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 |
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland): If she will make a statement on the Government's strategy for promoting music amongst young people.
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(
201757
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| *2 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): If she will make a statement on the provision by independent television companies of regional news.
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(
201758
) |
| *3 |
Mr John Randall (Uxbridge): What plans she has to increase the number of 50 metre swimming pools.
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(
201759
) |
| *4 |
Mr John Grogan (Selby): If she will make a statement on the recent Ofcom report on public service broadcasting as it relates to ITV regional companies.
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(
201760
) |
| *5 |
Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland): What measures the Gambling Bill includes to prevent the proliferation of category A gaming machines.
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(
201761
) |
| *6 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): If she will make a statement on the progress made by Creative Partnerships and the Government's plans to offer a universal cultural entitlement to all children and young people.
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(
201762
) |
| *7 |
Helen Jones (Warrington North): What steps she is taking to sustain and develop theatre in the North West.
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(
201763
) |
| *8 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): Whether it is her intention to discount the BBC licence fee for licence holders who cannot receive BBC digital services.
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(
201764
) |
| *9 |
Hugh Bayley (York, City of): What grant aid her Department gives to the National Railway Museum in York.
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(
201765
) |
| *10 |
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): When she expects her Department to respond to the report Getting serious about play by the Committee chaired by the Right honourable Member for Holborn and St Pancras.
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(
201766
) |
| *11 |
Mr Edward Garnier (Harborough): Whether she has met the England and Wales Cricket Board to discuss future matches in Zimbabwe.
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(
201767
) |
| *12 |
Mr Peter Atkinson (Hexham): What recent discussions she has had with (a) the BBC and (b) other analogue television providers about the extension of digital television services in rural Britain.
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(
201768
) |
| *13 |
Mr Peter Pike (Burnley): What assessment her Department has made of the use of National Lottery grants in combating social exclusion in Lancashire and the North West.
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(
201769
) |
| *14 |
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): What recent discussions she has held with Ofcom regarding ITV's regional television commitments.
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(
201770
) |
| *15 |
Ann McKechin (Glasgow Maryhill): What contribution grants from Lottery distributors have made to combating social exclusion in Glasgow.
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(
201771
) |
| *16 |
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): What steps she is taking to prevent closures of (a) indoor and (b) outdoor swimming pools in London.
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(
201772
) |
| *17 |
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire): What guidance she has given to English Heritage on the advice it gives to those responsible for bringing town and village halls into compliance with the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
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(
201773
) |
| *18 |
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What account she will take during BBC Charter Renewal of the services provided by the BBC to the nations and regions of the UK.
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(
201774
) |
| *19 |
Bob Russell (Colchester): What progress has been made on her Department's target on activity for children.
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(
201775
) |
| *20 |
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): If she will make a statement on the areas of the country that have received the lowest Lottery funding.
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(
201776
) |
| Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners and the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission |
| *21 |
Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many redundant churches have been converted to other uses in each of the last three years.
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(
201747
) |
| *22 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to prevent fraud in postal voting.
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(
201748
) |
| *23 |
Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what steps the Electoral Commission is taking to promote overseas voter registration.
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(
201749
) |
| *24 |
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Commissioners have made of the funding implications of a General Synod vote to allow women bishops; and if he will make a statement.
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(
201750
) |
| *25 |
Sir George Young (North West Hampshire): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what technology the Electoral Commission is using to aid overseas voters in registering for the next General Election.
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(
201751
) |
| *26 |
Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent assessment the Commissioners have made of the work of the Department for Trade and Industry working group looking at terms of employment for members of the clergy.
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(
201752
) |
| *27 |
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesborough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the consultation procedures for church appointments.
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(
201753
) |
| *28 |
Hugh Bayley (York, City of): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what advice the Electoral Commission gives to local authorities on the conduct of local referenda.
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(
201754
) |
| *29 |
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what action the Electoral Commission has taken to increase the percentage of those from less well off households who vote.
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201755
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| *30 |
Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with British embassies and high commissions on assisting them to encourage overseas voters to register for general elections.
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(
201756
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | RAILWAYS BILL: Second Reading.
[Until 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr Michael Howard
Mr Oliver Letwin
Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Greg Knight
David Maclean
|
| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Railways Bill because it increases the extent to which politicians and civil servants interfere in the running of the railways; gives the Mayor of London power over train services which begin or end beyond the boundaries of the Greater London Authority; perpetuates instability in the rail industry with regard to franchising; fails to encourage additional private investment; offers nothing to improve conditions for passengers and the travelling public; and exposes the Government's continuing disarray over the strategic direction of the industry.
|
| The Seventh Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2003-04, The Future of the Railway, HC 145-I; and Fourth Special Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2003-04, Government, Health and Safety Commission and Executive, and Office of the Rail Regulator Responses to the Seventh Report from the Committee, HC 1209, are relevant. |
|
| Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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| + 2 | RAILWAYS BILL (PROGRAMME)
[No debate]
|
| Mr Secretary Darling
Mr Peter Hain
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Railways Bill.
|
| Committal
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| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
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| Proceedings in Standing Committee
|
| 2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 18th January 2005.
