Order of Business Tuesday 16 October 2012

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 11.30 am Prayers

Afterwards

Private Business

Note: Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed.

Second Reading

City of London (Various Powers) Bill [Lords].

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 Deputy Prime Minister

 1 Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West): What recent discussions he has had on the Act of Settlement 1700. (122130)

 2 Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran): What plans he has to bring forward legislative proposals on the recall of hon. Members. (122131)

 3 Mr John Spellar (Warley): What his policy is on the House of Lords (Cessation of Membership) Bill [{i}Lords{/i}], Lords Bill 21 of Session 2012-13. (122132)

 4 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East): What the Government's political and constitutional reform agenda is up to May 2015. (122133)

 5 Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): When he plans to bring forward proposals to implement the Parliamentary Boundary Review. (122134)

 6 Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): What terms of reference he has given to the commission of priorities for the economy of the North East. (122135)

 7 Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): What recent progress he has made on reforming party funding. (122137)

 8 Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's welfare reform programme on social mobility. (122138)

 9 Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire): What the Government's political and constitutional reform priorities are for the remainder of this Parliament. (122139)

 10 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What the Government's political and constitutional reform priorities are for the remainder of this Parliament. (122140)

 11 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What his political and constitutional reform priorities are; and if he will make a statement. (122141)

 12 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): What steps he is taking to revise the 2015 parliamentary boundaries. (122142)

 13 Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What recent progress he has made on the Parliamentary Boundary Review. (122143)

At 11.50 am

Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

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

 T1 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (122145)

 T2 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East):  (122146)

 T3 John Mann (Bassetlaw):  (122148)

 T4 Neil Carmichael (Stroud):  (122149)

 T5 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):  (122150)

 T6 Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton):  (122151)

 T7 Helen Jones (Warrington North):  (122152)

 T8 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland):  (122153)

 T9 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham):  (122154)

 T10 Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central):  (122155)

 T11 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East):  (122157)

 T12 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  (122158)

 T13 Lorely Burt (Solihull):  (122159)

At 12.10 pm

Oral Questions to the Attorney General

 1 Guy Opperman (Hexham): What steps he is taking following the publication of the Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in September 2012. (122175)

 2 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North): What recent discussions he has had with the Director of Public Prosecutions on the prosecution of disability hate crimes by the Crown Prosecution Service. (122176)

 3 Helen Jones (Warrington North): What recent steps he has taken to ensure that the Hillsborough families receive justice. (122177)

 4 Alison McGovern (Wirral South): What recent steps he has taken to ensure that the Hillsborough families receive justice. (122178)

 5 George Hollingbery (Meon Valley): What changes he expects following the publication of the Director of Public Prosecution's final guidelines for prosecutors in cases involving the media. (122179)

 6 Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What progress Advanced Languages Solutions has made on reporting to the Crown Prosecution Service the results of checks to ensure that all of its interpreters have been security vetted. (122180)

 7 Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What proportion of prosecutions for burglary were successful in each of the last three years; and if he will make a statement. (122181)

 8 Mr David Hanson (Delyn): What assessment he has made of the recommendations of the Hillsborough Independent Panel. (122182)

 9 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): What steps he is taking following the publication of the Report of the Hillsborough Independent Panel in September 2012. (122183)

 10 Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North): What assessment he has made of progress in reforming the European Court of Human Rights; and if he will make a statement. (122184)

At 12.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 VEHICLE FUEL RECEIPTS (TRANSPARENCY OF TAXATION) [Up to 20 minutes]

Robert Halfon

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for receipts for vehicle fuel to display the amount of fuel duty paid and the amount of that duty to be spent on road building; 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 ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
 [Up to 45 minutes]

Secretary Vince Cable

That the Order of 11 June 2012 (Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted.

2. Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be completed in two days.

3. Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.

4. 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

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on the second day.

The Speaker will put the Question not later than 45 minutes after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83A(9)).

† 3 ENTERPRISE AND REGULATORY REFORM BILL [1st day]: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered. 

