Order of Business Thursday 28 June 2012

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 10.30 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 Transport

 1 Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East): What her policy is on the means testing of concessionary bus travel for pensioners. (114039)

 2 Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton): What recent assessment she has made of airport capacity in the South East; and if she will make a statement. (114041)

 3 Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What recent assessment she has made of the level of funding for road maintenance. (114042)

 4 Mr Greg Knight (East Yorkshire): What representations she has received on plans to increase the level of ethanol in automotive fuel. (114043)

 5 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What recent progress she has made on transport infrastructure projects announced in the Autumn Statement. (114044)

 6 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West): What steps her Department is taking to improve cycling safety. (114045)

 7 Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps she is taking to invest in road infrastructure. (114046)

 8 Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What progress she has made on her review of the use of brown tourist signs. (114047)

 9 Robert Halfon (Harlow): What steps she is taking to support motorists and the haulage industry; and if she will make a statement. (114048)

 10 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What recent progress she has made on transport infrastructure projects announced in the Autumn Statement. (114049)

 11 Philip Davies (Shipley): If she will make an assessment of the level of congestion on roads in Shipley constituency. (114050)

 12 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What steps her Department has taken to publicise the consultation on the combined Thameslink, Southern and Great Northern franchise. (114051)

 13 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What consideration she is giving to the reintroduction of double decker trains on the rail network. (114052)

 14 Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What her policy is on the issuing of renewal notices for driving licences. (114054)

 15 Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): If she will take legal steps to prevent Liverpool City Council from operating a turnaround facility prior to receiving state aid clearance from the European Commission. (114055)

 16 Stephen Mosley (City of Chester): What steps her Department is taking to reduce the carbon intensity of the railways. (114056)

At 11.05 am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

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

 T1 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (114057)

 T2 John Pugh (Southport):  (114059)

 T3 Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  (114060)

 T4 Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire):  (114061)

 T5 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):  (114062)

 T6 Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  (114063)

 T7 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):  (114064)

 T8 Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes):  (114065)

 T9 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):  (114066)

At 11.15 am

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

 1 Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South): What recent progress she has made in achieving equality for disabled people. (114067)

 2 Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of welfare reform legislation on disabled people. (114068)

 3 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire): How many people have continued to work as a result of the abolition of the default retirement age. (114070)

 4 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South): What assessment she has made of the potential effect of European human rights legislation on any UK legislation on same-sex civil marriages. (114071)

 5 Nia Griffith (Llanelli): What assessment she has made of the cumulative effect of welfare reform legislation on disabled people. (114072)

 6 Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock): What steps she has taken to ensure that the criminalisation of forced marriage does not discourage victims from bringing complaints forward. (114073)

 7 Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): What assessment she has made of the potential effect of recent labour market trends on black and minority ethnic communities. (114074)

 8 Jim McGovern (Dundee West): What recent discussions she has had with her Ministerial colleagues on unemployment levels in black and minority ethnic communities. (114075)

 9 Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What steps the Government is taking to ensure that people with a physical disability who want to work can do so. (114076)

At 11.30 am Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

1 BACKBENCH BUSINESS [Until 6.00 pm]

FISCAL MEASURES TO PROMOTE THE GREEN ECONOMIC SECTOR

Laura Sandys

Dr Alan Whitehead

Zac Goldsmith

Peter Aldous

Brandon Lewis

Dr Thérèse Coffey

Neil CarmichaelOliver ColvileGeorge Hollingbery

Mike WeatherleyCaroline NokesMr Tim Yeo

Gordon HendersonKris HopkinsDr Daniel Poulter

Amber RuddSarah NewtonMartin Vickers

Simon KirbyRebecca HarrisDamian Hinds

Nicky MorganBen GummerDamian Collins

Jane EllisonAndrew GeorgeJulian Smith

Julian SturdyCaroline LucasKaren Bradley

That this House urges the Government to promote the right fiscal and regulatory framework to accelerate green growth as an intrinsic part of the UK’s economic recovery strategy.

The Twelfth Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2010-12, A Green Economy, HC 1025, and the Sixth Report of the Committee, Budget 2011 & Environmental Taxes, HC 878, and the Government Response, HC 1527, are relevant.

APPOINTMENT OF A MINISTER FOR OLDER PEOPLE

Penny Mordaunt

Margot James

Julie Hilling

Martin Vickers

Simon Kirby

Fiona Bruce

Rosie CooperLaura SandysCaroline Nokes

Steve BrineJustin TomlinsonCaroline Dinenage

Chris White

That this House notes the concerns of the Grey Pride campaign; and calls on the Government to consider appointing a member of the Cabinet to be the Minister for Older People, to give a political voice to the older generation, to oversee the co-ordination of services which affect older people, and to focus on tackling the social and economic challenges of demographic change.

Debate may continue until 6.00 pm.

