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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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Broads Authority Bill (Queen’s Consent, on behalf of the Crown, to be signified).
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Afterwards
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Oral Questions to the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, the honourable Member for
Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, and the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission
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Robert Key (Salisbury): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, with reference to the Ecclesiastical
Offices (Terms of Service) Measure, for what reason the ownership of a parsonage house is being removed from incumbents and
vested in the diocese.
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(185162)
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2
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what additional
measures the Electoral Commission has considered to increase public participation in the democratic process.
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(185163)
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Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what estimate
the Electoral Commission has made of the number of eligible UK voters who live abroad but have not registered to vote.
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(185164)
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Andrew Rosindell (Romford): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what progress
the Electoral Commission has made on clarifying the rules governing the funding of political parties.
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(185165)
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Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the
consultation process in relation to women bishops in the Church of England.
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(185166)
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Mr Hugo Swire (East Devon): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, how many listed vicarages and rectories
the Church of England has sold in the last 10 years.
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(185167)
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Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): To ask the honourable Member for Gosport, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, whether the Electoral
Commission plans to consider the findings of the Review of Voting Systems, Cm 7304.
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(185168)
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will estimate the value of losses
resulting from theft from parish churches in each of the last three years.
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(185169)
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what assessment the Public Accounts Commission has made of the arrangements
for declaring and publishing the details of corporate hospitality received by the Comptroller and Auditor General; and if
he will make a statement.
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(185170)
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Hugh Bayley (City of York): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church Commissioners
have had on their investment policy towards Africa.
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(185171)
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Mr Richard Benyon (Newbury): To ask the honourable Member for Middlesbrough, representing the Church Commissioners, if he will make a statement on the
transfer of the ownership of parsonage houses to diocesan boards of finance.
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(185172)
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At 10.50 a.m.
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Oral Questions to the Solicitor General
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Mr David Kidney (Stafford): What assessment she has made of the performance of the Crown Prosecution Service in presenting victim impact statements to
courts at sentencing.
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(185154)
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Philip Davies (Shipley): What assessment the Crown Prosecution Service has made of the effectiveness of the system for presenting objections to bail.
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(185155)
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Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): What representations the Attorney General has received on the merits of detaining terrorist suspects for a limited period
without charge.
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(185156)
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Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): What assessment the Law Officers' Departments have made of the enforceability of the Charter of Fundamental Rights in the
UK under the terms of the Treaty of Lisbon.
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(185157)
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Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What discussions the Crown Prosecution Service has had on possible prosecutions for loss of data by the Government in the
last six months.
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(185158)
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John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What policy the Crown Prosecution Service has on seeking community sentences.
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(185159)
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Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes): How many (a) children and (b) adults found in cannabis factories were prosecuted for drug-related offences in each of the
last three years.
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(185160)
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Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): What steps the Government is taking to improve investigations and prosecutions of cases involving rape.
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(185161)
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At 11.00 a.m.
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Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equality
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Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent steps the Government has taken to reduce discrimination against women in the workplace.
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(185134)
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Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate): What assessment she has made of the levels of childcare provision for working mothers; and if she will make a statement.
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(185135)
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Lynda Waltho (Stourbridge): What plans the Government has to mark the 90th anniversary of women's suffrage.
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(185136)
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Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Gateshead East & Washington West): What steps the Government is taking to deter advertising in local newspapers linked to the trafficking of girls and women
for sex.
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(185137)
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Angela Watkinson (Upminster): What funding the Government is providing for rape crisis centres in the next two financial years.
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(185138)
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Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): What steps she is taking to encourage female entrepreneurs.
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(185139)
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Mr Jamie Reed (Copeland): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that parents of young or disabled children and carers of adults are aware of
their right to request flexible working.
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Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): If she will collate and publish information on access to nursery facilities as a means of encouraging women into work.
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): What progress has been made in increasing the number of women in the House of Commons.
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(185142)
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Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What the budget of the Government Equalities Office will be in each of the next two financial years.
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At 11.15 a.m.
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Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission
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Mr Andrew Mackay (Bracknell): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of topical debates.
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(185144)
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Bob Spink (Castle Point): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, what recent representations he
has received on the provision of Blackberries to hon. Members.
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(185145)
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Ann Winterton (Congleton): To ask the Leader of the House, what the Government's policy is on the right of hon. Members representing Scottish constituencies
to vote on matters relating to England where responsibility for such matters in Scotland has been devolved.
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(185146)
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Mr David Heathcoat-Amory (Wells): To ask the Leader of the House, whether she plans to bring forward proposals for changes to the standing orders governing
the ability of select committees to meet in public.
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(185147)
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Andrew Mackinlay (Thurrock): To ask the Leader of the House, what plans she has to review procedures relating to parliamentary questions.
