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Session 2006 - 07 Publications on the internet Summary Agendas and Orders of Business

Order of Business Thursday 23 November 2006 Here you can browse the House of Commons Order of Business for Thursday 23 November 2006.

+ indicates Government business. Timings are indicative only. House of Commons Order of Business   At 10.30 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 Secretary of State for Education and Skills  1 Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What representations he has received on the future of the Basford Hall College campus of New College, Nottingham; and if he will make a statement. (102283)  2 Mr Phil Willis (Harrogate & Knaresborough): If he will make a statement on the recent changes in provision of adult education courses at colleges in England. (102284)  3 Philip Davies (Shipley): What changes there have been in the number of places on adult learning courses in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. (102285)  4 Ms Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What measures local education authorities are considering to increase the take-up of healthy school meals. (102286)  5 Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East): If he will take steps to bring pay for staff in colleges into line with that paid to staff in schools who teach the same subject at the same level. (102287)  6 Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): If his Department will place greater emphasis on the teaching of geography in schools. (102288)  7 Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): What changes there have been in the number of adult learning courses in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement. (102289)  8 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What resources are available to schools which offer education to pupils who have been excluded from other schools; and if he will make a statement. (102290)  9 Mr Andrew Robathan (Blaby): What funding the Higher Education Funding Council has allocated for training doctors at the Leicester University Medical School for 2006-07. (102291)  10 Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): If he will issue advice to higher education institutions on how to ensure the compliance of their policies on outside speakers with their statutory duties. (102292)  11 David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What progress has been made in developing vocational catering qualifications for school canteen staff; and if he will make a statement. (102293)  12 Stephen Williams (Bristol West): How many complaints from graduates about repayment errors have been received by the Student Loans Company in the past 12 months. (102294)  13 Hugh Bayley (City of York): What skills training his Department gives to assist workers who have been made redundant to find alternative jobs. (102296)  14 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What resources are being made available to local education authorities in (a) England and (b) Northamptonshire to teach immigrant children whose first language is not English. (102297)  15 Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What measures his Department is taking to promote science in schools. (102298)  16 Helen Jones (Warrington North): What assessment he has made of the effect on higher education institutions of planned changes to NHS commissioning of training for nurses, midwives and other health professionals. (102299)  17 Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): What steps he is taking to improve further education. (102300)  18 John Mann (Bassetlaw): What assessment he has made of the impact of the Building Schools for the Future Programme. (102302)   At 11.20 a.m. Oral Questions to the Solicitor General  19 Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What the average length of a fraud trial has been over the last five years. (102275)  20 Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to tackle diversity and equality issues within the service. (102276)  21 Mr Wayne David (Caerphilly): What response the Law Officers have made to the recent acquittal of the British National Party leaders. (102277)  22 Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What specialist training staff in the Crown Prosecution Service receive in dealing with cases of domestic violence. (102278)  23 John Bercow (Buckingham): If he will take steps to ensure that proceedings are initiated against those suspected of responsibility for the death in Iraq of Terry Lloyd. (102279)  24 Hugh Bayley (City of York): What consideration the Government has given to changing its policy on sentences for manslaughter following cases the Law Officers have referred to the Court of Appeal for review. (102280)  25 John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What steps he is taking to ensure that the Crown Prosecution Service and Serious Fraud Office co-operate with international agencies in criminal cases with international dimensions; and if he will make a statement. (102281)  26 Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What account the Crown Prosecution Service takes of the views of the victims of crime when pursuing prosecutions; and if he will make a statement. (102282) At 11.30 a.m   Urgent Questions (if any)     Ministerial Statements (if any) Main Business †   indicates Government Business † 1 QUEEN’S SPEECH (MOTION FOR AN ADDRESS): Adjourned Debate on Question (15th November). Adjourned Debate on Question (15th November). [Until 6.00 p.m.] [Until 6.00 p.m.]      Motion made, and Question proposed, That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, as follows:      Most Gracious Sovereign,      We, Your Majesty’s most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in Parliament assembled, beg leave to offer our humble thanks to Your Majesty for the Gracious Speech which Your Majesty has addressed to both Houses of Parliament—(Alun Michael.)      As Amendments to the Address, at end add— Sir Menzies Campbell Dr Vincent Cable Mr Michael Moore Mr Nick Clegg Chris Huhne Mr Paul Burstow (a)

‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech fails to announce proposals for a strategy for Iraq providing for a phased withdrawal of United Kingdom armed forces; deplore the further erosion of traditional British freedoms that will result from the Government’s proposals on security and terrorism, increasing intrusion into private lives without commensurate improvements in public safety or the repeal of existing and unnecessary laws and regulations; and further regret that the measures proposed to address global warming lack ambition and are not sufficient to establish the United Kingdom as a world leader in combating climate change.’. Mr Elfyn Llwyd Mr Alex Salmond Jon Trickett Mr Douglas Hogg Claire Short David Taylor

Mr Richard Shepherd    Richard Ottaway    Colin Burgon Angela Browning    Mr Neil Gerrard    Mr Robert Marshall-Andrews Lynne Jones    Mr Colin Breed    Mrs Ann Cryer Glenda Jackson    Ms Diane Abbott    Sir Peter Tapsell Mr Peter Bone    Mr David Amess    Robert Neill Mr Roger Gale    Mr Richard Bacon    Mr Nigel Evans Sammy Wilson    Mr Eddie McGrady (b)

‘but humbly suggest that the Government review its policy in Iraq and present its strategy for examination by the House at the earliest opportunity.’. Mr David Cameron David Davis Mr Edward Garnier Chris Grayling Mr Owen Paterson Mr Patrick McLoughlin (c)

‘but humbly regret that the Gracious Speech contains no measures enabling the Government to fulfil its commitments to the people of the UK on their security, public services and the quality of their daily lives; further regret the absence of proposals to permit telephone intercepts and post-charge interviews to be introduced as evidence in order to strengthen the Government’s ability to prosecute those involved in terrorism, or to tackle rising violent crime, overcrowded prisons and the mismanagement of dangerous offenders; welcome those measures which will deliver additional public protection in practice but deplore proposals such as the removal of trial by jury and the circumvention of the criminal justice system which will be costly, counter-productive and which will undermine democracy and the rule of law; and further regret the absence from the Gracious Speech of plans to police the road network more effectively, to catch more drivers without insurance, road tax or appropriate licences, to encourage motorists to choose cars with lower carbon dioxide emissions, to tackle the competitive problems faced by British hauliers or to deal with the gridlock on the roads and the overcrowding on the railways and on public transport systems in cities.’.

Proposed subjects for debate: Home Affairs and Transport.

Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.