+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education and Skills |
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Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): Which five local education authorities had the lowest percentage of students going on to higher education in 2003.
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Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton): If he will make a statement on the use of synthetic phonics in the teaching of reading in primary schools.
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147867
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Hugh Bayley (York, City of): What support is available to help schools to deal with anti-social behaviour.
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147868
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What representations he has received on school funding in (a) North Yorkshire and (b) York for 2004-05.
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147869
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Mr Tam Dalyell (Linlithgow): What representations he has received on the funding requirements of universities in 2004-05.
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147870
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| *6 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What recent representations he has received on top-up fees.
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147871
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| *7 |
Tony Cunningham (Workington): What steps he is taking to improve links between schools and sports clubs.
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147872
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Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): What assessment he has made of the impact of educational maintenance grants on post-16 participation.
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147873
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Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next expects to meet representatives of local education authorities from Norfolk and Suffolk to discuss school budgets for the next financial year.
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147874
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| *10 |
Mr Michael Connarty (Falkirk East): What percentage of young people from England and Wales gained entrance to courses at the Russell Group of Universities in 2003.
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147875
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Colin Burgon (Elmet): What support he gives to local education authorities which face a shortfall in insurance payments to cover the cost of the replacement of school buildings after fire damage.
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What the basis was for his decision on how funding under the Funding of Schools programme should be allocated; and if he will make a statement on the impact of that decision on Nottingham North.
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Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden): How many students graduated with degrees in physics in (a) 1997 and (b) 2003.
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Mr James Plaskitt (Warwick & Leamington): If he will make a statement on exempting local education authorities from limitations on their central expenditure.
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Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): What progress he has made with his policy on early years education; and if he will make a statement.
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| *16 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): How many primary school teachers were on permanent contracts in London in September (a) 1997, (b) 2000, (c) 2001 and (d) 2003; and how many unfilled vacancies there were in each of these months.
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| *17 |
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): What representations he has received concerning Targeted Capital Funding in the East Midlands.
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147882
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| *18 |
Jon Trickett (Hemsworth): What steps his Department has taken to ensure access to the full school curriculum for all deaf children; and if he will make a statement.
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147883
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Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): Whether he plans that the cap on variable fees will stay at £3,000 until 2014.
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Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): What steps his Department is taking to promote the take-up of the Adult Learning Grant.
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Main Business |
| 1 | PRIVILEGE
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
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| That the First Special Report from the Constitutional Affairs Committee (House of Commons Paper No. 210) be referred to the Committee on Standards and Privileges.
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| Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.
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| + 2 | HUMAN TISSUE BILL: Second Reading.
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
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| The First Report from the Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Session 2003-04, Cultural objects: developments since 2000, HC 59, is relevant.
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| Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.
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| + 3 | HUMAN TISSUE BILL (PROGRAMME)
[No debate]
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| Mr Secretary Reid
Mr Peter Hain
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| That the following provisions shall apply to the Human Tissue Bill:
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| Committal
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| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
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| Proceedings in Standing Committee
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| 2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 5th February 2004.
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| 3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
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| Consideration and Third Reading
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| 4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
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| 5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
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| 6. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
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| Other proceedings
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| 7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
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| To be decided without debate (Orders of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003).
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| + 4 | HUMAN TISSUE BILL [MONEY]: Queen's recommendation signified.
[No debate]
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| That for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Human Tissue Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
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| (a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act, and
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| (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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| + 5 | HUMAN TISSUE BILL [WAYS AND MEANS]
[No debate]
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| That for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Human Tissue Bill, it is expedient to authorise charges in connection with licences under the Act.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
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| + 6 | EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
[No debate]
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| That the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Common Electoral Principles) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 11th December, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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| + 7 | DELEGATED LEGISLATION
[No debate after 6.00 p.m.]
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| That the Draft Water Environment (Water Framework Directive) (England and Wales) Regulations 2003 (S.I., 2003, No. 3242) be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 6.00 p.m.
