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 Northern Ireland |
*1 |
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): If he will make a statement on prospects for the restoration of devolved government in Northern Ireland.
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10652
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*2 |
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): How many punishment beatings there were in the Province in the latest period for which figures are available.
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(
10653
) |
*3 |
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): If he will make a statement on the outcome of his recent meetings with political parties in Northern Ireland on the political situation in Northern Ireland.
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(
10654
) |
*4 |
Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): What recent assessment he has made of Sinn Fein/IRA's intentions to abide by the terms of the Belfast Agreement.
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(
10655
) |
*5 |
Ann Winterton (Congleton): If he will make a statement on the prospects for the Northern Ireland Assembly reconvening.
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(
10656
) |
*6 |
Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South): When he expects the devolved institutions of Northern Ireland to be restored.
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(
10657
) |
*7 |
Mr David Anderson (Blaydon): If he will make a statement on levels of unemployment in Northern Ireland.
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(
10658
) |
*8 |
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury): What recent assessment he has made of the prospects for restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.
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(
10659
) |
*9 |
Michael Gove (Surrey Heath): What discussions he has had with the (a) Police Service of Northern Ireland and (b) Irish government on combating organised crime.
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(
10661
) |
*10 |
Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): If he will make a statement on the future of devolved government in the Province.
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(
10662
) |
*11 |
Mr Eddie McGrady (South Down): What recent discussions he has had with paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland regarding ceasefires, weaponry and structures.
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10663
) |
*12 |
Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon): What recent assessment he has made of the prospects for restoring devolved government in Northern Ireland.
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10664
) |
*13 |
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): What steps he is taking to reduce crime and the fear of crime in Northern Ireland.
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(
10665
) |
*14 |
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): What steps he is taking to reduce crime and the fear of crime in Northern Ireland.
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10666
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Oral Questions to the Prime Minister |
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.
*Q1 |
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 13th July.
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11627
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*Q2 |
Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South):
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11628
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*Q3 |
Mr Julian Brazier (Canterbury):
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11629
) |
*Q4 |
Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire):
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11630
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*Q5 |
Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk):
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11631
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*Q6 |
Bob Spink (Castle Point):
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11632
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*Q7 |
Dr Brian Iddon (Bolton South East):
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11633
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*Q8 |
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):
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11634
) |
*Q9 |
Mr Neil Turner (Wigan):
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11635
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*Q10 |
Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch):
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11636
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*Q11 |
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): If he will make funding available for two new primary schools in the London Borough of Redbridge.
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11637
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*Q12 |
Mr David Laws (Yeovil):
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11638
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*Q13 |
Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):
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11639
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*Q14 |
Ann McKechin (Glasgow North):
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(
11640
) |
At 12.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any) Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Preliminary Business |
| Notice of Presentation of Bill
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1 | CLIMATE CHANGE
[No debate]
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| Bill to combat climate change by setting annual targets for the reduction of carbon dioxide emissions until 2050; to place duties on the Prime Minister regarding the reporting on and achievement of those targets; to specify procedures to be followed if the targets are not met; to specify certain functions of and provide certain powers to Members of Parliament with regard to ensuring carbon dioxide emissions are reduced; to set sectoral reduction targets and targets for energy efficiency, the generation of energy from renewable sources, combined heat and power and microgeneration; and for connected purposes.
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| Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
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| Ten minute rule Motion
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2 | GREEN BELT REFORM
[Up to 20 minutes]
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| That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the Green Belt; and for connected purposes.
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| The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).
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Main Business |
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| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 7.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).
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+ 3 | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE
[Until any hour]
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| That, at this day's sitting, the Speaker shall put
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| (a) the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Geoffrey Hoon, Mr Bob Ainsworth and Rosemary McKenna, other than those listed in paragraph (b) of this Order, not later than four and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order, and
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| (b) the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Mr Geoffrey Hoon and Mr Bob Ainsworth relating to standards and Privileges, Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards, Committee on Standards and Privileges and Standards and Privileges (Nomination) not later than one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first Motion;
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such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.
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Debate may continue until any hour if the 7.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.
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At 7.00 p.m.
