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Order of Business Wednesday 8 March 2006

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House of Commons
Order of Business

 
At 11.30 a.m.
  Prayers
Afterwards
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.
Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
 1
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): What the average Band D council tax was in London boroughs in (a) 1997-98 and (b) 2005-06.
(56642)
 2
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What assessment his Department has made of the impact of right-to-buy on the provision of social housing by local authorities.
(56643)
 3
Lynne Jones (Birmingham, Selly Oak): If he will make a statement on the availability of affordable housing in Birmingham.
(56644)
 4
Patrick Mercer (Newark): What discussions he has had with the Home Office on improvements and alterations to resilience structures following Exercise Osiris II in September 2003.
(56645)
 5
Philip Davies (Shipley): What powers and responsibilities the Government has transferred to regional assemblies since 2004.
(56646)
 6
Paul Rowen (Rochdale): When he plans to introduce the recommendations of the recent review of the disabled facilities grant.
(56647)
 7
Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps are being taken to help first-time buyers in Stoke-on-Trent; and if he will make a statement.
(56648)
 8
Justine Greening (Putney): If he will make a statement on the extent of homelessness among ex-servicemen.
(56649)
 9
Angela Watkinson (Upminster): How many Government organisations are involved in the administration of the Thames Gateway regeneration scheme.
(56650)
 10
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What representations on council tax he has received from pensioner groups in the last 12 months.
(56651)
 11
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): What funding his Department has made available for infrastructure in the Milton Keynes growth area over the last three years; and if he will make a statement.
(56652)
 12
Paddy Tipping (Sherwood): What proportion of local government expenditure was (a) raised locally and (b) provided by grants in the 2005-06 financial year.
(56653)
 13
Mr Mark Francois (Rayleigh): What recent meetings he has had with local authority chief executives on the potential abolition of district and county councils.
(56654)
 14
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What uses his Department proposes to make of the 2021 to 2031 housing projections for North Northamptonshire contained in the Milton Keynes and South Midlands sub-regional spatial strategy.
(56655)
 15
Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What steps he is taking to ensure that all new homes are environmentally sustainable.
(56656)
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.
 Q1
Tim Farron (Westmorland & Lonsdale): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 8th March.
(56627)
 Q2
John Mann (Bassetlaw): On how many occasions solicitors' costs have been partially refused due to breach of regulation 4 of the conditional fee regulations for miners' hearing loss claims to Government.
(56628)
 Q3
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford):
(56629)
 Q4
Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead): What action is being taken by UK forces in Iraq to end the activities of death squads associated with the Ministry of the Interior or others in authority; and if he will make a statement.
(56630)
 Q5
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch):
(56631)
 Q6
Mr Geoffrey Cox (Torridge & West Devon):
(56632)
 Q7
Sir Peter Tapsell (Louth & Horncastle):
(56633)
 Q8
Martin Horwood (Cheltenham):
(56634)
 Q9
Mr Chris Mullin (Sunderland South):
(56635)
 Q10
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Hall Green):
(56636)
 Q11
Dr Nick Palmer (Broxtowe):
(56637)
 Q12
Mr Edward Vaizey (Wantage):
(56638)
 Q13
Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): When he expects British troops to leave Iraq.
(56640)
 Q14
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):
(56641)

At 12.30 p.m.
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
1
ATTENDANCE ALLOWANCE AND DISABILITY LIVING ALLOWANCE (INFORMATION)
[Up to 20 minutes]
Anne Main
 
   That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require any medical practitioner who diagnoses a terminal illness in a patient to inform the Secretary of State; to require the Secretary of State to give the patient information about his entitlement to, and a claim form for, attendance allowance and disability living allowance; 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
indicates Government Business
2
ROAD SAFETY BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading
[Until 7.00 p.m.]
Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
3
ROAD SAFETY BILL [LORDS]: (PROGRAMME)
[No debate]
Mr Secretary Darling
 
   That the following provisions shall apply to the Road Safety 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 20th April 2006.
   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.
   6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
   7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(6)).
4
ROAD SAFETY BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen’s recommendation signified.
[No debate]
John Healey
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Road Safety Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1)   
expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act; and
(2)   
any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided in consequence of any other Act.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
5
ROAD SAFETY BILL [LORDS] [WAYS AND MEANS]:
[No debate]
John Healey
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Road Safety Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—
(1)   
the making of the provision for financial penalty deposits and provision for imposing fees and charges, and
(2)   
the making of payments into the Consolidated Fund.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
6
DOGS
[No debate]
Secretary Margaret Beckett
 
   That the draft Dog Control Orders (Prescribed Offences and Penalties, etc.) Regulations 2006, which were laid before this House on 26th January, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
7
ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
[No debate]
Secretary Margaret Beckett
 
