Order of Business Monday 6 February 2012

+ 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 the Home Department

*  1 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What assessment she has made of child detention for immigration purposes on arrival at UK ports; and if she will make a statement. (93255)

*  2 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What steps she plans to take to reduce the number of child victims of human trafficking who go missing. (93256)

*  3 James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis): What recent assessment she has made of the level of cyber crime. (93257)

*  4 Chris Evans (Islwyn): What steps she is taking to reduce alcohol-related crime. (93258)

*  5 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): When she last reviewed the operation of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971. (93259)

*  6 Julie Hilling (Bolton West): What assessment she has made of the level of crime since May 2010. (93260)

*  7 Jessica Lee (Erewash): What recent assessment she has made of the level of cyber crime. (93261)

*  8 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): What steps she is taking to reduce alcohol-related crime. (93262)

*  9 Simon Danczuk (Rochdale): What assessment she has made of the level of crime since May 2010. (93263)

*  10 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What steps she is taking to reduce alcohol-related crime. (93264)

*  11 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): What recent assessment she has made of the level of police morale. (93265)

*  12 Owen Smith (Pontypridd): Whether she plans to reassess the Police Funding Settlement for 2012-13. (93267)

*  13 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What progress she has made in tackling metal theft. (93268)

*  14 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What plans she has to reduce administrative burdens on police forces. (93269)

*  15 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough): What steps the police are taking to tackle human trafficking; and if she will make a statement. (93270)

*  16 Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What recent assessment she has made of the 101 non-emergency police telephone number. (93271)

*  17 Mark Menzies (Fylde): What recent assessment she has made of the 101 non-emergency police telephone number. (93272)

*  18 Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What recent progress she has made in tackling serious and organised crime. (93273)

*  19 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What recent assessment she has made of the effect of reduced street lighting on (a) levels and (b) fear of crime in England and Wales. (93274)

*  20 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): Whether she plans to reassess the Police Funding Settlement for 2012-13. (93275)

*  21 George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): What assessment she has made of the potential role of police and crime commissioners in making the police more responsive to the priorities of local communities. (93276)

*  22 Joseph Johnson (Orpington): What recent progress she has made on reforming the Criminal Records Bureau status checks regime. (93277)

*  23 Richard Graham (Gloucester): What recent discussions she has had with police forces on the recommendations of the Independent Review of Police Officers' and Staff Remuneration and Conditions by Tom Winsor. (93278)

*  24 Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): What recent assessment she has made of the effect of reduced street lighting on (a) levels and (b) fear of crime in England and Wales. (93279)


At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

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

*  T1 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (93280)

*  T2 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  (93281)

*  T3 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  (93282)

*  T4 Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  (93283)

*  T5 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys):  (93284)

*  T6 Steve Brine (Winchester):  (93285)

*  T7 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood):  (93287)

*  T8 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):  (93288)

*  T9 David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale):  (93289)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 10.00 pm (Standing Order No. 15).

† indicates Government Business

† 1 FINANCIAL SERVICES BILL: Second Reading. [Until 10.00 pm]

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm

† 2 FINANCIAL SERVICES BILL (PROGRAMME) [No separate debate]

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That the following provisions shall apply to the Financial Services Bill:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 20 March 2012.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

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


At 10.00 pm

†  BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Second Reading of the Consumer Insurance (Disclosure and Representations) Bill [Lords] may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

† 3 FINANCIAL SERVICES BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified. [No separate debate]

Mark Hoban

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Financial Services Bill, it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-

(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by a Minister of the Crown or government department (apart from any expenditure to be met from the National Loans Fund), and

(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided, and

(2) the payment out of the National Loans Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums so payable under any other Act.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)).

† 4 FINANCIAL SERVICES BILL (CARRY-OVER) [No separate debate]

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Financial Services Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a)).

† 5 CONSUMER INSURANCE (DISCLOSURE AND REPRESENTATIONS) BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading. [No debate]

The Second Reading Committee has recommended that the Bill ought to be read a second time. To be decided without debate (Standing Order Nos. 59(3) and 90(5)).

