Order of Business Tuesday 4 September 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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

 1 Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What steps he is taking to promote compliance with international law in the conflict between Israel and Palestine. (118496)

 2 Mrs Helen Grant (Maidstone and The Weald): What steps he is taking to promote political and economic freedom in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a statement. (118497)

 3 Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in Mali. (118498)

 4 Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in the Eurozone; and if he will make a statement. (118499)

 5 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What recent assessment he has made of the potential threat to stability in the Middle East of Iran's nuclear programme. (118500)

 6 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on Syria since June 2012. (118501)

 7 Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington): What assessment he has made of the prospects for a two-state solution to the conflict between Israel and Palestine. (118502)

 8 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What recent assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria. (118503)

 9 Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): What steps his Department is taking to strengthen the UK's bilateral relationships with Latin America; and if he will make a statement. (118504)

 10 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion): What recent progress has been made on agreement of an Arms Trade Treaty in 2012. (118506)

 11 David Rutley (Macclesfield): What discussions he has had with his US counterpart on the US strategic pivot towards Asia. (118507)

 12 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What recent assessment he has made of the state of UK relations with the Commonwealth; and if he will make a statement. (118508)

 13 Mr David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford): What recent assessment he has made of the protection of human rights in Africa; and if he will make a statement. (118509)

 14 Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): If he will estimate the number of young people who have left the UK to take part in the conflict in Syria. (118510)

 15 Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in Syria. (118512)

 16 Stephen Hammond (Wimbledon): What recent progress his Department has made in increasing UK exports overseas; and if he will make a statement. (118513)

 17 Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): When he expects the President of Malawi to next visit the UK. (118514)

 18 Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell): What steps he is taking to promote political and economic freedom in the Middle East and North Africa; and if he will make a statement. (118515)

 19 Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What steps his Department is taking to expand UK market share in the fastest growing economies; and if he will make a statement. (118516)

 20 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What assessment he has made of comments made by Sir John Sawers on 4 July 2012 on the Iranian nuclear issue; and if he will make a statement. (118517)

 21 Mrs Louise Ellman (Liverpool, Riverside): What recent reports he has received of weapons obtained by Hezbollah in Lebanon and Syria. (118518)

 22 Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth): What steps he plans to take to encourage use of the Somaliland Development Corporation to promote private and public investment in the economy of Somaliland following the Somalia Conference. (118519)

 23 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in Yemen; and if he will make a statement. (118520)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

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

 T1 Christopher Pincher (Tamworth): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (118521)

 T2 Paul Flynn (Newport West):  (118522)

 T3 Grahame M. Morris (Easington):  (118523)

 T4 Karl McCartney (Lincoln):  (118524)

 T5 Nicky Morgan (Loughborough):  (118525)

 T6 Rory Stewart (Penrith and The Border):  (118526)

 T7 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):  (118527)

 T8 Helen Jones (Warrington North):  (118528)

 T9 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle):  (118530)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 PLASTIC GLASSES AND BOTTLES (MANDATORY USE) [Up to 20 minutes]

Ian Lucas

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require local authorities to impose mandatory use of plastic glasses and bottles in licensed premises; and for connected purposes.

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23).

Main Business

† indicates Government Business

† 2 SMALL CHARITABLE DONATIONS BILL: Second Reading. [Until 10.00 pm]

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

† 3 SMALL CHARITABLE DONATIONS BILL (PROGRAMME) [No debate]

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That the following provisions shall apply to the Small Charitable Donations 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 30 October 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)).

† 4 SMALL CHARITABLE DONATIONS BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified. [No debate]

Mr Mark Hoban

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Small Charitable Donations Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

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

† 5 PRISONS (INTERFERENCE WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY) BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified. [Up to 45 minutes]

Mr Mark Hoban

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State.

The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b)).

† 6 ESTABLISHING THE NEW SCHENGEN EVALUATION MECHANISM [No debate]

James Brokenshire

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 5754/6/12, relating to an amended proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis, and No. 11846/11, relating to a draft Council Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis; and supports the Government’s intention not to opt out of the draft Council Regulation under Protocol (No. 19) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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

† 7 EXTERNAL DIMENSION OF EU SOCIAL SECURITY CO-ORDINATION [No debate]

Chris Grayling

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 8552/12, relating to a Commission Communication on the External Dimension of European Union Social Security Co-ordination; supports the Government’s view that the organisation and financing of national social security systems is exclusively the competence of Member States; and shares the Government’s concerns that the extension of European Union competence in the area of social security co-ordination, through developing case law and regulations, will further undermine Member States’ ability to protect their social security systems.

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

† 8 SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE (18 SEPTEMBER) [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Sir George Young

That, on Tuesday 18 September, the House shall meet at 11.30 am and references to specific times in the Standing Orders of this House shall apply as if that day were a Wednesday.

