Order of Business Monday 12 March 2012

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

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House of Commons

Order of Business

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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 Communities and Local Government

 1 Julian Sturdy (York Outer): What steps he is taking to help reduce the cost of council tax. (98950)

 2 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): If he will encourage local authorities to increase their use of local suppliers in the provision of goods and services. (98953)

 3 Margot James (Stourbridge): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on direct payments to tenants for the housing element of universal credit. (98954)

 4 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What plans he has to increase the powers of local authorities to tackle unauthorised development. (98955)

 5 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What assessment he has made of the (a) affordability, (b) length of tenure and (c) standards of housing afforded to tenants in the private rented sector. (98957)

 6 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What assessment he has made of the effect on council tax benefit localisation on families in Stretford and Urmston constituency. (98959)

 7 Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): What plans he has to increase the powers of local authorities to tackle unauthorised development. (98960)

 8 Graham Jones (Hyndburn): What assessment he has made of the effect of the number of properties in the private rented sector on young people attempting to purchase a home. (98961)

 9 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What steps he is taking to promote the refurbishment of empty and vacant homes. (98962)

 10 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish): What assessment he has made of the (a) affordability, (b) length of tenure and (c) standards of housing afforded to tenants in the private rented sector. (98963)

 11 Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What plans he has to increase the powers of local authorities to tackle unauthorised development. (98964)

 12 Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What plans he has to bring empty homes back into use. (98965)

 13 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What steps his Department is taking to support local high streets. (98966)

 14 Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What steps his Department is taking to support local high streets. (98967)

 15 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): What estimate he has made of the number of new homes which will be built in 2012. (98968)

 16 Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich): What assessment he has made of the difference between the number of (a) new homes being built and (b) units qualifying for the new homes bonus; and if he will make a statement. [R] (98969)

 17 Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East): What plans he has to promote the right to buy for tenants of social housing. (98970)

 18 Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What steps he has taken to encourage local authorities to promote business and economic growth. (98971)

 19 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth): What steps he is taking to help keep council tax bills down. (98972)

 20 Henry Smith (Crawley): What plans he has to tackle the abuse of social housing tenancies. (98973)

 21 Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty): What guidance his Department has issued to the Planning Inspectorate on planning appeals concerning onshore wind farms. (98974)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

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

 T1 John Pugh (Southport): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (98975)

 T2 John Stevenson (Carlisle):  (98976)

 T3 Priti Patel (Witham):  (98978)

 T4 Tony Baldry (Banbury):  (98979)

 T5 Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  (98980)

 T6 Jonathan Lord (Woking):  (98981)

 T7 Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East):  (98982)

 T8 Brandon Lewis (Great Yarmouth):  (98983)

 T9 Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East):  (98984)

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At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

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Main Business

† 1 BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE [Up to one and a half hours]

Sir George Young

Mr David Heath

† indicates Government Business

That-†

(1) this House endorses the principle that parties should elect members of the Backbench Business Committee each Session and thereafter when a vacancy arises in a secret ballot of all Members of that party by whichever transparent and democratic method they choose.

(2) Standing Order No. 122D (Election of Backbench Business Committee) shall be amended as follows-

(a) line 7, at end, insert-

‘(ba) No Member may be a candidate for the chair of the committee if that Member’s party is represented in Her Majesty’s Government.’;

(b) in line 12, leave out from second ‘of’ to end of line 14 and insert ‘a party represented in Her Majesty’s Government and no fewer than ten shall be members of a party not so represented or of no party’;

(c) line 28, leave out paragraph (2);

(d) line 64, leave out sub-paragraph (b); and

(e) in the Title, after the word ‘of’, insert ‘chair of’.

(3) Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee) shall be amended as follows-

(a) line 7, leave out paragraph (3) and insert-

‘(3) The chair of the committee shall continue as chair for the remainder of the Session in which that person is elected as chair unless the chair is declared vacant by the Speaker under the provisions of Standing Order No. 122C (Resignation or removal of chairs of select committees) as applied by paragraph (3) of Standing Order No. 122D (Election of Backbench Business Committee).’;

(b) in line 12, leave out ‘and members’;

(c) line 21, at end, insert-

‘(6A) The Committee shall have power to invite Members of the House who are not members of the Committee and who are of a party not represented on the Committee or of no party to attend its meetings and, at the discretion of the chair, take part in its proceedings, but-

(a) no more than one Member may be so invited to attend in respect of the same meeting;

(b) a Member so invited shall not move any motion or amendment to any motion, vote or be counted in the quorum.’.

