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 |
Mr John Denham (Southampton, Itchen): What further licensing measures she proposes to take to tackle drunken behaviour in town and city centres.
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(
137023
) |
| *2 |
Mr Harold Best (Leeds North West): What steps she is taking to tackle racism in sport; and if she will make a statement.
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(
137024
) |
| *3 |
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): If she will make a statement on the funding of (a) libraries, (b) museums and (c) archives.
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(
137025
) |
| *4 |
Jane Griffiths (Reading East): If she will make a statement on rate relief for amateur sports clubs.
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|
(
137026
) |
| *5 |
Tony Cunningham (Workington): What steps she is taking to support amateur sport.
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|
(
137027
) |
| *6 |
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): If she will increase the Government's funding commitment for sports facilities in the West Country.
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(
137028
) |
| *7 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What plans she has to amend legislation to permit museums to repatriate human remains; and if she will make a statement.
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|
(
137029
) |
| *8 |
David Cairns (Greenock & Inverclyde): What recent discussions she has had with the BBC concerning television reception in rural areas.
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|
(
137030
) |
| *9 |
Vera Baird (Redcar): What steps the Department is taking to involve more (a) women and (b) girls in sport.
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(
137031
) |
| *10 |
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): What discussions her Department has had with the Treasury concerning the free provision of the new viewing card to former Solus Card users aged 75 and over.
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|
(
137032
) |
| *11 |
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland): What support her Department is giving to film initiatives in schools and colleges.
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|
(
137033
) |
| *12 |
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey): When amateur sporting clubs will be able to access rate relief.
|
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|
(
137034
) |
| *13 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What assessment she has made of the number of cultural and historical monuments which set preferential charges for (a) local residents and (b) UK nationals; and whether it is her policy to continue to permit such preferences.
|
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|
(
137035
) |
| *14 |
Jeff Ennis (Barnsley East & Mexborough): What measures her Department will put in place to limit the proliferation of gaming in the planned liberalisation of casinos.
|
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|
(
137036
) |
| *15 |
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay): How many press releases her Department has issued since April that relate directly to tourism.
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|
(
137037
) |
| *16 |
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): If she will make a statement on her plans to change the status of the Tote.
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|
(
137038
) |
| *17 |
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): If she will make a statement on the Office of Fair Trading report on independent productions transmitted by the BBC.
|
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|
(
137039
) |
| *18 |
Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle): What discussions she has had with the Department for Education and Skills about widening the range of (a) competitive and (b) non-competitive sports in schools.
|
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|
(
137040
) |
| *19 |
Mr David Cameron (Witney): What steps she has taken to ensure that small theatres in the regions of England receive a larger share of support from funding organisations; and if she will make a statement.
|
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|
(
137041
) |
| *20 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): What recent discussions she has had with the BBC on using the licence fee to fund the future development of its on-line services.
|
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|
(
137042
) |
| Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners and the honourable Member for Gosport representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission |
| *21 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement about measures to improve the level of clergy pensions.
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|
(
137043
) |
| *22 |
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Commission has had with the Scottish Executive in connection with the single transferable vote and local government elections.
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|
(
137044
) |
| *23 |
Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission in respect of all-postal ballots.
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|
(
137045
) |
| *24 |
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what consultations the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on all-postal vote pilots for the European elections in Wales.
|
|
|
(
137046
) |
| *25 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps are being taken to increase the pensions of the clergy.
|
|
|
(
137047
) |
| *26 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when he expects the Commission to absorb the functions of the bodies responsible for reviewing parliamentary boundaries.
|
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|
(
137048
) |
| *27 |
Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, when the Electoral Commission will absorb the functions of bodies responsible for reviewing parliamentary boundaries.
|
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(
137049
) |
| *28 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent representations the Church Commisioners have made on the reduction of VAT on church repairs.
|
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|
(
137050
) |
| *29 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, when the McClean review of clergy terms of service is expected to deliver its final report.
|
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|
(
137051
) |
| *30 |
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will make a statement on progress with extension of postal voting.
|
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|
(
137052
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | WATER BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered. (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent to be signified on Third Reading.)
[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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| For Amendments, see separate Paper.
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| Third Reading will also be taken.
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| Proceedings on consideration shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9.00 p.m. and proceedings on Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m. (Order of 5th November).