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+ | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
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| That, at this day's sitting, proceedings relating to the Business of the House Motion in the name of Mr Geoffrey Hoon may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).
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+ 4 | ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
[No debate]
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| That Standing Orders Nos. 139 (Select Committee on Broadcasting) and 142 (Domestic Committees) be repealed and the following be a Standing Order of the House:
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| "Administration Committee
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| (1) There shall be a select committee, to be called the Adminstration Committee, to consider the services provided for and by the House and to make recommendations thereon to the House of Commons Commission or to the Speaker. Any such recommendation whose implementation would incur additional expenditure charged to the Estimate for House of Commons: Administration shall also be considered by the Finance and Services Committee.
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| (2) The committee shall make rules and give directions to Officers of the House in respect only of such administrative matters as may from time to time be determined by the Speaker or by the House of Commons Commission.
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| (3) The committee shall consist of not more than 16 Members, of whom five shall be a quorum.
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| (4) The committee shall have power
(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time; (b) to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee's order of reference; and (c) to communicate its evidence to the House of Commons Commission.
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| (5) The committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the committee and to delegate to such sub-committees any of the powers delegated to the committee under paragraph (2) above.
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| (6) Any such sub-committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to adjourn from place to place, to report from time to time the minutes of their proceedings, and shall have a quorum of three.
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| (7) The committee and any sub-committee appointed by it shall have the assistance of the Officers of the House appropriate to the matters under consideration.
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| (8) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the Committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.".
An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 5 | FINANCE AND SERVICES COMMITTEE
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| That Standing Order No. 144 (Finance and Services Committee) be amended
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| (a) in line 6, by leaving out from the first `for' to `for' in line 7 and inserting `House of Commons: Administration';
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| (b) in line 10, by leaving out `Departments of the House' and inserting `House Administration'; and
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| (c) by leaving out lines 14 to 16 and inserting `the Administration Committee'.
An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 6 | TERM LIMITS FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES
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| That Standing Order No. 122A (Term limits for chairmen of select committees) shall be amended by leaving out `choose' and inserting `have'.
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| As an Amendment to Mr Geoffrey Hoon's proposed Motion (Term Limits for Chairmen of Select Committees):
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| `This Amendment to take effect from the beginning of the next Parliament.'.
An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 7 | SELECT COMMITTEES (SIZE OF COMMITTEES)
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| That the following changes be made to the Standing Orders
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| (a) Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended as follows
(i) in items 3, 6, 8, 14 and 16 in the Table, by leaving out `11' and inserting `14';
(ii) in item 5 in the Table, by leaving out `17' and inserting `14'; and
(iii) in paragraph (3), by leaving out the words from `sub-committee' in line 10 to the end of the paragraph; and
| | (b) Standing Order No. 141 (Regulatory Reform Committee) be amended by leaving out `eighteen' in paragraph (9) and inserting `fourteen'.
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| As an Amendment to Mr Geoffrey Hoon's proposed Motion (Select Committees (Size of Committees)):
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| Mr Graham Allen Mr Douglas Hogg Mr Edward Davey Mr Frank Field Mr Roger Gale Angus Robertson
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Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Martyn Jones
Hywel Williams
Simon Hughes
Mr Robert Walter
Mike Wood
Chris McCafferty
Stewart Hosie
Harry Cohen
Mr Roger Williams
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Colin Challen
David Taylor
Mr Mike Hancock
Jon Trickett
Mr David Chaytor
Bob Spink
Mark Fisher
Mr Angus MacNeil | Clare Short
Roger Berry
Chris Huhne
John Austin
Mr David Anderson
Derek Wyatt
Frank Cook
John Bercow
David Heyes
Paul Flynn
John Hemming
Mr Michael Clapham
Mr Richard Shepherd
Sandra Gidley
Dr Ian Gibson
Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews
Ms Katy Clark
Mr Martin Caton | Patrick Hall
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
John McDonnell
Mr John Horam
Mr Graham Stuart
Mr Alex Salmond
Sir Peter Soulsby
Michael Connarty
Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas
Mr Michael Mates
Mr Adrian Sanders
Mr Neil Gerrard
Lynne Jones
Mr Michael Meacher
Lynne Featherstone
Dr Brian Iddon
Mr Austin Mitchell
Mr Gordon Prentice
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(a) |
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| (c) These changes shall expire at the end of the current Parliament unless the House has examined and voted on options for a procedure for the election of members of Select Committees by honourable Members.'.