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(185148)
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Norman Baker (Lewes): To ask the honourable Member for North Devon, representing the House of Commons Commission, how much the House of Commons
Visitors Reception Building was originally estimated to cost; and how much it is now estimated to cost.
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(185149)
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Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North): To ask the Leader of the House, what steps she is taking to encourage public debate on those elements of the Governance of
Britain White Paper which fall within her remit; and if she will make a statement.
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(185150)
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David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): To ask the Leader of the House, what recent considerations the Members Estimate Committee has given to the pay scales of hon.
Members' staff and their uprating.
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Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of topical debates.
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Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin & Harpenden): To ask the Leader of the House, what assessment she has made of the effect of timetabling of debates on constitutional issues
on the scrutiny of such matters.
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(185153)
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At 11.30 a.m.
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Urgent Questions (if any)
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Business Question to the Leader of the House
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Ministerial Statements, including on the Flanagan review of policing
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Main Business
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TOPICAL DEBATE: NHS STAFFING
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[Up to one and a half hours]
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That this House has considered the matter of NHS staffing.
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Debate may continue for one and a half hours (Standing Order (No. 24(A)).
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EUROPEAN SCRUTINY (STANDING ORDERS)
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[Until 6.00 p.m.]
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That the following Amendments to the Standing Orders shall have effect for the remainder of the current Parliament:
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(A) Amendments to Standing Order No. 119 (European Standing Committees)
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Line 2, leave out ‘European Standing Committees’ and insert ‘European Committees’.
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Line 13, leave out paragraph (3) and insert:
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‘(3) Each European Committee shall consist of thirteen Members nominated by the Committee of Selection in respect of any European
Union document which stands referred to it, and the Committee of Selection may nominate the same membership in respect of
several documents.
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(3A) In nominating the members of a European Committee, the Committee of Selection shall have regard to the qualifications
of the Members nominated and to the composition of the House; and where practicable it shall nominate at least two members
of the European Scrutiny Committee and at least two members of the select committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152
whose responsibilities most closely relate to the subject matter of the document or documents.’
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Line 30, leave out from ‘below’ to end of paragraph (5).
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Line 41, insert new paragraph as follows:
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‘(6A) The chairman may permit a member of the European Scrutiny Committee appointed to the committee under paragraph (3A)
above to make a brief statement of no more than five minutes, at the beginning of the sitting, explaining that Committee’s
decision to refer the document or documents to a European Committee.’
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(B) Amendments to nomenclature in the Standing Orders
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Leave out ‘European Standing Committees’ in all other places where they occur in the Standing Orders and insert ‘European
Committees’.
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As Amendments to Ms Harriet Harman’s proposed Motion (European Scrutiny (Standing Orders)):
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(a)
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Line 1, leave out ‘for the remainder of the current Parliament’ and insert ‘until 1st January 2009’.
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(b)
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Line 14, after ‘Committee,’, insert ‘proposed to it by that Committee,’.
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(c)
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‘Line 68, after “order”, insert “except as provided by paragraph (9A) below”.
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“(9A)(1) If a motion is made in the House in relation to any European Union document in respect of which a report has been made to the House in accordance with paragraph (8):
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(a) which is in different terms to the resolution reported by the Chairman of the Committee;
(b) to which an amendment has been tabled in the name of a Minister of the Crown;
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the Speaker shall put the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than one and a half hours after their commencement.
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(2) Where sub-paragraph (1)(b) above applies the question shall be ‘That the original words stand part of the question’, and,
if that question be negatived, ‘That the proposed words be there inserted (or added)”. If that question is agreed to, the
Speaker shall forthwith declare the main question (as amended or not as the case may be) to be agreed to.”.’.
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(d)
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Line 24, at end add—
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‘(C) Amendment to Standing Order No. 143 (European Scrutiny Committee)
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“(5A) The Committee shall have power to send for Members of the European Parliament and officials of the European Commission
to give oral evidence before the Committee”.’.
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(e)
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Line 24, at end add—
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‘(C) Amendment to Standing Order No. 143 (European Scrutiny Committee)
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“(9A) The Committee, and every such sub-committee, shall sit in public unless it determines otherwise in relation to a particular
meeting or part thereof.”.’.
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(f)
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Line 24, at end add—
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‘(d) Debate on decisions of the European Scrutiny Committee
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“( ) When 150 Members have put their names to a Motion calling for the consideration by the House of a decision of the European
Scrutiny Committee, the Leader of the House shall provide for a debate, to be conducted under the provisions of Standing Order
No. 24A (Topical debates), on that decision within five sitting days of the first publication of the Motion with the required
number of names indicated in support”.’.
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