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 Education and Skills |
| *1 |
John Barrett (Edinburgh West): How many Scottish-domiciled students have enrolled at (a) English and (b) Welsh universities since September 1999.
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(
141756
) |
| *2 |
Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): What assessment he has made of the differences between flat-rate and variable university tuition fees, with particular reference to the equity of each.
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(
141757
) |
| *3 |
Mr Jonathan Djanogly (Huntingdon): What recent estimate he has made of the cost of a grammar school ballot.
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(
141758
) |
| *4 |
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): What changes he plans to make in training provision for apprentice footballers.
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(
141759
) |
| *5 |
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he will next meet Norfolk Local Education Authority to discuss school budgets.
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(
141760
) |
| *6 |
Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk): If he will make a statement about the use of the private finance initiative in the redevelopment of schools.
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(
141761
) |
| *7 |
Ross Cranston (Dudley North): What plans he has for university student bursaries; and if he will make a statement.
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(
141763
) |
| *8 |
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): What assessment he has made of the availability of practical training courses in the post-16 education system.
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(
141764
) |
| *9 |
Mr George Foulkes (Carrick, Cumnock & Doon Valley): What alternative proposals for closing the funding gap in university expenditure to those contained in the White Paper on Higher Education he has assessed.
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(
141765
) |
| *10 |
Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): When he will conclude a new software licence agreement for schools with Microsoft.
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(
141766
) |
| *11 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): What plans he has to provide university student bursaries; and if he will make a statement.
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(
141767
) |
| *12 |
Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): What estimate he has made of the proportion of universities that will seek to adopt the maximum top-up fee in 2006.
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(
141768
) |
| *13 |
Sir Sydney Chapman (Chipping Barnet): What estimate he has made of the total level of debt of students following the introduction of top-up fees.
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(
141769
) |
| *14 |
Mr Brian Jenkins (Tamworth): What plans he has to reform assessment methods at Key Stage 1; and if he will make a statement.
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(
141770
) |
| *15 |
Eric Joyce (Falkirk West): What plans he has for university student bursaries; and if he will make a statement.
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(
141771
) |
| *16 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): If he will make a statement on the range of funding available through the formula spending share per pupil in local education authorities.
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(
141772
) |
| *17 |
Mr Shaun Woodward (St Helens South): What assessment he has made of (a) flat rate and (b) variable university tuition fees, with particular reference to equity of access.
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(
141773
) |
| *18 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What plans he has to increase the number of foster carers; and if he will make a statement.
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(
141774
) |
| *19 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What recent representations he has received on school funding in North Yorkshire.
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(
141775
) |
| Oral Questions to the Solicitor General |
| *20 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to improve the recruitment and retention of staff, with particular reference to prosecutors.
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(
141776
) |
| *21 |
Bob Spink (Castle Point): What progress has been made on improving the co-ordination between the Crown Prosecution Service and the Police.
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(
141777
) |
| *22 |
Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): If she will make a statement on the impact of the Crown Prosecution Service's role in the street crime initiative in North East Derbyshire.
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(
141778
) |
| *23 |
Mr George Osborne (Tatton): What the cost to public funds was of the (a) prosecution and (b) imprisonment of Mrs Sally Clark.
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(
141779
) |
| *24 |
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): If she will make a statement on measures being taken to improve the conviction rate for those guilty of rape.
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(
141780
) |
| *25 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): What support she expects the Crown Prosecution Service will offer to the proposed Children's Commissioner for England.
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(
141781
) |
| *26 |
James Purnell (Stalybridge & Hyde): If she will make a statement on how the National Strategy for Victims and Witnesses will affect the working of the Crown Prosecution Service in dealing with victims of crime.
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(
141782
) |
| *27 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East): If she will make a statement on discussions with the Department of Health on ensuring that health professionals are trained in assessing evidence of domestic violence.
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(
141783
) |
| At 12.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Preliminary Business |
| Notice of Presentation of Bill
|
| + 1 | ARMED FORCES (PENSIONS AND COMPENSATION)
[No debate]
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| |
| Bill to make new provision for establishing pension and compensation schemes for the armed or reserve forces; to amend the Pensions Appeal Tribunals Act 1943; to provide for the transfer of the property, rights and liabilities of the Royal Patriotic Fund Corporation to a registered charity; and for connected purposes.
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| Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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Main Business |
| + 2 | QUEEN'S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): Adjourned Debate on Question [26th November]
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
|
| Motion made, and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:
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| We, Your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament—(Mr John McFall).