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

As Amendments to Sir George Young’s proposed Motion (Backbench Business Committee):

Mr Peter Bone

John Hemming

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ian Mearns

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Natascha Engel

(d)

Leave out lines 2 to 5.

Natascha Engel

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Mr Mike Weir

Caroline Lucas

Jonathan Edwards

Angus RobertsonMr Nigel DoddsDr William McCrea

Stewart HosieHywel WilliamsMark Durkan

Mr Peter Bone

(a)

Line 5, after ‘choose’, insert ‘; and that the members of those parties who would not otherwise be represented on the Committee, or of no party, should choose one Member to represent them on the Committee by a secret ballot of those Members’.

As an Amendment to Natascha Engel’s proposed Amendment (a) to Sir George Young’s proposed Motion (Backbench Business Committee):

John Hemming

(g)

Line 2, leave out from ‘party,’ to end and add ‘shall have one Member of those parties elected to represent them by a secret ballot of the whole House.’.

Mr Peter Bone

John Hemming

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ian Mearns

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Natascha Engel

(e)

Leave out lines 14 to 16.

Natascha Engel

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Mr Mike Weir

Caroline Lucas

Jonathan Edwards

Angus RobertsonMr Nigel DoddsDr William McCrea

Stewart HosieHywel Williams Mark Durkan

Mr Peter Bone

(b)

Line 18, after ‘follows-’, insert-

‘(aa) line 5, leave out paragraph (2) and insert-

"(2) The committee shall consist of a chair and eight other members, one of whom shall be chosen by the members of those parties in the House who would not otherwise be represented on the committee, or of no party; of whom four shall be the quorum.".’.

As an Amendment to Natascha Engel’s proposed Amendment (b) to Sir George Young’s proposed Motion (Backbench Business Committee):

John Hemming

(h)

Line 4, leave out ‘chosen by the members,’ and insert ‘a member of one’.

Mr Peter Bone

John Hemming

Mr Philip Hollobone

Ian Mearns

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Natascha Engel

(f)

Leave out lines 19 to 26.

Natascha Engel

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Mr Mike Weir

Caroline Lucas

Jonathan Edwards

Angus RobertsonMr Nigel DoddsDr William McCrea

Stewart HosieHywel Williams Mark Durkan

Mr Peter Bone

(c)

Leave out lines 27 to 35.

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to Backbench Business Committee and any amendments thereto selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved, not later than one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion.

† 2 COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS AND COMMITTEE OF PRIVILEGES

Sir George Young

Mr Kevin Barron

That-

(1) The following new Standing Order be made, to have effect from the date specified in paragraph (6) of this order-

‘Committee on Standards

(1) There shall be a select committee, called the Committee on Standards-

(a) to oversee the work of the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards; to examine the arrangements proposed by the Commissioner for the compilation, maintenance and accessibility of the Register of Members’ Financial Interests and any other registers of interest established by the House; to review from time to time the form and content of those registers; and to consider any specific complaints made in relation to the registering or declaring of interests referred to it by the Commissioner; and

(b) to consider any matter relating to the conduct of Members, including specific complaints in relation to alleged breaches in any code of conduct to which the House has agreed and which have been drawn to the committee’s attention by the Commissioner; and to recommend any modifications to such code of conduct as may from time to time appear to be necessary.

(2) The committee shall consist of ten Members, and at least two and no more than three lay members.

(3) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.

(4) The committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees consisting of no more than seven Members, and at least two lay members, and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the committee.

(5) Lay members may take part in proceedings of the committee and of any sub-committee to which they are appointed and may ask questions of witnesses, but lay members may not move any motion or any amendment to any motion or draft report, and may not vote.

(6) The quorum of the committee shall be five members who are Members of this House, and the quorum of any sub-committee shall be three members who are Members of this House.

(7) The committee and any sub-committee may not proceed to business unless at least one lay member is present.

