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 Work and Pensions |
| *1 |
Ms Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley): If he will make a statement on progress with his Department's measures towards full employment.
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(
209971
) |
| *2 |
Bob Spink (Castle Point): What plans he has to encourage the take-up of private pension provision.
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(
209972
) |
| *3 |
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): If he will make a statement on the payment mechanisms for state benefits and pensions.
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(
209973
) |
| *4 |
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If he will make a statement on telephone response times for public enquiry services within his Department, with particular reference to Jobcentre Plus.
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(
209974
) |
| *5 |
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South): What assessment he has made of the effects of placing employment advisers within general practitioner's surgeries on encouraging people into work.
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(
209975
) |
| *6 |
Angela Watkinson (Upminster): What plans he has to encourage an increase in private pension provision.
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|
(
209976
) |
| *7 |
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): If he will make a statement on financial support for carers.
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|
(
209977
) |
| *8 |
Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Govan): If he will make a statement on the effectiveness of measures his Department has taken to tackle benefit fraud.
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|
(
209978
) |
| *9 |
Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden): What the total value of National Insurance rebates paid into contracted-out pension funds was in the most recent year for which figures are available.
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|
(
209979
) |
| *10 |
Jim Sheridan (West Renfrewshire): What steps he is taking to encourage older workers into employment.
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|
(
209980
) |
| *11 |
Mr Parmjit Singh Gill (Leicester South): How many people in Leicester South are eligible to claim pension credit.
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|
(
209982
) |
| *12 |
Jim Knight (South Dorset): What steps he is taking to encourage older workers into employment.
|
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(
209983
) |
| *13 |
John Robertson (Glasgow Anniesland): How much his Department is spending on measures to address unemployment in 2004-05; and how much it spent in 1997-98.
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|
(
209984
) |
| *14 |
Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): What estimate he has made of the likely level of voluntary contribution to the Financial Assistance Scheme by the pensions industry.
|
|
|
(
209985
) |
| *15 |
Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that more carers access the financial support to which they are entitled.
|
|
|
(
209986
) |
| *16 |
Patrick Mercer (Newark): If he will make a statement on the methods of payment of state benefits and pensions.
|
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|
(
209987
) |
| *17 |
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What changes are (a) underway and (b) planned in Greater London in the provision of employment and related services.
|
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|
(
209988
) |
| *18 |
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow Cathcart): What assessment he has made of the role that placing employment advisers within general practitioner's surgeries might have on encouraging people into work.
|
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|
(
209989
) |
| *19 |
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend): If he will make a statement on progress being made to improve customer service in those offices in his Department which work directly with the general public.
|
|
|
(
209990
) |
| *20 |
Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): What steps he is taking to encourage people claiming incapacity benefit back into employment.
|
|
|
(
209991
) |
| *21 |
Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): What support is provided for people with disabilities taking action under the Disability Discrimination Act 1995.
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|
(
209992
) |
| *22 |
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): How many (a) men and (b) women were in receipt of the state retirement pension in the Coventry South constituency in (i) 1999 and (ii) 2004.
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|
(
209993
) |
| *23 |
Mr Bill Tynan (Hamilton South): What steps he plans to take to encourage and help older workers into employment.
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|
(
209994
) |
| *24 |
Mr David Amess (Southend West): What estimate he has made of how many pensioners are not claiming the pension credit to which they are entitled.
|
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|
(
209995
) |
| At 3.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Main Business |
| + 1 | GAMBLING BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
[Up to 45 minutes]
|
| Secretary Tessa Jowell
Mr Peter Hain
|
| That the Order of 1st November 2004 be varied by the substitution for paragraphs 4 and 5 of the following:
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| 1. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption.
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| 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.
|
Proceedings
| Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| Amendments relating to Clauses 7, 68, 85, 88, 161, 162 and 179; New Clauses NC7 and NC11; Amendments relating to Clauses 83, 89, 266 and 272. | Two hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order. |
| Amendments relating to Clause 58; Remaining proceedings on consideration | One hour before the moment of interruption. |
| 3. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption.
|
| The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin. (Standing Order No. 83A(8)).
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| + 2 | GAMBLING BILL: As amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered. (Queen's and Prince of Wales's Consent to be signified on Third Reading).
[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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| For Amendments, see separate Paper.
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| Third Reading will also be taken.
|
| Proceedings on Consideration shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9.00 p.m. and proceedings on Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 p.m., if the Gambling Bill (Programme) (No.2) Motion is agreed to.
|
| + 3 | REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
[No debate]
|
| |
| That the draft Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) (City of London) Order 2005, which was laid before this House on 9th December, be approved.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 4 | VALUE ADDED TAX
[No debate]
|
| Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
| That the Value Added Tax (Food) Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3343), dated 16th December 2004, a copy of which was laid before this House on 16th December, be approved.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
| + 5 | DELEGATED LEGISLATION
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| |
| That the Southern Regional Flood Defence Committee Order 2004 (S.I., 2004, No. 3165), dated 30th November 2004, be referred to a Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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| + 6 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| |
| That, at the sitting on Wednesday 26th January, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Peter Hain relating to sitting hours, connecting Parliament with the public, and car mileage allowance not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first Motion; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved, except that the Speaker shall put a single Question on any Amendments which are consequential on an Amendment to which the House has already agreed; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| 7 | EDUCATION AND SKILLS
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
|
| That Mr Robert Jackson be discharged from the Education and Skills Committee and Mr John Greenway be added.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| 8 | OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: HOUSING, PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr John McWilliam, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
|
| That Mrs Eleanor Laing be discharged from the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee and Mr Richard Page be added.
|
| If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
|
| At the end of the sitting:
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| 9 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Proposed rail link between Bristol and Portishead (Dr Liam Fox).
|
| Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | European Standing Committee B | 4.00 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider EU Document No. 10678/04 relating to Protection of Workers from Risks Arising from Optical Radiation. |
| 2 | First Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 4.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft Parliamentary Constituencies (Scotland) Order 2005. |
|
| 3 | Education and Skills | 3.30 p.m.
3.45 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Every Child Matters. |
| Witnesses: Bridget Lindley, Family Policy Alliance/Parentline Plus and Dr Deborah Ghate, Policy Research Bureau; Professor Hedy Cleaver, Royal Holloway, University of London, Richard Thomas, Information Commissioner and Dr Eileen Munro, London School of Economics (at approximately 4.45 p.m.). |
| 4 | Constitutional Affairs and Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions | 4.00 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 5 | Public Accounts | 4.30 p.m. | Room 15 (public) |
| Subject: Tax Credits, Stamp Duty Land Tax and Deleted Tax Cases. |
| Witnesses: Mr David Varney, Executive Chairman, Mr Paul Gray CB, Deputy Chairman, Mr David Anthony Hartnett CB, Director General (Policy and Technical), Inland Revenue. |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today |
| 1 | Deputy Prime Minister: Planning for mixed communities. |
| 2 | Deputy Prime Minister: Planning for housing. |
| 3 | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Death registration of British tsunami victims. |
| 4 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: The abolition of technical lifer status. |
| 5 | Secretary of State for the Home Department: Commencement of Criminal Justice Act provisions. |
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