Order of Business Tuesday 14 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
* 1
Margaret Curran (Glasgow East):  What his policy is on UN membership for a Palestinian state.
(59271)
* 2
John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead):  What recent assessment he has made of the allocation of EU expenditure on external affairs; and if he will make a statement.
(59272)
* 3
Eric Joyce (Falkirk):  What recent assessment he has made of the threat to UK shipping from piracy off the Horn of Africa.
(59273)
* 4
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):  What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in the Balkans; and if he will make a statement.
(59274)
* 5
Graeme Morrice (Livingston):  What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of further popular protests in North Africa and the Middle East.
(59275)
* 6
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):  What representations he has made to the government of Belarus on standards of governance in that country.
(59276)
* 7
Laura Sandys (South Thanet):  What recent progress his Department has made on its work to counter piracy off the Horn of Africa.
(59277)
* 8
Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton):  What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Tunisia.
(59278)
* 9
George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth):  In what circumstances his Department considers providing financial assistance for legal fees of British citizens charged with offences abroad.
(59279)
* 10
Michael Dugher (Barnsley East):  What support his Department is providing to co-existence projects and joint business initiatives between Israelis and Palestinians.
(59280)
* 11
Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  What steps he is taking to increase international legal protection for those affected by corporate abuses in conflict zones.
(59281)
* 12
Sandra Osborne (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock):  What his policy is on UN membership for a Palestinian state.
(59282)
* 13
Owen Smith (Pontypridd):  What recent discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the political situation in Afghanistan.
(59283)
* 14
Mark Menzies (Fylde):  What recent reports he has received on Syrian protests on the borders of Israel; and if he will make a statement.
(59284)
* 15
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):  What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Libya; and if he will make a statement.
(59285)
* 16
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  What recent reports he has received on the use of violence against pro-democracy protestors by the Syrian government; and if he will make a statement.
(59286)
* 17
Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):  What recent assessment he has made of the state of bilateral relations with Japan; and if he will make a statement.
(59287)
* 18
Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian):  What recent discussions he has had with the Sri Lankan government on alleged violations of human rights during the recent conflict in that country; and if he will make a statement.
(59288)
* 19
Richard Fuller (Bedford):  What discussions he has had with the Nigerian government since the recent elections in that country.
(59289)
* 20
Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  What recent discussions he has had with the Arab League on the political situation in Libya.
(59292)
* 21
Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):  What recent representations he has made to the Chinese government on human rights.
(59293)
* 22
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):  What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Syria; and if he will make a statement.
(59294)
* 23
Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran):  What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Egypt.
(59295)
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
* T1
Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(59296)
* T2
Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West):
(59297)
* T3
Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):
(59298)
* T4
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):
(59299)
* T5
Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire):
(59300)
* T6
Laura Sandys (South Thanet):
(59301)
* T7
Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border):
(59303)
* T8
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds):
(59304)
* T9
Clive Efford (Eltham):
(59305)
 
At 3.30 pm
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements, including on Government response to NHS Future Forum.
 
Preliminary Business
Ten minute rule Motion
1
PRIVATE LANDLORDS (REGISTER AND DUTIES)
[Up to 20 minutes]
Phil Wilson
 
   That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a register of private landlords; to require private landlords to take certain actions in the event of anti-social behaviour by their tenants; to give additional powers to private landlords and local authorities in cases of anti-social behaviour by tenants; to establish a community fund to which private landlords must contribute; 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
†
  indicates Government Business
†
2
ARMED FORCES BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
[Up to 45 minutes]
Secretary Liam Fox
 
