+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales |
| *1 |
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley): What recent discussions he has had with the First Secretary of the National Assembly for Wales about contaminated phurnacite land in the Cynon Valley.
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(
129536
) |
| *2 |
Mr Martyn Jones (Clwyd South): What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial and National Assembly for Wales colleagues concerning improvements to the A483 south of Wrexham.
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(
129537
) |
| *3 |
Chris Grayling (Epsom & Ewell): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary for Health in the National Assembly for Wales regarding the National Health Service in Wales.
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(
129538
) |
| *4 |
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What recent discussions he has had with (a) ministerial colleagues and (b) Welsh Assembly Secretaries on assistance for manufacturing industry in Wales.
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|
(
129539
) |
| *5 |
Mr Jon Owen Jones (Cardiff Central): What consultations he has had with the Welsh Assembly Government concerning the Wanless Report recommendations on alleviating bed blocking in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
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(
129540
) |
| *6 |
Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr): What recent discussions he has had with the Ministry of Defence on low-flying exercises in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
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(
129541
) |
| *7 |
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): If he will make a statement on prospects for inward investment in Wales.
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(
129542
) |
| *8 |
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): What proportion of jobs in Wales are in the public sector.
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(
129543
) |
| *9 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What representations he has received from tenant farmers in Wales on proposed reform of the Common Agricultural Policy.
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(
129544
) |
| *10 |
Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger (Bridgwater): What discussions he has had with the tourist industry in Wales on promotion abroad of tourism in Wales.
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(
129545
) |
| *11 |
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): What recent information the Welsh subgroup of the Coal Health Claims Monitoring Group has received on payments made to retired miners or their families under the respiratory disease and vibration white finger compensation schemes.
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(
129546
) |
| *12 |
Gareth Thomas (Clwyd West): What discussions he has had with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) National Assembly for Wales Secretaries about the provision of affordable housing in Wales.
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(
129547
) |
| *13 |
Mr John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): What assessment he has made of the prospects for economic growth in Wales in the next 12 months.
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(
129548
) |
| *14 |
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): What recent discussions he has had with the Department of Trade and Industry and the Welsh Assembly Government regarding the closure of Friction Dynamex Ltd.
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(
129549
) |
| *15 |
Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): What discussions he has had with the Home Office on community support officers in Wales.
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(
129550
) |
Main Business |
| + 3 | NORTHERN IRELAND (MONITORING COMMISSION ETC.) BILL [LORDS] [ALLOCATION OF TIME]
[Up to 3 hours]
|
| Mr Secretary Murphy
Mr Peter Hain
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords]—
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| Timetable
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| 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, nine hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.
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| Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put
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| 2. When the Bill has been read a second time—
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| (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;
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| (b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions, and Ways and Means resolutions, in connection with bills), on any financial resolutions relating to the Bill;
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| (c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolutions relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.
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| 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.
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| 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)—
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| (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;
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| (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;
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| (c) the Question on any amendment moved, or Motion made, by a Minister of the Crown;
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| (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.
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| 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.
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| Subsequent stages
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| 6.—(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
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| (2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
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| 7.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.
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| (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
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| (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.
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| (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.
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| (5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
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| Reasons Committee
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| 8.—(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.
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| (2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
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| (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—
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| (a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and
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| (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.
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| (5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
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| Miscellaneous
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| 9. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
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| 10. 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.
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| 11. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.
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| 12. No Motion shall be made to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.
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| 13. 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.
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| 14.—(1) This paragraph applies if—
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| (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 Four o'clock, Three o'clock or Seven o'clock (as the case may be), but
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| (b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.
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| (2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.
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| 15. 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.
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| 16. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
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| 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 7.00 p.m., if the 7.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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|
| At 7.00 p.m.
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| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
|
| |
| That, at this day's sitting, proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) Motion and consideration of any Lords Messages that may be received may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
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|
| + 4 | NORTHERN IRELAND (MONITORING COMMISSION ETC.) BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading.
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| For Amendments, see separate Paper.
|
| 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, nine hours after commencement of proceedings on the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords] (Allocation of Time) Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.
|
| + 5 | NORTHERN IRELAND (MONITORING COMMISSION ETC.) BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified.
