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 |
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): If he will make a statement on the decommissioning of IRA weapons and explosives.
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|
(
20234
) |
| *2 |
Mr Shahid Malik (Dewsbury): What assessment he has made of the level of public confidence in the Police Service of Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
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(
20235
) |
| *3 |
Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What proposals he has accepted in relation to the revised curriculum operative from September 2006 in relation to broadening the types of religious and non-religious value system education in schools in Northern Ireland; and if he will make a statement.
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|
(
20236
) |
| *4 |
Mr Peter Robinson (Belfast East): What evidence he has received of the dismantling of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland.
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(
20237
) |
| *5 |
Jim Dobbin (Heywood & Middleton): What assessment he has made of the potential for Northern Ireland to benefit from London hosting the 2012 Olympics.
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|
(
20238
) |
| *6 |
Mr Ben Wallace (Lancaster & Wyre): If he will make a statement on punishment beatings and kneecappings which have taken place in the Province since July.
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(
20239
) |
| *7 |
David Simpson (Upper Bann): How many (a) members of the (i) Police Service of Northern Ireland and (ii) Royal Irish Regiment and (b) prison officers have moved from their homes because of targeting by Republicans over the last 12 months.
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|
(
20240
) |
| *8 |
Ms Celia Barlow (Hove): What recent assessment he has made of the impact of tourism on the Northern Ireland economy; and if he will make a statement.
|
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|
(
20241
) |
| *9 |
Kate Hoey (Vauxhall): Whether every child in Northern Ireland is eligible to represent the UK in international sporting competition.
|
|
|
(
20242
) |
| *10 |
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): If he will make a statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland.
|
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|
(
20243
) |
| *11 |
Ann Winterton (Congleton): If he will make a statement on recent developments in the peace process.
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|
(
20244
) |
| *12 |
Lady Hermon (North Down): If he will make a statement on the reconstituted Parades Commission.
|
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|
(
20245
) |
| *13 |
Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): If he will make a statement on devolved government in the Province.
|
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|
(
20246
) |
| *14 |
Mark Pritchard (Wrekin, The): If he will make a statement on the security situation in Northern Ireland.
|
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|
(
20247
) |
| *15 |
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What estimate he has made of how many (a) punishment beatings, (b) expulsions and (c) other criminal activities have been committed by republican paramilitary organisations since 4pm on the 28th July; and if he will make a statement.
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|
(
20248
) |
| Oral Questions to the Prime Minister |
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.
| *Q1 |
Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 26th October.
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|
(
21329
) |
| *Q2 |
Derek Wyatt (Sittingbourne & Sheppey):
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|
(
21330
) |
| *Q3 |
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):
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|
(
21331
) |
| *Q4 |
Keith Vaz (Leicester East):
|
|
(
21332
) |
| *Q5 |
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):
|
|
(
21333
) |
| *Q6 |
Ben Chapman (Wirral South):
|
|
(
21334
) |
| *Q7 |
Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):
|
|
(
21335
) |
| *Q8 |
Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby):
|
|
(
21336
) |
| *Q9 |
Laura Moffatt (Crawley):
|
|
(
21337
) |
| *Q10 |
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough):
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|
(
21338
) |
| *Q11 |
Mr Neil Turner (Wigan):
|
|
(
21339
) |
| *Q12 |
Jonathan Shaw (Chatham & Aylesford):
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|
(
21340
) |
| *Q13 |
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):
|
|
(
21341
) |
| *Q14 |
Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West):
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(
21342
) |
| *Q15 |
Miss Anne Begg (Aberdeen South):
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|
(
21343
) |
| At 12.30 p.m. | Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Preliminary Business |
| Ten minute Rule Motion
|
| 1 | CONTROL OF INTERNET ACCESS (CHILD PORNOGRAPHY)
[Up to 20 minutes]
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| |
| That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require internet service providers and other commercial organisations providing access to the internet to declare whether or not they have taken steps to prevent access to web sites containing indecent images of children; 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).
|
|
Main Business |
| + 2 | TERRORISM BILL: Second Reading
[Until 7.00 p.m.]
|
| Mr Douglas Hogg
Mr Richard Shepherd
|
| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Terrorism Bill because the proposed offences relating to the encouragement of terrorism are an unreasonable restriction on free speech, are uncertain in their legal effect and do not require that the person charged should have intended to incite others to commit criminal acts, and because the Bill proposes an extension to the maximum period for which a person may be detained without being charged, which extension is unjustified, wrong in principle and likely to result in injustice, will serve as a recruiter for terrorism and amounts to administrative detention.
|
| Mr Charles Kennedy
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr Mark Oaten
Mr David Heath
Mr Alistair Carmichael
Andrew Stunell
|
| That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Terrorism Bill because, whereas it is essential to the protection of the public that the police and security services are given the support necessary to do their job effectively, and notwithstanding the proposals in the Bill which command general support, the Government has failed to justify the proposal to hold suspects for three months without charge; believes that such a measure represents a substantial and unacceptable erosion of the principles underlying British justice; and further believes that the objective of providing powers to hold suspects for periods sufficient to obtain further evidence can best be achieved by a combination of charging with lower order offences within fourteen days, changing guidelines on interview after charge and the use of control orders.
|
| The Minutes of Evidence taken before the Home Affairs Committee on 11th October, HC 515-i, on the Draft Terrorism Bill, are relevant.
|
| Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
|
| + 3 | TERRORISM BILL (PROGRAMME)
[No debate]
|
| Mr Secretary Clarke
Mr Geoffrey Hoon
|
| That the following provisions shall apply to the Terrorism Bill:
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| Committal
|
| 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
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| Proceedings in Committee
|
| 2. (1) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.
