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Order of Business Wednesday 4 July 2007

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House of Commons
Order of Business

 
At 11.30 a.m.
  Prayers
Afterwards
Private Business
Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.
NOTICE OF MOTION AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS
Mr Nicholas Brown
 
   Selection: That Mr Bob Ainsworth and Mr John Heppell be discharged from the Committee of Selection and Mr Nicholas Brown and Liz Blackman be added to the Committee.
 
 

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 Wales
 1
Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs to resolve the payment of outstanding single farm payments to cross-border farmers.
(146371)
 2
Mrs Betty Williams (Conwy): What discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on neighbourhood policing in Wales.
(146372)
 3
John Smith (Vale of Glamorgan): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the impact of the Defence Training Academy on the South Wales economy; and if he will make a statement.
(146374)
 4
Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on neighbourhood policing levels in Wales; and if he will make a statement.
(146375)
 5
Hywel Williams (Caernarfon): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial and Assembly colleagues on measures to safeguard the rights of Welsh-speaking workers.
(146376)
 6
Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk): When he next expects to meet representatives of the Prison Service to discuss prison overcrowding in Wales.
(146378)
 7
Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East): What discussions he has had with First Great Western trains on the December 2007 timetable consultation.
(146379)
 8
Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What discussion he has had with the First Minister on the provision of support for children in Wales whose mothers are in prison.
(146380)
 9
Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Meirionnydd Nant Conwy): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister in Wales on the working of the Barnett formula as it applies to public funding in Wales.
(146381)
 10
Ben Chapman (Wirral South): What discussions he has held with the Welsh First Minister on prescriptions written in England being filled in Wales.
(146382)
 11
Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean): What discussions he has held with Welsh Assembly Ministers on funding for the treatment of English patients registered with Welsh GPs.
(146383)
 12
Ian Lucas (Wrexham): If he will make a statement on the development of community policing in North Wales.
(146384)
 13
Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What the level of public expenditure per head of population is in Wales in 2007-08.
(146385)
 
At 12 noon
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.
 Q1
Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury & Atcham): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 4th July.
(147224)
 Q2
Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East):
(147225)
 Q3
Shona McIsaac (Cleethorpes):
(147226)
 Q4
Christine Russell (City of Chester):
(147227)
 Q5
Willie Rennie (Dunfermline and West Fife):
(147228)
 Q6
Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):
(147229)
 Q7
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):
(147230)
 Q8
Mr James Gray (North Wiltshire):
(147231)
 Q9
Miss Anne McIntosh (Vale of York):
(147232)
 Q10
Anne Milton (Guildford):
(147233)
 Q11
Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine):
(147235)
 Q12
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):
(147236)
 Q13
Mr Shailesh Vara (North West Cambridgeshire):
(147237)
 Q14
Mr Michael Jack (Fylde):
(147238)

At 12.30 p.m.
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements, including on the NHS

Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
1
PALLIATIVE CARE
[Up to 20 minutes]
Mr Lindsay Hoyle
 
   That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for palliative care for persons who are suffering from a terminal illness; 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
2
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PAYMENTS BILL: Second Reading.
[Until 7.00 p.m.]
Debate may continue until 7.00 p.m.
3
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PAYMENTS BILL (PROGRAMME)
[No debate]
Mr Secretary Hain
 
   That the following provisions shall apply to the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill:
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 16th October 2007.
   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 consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
4
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PAYMENTS BILL (CARRY-OVER)
[No debate]
Mr Secretary Hain
 
   That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)).
5
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PAYMENTS BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.
[No debate]
Jane Kennedy
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
(1)   
the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(a)   
any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or a government department in consequence of the Act, and
(b)   
any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under any other enactment, and
(2)   
the extinguishing in consequence of the Act of liabilities owed to the Crown under the Child Support Act 1991.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
6
CHILD MAINTENANCE AND OTHER PAYMENTS BILL [WAYS AND MEANS]
[No debate]
Jane Kennedy
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
(1)   
the charging of fees by the Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission in connection with the exercise of its functions, and
(2)   
the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
7
MENTAL HEALTH BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) (No. 3)
[No debate]
Secretary Alan Johnson
 
   That the following provisions shall apply to the Mental Health Bill [Lords] for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 16th April and 18th June 2007 (Mental Health Bill [Lords] (Programme) and Mental Health Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 2))—
Consideration of Lords Message
   1.   Any Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
   2.   Proceedings on that Message shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement at this day’s sitting.
Subsequent stages
   3.   Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
   4.   The 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.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
8
MENTAL HEALTH BILL [LORDS]: Consideration of Lords Message.
[Up to one hour]
   Proceedings will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement, if the Mental Health Bill [Lords] (Programme) (No. 3) Motion is agreed to.
9
REGULATORY REFORM (STANDING ORDERS AND RELATED PROVISIONS
[No debate after 7.00 p.m.]
Mr Secretary Hutton
Ms Harriet Harman
 
   That the following repeals of Standing Orders, new Standing Orders, amendments to Standing Orders, and related provisions be made—
(A)   
Standing Order No. 18 (Consideration of draft regulatory reform orders) shall be repealed and the following Standing Order made—
Consideration of draft legislative reform orders
 
   18.—(1) If the Regulatory Reform Committee has recommended under paragraphs (4) or (6) of Standing Order No. 141 (Regulatory Reform Committee) that a draft Order subject to the affirmative or super-affirmative procedure, laid before the House under Part 1 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, should be approved, and a motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to that effect, the question thereon shall—
(a)   
if the committee’s recommendation was agreed without a division, be put forthwith; and
(b)   
if the committee’s recommendation was agreed after a division, be put not later than one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion.
 