(8) The committee and any sub-committee shall have power-

(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House and to adjourn from place to place;

(b) subject to the provisions of paragraph (9) of this order, to report from time to time;

(c) to appoint legal advisers, and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee’s order of reference.

(9) Any lay member present at a meeting at which a report has been agreed shall have the right to submit a paper setting out that lay member’s opinion on the report. The Committee shall not consider a motion that the Chair make a report to the House until it has ascertained whether any lay member present wishes to submit such a paper; and any such paper shall be appended to the report in question before it is made to the House.

(10) The committee shall have power to order the attendance of any Member before the committee or any sub-committee and to require that specific documents or records in the possession of a Member relating to its inquiries, or to the inquiries of a sub-committee or of the Commissioner, be laid before the committee or any sub-committee.

(11) The committee, or any sub-committee, shall have power to refer to unreported evidence of the former Committees on Standards and Privileges and to any documents circulated to any such committee.

(12) The committee shall have power to refuse to allow proceedings to which the public are admitted to be broadcast.

(13) The Attorney General, the Advocate General and the Solicitor General, being Members of the House, may attend the committee or any sub-committee, may take part in deliberations, may receive committee or sub-committee papers and may give such other assistance to the committee or sub-committee as may be appropriate, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.’

(2) The following new Standing Order be made-

‘Lay members of the Committee on Standards: appointment, etc.

(1) Lay members shall be appointed to the Committee on Standards by a resolution of the House on a motion made under the provisions of this order and shall remain as lay members in accordance with the provisions of this order.

(2) No person may be first appointed as a lay member if that person is or has been a Member of this House or a Member of the House of Lords; and any person so appointed shall cease to be a lay member upon becoming a Member of this House or of the House of Lords.

(3) No person may be appointed as a lay member unless that person has been selected on the basis of a fair and open competition.

(4) A person appointed as a lay member may resign as a lay member by giving notice to the House of Commons Commission.

(5) A person appointed as a lay member shall be dismissed from that position only following a resolution of the House, after the House of Commons Commission has reported that it is satisfied that the person should cease to be a lay member; and any such report shall include a statement of the Commission’s reasons for its conclusion.

(6) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2), (4) and (5) of this order, a person appointed as a lay member shall continue as a lay member for the remainder of the Parliament in which that person was first appointed.

(7) A person first appointed as a lay member who has been a lay member for the remainder of one Parliament may be re-appointed by a resolution of the House in the subsequent Parliament, and the provisions of paragraph (3) of this order shall not apply to any such re-appointment. The period of re-appointment shall be specified in the resolution of the House for re-appointment and shall not exceed two years from the dissolution of the Parliament in which the person was first appointed as a lay member, and a resolution under this paragraph shall cease to have effect on the dissolution of the Parliament in which the resolution of the House for re-appointment was made.

(8) No person may be re-appointed as a lay member other than in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (7) of this order.

(9) No motion may be made under the provisions of this order unless-

(a) notice of the motion has been given at least two sitting days previously, and

(b) the motion is made on behalf of the House of Commons Commission by a Member of the Commission.

(10) The Speaker shall put the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on motions made under the provisions of this order not later than one hour after the commencement of those proceedings.

(11) Business to which this order applies may be proceeded with at any hour, though opposed.’

(3) The following new Standing Order be made, to have effect from the date specified in paragraph (6) of this order-

‘Committee of Privileges

(1) There shall be a select committee, called the Committee of Privileges, to consider specific matters relating to privileges referred to it by the House.

(2) The committee shall consist of ten Members, of whom five shall be a quorum.

(3) Unless the House otherwise orders, each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament.

(4) The committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees consisting of no more than seven Members, of whom three shall be a quorum, and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the committee.

(5) The committee and any sub-committee shall have power-

(a) to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place and to report from time to time;

(b) to appoint legal advisers, and to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee’s order of reference.

(6) The committee shall have power to order the attendance of any Member before the committee and to require that specific documents or records in the possession of a Member relating to its inquiries be laid before the committee or any sub-committee.

(7) The committee shall have power to refer to unreported evidence of the former Committees on Standards and Privileges and to any documents circulated to any such committee.

(8) The committee shall have power to refuse to allow proceedings to which the public are admitted to be broadcast.