† indicates Government Business

† 2 DRAFT ENHANCED TERRORISM PREVENTION AND INVESTIGATION MEASURES BILL (JOINT COMMITTEE) [No debate after 6.00 pm]

Sir George Young

That this House concurs with the Lords Message of 28 May, that it is expedient that a Joint Committee of Lords and Commons be appointed to consider and report on the draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill presented to both Houses on 1 September 2011 (Cm. 8166).

That a Select Committee of six Members be appointed to join with the Committee appointed by the Lords to consider the draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill (Cm. 8166).

That the Committee should report on the draft Bill by 9 November 2012.

That the Committee shall have power-

(i) to send for persons, papers and records;

(ii) to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House;

(iii) to report from time to time;

(iv) to appoint specialist advisers;

(v) to adjourn from place to place within the United Kingdom; and

That Mr Bob Ainsworth, Nicola Blackwood, Mike Crockart, Chris Evans, Rebecca Harris and Jesse Norman be members of the Committee.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 6.00 pm.

At the end of the sitting:

3 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Speech and language therapy services in young offender institutions (Seema Malhotra).

Debate may continue until 6.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE

Further to consider the Bill.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

To consider the draft Advisory Committee on Hazardous Substances (Abolition) Order 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK?

Witnesses: Peter Facey, Unlock Democracy, and Lewis Baston, Democratic Audit.

Subject: Executive Pay.

Witness: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills.

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Recall of MPs (First Report).

(Fifth Report).

South Sudan: Prospects for Peace and Development: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifteenth Report of Session 2010-12 (Second Special Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Government response to consultation on revisions to the Industrial Development Act 1982.

2Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: VAT: Addressing borderline anomalies.

3Secretary of State for Defence: Call-Out Order Reserves.

4Secretary of State for Defence: Triennial Review of the National Employer Advisory Board

5Secretary of State for Education: Education reform.

6Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Afghanistan Monthly Progress Report for May 2012.

7Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Overseas Territories White Paper.

8Secretary of State for Health: Care Quality Commission market report.

9Secretary of State for Health: Consultation on proposals to transfer functions from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority.

10Secretary of State for Justice: Government’s Summary of Responses to the Call for Evidence on the Data Protection Legislative Framework.

11Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 21 June 2012, Luxembourg.

12Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Government consultation on the extension of the Right to Control pilot scheme.

General Committee Notices

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm and Thursday 5 July at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm further to consider the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill.

European Committee B will meet on Monday 2 July at 4.30 pm to consider European Union Document No. 6708/12, relating to a Communication from the European Commission on a Simplification Agenda for the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) (2014–2020).

European Committee A will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 4.30 pm to consider European Union Document No. 13943/11, a draft Decision of the European Parliament and of the Council setting up an information exchange mechanism with regard to intergovernmental agreements between Member States and third countries in the field of energy.

European Committee B will meet on Wednesday 4 July at 8.55 am to consider European Union Document No. 17289/11, relating to a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Asylum and Migration Fund, No. 17287/11, relating to a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing, as part of the Internal Security Fund, the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management and No. 17285/11, a draft Regulation laying down general provisions on the Asylum and Migration Fund and on the instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management.

The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 2 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Fourth Key Stage) (England) Order 2012.

The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 2 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2012; the draft Green Deal (Energy Efficiency Improvements) Order 2012; the draft Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgment, Redress etc.) Regulations 2012; the draft Green Deal (Qualifying Energy Improvements) Order 2012 and the draft Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) Order 2012.

The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 10.30 am to consider the draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2012.

The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 10.30 am to consider the draft Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012.

The Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 2 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Video Recording with Sound of Interviews and Associated Code of Practice) Order 2012, the draft Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Code of Practice for the Video Recording with Sound of Post-Charge Questioning) Order 2012, the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Codes of Practice for the Exercise of Stop and Search Powers) Order 2012 and the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revision of Codes C, G and H) Order 2012.

The Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Broadcasting (Local Digital Television Programme Services and Independent Productions) (Amendment) Order 2012.

The Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 4 July at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Local Authorities (Mayoral Elections) (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

The Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 4 July at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 and the draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Controlled Activity and Prescribed Criteria) Regulations 2012.

The Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 10.30 am to consider the draft Police and Crime Panels (Modification of Functions) Regulations 2012.

The Eleventh Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012.

The Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 3 July at 4.30 pm to consider the Fishing Boats (Satellite-Tracking Devices and Electronic Reporting) (England) Scheme 2012 (S.I., 2012, No. 1375).

The Thirteenth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 4 July at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Further Education Institutions and 16 to 19 Academies (Specification and Disposal of Articles) Regulations 2012.

The Fourteenth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Thursday 5 July at 8.55 am to consider the draft Designation of Features (Appeals) (England) Regulations 2012.