+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland |
| *1 |
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame South): When she expects to announce the results of the Scottish Boundary Commission.
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(
89136
) |
| *2 |
Mrs Irene Adams (Paisley North): How many people in Scotland benefit from the national minimum wage.
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(
89137
) |
| *3 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): When she proposes to bring forward legislation to amend the Scotland Act 1998 in respect of the size of the Scottish Parliament.
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(
89138
) |
| *4 |
Mr Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): What plans she has to provide financial support for coastal communities affected by the reduction of fishing effort in the North Sea.
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(
89139
) |
| *5 |
Mr John McFall (Dumbarton): What action she is taking to consult Scottish business and trade union interests on cross-border economic issues.
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(
89140
) |
| *6 |
Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): When she last met the Scottish Trades Union Congress to discuss employment issues.
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(
89141
) |
| *7 |
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): What assessment she has made of the benefits for employment and enterprise in Scotland arising out of the Copenhagen Summit.
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(
89142
) |
| *8 |
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): If she will make a statement on the Scottish fishing industry.
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(
89143
) |
| *9 |
Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East): What action she is taking in conjunction with business and industry interests to tackle the problems faced by the manufacturing sector in Scotland.
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(
89144
) |
| *10 |
Pete Wishart (North Tayside): When she will announce the proposed operating costs of the Scotland Office for the financial year 2003-04.
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(
89145
) |
| *11 |
Mr John Baron (Billericay): What assessment she has made of the trend in small business insolvencies in North East Scotland.
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(
89146
) |
| *12 |
Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What discussions she has had with small business representatives in Scotland regarding the development of broadband services in rural areas.
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(
89147
) |
| *13 |
John Robertson (Glasgow, Anniesland): If she will make a statement on shipbuilding on the Clyde.
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(
89148
) |
| *14 |
Angus Robertson (Moray): What efforts she is making to ensure that the (a) Scottish Executive and (b) Scottish Parliament are fully informed of European Union matters.
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(
89149
) |
| *15 |
Mr Alan Reid (Argyll & Bute): What recent discussions she has had with Postcomm regarding deregulation of postal services in Scotland.
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(
89150
) |
| Oral Questions to the President of the Council, and the honourable Member answering for the House of Commons Commission |
| *32 |
Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): To ask the President of the Council, if he will bring forward proposals to allow for private members' bills to be debated on a day other than Friday.
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(
89167
) |
| *33 |
Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement about further reform of the House of Lords.
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(
89169
) |
| *34 |
Helen Jackson (Sheffield, Hillsborough): To ask the President of the Council, what further changes to the standard timetable of the House he is proposing during this year.
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(
89170
) |
| *35 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, what proportion of public hearings of select committees in this Session were capable of being viewed by internet users in real time.
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(
89171
) |
| *36 |
Mr John Bercow (Buckingham): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement on the exercise of his responsibilities as Visitor in respect of universities.
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(
89173
) |
| *37 |
Joyce Quin (Gateshead East & Washington West): To ask the President of the Council, if he will make a statement about progress with Government plans for House of Lords reform.
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(
89174
) |
| *38 |
Julia Drown (South Swindon): To ask the President of the Council, what plans he has to propose steps to reduce time taken to record votes in the House.
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(
89175
) |
Main Business |
| + 2 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT 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
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| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Local Government Bill because it is a centralising measure that will have the effect of undermining local democracy by imposing new duties and responsibilities on local authorities; it places in the hands of the Secretary of State too much power to determine the management of individual local authorities; it deprives local authorities of control over housing and capital receipts; and it gives unnecessary powers to the Secretary of State on financial administration, particularly the powers to specify the level of local authorities' reserves and to monitor budgets.
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| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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| + 3 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL (PROGRAMME) [No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Robin Cook
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| That the following provisions shall apply to the Local Government Bill—
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| Committal
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| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
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| Proceedings in 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 6th February 2003.
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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 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 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL [MONEY]: Queen's recommendation signified. [No debate]
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| |
| That for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Local Government Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
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| (a) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure under the Act of a Minister of the Crown or government department;
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| (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums which under any other enactment are payable out of money so provided; and
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| (c) the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums which under any other enactment are payable out of that Fund.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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| + 5 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL [WAYS AND MEANS] [No debate]
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| |
| That for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Local Government Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment into the Consolidated Fund of—
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| (a) any sums received under the Act by a Minister of the Crown;
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| (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable into that Fund under any other enactment; and
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| (c) any sums received by a valuation officer by way of penalty.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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| + 6 | STAFFING NEEDS OF COMMISSION IN ENLARGED EUROPEAN UNION [No debate]
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| That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 9759/02, Commission Communication on the activities and human resources of the Commission in the enlarged European Union; supports the Government's position that the details of the Communication are timely and that the Commission's commitment to reconsider reassessment prior to each preliminary draft budget is welcome; welcomes the Government's emphasis on the importance of keeping to the Berlin financial agreement; and supports the Government's aim of working to ensure the necessary resources are made available within the agreed ceilings.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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| + 7 | DENIED BOARDING COMPENSATION FOR AIR PASSENGERS [No debate]
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| That this House takes note of European Union documents No. 5129/02, draft Regulation establishing common rules on compensation and assistance to air passengers in the event of denied boarding and of cancellation or long delays of flights, and No. 13312/02, European Parliament Amendments to the draft Regulation; and supports the Government's objective to achieve enhanced passenger protection but without imposing significant new burdens on the airline industry.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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| + 8 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| |
| That, at the sitting on Tuesday 14th January,
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| (1) the Motion in the name of Mr David Trimble may be proceeded with, though opposed, until Four o'clock or three hours after it has been entered upon, whichever is the later, and if proceedings have not previously been concluded they shall lapse at that time; and paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the proceedings as if the day were an Opposition Day; and
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| (2) the Motion for the adjournment of the House relating to the 2012 Olympics may be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours after it has been entered upon, and the Motion shall then lapse.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| 9 | ACCOMMODATION AND WORKS [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Tom Brake be discharged from the Accommodation and Works Committee and Sir Robert Smith be added to the Committee.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| 10 | TREASURY [No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Laws be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Norman Lamb be added to the Committee.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting
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| 11 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Motorways in the Elmet constituency and upgrading the A1 (Colin Burgon).
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| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
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