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Session 2010-11
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Order of Business Tuesday 30 November 2010

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.


House of Commons
Order of Business

 
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 Deputy Prime Minister
 1
Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak):  What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of coalition government under the UK's constitutional arrangements.
(27056)
 2
Andrew Griffiths (Burton):  What recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the electoral register.
(27057)
 3
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):  Whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to amend the provisions of the Parliament Act 1911 and 1949 as part of his proposals for House of Lords reform.
(27058)
 4
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire):  What recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the electoral register.
(27059)
 5
Nick de Bois (Enfield North):  What recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the electoral register.
(27060)
 6
Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East):  What criteria he used to determine his policy on the future size of the House of Commons.
(27061)
 7
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):  To what extent consideration of digital inclusion will form part of his constitutional reform programme.
(27062)
 8
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire):  What progress he has made on his plans to introduce a statutory register for lobbyists.
(27063)
 9
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  What recent assessment he has made of the accuracy of the electoral register.
(27074)
 10
Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North):  What progress has been made on speeding up the implementation of individual voter registration.
(27075)
At 2.45 pm
Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
 T1
John Mann (Bassetlaw):  If he will make a statement on his Ministerial responsibilities.
(27064)
 T2
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):
(27065)
 T3
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown):
(27066)
 T4
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):
(27067)
 T5
Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire):
(27068)
 T6
Priti Patel (Witham):
(27069)
 T7
Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham):
(27070)
 T8
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):
(27071)
 T9
John Robertson (Glasgow North West):
(27072)
 T10
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough):
(27073)
At 3.00 pm
Oral Questions to the Attorney General
 1
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):  What plans the Crown Prosecution Service has to increase the effectiveness of prosecution policy in respect of domestic violence.
(27076)
 2
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):  What assessment he has made of the effects of the recent funding settlement for the Crown Prosecution Service on the provision of funding to witness care units.
(27077)
 3
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  Whether he has had recent discussions with the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on the application of international law in respect of Gaza.
(27078)
 4
Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East):  What assessment the Crown Prosecution Service has made of the likely effect on prosecution rates of the Comprehensive Spending Review settlement for victim support services.
(27079)
 5
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):  When he next expects to meet the Director of Public Prosecutions to discuss prosecution policy in respect of rape.
(27080)
 6
Robert Halfon (Harlow):  What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on the adequacy of privacy law in respect of the internet; and if he will make a statement.
(27081)
 7
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):  If he will review the effectiveness of prosecution policy in human trafficking cases.
(27082)
 8
Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):  What progress has been made in his consideration of publication of internal business plans of the Law Officers' Departments.
(27083)
 9
Owen Smith (Pontypridd):  What recent discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the prosecution of cases involving allegations of domestic violence.
(27084)
 10
Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire):  What recent discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on the prosecution of cases involving human trafficking.
(27085)
At 3.15 pm
Oral Questions to the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners
 1
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth):  To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission has had with the Electoral Commission on its monitoring of the conduct of the forthcoming referendum on the alternative vote.
(27046)
 2
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):  To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission has had with the Local Government Boundary Commission for England on the likely effects on its future work programme of implementation of the provisions of the Parliamentary Voting and Constituencies Bill.
(27047)
 3
Nicky Morgan (Loughborough):  To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support hospital chaplaincy.
(27048)
 4
Duncan Hames (Chippenham):  To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on the effect on the electoral system of accepting young people onto the electoral roll at the point at which they are issued with a national insurance number.
(27049)
 5
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):  To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church Commissioners have for the future of Auckland Castle and the Zurbarán paintings; and if he will make a statement.
(27050)
 6
Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham):  To ask the honourable Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Electoral Commission has had with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office on allowing UK citizens resident abroad to vote at UK embassies and consulates.
(27051)
 7
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support the work of the Churches Conservation Trust.
(27052)
 8
Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed):  To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what consultation the Church Commissioners have undertaken with organisations in the North East on the future of the paintings of Jacob and the Patriarchs in Auckland Castle.
(27053)
 9
Fiona Bruce (Congleton):  To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church Commissioners are taking to support the work of the Church of England in rural areas.
(27054)
 10
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):  To ask the honourable Member for Banbury, representing the Church Commissioners, what steps the Church of England is taking to strengthen and support the marriages of people married in its churches.
(27055)

At 3.30 pm
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements, including on Public Health White Paper

Preliminary Business
  indicates Government Business
Notices of Presentation of Bills
1
SCOTLAND
[No debate]
Mr Secretary Moore
 
   Bill to amend the Scotland Act 1998 and make provision about the functions of the Scottish Ministers; and for connected purposes.
Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
2
POLICE REFORM AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
[No debate]
Secretary Theresa May
 