(9) The Attorney General, the Advocate General and the Solicitor General, being Members of the House, may attend the committee, may take part in deliberations, may receive committee papers and may give such other assistance to the committee as may be appropriate, but shall not vote or make any motion or move any amendment or be counted in the quorum.’

(4) From the date specified in paragraph (6) of this order-

(a) Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees) shall be amended, in line 12, by leaving out ‘the Committee on Standards and Privileges’ and inserting ‘the Committee of Privileges, the Committee on Standards’;

(b) Standing Order No. 149 (Committee on Standards and Privileges) shall be repealed;

(c) in Standing Order No. 150 (Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards), in each place where the words ‘Committee on Standards and Privileges’ occur, there shall be substituted the words ‘Committee on Standards’.

(5) From the date specified in paragraph (6) of this order, the Order of the House of 19 July 2010 (Liaison Committee (Membership)) shall be amended by leaving out ‘Standards and Privileges’ and inserting, at the appropriate place in alphabetical order, ‘Privileges’ and ‘Standards’.

(6) The date specified for the purposes of paragraphs (1) and (3) to (5) of this order is the first sitting day of the first month after the month in which the House agrees a resolution under Standing Order (Lay members of the Committee on Standards: appointment, etc.) appointing two or three lay members of the Committee on Standards.

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

As Amendments to Sir George Young’s proposed Motion (Committee on Standards and Committee of Privileges):

Sir Alan Meale

(b)

Line 73, leave out paragraph (2)(2) and insert-

‘No person may be first appointed as a lay member if that person is a Member of the House of Lords or has been a Member of this House within the previous five years; and any person so appointed shall cease to be a lay member upon becoming a Member of this House or of the House of Lords.’.

Sir Paul Beresford

(c)

Line 116, leave out ‘ten Members’ and insert ‘the ten Members who are for the time being members of the Committee on Standards.’.

Natascha Engel

(a)

Line 154, at end insert-

‘(4A) From the date specified in paragraph (6) of this Order, Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) shall be amended by inserting at the end of line 74 the words ", or arising from a report from the Committee on Standards.".’.

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to Committee on Standards and Committee of Privileges and any Amendments thereto selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved, not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Backbench Business Committee (Order of 7 March).

† 3 PAY FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES

Sir George Young

That-

(1) this House expresses the opinion that, from the date specified in paragraph (2) of this resolution, the Resolution of the House of 30 October 2003 (Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees (No. 2)), as amended by the Resolution of the House of 13 July 2005 (Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees (No. 2)), should be further amended in paragraph (1) by leaving out ‘Committee on Standards and Privileges’ and inserting ‘Committee on Standards’.

(2) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) is the first sitting day of the first month after the month in which the House agrees a resolution under Standing Order (Lay members of the Committee on Standards: appointment, etc.) appointing two or three lay members of the Committee on Standards.

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

† 4 PAY FOR CHAIRS OF SELECT COMMITTEES (No. 2) (Queen’s Recommendation signified).

Sir George Young

That-

(1) From the date specified in paragraph (2) of this resolution, the Resolution of the House of 30 October 2003 (Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees (No. 2)), as amended by the Resolution of the House of 13 July 2005 (Pay for Chairmen of Select Committees (No. 2)), be further amended in paragraph (1) by leaving out ‘Committee on Standards and Privileges’ and inserting ‘Committee on Standards’.

(2) The date specified for the purposes of paragraph (1) is the first sitting day of the first month after the month in which the House agrees a resolution under Standing Order (Lay members of the Committee on Standards: appointment, etc.) appointing two or three lay members of the Committee on Standards.

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motions in the name of Sir George Young relating to Pay for Chairs of Select Committees and any Amendments thereto selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved, not later than three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Backbench Business Committee (Order of 7 March).

5 CODE OF CONDUCT

Mr Kevin Barron

That this House takes note of the Nineteenth Report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges (HC 1579), and approves the revised Code of Conduct set out in the Annex to the Report.

As an Amendment to Mr Kevin Barron’s proposed Motion (Code of Conduct):

Mr Charles Walker

Mr Graham Brady

Tony Lloyd

Lorely Burt

Sir Menzies Campbell

(a)

At end, add ‘, subject to the following amendment:

After paragraph 16 of the Code, there shall be inserted the following new paragraph:

"16A. The Commissioner may not investigate a specific matter under paragraph 16 which relates only to the conduct of a Member in their private and personal lives.".’.