An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 8 | STANDING ORDERS (MACHINERY OF GOVERNMENT CHANGES)
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| That the following amendments be made to the Standing Orders
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| (a) Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) be amended, in item 16 in the Table, by leaving out `Board of Inland Revenue, Board of Customs & Excise' and inserting `HM Revenue & Customs'; and
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| (b) Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees) be amended, in the table, by leaving out `HM Customs and Excise' and inserting `HM Revenue and Customs'.
An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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9 | ADMINISTRATION
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr Bob Ainsworth, Janet Anderson, Derek Conway, Frank Dobson, Mr Brian H. Donohoe, Mr Frank Doran, Mr Eric Forth, Mr Neil Gerrard, Mr Mark Harper, Helen Jones, Mr Kevan Jones, David Lepper, Peter Luff, Mr Patrick McLoughlin, John Thurso and Pete Wishart be members of the Administration Committee.
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10 | CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr Alan Beith, James Brokenshire, David Howarth, Barbara Keeley, Mr Piara S. Khabra, Jessica Morden, Julie Morgan, Mr Andrew Tyrie, Keith Vaz, Dr Alan Whitehead and Jeremy Wright be members of the Constitutional Affairs Committee.
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11 | CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Janet Anderson, Mr Nigel Evans, Paul Farrelly, Mr Mike Hall, Alan Keen, Rosemary McKenna, Adam Price, Mr Adrian Sanders, Helen Southworth, Mr John Whittingdale and Mr Tim Yeo be members of the Culture, Media and Sport Committee.
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12 | DEFENCE
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr James Arbuthnot, Mr David S. Borrow, Mr Colin Breed, Derek Conway, Mr David Crausby, Linda Gilroy, Mr David Hamilton, Mr Mike Hancock, Mr Dai Havard, Mr Brian Jenkins, Mr Kevan Jones, Robert Key, John Smith and Mr Desmond Swayne be members of the Defence Committee.
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13 | EDUCATION AND SKILLS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods, Mr David Chaytor, Mrs Nadine Dorries, Jeff Ennis, Mr David Evennett, Tim Farron, Helen Jones, Mr Gordon Marsden, Mr Barry Sheerman, Stephen Williams and Mr Rob Wilson be members of the Education and Skills Committee.
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14 | ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Drew, James Duddridge, Patrick Hall, Mr Michael Jack, Lynne Jones, Daniel Kawczynski, David Lepper, Mrs Madeline Moon, Mr Jamie Reed, Mr Dan Rogerson, David Taylor, Sir Peter Soulsby, Mr Shailesh Vara and Mr Roger Williams be members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
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15 | FOREIGN AFFAIRS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mike Gapes, Mr Fabian Hamilton, Mr John Horam, Mr Eric Illsley, Mr Paul Keetch, Mr Andrew Mackay, Andrew Mackinlay, Mr John Maples, Sandra Osborne, Mr Greg Pope, Mr Ken Purchase, Sir John Stanley, Ms Gisela Stuart and Richard Younger-Ross be members of the Foreign Affairs Committee.
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16 | HEALTH
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Amess, Charlotte Atkins, John Austin, Mr Kevin Barron, Mr Paul Burstow, Jim Dowd, Anne Milton, Dr Doug Naysmith, Mike Penning, Dr Richard Taylor and Dr Howard Stoate be members of the Health Committee.
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17 | HOME AFFAIRS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr Richard Benyon, Mr Jeremy Browne, Colin Burgon, Mr James Clappison, Mrs Ann Cryer, Mrs Janet Dean, Mr John Denham, Nick Harvey, Mr Nick Herbert, Mr Shahid Malik, Steve McCabe, Gwyn Prosser, Mr Gary Streeter and Mr David Winnick be members of the Home Affairs Committee.