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| + 2 | SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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| |
|
|
| (1) at the sittings on Wednesday 12th, Monday 17th, Tuesday 18th, Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th November, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Message from the Lords has been received and any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at that sitting has reported; and
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| (2) from Thursday 20th November until the end of the current Session of Parliament, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House on any day on which a message from the Lords Commissioners is expected until that message has been received.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 3 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| |
| That, at the sitting on Wednesday 12th November, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No.
16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union Documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to Stamp Duty Land Tax not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first Motion; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and the Orders of the House of 28th June 2001 and 29th October 2002 relating to deferred Divisions shall not apply.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 4 | REGULATORY REFORM
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Regulatory Reform (Business Tenancies) (England and Wales) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 17th September, be approved.
|
| The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on the draft Order in its Fourteenth Report, HC 1210, and on the proposal for the Order in its Second Report, HC 182.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 18 (1)(a)).
|
| + 5 | INVESTIGATORY POWERS
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 11th September, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 6 | INVESTIGATORY POWERS
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 15th October, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 7 | INVESTIGATORY POWERS
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Intrusive Surveillance) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 11th September, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 8 | SEA FISHERIES
[No debate]
|
| Secretary Margaret Beckett
|
| That the Fishing Vessels (Decommissioning) Scheme 2003 (S.I., 2003., No. 2669), dated 14th October 2003, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th October, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 9 | POSTAL SERVICES
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Postal Services Act 2000 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2003, which was laid before this House on 14th October, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| 10 | SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
|
| That Mr David Heath be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Dr Evan Harris be added.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| 11 | OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: HOUSING, PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
|
| That Dr John Pugh be discharged from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee and Mr Adrian Sanders be added.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| 12 | TRANSPORT
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
|
| That Tom Brake be discharged from the Transport Committee and Mr Paul Marsden be added.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| At the end of the sitting:
|
| 13 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Care of people suffering from dementia (Mr Tony McWalter).
|
| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9.)
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | Standing Committee on the Inter-Governmental Conference | 4.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| 2 | European Standing Committee C | 4.00 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider EU Document No. 5007/03 and Unnumbered Explanatory memorandum dated 13th January, 2003 submitted by the Department of Trade and Industry and relating to Competition Policy: Mergers. |
| 3 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Fourth Key Stage) (England) Order 2003. |
|
| 4 | Education and Skills | 3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | The Wilson Room,
Portcullis House
(private)
(public) |
| Subject: Secondary Education: School Admissions. |
| Witnesses: Dr Tessa Stone, Director, Sir Peter Lampl, Chairman, The Sutton Trust; Dr Ian Birnbaum, Strategic Director, Learning for Life, London Borough of Sutton, Mr Paul Robinson, Director of Education, London Borough of Wandsworth (at approximately 4.45 p.m.). |
| 5 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions, Urban Affairs Sub-Committee | 3.45 p.m.
4.15 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
(private)
(public) |
| Subject: Coalfield Communities. |
| Witnesses: Coalfields Communities Campaign, Staffordshire County Council and Kent County Council; Leicester Housing Association and the Coal Industry Social Welfare Organisation (at approximately 5.00 p.m.); Groundwork, English Nature and The Coal Authority (at approximately 5.35 p.m.). |
| 6 | Envrionment, Food and Rural Affairs: Cetacean By-Catch Sub-Committee | 3.55 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | The Grimond Room
Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Cetacean By-Catch. |
| Witnesses: The Wildlife Trusts, Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society. |
| 7 | Science and Technology | 4.00 p.m.
4.15 p.m. | Room 6
(private)
(public) |
| Subject: Office of Science and Technology Scrutiny Report 2003. |
| Witnesses: Lord Sainsbury of Turville, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Professor Sir David King KB, Chief Scientific Adviser, and Dr John Taylor OBE, Director-General of the Research Councils, Office of Science and Technology, Department of Trade and Industry. |
| 8 | Public Accounts | 4.30 p.m. | Room 8 (public) |
| Subject: The Office of Telecommunications: Helping consumers benefit from competition in the telecommunications market. |
| Witnesses: Mr David Edmonds CBE, Director-General of Telecommunications, Mr Chris Kenny, Director of Compliance, and Ms Caroline Wallace, Chief Engineering Adviser, Office of Telecommunications (Oftel). |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 9 | 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 Education and Skills: Proposed changes to schoolteachers' pay for 2004-06. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for Health: The publication of the Government's response to `Fighting Infection', the fourth report of the House of Lords Select Committee on Science and Technology. |
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