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| 3. The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
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| Consideration and Third Reading
|
| 4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
|
| 5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
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| Programming Committee
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| 6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
|
| Programming of proceedings
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| 7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(6)).
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| + 3 | RAILWAYS BILL (MONEY): Queen's recommendation signified.
[No debate]
|
| |
| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Railways Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
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| (a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State for or in connection with the carrying out of any of his functions under that Act; and
|
| (b) any increase attributable to that Act in the sums which are payable out of money so provided under any other Act.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
|
| + 4 | RAILWAYS BILL (WAYS AND MEANS)
[No debate]
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| |
| That, for the purpose of any Act resulting from the Railways Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
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| (a) the imposition of charges to corporation tax by provisions relating to transfer schemes; and
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| (b) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
|
| + 5 | SERVICES OF GENERAL INTEREST
[No debate]
|
| |
| That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 9824/03, Commission Green Paper on Services of General Interest, No. 7549/04, Commission Staff Working Paper; Report on Public Consultation on the Green Paper on Services of General Interest, and No. 9643/04, Commission Communication, White Paper on Services of General Interest; welcomes the debate on Services of General Interest and supports the Government's view that, at a European Union level, sector-specific regulation continues to provide a more satisfactory approach than a horizontal framework directive on Services of General Interest.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
|
| + 6 | EUROPEAN SATELLITE RADIONAVIGATION PROGRAMME
[No debate]
|
| |
| That this House takes note of European Union documents Nos. 9941/04, 11834/04 and 13300/04 and the unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 26th May 2004 from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to the European satellite radionavigation programme (Galileo); endorses the Government's support for the draft Conclusions on the deployment and operational phases of the European Global Navigation Satellite System programmes for the Transport Council on 10th December 2004; and supports the Government's wider aims in seeking a lead role in the Galileo programme.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
|
| + 7 | ESTIMATES
[No debate]
|
| |
| That this House agrees with the Report [2nd December] of the Liaison Committee.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 145).
|
| 8 | TAX LAW REWRITE BILLS
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
|
| That Mr Chris Pond be discharged from the Joint Committee on Tax Law Rewrite Bills and Mr Ivan Henderson be added.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| At the end of the sitting:
|
| 9 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Private Finance Initiative education contracts (Dr Vincent Cable).
|
| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
|
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 2004. |
| 2 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Double Taxation Relief (Taxes on Income) (Georgia) Order 2004. |
| 3 | Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft European Police College (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2004, the draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (European Police Office) (Amendment) Order 2004 and the draft European Communites (Immunities and Privileges of the European Police Office) (Amendment) Order 2004. |
|
| 4 | Foreign Affairs | 2.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Council of Ministers. |
| Witnesses: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and officials. |
| 5 | Education and Skills | 3.30 p.m.
3.45 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Prison Education. |
| Witnesses: Ms Caroline Neville and Mr John Gamble, Learning and Skills Council, and Mrs Janice Shiner, Director General, Lifelong Learning Directorate, Department for Education and Skills; Lord Filkin CBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Skills and Mr Paul Goggins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office (at approximately 4.45 p.m.). |
| 6 | Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Urban Affairs Sub-Committee | 4.00 p.m.
4.15 p.m. | Room 15 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: The Role and Effectiveness of the Standards Board for England. |
| Witnesses: London Borough of Hackney, Haverhill Town Council and Birmingham City Council; South Ribble Borough Council Standards Committee, City of Durham Standards Committee and Northamptonshire County Council Standards Committee (at approximately 4.45 p.m.); National Association for Local Councils (NALC) and the Association of Council Secretaries and Solicitors (at approximately 5.15 p.m.); Local Government Association (LGA) (at approximately 5.45 p.m.). |
| 7 | Information | 4.30 p.m. | The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 8 | Public Accounts | 4.30 p.m. | Room 16 (public) |
| Subject: Department of Health—Reforming NHS Dentistry: Ensuring effective management of risks. |
| Witnesses: Sir Nigel Crisp KCB, Permanent Secretary/NHS Chief Executive of Health, Professor Raman Bedi, Chief Dental Officer for England, and Professor Aidan Halligan, Deputy Chief Medical Officer for England, Department of Health. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today |
| 1 | Parliamentary Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs: Delivering Justice, Rights and Democracy: DCA Strategy 2004-09. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for Defence: 2005 Rates for the War Pensions Scheme. |
| 3 | Deputy Prime Minister: 2005-06 Fire and Rescue National Framework. |
| 4 | Deputy Prime Minister: Launch of the Regional Spatial Strategy for the East of England. |
| 5 | Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Municipal waste management. |
| 6 | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Bosnia and Herzegovina: Export Licence Application. |
Standing Committee Notices |
| European Standing Committee B will not now meet on Thursday 9th December at 2.00 p.m. to consider European Union Document No. 6406/1/04, relating to Security Features and Biometrics in EU Passports.
|
| The Fourteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation will now meet on Thursday 9th December at 2.30 p.m. to consider the draft West Northamptonshire Development Corporation (Area and Constitution) Order 2004.
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