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18 | INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That John Barrett, John Battle, Hugh Bayley, John Bercow, Malcolm Bruce, Richard Burden, Mr Quentin Davies, Mr Jeremy Hunt, Ann McKechin, Joan Ruddock and Mr Marsha Singh be members of the International Development Committee.
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19 | NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Anderson, Gordon Banks, Mr Gregory Campbell, Rosie Cooper, Sir Patrick Cormack, Mr Christopher Fraser, Mr John Grogan, Mr Stephen Hepburn, Lady Hermon, Meg Hillier, Dr Alasdair McDonnell, Stephen Pound and Sammy Wilson be members of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.
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20 | OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY PRIME MINISTER: HOUSING, PLANNING, LOCAL GOVERNMENT AND THE REGIONS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Sir Paul Beresford, Mr Clive Betts, John Cummings, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mr Martin Horwood, Mr Mark Lancaster, Anne Main, Mr Bill Olner, Dr John Pugh, Alison Seabeck and Dr Phyllis Starkey be members of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local Government and the Regions Committee.
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21 | SCOTTISH AFFAIRS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Danny Alexander, Gordon Banks, Ms Katy Clark, Mr Ian Davidson, Mr Angus MacNeil, David Mundell, Mr Mohammed Sarwar, Mr John MacDougall, Mr Jim McGovern, Mr Ben Wallace and Mr Charles Walker be members of the Scottish Affairs Committee.
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22 | TRADE AND INDUSTRY
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Roger Berry, Mr Peter Bone, Mr Michael Clapham, Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas, Mr Lindsay Hoyle, Miss Julie Kirkbride, Peter Luff, Judy Mallaber, Rob Marris, Mrs Maria Miller, Anne Moffat, Sir Robert Smith, Mr Mike Weir and Mr Anthony Wright be members of the Trade and Industry Committee.
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23 | TRANSPORT
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Clelland, Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson, Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody, Clive Efford, Mrs Louise Ellman, Mr Robert Goodwill, Mr John Leech, Mr Eric Martlew, Mr Lee Scott, Graham Stringer and Mr David Wilshire be members of the Transport Committee.
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24 | TREASURY
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Lorely Burt, Jim Cousins, Angela Eagle, Mr Michael Fallon, Damian Green, Ms Sally Keeble, Susan Kramer, Mr Andrew Love, Kerry McCarthy, Mr John McFall, Mr George Mudie, Mr David Ruffley, Mr Mark Todd and Peter Viggers be members of the Treasury Committee.
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25 | WORK AND PENSIONS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Miss Anne Begg, Harry Cohen, Mr Philip Dunne, Mrs Natascha Engel, Michael Jabez Foster, Justine Greening, Mrs Joan Humble, Greg Mulholland, John Penrose, Mr Terry Rooney and Jenny Willott be members of the Work and Pensions Committee.
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26 | REGULATORY REFORM
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Gordon Banks, Mr James Gray, Stephen Hammond, John Hemming, Sharon Hodgson, Mr Stewart Jackson, Andrew Miller, Dr Doug Naysmith, Mr Jamie Reed, Bob Russell, Alison Seabeck, Mr Andrew Slaughter, Ms Angela C. Smith and Mr Anthony Steen be members of the Regulatory Reform Committee.
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27 | PROCEDURE
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Anderson, Annette Brooke, Ms Katy Clark, Mr Jim Cunningham, Mr David Gauke, Andrew Gwynne, Mr Eric Illsley, Mrs Sia(r)n C. James, Mr Greg Knight, Rosemary McKenna, Sir Robert Smith, Mr Rob Wilson and Sir Nicholas Winterton be members of the Procedure Committee.
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28 | ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr Peter Ainsworth, Ms Celia Barlow, Mr Martin Caton, Colin Challen, Mr David Chaytor, Mr Tobias Ellwood, Lynne Featherstone, David Howarth, Mr Nick Hurd, David Lepper, Mark Pritchard, Emily Thornberry, Dr Desmond Turner, Mrs Theresa Villiers and Joan Walley be members of the Environmental Audit Committee.
