Order of Business Monday 19 March 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 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK border controls during the summer of 2011. (100217)

*  2 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What plans she has for the Forensic Science Service's DNA database. (100218)

*  3 Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury): What functions she expects police and crime commissioners to perform. (100219)

*  4 Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr): What recent assessment she has made of the level of applications for production orders by police forces. (100220)

*  5 Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): What steps she is taking to tackle gang-related crime. (100221)

*  6 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What assessment she has made of the level of crime since May 2010. (100222)

*  7 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): What assessment she has made of the potential benefits of collaboration between police forces. (100223)

*  8 Karen Lumley (Redditch): What steps she is taking to ensure that people applying to settle in the UK can contribute to the economy. (100224)

*  9 Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What recent assessment she has made of the level of physical assaults against journalists covering news stories. (100225)

*  10 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What assessment she has made of the potential benefits of collaboration between police forces. (100226)

*  11 Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne): What steps she is taking to tackle hate crime. (100227)

*  12 Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen): What steps she is taking to tackle metal theft. (100228)

*  13 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What discussions she has had with police officers on the powers they need to deal with repeated anti-social behaviour in residential areas. (100229)

*  14 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): What steps she is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence. (100230)

*  15 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What steps she is taking to tackle gang-related crime. (100231)

*  16 Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What steps she is taking to tackle metal theft. (100232)

*  17 Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): What steps she is taking to tackle metal theft. (100233)

*  18 Andrew Bingham (High Peak): What steps she is taking to tackle metal theft. (100234)

*  19 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What steps she is taking to tackle metal theft. (100235)

*  20 Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What steps she is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence. (100236)

*  21 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What steps she is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence. (100237)

*  22 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What assessment she has made of the potential benefits of collaboration between police forces. (100238)

*  23 David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale): What steps she is taking to reduce levels of domestic violence. (100239)

*  24 John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What assessment she has made of trends in the level of burglaries in the past year; and if she will make a statement. (100240)

*  25 Sarah Newton (Truro and Falmouth): What steps she is taking to reduce the sexual exploitation of children. (100241)


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 Grahame M. Morris (Easington): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (100242)

*  T2 Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South):  (100243)

*  T3 Esther McVey (Wirral West):  (100244)

*  T4 Priti Patel (Witham):  (100245)

*  T5 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  (100246)

*  T6 Tony Lloyd (Manchester Central):  (100247)

*  T7 Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe):  (100248)

*  T8 Charlie Elphicke (Dover):  (100249)

*  T9 Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton):  (100251)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

† indicates Government Business

† 1 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT [No debate]

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Unfair Dismissal and Statement of Reasons for Dismissal (Variation of Qualifying Period) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.

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

† 2 EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNALS [No debate]

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Employment Tribunals Act 1996 (Tribunal Composition) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.

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

† 3 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY [No debate]

Secretary Vince Cable

That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, sums exceeding £10 million and up to a cumulative total of £50 million in respect of a grant to the Business Angel Co-investment Fund, funded by the Regional Growth Fund.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 13 March).

† 4 FINANCIAL SERVICES: PRUDENTIAL REQUIREMENTS [No debate]

Mark Hoban

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 13284/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms, No. 13285/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a draft Directive on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms and amending Directive 2002/87/EC on the supplementary supervision of credit institutions, insurance undertakings and investment firms in a financial conglomerate, and No. 5876/12, relating to an opinion of the European Central Bank on a proposal for a Directive on the access to the activity of credit institutions and the prudential supervision of credit institutions and investment firms and a proposal for a Regulation on prudential requirements for credit institutions and investment firms; supports the Government’s view that to protect financial stability, avoid unnecessary international arbitrage and reinforce market confidence in EU banks it is crucial that the EU builds upon the G20 commitment to fully and faithfully implement the Basel 3 agreement and provides Member States with the flexibility to respond in a timely manner to systemic risks in their jurisdiction or to mitigate fiscal risk; and supports the Government’s ongoing efforts to reform the UK financial sector and system of financial regulation in order to protect UK taxpayers’ exposure to future losses.

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

† 5 PROTECTION OF FREEDOMS BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 4) [No debate]

Secretary Theresa May

That the following provisions shall apply to the Protection of Freedoms Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 1 March 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme)), 16 March 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) and 10 October 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 3)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement at today’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

Nos. 16 to 18.

