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Order of Business 24 March 2004
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2 | OPPOSITION DAY (7th allotted dayfirst part)
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Mr Oliver Letwin Mr David Willetts Mr Stephen O'Brien Mr Nigel Waterson David Maclean | |
Sir Nicholas Winterton | |
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Sir Menzies Campbell Steve Webb Malcolm Bruce Paul Holmes Mr Andrew Stunell | |
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Mr Secretary Prescott Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer Mr Secretary Blunkett Ms Secretary Hewitt Mr Secretary Smith | |
Mr Chris Pond | |
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At 7.00 p.m.
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+ | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate] |
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No.
15).
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+ 3 | EUROPEAN PARLIAMENTARY AND LOCAL ELECTIONS (PILOTS) BILL: Consideration of Lords Message [18th March].
[Up to one hour] |
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+ 4 | ADJOURNMENT |
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+ 5 | FEES AND CHARGES
[No debate] |
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No.
118(6)).
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+ 6 | PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
[No debate after 7.00 p.m.] |
Mr Bob Ainsworth | |
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.
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At the end of the sitting:
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7 | ADJOURNMENT |
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COMMITTEES | |||
STANDING COMMITTEES | |||
1 | Welsh Grand Committee | 8.50 a.m. 2.00 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
To consider the matter of the Budget Statement and its implications for Wales. | |||
2 | Standing Committee D (Justice (Northern Ireland) Bill [Lords]) (Programming Sub-Committee) | 6.00 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
3 | European Standing Committee C | 2.00 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
To consider EU Document No. 5188/04 relating to a Review of the Working Time Directive. | |||
4 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
To consider the draft Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2004. | |||
SELECT COMMITTEES | |||
5 | Work and Pensions | 9.30 a.m. 9.45 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private) (public) |
Subject: Health and Safety. | |||
Witnesses: Hugh Robertson, Senior Policy Advisor, Trade Union Congress; Terry Lane, Deputy General Secretary, Steve Kay, Chairman, Health and Safety Executive Branch and Graeme Henderson, Deputy Vice President, Prospect; and David Bergman, Director, Courtney Davis, Deputy Director, and Steve Tombs, Chairman, Centre for Corporate Accountability, and Ann Jones, Simon Jones Memorial Campaign (at approximately 10.45 a.m.). | |||
6 | Procedure | 2.00 p.m. 2.15 p.m. | Room 18 (private) (public) |
Subject: Programming of Legislation. | |||
Witnesses: Mr Graham Allen MP, Mr Mark Fisher MP, Mr Richard Shepherd MP, Mr Paul Tyler MP, and Rt Hon Sir George Young MP. | |||
7 | Transport | 2.00 p.m. 4.15 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private) (public) |
Subject: British Transport Police. | |||
Witnesses: Sir Alistair Graham, Member of the British Transport Police Committee and Chairman-designate of the BTP Authority, and Ian Johnston CBE, QPM, Chief Constable, British Transport Police. | |||
8 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2.15 p.m. 2.30 p.m. | Room 8 (private) (public) |
Subject: Agriculture and EU Enlargement. | |||
Witnesses: National Farmers' Union and the Country Land and Business Association; Food and Drink Federation; and Federation of the Food and Drink Industries of the Czech Republic. | |||
9 | Treasury | 1.45 p.m. 2.00 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private) (public) |
Subject: The 2004 Budget. | |||
Witnesses: Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Ed Balls, Chief Economic Adviser, Mr Jon Cunliffe, Managing Director, Macroeconomic Policy and International Finance, Mr Nicholas Holgate, Director, Welfare Reform, Mr John Kingman, Director, Enterprise and Growth Unit, Mr Jonathan Stephens, Director, Public Spending, Mr Andrew Lewis, Head of Tax Policy Team, HM Treasury. | |||
10 | Accommodation and Works | 2.30 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private) |
11 | Defence | 2.30 p.m. 3.00 p.m. | Room 15 (private) (public) |
Subject: Defence White Paper: Delivering Security in a Changing World. | |||
Witnesses: General Sir Michael Walker GCB CMG CBE ADC Gen, Chief of Defence Staff, Admiral Sir Alan West GCB DSC ADC, First Sea Lord and Chief of the Naval Staff, General Sir Mike Jackson KCB CBE DSO ADC Gen, Chief of the General Staff, and Air Chief Marshal Sir Jock Stirrup KCB AFC ADC, Chief of the Air Staff. | |||
12 | European Scrutiny | 2.30 p.m. | Room 19 (private). |
13 | Health | 3.00 p.m. | Room 7 (private). |
14 | Environmental Audit | 3.30 p.m. 3.50 p.m. | Room 20 (private) (public) |
Subject: Budget 2004. | |||
Witnesses: Friends of the Earth; Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (approximately 4.30 p.m.). | |||
15 | Northern Ireland Affairs Sub-Committee | 3.30 p.m. 3.45 p.m. | Room 21 (private) (public) |
Subject: Social Housing Provision in Northern Ireland. | |||
Witness: The Chartered Institute of Housing Northern Ireland. | |||
16 | Public Accounts | 3.30 p.m. | Room 16 (public) |
Subject: English Regions: An early progress report on the New Deal for Communities programme. | |||
Witnesses: Dame Mavis McDonald DCB, Permanent Secretary, Mr Joseph Montgomery, Director General, and Mr Alan Riddell, Neighbourhood Renewal Unit, Office of the Deputy Prime Minister. | |||
17 | Modernisation of the House of Commons | 4.00 p.m. 4.05 p.m. | Room 17 (private) (public) |
Subject: Connecting Parliament with the Public. | |||
Witnesses: Carol Devon, Director of Access and Information, and Rosemary Everett, Head of Participation Services, Scottish Parliament; Baroness Hamwee, Chair, Samantha Heath, Deputy Chair, Richard Horsman, Director, Secretariat, Mr Edward Welsh, Head of Media, Greater London Assembly (at approximately 4.35 p.m.); Professor Stephen Coleman, Oxford Internet Institute (at approximately 5.10 p.m.). | |||
18 | Selection | 4.45 p.m. | Room 13 (private). |
19 | Welsh Affairs | 4.15 p.m. 4.30 p.m. | Room 6 (private) (public) |
Subject: Manufacturing and Trade in Wales. | |||
Witnesses: Professor John Tomaney, and Dr Colin Wren, University of Newcastle Upon Tyne Business School; David Newlands, Senior Lecturer, University of Aberdeen; Local Government Association and Welsh Local Government Association (at approximately 5.30 p.m.). | |||
20 | International Development | 5.45 p.m. 6.00 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private) (public) |
Subject: Kenya: DFID's Country Assistance Programme and Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals. | |||
Witnesses: Rt Hon Hilary Benn MP, Secretary of State, and Mr Matthew Wyatt, Head of DFID Kenya, Department for International Development. | |||
JOINT COMMITTEE | |||
21 | Draft Disability Discrimination Bill | 2.30 p.m. 2.45 p.m. | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private) (public) |
Witness: Law Society. | |||
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today | |
1 | Minister for the Cabinet Office: Central Office of Information: Targets for 2003-04. |
2 | Secretary of State for Health: Patient charges for dental treatment. |
3 | Secretary of State for Defence: Gulf veterans' illnessesresearch into reproductive health. |
4 | Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: The UK and the IMF 2003. |
5 | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: E-diplomacy. |
6 | Secretary of State for Wales: Public Audit (Wales) Bill, Clause 54. |
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