House of Commons

Session 2010-12
Publications on the internet
Summary Agendas and Orders of Business

Order of Business Tuesday 15 October 2011

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 11.30 am

Prayers

Afterwards

Private Business

Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.

Consideration of Bill, As Amended

London Local Authorities Bill [Lords] (By Order).

Mr Christopher Chope

On Consideration of the London Local Authorities Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be considered upon this day six months.

Second Readings

1. London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [Lords] (By Order).

Mr Christopher Chope

On Second Reading of the London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

2. Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords] (By Order).

Mr Christopher Chope

On Second Reading of the Transport for London (Supplemental Toll Provisions) Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

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 Deputy Prime Minister

Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of voter registration of not creating a legal offence of failure to return an individual electoral registration request.

(80655)

Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What recent discussions he has had on changes to the law on succession to the throne; and if he will make a statement.

(80656)

Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What discussions he has had with local authorities on (a) voter registration and (b) maximising participation in local and national elections.

(80657)

Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex): What recent representations he has received on progress towards the objectives of the Coalition Agreement.

(80658)

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What assessment he has made of the effect of introducing individual electoral registration on the completeness of the electoral register.

(80660)

Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of voter registration of not creating a legal offence of failure to return an individual electoral registration request.

(80661)

Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What plans he has to reform the funding of political parties.

(80662)

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What timetable he has set for implementation of his proposed reforms in respect of (a) the House of Lords and (b) creating fewer and more equal-sized parliamentary constituencies.

(80663)

Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What assessment he has made of the potential effect on levels of voter registration of not creating a legal offence of failure to return an individual electoral registration request.

(80664)

Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown): What plans he has to improve the completeness and accuracy of the electoral register.

(80665)

Andrew George (St Ives): What plans he has to take further steps in respect of devolution.

(80667)

Bob Russell (Colchester): What recent discussions he has had on changes to the law on succession to the throne; and if he will make a statement.

(80668)

Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North): What recent representations he has received on House of Lords reform.

(80669)

At 11.50 am

Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.

Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.

(80670)

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield):

(80671)

David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale):

(80672)

Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale):

(80673)

Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):

(80674)

Karl McCartney (Lincoln):

(80675)

Richard Graham (Gloucester):

(80677)

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West):

(80678)

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South):

(80680)

T10

Andrew George (St Ives):

(80681)

T11

Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):

(80682)

T12

Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak):

(80683)

T13

Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall):

(80684)

At 12.10 pm

Oral Questions to the Attorney General

Paul Flynn (Newport West): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the Baker Report on extradition arrangements.

(80645)

Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What steps the Law Officers' Departments are taking to prevent the online dissemination of information relating to ongoing court cases.

(80646)

Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): What recent discussions he has had with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on its procedures for investigating cases of bribery and corruption.

(80647)

Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): What recent discussions he has had with the Director of the Serious Fraud Office on its procedures for investigating cases of bribery and corruption.

(80648)

Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What discussions he has had with the Crown Prosecution Service on progress in issuing gang injunctions.

(80649)

George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): What advice he has provided to Ministerial colleagues on reform of the European Court of Human Rights ahead of the UK's chairmanship of the Council of Europe.

(80650)

Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What steps he has taken to ensure that reductions in funding for the Crown Prosecution Service do not adversely affect frontline services.

(80651)

Jessica Morden (Newport East): What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of multi-agency risk assessment conferences in improving domestic violence prosecutions.

(80652)

Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What steps he has taken to ensure that reductions in funding for the Crown Prosecution Service do not adversely affect frontline services.

(80653)

Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on the Baker Report on extradition arrangements.

(80654)

At 12.30 pm	Urgent Questions (if any)
	Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

METAL THEFT (PREVENTION)

[Up to 20 minutes]

Graham Jones

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to introduce a licensing scheme for scrap metal dealers; to enable magistrates’ courts to add restrictions to licences to deal in scrap metal; to require that financial transactions in trade in scrap metals be restricted to cashless payments; to give police officers powers to search properties owned by scrap metal dealerships; to provide that scrap metal proven to have been obtained through theft may be classified as criminal assets; to introduce criminal charges for theft of scrap metal which take into account aspects of the crime other than the value of the scrap metal stolen; 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

BACKBENCH BUSINESS (35th allotted day)

[Until 7.00 pm]

FISHERIES

Mr Frank Doran

Austin Mitchell

Sheryll Murray

Dr Eilidh Whiteford

Peter Aldous

Martin Vickers

That this House considers that the Common Fisheries Policy has failed to achieve its key objective of producing a sustainable European fishery; welcomes the review of the policy by the European Commission; and urges Her Majesty’s Government to ensure that a revised Common Fisheries Policy makes particular provision for—

(a)	a move away from a centralised management system to a system of regional management of fisheries involving all stakeholders and strengthening of the local management of the 12 mile limit;

(b)	a manageable and practical scheme to eliminate the problem of discarded fish; and

(c)	the replacement of the current system of annual quotas with a multi-annual system of management focussed on conserving fish stocks within a sustainable fishing industry, in particular to protect the viability of low impact fishing.

