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Order of Business 10 June 2004

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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.


At 11.30 a.m.      Prayers
Afterwards
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
*1 Adam Price (Carmarthen East & Dinefwr):    What response her Department has received from the Union of Democratic Mineworkers to her Department's letter on solicitors' charges to coal health claimants.
( 177750 )
*2 Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells):    If she will estimate the cost of the additional transmission network necessary to meet her target for renewable electricity generation.
( 177751 )
*3 Mr John MacDougall (Central Fife):    What measures her Department is taking to increase the UK's manufacturing industry productivity; and if she will make a statement.
( 177753 )
*4 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):    If she will make a statement on Government support for rural post offices after April 2006.
( 177754 )
*5 Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    What action she has taken to combat the threat of animal rights extremism.
( 177755 )
*6 Ann Winterton (Congleton):    If she will introduce legislation regulating the activities of shadow directors in small businesses.
( 177756 )
*7 Mr Michael Moore (Tweeddale, Ettrick & Lauderdale):    What assessment she has made of the European Commission's Third Cohesion Report.
( 177757 )
*8 John Thurso (Caithness, Sutherland & Easter Ross):    What plans she has to facilitate the connection to the national electricity grid at affordable prices of potential consumers living in remote areas.
( 177759 )
*9 Tony Baldry (Banbury):    What progress is being made on the World Trade Organisation negotiations.
( 177761 )
*10 Ann Coffey (Stockport):    What action she is taking to help small and medium-sized UK manufacturing companies.
( 177762 )
*11 Keith Vaz (Leicester East):    What representations she has received on her proposals to abolish the Commission for Racial Equality.
( 177763 )
*12 Mr David Borrow (South Ribble):    What discussions she has had with the new Indian Government on the Doha Development Agenda.
( 177764 )
*13 Roger Casale (Wimbledon):    If she will make a statement on changes in employment levels in the UK call centre sector in the last three years.
( 177765 )
*14 Vera Baird (Redcar):    What steps she is taking to ensure that the talent pool of UK directors is sufficiently diverse.
( 177766 )
*15 James Purnell (Stalybridge & Hyde):    If she will make a statement on her policy on low-paid workers.
( 177767 )
*16 Norman Baker (Lewes):    What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs on the future of NIREX.
( 177768 )
*17 Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):    What assessment her Department has made of future employment prospects in the call centre industry in (a) the North West and (b) the UK.
( 177769 )

At 12.20 p.m.
Oral Questions to the Minister for Women
*18 Vera Baird (Redcar):    If she will make a statement on progress towards a Commission for Equality and Human Rights.
( 177772 )
*19 Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley):    What progress has been made on the strategic framework for women's entrepreneurship launched in May 2003; and if she will make a statement.
( 177773 )
*20 Mrs Anne Campbell (Cambridge):    If she will make a statement on the representation of women in positions of power in the transitional government of Iraq.
( 177774 )
*21 John Barrett (Edinburgh West):    What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions regarding the pension gap between men and women.
( 177776 )
*22 Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby):    If she will make a statement on the progress of the strategic framework for women's entrepreneurship launched in May 2003.
( 177777 )

At 12.30 p.m.Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

+  1  

ADJOURNMENT

[Until 6.00 p.m.]

      The Prime Minister
        That this House do now adjourn.

        Proposed subject for debate: Disability.

        Relevant documents:

        The Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Disability Discrimination Bill, HL Paper 82-I & HC 352-I.

        The Sixth Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2003-04, on Disabled People's Access to Transport, HC 439, and the Government's response thereto, Cm 6184.

Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

  2  

ADJOURNMENT

        Proposed subject: Lewes to Uckfield rail link (Norman Baker).

        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).


Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

  1  

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport:      Government indemnity scheme.

  2  

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:      Mainstreaming gender into foreign policy.


Standing Committee Notices

     Standing Committee A will meet on Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th June at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Finance Bill.

     Standing Committee B will meet on Tuesday 15th and Thursday 17th June at 8.55 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. further to consider the Energy Bill [Lords].

     Standing Committee C will meet on Monday 14th June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the Sex Discrimination (Clubs and Other Private Associations) Bill.

     The Programming Sub-Committee of Standing Committee D in respect of the Patents Bill [Lords] will meet on Monday 14th June at 6.05 p.m.

     Standing Committee D will meet on Tuesday 15th June at 9.25 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. to consider the Patents Bill [Lords].

     The Standing Committee on Regional Affairs will meet on Tuesday 15th June at 2.15 p.m. to consider regional and economic performance and the northern way.

     The Northern Ireland Grand Committee will meet on Thursday 17th June at 2.30 p.m. to consider the future direction of community relations policy in Northern Ireland.

     European Standing Committee A will meet on Wednesday 16th June at 2.00 p.m. to consider European Union Document No. 15409/03, relating to the registration, evaluation and authorisation of chemicals (REACH).

     The First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Wednesday 16th June at 2.30 p.m. to consider the Architects (Professional Conduct Committee) Amendment Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 655).

     The Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will meet on Monday 14th June at 4.30 p.m. to consider the draft British Transport Police (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Order 2004.



 

 
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