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 Culture, Media and Sport |
| *1 |
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): If she will make a statement about cultural objects recently stolen from Iraq.
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|
|
(
113826
) |
| *2 |
Mrs Cheryl Gillan (Chesham & Amersham): What proportion of Lottery funding has been spent on projects and good causes in the constituency of Chesham and Amersham in each of the last five years; and if she will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
113827
) |
| *3 |
Mr Anthony D. Wright (Great Yarmouth): What action she is taking to encourage public lending libraries to open at times suitable for (a) working people and (b) parents of school age children.
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|
|
(
113828
) |
| *4 |
Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): What support her Department is giving to arts centres and theatres in smaller towns in the North West.
|
|
|
(
113829
) |
| *5 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What recent discussions she has had with child welfare organisations about children's access to licensed premises.
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|
|
(
113830
) |
| *6 |
Mr Clive Soley (Ealing, Acton & Shepherd's Bush): If she will make a statement on her meeting with the Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission to discuss its work.
|
|
|
(
113831
) |
| *7 |
Mr Michael Clapham (Barnsley West & Penistone): What plans she has to extend the Creative Partnership scheme.
|
|
|
(
113832
) |
| *8 |
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): If she will make a statement on the Government's policy on a London bid for the Olympic Games.
|
|
|
(
113833
) |
| *9 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What plans she has for improvements in library services.
|
|
|
(
113834
) |
| *10 |
Claire Ward (Watford): What progress the Government has made in the promotion and funding of youth sports.
|
|
|
(
113835
) |
| *11 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): If she will make a statement about the provisions in the BBC Charter relating to its commercial activities.
|
|
|
(
113836
) |
| *12 |
Mr Mark Hendrick (Preston): How many meetings she has had with representatives of the music business about the Licensing Bill.
|
|
|
(
113837
) |
| *13 |
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent representations she has received from viewers who are unable to receive their appropriate regional TV programmes because of the transmission network; and if she will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
113838
) |
| *14 |
Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): If she will make a statement on the Government's policy towards a London bid for the Olympic Games.
|
|
|
(
113839
) |
| *15 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): If she will make a statement on the reorganisation of Sport England.
|
|
|
(
113840
) |
| *16 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What estimate she has made of the supplementary charge on London council tax which will be necessary to fund a bid for the Olympic Games.
|
|
|
(
113841
) |
| *17 |
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What new steps she is taking to encourage the development of the skills base for the film industry.
|
|
|
(
113842
) |
| *18 |
Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): What recent representations she has received from musicians' organisations about the Licensing Bill.
|
|
|
(
113843
) |
| *19 |
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): How the Government will facilitate the funding of its proposals for access radio.
|
|
|
(
113844
) |
| *20 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What plans she has to fund arts and sports activities for young people in the school summer holidays.
|
|
|
(
113845
) |
| Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners and to the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission |
| *21 |
Tom Cox (Tooting): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many redundant churches there are in the Greater London area.
|
|
|
(
113816
) |
| *22 |
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement about the use of employment tribunals for clergy.
|
|
|
(
113817
) |
| *23 |
Claire Ward (Watford): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment the Commission has made of the case for introducing all-postal vote elections in 2004.
|
|
|
(
113818
) |
| *24 |
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what recent representations the Electoral Commission has received on voter turnout at elections.
|
|
|
(
113819
) |
| *25 |
Martin Linton (Battersea): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what comparative research has been commissioned by the Electoral Commission on the levels of postal voting in (a) local and (b) parliamentary elections (i) in this country and (ii) overseas.
|
|
|
(
113821
) |
| *26 |
Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Commission has to discuss with the Boundary Commissions the population sizes of parliamentary constituencies.
|
|
|
(
113822
) |
| *27 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Commissioners have had with the Government on revision of the Sixth VAT Directive.
|
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|
(
113823
) |
| *28 |
Mr Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Electoral Commission has to expand the use of all-postal ballots.
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|
|
(
113824
) |
| *29 |
Mr Simon Thomas (Ceredigion): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what assessment has been made of the effect on turn out of (a) voting on days other than Thursday and (b) alternative locations for polling stations.
