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+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
Private Business
Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
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2. National Trust (Northern Ireland) Bill
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Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
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Patrick Mercer (Newark): What additional security arrangements have been put in place at airports since August 2006.
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(112055)
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2
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Mr Mark Lancaster (North East Milton Keynes): If he will provide for new rail franchise agreements to include a requirement for a maximum time a rail commuter should expect
to stand without having access to a seat.
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(112056)
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3
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Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): What plans he has to introduce high occupancy vehicle carpool lanes.
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(112057)
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4
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Meg Hillier (Hackney South & Shoreditch): How much funding he has allocated to local authorities for the development of innovative solutions to road congestion for
2006-07.
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(112058)
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5
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Chris Mole (Ipswich): What his estimate is of the change in the volume of freight carried by rail since 1997.
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(112059)
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6
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Clive Efford (Eltham): For what reasons Southeastern Trains has removed zone 3 from its ticket prices on north Kent services; and if he will make
a statement.
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(112060)
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7
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Mr Anthony Wright (Great Yarmouth): How many pensioners and disabled people used free fares on off-peak local bus travel in the last 12 months.
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(112061)
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8
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Christine Russell (City of Chester): What his estimate is of the level of rail travel undertaken in the latest year for which figures are available.
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(112062)
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9
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What plans he has to increase access to bus travel for people with disabilities.
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(112063)
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10
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Laura Moffatt (Crawley): What steps he is taking to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from aviation.
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(112064)
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11
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Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): If he will take steps to increase capacity on the railways.
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(112065)
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12
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Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): How much his Department has allocated to London Underground in support of the public private partnership in each year up to
2009-10.
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(112066)
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13
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Charlotte Atkins (Staffordshire Moorlands): What responses he has had to his proposals for a modernised framework for bus services.
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(112067)
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14
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Mr Neil Turner (Wigan): If he will take steps to improve the clearing of motorways and trunk roads after accidents.
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(112068)
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15
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Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What assessment he has made of passenger satisfaction with deregulated bus services.
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(112069)
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Robert Neill (Bromley & Chislehurst): If he will provide for new rail franchise agreements to include a requirement for a maximum time a rail commuter should expect
to stand without having access to a seat.
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(112070)
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Mr David Drew (Stroud): What plans he has to improve reliability and service provision on First Great Western railways.
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(112071)
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John Mann (Bassetlaw): When he expects the A1 in Nottinghamshire to be fully dualled.
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(112072)
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Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What steps he plans to take to improve public transport links between Merseyside, Cheshire and north east Wales.
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(112073)
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Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): What steps his Department is taking to encourage improvements in the railway timetable to improve connecting services.
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(112074)
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At 3.10 p.m.
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Oral Questions to the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs
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Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South): What assessment her Department has made of the age and gender balance of juries in Lancashire.
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(112041)
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Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham): What representations she has received from solicitors and barristers following publication of the conclusions of the Carter
review.
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(112042)
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Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What representations she has received on lowering the voting age in the last six months.
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(112043)
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Norman Baker (Lewes): If she will make a statement on the actions of the Oxfordshire coroner in August 2003 in respect of the death of David Kelly.
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(112044)
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Hugh Bayley (City of York): What support the Government provides to the spouses and partners of homicide victims.
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(112045)
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Mr Kevan Jones (North Durham): What steps she is taking to reduce delays in the Coroners' Service.
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(112046)
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Sandra Gidley (Romsey): If she will make a statement on the review of legal aid.
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(112047)
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Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What steps her Department is taking to prevent abuses of power by bailiffs.
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(112048)
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Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): If she will consult on which prerogative powers could be put into statute.
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(112049)
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30
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Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What estimate she has made of the number of eligible voters missing from the electoral register in Dundee West.
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Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield, Attercliffe): What steps she plans to take to monitor the performance of electoral administrators under the Electoral Administration Act
2006.
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Keith Vaz (Leicester East): When she expects the new Supreme Court building to be completed.
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(112052)
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Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): If she will make a statement on the funding of magistrates' courts.
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(112053)
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Dr Alan Whitehead (Southampton, Test): What progress she has made in developing minimum standards in the practices of electoral registration officers.
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(112054)
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At 3.30 p.m.
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Ministerial Statements (if any)
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Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
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1
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CLIMATE CHANGE (EFFECTS)
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[Up to 20 minutes]
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That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make requirements about the monitoring of measures to address the effects of climate
change; and for connected purposes.
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The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).
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Main Business
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2
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OPPOSITION DAY (4th allotted day)
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[Until 10.00 p.m.]
