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 Work and Pensions |
| *1 |
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): If he will make a statement on the impact of New Deal for 50 Plus on getting older people back into work.
|
|
|
(
102943
) |
| *2 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What assessment he has made of the impact of the Pension Credit on the incomes of the poorest pensioners.
|
|
|
(
102945
) |
| *3 |
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): If he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the Child Support Agency.
|
|
|
(
102947
) |
| *4 |
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon): What percentage of the population are in receipt of means-tested benefits.
|
|
|
(
102948
) |
| *5 |
Annabelle Ewing (Perth): When he will reach a conclusion as to the impact on the payment of social security benefit of the Scottish Executive's proposals to compensate people who have contracted hepatitis C from contaminated blood products.
|
|
|
(
102949
) |
| *6 |
Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton): How many Child Support Agency cases of arrears of maintenance payment were taken to court in each of the past five years; and if he will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
102950
) |
| *7 |
Mr Andrew Mitchell (Sutton Coldfield): If he will make a statement on the number of lone parent workless households.
|
|
|
(
102951
) |
| *8 |
Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What further steps he will take to help people into work in communities with high levels of long-term unemployment.
|
|
|
(
102952
) |
| *9 |
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If he will pay full pensions to people who are in hospital for longer than six weeks; and if he will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
102953
) |
| *10 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What plans he has to assist disabled people with access to pension payments.
|
|
|
(
102954
) |
| *11 |
Ann Coffey (Stockport): What assessment he has made of the future impact of the new children's centres on supporting parents in work.
|
|
|
(
102955
) |
| *12 |
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): What role Jobcentre Plus has in ensuring that advice and information on childcare is available to parents looking for work.
|
|
|
(
102956
) |
| *13 |
Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): What account is taken of the average level of council tax for the purposes of calculating pensions and benefit uprating.
|
|
|
(
102957
) |
| *14 |
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): What percentage of pensioners are dependent on means-tested support.
|
|
|
(
102958
) |
| *15 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What action he is taking to help (a) benefit recipients and (b) pensioners open a Post Office Card Account.
|
|
|
(
102959
) |
| *16 |
Bob Spink (Castle Point): What plans he has to link benefits to the behaviour of recipients.
|
|
|
(
102960
) |
| *17 |
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): What measures will be put in place to ensure that businesses fulfil their obligations under Part III of the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
|
|
|
(
102961
) |
| *18 |
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What the change in the level of unemployment in the North West Leicestershire constituency has been since May 1997.
|
|
|
(
102962
) |
| *19 |
Mr David Cameron (Witney): What recent representations he has received on the level of benefits paid to carers; and if he will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
102963
) |
| *20 |
Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): If he will make a statement on the number of final salary pension schemes which have closed since May 2002.
|
|
|
(
102964
) |
| *21 |
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): If he will make a statement on the cost projections for the Pension Credit.
|
|
|
(
102965
) |
| *22 |
Andy Burnham (Leigh): What assessment he has made of the impact of the Pension Credit on the poorest pensioners.
|
|
|
(
102966
) |
| *23 |
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): What financial incentives he has put in place for small and medium sized enterprises to increase their workforce; and if he will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
102967
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 10.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).
|
Main Business |
| + 1 | NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME)
[Up to 3 hours]
|
| Mr Robin Cook
Mr Secretary Murphy
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill—
|
| Timetable
| 1. Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day's sitting and shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, at Ten o'clock.
|
| Questions to be put
| 2. When the Bill has been read a second time—
|
| (a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put, and
|
| (b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
|
| 3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, if the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.
|
| 4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker or Chairman shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—
|
| (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
|
| (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
|
| (c) the Question on any Amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;
|
| (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
|
| 5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.
|
| Consideration of Lords Amendments
| 6.—(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
|
| (2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after their commencement.
|
| 7.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.
|
| (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
|
| (3) If that Question is for the Amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith—
|
| (a) a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
|
| (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
|
| (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith—
|
| (a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and
|
| (b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.