   Bill to make provision about the administration and governance of police forces; about the licensing of, and for the imposition of a late night levy in relation to, the sale and supply of alcohol; for the repeal of sections 132 to 138 of the Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 and for the prohibition of certain activities in Parliament Square; to enable provision in local authority byelaws to include powers of seizure and forfeiture; about the control of dangerous or otherwise harmful drugs; to restrict the issue of arrest warrants for certain extra-territorial offences; and for connected purposes.
Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
3
WASTE RECYCLING (END USE REGISTER)
[No debate]
Mr Peter Bottomley
 
   Bill to require certain authorities to maintain a register of the destination of recycled materials; and for connected purposes.
Formal first reading: no debate or decision.
Ten minute rule Motion
4
CONSUMER PROTECTION (PRIVATE CAR PARKS)
[Up to 20 minutes]
Henry Smith
 
   That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision relating to the licensing of charging, publicly-available, privately-owned car parks; to require local authorities to introduce a licensing system for such car parks; to enable local authorities to recover the costs of such a licensing scheme from car park operators; 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
5
OPPOSITION DAY (7th allotted day)
[Until 10.00 pm]
 
SCHOOL SPORTS FUNDING
Edward Miliband
Andy Burnham
Mr Ivan Lewis
Tessa Jowell
John Healey
Ms Rosie Winterton
 
   That this House congratulates the Youth Sport Trust on achieving major advances in youth sport over the past decade; believes that a good school sports policy must always be a combination of competition with coaching and opportunities for all to participate; notes that the number of young people doing two hours of sport a week has risen from 25 per cent. in 2002 to at least 90 per cent. last year, with over 1.6 million more young people involved in competitive sport between schools than in 2006; believes that removing funding for the Youth Sport Trust, cutting the specialist school status and dismantling School Sport Partnerships will undermine the Olympic legacy and the fight against obesity in young people; and therefore calls on the Government to reverse this decision, and to work with the Youth Sport Trust to find a solution that does not deprive children of the many health, wellbeing and educational advantages they gain from school sport.
 
TUITION FEES
Edward Miliband
Mr John Denham
Mr Gareth Thomas
Alan Johnson
Andy Burnham
Ms Rosie Winterton
 
   That this House believes that the Government should publish a White Paper on higher education in England, setting out the full detail of its plans for higher education funding and student finance before asking Parliament to vote on whether to raise the fee cap; is concerned that major questions about how the Government’s market in higher education is intended to work remain unanswered; is concerned that recent graduates will be responsible for repaying loans for up to 30 years because the teaching grant is being cut by 80 per cent.; and urges the Higher Education Minister to bring forward publication of the White Paper.
   As an Amendment to Edward Miliband’s proposed Motion (Tuition fees):
Jonathan Edwards
Pete Wishart
Caroline Lucas
Hywel Williams
(a)
 
   Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘notes that, according to a report by the Sutton Trust, 90 per cent. of Members of this House received a university education; that an overwhelming majority of Members received this university education for free without the payment of tuition fees; believes that education is a right, not a privilege and that the introduction and the raising of tuition fees is an ideological and political choice; is concerned at the effects of the long-term imposition of debt upon young people; further notes the negative impact that tuition fee increases in England will have upon the ability of devolved legislatures to determine their own policy due to the funding system; and expresses disappointment at the original decision by the previous Government to introduce tuition fees, which undermined the principle of free higher education and led to the situation where institutions may now increase fees by up to 300 per cent.’.
   The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
6
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
[Up to one and a half hours]
Secretary Cheryl Gillan
 
   That the draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Amendment) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 25 October, be approved.
   The Speaker will put the Question not later than one and a half hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 16(1)).
7
INCOME TAX
[No debate]
David Gauke
 
   That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belgium) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 September, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
8
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
[No debate]
David Gauke
 
   That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Georgia) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 September, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
9
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
[No debate]
David Gauke
 
   That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Cayman Islands) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 September, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
10
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
[No debate]
David Gauke
 
   That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Federal Republic of Germany) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 September, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
11
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
[No debate]
David Gauke
 
   That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Hong Kong) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 September, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
12
TAXES
[No debate]
David Gauke
 
   That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Malaysia) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 15 September,
be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
13
TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
[No debate]
Secretary Vince Cable
 
   That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2010, which were laid before this House on 2 November, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
14
NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY (JOINT COMMITTEE)
[No debate after 10.00 pm]
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
 