Note: The Backbench Business Committee has recommended that this debate continue until approximately 3.00 pm.

FUEL PRICES

Robert Halfon

Martin Vickers

Tessa Munt

Kelvin Hopkins

Jim Shannon

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Peter Aldous	Stuart Andrew	Steve Baker
Harriett Baldwin	Mr John Baron	Guto Bebb
Jake Berry	Andrew Bingham	Bob Blackman
Nicola Blackwood	Mr Peter Bone	Karen Bradley
Mr Graham Brady	Andrew Bridgen	Steve Brine
Fiona Bruce	Mr Robert Buckland	Dan Byles
Mr Gregory Campbell	Sir Menzies Campbell	Mr Ronnie Campbell
Damian Collins	John Cryer	Mr David Davis
Nick de Bois	Caroline Dinenage	Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Nadine Dorries	Jackie Doyle-Price	Jonathan Edwards
Charlie Elphicke	Graham Evans	Tim Farron
Dr Hywel Francis	Mike Freer	Mark Garnier
Andrew George	Pat Glass	John Glen
Mrs Helen Grant	Mr James Gray	Andrew Griffiths
Rebecca Harris	Simon Hart	Gordon Henderson
Damian Hinds	Kate Hoey	George Hollingbery
Mr Philip Hollobone	Kris Hopkins	Mr Stewart Jackson
Mr Marcus Jones	Chris Kelly	Simon Kirby
Mr Greg Knight	Pauline Latham	Jeremy Lefroy
Mr Edward Leigh	Brandon Lewis	Jonathan Lord
Mr Michael McCann	Jason McCartney	Dr William McCrea
Miss Anne McIntosh	Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil	John Mann
Paul Maynard	Patrick Mercer	Nigel Mills
Penny Mordaunt	Anne Marie Morris	David Morris
James Morris	Stephen Mosley	Sheryll Murray
Sarah Newton	Caroline Nokes	Mr David Nuttall
Mr Matthew Offord	Albert Owen	Priti Patel
Mark Pawsey	Andrew Percy	Christopher Pincher
Mark Pritchard	Yasmin Qureshi	Mr Alan Reid
Steve Rotheram	Amber Rudd	Laura Sandys
David Simpson	Mr Dennis Skinner	Henry Smith
Nicholas Soames	Mr Mark Spencer	Andrew Stephenson
Iain Stewart	Mr Graham Stuart	Julian Sturdy
John Thurso	Justin Tomlinson	Paul Uppal
Mr Robin Walker	James Wharton	Heather Wheeler
Chris White	Mr Mark Williams	Roger Williams
Dr Sarah Wollaston	Nadhim Zahawi

That this House welcomes the 1p cut in fuel duty at the 2011 Budget, the abolition of the fuel tax escalator, the establishment of a fair fuel stabiliser and the Government’s acknowledgement that high petrol and diesel prices are a serious problem; notes that in the context of the Government’s efforts to tackle the deficit and put the public finances on a sustainable path, ensuring stable tax revenues is vital for sustainable growth; however, believes that high fuel prices are causing immense difficulties for small and medium-sized enterprises vital to economic recovery; further notes reports that some low-paid workers are paying a tenth of their income just to fill up the family car and that high fuel prices are particularly damaging for the road freight industry; considers that high rates of fuel duty may have led to lower tax revenues in recent years, after reports from leading motoring organisations suggested that fuel duty revenues were at least £1 billion lower in the first six months of 2011 compared with 2008; and calls on the Government to consider the effect that increased taxes on fuel will have on the economy, examine ways of working with industry to ensure that falls in oil prices are passed on to consumers, to take account of market competitiveness, and to consider the feasibility of a price stabilisation mechanism that would work alongside the fair fuel stabiliser to address fluctuations in the pump price.

As Amendments to Robert Halfon’s proposed Motion (Fuel Prices):

Mr Dave Watts

Rosie Cooper

Tony Cunningham

Ms Gisela Stuart

Mr Dennis Skinner

Paul Goggins

Derek Twigg

Mr George Howarth

Andrew Miller

(b)

Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘believes that high fuel prices are hitting families and businesses hard at a time when the UK economy has flatlined for 12 months, well before the current Eurozone crisis; notes reports that some low-paid workers are paying a tenth of their income just to fill up a family car and that excessively high fuel prices are particularly damaging for the road freight industry; further believes that fuel duty is an important part of ensuring stable tax revenues but that strong economic growth and lower unemployment are also essential to get the deficit down, and that the Government should act now to ease the squeeze on families, support businesses and get the economy moving again; calls on the Government to consider the effect that increased taxes on fuel will have on the economy and examine ways of working with industry to ensure that falls in oil prices are passed on to consumers; and further calls on the Government to act immediately to cut the cost of fuel and get the economy moving again, for instance by reversing January’s VAT rise which would cut 3p off a litre of petrol.’.

