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.
Private Business |
| Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
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Second Readings
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| Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer |
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Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West): If he will raise measures to address world debt at the G7 meeting next month.
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151542
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What proposals for debt relief mechanisms for poor countries are being considered for the period after the Highly Indebted Poor Countries initiative has ended.
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151543
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Mr Nigel Beard (Bexleyheath & Crayford): If he will make a statement on progress towards implementing the recommendations of the Myners and Sandler reports.
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151544
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Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber): What discussions are being held with EU finance ministers about providing debt relief to Iraq.
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Mr Alex Salmond (Banff & Buchan): What representations he has received on the performance of the Financial Services Authority; and if he will make a statement.
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151546
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Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): What the revenues to the Exchequer were from the Climate Change Levy in (a) 2002 and (b) 2003.
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151547
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Ann Winterton (Congleton): If he will compensate Equitable Life policy holders.
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151548
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Brian Cotter (Weston-Super-Mare): Whether he expects to meet his public sector deficit forecast this fiscal year; and if he will make a statement.
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151549
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Mr Tim Boswell (Daventry): What recent discussions he has had with business representatives regarding the potential for reform of Stamp Duty Land Tax on leases.
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Mr Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North & Leith): When he will next discuss the proposed International Finance Facility with his counterparts in the other G8 countries.
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Mr John McFall (Dumbarton): If he will make a statement on employment levels and the effect of unemployment on the economy.
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Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): What assessment he has made of the likely change in investment in residential property as a consequence of his proposed changes to (a) self-investment and (b) self-arranged personal pension schemes.
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Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury): What steps he is taking to alleviate the effect of the new Stamp Duty Land Tax on leases on businesses.
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151554
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Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): If he will make a statement on the regulatory environment as it affects mutual insurance companies.
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151555
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Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): What progress has been made with respect to debt relief for the poorest countries.
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Mrs Ann Cryer (Keighley): If he will make a statement on funding the NHS through general taxation.
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Sir Archy Kirkwood (Roxburgh & Berwickshire): If he will make a statement on his strategy to tackle areas of persistent low pay.
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151558
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Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What plans he has to reform Stamp Duty Land Tax on leases.
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151559
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Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire): When he will publish revised forecasts for the public finances.
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151561
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Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden): If he will make a statement on the contribution of immigration to economic growth.
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151562
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What plans his Department has to use the tax system to encourage energy efficiency in housing.
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151563
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Mr Robert Walter (North Dorset): What assessment he has made of the long term effect on the UK economy of continuing trade deficits.
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151564
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Mr David Chaytor (Bury North): What plans he has to report on his Department's public consultation on fiscal measures to support energy efficiency.
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151565
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): If he will make a statement on the supervision of banks by the Financial Services Authority.
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| At 12.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | HOUSE OF COMMONS MEMBERS ESTIMATE
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
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| (1) There shall be a committee of this House, called the House of Commons Members Estimate Committee.
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| (2) The members of the committee shall be those Members who are at any time members of the House of Commons Commission pursuant to section 1 of the House of Commons (Administration) Act 1978; the Speaker shall be chairman of the committee; and three shall be the quorum of the committee.
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| (3) The functions of the committee shall be—
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| (b) to modify those provisions from time to time as the committee may think necessary or desirable in the interests of clarity, consistency, accountability and effective administration, and conformity with current circumstances;
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| (c) to provide advice, when requested by the Speaker, on the application of those provisions in individual cases;
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| (d) to carry out the responsibilities conferred on the Speaker by the Resolution of the House of 5th July 2001 relating to Members' Allowances, Insurance, &c., except the responsibility of appointing the Advisory Panel provided for in paragraph (5)(1) of that Resolution.
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| | (4) Paragraph (3)(b) above does not empower the committee—
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| | (5) The committee shall report to the House from time to time, and in any case not less than once a year, the provisions of the Resolutions of this House relating to expenditure charged to the Estimate for House of Commons: Members, as codified and modified pursuant to paragraph (3) of this Order.
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| (6) The committee shall have power to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House.
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| That this Order be a standing order of the House.
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| An explanatary memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| + 2 | BICYCLE AND MOTORCYCLE MILEAGE ALLOWANCES
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
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| That the Resolution of the House of 20th March 1998 on the bicycle allowance be rescinded and the following provision be made in its place:
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| (1) That, in the opinion of this House, provision should be made as from 1st April 2004 with respect to the rates of mileage allowance payable to Members in respect of journeys by motorcycle, scooter or bicycle for which if undertaken by car, the car mileage allowance would be payable,
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| (b) by spouses, children or employees paid from the staffing allowance;
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| (2) In respect of journeys by motorcycle or scooter, a motorcycle mileage allowance shall be payable at the same rate as the motorcycle mileage rate approved by the Inland Revenue and then in force;
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| (3) In respect of journeys by bicycle, a bicycle mileage allowance shall be payable at the same rate as the bicycle mileage rate approved by the Inland Revenue and then in force.
