Order of Business for Monday 5 February 2007

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Order of Business Monday 5 February 2007

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Order of Business

At 2.30 p.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 Work and Pensions

1

Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): What assessment he has made of the implications of the recent European Court of Justice ruling for the Government's response to the Parliamentary Ombudsman's report Trusting in the Pensions Promise.

(118073)

2

Mr Bob Blizzard (Waveney): How many local authorities did not achieve the performance targets for the administration of housing benefit in the last 12 months for which figures are available.

(118074)

3

Mr Andrew Pelling (Croydon Central): What steps his Department is taking to tackle London's rate of worklessness.

(118075)

4

Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): What steps the Government is taking to tackle identity fraud in relation to benefit and pension credit claims.

(118076)

5

Mr Gordon Prentice (Pendle): How much has been paid out by the Financial Assistance Scheme since its inception.

(118077)

6

Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What assessment he has made of his Department's performance in increasing the number of people with disabilities in employment.

(118078)

7

David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Financial Assistance Scheme in retrospectively protecting members of collapsed private sector pension schemes.

(118079)

8

Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): What recent representations he has received on the level of the Pension Protection Fund levy; and if he will make a statement.

(118080)

9

Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West): If he will make a statement on the Department's Dundee City Strategy.

(118082)

10

Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): If he will make a statement on his Department's report Getting Welfare Right: Tackling Error in the Benefits System.

(118083)

11

Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): What the expected level of outstanding Child Support Agency debt is that he proposes to write off in establishing the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission.

(118084)

12

Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock): What progress has been made in implementing the Pathways to Work Employment Scheme; and if he will make a statement.

(118085)

13

Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland): When he expects the Child Support Agency's successor body to be fully operational.

(118086)

14

Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): If he will make a statement on his Department's progress towards achieving its 2010 child poverty target.

(118087)

15

Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): How much has been allocated for winter fuel payments in 2007-08; and if he will make a statement.

(118088)

16

Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth North): What steps he is taking to increase employment opportunities for older workers; and if he will make a statement.

(118089)

17

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What estimate he has made of the number of eligible pensioners not in receipt of pension credit.

(118090)

18

Angela Watkinson (Upminster): What plans he has for simplifying the benefits system for people with disabilities.

(118091)

19

Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes): How many women will receive entitlements to the state second pension as a result of the Government's pension proposals.

(118092)

At 3.20 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission

20

Dr Evan Harris (Oxford West & Abingdon): To ask the Leader of the House, what representations he has received on the appropriateness of clerics sitting in a reformed second chamber purely on the basis of their position in their religious organisations.

(118065)

21

Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Leader of the House, what consideration he has given to proposals for requiring the House's approval for going to war; and if he will make a statement.

(118066)

22

Chris Bryant (Rhondda): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much was spent on printing (a) Early Day Motions and (b) written parliamentary questions in the last period for which figures are available.

(118067)

23

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will ask the Select Committee on the Modernisation of the House to consider the merits of publishing the provisional business of the House more than two weeks in advance.

(118068)

24

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals for part of each oral question session to be made available for questions without notice.

(118069)

25

Mary Creagh (Wakefield): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what progress is being made in providing further bicycle parking for visitors and staff on the House of Commons part of the Parliamentary Estate.

(118070)

26

Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent progress he has made towards a consensus on proposals for House of Lords reform.

(118071)

27

Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): To ask the Leader of the House, when he expects the orders to implement the Boundary Commission proposals to be laid before the House.

(118072)

At 3.30 p.m.

  Urgent Questions (if any)

  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

†

indicates Government Business

†

1

UK BORDERS BILL: Second Reading.

[Until 10.00 p.m.]

   The Fifth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2005-06, on Immigration Control (HC 775), and the Government’s reply thereto (Cm 6910), are relevant.

Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.

