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Session 2010-11
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Order of Business Monday 31 January 2011

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.


House of Commons
Order of Business

 
At 2.30 pm
  Prayers
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 Defence
 1
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):  What plans he has for the future of RAF St Athan.
(36734)
 2
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  What estimate he has made of the number of armed forces personnel and their dependants who will be affected by proposed changes to the uprating of armed forces pensions; and if he will make a statement.
(36735)
 3
Richard Harrington (Watford):  What assessment he has made of Iran's potential nuclear weapons capability; and if he will make a statement.
(36736)
 4
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire):  What assessment he has made of the value for money of the Airtanker private finance initiative project.
(36737)
 5
Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe):  What his policy is on the provision of benefits to veterans; and if he will make a statement.
(36738)
 6
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North):  What recent representations he has received on the pay of armed forces personnel engaged in the location and disposal of improvised explosive devices; and if he will make a statement.
(36739)
 7
Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield):  What his policy is on the use of individual and direct offset agreements in defence contracts.
(36740)
 8
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood):  What steps he is taking to increase the level of UK defence exports.
(36741)
 9
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):  What steps he is taking to ensure value for money in his Department's procurement.
(36742)
 10
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk):  What estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse of relocating Tornado maintenance facilities away from RAF Marham.
(36743)
 11
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire):  What steps his Department is taking to increase the effectiveness of project management for its major projects.
(36745)
 12
John Glen (Salisbury):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(36746)
 13
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  Whether any components for the construction of Trident replacement submarines are to be purchased prior to Main Gate decision in 2016.
(36748)
 14
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):  What assessment he has made of the effect on armed forces pensions of proposed changes to indexation arrangements for public sector pensions.
(36749)
 15
Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  What estimate his Department has made of the cost to the public purse of returning British troops from Germany (a) between 2010 and 2015 and (b) between 2015 and 2020; and if he will make a statement.
(36750)
 16
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West):  What recent estimate he has made of how the commitments in the Strategic Defence and Security Review are to be funded from his Department's budget settlement.
(36751)
 17
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):  What recent discussions he has had on civilian personnel reductions in his Department.
(36752)
 18
Nick de Bois (Enfield North):  What recent assessment he has made of the standard of trauma care provided to members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
(36753)
 19
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire):  What assessment he has made of Iran's potential nuclear weapons capability; and if he will make a statement.
(36754)
 20
Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow):  What plans he has for future UK defence industrial capacity; and if he will make a statement.
(36755)
 21
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  What plans he has for future UK defence industrial capacity; and if he will make a statement.
(36756)
 22
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire):  What recent assessment he has made of the level of trauma care provided to serving and former members of the armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
(36757)
 23
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark):  What discussions he has had with the Deputy Prime Minister on steps to ensure that postal ballots for members of the armed forces deployed abroad and their dependants can be issued and returned in time for each election and for the referendum scheduled to take place in 2011.
(36758)
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
 T1
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(36759)
 T2
Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):
(36760)
 T3
Richard Harrington (Watford):
(36761)
 T4
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):
(36762)
 T5
Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North):
(36763)
 T6
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):
(36764)
 T7
John Glen (Salisbury):
(36765)
 T8
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton):
(36767)
 T9
Mel Stride (Central Devon):
(36768)

At 3.30 pm
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business
  indicates Government Business
1
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL: Second Reading.
[Until 10.00 pm]
   The Third Report from the Health Committee, Commissioning, HC 513, is relevant.
Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
2
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL (PROGRAMME)
[No separate debate]
Mr Simon Burns
 
   That the following provisions shall apply to the Health and Social Care 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 Thursday 31 March 2011.
   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 and Third Reading shall be completed in two days.
   5.   Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the second day.
   6.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.
   7.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
   8.   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)).
3
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.
[No separate debate]
Mark Hoban
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Health and Social Care Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1)   
any expenditure incurred by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and
(2)   
any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
4
HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BILL [WAYS AND MEANS]
[No separate debate]
Mark Hoban
 
