Order of Business Monday 13 June 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 Work and Pensions
* 1
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey):  What steps his Department is taking to support young people into work.
(58781)
* 2
Graham Jones (Hyndburn):  Whether his plans for universal credit will ensure that people are better off in work after payment of childcare costs.
(58782)
* 3
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):  What estimate he has made of the effects on people with autism of the proposed reduction in the mobility component of disability living allowance.
(58783)
* 4
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):  What estimate the Health and Safety Executive has made of the annual cost to the economy of inadequate workplace health and safety.
(58784)
* 5
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):  What arrangements he plans to put in place for transitional payments for those who will be affected by the introduction of universal credit.
(58785)
* 6
Caroline Dinenage (Gosport):  What steps he is taking to improve the measurement of pensioner poverty.
(58786)
* 7
Bob Blackman (Harrow East):  What recent meetings he has had on reform of disability living allowance.
(58787)
* 8
Michael Ellis (Northampton North):  What recent progress he has made on reform of health and safety legislation.
(58788)
* 9
Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston):  What his policy is on the couple penalty in the benefit system.
(58790)
* 10
Priti Patel (Witham):  What recent progress he has made on the contracting arrangements for the Work Programme.
(58791)
* 11
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East):  What recent assessment he has made of future trends in youth unemployment.
(58792)
* 12
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):  What recent meetings he has had on reform of disability living allowance.
(58793)
* 13
Lorely Burt (Solihull):  What assessment he has made of the effects on women born between 6 March and 5 April 1954 of his proposals to increase the state pension age.
(58794)
* 14
Andrew Stephenson (Pendle):  What steps his Department is taking to support young people into work.
(58795)
* 15
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  What estimate he has made of the costs incurred by a disabled person in the three months following diagnosis of their disability.
(58796)
* 16
John Pugh (Southport):  What recent representations he has received on his Department's use of 0845 numbers; and if he will make a statement.
(58797)
* 17
Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):  What recent representations he has received on his policy on the date at which the state pension age for women will start to rise.
(58798)
* 18
Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay):  If he will assess the potential effect on the level of homelessness of the extension of the shared accommodation rate for housing benefit to single people aged under 35 years.
(58799)
* 19
Mr David Ward (Bradford East):  If he will assess the potential effect on the level of homelessness of the extension of the shared accommodation rate for housing benefit to single people aged under 35 years.
(58800)
* 20
Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):  What recent representations he has received on planned changes to the state pension age for women.
(58802)
* 21
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South):  What recent representations he has received on his policy on the date at which the state pension age for women will start to rise.
(58803)
* 22
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  How many nationals of other EU member states are in receipt of benefits provided by his Department.
(58804)
* 23
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  What steps his Department is taking to reduce the level of youth unemployment.
(58805)
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* T1
Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(58806)
* T2
Teresa Pearce (Erith and Thamesmead):
(58808)
* T3
Neil Carmichael (Stroud):
(58809)
* T4
Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan):
(58810)
* T5
Tony Baldry (Banbury):
(58811)
* T6
Steve Baker (Wycombe):
(58812)
* T7
Mark Menzies (Fylde):
(58813)
* T8
Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford):
(58814)
* T9
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):
(58815)
 

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

Main Business
  indicates Government Business
1
WELFARE REFORM BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
[Up to 45 minutes]
Secretary Iain Duncan Smith
 
   That the Order of 9 March 2011 (Welfare Reform Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:
   1.   Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.
   2.   Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two days.
   3.   Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the following Table and in the order so shown.
   4.   The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
 
TABLE
Proceedings
Time for conclusion of proceedings
First day
 
New Clauses and amendments relating to recovery by deduction from earnings; New Clauses relating to Part 1; new Schedules relating to Part 1; amendments to Clauses 1 to 31; amendments to Schedule 1; amendments to Clause 32; amendments to Schedule 2; amendments to Clauses 33 and 34; amendments to Schedule 3; amendments to Clause 35; amendments to Schedule 4; amendments to Clause 36; amendments to Schedule 5; amendments to Clause 37; amendments to Schedule 6; amendments to Clauses 38 to 43; new Clauses relating to Part 2; new Schedules relating to Part 2; amendments to Clauses 44 to 48; amendments to Schedule 7; amendments to Clauses 49 to 62; new Clauses relating to industrial injuries benefit or housing benefit; new Schedules relating to industrial injuries benefit or housing benefit; amendments to Clauses 63 to 68.
10.00 pm
 