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Kevin Barron relating to Code of Conduct and any Amendments thereto selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved, not later than four and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Backbench Business Committee (Order of 7 March).

6 ALL-PARTY GROUPS

Mr Kevin Barron

That-

(1) this House agrees with the recommendations in the Twenty-first Report of the Committee on Standards and Privileges, on Registration of Staff All-Party Groups (HC 1689); and

(2) accordingly the Resolution of the House of 17 December 1985, as amended on 10 March 1989, 29 July 1998 and 7 February 2011, relating to the registration of interests be further amended by:

(a) leaving out paragraph 3 (f); and

(b) inserting a new paragraph 4:

"Holders of permanent passes as staff of All-Party Groups be required to register:

i. any paid employment for which they receive more than 0.5 per cent. of the parliamentary salary; and

ii. any gift, benefit or hospitality they receive, if the gift, benefit or hospitality in any way relates to or arises from their work in Parliament and its value is over 0.5 per cent. of the parliamentary salary in the course of a calendar year.".

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Kevin Barron relating to All-Party Groups and any Amendments thereto selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved, not later than four and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion on Backbench Business Committee (Order of 7 March).

† 7 LOCALISM ACT 2011, ETC.: SCRUTINY OF CERTAIN ORDERS AND DRAFT ORDERS [Until 10.00 pm]

Sir George Young

Mr David Heath

Mr Greg Knight

That-

(1) The following new Standing Order be made-

‘Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders

(1) The Regulatory Reform Committee shall examine and report on-

(i) every draft order laid before the House under or by virtue of section 7 of the Localism Act 2011 or section 5E of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004;

(ii) every draft order laid before the House under section 19 of the Localism Act 2011.

(2) In the case of every draft order referred to in paragraph (1)(i) the committee shall consider the Minister’s recommendation under section 15(1) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (‘the 2006 Act’) as to the procedure which should apply to it and shall report to the House any recommendation under that Act that a different procedure should apply.

(3) In its consideration of a draft order referred to in paragraph (1)(i) the committee shall include, in addition to such other matters as it deems appropriate, whether provision in the draft order-

(a) appears to make an inappropriate use of delegated legislation;

(b) has an effect which is proportionate to the policy objective intended to be secured;

(c) strikes a fair balance between the public interest and the interests of any person adversely affected by it;

(d) does not remove any necessary protection;

(e) does not prevent any person from continuing to exercise any right or freedom which that person might reasonably expect to continue to exercise;

(f) is not of constitutional significance;

(g) has been the subject of, and takes appropriate account of, adequate consultation;

(h) gives rise to an issue under such criteria for consideration of statutory instruments laid down in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) as are relevant.

(4) In its consideration of a draft order referred to in paragraph (1)(ii) the committee shall include, in addition to such other matters as it deems appropriate, whether provision in the draft order-

(a) appears to make an inappropriate use of delegated legislation;

(b) gives rise to an issue under such criteria for consideration of statutory instruments laid down in paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) as are relevant.

(5) In relation to every draft order laid under section 7(2) of the Localism Act 2011 or section 5E(2) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 subject to the negative or affirmative procedure under section 16 or 17 of the 2006 Act, the committee shall report its recommendation whether the draft order should be made (in the case of the negative procedure) or approved (in the case of the affirmative procedure), indicating in the case of the latter whether the recommendation was agreed without a division.

(6) In relation to every draft order laid under section 7(2) of the Localism Act 2011 or section 5E(2) of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004 subject to the super-affirmative procedure under section 18 of the 2006 Act, the committee shall report its recommendation as to whether-

(a) the draft order should be proceeded with unamended under section 18(3) of the 2006 Act; or

(b) a revised draft order should be laid under section 18(7) of the 2006 Act; or

(c) no statement under section 18(3) of the 2006 Act or revised draft order under section 18(7) of the 2006 Act should be laid.

