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.
| + | NOTICE OF MOTION FOR AN UNOPPOSED RETURN [No debate]
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| |
| That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report of the inquiry into the disturbance and fire at Yarl's Wood Removal Centre.
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| + | NOTICE OF MOTION FOR AN UNOPPOSED RETURN [No debate]
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| |
| That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report of the investigation into the disturbance at Harmondsworth Immigration Removal Centre on 19th and 20th July 2004.
|
| Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport |
| *1 |
Mrs Patsy Calton (Cheadle): What support his Department plans to give for light rail schemes; and if he will make a statement.
|
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(
198100
) |
| *2 |
John McDonnell (Hayes & Harlington): What representations he has received requesting that South Eastern trains be kept in the public sector.
|
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|
(
198101
) |
| *3 |
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): If he will take steps to encourage Intercity trains to provide services late into the evening.
|
|
|
(
198102
) |
| *4 |
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North): If he will make a statement on the future of rail freight.
|
|
|
(
198103
) |
| *5 |
Norman Lamb (North Norfolk): If he will make a statement on carbon dioxide emissions from road transport.
|
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|
(
198104
) |
| *6 |
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What recent discussions he has had with Nottingham City Council on transport issues in the city.
|
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|
(
198105
) |
| *7 |
Mr Huw Edwards (Monmouth): If he will meet the Chief Executive of Network Rail to discuss noise disturbance to residents of Plas Derwen, Abergavenny, from the nearby railway maintenance plant.
|
|
|
(
198106
) |
| *8 |
Norman Baker (Lewes): What projection he has made of a change in passenger rail journeys between now and 2015.
|
|
|
(
198107
) |
| *9 |
Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What assessment he has made of the effects on passenger rail travel of the new autumn timetables.
|
|
|
(
198108
) |
| *10 |
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next expects to meet representatives of the Health and Safety Executive to discuss the Potters Bar rail accident.
|
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|
(
198110
) |
| *11 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): When he will publish the comprehensive review of Phase 2 of the London Underground Limited and CTRL redevelopment of King's Cross St Pancras Station.
|
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|
(
198112
) |
| *12 |
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Cunninghame South): If he will make a statement on the measures his Department is taking to ensure that (a) uninsured and (b) unlicensed drivers are kept off the road.
|
|
|
(
198113
) |
| *13 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): How many accidents involving public transport occurred in (a) Coventry and (b) the West Midlands in the last year for which figures are available.
|
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|
(
198114
) |
| *14 |
Matthew Taylor (Truro & St Austell): When he will make an announcement on the decision on dualling the A30 Goss Moor section following the public inquiry.
|
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(
198115
) |
| *15 |
John Barrett (Edinburgh West): What steps he is taking to reduce costs within the railway industry.
|
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|
(
198116
) |
| *16 |
Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston): What his plans are to improve road safety.
|
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|
(
198117
) |
| *17 |
Tom Brake (Carshalton & Wallington): If he will make a statement on Government policy towards vulnerable public transport users.
|
|
|
(
198118
) |
| *18 |
Mr David Heath (Somerton & Frome): If he will make a statement on the disposal of land ancillary to railway stations.
|
|
|
(
198119
) |
| Oral Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and the Minister for the Cabinet Office |
| *19 |
Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans she has to improve access for disadvantaged groups to the electronic delivery of Government services.
|
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|
(
198120
) |
| *20 |
Mr Bill Wiggin (Leominster): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many hours on average he has spent per week on his responsibilities for the Policy Directorate.
|
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|
(
198121
) |
| *21 |
Mr Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what steps are being taken to ensure that Government (a) websites and (b) electronic services are designed to meet the needs of the general public.
|
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|
(
198122
) |
| *22 |
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, how many hours on average he has spent per week on his Duchy of Lancaster responsibilities.
|
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|
(
198123
) |
| *23 |
Andy Burnham (Leigh): To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, if he will make a statement on the work programme of the Strategy Unit.
|
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|
(
198124
) |
| *24 |
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans she has to bring forward legislation to enable citizens to have direct access to the Parliamentary Ombudsman.
|
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|
(
198126
) |
| *25 |
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas (Crosby): To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what action is being taken to increase the number of women in the Senior Civil Service.
|
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|
(
198127
) |
| At 12.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Preliminary Business |
| Ten minute rule Motion
|
| 1 | BRAILLE IDENTITY CARDS
[Up to 20 minutes]
|
| |
| That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require all public authorities and certain regulated companies and organisations providing written means of identification to persons seeking to enter private residences to include braille information about those persons on the written means of identification; and for connected purposes.
|
| The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No.
23).
|
|
| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 7.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).
|
|
Main Business |
| + 2 | PENSIONS BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 4)
[No debate]
|
| Mr Secretary Johnson
Mr Peter Hain
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Pensions Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 2nd March 2004, 19th April 2004 and 18th May 2004:
|
Consideration of Lords Amendments
| 1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement at this day's sitting.
|
| 2. Those proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table, and each part of those proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time shown in the second column.
|
| Lords Amendments | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| Amendments to Part 1 (other than Amendments to Schedules 1 to 4) | Thirty minutes after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments. |
| Amendments to Clause 168; remaining Amendments to Part 2 (other than Amendments to Schedules 5 to 9); Amendments to Parts 3 and 4 (other than Amendments to Schedule 10) | Two hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| Amendments to Part 5 | Three hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
| Amendments to Parts 6 to 9 (other than Amendments to Schedules 11 to 13); Amendments to Schedules 1 to 13 | Four hours after the commencement of those proceedings. |
Subsequent stages
| 3. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
|
| 4. The 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 (Orders of 28th June 2001 and 6th November 2003).
|
| + 3 | PENSIONS BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments (Queen's Consent to be signified).
