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Session 2010-12
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Order of Business Monday 16 May 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
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):  What assessment he has made of Royal Navy requirements in the context of the military action in Libya.
(55354)
 2
Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(55356)
 3
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(55357)
 4
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central):  What his policy is on the use of defence procurement to support and stimulate advanced manufacturing.
(55358)
 5
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):  Whether he has discussed with the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government the merits of a council tax rebate for members of the armed forces who are serving overseas.
(55359)
 6
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  What discussions on security and defence issues he has had with his counterparts in the US administration, Pakistan and Afghanistan following the death of Osama bin Laden.
(55360)
 7
Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport):  When he expects to make a decision on the location of events to mark the 2012 Armed Forces Day for the Nation.
(55361)
 8
Mel Stride (Central Devon):  What recent assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the security situation in the Middle East.
(55362)
 9
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke):  What assessment he has made of the adequacy of equipment provided to the armed forces to counter improvised explosive devices in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(55363)
 10
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):  What steps he is taking to seek the modernisation of NATO.
(55364)
 11
Mr Steve Brine (Winchester):  When he expects to receive the findings of the independent health needs audit of British nuclear test veterans; and whether he plans to publish a response to the study.
(55365)
 12
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk):  When he plans to publish the recommendations of his Department's basing review.
(55366)
 13
Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside):  What steps the Government plans to take to fulfil the Prime Minister's pledge to enshrine the military covenant in law.
(55367)
 14
Patrick Mercer (Newark):  What plans his Department has to reinforce troops in Afghanistan over the summer campaigning season.
(55368)
 15
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West):  What progress has been made on his Department's consultation on equipment, support and technology for UK defence and security.
(55369)
 16
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View):  What plans he has for the future of service family accommodation; and if he will make a statement.
(55370)
 17
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  What steps he is taking to seek modernisation of NATO.
(55371)
 18
Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool):  What recent assessment he has made of the future capacity of the armed forces following the decisions made in the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(55372)
 19
Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(55373)
 20
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford):  What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the equipment available to the armed forces in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(55374)
 21
Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood):  What steps he is taking to increase UK defence exports.
(55375)
 22
Mr Desmond Swayne (New Forest West):  What plans he has for the future of the commitment to Operation Ellamy; and if he will make a statement.
(55376)
 23
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay):  What progress has been made in developing a work programme for increased Franco-British cooperation on the acquisition of (a) submarine technologies and (b) unmanned aerial systems.
(55377)
 24
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan):  What plans he has for the future of defence technical training; and if he will make a statement.
(55378)
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
Phil Wilson (Sedgefield):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(55394)
 T2
Mr Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):
(55395)
 T3
Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North):
(55396)
 T4
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):
(55397)
 T5
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):
(55398)
 T6
Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty):
(55399)
 T7
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):
(55400)
 T8
Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View):
(55401)
 T9
Charlie Elphicke (Dover):
(55402)
 T10
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):
(55403)

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

Main Business
  indicates Government Business
1
STANDARDS AND PRIVILEGES
[Until 10.00 pm]
Sir George Young
 
   That this House—
(1)   
approves the Fifteenth Report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges (House of Commons Paper No. 1023);
(2)   
endorses the recommendation in paragraph 39; and
(3)   
accordingly suspends Mr David Laws from the service of the House for a period of seven sitting days, beginning on Tuesday 7 June.
Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
2
MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA, AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN
[Until 10.00 pm]
The Prime Minister
 
   That this House has considered the matter of the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan.
Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.
3
SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE (24 MAY)
[No debate after 10.00 pm]
Sir George Young
 
   That, on Tuesday 24 May, the House shall meet at 11.30 am and references to specific times in the Standing Orders of this House shall apply as if that day were a Wednesday.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
4
JUSTICE
[No debate after 10.00 pm]
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
 
   That Mrs Siân C. James be discharged from the Justice Committee and Jeremy Corbyn be added.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
 
 
At the end of the sitting:
5
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Effects on farming of a potential drought (Dr Thérése Coffey).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
COMMITTEES
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES
1
Second Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 9 (public)
   To consider the draft Debt Relief (Developing Countries) Act 2010 (Permanent Effect) Order 2011.
2
Third Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 11 (public)
   To consider the Landfill Tax (Qualifying Material) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 1017).
SELECT COMMITTEES
3
Public Accounts
3.30 pm
Room 15 (private)
 
4.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: IT Landscape Review.
   Witnesses: Ian Watmore, Chief Operating Officer, Efficiency and Reform Group, and Joe Harley, Government Chief Information Officer, Cabinet Office.
4
Communities and Local Government
4.00 pm
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
5
Work and Pensions
4.15 pm
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.30 pm
(public)
   Subject: Child Maintenance.
   Witnesses: Gingerbread, Fatherhood Institute, Centre for Separated Families, Caroline Bryson, Social Science Researcher, and June Venters QC; Stephen Geraghty, former Commissioner, Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission (at 5.45 pm).
6
Administration
4.30 pm
Room 16 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEES
7
Draft Defamation Bill
4.00 pm
Room 6 (private)
8
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.
   Witness: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary.
9
Human Rights
4.00 pm
Room 5 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Monday 16 May
Time of publication
No.
1
Energy and Climate Change
00.01 am
HC 742
   Electricity Market Reform (Fourth Report).
2
Home Affairs
10.00 am
HC 1027
   The Work of the UK Border Agency: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 (Eighth Special Report).
3
Science and Technology
11.00 am
HC 1041
   Technology and Innovation Centres: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2010-12 (Third Special Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Modern workplaces consultation.
2
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill.
3
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Equitable Life Scheme design document.
4
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Council of Europe: 121st Annual Ministerial Meeting: Istanbul, 10-11 May 2011.
5
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Operation Gird—Report by the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation.
6
Secretary of State for Transport: Sale of trust ports.