(7) In relation to every draft order or revised draft order referred to in paragraph (1)(i) of this order that is subject to the super-affirmative procedure and is being proceeded with under section 18(3) or 18(7) of the 2006 Act, the committee shall report its recommendation whether the draft order or revised draft order should be approved, indicating in the case of draft orders which it recommends should be approved whether its recommendation was agreed without a division; and in respect of such draft orders or revised draft orders the committee shall consider in each case all such matters set out in paragraph (3) of this order as are relevant and the extent to which the Minister concerned has had regard to any resolution or report of the committee or to any other representations made during the period for parliamentary consideration.

(8) It shall be an instruction to the committee considering draft orders referred to in paragraph (1)(i) of this order and being proceeded with under section 18(3) or 18(7) of the 2006 Act that it report not more than fifteen sitting days (in the case of an order under section 18(3) of the 2006 Act) or twenty-five sitting days (in the case of an order under section 18(7) of the 2006 Act) after the relevant statement is laid.

(9) In relation to every draft order or revised draft order referred to in paragraph 1(i) of this order, the committee shall report any recommendation under section 16(4) of the 2006 Act that the draft order be not made, or under section 17(3), 18(5) or 18(9) of the 2006 Act that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.

(10)  In relation to every draft order laid under section 19 of the Localism Act 2011, the committee shall report its recommendation as to whether-

(a) the draft order should be proceeded with unamended under section 19(3) of that Act; or

(b) a revised draft order should be laid under section 19(7) of that Act; or

(c) no statement under section 19(3) of that Act or revised draft order under section 19(7) of that Act should be laid.

(11)  In relation to every draft order or revised draft order being proceeded with under section 19(3) or 19(7) of the Localism Act 2011, the committee shall report its recommendation whether the draft order or revised draft order should be approved, indicating in the case of draft orders which it recommends should be approved whether its recommendation was agreed without a division; and in respect of such draft orders or revised draft orders the committee shall consider in each case all such matters set out in paragraph (4) of this order as are relevant and the extent to which the Minister concerned has had regard to any resolution or report of the committee or to any other representations made during the period for parliamentary consideration.

(12)  It shall be an instruction to the committee considering draft orders being proceeded with under section 19(3) or 19(7) of the Localism Act 2011 that it report not more than fifteen sitting days (in the case of an order under section 19(3) of that Act) or twenty-five sitting days (in the case of an order under section 19(7) of that Act) after the relevant statement is laid.

(13)  In relation to every draft order or revised draft order referred to in paragraph 1(ii) of this order, the committee shall report any recommendation under section 19(5) or 19(9) of the Localism Act 2011 that no further proceedings be taken in relation to the draft order.’.

(2) Standing Order No. 141 (Regulatory Reform Committee) be amended as follows-

(a) in line 5, at end, insert ‘, other than one laid under section 18 of the Act as applied by section 7 of the Localism Act 2011 or by section 5E of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004’;

(b) line 12, at end, insert ‘;

and to carry out its functions under Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders)’;

(c) in line 78, at end, insert ‘referred to in paragraph (1)(i) of this order that is’;

(d) in line 79, after ‘procedure’, insert ‘and is’;

(e) in line 92, after ‘orders’, insert ‘referred to in paragraph (1)(i) of this order and’;

(f) in line 97, after second ‘order’ insert ‘referred to in paragraph (1)(i) of this order’;

(g) in line 134, at end, insert ‘or within paragraph (1) of Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders)’; and

(h) in line 148, at end, add ‘or under section 19 of the Localism Act 2011’.

(3) Standing Order No. 18 be amended as follows-

(a) leave out from ‘under’ in line 2 to ‘should’ in line 6 and insert ‘paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 141 (Regulatory Reform Committee) or paragraph (5) of Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders) that a draft order subject to the affirmative procedure should be approved, or has recommended under paragraph (6) of Standing Order No. 141 or paragraph (7) of Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders) that a draft order’;

(b) leave out from ‘under’ in line 14 to ‘be’ in line 16 and insert ‘paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 141 or paragraph (5) of Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders) that a draft order subject to the affirmative procedure be not approved, or has recommended under paragraph (6) of Standing Order No. 141 or paragraph (7) of Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders) that a draft order’;

(c) in line 25, after ‘141’, insert ‘or paragraph (5) of Standing Order (Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders)’;

(d) in line 28, leave out ‘Act’, and insert ‘Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006’; and

(e) in the title, at end, insert ‘etc.’.