|
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|
(
113825
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 5)
[Up to 45 minutes]
|
| Mr Secretary Blunkett
Dr John Reid
|
| That, in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Committee of 14th May, the Order of the House of 2nd April 2003 (Proceedings on consideration and Third Reading of the Criminal Justice Bill) be amended by omitting the entries in the Table for the second and third day and inserting the following:
|
| Day | Proceedings
| Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| Second day | New Clauses relating to Part 1, Clause No. 7, Clauses Nos. 9 and 10. | One and a quarter hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion for this Order. |
| New Clauses relating to Part 2, Clauses Nos. 11 to 17, New Clauses relating to Part 5, Clauses Nos. 27 to 34, New Clauses relating to Part 9, Clauses Nos. 50 to 62. | Two hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| New Clauses relating to Part 7, Clauses Nos. 36 to 43. | Four and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| Clause No. 63, Schedule No. 4, Clauses Nos. 64 to 81, New Clauses relating to Part 10. | Six and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| Third day | New Clauses Nos. 30 to 39 and 46 to 51. | Two and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill. |
| Remaining New Clauses relating to Part 12, Clauses Nos. 127 to 163, Schedule No. 7, Clause No. 164, Schedule No. 8, Clauses Nos. 165 to 171, Schedule No. 9, Clauses Nos. 172 to 176, Schedule No. 10, Clauses Nos. 177 to 201, Schedule No. 11, Clauses Nos. 202 to 206, Schedule No. 12, Clauses Nos. 207 to 211, Schedules Nos. 13 and 14, Clause No. 212, Schedule No. 15, Clauses Nos. 213 to 221, Schedule No. 16, Clauses Nos. 222 to 246, Schedule No. 17, Clause No. 247, Schedule No. 18, Clause No. 248, Schedules Nos. 19 and 20, Clauses Nos. 249 to 251, Schedule No. 21, Clause No. 252, Schedule No. 22, Clauses Nos. 253 and 254, Schedule No. 23, Clauses Nos. 255 to 258, Schedule No. 24, Clause No. 259, New Clauses relating to Part 6, Clause No. 35, Schedule No. 3, Clauses Nos. 260 to 265, Schedule No. 25, Clauses Nos. 266 to 268, Schedule No. 26, Clauses Nos. 269 to 273, Schedule No. 27, Clause No. 274, Schedule No. 28, Clause No. 275, Schedule No. 29, Clauses Nos. 276 to 280. | Four hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| Remaining New Clauses, New Schedules, any remaining proceedings on the Bill. | Five and a half hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Order B(8) relating to Programming of Bills of 28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002).
|
| + 2 | CRIMINAL JUSTICE BILL: As amended in the Standing Committee, to be further considered [2nd day].
[Up to 6½ hours]
|
| For Amendments, see separate Paper.
|
| Proceedings may continue for up to six and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Criminal Justice Bill (Programme) (No. 5) Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.
|
| + 3 | LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the Local Government Finance (England) Special Grant Report (No. 121) (HC 640) on Invest to Save Budget Round 5 Projects, Local e-Government Programme and e-Voting, which was laid before this House on 11th April, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 4 | REGULATORY REFORM
[No debate]
|
| Secretary Margaret Beckett
|
| That the draft Regulatory Reform (British Waterways Board) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 28th April, be approved.
|
| The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on the draft Order in its 12th Report, HC 682, and on the proposal for an Order in its 9th Report, HC 521. |
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 18(1)(a)).
|
| + 5 | WELSH GRAND COMMITTEE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Dr John Reid
Secretary Peter Hain
|
|
|
| (1) the matter of the Economy in Wales be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration;
|
| (2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 24th June at five minutes to Nine o'clock and between Two o'clock and Four o'clock to take questions under Standing Order No. 103 (Welsh Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)), and to consider the matter of the Economy in Wales under Standing Order No. 107 (Welsh Grand Committee (matters relating exclusively to Wales)).
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 6 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| |
| That at the sitting on Thursday 22nd May, the Motion for the adjournment of the House in the name of the Prime Minister relating to matters to be considered before the forthcoming adjournment may be proceeded with, though opposed, for three hours, or until Six o'clock, whichever is the later, and shall then lapse.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m
|
| At the end of the sitting
|
| 7 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Humanitarian situation in rural Zimbabwe (Chris Grayling).
|
| 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 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Broadcasting (Independent Productions) (Amendment) Order 2003. |
|
| 2 | Education and Skills | 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Secondary Education: Teacher Retention. |
| Witnesses: Mr John Beattie, Chair, Ms Sarah Stephens, Director of Policy, Mr Alan Meyrick, Registrar, and Mr Keith Hill, Link Adviser, Teacher Retention and Continuing Professional Development, General Teaching Council for England. |
| 3 | Public Accounts | 4.30 p.m. | Room 16 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 4 | 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 Health: The thirty-second report of the Review Body on Doctors' and Dentists' Remuneration. |
| 2 |
Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Guantanamo Bay detainees. |
| 3 |
Secretary of State for the Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Exception to the national arms embargo on Iran. |
| 4 |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Rivers Agency's key performance targets 2003-04. |
|