John Hemming

(a)

Line 10, leave out from ‘industry’ to ‘and’ in line 13 and insert ‘calls on the Government to review mechanisms to provide a limited quantity of fossil fuels at a reduced price for citizens permitting them to sell that part of their quantity of fuel that they do not wish to use as part of an international effort to reduce fossil fuel prices by reducing demand;’.

Debate may continue until 7.00 pm.

At the end of the sitting:

PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION

[No debate]

Antibiotic Action Initiative (Mr Kevin Barron)

Presentation of petitions: no debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153).

ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Independent Police Complaints Commission (Mr David Lammy).

Debate may continue until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

SELECT COMMITTEES
1	Business, Innovation and Skills	9.30 am	Room 8 (private)
		10.00 am	(public)
Subject: Hargreaves Review of Intellectual Property.
Witness: Baroness Wilcox, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
2	Public Administration	9.30 am	Room 16 (private)
		9.45 am	(public)
Subject: Role of the Head of the Civil Service.
Witnesses: Professor the Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield, Queen Mary, University of London, Professor Colin Talbot, University of Manchester, and Professor Tony Dean, University of Toronto; David Walker, The Guardian, Rt Hon Peter Riddell, and Sue Cameron (at 10.30 am).
3	Culture, Media and Sport	10.00 am	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
		10.15 am	(public)
Subject: London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Witnesses: The Lord Coe, Chairman, and Paul Deighton, Chief Executive, London Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, John Armitt CBE, Chairman, and Dennis Hone, Chief Executive, Olympic Delivery Authority.
4	Energy and Climate Change	10.00 am	Room 15 (private)
		10.15 am	(public)
Subject: Ofgem’s Annual Report and Accounts.
Witnesses: Alistair Buchanan CBE, Chief Executive, and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner, Ofgem.
5	Foreign Affairs	10.00 am	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
		10.10 am	(public)
		12.10 pm	(private)
Subject: UK-Turkey Relations and Turkey’s Regional Role.
Witnesses: Dr Gulnur Aybet, Senior Lecturer in International Relations, University of Kent; Dr Philip Robins, Reader in Middle East Politics and Faculty Fellow, St Antony’s College, University of Oxford (at 10.50 am); Dr Mina Toksoz, Head of Country Risk, Standard Bank International (at 11.30 am).
6	Health	10.00 am	Room 5 (private)
		10.30 am	(public)
Subject: Education, Training and Workforce Planning.
Witnesses: Jamie Rentoul, Director of Workforce Development, and Dr Patricia Hamilton, Director of Medical Education, Department of Health, Kate Lampard, Chair, Health Education England steering group, and Christine Outram, Managing Director, Medical Education England; Peter Sharp, Chief Executive, Centre for Workforce Intelligence, and Tim Gilpin, Director of Workforce and Education, NHS North of England Strategic Health Authorities Cluster (at 11.45 am).
7	International Development	10.00 am	Room 13 (private)
8	Home Affairs	10.40 am	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
		11.00 am	(public)
Subject: (i) Roots of Violent Radicalisation; (ii) Border Checks during Summer 2011.
Witnesses: (i) Professor Geoff Petts, Universities UK, and Nabil Ahmed, Federation of Student Islamic Societies; (ii) Brodie Clark CBE, former Head of the UK Border Force (at 11.30 am); Rob Whiteman, Chief Executive, UK Border Agency (at 12 noon).
9	Defence	2.00 pm	The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
		2.30 pm	(public)
Subject: Ministry of Defence Annual Report and Accounts 2010–11.
Witnesses: Ursula Brennan, Permanent Under Secretary, and Jon Thompson, Director General of Finance, Ministry of Defence.

JOINT COMMITTEES
10	Human Rights	2.00 pm	Room 5 (private)
		2.20 pm	(public)
Subject: Human Rights Judgments.
Witnesses: The Rt Hon Lord Judge, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, and The Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers, KG, President of The Supreme Court.
11	Draft Financial Services Bill	3.30 pm	The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)
		3.45 pm	(public)
Subject: Draft Financial Services Bill.
Witnesses: Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr Mark Hoban MP, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury.

[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Tuesday 15 November		Time of publication	No.
1	Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments	9.30 am	HC 354-xxxii
(Thirty-Second Report)
2	Culture, Media and Sport	11.00 am	HC 1638
Unauthorised Disclosure of draft Report (Fifth Special Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1	Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Ecofin 8 November 2011.

2	Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Ecofin 18 November 2011.

3	Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Banking Act 2009 (Reporting).

4	Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Personal independence payment.

5	Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Private finance initiative.

6	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Marine conservation zones: Update.

7	Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Natural Capital Committee.

8	Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: UK relations with Colombia.

9	Secretary of State for the Home Department: Working Protocol agreed between the Home Secretary and the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs.

10	Secretary of State for Justice: Consultation on changes to fees in the High Court and Court of Appeal Civil Division.

11	Secretary of State for Transport: Rail reform.

Prepared 15th November 2011

Primary navigation

Order of Business Tuesday 15 October 2011

Footer links

Site search

Primary navigation

Order of Business Tuesday 15 October 2011

Footer links