   (2) If the committee has recommended under paragraphs (4) or (6) of Standing Order No. 141 that a draft Order subject to the affirmative or super-affirmative procedure be not approved, no motion to approve the draft Order shall be made unless the House has previously resolved to disagree with the committee’s report; the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion for such a resolution shall be put not later than three hours after their commencement; and the question on any motion thereafter made by a Minister of the Crown that the draft Order be approved shall be put forthwith.
 
   (3) If the committee has recommended under paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 141 that a draft Order subject to the negative resolution procedure should not be made (and that the recommendation is not intended to operate section 16(4) of the Act), that recommendation shall be deemed to constitute notice of a motion under sub-paragraph (4)(a) of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees).
 
   (4) Motions under paragraphs (1) or (2) of this order may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
(B)   
Standing Order No. 141 (Regulatory Reform Committee) shall be repealed and the following Standing Order made—
Regulatory Reform Committee
 
   141.—(1) There shall be a select committee, called the Regulatory Reform Committee, to examine and report on—
(i)   
every draft Order laid before the House under sections 14 or 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (‘the Act’);
(ii)   
any Subordinate Provisions Order or draft of such an Order made or proposed to be made under sections 1 and 4 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (except those not made by a Minister of the Crown);
(iii)   
any matter arising from its consideration of such Orders or draft Orders; and
(iv)   
matters relating to regulatory reform.
 
   (2) In the case of every draft Order referred to in paragraph (1)(i) above the committee shall consider the Minister’s recommendation under section 15(1) of the Act as to the procedure which should apply to it and shall report to the House any recommendation under the Act that a different procedure should apply.
 
   (3) In its consideration of draft Orders under Part 1 of the Act the committee shall include in each case, in addition to such other matters as it deems appropriate, whether provision in the draft Order—
(a)   
appears to make an inappropriate use of delegated legislation;
(b)   
serves the purpose of removing or reducing a burden, or the overall burdens, resulting directly or indirectly for any person from any legislation (in respect of a draft Order under section 1 of the Act);
(c)   
serves the purpose of securing that regulatory functions are exercised so as to comply with the regulatory principles, as set out in section 2(3) of the Act (in respect of a draft Order under section 2 of the Act);
(d)   
secures a policy objective which could not be satisfactorily secured by non-legislative means;
(e)   
has an effect which is proportionate to the policy objective;
(f)   
strikes a fair balance between the public interest and the interests of any person adversely affected by it;
(g)   
does not remove any necessary protection;
(h)   
does not prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;
(i)   
is not of constitutional significance;
(j)   
makes the law more accessible or more easily understood (in the case of provisions restating enactments);
(k)   
has been the subject of, and takes appropriate account of, adequate consultation;
(l)   
gives rise to an issue under such criteria for consideration of statutory instruments laid down in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) as are relevant;
(m)   
appears to be incompatible with any obligation resulting from membership of the European Union:
 
   Provided that in the case of draft Orders under section 20 of the Act, those criteria which are not relevant to provisions made pursuant to section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 need not be taken into consideration in relation to those provisions.
 
   (4) In relation to every draft Order laid under section 14 of the Act subject to the negative or affirmative procedure under sections 16 or 17 of the Act, the committee shall report its recommendation whether the draft Order should be made (in the case of the negative procedure) or approved (in the case of the affirmative procedure), indicating in the case of the latter whether the recommendation was agreed without a division.
 
   (5) In relation to every draft Order laid under section 14 of the Act subject to the super-affirmative procedure under section 18 of the Act, the committee shall report its recommendation as to whether—
(a)   
the draft Order should be proceeded with unamended under section 18(3) of the Act; or
(b)   
a revised draft Order should be laid under section 18(7) of the Act; or
(c)   
no statement under section 18(3) or revised draft Order under section 18(7) should be laid.
 
   (6) In relation to every draft Order or revised draft Order subject to the super-affirmative procedure being proceeded with under section 18(3) or 18(7) of the Act, the committee shall report its recommendation whether the draft Order or revised draft Order should be approved, indicating in the case of draft Orders which it recommends should be approved whether its recommendation was agreed without a division; and in respect of such draft Orders or revised draft Orders the committee shall consider in each case all such matters set out in paragraph (3) of this Order as are relevant and the extent to which the Minister concerned has had regard to any resolution or report of the committee or to any other representations made during the period for parliamentary consideration.
 
   (7) It shall be an instruction to the committee considering draft Orders being proceeded with under section 18(3) or 18(7) that it report not more than fifteen sitting days (in the case of an order under section 18(3)) or twenty-five sitting days (in the case of an order under section 18(7)) after the relevant statement is laid.
 
   (8) In relation to every draft Order or revised draft Order, the committee shall report any recommendation under section 16(4) of the Act that the draft Order be not made, or under sections 17(3), 18(5) or 18(9) of the Act that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft Order.
 
   (9) In its consideration of any Subordinate Provisions Order under paragraph (1)(ii) of this order, the committee shall in each case consider whether the special attention of the House should be drawn to it on any of the grounds laid down in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)); and if the committee is of the opinion that any such Order or draft Order should be annulled, or, as the case may be, should not be approved, they shall report that opinion to the House.
 
   (10) The committee shall consist of fourteen members; and, unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.
 
    (11) The committee shall have power—
(a)   
to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time;
(b)