Order of Business Wednesday 1 February 2012

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 11.30 am 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 International Development

*  1 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent assessment he has made of the development needs of Bangladesh. (92777)

*  2 Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central): What assessment he has made of the (a) financial situation and (b) capacity to fund existing programmes of the UN Relief and Works Agency in 2011-12. (92778)

*  3 Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Somalia. (92779)

*  4 Kris Hopkins (Keighley): What recent assessment he has made of food security in the Horn of Africa. (92780)

*  5 Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What estimate he has made of the financial situation of the UN Relief and Works Agency in the Occupied Palestinian Territories in 2011-12. (92781)

*  6 Bob Stewart (Beckenham): What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in South Sudan. (92782)

*  7 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What steps he is taking to increase the number of people in employment in developing countries. (92783)

*  8 Tony Baldry (Banbury): What development support he is providing to Burma. (92784)

*  9 Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun): What recent discussions he has had with his international counterparts on funding arrangements for the Global Fund to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria. (92785)

*  10 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Somalia. (92786)

*  11 Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (The Cotswolds): What steps his Department is taking to ensure that development policy takes full account of the interests of girls and women. (92787)

*  12 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): How many countries to which the UK gives overseas aid have foreign aid programmes of their own. (92788)

*  13 Ian Lucas (Wrexham): What assessment he has made of his Department's Global Schools Partnership programme. (92789)

*  14 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What assessment he has made of governance and humanitarian issues in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (92790)

*  15 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What assessment he has made of (a) human rights and (b) the integrity of the recent elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. (92791)

At 11.53 am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

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

*  T1 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (92792)

*  T2 Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):  (92793)

*  T3 Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford):  (92794)

*  T4 Richard Harrington (Watford):  (92795)

*  T5 Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  (92796)

*  T6 Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):  (92797)

*  T7 Lisa Nandy (Wigan):  (92798)

*  T8 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore):  (92799)

*  T9 Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran):  (92800)

*  T10 Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  (92801)


At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.

*  Q1 Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 1 February. (92711)

*  Q2 Alok Sharma (Reading West):  (92712)

*  Q3 Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland):  (92713)

*  Q4 Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):  (92714)

*  Q5 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):  (92715)

*  Q6 Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down):  (92716)

*  Q7 Esther McVey (Wirral West):  (92717)

*  Q8 Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran):  (92718)

*  Q9 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  (92719)

*  Q10 Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife):  (92720)

*  Q11 Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon):  (92721)

*  Q12 Mike Gapes (Ilford South):  (92722)

*  Q13 Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  (92723)

*  Q14 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire):  (92724)

*  Q15 Priti Patel (Witham):  (92725)


At 12.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 AIRPORT SECURITY (PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES) [Up to 20 minutes]

Tom Blenkinsop

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require security search arrangements at airports to ensure that appropriate levels of privacy are provided for people with disabilities; 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 WELFARE REFORM BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 3) [No debate]

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the following provisions shall apply to the Welfare Reform Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 9 March 2011 (Welfare Reform Bill (Programme)) and 13 June 2011 (Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm at this day’s sitting.

2. The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.

3. 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

Lords Amendments

Time for conclusion of proceedings

15, 17 to 19 and 23 (employment and support allowance)

2.30 pm

47 (benefit cap)

5.00 pm

1 to 14, 16, 20 to 22, 24 to 46, 48 to 110 (remaining amendments)

7.00 pm

Subsequent stages

4. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

5. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).

† 3 WELFARE REFORM BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments. [Until 7.00 pm]

For Motions and Amendments relating to Lords Amendments, see separate Paper.

The Fifth Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, The Government’s proposed child maintenance reforms, HC 1047, and the Government response, HC 1727, are relevant.

Proceedings on Lords Amendments will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm, if the Welfare Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 3) Motion is agreed to.

† 4 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [No debate]

Secretary Chris Huhne

That the draft Storage of Carbon Dioxide (Inspections etc.) Regulations 2011, which were laid before this House on 14 November, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

† 5 LOCAL GOVERNMENT [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft City of Manchester (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

† 6 LOCAL GOVERNMENT [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft City of Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

† 7 LOCAL GOVERNMENT [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft City of Sheffield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 5 December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

† 8 BROADCASTING [No debate]

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 15 December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

† 9 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS [No debate]

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Wireless Telegraphy Act 2006 (Directions to OFCOM) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 15 December, be approved.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).


† 10 REFORM OF THE CAP [No debate]

Mr James Paice

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 15396/11, relating to a draft Regulation establishing rules for direct payments for farmers under support schemes within the framework of the Common Agricultural Policy, No. 15425/11, relating to a draft Regulation on support for rural development by the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development and No. 15688/11, relating to a Commission Staff Working Paper: Executive Summary of the Impact Assessment-Common Agricultural Policy Towards 2020; and supports the Government’s view that fundamental change to much of the Commission’s regulatory proposals is required to deliver the legislative basis necessary to support an innovative, competitive and market-orientated farming industry, genuine additional environmental, biodiversity and climate change benefits and strong, viable rural communities in a sufficiently simple manner to allow effective implementation by paying agencies and farmers.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).

