Order of Business Monday 4 July 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
Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk):  What progress his Department is making in implementing the recommendations of Lord Levene's report on defence reform.
(63132)
* 2
Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):  What role he expects his Department to play in establishing post-conflict security in Libya.
(63133)
* 3
Karen Lumley (Redditch):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a statement.
(63134)
* 4
Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke):  What steps his Department is taking to promote defence exports.
(63135)
* 5
Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington):  What steps the Government has taken to strengthen the defence industrial base; and if he will make a statement.
(63136)
* 6
Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East):  What assessment he has made of the shape and size of the future surface fleet of the Royal Navy; and if he will make a statement.
(63138)
* 7
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  What assessment he has made of the Typhoon and Apache platforms in Operation Ellamy.
(63139)
* 8
Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a statement.
(63140)
* 9
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  How much his Department spent on accommodation in London for military officers and staff of his Department in the last 12 months; and if he will make a statement.
(63141)
* 10
Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  Whether he has discussed with Ministerial colleagues the effectiveness of co-operation between French and UK armed forces; and if he will make a statement.
(63142)
* 11
Chris Skidmore (Kingswood):  What steps his Department is taking to promote defence exports.
(63143)
* 12
Mr David Hanson (Delyn):  What recent assessment he has made of the likely date for achievement of the objectives set for Operation Ellamy.
(63144)
* 13
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark):  What input his Department has had to the Arms Export Review being undertaken by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
(63146)
* 14
Joan Ruddock (Lewisham, Deptford):  What assessment he has made of likely progress in the withdrawal of British troops from Afghanistan in 2011.
(63147)
* 15
David Rutley (Macclesfield):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Afghanistan; and if he will make a statement.
(63148)
* 16
Robert Halfon (Harlow):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a statement.
(63149)
* 17
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  What recent assessment he has made of the export prospects for Eurofighter Typhoon.
(63150)
* 18
Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton):  What assessment he has made of the performance of Eurofighter Typhoon in Operation Ellamy.
(63151)
* 19
Mark Pawsey (Rugby):  What recent representations he has received on arrangements for members of the public to pay final respects to fallen servicemen.
(63152)
* 20
Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):  What research his Department has evaluated on the effect on those present of the nuclear tests on Christmas Island.
(63153)
* 21
Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):  When he plans to publish the outcomes of his Department's arrangements for continuous review of the Strategic Defence and Security Review.
(63154)
* 22
Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire):  What steps his Department is taking to promote defence exports.
(63155)
* 23
Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green):  What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a statement.
(63156)
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
Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(63157)
* T2
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):
(63158)
* T3
Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):
(63159)
* T4
Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton):
(63160)
* T5
Neil Carmichael (Stroud):
(63161)
* T6
Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay):
(63162)
* T7
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):
(63163)
* T8
Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife):
(63164)
* T9
Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):
(63165)
* T10
Mark Pawsey (Rugby):
(63166)
 
At 3.30 pm
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)
 
Main Business
†
  indicates Government Business
†
1
FINANCE (No. 3) BILL [2nd day]: As amended in the Committee and in the Public Bill Committee, to be further considered.
[Until any hour]
For Amendments, see separate Paper.
Debate may continue until any hour (Standing Order No. 15).
†
2
BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (7 JULY)
[No debate after 10.00 pm]
Sir George Young
 
   That, at the sitting on Thursday 7 July, the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Greg Knight relating to Hand-held Electronic Devices in the Chamber no later than one and a half hours after their commencement or at 6.00 pm, whichever is the earlier; such Questions shall include the Questions on any Amendments selected by the Speaker which may then be moved; proceedings may continue after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
3
TREASURY
[No debate after 10.00 pm]
Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection
 
   That Mr Chuka Umunna be discharged from the Treasury Committee and Tom Blenkinsop be added.
If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.
 