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| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| The Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Peter Hain relating to the House of Commons Members Estimate and Bicycle and Motorcycle Mileage Allowances not later than Six o'clock; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; the Questions may be put after the moment of interruption; and the Orders of the House of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003 relating to deferred Divisions shall not apply (Order of 28th January).
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 3 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Scottish banks and the Post Office (Mr Calum Macdonald).
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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 | Standing Committee A | 9.25 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Traffic Management Bill. |
| 2 | Standing Committee E | 9.10 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Housing Bill. |
| 3 | Standing Committee F | 2.30 p.m. | Room 14 (public) |
| Further to consider the Civil Contingencies Bill. |
| 4 | Standing Committee G | 9.10 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Human Tissue Bill. |
| 5 | European Standing Committee A | 2.00 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider EU Document No. 12965/03 relating to the Common Agricultural Policy: Reform of the Tobacco, Olive Oil, Cotton and Sugar Sectors. |
| 6 | Fourth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 9.55 a.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft European Parliamentary Elections (Combined Region and Campaign Expenditure) (United Kingdom and Gibraltar) Order 2004. |
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| 7 | Public Administration | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Work of the Ombudsman. |
| Witnesses: Consumers' Association and Action Against Medical Accidents; Professor Sir Liam Donaldson, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health and Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, Chairman, Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (at approximately 10.30 a.m.). |
| 8 | Health | 10.30 a.m.
11.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Obesity. |
| Witnesses: Ms Melanie Johnson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Public Health, Department of Health, Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MBE MP, Minister of State for Children, Department for Education and Skills, and Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport. |
| 9 | Environmental Audit: Sub-Committee on Environmental Crime: Environment and the Courts | 10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m. | Room 20 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Environmental Crime and the Courts. |
| Witness: Magistrates Association. |
| 10 | Constitutional Affairs | 2.45 p.m.
3.00 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Reform of the Office of Lord Chancellor: ecclesiastical patronage. |
| Witnesses: The Rt Rev John Gladwin, Bishop of Chelmsford, The Rt Rev George Cassidy, Bishop of Southwell and Mr William Fittall, Secretary General, Archbishop's Council; Canon Bob Burston, Rector of Glendale, Mrs Lynne Cowley, Deanery Representative and Mrs Vera Davies, Churchwarden (at approximately 3.45 p.m.); Mr David Watts, Head of Division, Non-Judicial Team, Department for Constitutional Affairs, Mr Nick Wheeler, Assistant Ecclesiastical Secretary to the Lord Chancellor, and The Rev John Lee, Clergy Appointments Adviser (at approximately 4.20 p.m.). |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 11 | Draft Gambling Bill | 9.30 a.m.
9.45 a.m. | Room 5 (private)
(public) |
| Witnesses: Local Government Association and others; Regional Development Authorities and planning experts (at approximately 11.00 a.m.). |
[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 Northern Ireland: Alternatives to the Baton Round: Publication of Phase Four Report. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for Defence: The Army Technical Foundation. |
| 3 | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Inspection report of the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate in respect of Isle of Wight Council. |
| 4 | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Work Programme (Phase 9) for the Benefit Fraud Inspectorate. |
Written Question tabled on Wednesday 28th January for answer today‡ |
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, if he will list the occasions on which Dr David Kelly spoke to the media (a) on an authorised basis and (b) on an unauthorised basis while employed by his Department.
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Standing Committee Notices |
| Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th February at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Traffic Management Bill.
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| The Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee B in respect of the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill will meet on Monday 2nd February at 6.00 p.m.
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| Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 3rd February at 8.55 a.m. to consider the Armed Forces (Pensions and Compensation) Bill.
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| The Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee D in respect of the Employment Relations Bill will meet on Monday 2nd February at 6.00 p.m.
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| Standing Committee D will meet on Tuesday 3rd February at 8.55 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. to consider the Employment Relations Bill.
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| Standing Committee E will meet on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th February at 9.10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Housing Bill.
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| Standing Committee F will meet on Tuesday 3rd February at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. and Thursday 5th February at 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Civil Contingencies Bill.
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| Standing Committee G will meet on Tuesday 3rd and Thursday 5th February at 9.10 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Human Tissue Bill.
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| European Standing Committee A will meet on Monday 2nd February at 4.00 p.m. to consider European Union Document No. COM (03) 132, relating to Trans-European transport network.
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| European Standing Committee B will meet on Thursday 5th February at 2.00 p.m. to consider European Union Document No. 14686/03, relating to procedures for granting and withdrawing refugee status.
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| The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 5th February at 8.55 a.m. to consider the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order 2004.
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| The Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Thursday 5th February at 2.30 p.m. to consider the draft Criminal Defence Service (Choice in Very High Cost Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2004.
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