| Mr Robin Cook
Secretary Peter Hain
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| (1) the matter of the Government's Pre-Budget Report as it relates to Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration;
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| (2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Thursday 5th December at five minutes to Nine o'clock and at Two o'clock to consider the Government's Pre-Budget Report as it relates to Wales under Standing Order No. 107 (Welsh Grand Committee (matters relating exclusively to Wales)); and
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| (a) the Chairman shall interrupt proceedings at Four o'clock; and
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| (b) at the conclusion of those proceedings a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown pursuant to Standing Order No. 108(5) (Welsh Grand Committee (sittings)).
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Orders Nos 107 and 108).
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Main Business |
| + 2 | COMMUNITY CARE (DELAYED DISCHARGES ETC.) BILL: Second Reading. [Until 7.00 p.m.]
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| Mr Iain Duncan Smith
Dr Liam Fox
Mr Simon Burns
Tim Loughton
Mr John Baron
Chris Grayling
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| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill because it would be divisive and undermine successful working partnerships between the NHS and Social Services Departments; imposes a negative fining system on local authorities rather than promoting positive policies to tackle the problems facing community care; fails to redress the loss of capacity due to over 60,000 beds being closed down in residential care since 1997 and the closure of over 2,000 care homes; fails to recognise that the number of households receiving domiciliary care has fallen by almost 100,000 households; and unfairly penalises local authorities without improving the system of discharging patients from hospital.
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| Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr A. J. Beith
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Evan Harris
Mrs Patsy Calton
Mr Paul Marsden
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| | Mr Andrew Stunell |
| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill because aspects are incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998; because the Bill proposes simplistic measures that fail to address adequately a complex problem; it treats a symptom rather than tackling the cause which is a failure of successive Governments to invest in community-based services to prevent admissions and support people after discharge; it undermines partnerships between health and social care; it fails to take note of the needs of the patient or the concerns of carers; it will give rise to an increase in emergency readmissions of older people; because more discharges will distort priorities for the care of the elderly and create perverse incentives by placing the need to hit delayed discharge targets ahead of offering timely and appropriate care to those in their own homes; and because it fails to remove the charges for personal care.
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| Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
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| + 3 | COMMUNITY CARE (DELAYED DISCHARGES ETC.) BILL (PROGRAMME) [No debate]
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| Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Milburn
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| That the following provisions shall apply to the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill:
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| Committal
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| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
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| Standing Committee
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| 2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 12th December.
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| 3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
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| Consideration and Third Reading
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| 4. 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.
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| 5. 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.
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| 6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made by the House on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
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| Other proceedings
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| 7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
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| To be decided without debate (Orders of 28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002).
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| + 4 | COMMUNITY CARE (DELAYED DISCHARGES ETC.) BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified. [No debate]
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| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
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| (a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of the Act; and
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| (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided by virtue of any other enactment.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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| + 5 | NORTHERN IRELAND [No debate]
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| |
| That the draft Housing Support Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2002, which was laid before this House on 15th November, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 6 | SCOTTISH GRAND COMMITTEE [No debate after 7.00 p.m.]
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| Mr Robin Cook
Mrs Secretary Liddell
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| (1) the Scottish Grand Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 10th December at half-past Ten o'clock to consider a substantive Motion for the adjournment of the Committee; and
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| (2) in respect of that sitting Standing Order No. 99 (Scottish Grand Committee (substantive motions for the adjournment)) shall have effect with the substitution in paragraph (2) (b) of the word `five' for the word `ten'.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.
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| + 7 | SECTION 5 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1993 [No debate after 7.00 p.m.]
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| That, for the purposes of their approval under section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, the Government's assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2002 shall be treated as if it were an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation).
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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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| 8 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Local Government funding in Swindon (Julia Drown).
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| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9). |
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COMMITTEES |
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| 1 | Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (South Africa) Order 2002 and the draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Taiwan) Order 2002. |
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| 2 | Finance and Services | 9.45 a.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 3 | Public Administration | 9.45 a.m.
