Order of Business Tuesday 10 May 2011
+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.
House of Commons
Order of Business
Afterwards
|
Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
 1
|
|
Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the monetary policy framework.
|
|
(54721)
|
2
|
|
Tessa Munt (Wells):
What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of bank lending to small businesses.
|
|
(54722)
|
3
|
|
Esther McVey (Wirral West):
What fiscal measures he is taking to reduce the costs faced by businesses.
|
|
(54723)
|
4
|
|
Ms Gisela Stuart (Birmingham, Edgbaston):
What assessment he has made of the effects of the increase in the standard rate of VAT on levels of economic growth in the
first quarter of 2011.
|
|
(54724)
|
5
|
|
Tony Baldry (Banbury):
What fiscal measures he is taking to encourage charitable giving.
|
|
(54725)
|
6
|
|
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):
What assessment he has made of the effects on families and children of the tax and benefit changes introduced in April 2011.
|
|
(54726)
|
7
|
|
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):
What steps he is taking to ensure that the Financial Services Authority exempts from new domestic regulation businesses employing
fewer than ten people and new businesses for the next three years.
|
|
(54727)
|
8
|
|
John Stevenson (Carlisle):
What recent estimate he has made of the size of the public sector borrowing requirement.
|
|
(54728)
|
9
|
|
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):
What fiscal measures he is taking to support first-time home buyers.
|
|
(54729)
|
10
|
|
Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall):
What steps he is taking to support investment in the regions.
|
|
(54730)
|
11
|
|
Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex):
What steps his Department is taking to promote economic growth.
|
|
(54732)
|
12
|
|
David Mowat (Warrington South):
What his policy is on the operation of the Barnett formula in relation to relative need.
|
|
(54733)
|
13
|
|
Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):
What recent representations he has received from the licensed trade on alcohol duty.
|
|
(54734)
|
14
|
|
Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):
What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on strategies to reduce budget deficits.
|
|
(54735)
|
15
|
|
Charlie Elphicke (Dover):
What his most recent assessment is of the likelihood of a double-dip recession.
|
|
(54736)
|
16
|
|
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East):
What assessment he has made of changes in the outlook for economic growth since the assessment made as part of the Comprehensive
Spending Review.
|
|
(54737)
|
17
|
|
Bob Stewart (Beckenham):
What assessment he has made of the European Commission's proposals for the EU budget for 2012.
|
|
(54738)
|
18
|
|
Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):
What estimate he has made of the number of families who earn less than £30,000 a year who will have their income reduced as
a result of changes to the working tax credit.
|
|
(54739)
|
19
|
|
Ian Murray (Edinburgh South):
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of economic growth in the last two quarters.
|
|
(54741)
|
20
|
|
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):
What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of bank lending to small businesses.
|
|
(54742)
|
21
|
|
Fiona Mactaggart (Slough):
What assessment he has made of changes in the outlook for economic growth since May 2010.
|
|
(54743)
|
22
|
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):
What discussions he has had with the OECD on the effects of his Department's fiscal policies on levels of child poverty.
|
|
(54744)
|
23
|
|
Claire Perry (Devizes):
What recent estimate he has made of the size of the public sector borrowing requirement.
|
|
(54745)
|
At 3.15 pm
|
Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
|
|
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
|
T1
|
|
Chris Kelly (Dudley South):
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
|
|
(54746)
|
T2
|
|
John Pugh (Southport):
|
|
(54747)
|
T3
|
|
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):
|
|
(54748)
|
T4
|
|
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye):
|
|
(54749)
|
T5
|
|
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester):
|
|
(54750)
|
T6
|
|
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):
|
|
(54751)
|
T7
|
|
Vernon Coaker (Gedling):
|
|
(54752)
|
T8
|
|
Ian Mearns (Gateshead):
|
|
(54753)
|
T9
|
|
Joseph Johnson (Orpington):
|
|
(54754)
|
T10
|
|
Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde):
|
|
(54755)
|
|
At 3.30 pm
|
Urgent Questions (if any)
|
| |
Ministerial Statements including on EU Directive on Passenger Name Records
|
Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
|
1
|
LIP-READING
|
[Up to 20 minutes]
|
|
|
|
| |
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require lip-reading to be classified as an essential skill for the purpose of skills
funding; to require the Secretary of State to ensure that people who are deaf or hard of hearing have access to lip-reading
classes provided by local learning providers at no cost to the learner; 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
|
†
|
2
|
ENERGY BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading
|
[Until 10.00 pm]
|
|
|
The Scottish Parliament and the Northern Ireland Assembly have each passed a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of
this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office.