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2

UK BORDERS BILL (PROGRAMME)

[No debate]

Secretary John Reid

   That the following provisions shall apply to the UK Borders Bill:

Committal

   1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

   2.   Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 22nd March 2007.

   3.   The Public Bill 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 Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(6)).

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3

UK BORDERS BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.

[No debate]

John Healey

   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the UK Borders Bill, it is expedient to authorise—

   (1)   the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(a)

any expenditure of a Minister of the Crown in consequence of the Act, and

(b)

any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided, and

   (2)   the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).

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4

NORTHERN IRELAND

[No debate]

Mr Secretary Hain

   That the draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 18th December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

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5

NORTHERN IRELAND

[No debate]

Mr Secretary Hain

   That the draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 8th January, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

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6

HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS

[No debate]

Ms Secretary Hewitt

   That the draft Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007, which was laid before this House on 14th December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

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7

EUROPEAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

[No debate]

Bill Rammell

   That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 14871/06 and Addenda 1 and 2, draft Regulation establishing the European Institute of Technology; and supports the Government’s view that while the Proposal will potentially provide a means of strengthening innovation and competitiveness, a number of issues still need to be addressed before the Government can support this Proposal.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).

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8

EU-CHINA RELATIONSHIP

[No debate]

Mr Ian McCartney

   That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 14381/06, Commission Communication `EU-China: Closer partners, growing responsibilities’, and No. 14823/06, Trade and Investment Policy paper `Competition and partnership’; and supports the Government’s key objectives: to foster China’s emergence as a responsible global player; to promote sustainable development, modernisation and internal reform in China; and to get the best for the United Kingdom from China’s rise.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(9)).

At the end of the sitting:

9

ADJOURNMENT

   Proposed subject: Mental health services in South London (Simon Hughes).

   Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

SELECT COMMITTEES

1

Education and Skills

3.30 p.m.

Room 6 (private)

2

Science and Technology

4.00 p.m.

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)

4.15 p.m.

(public)

   Subject: Government proposals for the regulation of hybrid and chimera embryos.

   Witnesses: Human Genetics Alert, Scottish Council on Human Bioethics, and the Rt Revd Dr Lee Rayfield, Bishop of Swindon; Association of Medical Research Charities and Emeritus Professor Raanan Gillon (at 5.00 p.m.); Medical Research Council, Deputy Chairman of the Wellcome Trust, UK Stem Cells Foundation (at 5.45 p.m.).

3

Work and Pensions

4.00 p.m.

Room 8 (private)

4.15 p.m.

(public)

   Subject: Child Support Reform.

   Witnesses: Rt Hon John Hutton MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Mr Stephen Geraghty, Chief Executive of the Child Support Agency.

4

Communities and Local Government

4.20 p.m.

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)

4.40 p.m.

(public)

   Subject: The Supply of Rented Housing.

   Witnesses: Association of Residential Letting Agents, and Mike Stimpson; Frank Knight LLP, British Property Federation (at 5.00 p.m.); National Housing Federation, Places for People (at 5.20 p.m.); Housing Corporation, English Partnerships (at 5.40 p.m.).

5

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: British Waterways Sub-Committee

4.30 p.m.

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)

6

Public Accounts

4.30 p.m.

Room 15 (public)

   Subject: Improving quality and safety: Progress in implementing clinical governance in primary care: Lessons for the new primary care trusts.

   Witnesses: David Nicholson CBE, Chief Executive, Duncan Selbie, Director General, Commissioning, NHS and Professor Martin Marshall CBE, Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health.

JOINT COMMITTEE

7

Human Rights

4.00 p.m.

Room 4a (private)

4.15 p.m.

(public)

   Subject: The Treatment of Asylum Seekers.

   Witnesses: Rt Hon Rosie Winterton MP, Minister of State for Health Services, Department of Health; and Asylum and Immigration Tribunal (at 5.15 p.m.).

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

Written Ministerial Statement to be made today

1

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Community-based restorative justice.