One hour after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments.

Nos. 51, 52, 59, 68 and 133.

Three hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments.

Nos. 1 to 15, 19 to 50, 53 to 58, 60 to 67, 69 to 132 and 134 to 145.

Four hours after the commencement of proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments.

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)).

† 6 PROTECTION OF FREEDOMS BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments. (None of the Lords Amendments engages financial privilege.) [Up to four hours]

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

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments will be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement, if the Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 4) Motion is agreed to.

† 7 NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENTS [Until 10.00 pm]

Secretary Caroline Spelman

That this House takes note of and approves the National Policy Statement for Waste Water, which was laid before this House on 9 February.

The Fourth Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, on The Draft National Policy Statement on Waste Water, HC 736, and the Government’s response thereto (The Government Response to Parliamentary Scrutiny of the Draft National Policy Statement for Waste Water, which was laid before this House on 9 February) are relevant.

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

At the end of the sitting:

8 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Future of shipbuilding (John Robertson).

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 A

4.30 pm

Room 10 (public)

To consider European Union Documents No. 18007/11, a Commission Communication on airport policy in the European Union: addressing capacity and quality to promote growth, connectivity and sustainable mobility, No. 18008/11 and Addenda 1 to 3, relating to a draft Council Regulation on Ground-handling services at Union airports and repealing Directive 96/67/EC, No. 18009/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, a draft Regulation on common rules for the allocation of slots at European Union airports (recast) and No. 18010/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a draft regulation on the establishment of rules and procedures with regard to the introduction of noise-related operating restrictions at Union airports within a balanced approach and repealing Directive 2002/30/EC.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

2

First Delegated Legislation Committee

4.30 pm

Room 9 (public)

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts) Order 2012.

3

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

6.00 pm

Room 12 (public)

To consider the draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012 and the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

4

Public Accounts

3.00 pm

Room 15 (private)

3.15 pm

(public)

Subject: Managing Change in the Defence Workforce.

Witnesses: Ursula Brennan, Permanent Under-Secretary, Jon Day, 2nd Permanent Under-Secretary, and Jonathan Slater, Director General, Transformation and Corporate Strategy, Ministry of Defence.

5

Communities and Local Government

3.45 pm

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)

4.00 pm

(public)

Subject: Park Homes.

Witnesses: Cheshire West and Chester Council, Detective Inspector Mark Colquhoun, West Mercia Police, and Bromsgrove District Council; Trading Standards Institute, Cornwall County Council and Kent County Council (at 4.30 pm); Wyldecrest and JBS Park Homes (at 5.40 pm).

6

Science and Technology

4.00 pm

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House (private)

4.15 pm

(public)

Subject: Risk Perception and Energy Infrastructure.

Witnesses: Charles Hendry MP, Minister of State for Energy, Professor David MacKay, Chief Scientific Advisor, and Hergen Haye, Head of New Nuclear, Department of Energy and Climate Change.

7

Work and Pensions

4.15 pm

Room 8 (private)

4.30 pm

(public)

Subject: Work Programme.

Witness: Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Minister for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions.

8

Administration

4.30 pm

Room 16 (private)

JOINT COMMITTEE

9

Draft House of Lords Reform Bill

4.30 pm

Room 4a (private)

OTHER COMMITTEE

10

Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

5.00 pm

Room 21 (private)

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Friday 16 March

Time of publication

No.

1

Public Accounts

00.01 am

HC 1759

Services for people with neurological conditions (Seventy-second Report).

Saturday 17 March

Time of publication

No.

2

Public Administration

00.01 am

HC 1761

The Prime Minister’s adviser on Ministers’ interests: independent or not? (Twenty-second Report).

Monday 19 March

Time of publication

No.

3

Culture, Media and Sport

11.00 am

HC 1886

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

4

Scottish Affairs

1.00 pm

HC 1117

The Crown Estate in Scotland (Seventh Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Government response to consultation on data policy for a Public Data Corporation.

2Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: National minimum wage.

3Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: NewBuy Contingent Liability.

4Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Agenda for Agriculture and Fisheries Council 19-20 March.

5Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Red Tape Challenge Environment Theme.

6Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Informal Meeting of EU Foreign Ministers (Gymnich), 9-10 March 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark.

7Secretary of State for Health: NHS quality standard topics.

Prepared 17th March 2012