|
| (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.
|
| (6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.
|
| (7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.
|
| Subsequent stages
| 8.—(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
|
| (2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
|
| 9.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 8.
|
| (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
|
| (3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
|
| (4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
|
| (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
|
| Reasons Committee
| 10.—(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons in relation to the Bill and the appointment of its Chairman.
|
| (2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
|
| (3) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
|
| (4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3) the Chairman shall—
|
| (a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and
|
| (b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
|
| (5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
|
| Miscellaneous
| 11. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
|
| 12. The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 shall apply to those proceedings.
|
| 13. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
|
| 14. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.
|
| 15. No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
|
| 16.—(1) This paragraph applies if—
|
| (a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been stood over to Seven o'clock, Three o'clock or Four o'clock (as the case may be), but
|
| (b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.
|
| (2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.
|
| 17. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
|
| 18. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
|
| The Speaker will put the Question not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83). This period may continue or commence after 10.00 p.m. if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
|
|
| At 10.00 p.m.
|
| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
|
| |
| That, at this day's sitting, the Motion in the name of Mr Robin Cook and Mr Secretary Murphy relating to Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill (Allocation of Time) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
|
|
| + 2 | NORTHERN IRELAND ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS BILL: Second Reading.
[Until 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Remaining stages may also be taken.
|
| If the Motion on the Northern Ireland Assembly Elections Bill (Allocation of Time) is agreed to, proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 3 | IMMIGRATION
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Asylum (Designated States) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 11th February, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 4 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 113) on the Special Grant in aid of the revenues of the London Borough of Hackney for 2002-03, a copy of which was laid before this House on 24th February, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 5 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT
[No debate]
|
| Secretary Margaret Beckett
|
| That the draft Apple and Pear Research Council (Dissolution) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 25th February, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 6 | INDUSTRIAL ORGANISATION AND DEVELOPMENT
[No debate]
|
| Secretary Margaret Beckett
|
| That the draft Horticultural Development Council (Amendment) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 25th February, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 7 | REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 25th February, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 8 | POLICE
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Codes B to E) (No. 2) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 27th February, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| At the end of the sitting
|
| 9 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Children and the media (Ian Lucas).
|
| 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 | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft African Development Fund (Ninth Replenishment) Order 2003 and the draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Fifth Replenishment) Order 2003. |
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Code of Recommendations for the Welfare of Livestock: Cattle. |
| 3 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider the draft Local Authorities (Charges for Specified Welfare Services) (England) Regulations 2003. |
|
| 4 | Education and Skills | 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Higher Education Funding. |
| Witnesses: Mr Richard Lambert, Chairman, Review of Business-University Collaboration, Sir Richard Sykes, Rector, Imperial College, London, and Professor Rick Trainor, Vice-Chancellor, University of Greenwich. |
| 5 | Public Accounts | 4.00 p.m. | Room 15 (public) |
| Subject: Progress in Protecting Consumers' Interests. |
| Witnesses: Mr John Vickers, Director General, Miss Penny Boys, Deputy Director General, and Miss Caroline Banks, Director of Consumer Regulation Enforcement, Office of Fair Trading. |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 6 | Human Rights | 4.30 p.m. | Room 3A (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today |
| 1 | Secretary of State for International Development: European Bank for Reconstruction and Development strategy for Uzbekistan.
|
| 2 | Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department: Electronic conveyancing.
|
| 3 | Deputy Prime Minister: Accreditation of Local Strategic Partnerships in the 88 areas receiving Neighbourhood Renewal Fund.
|
| 4 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Review of forensic pathology services in England and Wales.
|
| 5 | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Departure from Office of the Attorney General of the Cayman Islands.
|
Friday 14th March |
| 1 |
Mr Jim Cousins (Newcastle upon Tyne Central): To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland, what UK military forces have been committed to UNIKOM; and whether these forces are mandated to resist all violations of the demilitarised zone on the Iraq-Kuwait border.
|
|
(
103832
) |
|