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29 | PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr Richard Bacon, Angela Browning, Mr Alistair Carmichael, Greg Clark, Mr David Curry, Mr Ian Davidson, Helen Goodman, Ms Diana R. Johnson, Mr Sadiq Khan, Mr Edward Leigh, Sarah McCarthy-Fry, Jon Trickett, Kitty Ussher, Mr Alan Williams and and Stephen Williams be members of the Committee of Public Accounts.
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30 | PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr David Burrowes, Julia Goldsworthy, Paul Flynn, David Heyes, Kelvin Hopkins, Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger, Julie Morgan, Mr Gordon Prentice, Grant Shapps, Jenny Willott and Dr Tony Wright be members of the Public Administration Committee.
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31 | HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT COMMITTEE)
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| Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
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| That Mr Douglas Carswell, Mary Creagh, Mr Andrew Dismore, Dr Evan Harris, Dan Norris and Mr Richard Shepherd be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
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+ 32 | HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT COMMITTEE) (DATE AND TIME OF MEETING)
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| That the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on Human Rights do meet the Committee appointed by the Lords on Tuesday 19th July at Four o'clock in Committee Room 5.
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+ 33 | MODERNISATION OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS
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| Mr Geoffrey Hoon Mr Bob Ainsworth
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| That a Select Committee of 15 Members be appointed to consider how the House operates and to make recommendations for modernisation;
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| That the Committee have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House; to adjourn from place to place, to report from time to time and to appoint specialist advisers;
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| That Liz Blackman, Mr Crispin Blunt, Ms Dawn Butler, Ann Coffey, Mr David Heath, Mr Geoffrey Hoon, Mr George Howarth, Mr Greg Knight, Mark Lazarowicz, Jessica Morden, Mr Richard Shepherd, Andrew Stunell, Mr Edward Vaizey, Lynda Waltho and Sir Nicholas Winterton be members of the Committee;
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| That this Order be a Standing Order of the House until the end of the present Parliament.
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+ 34 | LIAISON COMMITTEE
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| (1) With effect for the current Parliament, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees), the Chairman for the time being of each of the Select Committees listed in paragraph (2) below shall be a member of the Liaison Committee;
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| (2) The Committees to which paragraph (1) above applies are:
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| Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
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| Joint Committee on Human Rights
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| (the Chairman being a Member of this House)
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| International Development
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| Office of the Deputy Prime Minister: Housing, Planning, Local
Government and the Regions
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| (3) Mr Alan Williams shall also be a Member of the Liaison Committee.
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| As an Amendment to Mr Geoffrey Hoon's proposed Motion (Liaison Committee):
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| Frank Cook Mr Greg Knight Mr Eric Forth John Bercow Sir Nicholas Winterton Mr Austin Mitchell
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| Mr Frank Field Mr Peter Kilfoyle |
(a) |
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| (4) the senior backbench member of the Chairmen's Panel shall also be a member of the Liaison Committee.'.
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+ 35 | PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES
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| (1) takes note of the Report of the Review Body on Senior Salaries on Pay for Standing Committee Chairmen in the House of Commons presented to Parliament on 6th July (Cm 6566); and
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| (2) expresses the opinion that
(a) with effect from 1st November 2005, the salary of a Member should be higher by the amount specified in sub-paragraph
(b) than the figure determined in accordance with the provisions of the Resolution of the House of 10th July 1996 in respect of any period during which the Member has been nominated by the Speaker to act as a temporary chairman of committees in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 4 (Chairmen's Panel) (`a member of the Panel'), other than to the extent that the provisions of sub-paragraph (d) apply;
(b) for a Member who has served on the Panel for less than one year, the additional amount should be £2,615; for a Member who has served on the Panel for at least one year but less than three years, the additional amount should be £7,340; for a Member who has served on the Panel for at least three years and less than five years, the additional amount should be £9,960; and for a Member who has served on the Panel for at least five years, the additional amount should be £13,107; and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph length of service should include membership of the Panel before 1st November 2005 and should be calculated irrespective of breaks in service;
(c) a period should begin for the purpose of sub-paragraph (a) on the day on which the Member is appointed to the Panel, or on 1st November 2005, whichever is the later; and end on the day on which the Member ceases to be a member of the Panel;
(d) there should be disregarded for the purpose of sub-paragraph (a) any period in respect of which the Member is receiving additional payment as Chairman of a Select Committee;
(e) the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Resolution of the House of 10th July 1996 relating to Members' Salaries (No. 2) should apply, with effect from 1st April 2006, to a salary determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) as they apply in relation to a salary determined in accordance with the provisions of that Resolution; and
(f) the Speaker should have authority to interpret these provisions.