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

At the end of the sitting:

9 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION [No debate]

Proposed closure of Wellingborough Prison (Mr Peter Bone).

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

10 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Motorcycle licences (Steve Baker).

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

COMMITTEES

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE

To consider European Union Document No. 6677/12, relating to a joint draft Council Decision on the Accession of the European Union to the Treaty of Amity and Co-operation in Southeast Asia.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

To consider the draft Community Interest Company (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

To consider the draft Equality Act 2010 (Age Exceptions) Order 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: Rail 2020.

Witnesses: Maggie Simpson, Policy Manager, Rail Freight Group, Nigel Jones, Head of Planning and Strategy, DB Schenker, and Christopher Snelling, Head of Supply Chain Policy, Freight Transport Association; Michael Roberts, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Train Operating Companies, Paul Plummer, Group Strategy Director, Network Rail, Jeremy Candfield, Director General, Railway Industry Association, and Dr Richard Wellings, Deputy Editorial Director, Institute of Economic Affairs (at 10.45 am); Kaj Mook, Head of Customer Service Transition, Merseyrail, Joel Brook, Property Director, Select Service Partners, and Simon Rutter, Director, Solum Regeneration (at 11.30 am).

Subject: Consumer Engagement in Energy Markets.

Witnesses: Phil Bentley, Managing Director, British Gas, Guy Esnouf, Head, Corporate and Internal Communications, E.ON UK, Stephen Fitzpatrick, Managing Director, Ovo Energy, and Alistair Phillips-Davies, Generation and Supply Director, SSE; Neil Clitheroe, Chief Executive for Energy Retail and Generation, Scottish Power, Ed Gill, Head of External Affairs, Good Energy, Martin Lawrence, Managing Director for Energy Sourcing and Customer Supply, EDF Energy, and David Mannering, Director of Economic Regulation, RWE npower (at 11.15 am).

Subject: Annual Accountability Hearing with the General Medical Council.

Witnesses: Professor Sir Peter Rubin, Chair of Council, Niall Dickson, Chief Executive and Registrar, Una Lane, Director, Continued Practice and Revalidation, and His Honour David Pearl, Chair, Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service.

Subject: European Union Data Protection Framework Proposals.

Witnesses: Association of Chief Police Officers and Metropolitan Police; Microsoft, and Federation of Small Businesses (at 10.55 am); Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner, and David Smith, Deputy Commissioner and Director of Data Protection, Information Commissioner’s Office (at 11.30 am).

Subject: (i) Unauthorised Tapping into or Hacking of Mobile Communications: Follow-up; (ii) Olympics Security; (iii) Policing in London.

Witnesses: (i) Deputy Assistant Commissioner Sue Akers QPM, Metropolitan Police; (ii) Sir Denis O’Connor CBE QPM, former HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary (at 12 noon); (iii) Stephen Greenhalgh, Deputy Mayor of London for Policing and Crime (at 12.45 pm).

Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.

Witnesses: Members of Parliament.

Subject: (i) Future of HM Coastguard in Scotland; (ii) Blacklisting in Employment.

Witnesses: (i) Stuart Atkinson, Coastguard representative, Dave Macbeth, PCS, and Clive Welch, retired coastguard; (ii) Gail Cartmail, Assistant General Secretary, Unite, Justin Bowden, National Officer, and Harry Donaldson, Scottish Regional Secretary, GMB (at 3.00 pm).

Subject: Securing the Future of Afghanistan.

Witnesses: Sir William Patey KCMG, former UK Ambassador to Afghanistan; Sir Rodric Braithwaite GCMG (at 3.30 pm).

Subject: Pre-appointment Hearing for the Chair of the Committee on Climate Change.

Witness: Rt Hon John Gummer, Lord Deben, the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change.

JOINT COMMITTEE

Subject: To consider the Draft Communications Data Bill.

Witnesses: Professor Peter Sommer, Visiting Professor, De Montford University Cyber Security Centre, Professor Ross Anderson, Professor of Security Engineering, University of Cambridge, Professor Sadie Crees, University of Oxford, and Glyn Wintle, Chief Consultant, Firewolf.

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Immigration: The Points Based System-Student Route (Seventh Report).

Visitor Access and Facilities and Television: Rules of Coverage: Responses to the Committee’s First and Second Reports of Session 2012–13 (First Special Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Fourth disbursement of the bilateral loan to Ireland.

2Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Correction: Parliamentary Question 90451.

3Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Dairy industry.

4Secretary of State for Health: Consultation on the arrangements for consideration of proposals on the fluoridation of drinking water.

5Secretary of State for the Home Department: Police pension scheme.

6Secretary of State for International Development: Rwanda budget support.

7Secretary of State for Justice: Pursuant information to the answer to Parliamentary Question 106221 given on 30 April 2012: Family courts - expert evidence.

8Secretary of State for Justice: The Damages Act 1996: the Discount Rate.