   That the draft Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2006, which were laid before this House on 26th January, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
8
COMPETITION: MARITIME TRANSPORT
[No debate]
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe
 
   That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 16106/05 and Addendum 1, Draft Council Regulation repealing Regulation (EEC) No. 4056/86 laying down detailed rules for the application of Articles 85 and 86 to maritime transport, and amending Regulation (EC) No. 1/2003 as regards the extension of its scope to include cabotage and international tramp services; and endorses the Government’s intention to support the Commission’s proposal to repeal Regulation 4056/86, whilst encouraging the Commission in its ongoing discussions with the liner shipping industry and its customers.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
At the end of the sitting:
9
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Terminator seed technology (Mr Anthony Steen).
   Debate may continue until 7.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEE
1
Third Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation
2.30 p.m.
Room 11 (public)
   To consider the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2006.
SELECT COMMITTEES
2
Education and Skills
9.15 a.m.
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
9.30 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Special Education Needs.
   Witnesses: Ofsted, Audit Commission, and Training and Development Agency (TDA); NUT, National Association of Headteachers (NAHT), Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), and National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers (NASUWT) (at 10.30 a.m.).
3
Work and Pensions
9.15 a.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
4
Modernisation of the House of Commons
9.30 a.m.
Room 19 (private)
5
Foreign Affairs
2.00 p.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
2.30 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: East Asia.
   Witnesses: Dr Linda Yueh and Professor Jude Howell, London School of Economics and Political Science, and Professor Yong-nian Zheng, University of Nottingham; Brad Adams, Human Rights Watch, and Corinna-Barbara Francis, Amnesty International (at 3.35 p.m.); Dr Gerard Lyons, Hong Kong Association, and Lord Powell of Bayswater KCMG, President, China Britain Business Council (at 4.40 p.m.).
6
Transport
2.15 p.m.
Room 8 (private)
 
2.45 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Traffic Policing and Technology: getting the balance right.
   Witnesses: Association of Chief Police Officers, and Her Majesty’s Inspectorate of Constabulary; Road Peace, Brake, Slower Speeds Initiative, RAC Foundation for Motoring, and Freight Transport Association (at 3.30 p.m.); Police Federation of England and Wales, and Police Superintendent’s Association of England and Wales (at 4.15 p.m.).
7
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
2.30 p.m.
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
3.30 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Climate change: role of bioenergy.
   Witnesses: Biofuels Corporation plc and the Energy Crops Company Ltd; UK Petroleum Industry Association Ltd and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (at 4.15 p.m.).
8
Environmental Audit
2.30 p.m.
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
3.00 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Reducing Carbon Emissions from Transport.
   Witnesses: Professor David Banister and Robin Hickman, authors of Looking over the horizon: Visioning and Backcasting for UK Transport Policy; Transport 2000 (at 3.45 p.m.).
9
European Scrutiny
2.30 p.m.
Room 19 (private)
10
Northern Ireland Affairs
2.30 p.m.
Room 15 (private)
 
3.00 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Organised Crime in Northern Ireland.
   Witness: Federation of the Retail Licensed Trade, Northern Ireland.
11
Public Accounts
3.30 p.m.
Room 16 (public)
   Subject: Making effective use of magistrate’s courts.
   Witnesses: Ken McDonald QC, Director of Public Prosecutions, and Mr Richard Foster, Chief Executive, Crown Prosecution Service.
12
Selection
4.45 p.m.
Room 13 (private)
13
Statutory Instruments
As soon as convenient after 4.00 p.m.
Room 7 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEES
14
Human Rights
4.00 p.m.
Room 6 (private)
 
4.15 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: UK Compliance with the UN Convention Against Torture (UNCAT).
   Witnesses: Shaun Woodward MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office, and Sir Hugh Orde OBE, Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
15
Statutory Instruments
4.00 p.m.
Room 7 (private)
COMMITTEE ON A PRIVATE BILL
16
Unopposed Bill: HBOS Group Reorganisation
2.30 p.m.
Room 9 (public)
[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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agenda of the Environment Council 9th March 2006.
2
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Performances by wild animals in circuses.
3
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: UK Special Representative at the Inter-Sudanese Peace Talks on Darfur.
4
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Diplomatic Service Regulations: Publication rules.
5
Secretary of State for the Health: Government response to the Health Committee report entitled Changes to Primary Care Trusts.
6
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Government reply to the First Joint Report from the Home Affairs and Work and Pensions Committees, Session 2005-06, HC 540: Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill.
7
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Women and the criminal justice system.
8
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Establishment of Public Service Commission.
9
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: 13th March EU Competitiveness Council in Brussels.


 

 
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