Order of Business for Tuesday 8 July 2008

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Order of Business Tuesday 8 July 2008

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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 Transport

1

Mr Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South): What recent discussions she has had with her EU counterparts on competition in the haulage industry; and if she will make a statement.

(216854)

2

Greg Clark (Tunbridge Wells): What recent representations she has received on the dualling of the A21 between Tonbridge and Pembury and between Kippings Cross and Lamberhurst.

(216855)

3

Bob Russell (Colchester): When she expects work to commence on the construction of a junction from the A12 Colchester Northern By-Pass to the Northern Approaches Road into Colchester.

(216856)

4

Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the national bus concessionary fares scheme.

(216857)

5

Andrew George (St Ives): What plans she has to increase the provision of high speed trains.

(216858)

6

Paul Holmes (Chesterfield): What change there has been in the length in miles of the rail network in England since 1st May 1997, excluding the Channel Tunnel Rail Link.

(216859)

7

Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): If she will classify the A1 north of Newcastle as a national strategic road.

(216861)

8

Mr Khalid Mahmood (Birmingham, Perry Barr): What progress she has made on her plans to introduce a foundation course on safe road use for people planning to learn to drive; and if she will make a statement.

(216862)

9

Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish): What recent assessment she has made of the contribution of regional airports to regional economies.

(216863)

10

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): How many new multi-purpose driving test centres the Government plans to establish; and at what cost.

(216864)

11

Ms Sally Keeble (Northampton North): What steps she is taking to provide faster train services to and from Northampton.

(216865)

12

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): What recent discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding public transport in city regions outside the comprehensive spending review framework.

(216866)

13

Mr John Spellar (Warley): If she will make a statement on progress by local authorities in utilising the street works regulations which entered into force on 1st April 2008.

(216867)

14

Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife): What recent steps she has taken to protect learner drivers from sexual assault by driving instructors.

(216868)

15

Alun Michael (Cardiff South & Penarth): If she will hold discussions with Network Rail to persuade it to speed up its work on the main line between London and South Wales.

(216869)

16

Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North): What funding her Department has provided for the development of integrated transport systems in the Stoke-on-Trent area in the last 10 years.

(216870)

17

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What her Department's policy is on the use of pricing mechanisms to influence mode of travel; and if she will make a statement.

(216871)

18

Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the national bus concessionary fares scheme.

(216872)

19

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate): What her latest estimate is of levels of overcrowding on trains; and if she will make a statement.

(216873)

20

Justine Greening (Putney): What plans she has to improve security at airports.

(216874)

21

Mr Eric Illsley (Barnsley Central): What recent assessment she has made of the adequacy of rail services in South Yorkshire.

(216875)

22

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): What funding her Department has provided to (a) local authorities and (b) others to support the provision of training for cyclists in the last three years.

(216877)

23

Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth North): What recent progress her Department has made on encouraging more people to cycle in towns and cities.

(216878)

At 3.15 p.m.

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

T1

Ms Dari Taylor (Stockton South): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.

(216844)

T2

Helen Southworth (Warrington South):

(216845)

T3

Paul Flynn (Newport West):

(216846)

T4

Mr Crispin Blunt (Reigate):

(216847)

T5

Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin):

(216848)

T6

Harry Cohen (Leyton & Wanstead):

(216849)

T7

Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):

(216850)

T8

Andrew Gwynne (Denton & Reddish):

(216851)

T9

Mr Anthony Steen (Totnes):

(216852)

At 3.30 p.m.

  Urgent Questions (if any)

  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1

PUBLIC CONTRACTS (UK TAX REQUIREMENTS)

[Up to 20 minutes]

Nia Griffith

   That leave be given to bring in a Bill to place certain requirements relating to payment of tax in the UK on companies bidding for public contracts; to prohibit the transfer of such contracts overseas; to require companies bidding for public contracts to provide certain information relating to tax payments; and for connected purposes.

   The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

Main Business
† indicates Government Business
Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 10.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).

†

2

CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) (No. 2) BILL: Second Reading.

[No debate]

Third Reading will also be taken.

   The Questions on Second and Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) (No. 2) Bill will be put without debate (Standing Order No. 56).

†

3

CRIMINAL EVIDENCE (WITNESS ANONYMITY) BILL: ALLOCATION OF
TIME

[Up to 3 hours]

Secretary Jack Straw

   That the following provisions shall apply to the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill:

   Timetable


1.–(1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2)
Proceedings on Second Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.

(3)
Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.

   Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

2.
When the Bill has been read a second time—

(a)
it shall (notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order)) stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put; and

(b)
the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.


3.–(1) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

(2)
If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.

4.
For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1, the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others)—

(a)
any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b)
any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

(c)
the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

(d)
any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

5.
On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

6.
If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions.

   Consideration of Lords Amendments


7.–(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

(2)
Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.


8.–(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 7.

(2)
The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3)
If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith—

(a)
a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and

(b)
the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

(4)
The Speaker shall then put forthwith—

(a)
a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and

(b)
the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

(5)
The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.

(6)
The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.

(7)
As soon as the House has—

(a)
agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment, or

(b)
disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,

   the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.

   Subsequent stages


9.–(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

(2)
Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.


10.–(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 9.

(2)
The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3)
The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister for the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.

(4)
The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.

(5)
The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

   Reasons Committee


11.–(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister for the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.

(2)
A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.

(3)
Proceedings in the Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.

(4)
For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), the Chairman shall—

(a)
first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and

(b)
then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.

(5)
The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.

   Miscellaneous

12.
Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.


13.–(1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

(2)
Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.

14.
Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.


15.–(1) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill.

(2)
The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.


16.–(1) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.

(2)
The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

17.
The Speaker may not arrange for a debate to be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates)—

(a)
at this day's sitting, or

(b)
at any sitting at which Lords Amendments to the Bill are, or any further Message from the Lords is, to be considered,

any Message from the Lords has been received; andhe has reported the Royal Assent to any Act agreed upon by both Houses.

   before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.


18.–(1) Sub-paragraph (2) applies if the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

(2)
No notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

19.
Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

As Amendments to Secretary Jack Straw’s proposed Motion (Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (Allocation of Time)):

Mr Douglas Hogg

(a)

Line 5, leave out from ‘completed’ to end of line 19 and insert ‘in two allotted days in accordance with the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion six hours after their commencement.

(3) Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be entered upon no earlier than one week after the Bill has been read a second time and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion six hours after their commencement.

Time of proceedings and Questions to be put

2. When the Bill has been read a second time it shall (notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order)) stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put.’

Mr Douglas Hogg

(b)

Line 39, leave out sub-paragraph 7(1).

Mr Douglas Hogg

(c)

Line 42, leave out ‘one hour’ and insert ‘six hours’.

Mr Douglas Hogg

(d)

Line 74, leave out ‘one hour’ and insert ‘six hours’.

Mr Douglas Hogg

(e)

Line 94, leave out ‘30 minutes’ and insert ‘two hours’.

Mr Douglas Hogg

(f)

Leave out lines 114 to 131.

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83), and this period may continue or begin after 10.00 p.m. if the 10.00 p.m. Business Motion is agreed to.

At 10.00 p.m.

†

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

[No debate]

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

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CRIMINAL EVIDENCE (WITNESS ANONYMITY) BILL: Second Reading.

Remaining Stages will also be taken.

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Proceedings on Second Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion three hours after commencement of proceedings on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion; and proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion six hours after commencement of proceedings on the Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.

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INCOME TAX

[No debate]

Angela Eagle

That the draft Alternative Finance Arrangements (Community Investment Tax Relief) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 20th May, be approved.