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| As Amendments to Mr Geoffrey Hoon's proposed Motion (Pay for Chairmen of Standing Committees):
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| Line 15, leave out sub-paragraph (b) and insert
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| `(b) the amount mentioned in paragraph (a) shall be £13,107'.
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| Line 15, leave out from `than' to second `the' in line 18 and insert `two years, the additional amount should be £7,340 and for a Member who has served for more than two years'.
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+ 36 | PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF STANDING COMMITTEES (No. 2) (Queen's recommendation signified).
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| That the following provision shall be made with respect to the salaries of Members of this House
(a) with effect from 1st November 2005, the salary of a Member shall be higher by the amount specified in sub-paragraph (b) than the figure determined in accordance with the provisions of the Resolution of the House of 10th July 1996 in respect of any period during which the Member has been nominated by the Speaker to act as a temporary chairman of committees in accordance with the provisions of Standing Order No. 4 (Chairmen's Panel) (`a member of the Panel'), other than to the extent that the provisions of sub-paragraph (d) apply;
(b) for a Member who has served on the Panel for less than one year, the additional amount shall be £2,615; for a Member who has served on the Panel for at least one year but less than three years, the additional amount shall be £7,340; for a Member who has served on the Panel for at least three years and less than five years, the additional amount shall be £9,960; and for a Member who has served on the Panel for at least five years, the additional amount shall be £13,107; and for the purposes of this sub-paragraph length of service shall include membership of the Panel before 1st November 2005 and shall be calculated irrespective of breaks in service;
(c) a period should begin for the purpose of sub-paragraph (a) on the day on which the Member is appointed to the Panel, or on 1st November 2005, whichever is the later; and end on the day on which the Member ceases to be a member of the Panel;
(d) there shall be disregarded for the purpose of sub-paragraph (a) any period in respect of which the Member is receiving additional payment as Chairman of a Select Committee;
(e) the provisions of paragraph (2) of the Resolution of the House of 10th July 1996 relating to Members' Salaries (No. 2) shall apply, with effect from 1st April 2006, to a salary determined in accordance with sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) as they apply in relation to a salary determined in accordance with the provisions of that Resolution; and
(f) the Speaker shall have authority to interpret these provisions.
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 37 | PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES
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| That this House expresses the opinion that, with immediate effect, the resolution of the House of 30th October 2003 relating to Pay for Chairman of Select Committees (No. 2) should be amended in paragraph (1) by leaving out "or the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments" and inserting "the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, the Administration Committee, the Finance and Services Committee, the Liaison Committee, the Procedure Committee, the Committee of Selection or the Committee on Standards and Privileges".
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 38 | PAY FOR CHAIRMEN OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) (Queen's recommendation signified).
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| That, with immediate effect, the resolution of the House of 30th October 2003 relating to Pay for Chairman of Select Committees (No. 2) shall be amended in paragraph (1) by leaving out "or the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments" and inserting "the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments, the Administration Committee, the Finance and Services Committee, the Liaison Committee, the Procedure Committee, the Committee of Selection or the Committee on Standards and Privileges".
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+ 39 | CHAIRMEN'S PANEL
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| That Standing Order No. 4 (Chairman's Panel) be amended by leaving out the words ", for every session," in line 1.
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 40 | JOINT ACTIVITIES WITH THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES
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| That Standing Order No. 137A (Select Committees: power to work with other committees) be amended, in line 23, at the end, by adding the words
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| `(3) The Welsh Affairs Committee may invite members of any specified committee of the National Assembly for Wales to attend and participate in its proceedings (but not to vote).'.
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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| Debate on the above Motions may continue for up to four and a half hours after commencement of proceedings on the Business of the House Motion if that Motion is agreed to. |
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+ 41 | STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES
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| That this House takes note of the Fourth Report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, Session 2004-05 (House of Commons Paper No. 472), and approves the revised Code of Conduct set out in the Annex to the Report.
