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Order of Business Tuesday 27 March 2007

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House of Commons

Order of Business

At 2.30 p.m.

  Prayers

Afterwards

Private Business

Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.

Second Reading

Broads Authority Bill (By Order).

Mr Richard Bacon

Mr Keith Simpson

   On Second Reading of the Broads Authority Bill, to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

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 Scotland

1

James Duddridge (Rochford & Southend East): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on the Scottish Executive's International Development Fund.

(128975)

2

Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): What recent discussions he has had with the Chief Executive of Digital UK on digital switchover in Scotland.

(128976)

3

John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What discussions he has had on the effects of levels of taxation on Scotland.

(128977)

4

Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute): What recent discussions he has had with the European Commission on the effects of the European Maritime Cabotage Regulations on Scottish ferry services.

(128978)

5

Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): If he will make a statement on recent changes in unemployment levels in Scotland.

(128979)

6

Mr Mohammad Sarwar (Glasgow Central): What recent estimate he has made of the level of inward investment in the Scottish economy; and if he will make a statement.

(128980)

7

Angela Watkinson (Upminster): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on the impact of the Budget on Scotland.

(128981)

8

Danny Alexander (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the future of the Post Office network in Scotland.

(128982)

9

John McFall (West Dunbartonshire): What his latest assessment is of the level of economic activity in Scotland.

(128983)

10

Mr David Marshall (Glasgow East): When he last met the Chancellor of the Exchequer to discuss the economic performance of Scotland.

(128984)

11

Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith): What steps he has taken to secure the long-term future of the financial services sector in Scotland.

(128985)

12

Mr Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the New Deal in Scotland.

(128986)

13

Malcolm Bruce (Gordon): What discussions he has had with the Treasury following the latest Budget statement as it affects Scotland.

(128987)

14

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): When he last met the First Minister to discuss manufacturing exports from Scotland.

(128988)

15

John Barrett (Edinburgh West): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on the future of the Post Office network in Scotland.

(128989)

At 3.00 p.m.

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

16

Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York): What assessment she has made of the affordability of housing in North Yorkshire.

(129830)

17

Sarah McCarthy-Fry (Portsmouth North): What steps her Department is taking to promote inter-faith forums as a means of tackling religious extremism.

(129831)

18

Sir Peter Soulsby (Leicester South): What steps her Department is taking to encourage people to stand for election as councillors.

(129832)

19

Gregory Barker (Bexhill & Battle): What plans she has to discuss the Sustainable Communities Bill with local government.

(129833)

20

Dr Doug Naysmith (Bristol North West): What guidance her Department gives to councils which impose charges to deal with complaints under the high hedges provisions contained in Part 8 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003; and if she will make a statement.

(129834)

21

Mr Ian Austin (Dudley North): How many new homes she estimates are needed to meet current demand.

(129835)

22

David Taylor (North West Leicestershire): What assessment she has made of the merits of further regulating landlords.

(129836)

23

Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When she next expects to meet representatives of planning authorities to discuss building on brownfield sites.

(129837)

24

Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow): What steps she is taking to tackle unscrupulous landlords.

(129838)

25

Anne Moffat (East Lothian): If she will make a statement on regeneration in coalfield communities.

(129839)

26

Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): What work her Department is undertaking in response to the report by John Hills on the future of housing.

(129840)

27

Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East): If she will make a statement on the recent Comprehensive Performance Assessment ratings for councils in England.

(129841)

28

Ann Coffey (Stockport): What recent representations she has received on the funding formula for allocating grants to local authorities.

(129842)

29

Simon Hughes (North Southwark & Bermondsey): What plans the Government has to take forward the recommendations of the Lyons report.

(129843)

30

Bob Russell (Colchester): How many homes she expects to be built in the next five years on land in natural flood plains.

(129844)

At 3.30 p.m.

  Urgent Questions (if any)

  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

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indicates Government Business

Notice of Presentation of Bill

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1

NORTHERN IRELAND (ST. ANDREWS AGREEMENT) (No. 2) BILL

Mr Secretary Hain

   Bill to modify the effect of the Northern Ireland (St. Andrews Agreement) Act 2006.

Ten minute rule Motion

2

FLEXIBLE WORKING

[Up to 20 minutes]

Lorely Burt

    That leave be given to bring in a Bill to extend the right to request to work flexibly to parents of children up to the age of 18; to make provision for the encouragement of employers to offer flexible working arrangements; 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

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

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3

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE: NORTHERN IRELAND (ST ANDREWS AGREEMENT) (No. 2) BILL

[Until any hour]

Mr Secretary Hain

   That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill—

Timetable

   1.—(1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting.

   (2) Those proceedings shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.

Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

   2.—(1) As soon as the proceedings on the Motion for this Order have been concluded, the Order for the Second Reading of the Bill shall be read.

   (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;

(b)

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

   3. On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question and, 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 Speaker or Chairman 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.

Consideration of Lords Amendments

   6.—(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put (and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly).

   (2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under paragraph 6(1) of this Order shall thereupon be resumed.

   7.—(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 6.

   (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 of 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 with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their 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 with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their 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 with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.

   (6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.

   (7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or 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

   8.—(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put (and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly).

   (2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under paragraph 8(1) of this Order shall thereupon be resumed.

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

   (2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has already 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 of 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

   10.—(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons in relation to the Bill 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, if 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

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

   12.—The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement and paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 shall apply to those proceedings.

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

   14.—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 re-commit the Bill; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

   15.—No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

   16.—(1) This paragraph applies if—

(a)

a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and important matter that should have urgent consideration) has been stood over to Seven o’clock, but

(b)

proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.

   (2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.

   17.—If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies, 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.

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

   19.—The Speaker shall not adjourn the House until—

(a)

any Message from the Lords on the Bill has been received;

(b)

he has reported the Royal Assent to any Act agreed upon by both Houses.

Debate may continue until any hour.

At 10.00 p.m.

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BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

[Without debate]

The Prime Minister

   That, at this day’s sitting, the Business of the House: Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour; and proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to Ways and Means Amendment of the Law may continue until midnight.

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

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4

NORTHERN IRELAND (ST ANDREWS AGREEMENT) (No. 2) BILL: Second Reading.

[For up to 3 hours]

   Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee on Consideration and on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, three hours after commencement of proceedings on the Business of the House: Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) (No. 2) Bill Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.

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5

WAYS AND MEANS: Adjourned debate on Question [21st March].

[Until midnight]

1.   Amendment of the law

(1)

That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.

(2)

This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide—

(a)

for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation,

(b)

for refunding an amount of tax,

(c)

for any relief, other than a relief that—

(i)

so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and

(ii)

so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description—(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer).

   The remaining Motions in this item, numbered 2 to 64, and those relating to Procedure are to be moved at the conclusion of the Budget Debate after the decision on the Motion before the House. They will be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 51(3)).

2.   Income tax (charge and rates for 2007-08)

   That income tax is charged for the tax year 2007-08; and for that tax year—

(a)

the starting rate is 10%,

(b)

the basic rate is 22%, and

(c)

the higher rate is 40%.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.