|
|
Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
|
|
†
|
3
|
ENERGY BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME)
|
[No separate debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That the following provisions shall apply to the Energy Bill [Lords]:
|
|
|
|
|
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
21 June 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 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.
|
|
|
|
|
7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any Message from the Lords) may be programmed.
|
|
|
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).
|
|
†
|
4
|
ENERGY BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.
|
[No separate debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Energy Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
|
|
|
(1)
|
any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority by virtue of the Act, 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)).
|
|
†
|
5
|
ENERGY BILL [LORDS] [WAYS AND MEANS]
|
[No separate debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Energy Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise—
|
|
|
(1)
|
the imposition by virtue of the Act of charges under licences issued under the Electricity Act 1989 or the Gas Act 1986, and
|
|
|
(2)
|
the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
|
|
|
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).
|
|
†
|
6
|
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
|
[No debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That the draft African Development Fund (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2011, which was laid before
this House on 17 March, be approved.
|
|
|
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
|
†
|
7
|
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
|
[No debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That the draft African Development Bank (Twelfth Replenishment of the African Development Fund) Order 2011, which was laid
before this House on 17 March, be approved.
|
|
|
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
|
†
|
8
|
INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
|
[No debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That the draft African Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on
17 March, be approved.
|
|
|
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
|
|
†
|
9
|
WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE
|
[No debate]
|
|
|
|
| |
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5064/11 and Addendum, Commission report on Member States’ Implementation
of the Working Time Directive and No. 5068/11 and Addendum, Commission Communication on Reviewing the Working Time Directive;
and supports the Government’s approach to emphasise to the Commission and the UK’s European partners the Government’s determination
to retain the individual’s right to opt out of the 48-hour working week, whilst seeking additional flexibility on the two
problematic areas of on-call time and compensatory rest.
|
|
|
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).
|
At the end of the sitting:
|
10
|
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION
|
[No debate]
|
|
| |
St George’s Day (Public Holiday) (Jessica Lee)
|
|
|
Presentation of petitions: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153).
|
|
|
|
Proposed subject: Effects of VAT on hospices (Bob Russell).
|
|
Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
|
|
COMMITTEES
|
PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES
|
|
1
|
Finance (No. 3) Bill Committee (except clauses 4, 7, 10, 19, 35 and 72)
|
10.30 am
|
Room 10 (public)
|
| |
4.30 pm
|
(public)
|
|
|
To consider the Bill.
|
|
2
|
Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee
|
10.30 am
|
Room 12 (public)
|
| |
4.00 pm
|
(public)
|
|
|
Further to consider the Bill.
|
|
3
|
Welfare Reform Bill Committee
|
10.30 am
|
Room 14 (public)
|
| |
4.00 pm
|
(public)
|
|
|
Further to consider the Bill.
|
|
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
|
|
4
|
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
|
4.30 pm
|
Room 9 (public)
|
|
|
To consider the Care of Cathedrals Measure (HC 868), the Mission and Pastoral Measure (HC 869) and the Ecclesiastical Fees
(Amendment) Measure (HC 870).
|
|
SELECT COMMITTEES
|
|
5
|
Energy and Climate Change
|
9.00 am
|
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
|
| |
10.15 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: A European Supergrid.
|
|
Witnesses: Friends of the Supergrid and The Institution of Engineering and Technology; Pöyry and RenewableUK (at 11.15 am).
|
|
6
|
Health
|
9.30 am
|
Room 5 (private)
|
| |
10.30 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Complaints and Litigation.
|
|
Witnesses: Desmond Hudson, The Law Society of England and Wales, Muiris Lyons, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, Carole
Ayre, Browne Jacobson LLP, and Nicola Wainwright, Leigh Day and Co. Solicitors; Mr Simon Burns MP, Minister of State, and
Chris Bostock, Head of User Experience, Department of Health (at 11.45 am).
|
|
7
|
International Development
|
9.30 am
|
Room 19 (private)
|
|
|
8
|
Standards and Privileges
|
9.30 am
|
Room 13 (private)
|
|
|
9
|
Business, Innovation and Skills
|
10.00 am
|
Room 16 (private)
|
| |
10.30 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Future of Higher Education.
|
|
Witnesses: Higher Education Funding Council for England, Office of Fair Access, and Universities and Colleges Admissions Service;
Higher Education Policy Institute (at 11.45 am).
|
|
10
|
Political and Constitutional Reform
|
10.00 am
|
Room 7 (private)
|
|
|
11
|
Public Administration
|
10.00 am
|
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
|
| |
10.30 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Appointment of the Chair of the UK Statistics Authority.
|
|
Witnesses: Sir Michael Scholar KCB, Chair, Jil Matheson, National Statistician, and Richard Alldritt, Head of Assessment,
UK Statistics Authority.
