Thursday, 27 January 2005
The Secretary of State was asked—
What action her Department is taking to support British firms in bids for reconstruction projects in Iraq.
What plans she has to reform the news industry supply chain.
What the total budget available to support businesses exhibiting overseas was in each year since 1997.
What plans she has to review fair trading regulations with respect to the cinema industry.
How many regulations affecting business her Department introduced in the past year.
If she will make a statement on the future of the UK nuclear power industry.
What estimate she has made of the balance of trade in the current financial year; and what estimate she has made of the balance of trade with the EU in the current financial year.
If she will make a statement on progress in determining the position of former surface workers in relation to the miners' compensation scheme.
If she will make a statement on the work of the national contact point in respect of allegations made by the UN panel of experts with regard to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
What steps she plans to take to increase the level of monitoring of the importation of cashmere knitted garments from China.
The Minister for Women was asked—
If she will make a statement on pay rates for women employed in social care.
What recent assessment she has made of the rates of pay for men and women doing the same job.
What steps are being taken to encourage submission of evidence and views to the Women and Work Commission.
Will the Leader of the House please give us the business for next week?
As amended in the Committee, considered.
'Any proposal to withdraw first class passenger accommodation from an existing service shall be deemed to be a proposal to discontinue a service under Part 4 of this Act.'.—[Mr. Chope]...
(1) Before— (a) issuing an invitation to tender for a franchise agreement in a case in which the services to be provided under the agreement are or include services in which a Passenger...
'The Secretary of State shall publish annually a Rail Efficiency Report containing his assessment of the performance and cost effectiveness of Network Rail during the twelve months previous and...
'(1) The National Assembly for Wales may prepare a strategy for carrying out its functions in relation to railways and railway services. (2) The National Assembly for Wales may from time to...
'(1) It shall be the duty of the Office of Rail Regulation (ORR) to publish, before the end of each calendar year, a report on safety. (2) The report referred to in subsection (1) shall...
'(1) The Secretary of State shall prepare, and from time to time revise, a code of practice for protecting the interests of users of relevant English and Welsh services who are disabled. (2) ...
I beg to move amendment No. 35, in page 11, line 6, at end insert— '(2A) The appropriate national authority may make a scheme for the transfer, before the end of the franchise period, if...
Amendment proposed: No. 17, in page 11, line 14 [Clause 12], at end insert— '(3A) The appropriate national authority shall not make a scheme for the transfer of relevant franchise assets...
Amendment proposed: No. 38, in page 21, line 2, at end insert— '(aa) in relation to a proposal relating to services all of which are Wales-only services, means the National Assembly for...
Amendment made: No. 14, in page 16, line 3, at end insert— '( ) In sub-paragraph (1) (which imposes a maximum of fifteen on the number of members appointed by the Mayor), for "fifteen"...
Amendments made: No. 9, in page 48, line 38, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate authority'. No. 10, in page 48, line 42, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'appropriate...
Amendment made: No. 13, in page 50, line 29, at end insert— '( ) After subsection (11) insert— "(11A) A statutory instrument containing regulations made by the Scottish...
Amendment made: No. 15, in page 56, line 10, at end insert— '( ) After section 119(5) of that Act insert— "(5A) The Secretary of State may give an instruction under this section...
Amendment made: No. 16, in page 66, line 17, leave out 'Secretary of State' and insert 'Strategic Rail Authority'.—[Mr. McNulty.]
Amendment made: No. 12, in page 87, line 44, at end insert—
13A The effect of the preceding provisions of this Schedule is to be disregarded in determining for the purposes of section 1 of the Regulatory Reform Act 2001 (power by order to make...
Amendments made: No. 19, in page 128, line 27, after 'definition' insert 'of "final order", after "provisional order" insert "or an order under subsection (7B)". ( ) In that subsection, in...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118 (6) (Standing Committees on Delegated Legislation),
That the draft Child Trust Funds (Amendment) Regulations 2005, which were laid before this House on 21st December, be approved.—[James Purnell.] Question agreed to.
I wish to present the petition of residents of Doddington, Erriottwood, Kingsdown and Lynsted, which Declares appreciation for the current resurfacing work on the M2 and asks that it should be...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn.— [James Purnell.]
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