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 |
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): What public funding has been given to the sport of underwater diving in the past five years; and if she will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
166139
) |
| *2 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): If she will make a statement on progress on the merger of the Community Fund and the New Opportunities Fund.
|
|
|
(
166141
) |
| *3 |
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland): What recent discussions she has had with the Chairman of Ofcom to discuss its work.
|
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|
(
166142
) |
| *4 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What the expected spending of her Department on sport in Greater London in 2004-05 is, excluding spending connected with the UK's 2012 Olympic bid.
|
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|
(
166143
) |
| *5 |
Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): What plans she has to present a Bill to Parliament in this Session to reform gambling legislation.
|
|
|
(
166144
) |
| *6 |
Chris Bryant (Rhondda): What representations she has received on her draft guidelines to licensing authorities; and if she will make a statement.
|
|
|
(
166145
) |
| *7 |
Mr Andrew Dismore (Hendon): What discussions she has had with the Greek government over exchanges of artefacts for exhibition in museums.
|
|
|
(
166146
) |
| *8 |
Mr John Greenway (Ryedale): What plans she has to promote social responsibility within the gambling industry.
|
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|
(
166147
) |
| *9 |
Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire): When she last met representatives of the circus industry to discuss the implementation of the Licensing Act 2003.
|
|
|
(
166149
) |
| *10 |
Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield): What efforts she is making to promote motor sport in the UK.
|
|
|
(
166150
) |
| *11 |
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): What steps she is taking to promote tourism in English seaside resorts.
|
|
|
(
166151
) |
| *12 |
Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on Gift Aid in relation to museums.
|
|
|
(
166153
) |
| *13 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): If she will make a statement on reform of gambling laws.
|
|
|
(
166154
) |
| *14 |
Mr David Stewart (Inverness East, Nairn & Lochaber): If she will make a statement on public broadcasting provision to remote rural locations following conversion to full digital television broadcasting.
|
|
|
(
166155
) |
| *15 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): How many playing fields were sold in each financial year since 2001-02.
|
|
|
(
166156
) |
| *16 |
Sir Teddy Taylor (Rochford & Southend East): What the total amount of unclaimed Lottery prizes is; and what the largest single unclaimed amount is.
|
|
|
(
166157
) |
| *17 |
Bob Spink (Castle Point): What estimate she has made of the proportion of Lottery good causes money that will go to the New Opportunities Fund.
|
|
|
(
166158
) |
| Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Gosport representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners |
| *18 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Commission has held on the security of postal ballot papers delivered to premises in multiple occupation.
|
|
|
(
166159
) |
| *19 |
Hugh Bayley (York, City of): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the charitable status of the Church of England.
|
|
|
(
166161
) |
| *20 |
Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will invite the Commission to examine the potential effect on the electoral process of incumbent elected representatives using resources available to them by virtue of their office to seek to register voters for postal votes.
|
|
|
(
166162
) |
| *21 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the policy of the Commissioners concerning the provision of drivers for use by bishops.
|
|
|
(
166163
) |
| *22 |
Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what plans the Commission has to reform the process of voter registration.
|
|
|
(
166164
) |
| *23 |
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, if he will make a statement on the joint report of the Electoral Commission and the Hansard Society, entitled An Audit of Political Engagement.
|
|
|
(
166165
) |
| *24 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the Church Commissioners' support for employment rights for clergy and other ministers of religion.
|
|
|
(
166166
) |
| *25 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many churches benefited from the grant to reimburse VAT on repairs in 2003-04.
|
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|
(
166167
) |
| *26 |
Mr Harry Barnes (North East Derbyshire): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what proposals the Electoral Commission has to encourage electoral returning officers to canvass local residents in order to update electoral registration.
|
|
|
(
166168
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
[No debate]
|
| Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Peter Hain
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 17th December 2002, 8th September 2003 and 8th December 2003;
|
| Consideration of Lords Amendments
|
| 1. Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed at today's sitting.
|
| 2. Proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.
|
| 3. The proceedings shown in the first column of the Table shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column.
|
| Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| Lords Amendments 1 to 5 | One and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments. |
| Lords Amendments 21 to 23, 26, 27, 41, 42, 45 to 47, 6 to 20, 24, 25, 28 to 40, 43, 44, 48 to 143 | The moment of interruption. |
| Subsequent stages
|
| 4. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question put.
|
| 5. Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
|
| To be decided without debate (Order A(8) relating to Programming of Bills of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003).
|
| + 2 | PLANNING AND COMPULSORY PURCHASE BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments.