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| + 8 | DRAFT DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE)
[No debate after 6.00 p.m.]
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| That the Lords Message of 17th December relating to a Joint Committee of both Houses to consider and report on the draft Disability Discrimination Bill presented to both Houses on 3rd December (Cm. 6058) be now considered.
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| That this House concurs with the Lords that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Disability Discrimination Bill presented to both Houses on 3rd December (Cm. 6058), and that the Committee should report on the draft Bill by the end of April 2004.
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| That a Select Committee of six honourable Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Disability Discrimination Bill.
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| That the Committee shall have power—
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(i) to send for persons, papers and records;
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(ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;
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| (iii) to report from time to time;
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(iv) to appoint specialist advisers; and
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(v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom.
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| That the quorum of the Committee shall be two; and
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| That Miss Anne Begg, Mr Roger Berry, Mr Tom Clarke, Mr Paul Goodman, Tom Levitt and Mr Roger Williams be members of the Committee.
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| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 6.00 p.m.
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 9 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Walsgrave Hospital Trust and Dr Raj Mattu (Mr Geoffrey Robinson).
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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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COMMITTEES |
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| 1 | Northern Ireland Grand Committee | 2.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider the Proposal for a draft Rates (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003. |
| 2 | Standing Committee A | 9.30 a.m. | Room 11 (public)
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| Further to consider the Child Trust Funds Bill. |
| 3 | Standing Committee B | 9.10 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, Etc.) Bill. |
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| 4 | Public Administration | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The work of the Ombudsman. |
| Witnesses: The Guardian, and The Campaign for Freedom of Information; Department for Constitutional Affairs (at approximately 10.30 a.m.). |
| 5 | Liaison | 9.30 a.m. | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 6 | Health | 10.00 a.m.
10.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Obesity. |
| Witnesses: Food Standards Agency and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs officials. |
| 7 | Foreign Affairs | 2.30 p.m. | Room 15 (private) |
| 8 | International Development | 2.15 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEES |
| 9 | Draft Gambling Bill | 9.30 a.m.
9.45 a.m. | Room 5 (private)
(public) |
| Witnesses: Viscountess Cobham, and Mr Roy Ramm, British Casino Association, Mr Andrew Love, and Mr Brian Lemon, Casino Operators' Association; Mr Andrew Tottenham, Caesar's Entertainment, Mr Tobin Prior, Kerzner International, Mr Marc Etches, Leisure Parcs, Mr Lloyd Nathan, MGM Mirage Development, and Mr Peter Byrne, Sun International (at approximately 11.00 a.m.). |
| 10 | Draft Gambling Bill | 2.00 p.m.
2.15 p.m. | Room 5 (private)
(public) |
| Witnesses: Sir Peter Fry, Mr Paul Talboys, and Mr Alan Nichols, The Bingo Association, Mr Kevin Smyth, and Mr Norman Pritchard-Woollett, Committee of Registered Clubs Associations. |
[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 the Home Department: Lord Carlile Report into the Operation of Part VII of the Terrorism Act 2000. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Language Analysis Pilot. |
| 3 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Criminal Records Bureau. |
| 4 | Deputy Prime Minister: Modernising electoral registration. |
| 5 | Deputy Prime Minister: Consultation on fees and charges for counting officers in the regional and local referendums. |
| 6 | Deputy Prime Minister: Planning Appeal Procedures Review. |
| 7 | Secretary of State for Transport: Night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports. |
| 8 | Secretary of State for Defence: Gurkha married accompanied service policy. |
| 9 | Secretary of State for Defence: Armed Forces pensions and compensation. |
| 10 | Secretary of State for Defence: Commemoration of the Normandy Landings. |
| 11 | Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Securing the Best for our Museums: Private Giving and Government Support. |
| 12 | Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Legislation to prevent tax avoidance. |
| 13 | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Out of Round Oil and Gas Production Licensing Award. |
