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Order of Business 2 November 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 Health
*1 Ann Winterton (Congleton):    If he will make a statement on the (a) incidence and (b) cost to the NHS of hospital-acquired infection in the last period for which figures are available.
( 194999 )
*2 Mr Bill O'Brien (Normanton):    When he last met the Chairman of the Mid Yorkshire Hospital Trust to discuss new hospital provision in the Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury area; and if he will make a statement.
( 195000 )
*3 Hugh Bayley (York, City of):    What steps he is taking to give NHS patients more choice about which (a) doctor and (b) hospital treats them.
( 195001 )
*4 Mr Parmjit Dhanda (Gloucester):    If he will make a statement on the availability of NHS dental services for (a) children and (b) older people.
( 195002 )
*5 Steve Webb (Northavon):    What assessment he has made of the effects of his proposals for tariff-based funding of NHS trusts on the financial position of (a) the North Bristol NHS Trust and (b) the South Gloucestershire Primary Care Trust.
( 195003 )
*6 Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):    What plans he has to provide the opportunity for a regular NHS health check-up for NHS patients in England.
( 195004 )
*7 Mrs Jacqui Lait (Beckenham):    What measures he is taking to improve access to chiropody services.
( 195005 )
*8 Mr George Mudie (Leeds East):    If he will make a statement on the numbers of NHS dentists.
( 195006 )
*9 Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole):    What assessment he has made of progress in reducing delayed discharges from hospital.
( 195007 )
*10 Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome):    If he will make a statement on the financial situation of the Royal United Hospital, Bath.
( 195008 )
*11 Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell):    What account is taken of local wage rates in allocating funds to health trusts; and if he will make a statement.
( 195009 )
*12 Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield):    If he will make a statement on the future provision of care for mentally ill mothers with babies in the North West of England.
( 195010 )
*13 Alistair Burt (North East Bedfordshire):    What his estimate is of the number of general practitioners needed in the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Strategic Health Authority over the next 20 years.
( 195011 )
*14 Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):    How many new health centres linked with sports facilities are being developed under local investment finance trust projects.
( 195012 )
*15 Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth):    What account he will take of recent statements by the Right honourable Member for Neath on complementary therapies when developing policy on healthcare.
( 195013 )
*16 Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton):    What steps he is taking to increase the number of dentists treating NHS patients in Heywood and Middleton.
( 195014 )
*17 Mrs Helen Clark (Peterborough):    If he will make a statement on the availability of pneumonia vaccinations for elderly people.
( 195015 )
*18 David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):    What assessment he has made of the Scientific Committee on Tobacco and Health's report Second-hand Smoke: a review of evidence since 1998; and if he will make a statement.
( 195016 )
*19 Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle):    If he will make a statement on the work undertaken by his Department's Green Minister in the last three months.
( 195017 )
*20 Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington):    If he will make a statement on his Department's policy on hospital-acquired infections.
( 195018 )
*21 Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis & Littlehampton):    What his assessment is of the effectiveness of the foundation hospital policy.
( 195019 )
*22 Sir Michael Spicer (West Worcestershire):    What assessment has been made of the variation in rates of hospital-acquired infection between hospitals.
( 195020 )
*23 Mr Michael Foster (Worcester):    What his estimate is of the number of Accident and Emergency admissions at the Worcestershire Royal Hospital in each of the last five years.
( 195021 )
*24 Helen Jones (Warrington North):    What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the assistance provided to National Health Service trusts which have received a zero star rating.
( 195022 )
*25 Mr Kerry Pollard (St Albans):    What role he plans for pharmacists in (a) promoting healthcare and (b) providing information to patients.
( 195023 )

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

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

  1  

POST OFFICES (PENSIONS AND BENEFITS)

[Up to 20 minutes]

      Sir Robert Smith
        That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the procedures for collecting pensions and benefits from Post Offices.

        The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).


Main Business

+  2  

CHILDREN BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) (No.2)

[Up to 45 minutes]

      Mr Secretary Clarke
      Mr Peter Hain
        That the programme order of 13th September 2004 in relation to the Children Bill [Lords] be amended as follows—

    1.   Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the order shall be omitted.

    2.   The proceedings shown in the first column of the following table shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column.

TABLE

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings
Proceedings on New Clauses standing in the name of a Minister of the Crown and proceedings on New Clauses relating to Part 1
2.30 p.m. on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are begun.
Proceedings on remaining New Clauses, other than New Clauses relating to the reasonable punishment of children4.15 p.m. on that day.
New Clauses relating to the reasonable punishment of children and remaining proceedings on Consideration6.00 p.m. on that day.

        3.      Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7 p.m. on the day on which proceedings on Consideration are begun.

        The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Order A(8) relating to Programming of Bills of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003).

+  3  

CHILDREN BILL [LORDS]:      As amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered.