[Until 10.00 p.m.]
|
| For Motions and Amendments relating to the Lords Amendments, see separate paper.
|
| The Eighth Report (HC 427) and the Tenth Report (HC 503) of Session 2003-04 from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, on the Committee's continuing scrutiny of Bills, are relevant.
|
| Proceedings shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m., if the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.
|
| + 3 | PENSIONS BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
[No debate]
|
| Mr Secretary Smith
Mr Peter Hain
|
| That the Order of 2nd March 2004 (Pensions Bill (Programme)) shall be amended by the substitution in paragraph 2 (time for conclusion of proceedings in Standing Committee) for the words 22nd April 2004" of the words 29th April 2004".
|
| To be decided without debate (Orders of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003).
|
| + 4 | INCOME TAX
[No debate]
|
| Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
| That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that the Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (New Zealand) Order 2004 be made in the form of the draft laid before this House on 9th March.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 5 | JUSTICE
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Lay Magistrates (Eligibility) (Northern Ireland) Order 2004, which was laid before this House on 11th March, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 6 | RECOVERY OF SOLE STOCKS IN THE WESTERN CHANNEL AND THE BAY OF BISCAY
[No debate]
|
| |
| That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 5199/04, draft Regulation on the recovery of sole stocks in the Western Channel and the Bay of Biscay, and No. 5205/04, Commission Staff Working Paper on a draft Regulation establishing measures for the recovery of sole stocks in the Western Channel and the Bay of Biscay; takes note of the Government's concerns about the targets proposed for recovery and the impact of the proposals on vessels catching sole as part of a mixed fishery; and supports the Government's intention to ensure a close dialogue with the fishing industry on these proposals.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
|
| + 7 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| |
| That at the sitting on Thursday 29th April, notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2)(c) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), proceedings on any Motion in the name of the Leader of the Opposition shall be entered upon at the conclusion of Government business and may continue, though opposed, for three hours, and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of, and the Orders of the House of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003 relating to deferred Divisions shall not apply.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 8 | NOMINATION OF SELECT COMMITTEES
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| |
| That the Standing Orders be amended as follows—
|
| (1) In Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business), line 18, leave out from `committees' to `which' in line 20 and insert `to which that paragraph applies'.
|
| (2) In Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees), line 9, leave out from `under' to `, or' in line 13 and insert `the Standing Orders of this House (with the exception of the Liaison Committee, the Committee of Selection, the Committee on Standards and Privileges and any Committee established under a temporary Standing Order).'.
|
| An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office. |
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| + 9 | NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr Secretary Murphy
Mr Peter Hain
|
|
|
| (1) the matter of the social economy in Northern Ireland be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;
|
| (2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Thursday 29th April at half-past Two o'clock; and
|
|
|
| (a) the Committee shall consider the matter referred to it under paragraph (1) above;
|
| (b) the Chairman shall interrupt proceedings not later than two hours after their commencement; and
|
| (c) at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)).;
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| At the end of the sitting:
|
| 10 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Health and safety of shop workers (Mr Bob Blizzard).
|
| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No.
9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
|
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | Education and Skills | 3.30 p.m.
3.45 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: National Skills Strategy: 14-19 Education. |
| Witnesses: Professor Adrian Smith FRS, Principal of Queen Mary, University of London; Dr Ken Boston AO, Chief Executive, and Mary Curnock Cook, The Qualifications and Curriculum Authority (QCA) (at approximately 5.00 p.m.) |
| 2 | Works and Pensions Sub-Committee | 3.00 p.m.
3.15 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Department for Work and Pensions' Administration of IT Projects. |
| Witnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Smith, MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, and Mr Doug Smith, Chief Executive, Child Support Agency. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today |
| 1 | Department for International Development: St. Helena: air access. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for Defence: European Court of Human Rights judgements—Courts Martial. |
| 3 | Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: OGCbuying.solutions: Performance targets for 2004-05. |
| 4 | Deputy Prime Minister: Sub division of agricultural land into sub-plots. |
| 5 | Deputy Prime Minister: General conformity between the Mayor's spatial development strategy (the London Plan) and London boroughs' unitary development plans. |
| 6 | Secretary of State for Culture, Media & Sport: Appointment of new BBC Chairman. |
| 7 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Advisory group for the Futurebuilders Fund. |
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