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 42 | PARLIAMENTARY COMMISSIONER FOR STANDARDS
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| That Standing Order No. 150 (Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards) be amended by leaving out paragraph (3) and inserting the following
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| `(3) No report shall be made by the Commissioner:
(a) in any case where the Member concerned has agreed that he has failed to register or declare an interest, if it is the Commissioner's opinion that the interest involved is minor, or the failure was inadvertent, and the Member concerned has taken such action by way of rectification as the Commissioner may have required within any procedure approved by the Committee for this purpose; and
(b) in any case involving parliamentary allowances, or the use of facilities or services, if the Commissioner has with the agreement of the Member concerned referred the matter to the relevant Officer of the House for the purpose of securing appropriate financial reimbursement, and the Member has made such reimbursement within such period of time as the Commissioner considers reasonable.'.
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 43 | COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES
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| That Standing Order No. 149 (Committee on Standards and Privileges) be amended as follows
(a) by leaving out `eleven' in line 24 and inserting `ten'; and
(b) by leaving out from `committee;' in line 33 to the end of line 35.
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An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.
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+ 44 | STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES (NOMINATION)
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| That Mr Kevin Barron, Angela Browning, Ben Chapman, Mr Andrew Dismore, Nick Harvey, Mr Brian Jenkins, Mr Elfyn Llwyd, Mr Andrew Mackay, Dr Alan Whitehead and Sir George Young be members of the Standards and Privileges Committee.
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| Debate on the above Motions may continue for up to one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion relating to Standards and Privileges if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to. |
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At the end of the sitting:
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45 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Availability of Co-proxamol (Miss Anne Begg).
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| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES |
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1 | Twelth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the draft Partnerships (Restrictions on Contributions to a Trade) Regulations 2005. |
2 | Thirteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 10 (public) |
| To consider the draft Fire (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2005, the draft Further and Higher Education (Scotland) Act 2005 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2005, and the draft Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2005. |
3 | Fourteenth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 11 (public) |
| To consider the draft Pension Protection Fund (Investigation by PPF Ombudsman of Complaints of Maladministration) Regulations 2005, the draft Pension Protection Fund (Reference of Reviewable Matters to the PPF Ombudsman) Regulations 2005, and the draft Pension Protection Fund (PPF Ombudsman) (Amendment) Order 2005. |
4 | Fifteeth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the draft Water Supply Licence (Modification of Standard Conditions) Order 2005 and the draft Water Act 2003 (Consequential and Supplementary Provisions) Regulations 2005. |
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5 | European Scrutiny | 2.30 p.m. | Room 5 (private) |
6 | Selection | 4.45 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.] |
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today |
1 | Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Amending the definition of eligible liabilities for cash ratio deposits. |
2 | Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs: Increasing the diversity of the judiciary. |
3 | Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: `Awards for All' grants. |
4 | Secretary of State for Defence: Meteorological Office Key Targets for 2005-06. |
5 | Secretary of State for Defence: Far East Prisoner of War and Civilian Internee Ex Gratia Payment Scheme: Statement on the Report of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. |
6 | Secretary of State for Defence: DSTL Key Targets for 2005-06. |
7 | Deputy Prime Minister: Local Government Pension Scheme. |
8 | Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Parliamentary Scrutiny of EU Business: Changes to Pre and Post-Council Reporting. |
9 | Secretary of State for Health: Government response to the report of the Joint Committee on the draft Mental Health Bill 2004. |
10 | Leader of the House: Security arrangements for the Palace of Westminster. |
11 | Solicitor General: Crown Prosecution Service Annual Report 2004-05. |
12 | Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: EU Telecom Council, Luxembourg: 27th June 2005. |
13 | Secretary of State for Transport: The Passenger and Goods Vehicle (Recording Equipment) Regulations 2005. |
Standing Committee Notices |
A European Standing Committee will now meet on Thursday 14th July at 2.30 p.m. to consider European Document 6364/05 relating to the Working Conditions on Interoperable Cross-border Rail Services.
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