Order of Business for Thursday 18 January 2007

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Order of Business Thursday 18 January 2007

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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 Trade and Industry

1

Mark Williams (Ceredigion): When he expects to announce the award of licences under the 24th licensing round for oil and gas exploration; and if he will make a statement.

(116319)

2

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): What recent assessment he has made of prospects for the manufacturing sector; and if he will make a statement.

(116320)

3

Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): What steps he is taking to support the establishment of wind energy industries in England.

(116321)

4

Mr Mark Todd (South Derbyshire): What steps he is taking to ensure that suppliers of goods and services provide sufficient information to enable customers to trace them.

(116322)

5

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): What plans he has to help increase the business opportunities for the Post Office.

(116323)

6

Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston): What steps he is taking to prevent employers paying below the minimum wage.

(116324)

7

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What representations he has received following his statement announcing post office closures in England.

(116325)

8

Mr Paul Burstow (Sutton & Cheam): What recent assessment he has made of energy prices paid by small businesses.

(116326)

9

Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): What steps he is taking to increase the number of bank holidays.

(116327)

10

Andrew Rosindell (Romford): How many Government schemes are in place to support small businesses.

(116328)

11

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): What steps his Department is taking to encourage gas production west of Shetland.

(116329)

12

Norman Baker (Lewes): What recent discussions he has had with the Office of Fair Trading on the practices of supermarkets.

(116330)

13

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What the UK trade balance was in the latest period for which figures are available; and if he will make a statement.

(116331)

14

Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath & Crayford): What steps he is taking to increase the business opportunities for the Post Office.

(116332)

15

Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): What steps he is taking to prevent employers paying below the minimum wage.

(116333)

16

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): If he will make a statement on the operation of the Marine Renewables Deployment Fund.

(116334)

17

Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): What recent discussions he has had with Corus and steel trade unions on the take-over of Corus.

(116335)

18

Hugh Bayley (City of York): What assistance the Government has provided to York as a science city.

(116336)

19

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): What steps he is taking to increase the number of bank holidays.

(116337)

At 11.20 a.m.

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality

20

David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): If she will make a statement on the status of women in private sports clubs where they are members.

(116354)

21

John Mann (Bassetlaw): What estimate the Government has made of the percentage of women involved in the sex industry who are addicted to class A drugs.

(116355)

22

John Barrett (Edinburgh West): What steps the Government is taking to close the gender pay gap in the public and private sectors.

(116356)

23

Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): What steps she is taking to encourage greater participation in electoral politics amongst those groups of people with lower than average levels of participation.

(116357)

24

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What discussions the Government has had with employers on providing job share registers to employees.

(116358)

25

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What plans the Government has for encouraging women entrepreneurs.

(116359)

26

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): What plans the Government has to extend flexible working requests to parents of children up to the age of 18 years.

(116360)

27

Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): If she will make an assessment of the progress of women in securing boardroom appointments in the last five years.

(116361)

At 11.30 a.m.

  Urgent Questions (if any)

  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

†

indicates Government Business

†

1

ADJOURNMENT

[Until 6.00 p.m.]

The Prime Minister

   That this House do now adjourn.

   Proposed subject for debate: Anti-social behaviour

Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.

At the end of the sitting:

2

ADJOURNMENT

   Proposed subject: Train services in Maidenhead and Twyford (Mrs Theresa May).

   Debate may continue until 6.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES

1

Pensions Bill

10.30 a.m.

Room 13 (private)

   [Programming Sub-Committee].

2

Offender Management Bill Committee

9.00 a.m.

Room 9 (public)

2.00 p.m.

(public)

   Further to consider the Bill.

3

Greater London Authority Bill Committee

9.30 a.m.

Room 11 (public)

2.00 p.m.

(public)

   Further to consider the Bill.

4

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill Committee

9.00 a.m.

Room 12 (public)

1.00 p.m.

(public)

   Further to consider the Bill.

5

Statistics and Registration Service Bill Committee

9.00 a.m.

Room 10 (public)

1.00 p.m.

(public)

   Further to consider the Bill.

SELECT COMMITTEES

6

Health

9.30 a.m.

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)

10.00 a.m.

(public)

   Subject: Workforce Planning.

   Witnesses: Institute of Healthcare Management, NHS Alliance, and Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust; Royal College of Pathologists, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and Royal College of Midwives (at 11.00 a.m.).

7

Liaison

9.30 a.m.

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)

8

Crossrail Bill

10.00 a.m.

Room 5 (public)

9

Public Administration

10.15 a.m.

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)

10.30 a.m.

(public)

   Subject: Public Services: Putting People First.

   Witness: Ann Abraham, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman.

10

Trade and Industry

12 noon

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)

11

Crossrail Bill

2.30 p.m.

Room 5 (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 Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance Settlement 2007-08.

2

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Review of the Disabled Facilities Grant.

3

Secretary of State for the Home Department: Police Grant Report 2007-08 and Allocations of General Grant for Police Authorities in England and Wales 2007-08.

4

Prime Minister: 11th Report of the Committee on Standards in Public Life.

5

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Calculation of pensions transfer values.