10.00 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Public Service Targets. |
| Witnesses: Mr Doug McAvoy, General Secretary, National Union of Teachers and Mrs Jan Berry, Chairman, Police Federation of England and Wales; Lord Browne of Madingley, Chief Executive, British Petroleum (at approximately 11.30 a.m.). |
| 4 | Health | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Sexual Health. |
| Witnesses: Dr George Kinghorn, Clinical Director, Genito-urinary Department, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, Dr Pat Munday, Consultant Physician, Watford General Hospital, Dr Chris Ford, Chair, Royal College of General Practice Committee, Marianne Nicholson, Chair, Herpes Virus Association, Mr Graham Taylor, Lead Commissioner, Sexual Health and HIV Care, Brighton and Hove City Primary Care Trust and Jackie Rogers, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ore Clinic, Hastings. |
| 5 | Home Affairs | 2.30 p.m. | Room 8 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 6 | Human Rights | 4.00 p.m. | Block B, Castle Buildings, Stormont Castle, Belfast (public) |
| Subject: The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission. |
| Witnesses: Professor Brice Dickson, Chief Commissioner, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission; Professor Christine Bell, Magee College, University of Ulster (at approximately 5.30 p.m.). |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today | |
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| | 1 |
Deputy Prime Minister: Social Exclusion Units Report on Young Runaways. |
| | 2 |
Secretary of State for Wales: Departmental Expenditure Limit 2002-03. |
| | 3 |
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Winter Supplementary Estimates 2002-03: Department of Trade and Industry. |
| | 4 |
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Decision on application to build a 860 MW gas-fired power station at Marchwood, Hampshire. |
| | 5 |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Rights of way improvement planning. |
| | 6 |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Regional commencement of access to mountain, moor, heath, down and registered common land. |
| | 7 |
Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs' Autumn Performance Report 2002. |
| | 8 |
Secretary of State for Transport: SRA Board Appointments. |
| | 9 |
Secretary of State for Health: Food Standards Agency's Autumn Performance Report 2002.
| | | 10 |
Secretary of State for Health: Transfer of funding for National Health Service pension scheme indexation costs from the Treasury to the Department of Health. |
| | 11 |
Secretary of State for Health: Review of the role of primary care trusts in relation to learning and research in the new National Health Service. |
| | 12 |
Secretary of State for Health: The Department of Health's and the Food Standards Agency's Departmental expenditure limits and administration cost limits for 2002-03. |
| | 13 |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Farm incomes. |
| | 14 |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Autumn Performance Report. |
| | 15 |
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Caerphilly County Borough Council. |
| | 16 |
Parliamentary Under Secretary, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Launching consultation on tenancy deposits. |
| | 17 |
Solicitor General: Winter Supplementary Estimate 2002-03. |
| | 18 |
Minister of State for the Armed Forces: Ministry of Defence: Royal Artillery Regiment's reorganisation. |
| | 19 |
Secretary of State for Transport: Streetworks: Halcrow's first annual report on charges for overrunning. |
| | 20 |
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Changes in support arrangements for in country asylum seekers. |
| | 21 |
Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department: Lord Chancellor's Annual report on the Freedom of Information Act 2002. |
| | 22 |
Secretary of State for International Development: Access to Medicines Working Group. |
Standing Committee Notices |
| The Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee A in respect of the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill will meet on Monday 2nd December at 7.00 p.m.
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| Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 3rd December at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. and Thursday 5th December at 8.55 am and 2.30 p.m. to consider Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill.
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| The Welsh Grand Committee will meet on Thursday 5th December at 8.55 a.m. and
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| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 2nd December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Fur Farming (Prohibition) (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
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| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 3rd December at 10.30 a.m. to consider the draft International Development (Thirteenth Replenishment) Order 2002.
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| The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Tuesday 3rd December at 4.30 p.m. to consider Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Statutory Powers to Stop and Search) Order 2002.
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| The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 4th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Harbours (Northern Ireland) Order 2002.
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| The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 2nd December at 4.30 p.m. to consider Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 107) (House of Commons Paper No. 60) on Special Grant for Activities Undertaken by Beacon Councils.
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| The Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 5th December at 9.55 a.m. to consider the Draft Air Quality (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2002.
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| The Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 4th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Jobseeker's Allowance Amendment Regulations 2002.
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| The Ninth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 5th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Flexible Working (Procedural Requirements) Regulations 2002.
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| The Tenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 4th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Companies (Fees) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002, No. 2894).
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