† 6 SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES [No debate]

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

That the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 3) Rules 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 2970), dated 14 December 2011, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14 December, be approved.

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


† 7 COURT OF JUDICATURE, NORTHERN IRELAND [No debate]

Secretary Kenneth Clarke

That the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment No. 4) 2011 (S.R. (N.I.), 2011, No. 422), dated 14 December 2011, a copy of which was laid before this House on 15 December, be approved.

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

† 8 COUNCIL TAX [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 11 January, be approved.

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

† 9 DELEGATED LEGISLATION [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Sir George Young

That the School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 8), be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.

† 10 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (7 FEBRUARY) [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Sir George Young

That, at the sitting on Tuesday 7 February paragraph (2) of Standing Order No. 31 (Questions on amendments) shall apply to the Motion in the name of Mr Edward Miliband as if the day were an Opposition Day; proceedings on the Motion may continue, though opposed, for three hours and shall then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.

† 11 BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (8 FEBRUARY) [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Sir George Young

That, at the sitting on Wednesday 8 February, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), the Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to Police Grant Report not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion, and shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Secretary Eric Pickles relating to Local Government Finance and Council Tax not later than six hours after the commencement of proceedings relating to Police Grant Report; 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.

12 JUSTICE [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Mrs Linda Riordan be discharged from the Justice Committee and Seema Malhotra be added.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.


At the end of the sitting:

13 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION [No debate]

Police cuts (Humberside) (Nic Dakin).

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

14 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Reforming Early Day Motions (Graham Evans).

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 C

4.30 pm

Room 10 (public)

To consider European Union Document No. 16250/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Directive on the annual financial statements, consolidated financial statements and related reports of certain types of undertakings.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

2

Fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

4.00 pm

Room 9 (public)

To consider the draft City of Coventry (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012.

3

Fifteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

6.00 pm

Room 12 (public)

To consider the draft City of Wakefield (Mayoral Referendum) Order 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

4

Public Accounts

3.00 pm

Room 15 (private)

3.15 pm

(public)

Subject: Accountability.

Witnesses: Sir Bob Kerslake KCB, Permanent Secretary, Department for Communities and Local Government and Head of the Home Civil Service, and Sir Nicholas Macpherson KCB, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury.

5

Business, Innovation and Skills

3.45 pm

Room 7 (private)

6

Communities and Local Government

4.00 pm

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)

7

Work and Pensions

2.15 pm

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)

8

Administration

4.30 pm

The TV Control Room, 7 Millbank (private)


JOINT COMMITTEES

9

Privacy and Injunctions

2.00 pm

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)

2.15 pm

(public)

2.45 pm

(private)

Subject: Privacy and Injunctions.

Witnesses: Alex Hall, and Charlotte Harris, Partner, Mischon de Reya Solicitors.

10

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

4.30 pm

Room 4a (private)

11

Human Rights

5.00 pm

Room 5 (private)

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Friday 3 February

Time of publication

No.

1

Public Accounts

00.01 am

HC 1695

Transferring cash and assets to the poor (Sixty-fifth Report).

2

Education

10.00 am

HC 1764

Chief Regulator of Qualifications and Examinations (Eighth Report).

3

International Development

11.00 am

HC 1730

The Closure of DFID’s Bilateral Aid Programme in Burundi: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2010-12 (Ninth Special Report).

Monday 6 February

Time of publication

No.

4

Environmental Audit

00.01 am

HC 1527

Budget 2011 and Environmental Taxes: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2010-12 (Sixth Special Report).

5

Home Affairs

00.01 am

HC 1446

Roots of violent radicalisation (Nineteenth Report).

6

European Scrutiny

11.00 am

HC 428-xlviii

(Fifty-third Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Final Government evidence to the Low Pay Commission-National Minimum Wage.

2Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: London.

3Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Priorities for Danish Presidency of the European Union.

4Secretary of State for Justice: Family justice.

5Prime Minister: Queen’s Diamond Jubilee.

Prepared 4th February 2012