[Up to four hours]
|
| For Motions and Amendments relating to the Lords Amendments, see separate Paper.
|
| Proceedings shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement, if the Pensions Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Motion is agreed to.
|
|
| At 7.00 p.m.
|
| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
|
| |
| That, at this day's sitting, proceedings relating to the Pensions Bill and proceedings relating to the Hunting Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
|
|
| + 4 | HUNTING BILL (PROCEDURE) (NO. 2)
[No debate]
|
| Mr Peter Hain
Mr Alun Michael
|
| To move, That the Order of 15th September shall be supplemented as follows—
|
| 1. At this day's sitting proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) three hours after commencement of proceedings on the motion relating to Hunting Bill (Money).
|
| 2. For the purpose of bringing proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1 the Speaker shall put the following questions forthwith (and no others)—
|
| (1) any question which has been proposed from the Chair and has not yet been decided,
|
| (2) the question on any motion moved by a Minister of the Crown to disagree with Lords Amendments (which may, in particular, be a motion relating to a specified group of amendments),
|
| (3) the question on any motion moved by a Minister of the Crown for an amendment in lieu, and
|
| (4) the question on any other motion moved by a Minister of the Crown.
|
| 3. Sessional Orders F(7) and H (Programming of Bills: ancillary questions and Reasons Committee) of 28th June 2001 shall apply to proceedings in relation to the Hunting Bill.
|
| 4. Paragraph 6(1) to (7) of the Order of 15th September shall apply to proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments.
|
| 5. No notice shall be required of a further motion to supplement the Order of 15th September.
|
| To be decided without debate (Order of 15th September).
|
| + 5 | HUNTING BILL [MONEY]: Queen's Recommendation signified.
[Up to 45 minutes]
|
| |
| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Hunting Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
|
| (1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure of a Minister of the Crown in connection with the Act, and
|
| (2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
|
| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).
|
| + 6 | HUNTING BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments
[Up to three hours]
|
| For Motions and Amendments relating to the Lords Amendments, see separate Paper. |
|
| Proceedings shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to the Hunting Bill [Money], if the Hunting Bill (Procedure Motion) (No. 2) is agreed to.
|
| The Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords shall have been received and until any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at this sitting has reported (Order of 8th November).
|
|
| At the end of the sitting:
|
| 7 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed Subject: Diabetes—(Mr David Amess).
|
| 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 |
|
| 1 | Standing Committee B | 9.20 a.m. | Room 10 (Private) |
| (Gambling Bill) (Programming Sub-Committee). |
| 2 | Standing Committee B | 9.30 a.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public)
(public) |
| Further to consider the Gambling Bill. |
|
| 3 | Constitutional Affairs | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Constitutional Reform Bill: the Government's proposals. |
| Witnesses: Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Secretary of State and Lord Chancellor, Alex Allan, Permanent Secretary and Judith Simpson, Head of Constitutional Policy Division, Department for Constitutional Affairs. |
| 4 | Trade and Industry | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Export Credits Guarantee Department and the BTC pipeline (at approximately 9.30 a.m.); Distribution Network Operator price controls (at approximately 11.00 a.m.). |
| Witnesses: Export Credits Guarantee Department; Ofgem (at approximately 11.00 a.m.); Energy Networks Association (at approximately 11.45 a.m.). |
| 5 | Treasury | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Regional Productivity. |
| Witnesses: Chief Operating Officer, Rolls-Royce, Executive Vice President, AstraZeneca and Managing Director, Microsoft UK. |
| 6 | Regulatory Reform | 9.30 a.m.
10.15 a.m. | Room 19 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Operation of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001. |
| Witness: Ruth Kelly MP, Minister for Regulatory Reform, Cabinet Office. |
| 7 | Home Affairs | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Terrorism and Community Relations. |
| Witnesses: Board of Deputies of British Jews, Muslim Council of Britain and Sikh Community Action Network. |
| 8 | International Development | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 6 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Development Assistance in Iraq. |
| Witnesses: Officials from the Department for International Development, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, and the Ministry of Defence. |
| 9 | Foreign Affairs | 2.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Cyprus. |
| Witness: Rt Hon Dr Denis MacShane MP, Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. |
| 10 | Trade and Industry | 2.30 p.m.
2.45 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Crown Post Offices. |
| Witnesses: Amicus-CMA; Communication Workers Union (at approximately 3.30 p.m.); Postwatch (at approximately 4.15 p.m.). |
| 11 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Sub-Committee on the Future for UK Fishing | 3.20 p.m.
3.30 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Future for UK Fishing. |
| Witnesses: National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations; Scottish Fishermen's Federation (at approximately 4.15 p.m.); WWF (at approximately 5.00 p.m.). |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 12 | Statutory Instruments | 4.15 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 | Department for Constitutional Affairs: Winter Supplementary Estimate 2004-05. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for Defence: Update on Côte D'Ivoire. |
| 3 | Secretary of State for Defence: Future Rapid Effects System: Systems House Contract Award. |
| 4 | Secretary of State for Health: A Review of NHS Research Ethics Committees. |
| 5 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Zimbabwe. |
| 6 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Dispersal of Asylum Seeker Families with Children of School Age. |
| 7 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Inquiry into the Death of PC Gerald Walker: Response to the Report Recommendations. |
| 8 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Yarl's Wood and Harmondsworth disturbances. |
| 9 | Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Northern Ireland. |
| 10 | Solicitor General: Winter Supplementary Estimate. |
| 11 | Solicitor General: Code for Crown Prosecutors. |
| 12 | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Government Response to Consultation Document on European Company Law—Cross Border Mergers. |
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