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Order of Business Thursday 8 March 2007

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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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
 1
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What estimate he has made of the proportion of publicly procured food which was British in 2006.
(125903)
 2
Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West): What recent meetings he has had with representatives of UK commerce and industry to discuss the contribution of environmental management systems to reducing carbon emissions.
(125904)
 3
Mr Roger Williams (Brecon & Radnorshire): What recent discussions he has had on the state of the dairy industry.
(125906)
 4
Janet Anderson (Rossendale & Darwen): What steps he is taking to maintain a majority in the International Whaling Commission for ensuring that the moratorium on commercial whaling is upheld.
(125908)
 5
Mr Siôn Simon (Birmingham, Erdington): What progress he is making in involving (a) G8, (b) EU and (c) developing countries in talks on tackling climate change.
(125909)
 6
Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): What steps he is taking to promote international action to tackle climate change.
(125910)
 7
Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): What provisions exist in the Warm Home Zone scheme to employ local contractors.
(125912)
 8
Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): What assessment he has made of the effect of recent rainfall on the need for new drought orders in summer 2007.
(125913)
 9
Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): What discussions he has had with the European Commission on the disallowance of funds from Common Agricultural Policy schemes.
(125914)
 10
Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the level of environmental taxation.
(125916)
 11
Mr David Jones (Clwyd West): What recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues responsible for food labelling on the amount of imported food that is labelled produced in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(125917)
 12
James Brokenshire (Hornchurch): What recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues responsible for food labelling on the amount of imported food that is labelled produced in the UK; and if he will make a statement.
(125918)
 13
Ann Coffey (Stockport): What support his Department gives for promoting the wider availability of speciality foods.
(125919)
 14
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): What guidance his Department has issued on the contribution that individual behaviour can make to the reduction of carbon emissions from homes.
(125920)
 15
Mr Lindsay Hoyle (Chorley): If he will make a statement on the farm income of dairy farmers.
(125923)
 16
Richard Ottaway (Croydon South): What steps he is taking to protect the marine environment.
(125924)
 17
John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for International Development on climate change impact mitigation for the least developed countries.
(125925)
 18
Colin Challen (Morley & Rothwell): If he will revise upwards his target of a 60 per cent. reduction in greenhouse gases by 2050.
(125926)
 19
Meg Hillier (Hackney South & Shoreditch): What support his Department gives British farmers to diversify into biofuel crops.
(125927)

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: Women, justice and gender equality in the UK.
Debate may continue until 6.00 p.m.
 
At the end of the sitting:
2
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Local government funding in Poole (Mr Robert Syms).
   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
Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill [Lords]
9.30 a.m.
Room 13 (private)
   [Programming Sub-Committee].
2
Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill Committee
9.30 a.m.
Room 12 (public)
 
2.00 p.m.
(public)
   Further to consider the Bill.
3
UK Borders Bill Committee
9.00 a.m.
Room 11 (public)
 
2.00 p.m.
(public)
   Further to consider the Bill.
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
4
Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee
8.55 a.m.
Room 9 (public)
   To consider the draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2007.
SELECT COMMITTEES
5
Health
9.30 a.m.
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
10.00 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Audiology.
   Witnesses: Royal National Institute for the Deaf, Charing Cross Hospital Audiology Department, and Ultravox; Ivan Lewis MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, and officials (at 11.15 a.m.).
6
Public Administration
9.45 a.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
10.00 a.m.
(public)
   Subject: Public services: putting people first.
   Witnesses: Tom Steinberg, MySociety website, Ross Ferguson, Hansard Society, William Heath and Ruth Kennedy, Kable Ltd.
[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: Public Expenditure Statistical Analyses 2007.
2
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Heritage Protection Review—White Paper.
3
Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Regulations under Part 4 of the Communications Act 2003 to implement the 2007 television licence fee increases.
4
Secretary of State for Defence: Conclusion of the Gurkha Terms and Conditions of Service Review.
5
Secretary of State for Health: Seasonal influenza immunisation programme.
6
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Statistics on police use of firearms 2005-06 in England and Wales.
7
Leader of the House: Gender neutral drafting.
8
Secretary of State for International Development: EU Development Ministers’ Informal Meeting, 12th and 13th March 2007.
9
Secretary of State for Transport: Intercity express programme.
10
Secretary of State for Transport: Intercity East Coast franchise.

 

 

 
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