   That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Health and Social Care Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
(1)   
the imposition of charges in connection with the functions of the Secretary of State relating to public health,
(2)   
the imposition of charges on providers and commissioners of certain health care services in connection with the functions of Monitor relating to securing the continued provision of those services, and
(3)   
the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
5
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
[No debate]
Secretary Michael Gove
 
   That the draft Protection of Vulnerable Groups (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2010, which was laid before this House on 14 October,
be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
 
At the end of the sitting:
6
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION
[No debate]
 
   Reform of health services (Wycombe) (Steve Baker).
Presentation of petitions: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153).
7
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Government policy on the use of umbilical cord blood  (Mr David Burrowes).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
1
European Committee A
4.30 pm
Room 10 (public)
   To consider European Union Document No. 15277/10, relating to a report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on animal cloning for food.
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
2
Third Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 9 (public)
   To consider the Value Added Tax (Exceptions Relating to Supplies not Made to Relevant Business Person) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3017), the Value Added Tax (Payments on Account) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 21) and the Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 86).
SELECT COMMITTEES
3
Administration
4.30 pm
Room 16 (private)
4
Justice
4.30 pm
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.45 pm
(public)
   Subject: Pre-appointment Hearing: Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.
   Witness: Christopher Stephens, preferred candidate.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Friday 28 January
Time of publication
No.
1
Education
11.00 am
HC 768
   Sure Start Children’s Centres: Government Response to the Fifth Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009-10 (Fourth Special Report).
2
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
11.00 am
HC 635
   The Marine Policy Statement (Second Report).
3
Political and Constitutional Reform
00.01 am
HC 528
   Lessons from the Process of Government Formation after the 2010 General Election (Fourth Report).
4
Public Administration
00.01 am
HC 713
   Who does UK National Strategy? Further Report with the Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2010-11 (Sixth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Attorney General: CPS (Area) Restructure.
2
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Northern Ireland gas supplies.
3
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Local Government Finance Report 2011-12.
4
Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics Media and Sport: Future of the Horserace Totalisator Board (The Tote).
5
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report, December 2010.
6
Secretary of State for Health: Government responses to Health Select Committee reports on commissioning and public expenditure.
7
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Police Grant Report England and Wales 2011-12.
8
Secretary of State for Justice: Funding for the victim and witness voluntary sector.
9
Secretary of State for Justice: Inquests into the deaths of service personnel on operations and exercises overseas.
10
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: The Robert Hamill Inquiry: Publication of report.
11
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Regulatory differences between trust-based occupational pension schemes and contract-based personal pension schemes–call for evidence.

General Committee Notices
        A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 1 February at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 3 February at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm further to consider the Localism Bill.
        A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 1 February at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 3 February at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm further to consider the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill.
        European Committee A will meet on Monday 31 January at 4.30 pm to consider European Union Document No. 15277/10, relating to a report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on animal cloning for food.
        European Committee A will meet on Wednesday 2 February at 8.55 am to consider European Union Document No. 16096/10, relating to Energy 2020: A strategy for competitive, sustainable and secure energy.
        European Committee B will meet on Tuesday 1 February at 4.30 pm to consider European Documents No. 9606/10, relating to a Council Regulation establishing a European financial stabilisation mechanism and No. 12119/10, relating to a Draft amending budget No. 7 to the general budget 2010—Statement of expenditure by Section—Section III—Commission.
        The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 2 February at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes A, B and D) Order 2010.
        The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Thursday 3 February at 8.55 am to consider the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Republic of Indonesia) Order 2010.
        The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 31 January at 4.30 pm to consider the Value Added Tax (Exceptions Relating to Supplies not Made to Relevant Business Person) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 3017), the Value Added Tax (Payments on Account) (Amendment) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 21) and the Value Added Tax (Buildings and Land) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 86).
        The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 1 February at 10.30 am to consider the draft Investment Bank Special Administration Regulations 2011 and the draft Investment Bank (Amendment of Definition) Order 2011.