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|
(2) Those proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table and shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at the times specified in the second column.
|
| Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
|
First day
|
| Clauses 1 to 4 | Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the first day. |
| Clauses 23 and 24 | The moment of interruption on the first day or three hours after the commencement of proceedings on Clause 23, whichever is the later. |
|
Second Day
|
| Clauses 21 and 22, Clauses 5 to 20, Schedule 1, Clauses 25 to 27, Schedule 2, Clauses 28 to 36, Schedule 3, Clauses 37 and 38, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill | The moment of interruption on the second day. |
| |
| |
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(3) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House.
|
| Consideration and Third Reading
|
| 3. Any proceedings on consideration shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) six hours after the commencement of those proceedings.
|
| 4. Proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of those proceedings.
|
| 5. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
|
| Programming of other proceedings
|
| 6. 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)).
|
| + 4 | TERRORISM BILL [MONEY]: Queen's recommendation signified.
[No debate]
|
| |
| That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Terrorism Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
|
| (a) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act, and
|
| (b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
|
| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
|
| At the end of the sitting:
|
| 5 | ADJOURNMENT
|
| Proposed subject: Future of the Non-proliferation Treaty (Dr Gavin Strang).
|
| Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
|
COMMITTEES |
|
| 1 | Second Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 9 (public) |
| To consider the Education (School Organisation Proposals) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 1801). |
| 2 | Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation | 2.30 p.m. | Room 12 (public) |
| To consider the Licensing Act 2003 (Second Appointed Day) Order 2005 (S.I., 2005, No. 2091). |
|
| 3 | Education and Skills | 9.15 a.m.
9.30 a.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Higher Education issues. |
| Witnesses: Professor Drummond Bone, President, and Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe, Chief Executive, Universities UK. |
| 4 | Work and Pensions | 9.15 a.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private) |
| 5 | Transport | 10.00 a.m.
10.15 a.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Going for Gold: Delivering Excellent Transport for London's 2012 Olympic Games. |
| Witnesses: Mr Jim Sloman, Chief Operation Officer, Sydney Olympics (by video link); London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) and Transport for London (at approximately 10.45 a.m.). |
| 6 | Foreign Affairs | 2.00 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Foreign & Commonwealth Office Annual Report 2004-05. |
| Witnesses: Sir Michael Jay KCMG, Permanent Under-Secretary, Richard Stagg CMG, Director-General (Corporate), David Warren, Director (Human Resources), and Ric Todd, Director (Finance), Foreign & Commonwealth Office. |
| 7 | Treasury Sub-Committee | 2.15 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 16 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: HM Revenue and Customs: Spring Departmental Report 2005. |
| Witnesses: Rt Hon Dawn Primarolo MP, Paymaster General, Mr Mike Hanson, Director General, Operational Delivery, and Miss Sarah Walker, Director, Benefits and Credits, HM Revenue and Customs. |
| 8 | European Scrutiny | 2.20 p.m.
2.30 p.m. | Room 19 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings. |
| Witnesses: Fiona Mactaggart MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Mark de Pulford, Head of Trial Policy and Procedure Unit, Ros Johnson, Trial Policy and Procedure Unit, and Kevan Norris, Assistant Legal Adviser, European Law, Home Office. |
| 9 | Environmental Audit | 2.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m. | The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Keeping the Lights On: Nuclear, Renewables and Climate Change. |
| Witnesses: Sussex Energy Group; British Wind Energy Association and David Milborrow, Consultant (at approximately 3.40 p.m.); The Energy Saving Trust and Micropower (at approximately 4.20 p.m.). |
| 10 | Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | 2.30 p.m.
3.00 p.m. | The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Reform of the EU Sugar Regime. |
| Witness: Lord Bach, Minister for Sustainable Farming and Food, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. |
| 11 | Northern Ireland Affairs | 3.00 p.m.
4.00 p.m. | Room 8 (private)
(public) |
| Subject: Political and Security Developments in Northern Ireland. |
| Witness: Rt Hon Peter Hain MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. |
| 12 | Public Accounts | 3.30 p.m. | Room 15 (public) |
| Subject: Returning failed asylum seekers. |
| Witnesses: Sir John Gieve KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Mr Brodie Clark, Immigration and Nationality Directorate, Home Office. |
| 13 | Selection | 4.45 p.m. | Room 13 (private) |
| 14 | Statutory Instruments | As soon as convenient after 4.15 p.m. | Room 7 (private) |
JOINT COMMITTEE |
| 15 | 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 | Secretary of State for Defence: Battle honour awards for Operation Telic. |
| 2 | Secretary of State for Health: Report laid under section 22 of the Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970. |
| 3 | Secretary of State for International Development: Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. |
| 4 | Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Duty to promote equality for disabled people. |
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