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EDUCATION PROVISION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
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That this House notes the conclusions reached by Baroness Warnock in 2005 that inclusion has failed many children; further
notes the recommendation of the Education and Skills Committee that a major review be undertaken of Special Educational Needs
(SEN) provision; further notes the decline in the number of special schools since 1997; further notes that there are currently
no plans for a review of the closure of special schools before 2009; further notes that SEN pupils who are not in special
schools who do not have statements account for almost half of all permanent exclusions; further notes the non-statutory nature
of the new measures to encourage those local authorities planning to close a special school to demonstrate that alternate
provision would be better; believes that the inclusion policy of the Government’s Removing Barriers to Achievement document
encourages local authorities to shut special schools; shares Baroness Warnock’s opinion that inclusion is failing many children;
further believes that resources in many mainstream schools are not adequate to deal with the SEN children in their care; considers
that the initial and in-service training of teachers of SEN pupils should be strengthened; and therefore calls on the Government
to follow the recommendation of the Education and Skills Committee to conduct a fundamental review of SEN provision, including
the statutory provisions for statementing and meeting need, and to put a moratorium on the closure of special schools until
that review has taken place.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Education provision for children with special educational needs):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘notes the conclusions reached by Baroness Warnock in 2005 but does not agree that
inclusion has failed many children; does not agree with the view of the Education and Skills Committee that a fundamental
review is needed of special educational needs provision or of the system of assessments and statements; welcomes the fact
that in 2004 the Government put in place a long-term strategy for improving outcomes for children with special educational
needs and disabled children that is already having an impact on their achievement; acknowledges the record levels of spending
by local authorities on special educational needs of some £4.5 billion in 2006-07 that are underpinning the strategy; welcomes
the measures announced in the Government’s response to the Education and Skills Committee on providing better training for
staff working with children with special educational needs including a national programme of continuing professional development,
nationally accredited training for Special Educational Needs Coordinators in schools and measures to increase access to specialist
teachers; further welcomes the announcement of an additional 15 special schools with specialist status to share expertise
and raise standards and the increase in specialist and unit provision for children within, or attached to, mainstream schools;
commends the Government’s plans for ensuring that local authority proposals for changing special educational provision must
show how they will improve provision for children with special educational needs; and considers that a moratorium on closing
special schools would prevent locally elected authorities from improving their provision for children with special educational
needs.’.
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GOVERNMENT’S DECISION ON THE SALE OF A RADAR SYSTEM TO TANZANIA
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That this House notes the protests of citizens of Tanzania in a demonstration in Dar es Salaam on 20th January 2007 demanding
the arrest of any wrongdoers involved in the sale of a radar system to Tanzania in 2001-02; further notes that the Serious
Fraud Office is investigating the propriety of the deal and allegations of corruption; further notes that Tanzania is one
of the poorest countries in the world and a leading recipient of British aid; further notes that Tanzania borrowed to finance
this deal, whilst simultaneously seeking and receiving debt relief; calls upon the Government to explain whether adequate
enquiries were made into the propriety of the deal at the time; further calls upon the Government to explain why the views
of the World Bank were not adequately considered in the process of deciding whether to issue an export licence, in breach
of Criterion Eight of the Consolidated EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria; and further calls upon the Government
to explain why consent to the deal was forced through a divided Cabinet by the Prime Minister in the face of the opposition
of the then Secretary of State for International Development, the Rt Hon Member for Birmingham, Ladywood.
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As an Amendment to Mr David Cameron’s proposed Motion (Government’s decision on the sale of a radar system to Tanzania):
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Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘notes that it would be inappropriate to comment on allegations of corruption in connection
with the sale of a radar system to Tanzania in light of the current investigation by the Serious Fraud Office; notes the great
progress made by Tanzania since 2002 in achieving debt relief, poverty reduction and public service reform; notes that the
decision to grant an export licence for the air traffic control system was taken after due consideration of the Consolidated
EU and National Arms Export Licensing Criteria; acknowledges that that decision took place after full discussion at Cabinet
level; further notes that the UK subsequently established its own cross-Whitehall methodology for the assessment of applications
against Criterion 8 of the consolidated criteria and was subsequently instrumental in establishing a shared methodology with
its EU partners; and further notes the Government’s efforts to promote an International Arms Trade Treaty.’.
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The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
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Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
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†
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3
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CRIMINAL LAW
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[No debate]
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That the draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Amendment of Schedules 3 and 5) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 18th
December, be approved.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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†
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4
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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
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[No debate]
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That the draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on
19th December, be approved.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
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†
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EC ACTION ON HEALTH SERVICES
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[No debate]
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That this House takes note of European Union Document SEC (06) 1195/4, Commission Communication: Consultation on Community
Action on Health Services; notes that this document concerns itself primarily with the need for the development of legal certainty
in the field of cross-border healthcare; notes that this need arises from case law developed in the European Court of Justice
that currently applies to the UK and which contains unhelpful areas of ambiguity; further notes that the rest of the Communication
looks broadly at non-regulatory areas where co-operation at a European level may add value to Member states’ efforts in the
field of healthcare; and therefore supports the Government’s position that the UK should pro-actively engage in this area
in order to achieve the maximum influence over the shape of the debate and any subsequent proposals.