At the end of the sitting:
4
ADJOURNMENT
  
   Proposed subject: Government policy on musculoskeletal diseases  (Graham Stringer).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
 
COMMITTEES
PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE
1
Pensions Bill [Lords] Committee
2.00 pm
Room 13 (private)
1
(Programming Sub-Committee)
2.00 pm
Room 13 (private)
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
2
European Committee A
4.30 pm
Room 10 (public)
   To consider European Union Document No. 8333/11 and Addenda 1-3, a White Paper: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area–Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system.
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES
3
Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 9 (public)
   To consider the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines in Adult Gaming Centres and Bingo Premises) Order 2011 and the draft Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
4
Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 11 (public)
   To consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2011.
SELECT COMMITTEES
5
Public Accounts
3.30 pm
Room 15 (private)
 
4.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Department for International Development–Financial Management.
   Witnesses: Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary, Richard Calvert, Director General, Finance and Corporate Performance, and Liz Ditchburn, Director, Value for Money, Department for International Development.
6
Communities and Local Government
4.00 pm
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.20 pm
(public)
   Subject: Regeneration.
   Witnesses: Pat Ritchie, Chief Executive, and Richard Hill, Deputy Chief Executive, Homes and Communities Agency; Rt Hon Grant Shapps MP, Minister for Housing and Local Government, and Andrew Stunell OBE MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (at 5.00 pm).
7
Science and Technology
4.00 pm
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.10 pm
(public)
   Subject: Practical Experiments in School Science Lessons and Science Field Trips.
   Witnesses: David Knighton, Reporting Inspector, Ofsted, Kevin Myers, Deputy Chief Executive, Health and Safety Executive, Dennis Opposs, Director of Standards, Ofqual, and Nigel Thomas, Director, Education and Skills, Gatsby Foundation; Nick Gibb MP, Minister of State, Department for Education (at 5.00 pm).
8
Administration
5.00 pm
Room 16 (private)
JOINT COMMITTEE
9
National Security Strategy
4.00 pm
Room 4a (private)
 
4.30 pm
(public)
   Subject: National Security Strategy.
   Witness: Rt Hon Baroness Neville-Jones DCMG.
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
 
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Friday 1 July
Time of publication
No.
1
Science and Technology
00.01 am
HC 855
   The Forensic Science Service (Seventh Report).
Sunday 3 July
Time of publication
No.
2
Work and Pensions
00.01 am
HC 1047
   Government’s Proposed Child Maintenance Reforms (Fifth Report).
Monday 4 July
Time of publication
No.
3
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
11.00 am
HC 1356
   The Common Agricultural Policy after 2013: Government response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2010-11 (Fifth Special Report).
 
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Post-Council statement: Extraordinary EU Competitiveness Council 27 June 2011.
2
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Contingency plan for exotic notifiable diseases of animals.
3
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Foreign and Commonwealth Office review of consular evacuation procedures.
4
Secretary of State for Health: Commission on the Funding of Care and Support.
5
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Final Report of the Independent International Commission on Decommissioning.
6
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Final Report of the Independent Monitoring Commission.
7
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: The Work Programme: Operating nationally.
 
General Committee Notices
        A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm further to consider the Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill.
        A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 7 July at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm further to consider the Health and Social Care (Re-committed) Bill.
        The Programming Sub-Committee in respect of the Pensions Bill [Lords] will meet on Monday 4 July at 2.00 pm.
        A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 7 July at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm to consider the Pensions Bill [Lords].
        European Standing Committee A will meet on Monday 4 July at 4.30 pm to consider European Union Document No. 8333/11 and Addenda 1-3, a White Paper: Roadmap to a Single European Transport Area–Towards a competitive and resource efficient transport system.
        The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 10.30 am to consider the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
        The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 10.30 am to consider the draft International Monetary Fund (Increase in Subscription) Order 2011.
        The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Inter-American Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2011, the draft Inter-American Development Bank (Contribution to the Fund for Special Operations) Order 2011 and the draft Caribbean Development Bank (Further Payments to Capital Stock) Order 2011.
        The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
        The Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 5 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Immigration (Provision of Physical Data) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2011.
        The Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 6 July at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Criminal Procedure (Legal Assistance, Detention and Appeals) (Scotland) Act 2010 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2011 and the draft Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2011.
        The Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 4 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Gaming Machines in Adult Gaming Centres and Bingo Premises) Order 2011 and the draft Categories of Gaming Machine (Amendment) Regulations 2011.
        The Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 4 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2011.
        The Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 6 July at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2011 and the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (The Law Society and The Council for Licensed Conveyancers) (Modification of Functions) Order 2011.
        The Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Thursday 7 July at 8.55 am to consider the draft Co-operation in Public Protection Arrangements (UK Border Agency) Order 2011.
 

Prepared 2nd July 2011