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Order of Business Thursday 29 June 2006

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House of Commons
Order of Business

 
At 10.30 a.m.
  Prayers
Afterwards
  indicates Government Business
NOTICE OF MOTION FOR AN UNOPPOSED RETURN
[No debate]
Secretary John Reid
 
   That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of the Report of the Zahid Mubarek Inquiry.
No debate.

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 Secretary of State for Education and Skills
 1
Mr Dan Rogerson (North Cornwall): If he will make a statement on recent changes to the provision of adult education courses at colleges.
(80879)
 2
Helen Southworth (Warrington South): What steps he is taking to ensure that children who run away or go missing from care or home have someone to talk to and a safe place to go.
(80880)
 3
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): If he will make a statement on the plan to attract an additional 100,000 international students to the UK by 2011.
(80881)
 4
Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What progress is being made in meeting the Government's target for reducing drug use amongst young people.
(80882)
 5
Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): What assessment he has made of changes in the number of students studying engineering at university level in the last 10 years; and if he will make a statement.
(80883)
 6
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): What his policy is for the protection of children from other children with a record of sex offending.
(80884)
 7
Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): When he expects to decide on the bid by Churchdown School, Gloucestershire, to sell part of its playing field for the purpose of developing sports facilities; and if he will make a statement.
(80885)
 8
Tom Levitt (High Peak): What assessment he has made of the impact on universities and students of removing the present upper cap on variable tuition fees after 2007.
(80886)
 9
Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): What plans he has to review the teaching of citizenship in schools.
(80887)
 10
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent discussions his Department has had with the Department for Communities and Local Government on the provision of additional school places in Northamptonshire to accompany planned housing expansion.
(80888)
 11
Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): If he will make a statement on the Building Schools for the Future programme in Derbyshire.
(80889)
 12
Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): If he will make a statement on the decision to move towards allocating research funding along metrics-based lines.
(80891)
 13
Kali Mountford (Colne Valley): What progress has been made in implementing the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme.
(80892)
 14
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What support his Department is making available to primary schools to ensure primary school pupils have the opportunity to learn a second language as early as possible.
(80893)
 15
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax): What progress is being made on meeting the Government's target to reduce teenage pregnancy.
(80894)
 16
Mr Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): If he will visit Northumberland to discuss school building programmes and school budgets in the county.
(80895)
 17
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What progress has been made in implementing the Every Child Matters: Change for Children programme.
(80896)
 18
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): What progress has been made in establishing pilot projects for the Youth Opportunity Card.
(80897)
At 11.20 a.m.
Oral Questions to the Solicitor General
 19
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): How many cases were brought by the Crown Prosecution Service in relation to human trafficking in the last five years.
(80900)
 20
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): If he will make a statement on the recent performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in Northamptonshire in prosecuting persistent and prolific offenders.
(80901)
 21
John Mann (Bassetlaw): When representatives of the Law Officers' Departments last visited another country to examine drugs courts and alternatives to custody for drug offenders.
(80903)
 22
Dr Ashok Kumar (Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland): What work the Crown Prosecution Service is doing in relation to crimes known as honour crimes.
(80904)
 23
Keith Vaz (Leicester East): If he will assess how the Crown Prosecution Service can better inform victims about the length of a sentence given to a criminal.
(80905)

At 11.30 a.m.
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business
1
COMMONS BILL [Lords]: As amended in the Standing Committee, to be considered.
[Until 6.00 p.m.]
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
Third Reading will also be taken.
   Proceedings on Consideration shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 p.m. and proceedings on Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 p.m. (Order of 18th April).
2
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[No debate]
Secretary Hilary Benn
 
   That the draft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) Order 2006, which was laid before this House on 25th May, be approved.
   The Select Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the special attention of the House to the Instrument.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
3
CHURCH OF ENGLAND (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) MEASURE
[No debate]
Sir Stuart Bell
 
   That the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure was laid before Parliament.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
4
PASTORAL (AMENDMENT) MEASURE
[No debate]
Sir Stuart Bell
 