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To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).
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NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE
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[No debate]
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(1) the draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 be referred to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee;
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(2) the Committee shall meet at Westminster on Tuesday 27th February at Four o’clock; and
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(a)
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the Committee shall take questions under Standing Order No. 110 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (questions for oral answer)),
and shall then consider the instrument referred to it under paragraph (1) above; and
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(b)
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at the conclusion of those proceedings, a motion for the adjournment of the Committee may be made by a Minister of the Crown,
pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 116 (Northern Ireland Grand Committee (sittings)).
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To be decided without debate (Standing Orders Nos. 115(1) and 116(1)).
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION
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[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
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That the Common Agricultural Policy Single Payment and Support Schemes (Cross-compliance) (England) (Amendment) Regulations
2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3254), dated 5th December, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.
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If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
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At the end of the sitting:
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Proposed subject: UK relations with Australia and New Zealand (Andrew Rosindell).
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Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
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COMMITTEES
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PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES
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Pensions Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 14 (public)
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4.00 p.m.
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(public)
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Further to consider the Bill.
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2
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Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 9 (public)
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4.30 p.m.
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(public)
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To consider the Bill.
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3
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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (public)
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4.30 p.m.
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(public)
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To take evidence on the Bill*
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Witnesses (a.m.): Local Government Association (until no later than 1.00 p.m.)
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EUROPEAN STANDING COMMITTEE
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4
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European Standing Committee
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 10 (public)
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To consider EU Document 14871/06 and Addenda 1-2 relating to the European Institute of Technology.
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DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES
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5
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Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 11 (public)
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To consider the draft Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007.
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6
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Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee
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4.30 p.m.
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Room 11 (public)
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To consider the draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007.
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SELECT COMMITTEES
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Treasury
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9.45 a.m.
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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10.00 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Comprehensive Spending Review: emerging issues.
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Witnesses: Mr Stephen Timms MP, Chief Secretary to the Treasury and officials, HM Treasury.
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8
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Crossrail Bill
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10.00 a.m.
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Room 5 (public)
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9
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Defence
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10.00 a.m.
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Room 8 (private)
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10.30 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Future of the UK’s Strategic Nuclear Deterrent: the White Paper.
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Witnesses: Professor Christopher Greenwood QC, London School of Economics, Professor Nick Grief, University of Bournemouth,
Professor Steven Haines, Royal Holloway College, University of London, and Professor Philippe Sands QC, University College
London.
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Environmental Audit Sub-Committee On Trade, Development and Environment
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10.10 a.m.
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Room 20 (private)
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10.20 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Role of the FCO.
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Witnesses: RSPB and International Fund for Animal Welfare; Biodiplomacy (at 11.00 a.m.).
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11
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Trade and Industry
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10.30 a.m.
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The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
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11.00 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: The Future of UK Manufacturing.
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Witnesses: British Expertise; Forum of Private Business (at 12 noon).
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12
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Welsh Affairs
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10.30 a.m.
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Room 15 (private)
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11.30 a.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Globalisation and its impact on Wales: employment.
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Witnesses: David Rosser, Director, CBI Wales; Derek Walker, Head of Policy and Campaigns, and Andy Richards, Executive Member,
Wales TUC (at 12.10 p.m.).
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13
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Crossrail Bill
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2.30 p.m.
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Room 5 (public)
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14
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Science and Technology
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3.00 p.m.
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Shuttle Suite, National Space Centre, Leicester (public)
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Subject: Space Policy.
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Witnesses: Department for Education and Skills, Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council (PPARC), Space Connections,
and National Space Centre.
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15
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Administration
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3.30 p.m.
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Room 16 (private)
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16
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European Scrutiny
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3.30 p.m.
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Room 19 (private)
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Constitutional Affairs
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4.00 p.m.
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The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
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4.15 p.m.
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(public)
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Subject: Implementation of the Carter Review of Legal Aid.
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Witnesses: Legal Action Group and Advice Services Alliance; Resolution, Mental Health Lawyers Association, Roy Morgan, Morgans
Solicitors and David Jockelson, Miles and Partners (at 5.15 p.m.).
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Defence
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4.30 p.m.
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The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
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[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
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Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: National Asset Register.
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2
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Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Council proposals for unitary structures and new two-tier models.
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Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs: Improved Powers for Coroners’ Recommendations.
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Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agenda of the Agriculture and Fisheries Council Monday 29th January.
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Secretary of State for the Home Department: Justice and Home Affairs Informal Council Meeting 15th and 16th January.
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Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster: Guidance to civil servants on conduct during devolved administration and local election campaigns.
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Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Thirteenth Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission.
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