Order of Business Monday 18 June 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 Education

 1 Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): What recent steps he has taken to increase the number of young people in state education in England who aspire to go to university. (111832)

 2 Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham): What plans he has to improve the standard of national provision of education for profoundly deaf children. (111833)

 3 Guy Opperman (Hexham): What his policy is on funding by his Department of schools in Northumberland; and if he will make a statement. (111834)

 4 Mr David Amess (Southend West): What estimate he has made of changes in the number of pupils taking science, language, history and geography courses following the introduction of the English Baccalaureate. (111835)

 5 Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What steps schools are taking to raise awareness of the effect of human trafficking. (111836)

 6 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What steps he is taking to improve the status and quality of the teaching profession. (111837)

 7 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North): If he will review the guidance to academies and free schools to ensure they serve healthy food to their pupils. (111838)

 8 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): What steps he is taking to improve provision for children and young people with special educational needs. (111839)

 9 Philip Davies (Shipley): What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of sex education in schools; and if he will make a statement. (111840)

 10 Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps he is taking to improve provision for children and young people with special educational needs. (111841)

 11 Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What steps he is taking to reduce truancy in primary schools. (111843)

 12 Helen Jones (Warrington North): What steps he is taking to support the provision of better facilities for special needs education in Warrington. (111844)

 13 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What estimate he has made of changes in the number of pupils taking science, language, history and geography courses following the introduction of the English Baccalaureate. (111845)

 14 Nicky Morgan (Loughborough): What steps he plans to take to speed up the adoption process. (111846)

 15 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What plans he has for changes to the national curriculum for English. (111847)

 16 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): What steps he is taking to improve provision for children and young people with special educational needs. (111848)

 17 Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde): What steps he is taking to improve the quality of careers advice provided by those working in the education sector. (111849)

 18 Matthew Hancock (West Suffolk): In how many local authorities the majority of secondary schools are academies. (111850)

 19 Karl McCartney (Lincoln): How many schools have converted to academy status in each month of 2012. (111851)

 20 Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot): What recent progress his Department has made on the establishment of university technical colleges. (111852)

 21 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What steps he is taking to improve provision for children and young people with special educational needs. (111853)

 22 Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North): Whether third sector organisations can apply for Independent Specialist College status under Education Funding Agency arrangements in order to provide education opportunities for young disabled people. (111854)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

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

 T1 Tony Baldry (Banbury): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (111857)

 T2 Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton):  (111858)

 T3 Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):  (111859)

 T4 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds):  (111860)

 T5 Mr David Amess (Southend West):  (111861)

 T6 Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  (111862)

 T7 Mark Pawsey (Rugby):  (111863)

 T8 Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire):  (111864)

 T9 Christopher Pincher (Tamworth):  (111865)

 T10 Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood):  (111866)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

† indicates Government Business

† 1 ELECTORAL REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION BILL: Committee (Day 1). [Until 10.00 pm]

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

† 2 POLICE [No debate]

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Police (Collaboration: Specified Function) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 27 March 2012, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

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

3 FOREIGN AFFAIRS [No debate after 10.00 pm]

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

That Mr Dave Watts be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Mark Hendrick be added.

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

4 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT [No debate after 10.00 pm]

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

That Anas Sarwar be discharged from the International Development Committee and Fiona O’Donnell be added.

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

At the end of the sitting:

5 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Scrap metal theft (Mr Graham Allen).

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

COMMITTEES

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE

To consider an Unnumbered Report by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, deposited on 4 January 2012 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to the European External Action Service.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

To consider the draft Infrastructure Planning (Waste Water Transfer and Storage) Order 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: The Co-operative Council.

Witnesses: Paul Nowak, Head of Organisation and Services, TUC, Simon Randall CBE, Consultant, Winckworth Sherwood LLP, and Ed Mayo, Secretary General, Co-operatives UK; Donna Fallows, Practice Lead and Senior Practitioner, Evolve YP, Councillor Gwilym Butler, Shropshire Council, Councillor Peter Kotz, Greenwich Council, and Peter Bundey, Deputy Managing Director, Greenwich Leisure Ltd (at 5.10 pm).

Subject: Special advisers.

Witnesses: Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office, and Sue Gray, Director, Propriety and Ethics Team, Cabinet Office.

OTHER COMMITTEE

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Debt Management: Responses to the Committee’s Fourteenth Report of Session 2010–12 (First Special Report).

Government reform of Higher Education: Government Response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2010–12 (Second Special Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: HM Treasury consultation.

2Secretary of State for Defence: Nuclear-powered submarines.

3Secretary of State for Defence: RAF Scampton.

4Secretary of State for Health: Consultation on the future of the Nursery Milk Scheme.

5Secretary of State for Health: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council: 21-22 June 2012.

6Secretary of State for Health: Final report of the expert group on PIP breast implants.

General Committee Notices

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 June at 10.30 am and 4.30 pm and Thursday 21 June at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm further to consider the Finance Bill (except Clauses 1, 4, 8, 189 and 209, Schedules 1, 23 and 33 and certain new clauses and new schedules.

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 June at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 21 June at 9.00 am to consider the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 June at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 21 June at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm to consider the Defamation Bill.

The Welsh Grand Committee will meet on Wednesday 20 June at 9.30 am and 2.00 pm to consider the Government’s Legislative programme as outlined in the Queen’s Speech and the Budget Statement as they relate to Wales.

European Committee B will meet on Monday 18 June at 4.30 pm to consider European Union Unnumbered Document Report by the High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy to the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission, deposited on 4 January 2012 by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, relating to the European External Action Service.

The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 June at 10.30 am to consider the draft Social Security (Civil Penalties) Regulations 2012.

The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 June at 10.30 am to consider the draft Electoral Registration Data Schemes Order 2012.

The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 20 June at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012.

The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 20 June at 2.30 pm to consider the draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Eighth Replenishment) Order 2012.

The Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 18 June at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Infrastructure Planning (Waste Water Transfer and Storage) Order 2012.

The Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Thursday 21 June at 8.55 am to consider the draft Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Authority to Carry) Regulations 2012.

The Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Thursday 21 June at 8.55 am to consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2012.

The Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 June at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Notification Requirements) (England and Wales) Regulations 2012 and the draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Remedial) Order 2012.