   That Mr James Arbuthnot, Mr Adrian Bailey, Margaret Beckett, Sir Alan Beith, Malcolm Bruce, Fabian Hamilton, Paul Murphy, Richard Ottaway, Mark Pritchard, Sir Malcolm Rifkind, Keith Vaz and Mr Tim Yeo be members of the Select Committee appointed to join with a Committee of the Lords as the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm
 
At the end of the sitting:
15
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Protection for users of mobility scooters  (Mike Wood).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES
PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE
1
Postal Services Bill Committee
10.30 am
Room 9 (public)
 
4.00 pm
(public)
   Further to consider the Bill.
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
2
Third Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 12 (public)
   To consider the draft Official Statistics Order 2010.
SELECT COMMITTEES
3
Business, Innovation and Skills
9.30 am
Room 16 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Government Assistance to Industry.
   Witnesses: UK Music and PACT; Environmental Industries Commission and Renewable UK (at 11.15 am); EEF (the manufacturers’ organisation) and Engineering and Machinery Alliance (at 12 noon).
4
International Development
9.30 am
Room 5 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: The World Bank.
   Witnesses: Ed Hedger, Fellow, Overseas Development Institute, Peter Young, Adam Smith International, and Jesse Griffiths, Bretton Woods Project.
5
Standards and Privileges
9.30 am
Room 13 (private)
6
Treasury
9.30 am
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
9.45 am
(public)
   Subject: (i) Competition and Choice in the Banking Sector; (ii) Financial Regulation.
   Witnesses: Sir Donald Cruickshank; Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary,
HM Treasury (at 10.45 am).
7
Health
10.00 am
Room 6 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Commissioning.
   Witnesses: Cumbria PBC Consortium, Torbay Care Trust, NHS Confederation and East of England SHA; John Seddon, Vanguard Consulting, Kingsley Manning, Executive Director, Tribal, and Alan Downey, KPMG (at 11.45 am).
8
Public Accounts
10.00 am
Room 15 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Comprehensive Spending Review: Analysis of Departmental Business Plans.
   Witnesses: Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary, Home Office, Ray Shostak, Director General, Performance Management, HM Treasury, and Kris Murrin, Director, Implementation Unit, Downing Street.
9
Transport
10.00 am
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
10.15 am
(public)
   Subject: Transport and the Economy.
   Witnesses: CBI, Federation of Small Businesses, Unite and VisitBritain; Transport for London, The Northern Way, London Borough of Newham and HS2 Ltd (at 10.50 am); Campaign for Better Transport, Transport Planning Society, Directors of Public Health for the West of England Partnership Area and Stop HS2 (at 11.40 am).
10
Welsh Affairs
10.00 am
Room 8 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: S4C.
   Witnesses: Ofcom and TAC; NUJ and BECTU (at 11.20 am); Welsh Language Board and Welsh Language Society (at 11.50 am).
11
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.30 am
Room 7 (private)
12
Home Affairs
10.30 am
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
11.00 am
(public)
   Subject: (i) Extradition; (ii) Lessons from the American Experience of Policing.
   Witnesses: (i) Rt Hon David Blunkett MP; Jago Russell, Fair Trials International (at 11.30 am); Janis Sharp and Shami Chakrabarti CBE, Director, Liberty
(at 12 noon); (ii) Bill Bratton CBE, former Chief of Police, Los Angeles Police Department (at 12.30 pm).
13
Speaker’s Committee on The Electoral Commission
10.30 am
Speaker’s Study (private)
14
Energy and Climate Change
4.00 pm
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.15 pm
(public)
   Subject: The revised Draft National Policy Statements on Energy.
   Witnesses: Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change and officials.
15
Justice
4.15 pm
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.30 pm
(public)
   Subject: The work of the Legal Services Commission.
   Witnesses: Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair, Carolyn Downs, Chief Executive, and Ruth Wayte, Legal Director, Legal Services Commission.
JOINT COMMITTEE
16
Human Rights
2.00 pm
Room 2a (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Tuesday 30 November
Time of publication
No.
1
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
09.30 am
HC 354-viii
   (Eighth Report).
2
Public Accounts
00.01 am
HC 538
   Funding the development of renewable energy technologies (Seventh Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Pensions tax discussion document.
2
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Review of alcohol taxation.
3
Secretary of State for Defence: Light protected patrol vehicle—contract announcement.
4
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Pre EU Energy Council Meeting Statement, Brussels, 3 December 2010.
5
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agriculture and Fisheries Council, 29-30 November 2010.
6
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: A review of corporate reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
7
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Animals (Scientific Procedures): Report on compliance at Wickham Laboratories.
8
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Investigatory Powers Tribunal.
9
Secretary of State for Scotland: Publication of The Scotland Bill: Strengthening Scotland’s Future.
10
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Housing Benefit reform: changes in 2011 for tenants in the private rented sector.