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P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:25/29       1/8    .  . :.  :. .  . ■ Wednesday's business  . in Parliament .  .  . ■ Summary of Tuesday's  business   ■ New right of appeal   on immigration   ■ Paedophile sentencing   under review    —————————————————————————— Headlines 101 Extra 140 Ticker 151 BBC Website www.bbc.co.uk/politics97/ Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:42/49         WEDNESDAY'S PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT Business in the Commons will include Northern Ireland questions followed by questions to the Prime Minister. A debate will be initiated by the Conservatives on pensions. This will be followed by a backbench debate on the case of James Miles and Paul Loseby in Venezuela, to be opened by Keith Vaz, a Labour MP for Leicester The House of Lords will debate Jubilee 2000, seeking to remit a backlog of unpayable debt to poorest countries. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:38/19         TUESDAY'S BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT: ■ Three Indonesian generals have been invited on an official visit to Britain, despite concerns over the country's human rights record. Foreign Office Minister of State Tony Lloyd said the invitation had been made by the previous government. ■ A second Briton has been ordered to prove why he should not be conscripted to the French armed forces. The Commons heard that Phillipe Majolet has a British mother and French father. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:33/29         TUESDAY'S BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT: ■ The Local Government Finance Bill, paving the way for an increase in council house building, is set to complete its Commons stages. It aims to allow the use of capital receipts held by councils from home sales as the basis for borrowing cash. ■ The British Board of Film Classification has been fiercely attacked by a Tory MP. Julian Brazier accused it of failing to fight the culture of violence. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:33/49         TUESDAY'S BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT: ■ Labour's Dennis Skinner has rounded on the Government over plans to expand the European Union. Mr Skinner demanded to know what economic criteria had been set for countries wishing to join. ■ Councils are to be allowed to bid for spare Government homes to reduce housing waiting lists. Minister Baroness Hayman said Whitehall departments now owned just 6,833 properties, of which 1,009 were vacant. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:24/09         TUESDAY'S BUSINESS IN PARLIAMENT: ■ Three senior Tories have been accused of breaking a cross-party consensus for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong's new Legislative Council. Minister Derek Pratchett called on Shadow Foreign Secretary Michael Howard to condemn former PM Sir Edward Heath, Michael Heseltine and Lord Howe. ■ David Alton, one of three retiring Liberal Democrat MPs promoted to the Lords, in April, has taken his seat as an Independent. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:21/29         NEW RIGHT OF APPEAL ON IMMIGRATION People refused entry to the UK for reasons of national security will be able to appeal to a special commission, the Government has announced. They will be able to make a plea on the grounds that refusal contravenes their human rights to visit a close relative. Minister Lord Williams of Mostyn was reporting on amendments to the Special Immigration Appeals Commission Bill. The move brings the Bill into line with the European Convention on Human Rights Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:24/49         TOUGH PAEDOPHILE SENTENCES UNDER REVIEW Home Office minister Alum Michael has confirmed the Government is looking at the possibility of indeterminate sentences for child sex offenders. In reply to a Commons debate, he said there would be "no hiding place" for paedophiles posing a threat to children "It is clear that we are dealing with exceedingly devious individuals." A national register of paedophiles is being compiled, but Labour MP Eddie O'Hara wants the law tightened further. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

P144 CEEFAX 1 144 Tue 08 Jul 19:55/00         ATTACK ON HONG KONG CEREMONY ATTENDANCE The Government has condemned three senior Tories for attending the swearing-in ceremony of Hong Kong's new Chinese-backed ruling body. Foreign Office Minister Derek Fatchett criticised the decision in the Commons. Britain boycotted the event following the handover of the colony. But the former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath joined ex-Chancellor Lord Howe and former deputy Prime Minister Michael Heseltine at the ceremony. Headlines 101 Index 102 Sport 300 Front page 100 TV 600 Weather 400 Letters Switch On Weather Main Menu

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