 
Second day
 
New Clauses relating to the social fund or state pension credit; New Schedules relating to the social fund or state pension credit; amendments to Clause 69; amendments to Schedule 8; amendments to Clauses 70 to 74; new Clauses relating to Part 4; new Schedules relating to Part 4; amendments to Clauses 75 to 88; amendments to Schedule 9; amendments to Clauses 89 and 90; amendments to Schedule 10; amendments to Clauses 91 and 92; remaining new Clauses relating to Part 5; new Schedules relating to Part 5; amendments to Clauses 93 to 99; amendments to Schedule 11; amendments to Clause 100; amendments to Schedule 12; amendments to Clauses 101 to 128 (other than those relating to recovery by deduction from earnings); new Clauses relating to Part 6; new Schedules relating to Part 6; amendments to Clauses 129 to 135; amendments to Schedule 13; new Clauses relating to Part 7; new Schedules relating to Part 7; amendments to Clause 136; amendments to Schedule 14 (other than those relating to recovery by deduction from earnings); amendments to Clauses 137 to 140; remaining proceedings on Consideration.
6.00 pm
 
 
   5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the second day.
   The Speaker will put any Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83A(9)).
2
WELFARE REFORM BILL: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
[Until 10.00 pm]
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
   Proceedings on new Clauses and amendments relating to recovery by deduction from earnings, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Parts 1 and 2, amendments to Parts 1 and 2 and Schedules 1 to 7, new Clauses and new Schedules relating to industrial injuries benefit or housing benefit and amendments to Clauses 63 to 68 will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 pm, if the Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.
3
SOCIAL SECURITY
[No debate]
Secretary Iain Duncan Smith
 
   That the draft Social Security (Electronic Communications) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 14 March, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
4
CAPITAL GAINS TAX
[No debate]
Mark Hoban
 
   That the draft Taxation of Equitable Life (Payments) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 21 March, be approved.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).
At the end of the sitting:
5
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION
[No debate]
 
   Financial Services Compensation Scheme (Jonathan Evans).
Presentation of petitions: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153).
6
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Work place drug testing (Jackie Doyle-Price).
   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. 16348/10, a Commission Communication on the Common Agricultural Policy towards 2020: Meeting the food, natural resources and territorial challenges of the future.
SELECT COMMITTEES
2
Public Accounts
3.30 pm
Room 15 (private)
 
4.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Use of Information to Manage the Logistics Supply Chain.
   Witnesses: Ursula Brennan, Permanent Under-Secretary, Major General Ian Copeland, Director, Joint Supply Chain, and Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence.
3
Administration
5.00 pm
Room 16 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEE
4
Draft Defamation Bill
4.00 pm
Room 8 (private)
 
5.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Draft Defamation Bill.
   Witnesses: Sarah Jones, Head of Litigation, BBC, and Tom Bower, Author; Dr Ben Goldacre, Author and Medical Doctor, Dr Philip Campbell, Editor-in-Chief, Nature, Fiona Godlee, Editor-in-Chief, BMJ, and Simon Singh, Author, Journalist and TV producer (at 5.45 pm).
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
 

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Monday 13 June
Time of publication
No.
1
Joint Committee on Human Rights
11.00 am
HC 1140
   Legislative Scrutiny: Education Bill; and other Bills (Thirteenth Report)
2
Public Administration
11.00 am
HC 1127
   Cabinet Manual: Government Interim Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 (First Special Report)
 

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Annual Report of the Financial Services Authority 2010-11.
2
Secretary of State for Health: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: 6 June.
3
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Animals in Scientific Procedures: Consultation on European Directive 2010/63/EU on the protection of animals used for scientific purposes.
4
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Changes to the immigration rules.
5
Secretary of State for Scotland: Scotland Bill.
 

 

Prepared 11th June 2011