[Until 7.00 p.m.]

For Amendments, see separate paper.

Third Reading will also be taken.

        Proceedings on Consideration shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 p.m. and proceedings on Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 p.m., if the Children Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.

+  4  

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

[No debate after 7.00 p.m.]

      Mr Peter Hain
        That, at the sitting on Wednesday 3rd November—

    (1)   the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions relating to Members' Allowances, Parliamentary Pensions (Contributions Rate) and Parliamentary Pensions (Survivor Benefits and Early Retirement) not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first Motion, and such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; and

    (2)   the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Peter Hain relating to Sessional Orders and Resolutions not later than Seven o'clock, or three hours after their commencement, whichever is the later; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue 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.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

  5  

ADJOURNMENT

        Proposed subject: Health services on the Gosport peninsula (Mr Peter Viggers).

        Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 29th October 2002).


COMMITTEES

STANDING COMMITTEES

1Standing Committee A9.30 a.m.
2.30 p.m.
Room 11 (public)
Further to consider the Mental Capacity Bill.
2European Standing Committee A8.55 a.m.Room 10 (public)
To consider EU Document No. 12343/04 relating to the Marketing of Oilseed Rape Genetically Modified for Glyphosate Tolerance.

SELECT COMMITTEES

3Public Accounts9.15 a.m.Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast (public)
Subjects: (i) The Use of Operating Theatres in Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services (ii) Navan Centre.
Witnesses: (i) Mr Clive Gowdy CB, Permanent Secretary and Accounting Officer, Dr Ian Carson, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, and Mr Andrew Hamilton, Deputy Secretary, Northern Ireland Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (ii) Dr Aideen McGinley OBE, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Nigel Carson, Assistant Secretary, Northern Ireland Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure (at approximately 10.45 a.m.).
4Trade and Industry9.15 a.m.


9.30 a.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public)
Subject: UK Employment Regulation.
Witnesses: Trades Union Congress; Confederation of British Industry (at approximately 11.00 a.m.).
5Regulatory Reform9.30 a.m.
10.00 a.m.
Room 19 (private)
(public)
Subject: Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Registration of Births and Deaths) (England and Wales) Order 2004.
Witnesses: Mr Stephen Timms MP, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury.
6Culture, Media and Sport10.00 a.m.


10.30 a.m.
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public)
Subject: BBC Charter Renewal.
Witnesses: Rt Hon Tessa Jowell MP, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, and Rt Hon Lord Andrew McIntosh, Minister for Media and Heritage, and Mr Andrew Ramsay, Director General, Economic Impact, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.
7Trade and Industry2.10 p.m.


2.15 p.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public)
Subject: Car Industry in the Midlands.
Witnesses: Transport and General Workers Union; Amicus.
8Home Affairs2.15 p.m.


2.30 p.m.
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public)
Subject: The Work of the Home Office.
Witnesses: Rt Hon David Blunkett MP, Home Secretary, Mr Desmond Browne MP, Minister of State, and Mr John Gieve CB, Permanent Secretary, Home Office.
9Foreign Affairs2.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m.
Room 16 (private)
(public)
Subject: Cyprus.
Witnesses: Lord Hannay of Chiswick CH GCMG; Mr O­zdem Sanberk, Director of the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV) (at approximately 4.00 p.m.).
10Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sub-Committee on the Government's Rural Delivery Strategy2.50 p.m.


3.00 p.m.
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public)
Subject: The Government's Rural Delivery Strategy.
Witnesses: Centre for Rural Economy, University of Newcastle upon Tyne; Forestry Commission and Environment Agency (at approximately 3.30 p.m.); East of England Development Agency and Advantage West Midlands (at approximately 4.15 p.m.); National Farmers Union and Country Land and Business Association (at approximately 4.45 p.m.).
11Defence3.45 p.m.
4.00 p.m.
Room 15 (private)
(public)
Subject: Iraq.
Witness: Rt Hon Geoffrey Hoon MP, Secretary of State for Defence.
12Statutory InstrumentsAs soon as convenient after 4.15 p.m.Room 7 (private)

JOINT COMMITTEE

13Statutory Instruments4.15 p.m.Room 7 (private)

[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:      COI Targets, 2004-05.
2    Deputy Prime Minister:      Planning obligations.
3    Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:      Winter Supplementary Estimates, DEL and Administration Costs Limit Changes.
4    Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:      Countryside and Rights of Way Act.
5    Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:      Guide to European Union.
6    Secretary of State for Northern Ireland:      Companies Registry for Northern Ireland Annual Report 2002-03.
7    Secretary of State for Northern Ireland:      Credit Unions Northern Ireland Report 2002.
8    Secretary of State for Northern Ireland:      Revision to Independent Monitoring Commission Normalisation Report.
9    Secretary of State for Work and Pensions:      Stakeholder pensions.


 

 
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