|
|
12
|
Transport
|
10.00 am
|
Room 6 (private)
|
| |
10.15 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Effective Road and Traffic Management.
|
|
Witnesses: South Yorkshire PTE, pteg, and Stagecoach; National Joint Utilities Group, National Grid, and Joint Authorities
Group (at 10.45 am); Urban Traffic Management and Control, Co-operative Vehicle Highways Interest Group, Intelligent Transport
Systems, and Institute of Highway Engineers (at 11.30 am).
|
|
13
|
Welsh Affairs
|
10.00 am
|
Room 21 (private)
|
|
|
14
|
Culture, Media and Sport
|
10.15 am
|
Room 15 (private)
|
| |
10.30 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: 2018 World Cup Bid.
|
|
Witnesses: Mike Lee, Consultant, 2018 Qatar World Cup Bid; Lord Triesman, England 2018 World Cup Bid (at 11.30 am).
|
|
15
|
Justice
|
10.15 am
|
Room 17 (private)
|
| |
10.30 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Operation of the Family Courts.
|
|
Witnesses: Dr Rae Kaspiew, Senior Research Fellow, Australian Institute of Family Research; Dr Maggie Atkinson, Children’s
Commissioner for England (at 11.00 am).
|
|
16
|
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
|
10.30 am
|
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
|
| |
11.00 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: EU Proposals for the Dairy Industry.
|
|
Witness: Tesco Stores plc.
|
|
17
|
Home Affairs
|
10.30 am
|
Room 8 (private)
|
| |
11.00 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: New Landscape of Policing.
|
|
Witnesses: Sir Hugh Orde, President, ACPO, and Mick Creedon, Chief Constable of Derbyshire (at 11.00 am); Sir Ian Andrews,
Chair, and Trevor Pearce, Director General, SOCA (at 11.45 am).
|
|
18
|
Backbench Business
|
12.55 pm
|
Room 15 (private)
|
| |
1.00 pm
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.
|
|
Witnesses: Members of Parliament.
|
|
JOINT COMMITTEES
|
|
19
|
Human Rights
|
2.00 pm
|
Room 5 (private)
|
|
|
20
|
Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills
|
4.00 pm
|
Room 3 (private)
|
| |
4.15 pm
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: Draft Detention of Terrorist Suspects (Temporary Extension) Bills.
|
|
Witnesses: Sir Hugh Orde, President, ACPO, John Yates, Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police, and Drew Harris, Assistant
Chief Constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland.
|
|
OTHER COMMITTEE
|
|
21
|
Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
|
10.30 am
|
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)
|
| |
10.40 am
|
(public)
|
|
|
Subject: IPSA Draft Main Estimate 2011-12.
|
|
Witnesses: Professor Sir Ian Kennedy, Chair, Scott Woolveridge, Acting Chief Executive, and Bob Evans, Director of Finance,
IPSA.
|
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
|
Tuesday 10 May
|
Time of publication
|
No.
|
|
1
|
Administration
|
00.01 am
|
HC 560
|
|
Catering and Retail Services in the House of Commons (First Report).
|
|
2
|
European Scrutiny
|
11.00 am
|
HC 428-xxiv
|
|
(Twenty Sixth Report).
|
|
3
|
European Scrutiny
|
11.00 am
|
HC 428-xxv
|
|
(Twenty Seventh Report).
|
|
4
|
International Development
|
00.01
|
HC 617
|
|
The Humanitarian Response to the Pakistan Floods (Seventh Report).
|
|
5
|
Joint Committee on Human Rights
|
11.00 am
|
HC 1020
|
|
Legislative Scrutiny: Police Reform and Social Responsibility Bill (Eleventh Report).
|
|
6
|
Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
|
9.30 am
|
HC 354-xx
|
|
(Twentieth Report).
|
|
7
|
Political and Constitutional Reform
|
00.01 am
|
HC 961
|
|
Seminar on the House of Lords: Outcomes (Seventh Report).
|
|
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
|
|
1
|
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Publication of Britain Open for Business: Growth Through International Trade and Investment.
|
|
|
2
|
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: ECOFIN 17 May 2011.
|
|
|
3
|
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Building and the environment.
|
|
|
4
|
Secretary of State for Education: Munro Review of Child Protection: A child centred system.
|
|
|
5
|
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Post informal Energy Council Meeting, Hungary, 2-3 May 2011.
|
|
|
6
|
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: NATO Parliamentary Assembly.
|
|
|
7
|
Secretary of State for Justice: Court Funds Office modernisation.
|
|
|
8
|
Secretary of State for Justice: Judicial appointments.
|
|
|
9
|
Secretary of State for Transport: Aircraft cabin air quality.
|
|
|
|
|
|