[No debate]
|
| |
| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
|
| (a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under the Act, and
|
| (b) any amount refunded under the Act in respect of any tax or duty.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
|
| + 6 | NORTHERN IRELAND (MONITORING COMMISSION ETC.) BILL [LORDS] [WAYS AND MEANS]
[No debate]
|
| |
| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Northern Ireland (Monitoring Commission etc.) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise such incidental charges to inheritance tax as may arise from granting any relief from tax provided for by the Act.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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|
| (Note: The House may be asked to consider any Lords Messages and Amendments which may have been received.)
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|
| At the end of the sitting
|
| 7 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Prescription of Roaccutane (Clive Efford).
|
| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | Standing Committee A (Programming Sub-Committee) (Planning and Compulsory Purchase (Re-committed) Bill) | 6.00 p.m. | Room 9 (private) |
| 2 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Contracting Out (Local Education Authority Functions) (England) (Amendment) Order 2003. |
|
| 3 | Education and Skills | 9.00 a.m. | The Wilson Room,
Portcullis House (private) |
| 4 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions | 9.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m. | Oldham Art Gallery (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Social Cohesion. |
| Witnesses: Pennine Care, Pennine Acute Trust and Primary Care Trust; West Pennine Housing, Aksa Housing and First Choice Homes Oldham (at approximately 10.30 a.m.); Greater Manchester Police, Greater Manchester Fire Service and Greater Manchester Ambulance Service (at approximately 11.20 a.m.); Oldham United, North West Development Agency and Oldham and Rochdale Job Centre Plus (at approximately 12.00 p.m.). |
| 5 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions | 1.30 p.m. | Oldham Art Gallery (public) |
| Subject: Social Cohesion. |
| Witnesses: Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council, Leicester City Council and the London Borough of Haringey; Education and Cultural Services Directorate, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council, Oldham VI Form College and Connexions (at approximately 2.15 p.m.); Oldham Inter-Faith Forum (at approximately 3.15 p.m.); Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council (at approximately 3.45 p.m.). |
| 6 | Procedure | 2.00 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 6 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Procedures for Debates, Private Members' Bills and the Powers of the Speaker. |
| Witness: Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Leader of the House of Commons, Lord Privy Seal and Secretary of State for Wales. |
| 7 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | The Thatcher Room,
Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Alternative Uses for Crops: Biofuels. |
| Witness: Mr John Healey MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury. |
| 8 | Treasury Sub-Committee | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Statistics Commission. |
| Witnesses: Professor David Rhind, Chairman, and Mr Richard Aldritt, Chief Executive, Statistics Commission. |
| 9 | Administration | 2.30 p.m. | Ministerial Conference Room, Ground Floor (private) |
| 10 | European Scrutiny | 2.30 p.m. | The Boothroyd Room,
Portcullis House (private) |
| 11 | Transport | 3.00 p.m. | Room 10 (private) |
| 12 | Welsh Affairs | 3.00 p.m.
3.30 p.m. | The Grimond Room,
Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Empowering Children and Young People in Wales. |
| Witnesses: Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister of State for Children, and Ms Althea Efunshile, Director, The Children and Young People's Unit. |
| 13 | Environmental Audit | 3.30 p.m. | Room N,
Portcullis House (private) |
| 14 | Public Accounts | 3.30 p.m. | The Wilson Room,
Portcullis House (public) |
| Subject: Improving service delivery in the Veterans Agency. |
| Witness: Mr Alan Burnham, Chief Executive, Veterans Agency. |
| 15 | Modernisation of the House of Commons | 3.45 p.m. | Room 21 (private) |
| 16 | Selection | 4.45 p.m. | Room 7 (private) |
PRIVATE BILL COMMITTEE |
| 17 | Unopposed Bills
Transas Group Bill |
3.30 p.m. |
Room 9 (public) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 18 | Draft Mental Incapacity Bill | 3.30 p.m.
3.45 p.m. | Room 3A (private)
(public) |
| Witness: Making Decisions Alliance. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
