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Order of Business Monday 9 June 2008

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House of Commons
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 the Home Department
 1
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent steps the Government has taken to reduce levels of violent crime.
(208939)
 2
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What recent representations she has received on the re-use of Criminal Records Bureau disclosures.
(208940)
 3
Mr Graham Brady (Altrincham & Sale West): If she will review the list of offences which trigger tests for cocaine and opiates for those in police custody.
(208941)
 4
Martin Linton (Battersea): What estimate she has made of the likely effect of the introduction of identity cards on levels of identity fraud.
(208942)
 5
Hugh Bayley  (City of York): How many police officers there were in North Yorkshire in (a) December 1979, (b) December 1997 and (c) December 2007.
(208944)
 6
Paul Flynn (Newport West): What assessment she has made of the effects of the Drugs Act 2005.
(208946)
 7
Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset & North Poole): What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of anti-social behaviour orders.
(208948)
 8
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of measures to combat anti-social behaviour.
(208949)
 9
Barbara Keeley  (Worsley): What proposals she has to give local communities more information on local policing resources and performance.
(208950)
 10
Laura Moffatt  (Crawley): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on measures to reduce drug-related reoffending among women who have previously served a custodial sentence.
(208952)
 11
Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): What recent assessment she has made of the effect of relevant targets set by her Department on police priorities; and if she will make a statement.
(208953)
 12
Lyn Brown (West Ham): If she will make a statement on the lessons learnt from the Tackling Gangs Action Programme.
(208954)
 13
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): Whether she plans to put in place measures for the comprehensive storage of national telephone and e-mail communications data.
(208955)
 14
Ann Coffey (Stockport): How she plans to consult local communities on local policing priorities.
(208957)
 15
Ann Winterton  (Congleton): If she will take steps to review the adequacy of the immigration arrangements to the UK for New Zealand nationals.
(208958)
 16
Mr Robert Goodwill (Scarborough & Whitby): What recent assessment she has made of levels of physical fitness of serving police officers.
(208960)
 17
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What plans she has to increase the amount of time that police officers spend on patrol.
(208961)
 18
Dr Phyllis Starkey (Milton Keynes South West): What progress has been made on the introduction of specialist domestic violence courts.
(208962)
 19
Dr Vincent Cable (Twickenham): What Government policy is on asylum seekers from Afghanistan.
(208963)
 
At 3.15 p.m.
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
 T1
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.
(208929)
 T2
Chris Ruane  (Vale of Clwyd):
(208931)
 T3
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean):
(208932)
 T4
Phil Wilson (Sedgefield):
(208933)
 T5
Martin Linton (Battersea):
(208934)
 T6
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow):
(208936)
 T7
Mr Burstow Paul  (Sutton & Cheam):
(208937)
 T8
David Taylor (North West Leicestershire):
(208938)

At 3.30 p.m.
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business
  indicates Government Business
1
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading.
[Until 10.00 p.m.]
Member in charge: Relevant documents:
   The Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Climate Change Bill, Session 2006-07, HC 542-I, and the Government response contained in Taking Forward the UK Climate Change Bill: The Government Response to Pre-Legislative Scrutiny and Public Consultation, Cm 7225.
   The Fifth Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2006-07, on the Draft Climate Change Bill, HC 534, and the Government response contained in Cm 7225.
   The Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly have each passed a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office.
Debate may continue until 10.00 p.m.
2
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME)
[No debate]
Secretary Hilary Benn
 
   That the following provisions shall apply to the Climate Change Bill [Lords]:
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 Tuesday 8th July 2008.
   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 any messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
3
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen’s recommendation signified.
[No debate]
Jane Kennedy
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Climate Change Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
   (1)   grants by the Secretary of State to the Committee on Climate Change;
   (2)   grants by the Secretary of State to administrators of, and participants in, trading schemes;
   (3)   expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown or government department in acquiring units, or interests in units, representing—
(a)   
a reduction in an amount of greenhouse gas emissions,
(b)   
the removal of an amount of greenhouse gas from the atmosphere, or
(c)   
an amount of greenhouse gas emission allowed under a scheme or arrangement imposing a limit on such emissions;
   (4)   expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State as the Administrator appointed by virtue of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004;
   (5)   payments by the Secretary of State as that Administrator to transport fuel suppliers;
   (6)   any other expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown or government department under or in consequence of the Act.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
4
CLIMATE CHANGE BILL [LORDS] [WAYS AND MEANS]
[No debate]
Jane Kennedy
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Climate Change Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—
   (1)   the imposition of charges on persons using a scheme for registering or otherwise keeping track of carbon units;
   (2)   the imposition of charges in connection with trading schemes;
   (3)   the payment of sums received by the Administrator appointed by virtue of Chapter 5 of Part 2 of the Energy Act 2004 into the Consolidated Fund instead of being used to meet the Administrator’s costs or to make payments to transport fuel suppliers; and
   (4)   the payment of other sums into the Consolidated Fund.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
5
BUILDING SOCIETIES
[No debate]
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
 
   That the draft Building Societies Act 1986 (Accounts, Audit and EEA State Amendments) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 21st April, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
6
REGULATORY REFORM
[No debate after 10.00 p.m.]
Rosemary McKenna, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
 
   That Mr James Gray and Stephen Hammond be discharged from the Regulatory Reform Committee and Mr Brian Binley and Mr Mark Prisk be added.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 p.m.
 
 
At the end of the sitting:
7
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Provision of stoma and incontinence appliances in primary care  (Mr Robert Syms).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 p.m. or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
1
European Committee B
4.30 p.m.
Room 10 (public)
   To consider the EU Document 8403/08 and Addenda 1 to 5 relating to The EU—A Global Partner for Development—Speeding Up Progress Towards the Millennium Development Goals.
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES
2
First Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 p.m.
Room 9 (public)
   To consider the draft Maximum Number of Judges Order 2008.
3
Second Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 p.m.
Room 11 (public)
   To consider the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 667).
SELECT COMMITTEES
4
Children, Schools and Families
3.30 p.m.
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
3.45 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Child Poverty.
   Witnesses: Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families, Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP, Minister for Children, Young People and Families, Rt Hon James Purnell MP, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Rt Hon Stephen Timms MP, Minister for Employment and Welfare Reform, and Rt Hon Yvette Cooper MP, Chief Secretary, HM Treasury.
5
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4.15 p.m.
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.30 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Draft Marine Bill: Coastal Access Provisions.
   Witnesses: Country Land and Business Association and National Farmers’ Union; National Trust and Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (at 5.30 p.m.).
6
Communities and Local Government
4.20 p.m.
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.50 p.m.
(public)
   Subject: Provision of Public Toilets.
   Witnesses: British Toilet Association; Baroness Andrews OBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 5.20 p.m.).
7
Public Accounts
4.30 p.m.
Room 15 (public)
   Subject: Shared Services in the Department for Transport and its Agencies.
   Witnesses: Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, and Barbara Moorhouse, Director General, Corporate Resources Group, Department for Transport.
[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 Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Competitiveness Council, Brussels, 29th May 2008.
2
Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform: Telecommunications Council, Luxembourg, 12th June 2008.
3
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Bellwin Scheme.
4
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Draft statutory social and environmental guidance to the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat).
5
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Immigration reform—points based system.
6
Secretary of State for International Development: International Assessment of Agriculture Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD).

 

 

 
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