   That the Order of 10 January 2011 (Armed Forces Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:
   1.   Paragraphs 4 to 6 of the Order shall be omitted.
   2.   Proceedings in Committee of the whole House, any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken in two days in accordance with the following provisions.
Committee of the whole House
   3.   Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be taken on the first day and shall be taken in the following order: new Clauses and amendments relating to call out of reserve forces; Clauses 1 to 14; Schedule 1; Clauses 15 to 26; Schedule 2; Clauses 27 and 28; Schedule 3; Clause 29; Schedules 4 and 5; Clauses 30 to 33; remaining new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.
   4.   The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the first day.
Consideration and Third Reading
   5.   Any proceedings on consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be taken on the second day.
   6.   Any proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours before the moment of interruption on the second day.
   7.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of those proceedings or at the moment of interruption on the second day, whichever is the earlier.
   The Speaker will put any Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83A(9)).
†
3
ARMED FORCES BILL: Committee.
[Until 10.00 pm]
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
   Proceedings in Committee will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 pm, if the Armed Forces Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.
†
4
THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY TOWARDS 2020
[No debate]
Mr James Paice
 
   That this House takes note of 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; supports the UK Government’s response to this Communication, calling for ambitious reform that will enable farmers to adapt to future challenges; and notes that detailed legislative proposals are set to emerge by the end of 2011.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).
 
At the end of the sitting:
5
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION
[No debate]
 
   McMillan daycare nursery (Hull) (Diana Johnson).
Presentation of petition: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153).
6
ADJOURNMENT
  
   Proposed subject: Hospital food (Joan Walley).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
 
COMMITTEES
PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE
1
Energy Bill [Lords] Committee
10.30 am
Room 9 (public)
 
4.00 pm
(public)
   Further to consider the Bill.
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
2
European Committee A
4.30 pm
Room 12 (public)
   To consider European Union Document No. 12371/10, a Commission Communication on the freedom for Member States to decide on the cultivation of genetically modified crops; Document No. C(2010) 4822, a Commission Recommendation on guidelines for the development of national co-existence measures to avoid the unintended presence of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) in conventional and organic crops; and Document No. COM(10) 375, a draft Regulation amending Directive 2001/18/EC in relation to the ability of Member States to restrict or prohibit the cultivation of GMOs in their territory.
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
3
First Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 10 (public)
   To consider the Employment and Support Allowance (Limited Capability for Work and Limited Capability for Work-Related Activity) (Amendment) Regulations (S.I., 2011, No. 228).
SELECT COMMITTEES
4
Standards and Privileges
9.30 am
Room 13 (private)
5
Energy and Climate Change
9.45 am
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
10.00 am
(public)
   Subject: European Supergrid.
   Witnesses: Ofgem and National Grid; Agency for the Co-operation of Energy Regulators and European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (at 11.15 am).
6
Treasury
9.45 am
Room 15 (private)
 
10.00 am
(public)
   Subject: Private Finance Initiative.
   Witnesses: Richard Abadie, Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Andy Friend, Chairman, InfraMed, James Wardlaw, Managing Director, Goldman Sachs, and Professor Dieter Helm, Oxford University; Steve Allen, Finance Director, Transport for London, Professor James Barlow, Imperial College, Antony Rabin, Deputy Chief Executive, Balfour Beatty, and Jo Webber, Deputy Director of Policy, NHS Confederation (at 11.15 am).
7
Health
10.00 am
Room 8 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Regulatory Bodies.
   Witnesses: Niall Dickson, Chief Executive and Registrar, Paul Philip, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Standards and Fitness to Practise, and Professor Malcolm Lewis, Council Member, General Medical Council; Professor Dickon Weir-Hughes, Chief Executive and Registrar, Dr Katerina Kolyva, Assistant Director for Nursing and Midwifery Policy, and Jackie Smith, Director of Fitness to Practise, Nursing and Midwifery Council (at 11.45 am).
8
Public Administration
10.00 am
Room 16 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Smaller Government: Bigger Society?
   Witnesses: Sir Ronald Cohen, Adviser to the Cabinet Office on the Big Society Bank, Bernie Morgan, Chief Executive, Community Development Finance Association, Claire Dove MBE DL, Chair, Social Enterprise Coalition, and Mark Lyonette, Chief Executive, Association of British Credit Unions Limited.
9
Welsh Affairs
10.00 am
Room 19 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Inward Investment in Wales.
   Witnesses: Sir Roger Jones OBE, former Chair of the Welsh Development Agency; Glenn Massey (at 11.15 am).
10
Culture, Media and Sport
10.15 am
Room 6 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Channel 4 Annual Report 2010 and Financial Statements.
   Witnesses: Lord Burns GCB, Chairman, and David Abraham, Chief Executive, Channel 4.
11
Justice
10.15 am
Room 17 (private)
 