   That the Pastoral (Amendment) Measure, passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, be presented to Her Majesty for Her Royal Assent in the form in which the said Measure was laid before Parliament.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
5
STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINABLE, COMPETITIVE AND SECURE ENERGY
[No debate]
Malcolm Wicks
 
   That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 7070/06, European Commission Green Paper: A European Strategy for Sustainable, Competitive and Secure Energy; and endorses the Government’s approach of supporting the Green Paper’s strategy for a more cohesive European Energy Policy.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
 
At the end of the sitting:
6
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Tackling anti-social behaviour in Hartlepool (Mr Iain Wright).
   Debate may continue until 6.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES
STANDING COMMITTEES
1
Standing Committee D
9.00 a.m.
Room 12 (public)
 
1.00 p.m.
(public)
   Further to consider the Company Law Reform Bill [Lords].
2
Fifth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation
2.30 p.m.
Room 9 (public)
   To consider the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) (Amendment) Order 2006 and the draft Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) (Additional Functions and Amendment) Order 2006.
3
Sixth Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation
8.55 a.m.
Room 14 (public)
   To consider the Welfare of Animals (Slaughter or Killing) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 1200).
4
Seventh Standing Committee on Delegated Legislation
2.30 p.m.
Room 14 (public)
   To consider the draft Scotland Act 1998 (River Tweed) Order 2006.
SELECT COMMITTEES
5
Treasury
9.00 a.m.
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
9.15 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Bank of England May 2006 Inflation Report.
   Witnesses: Mr Mervyn King, Governor, Mr Paul Tucker, Executive Director (Markets), Mr Charles Bean, Chief Economist and Executive Director, Bank of England, and Ms Kate Barker, external member of the Monetary Policy Committee.
6
Health
9.30 a.m.
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
10.00 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Workforce Planning.
   Witnesses: Council of Heads of Medical Schools, Postgraduate Medical Education and Training Board, Conference of Postgraduate Medical Deaneries, Royal College of Surgeons; Professor Tony Butterworth, University for Lincoln, Professor Dame Jill Mcleod Clark, Council of Deans of UK Faculties for Nursing and Health Professions, and Professor Sir Andrew Haines, Universities UK (at 11.00 a.m.); North West Deanery, Royal College of General Practitioners, Faculty of Public Health, Kingston Primary Care Trust (at 12 noon).
7
Public Administration
9.45 a.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
10.00 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Politics and Administration: Ministers and Civil Servants.
   Witnesses: Rt Hon Michael Howard QC MP, and Rt Hon David Blunkett MP; Nick Pearce, Director, and Guy Lodge, IPPR (at 11.00 a.m.).
8
Crossrail Bill
10.00 a.m.
Room 5 (public)
9
Crossrail Bill
2.30 p.m.
Room 5 (public)
JOINT COMMITTEES
10
Human Rights
10.30 a.m.
Room 8 (private)
 
10.45 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Human Trafficking.
   Witnesses: Kalayaan and TUC.
11
Draft Legal Services Bill
2.00 p.m.
Room 6 (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: Development of a UK covered bonds regime.
2
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Council tax capping 2006-07.
3
Secretary of State for Defence: Award of contract for support vehicles.
4
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Outcome of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council 19th June 2006.
5
Secretary of State for Health: Informal meeting of EU Health Ministers: 25th and 26th April 2006.
6
Secretary of State for Health: European Court of Human Rights—the Bournewood judgement.
7
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Deportation and removal of foreign nationals.
8
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Report of the Zahid Mubarek Inquiry.
9
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Sir Peter Gershon’s Independent Review of Royal Family and Ministerial Air Travel.
10
Prime Minister: Intelligence and Security Committee Annual Report 2005-06.
11
Prime Minister: Updated Ministerial Committees of the Cabinet-MISC 13.
12
Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Implementation of the EU Anti-Torture Regulation.
13
Secretary of State for Transport: Timing of the Eddington Study.
14
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Publication of Benefit Fraud Inspectorate reports.

 

 

 
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