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| Mr Alex Salmond
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Pete Wishart
Mr Simon Thomas
Annabelle Ewing
Adam Price
|
| As an Amendment to the Address, at end add—
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| `But humbly regret that the Gracious Speech contains no proposals to protect workers' rights, help the fishing industry, properly address the pensions crisis or safeguard the historic Scottish military regiments, while at the same time proposes measures which will damage the Higher Education sectors in Wales and Scotland; further regret that it fails to provide any further transfer of powers to Wales and Scotland; and deplore the fact that it does not provide an adequate platform for the Scottish Parliament and the National Assembly for Wales to tackle the pressing issues and problems of these nations'.
|
| Mr Charles Kennedy
Mr Menzies Campbell
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr Phil Willis
Sandra Gidley
Mr Andrew Stunell
|
| As an Amendment to the Address, at end add—
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| `But humbly regret that the Gracious Speech distracts from sound policies which deal with crime and its causes; further regret the intention to introduce top-up fees for universities; further regret the lack of provision for free personal care for the elderly and disabled people and the failure to tackle the pension crisis; further regret the decision to proceed with an ill-thought through and expensive identity cards scheme; further regret that the Government has chosen to undermine further the rights of people fleeing persecution to seek asylum in this country; note that the Government has failed to put environment at the heart of its legislative agenda and address the crisis in the transport system; regret the failure to introduce single transferable vote as the voting system for the Scottish Parliament; and further regret the absence of measures to tackle the steep inequalities which continue to afflict the most disadvantaged members of society.'.
|
| Mr Michael Howard
Mr Oliver Letwin [R]
Mr David Willetts
Mrs Theresa May
Mr David Curry
David Maclean
|
| As an Amendment to the Address, at end add—
|
| `But regret that the Gracious Speech contains no measures to provide fundamental reform of public services or to reduce the level of waste in government; condemn the absence of proposals to restore the incentive to save, which has been eroded by the vast growth in means testing; deplore the absence of sufficient measures to avert the pensions crisis; further regret that the Gracious Speech makes no reference to the need to establish a more transparent and coherent fiscal structure; further condemn the absence of measures to fulfil the Government's pledge to improve the competitiveness of the British economy and the rate of productivity growth; note that rail delays have doubled and traffic congestion has increased under this Government, and that there are no measures in the Gracious Speech adequately to address the Government's failure to tackle these problems, which are damaging competitiveness and leading to reduced choice for the travelling public; further condemn the failure of a draft Bill to indicate what the powers of any regional assembly would be, even though proposals for local government reorganisation have been published; and believe that the Government's proposals to restrict the right to buy will frustrate the legitimate aspirations of tenants to own their homes.'.
|
| Proposed subject for debate: Economic affairs.
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| Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.
|
| + 3 | ADJOURNMENT (CHRISTMAS)
[No debate]
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| |
| That this House, at its rising on Thursday 18th December, do adjourn till Monday 5th January 2004.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 25).
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 4 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Hemel Hempstead Hospital (Mr Tony McWalter).
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| Debate may continue until 6.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
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[R] Relevant registered interest declared.
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | Home Affairs | 9.30 a.m. | Room 8 (private) |
| 2 | Finance and Services | 9.45 a.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 3 | Health | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Obesity. |
| Witnesses: ASDA, Tesco, The Co-operative Group (CWS Limited) and British Retail Consortium; Mr Barry Gardiner MP. |
| 4 | European Scrutiny | 1.45 p.m.
2.00 p.m. | Room 19 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Fisheries and other aspects of the EU's draft constitutional treaty. |
| Witness: Mr Ben Bradshaw MP, Parliamentary Secretary, Nature Conservation and Fisheries, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. |
| 5 | International Development | 2.00 p.m. | Room 7 (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 Culture, Media and Sport: Government Indemnity Scheme. |
| 2 | Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs: The Court Service Business Plan for 2003—2004. |
| 3 | Minister for the Cabinet Office: Autumn Performance Report 2003. |
| 4 | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Employers' liability compulsory insurance. |
Written Question tabled on Wednesday 3rd December for answer today‡ |
| 1 |
Mr George Howarth (Knowsley North & Sefton East): To ask the Prime Minister, what plans he has to amend the Code of Conduct for Special Advisers.
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(
142501
) |
Standing Committee Notices |
| The Standing Committee on Regional Affairs will meet on Thursday 11th December at 2.15 p.m.
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| European Standing Committee B will meet on Wednesday 10th December at 2.00 p.m. to consider the European Union Document No. 10965/03, relating to security at European Council meetings and other comparable events.
|
| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 8th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Telephone Number Exclusion (Domain Names and Internet Addresses) Order 2003.
|
| The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 8th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Producer Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2003.
|
| The Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 8th December at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft Local Government Best Value (Exemption) (England) Order 2003.
|
| The Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 11th December at 9.55 a.m. to consider the Horse Passports (England) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 2780).
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| The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 11th December at 9.55 a.m. to consider the Government's assessment as set out in the Pre-Budget Report 2003 for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993.
|
| The Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 11th December at 9.55 a.m. to consider the draft Media Ownership (Local Radio and Appointed News Provider) Order 2003.
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| The Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 11th December at 2.30 p.m. to consider the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification) Order 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 3039).
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| The Eighth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 11th December at 2.30 p.m. to consider the European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) Order 2003, European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an Association between the European Communities and their Member States and the Republic of Lebanon) Order 2003.
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