10.30 am
(public)
   Subject: Role of the Probation Service.
   Witnesses: Mr Crispin Blunt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice, Colin Allars, Director, Probation and Contracted Services, and Martin Copsey, Head of Community Commissioning, National Offender Management Service.
12
Transport
10.15 am
Room 5 (private)
 
10.45 am
(public)
   Subject: Effective Road and Traffic Management.
   Witnesses: Garrett Emmerson, Chief Operating Officer for London Streets, Transport for London, Nick Lester, Corporate Director of Services, and Councillor Catherine West, Chair, Transport and Environment Committee, London Councils; Norman Baker MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Mike Penning MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport (at 11.30 am).
13
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.30 am
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
11.00 am
(public)
   Subject: Draft Grocery Code Adjudicator Bill.
   Witnesses: National Farmers’ Union; Processed Vegetables Growers’ Association (at 12 noon).
14
Home Affairs
10.30 am
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
11.00 am
(public)
   Subject: (i) Unauthorised Tapping into or Hacking of Mobile Communications (ii) New Landscape of Policing.
   Witnesses: (i) Everything Everywhere (owners of O2), Orange, Vodafone; (ii) Tom Winsor, Author of the Independent Review of Police Officer and Staff Remuneration and Conditions (at 11.30 am); Paul McKeever, Chairman, Police Federation (at 12 noon).
15
Backbench Business
12.55 pm
Room 8 (private)
 
1.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.
   Witnesses: Members of Parliament.
16
Business, Innovation and Skills
1.45 pm
Room 16 (private)
 
2.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Groceries Code Adjudicator Bill–Pre-Legislative Scrutiny.
   Witnesses: Officials from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
JOINT COMMITTEE
17
Human Rights
2.00 pm
Room 4a (private)
 
2.15 pm
(public)
   Subject: Implementation of the Right of Disabled People to Independent Living.
   Witnesses: Equality and Human Rights Commission, Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, Equality Commission for Northern Ireland, and the Scottish Human Rights Commission; Diane Mulligan OBE, UK Candidate for the UN Committee of Experts on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Member of Equality 2025, David Ruebain, Chief Executive of the Equality Challenge Unit, Pauline Thompson OBE, Co-author, Community Care and the Law, and Karen Ashton, Public Law Solicitors (at 3.15 pm).
OTHER COMMITTEE
18
Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
10.30 am
Room 21 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
 
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Tuesday 14 June
Time of publication
No.
1
International Development
10.00 pm
HC 616
   The Future of DFID’s Programme in India (Eighth Report).
2
Science and Technology
11.00 am
HC 1138
   Bioengineering: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2009-10 (Fifth Special Report).
3
Science and Technology
12.00 noon
HC 1139
   Scientific advice and evidence in emergencies: Supplementary Government Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2010-12 (Sixth Special Report).
4
Welsh Affairs
11.00 am
HC 1137
   The Future of the Newport Passport Office: Government Response to the Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 (Eighth Special Report).
 
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: ECOFIN 20 June 2011.
2
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: IMF (increase in subscription).
3
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Cancelling backdated business rates bills for port businesses.
4
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Updating leasehold value limits.
5
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Government’s Review of Waste Policies and Anaerobic Digestion Strategy for England.
6
Secretary of State for Health: Government response to NHS Future Forum.
7
Secretary of State for the Home Department: Amendments to Part Two of the Sexual Offences Act 2003.
8
Secretary of State for Justice: Coroner reform.
9
Secretary of State for Transport: EU Transport Council.
 
 

Prepared 14th June 2011