† 11 ELECTORAL COMMISSION [No debate]

Sir George Young

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint John Rhodes Horam to be an Electoral Commissioner in place of Baroness Browning, with effect from 1 March 2012 for the period ending on 30 September 2014.

The Fourth Report from the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, Appointment of a nominated Commissioner, HC 1728, is relevant.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)).

At the end of the sitting:

12 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS [No debate]

School transport (Darlington and Sedgefield) (Paul Wilson).

School transport (Darlington and Sedgefield) (Mrs Jenny Chapman).

Graves in cemeteries in Walsall (Valerie Vaz).

Potential closure of Peacocks stores (Huw Irranca-Davies).

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

13 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Manchester’s bid for the Green Investment Bank (Tony Lloyd).

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


COMMITTEES

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

1

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

2.30 pm

Room 9 (public)

To consider the Rules of Court Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 2011 (S.R.(N.I.), 2011, No. 422) and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2970).

SELECT COMMITTEES

2

Science and Technology

9.00 am

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)

9.15 am

(public)

Subjects: (i) Risk Perception and Energy Infrastructure; (ii) Science and International Development.

Witnesses: (i) Environment Agency, Health and Safety Executive and Office of Nuclear Regulation; (ii) Academy of Medical Sciences, Professor Graham Furniss, British Academy, Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng, Royal Academy of Engineering, and Dr Beth Taylor, Communications and External Relations Director, Institute of Physics (at 10.15 am).

3

Education

9.15 am

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)

9.30 am

(public)

Subject: Pre-appointment Hearing for Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations, Ofqual.

Witness: Glenys Stacey, Chief Executive, Ofqual.

4

Work and Pensions

9.15 am

Room 15 (private)

5

Environmental Audit

2.00 pm

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)

2.15 pm

(public)

Subject: Green Economy.

Witnesses: Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Chloe Smith MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury.

6

European Scrutiny

2.00 pm

Room 19 (private)

2.30 pm

(public)

Subject: Draft Agreement on a Unified Patent Court and Draft Statute.

Witnesses: Baroness Wilcox, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and officials.

7

Scottish Affairs

2.00 pm

Room 6 (private)

8

International Development

2.15 pm

Room 5 (private)

2.30 pm

(public)

Subject: South Sudan.

Witnesses: Stephen O’Brien MP, Minister of State, Mark Mallalieu, Head, South Sudan, and Michael Ryder, UK Special Representative for Sudan, Department for International Development.

9

Health

2.30 pm

Room 8 (private)

10

Public Accounts

3.00 pm

Room 16 (private)

3.15 pm

(public)

Subject: Reorganising Central Government Bodies.

Witnesses: Ian Watmore, Chief Operating Officer, Efficiency and Reform Group, Sue Gray, Senior Responsible Owner, Public Bodies Reform Programme, Cabinet Office, Sir Suma Chakrabarti KCB, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Justice, and Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

11

Procedure

3.00 pm

Room 20 (private)

3.05 pm

(public)

Subject: Sittings of the House and the Parliamentary Calendar.

Witnesses: Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons; Rt Hon Sir George Young MP, Leader of the House of Commons (at 3.45 pm).

12

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3.15 pm

Room 15 (private)

3.45 pm

(public)

Subject: Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency.

Witnesses: Catherine Brown, CEO, Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency, Rt Hon James Paice MP, Minister of State, and Nigel Gibbens, Chief Veterinary Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

13

Statutory Instruments

As soon as convenient
after 3.45 pm

Room 7 (private)

14

Selection

4.45 pm

Room 13 (private)

JOINT COMMITTEES

15

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

10.30 am

Room 4a (private)

16

Statutory Instruments

3.45 pm

Room 7 (private)

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Wednesday 1 February

Time of publication

No.

1

Culture, Media and Sport

11.00 am

HC 1771

Spectrum: Government Response to the Committee’s Eighth Report of Session 2010-12 (Sixth Special Report).

2

European Scrutiny

11.00 am

HC 428-xlvii

(Fifty-second Report).


Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: ECOFIN 24 January 2012.

2Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Housing update.

3Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Youth volunteering.

4Secretary of State for Defence: National Security Through Technology: Technology, Equipment and Support for UK Defence and Security, White Paper.

5Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: 27th offshore oil and gas licensing round and the Strategic Environmental Assessment post-adoption procedures.

6Secretary of State for Justice: Government response to the report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights into the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill.

7Secretary of State for Northern Ireland: Correction to Oral Answer on 25 January 2012, Hansard column 290.

8Secretary of State for Transport: Garage customer experience.

9Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Workplace Pension Reform: Completing the legislative framework for automatic enrolment-Government Response to Consultation.

Prepared 1st February 2012