(4) Standing Order No. 151 (Statutory Instruments (Joint Committee)) be amended, in line 21, after ‘2006’, by inserting the words ‘any draft order laid before the House under or by virtue of section 7 or 19 of the Localism Act 2011 or section 5E of the Fire and Rescue Services Act 2004’.

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

The Speaker will put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to Localism Act 2011, etc.: scrutiny of certain orders and draft orders and any Amendments selected by the Speaker, which may then be moved, not later than 10.00 pm (Order of 7 March).

† 8 TAX CREDITS [No debate]

Chloe Smith

That the draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 1 February, be approved.

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

† 9 SOCIAL SECURITY [No debate]

Chloe Smith

That the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 1 February, be approved.

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

† 10 SOCIAL SECURITY [No debate]

Chloe Smith

That the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 1 February, be approved.

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

† 11 DELEGATED LEGISLATION [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Sir George Young

That the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice has been given that the instrument be approved.

If opposed this item cannot be taken after 10.00 pm.

At the end of the sitting:

12 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Provision of Traveller sites in Bournemouth and Poole, Dorset (Mr Robert Syms).

Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

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COMMITTEES

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE

1

European Committee C

4.30 pm

Room 10 (public)

To consider European Union Document No. 7455/11, relating to the draft regulation amending certain Regulations relating to the common commercial policy as regards the procedures for the adoption of certain measures.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

2

First Delegated Legislation Committee

4.30 pm

Room 11 (public)

To consider the draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2012.

3

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

4.30 pm

Room 9 (public)

To consider the draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Domestic Violence) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

4

Third Delegated Legislation Committee

4.30 pm

Room 12 (public)

To consider the draft Alternative Provision Academies (Consequential Amendments to Acts) (England) Order 2012.

5

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

4.30 pm

Room 6 (public)

To consider the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2012.

6

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

4.30 pm

Room 8 (public)

To consider the draft Data-gathering Powers (Relevant Data) Regulations 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

7	Public Accounts	3.00 pm	Room 15 (private)
		3.15 pm	(public)

Subject: Free Entitlement to Education for 3 and 4 Year-olds.

Witnesses: Julie Vaggers, Head Teacher, Rowland Hill Children’s Centre, Haringey, Professor Iram Siraj-Blatchford, Institute of Education, Neil Leitch, Chief Executive, Pre-school Learning Alliance, and Mark Rogers, Chief Executive, Solihull Council; Tom Jeffrey, Interim Permanent Secretary and Ann Gross, Department for Education (at 4.00 pm).

8	Communities and Local Government	4.00 pm	The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
		4.15 pm	(public)

Subject: Park Homes.

Witnesses: Consumer Focus Wales, National Association of Park Home Residents, Park Home Owners Justice Campaign, and Independent Park Home Advisory Service; Buswell Parks, National Caravan Council, and British Holiday and Home Parks Association (at 5.15 pm).

9

Administration

4.30 pm

Room 16 (private)

JOINT COMMITTEES

10	Privacy and Injunctions	2.00 pm	The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House (private)
11	Draft House of Lords Reform Bill	4.30 pm	Room 4a (private)

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

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PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Friday 9 March		Time of publication	No.
1	International Development	00.01 am	HC 1569

Department of International Development Annual Report and Resource Accounts 2010-11 and Business Plan 2011-15 (Fourteenth Report).

2

Public Accounts

00.01 am

HC 1716

Preparations for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games (Seventy-fourth Report).

3

Science and Technology

10.00 am

HC 1871

Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (Fourteenth Report).

4

Transport

00.01 am

HC 1561

Sulphur emissions by ships (Sixteenth Report).

5

Treasury

00.01 am

HC 1371

Closing the tax gap: HMRC’s record at ensuring tax compliance (Twenty-ninth Report).

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Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Minister for the Cabinet Office: Reform of the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.

2Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: ECOFIN 13 March 2012.

3Secretary of State for Education: Reform of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme (England and Wales).

4Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Radioactive waste management.

5Secretary of State for Health: Reform of the NHS Pension Scheme for England and Wales.

6Secretary of State for Transport: Light dues.

7Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Personal independence payment.

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