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Order of Business 21 March 2003

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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.

At 9.30 a.m.      Prayers
Afterwards

Preliminary Business

Notice of Presentation of Bill

+  1  

FIRE SERVICES

[No debate]

      Mr Secretary Prescott
        Bill to confer power on the Secretary of State to set or modify the conditions of service of members of fire brigades and to give directions to fire authorities.

Formal First Reading: no debate or decision.

Main Business

        (Note: if proceedings on the first Bill end before 2.30 p.m., the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. After 2.30 p.m. only those Bills which are unopposed may make further progress.)

  2  

FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION BILL:      Second Reading.

    Member in Charge:      Ann Clwyd
  3  

EQUINE WELFARE (RAGWORT CONTROL) BILL:      Second Reading.

    Member in Charge:      Mr John Greenway
  4  

ENDANGERED SPECIES (ILLEGAL TRADE) BILL:      Second Reading.

    Member in Charge:      Hugh Robertson
  5  

GREENBELT PROTECTION BILL:      Second Reading.

    Member in Charge:      Mr John Baron.
  6  

CROWN EMPLOYMENT (NATIONALITY) BILL:      Second Reading. (Queen's consent to be signified on Second Reading.)

    Member in Charge:      Mr Andrew Dismore.
  7  

GOVERNMENT POWERS (LIMITATIONS) BILL:      Second Reading.

    Member in Charge:      Mr John Bercow
Debate may continue until 2.30 p.m.

At the end of the sitting

  8  

ADJOURNMENT

        Proposed subject: Organic farming and the Fairtrade label (Eric Joyce).

        Debate may continue until 3.00 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 11).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:      Reorganisation of Diplomatic Representation in Central America.
2Prime Minister:      Intelligence Services Commissioner.
3Secretary of State for Defence:      Army Training Estate-Project Vanguard-Announcement of Contract.
4Secretary of State for Trade and Industry:      Compensation for former employees of certain defunct subsidiaries of British Shipbuilders.
5Deputy Prime Minister:      Publication of Strategy Unit Final Report on Ethnic Minorities and the Labour Market.
 
 

Written Questions tabled on Thursday 20th March for answer today++

1 Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the honourable Member for Roxburgh and Berwickshire, representing the House of Commons Commission, if he will make a statement on his Department's role in supporting the West Yorkshire Ambulance Service over the introduction of NHS Professionals.
( 104869 )
2 Judy Mallaber (Amber Valley): To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, what additional support the UK Government is providing to humanitarian agencies to help their preparedness and for immediate humanitarian response following conflict in Iraq.
( 104954 )

 

 
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