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Order of Business 4 April 2005

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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 2.30 p.m.      Prayers
Afterwards
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
*1 Bob Spink (Castle Point):    How many incapacity benefit claimants there were on average in (a) 1997 and (b) 2004.
( 224409 )
*2 Patrick Mercer (Newark):    If he will make a statement on the effectiveness of the New Deal for 25 plus.
( 224410 )
*3 Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Govan):    What steps his Department is taking to implement the recommendations made in the report Improving the Life Chances of Disabled People.
( 224411 )
*4 Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend):    What progress has been made in providing employment opportunities for (a) young people and (b) disabled people since 1997.
( 224412 )
*5 Chris Bryant (Rhondda):    How many people have been helped into work by the Pathways to Work pilot projects.
( 224413 )
*6 Mr Peter Pike (Burnley):    How many pensioners he estimates are entitled to pension credit and are not receiving it.
( 224414 )
*7 Linda Perham (Ilford North):    What steps he plans to take to encourage and help older workers into employment.
( 224415 )
*8 Mark Tami (Alyn & Deeside):    What criteria are used to determine whether pension credit is backdated.
( 224416 )
*9 Mr Ben Chapman (Wirral South):    If he will make a statement on unemployment in Wirral South.
( 224417 )
*10 Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey):    What estimate he has made of the number of pensioners over 75 years who have no known income other than the state pension.
( 224418 )
*11 Mr David Tredinnick (Bosworth):    If he will make a statement on who will be eligible for assistance from the Financial Assistance Scheme.
( 224419 )
*12 Ann McKechin (Glasgow Maryhill):    If he will make a statement on the role that Job Centre Plus and the New Deals will play in delivering his future employment policies.
( 224420 )
*13 Mr John Grogan (Selby):    If he will make a statement on the impact on employment levels of the New Deal in North Yorkshire.
( 224421 )
*14 Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):    What discussions he has had with trade unions on public sector pensions.
( 224422 )
*15 Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):    If he will make a statement on his Department's progress towards achieving full employment.
( 224423 )
*16 Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):    What the effect of the New Deal has been in Nottingham North.
( 224424 )
*17 Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk):    What plans he has for the organisation of the Pension Service in Norfolk.
( 224425 )
*18 Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):    What criteria are used to determine the order of priority in migrating legacy Child Support Agency cases to the new system.
( 224426 )
*19 Hugh Bayley (York, City of):    How many people in York have been assisted into work through the New Deal.
( 224427 )
*20 Mr Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire):    What recent estimate he has made of the number of pensioners eligible for pension credit who are not claiming the credit.
( 224428 )
*21 Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South):    What assessment he has made of the investigatory powers available to the Child Support Agency to trace parents required to make child support payments.
( 224429 )
*22 Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow Cathcart):    If he will make a statement on his Department's plans to encourage people to work beyond state pension age if they choose to do so.
( 224430 )
*23 Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):    If he will make a statement on measures taken by his Department relating to the take-up of pension credit.
( 224431 )
*24 Barbara Follett (Stevenage):    What assessment his Department has made of the merits of extending mortgage assistance to those on incapacity benefit.
( 224432 )
*25 Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney & Shetland):    How many people are using pension books to receive pension payments.
( 224433 )
At 3.30 p.m.Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

        Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 10.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).

+  1  

PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) BILL [LORDS]:      Second Reading.

[Until 10.00 p.m.]

        The Third Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, on the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [Lords], HC 234, is relevant.

Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.

+  2  

PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME)

[No debate]

      Mr Peter Hain
      Mr Don Touhig
        That the following provisions shall apply to the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [Lords]:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 14th April 2005.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

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.

Programming Committee

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Programming of proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(6)).

+  3  

PUBLIC SERVICES OMBUDSMAN (WALES) BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]:Queen's Recommendation signified.

[No debate]

      Mr Stephen Timms
        That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money provided by Parliament under another enactment.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).

At 10.00 p.m.

+    

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE        [No debate]

      The Prime Mininster
        That, at this day's sitting, the Motion for the Adjournment of the House in the name of the Prime Minister relating to Welsh Affairs may be proceeded with, though opposed, until 11.00 p.m.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

+  4  

ADJOURNMENT

[Until 11.00 p.m.]

      The Prime Minister
        That this House do now adjourn.

        Proposed subject for debate: Welsh Affairs.

        Relevant documents:

        First Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, Work of the Committee in 2004, HC 256.

        Second Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, Manufacturing and Trade in Wales, HC 329.

        Fourth Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, Session 2004-05, Police Service, Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour in Wales, HC 46.

Debate may continue until 11.00 p.m., if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.

At the end of the sitting:

  5  

ADJOURNMENT

        Proposed subject: Cheque fraud and the case of Mr Michael Hart (Mr Richard Bacon).

        Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

SELECT COMMITTEES

1Science and Technology3.00 p.m.Room 6 (private)
2European Scrutiny4.10 p.m.
4.20 p.m.		Room 19 (private)
(public)
Subject: EU Policies on "Justice, Freedom and Security".
Witness: Mr Franco Frattini, European Commissioner.

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1    Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs:      Mental Capacity Bill:      Draft Code of Practice.
2    Parliamentary Under Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs:      Change in departmental responsibility: Handling of correspondence relating to asylum and immigration appeals.
3    Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport:      Gambling Bill: Amendments.
4    Deputy Prime Minister:      The Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.
5    Deputy Prime Minister:      Changes to the planning arrangements for telecommunications developments.
6    Secretary of State for Defence:      Defence Medical Education and Training Agency Key Targets.
7    Secretary of State for Defence:      Merger of Fleet and Second Sea Lord top level budgets.
8    Secretary of State for Defence:      Support vehicle contract.
9    Secretary of State for Defence:      Defence Fixed Telecommunications System—Contract extension.
10    Secretary of State for Education and Skills:      Student Loans Company.
11    Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:      Suspension of operations in Abidjan.
12    Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:      UN Report: "In Larger Freedom".
13    Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs:      Review of the Westminster Foundation for Democracy.
14    Secretary of State for Health:      Local action on uptake of cancer drugs approved by the National Institute for Clinical Experience.
15    Secretary of State for Health:      Authorisations of NHS foundation trusts.
16    Secretary of State for the Home Department:      The Attenuating Energy Projectile (AEP).
17    Secretary of State for International Development:      Indonesia earthquake.
18    Secretary of State for Northern Ireland:      Statutory Inquiry into the Financial Management of the Belfast Education and Library Board (BELB) and the South Eastern Education and Library Board (SEELB).
19    Secretary of State for Work and Pensions:      Financial Assistance Scheme—publication of draft regulations.

 

 
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