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Proceedings on new Clauses and new Schedules relating to civil liability for breach of health and safety duties, determination of bankruptcy applications by adjudicators will be brought to a conclusion at 4.15 pm; proceedings on new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the Equality Act 2010 will be brought to a conclusion at 6.00 pm; and proceedings on new Clauses, new Schedules and amendments to Schedules relating to the regulation of estate agents, listed buildings and the Osborne Estate will be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm, if the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.

† 4 RENEWABLE ENERGY [No debate]

Mr John Hayes

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 11052/12, and Addenda 1 to 3, a Commission Communication: Renewable Energy-a major player in the European energy market; notes that the Government’s position is one of cautious welcome for the broad proposals, which may help to improve the development of renewable energy across the EU; and agrees with the Government that the next step should be to consider the merits of forthcoming new renewable energy legislative proposals put forward by the Commission, and to support those proposals which add value and do not diminish the effectiveness of the UK’s current regime.

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

† 5 SULPHUR CONTENTS FOR MARINE FUELS [No debate]

Stephen Hammond

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 13016/11 and Addendum, relating to a Commission Communication on the review of the implementation of Directive 1999/32/EC related to the sulphur content of certain liquid fuels and on further pollutant emissions reduction from maritime transport, and No. 12806/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a draft Directive amending Directive 1999/32/EC as regards the sulphur content of marine fuels; and supports the Government’s view that the proposed compromise, which is closely aligned with the international standard in the MARPOL Convention, is a welcome outcome.

The Sixteenth Report from the Transport Committee, Session 2010-12, Sulphur emissions by ships, HC 1561, is relevant.

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

† 6 DELEGATED LEGISLATION [No debate after 7.00 pm]

Mr Andrew Lansley

That the Motion in the name of Mr Andrew Lansley relating to the Electoral Commission 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 of a motion has been given that the instrument be approved.

If opposed, this item cannot be taken after 7.00 pm.

At the end of the sitting:

7 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION [No debate]

Film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ (Andrew Stephenson).

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

8 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Miscalculations of former spouses’ armed forces pensions (John Glen).

Debate may continue until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE

To take evidence on the Bill.

Witnesses am: The United Synagogue, Stewardship, and The Church of England (until no later than 10.00 am); National Council for Voluntary Organisations, Charity Tax Group, and Small Charities Coalition (until no later than 11.00 am); The Law Society of Scotland (until no later than 11.25 am).

The programme of witnesses is provisional and subject to agreement by the Public Bill Committee.

Witnesses pm: Royal National Lifeboat Institution, WaveLength, and National Trust (until no later than 3.00 pm); Charities Aid Foundation, Charity Finance Group, and Institute of Fundraising (until no later than 4.00 pm); HM Treasury, and HM Revenue and Customs (until no later than 4.45 pm).

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

To consider the draft Housing Benefit (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: Progress on Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and the Regional Growth Fund.

Witness: Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Subject: Inclusion of International Aviation and Shipping Emissions in Carbon Budgets.

Witnesses: David Kennedy, Chief Executive, Committee on Climate Change; Air Transport Action Group, Committee on Climate Change, Sustainable Aviation, UK Chamber of Shipping, and WWF-UK, (at 10.45 am); Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change, Rupert Furness, Deputy Director and Head of Environment Strategy, and Emma Campbell, Deputy Director, Environment and International Transport Economics, Department for Transport (at 11.30 am).

Subject: Annual Accountability Hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Witnesses: Mark Addison CB, Chair, and Jackie Smith, Chief Executive and Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Subject: Regulation of the Charitable Sector and the Charities Act 2006.

Witnesses: Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts CBE, leader of Government Review of the Charities Act 2006.

Subject: Youth Justice.

Witnesses: Debbie Pippard, Vice Chair, Transition to Adulthood Alliance, Sue Berelowitz, Deputy Children’s Commissioner, and Claire Moser, Policy Officer, Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists; Hugh Thornberry, Director of Business Development, Action for Children, Clare Hobbs, Manager, Wessex Dance Academy, Ian Langley, Strategic lead, Supporting Troubled Families Programme, and Dr Becky Morland, Consultant Counselling Psychologist and Senior Manager of Health and Family Intervention Team, Peterborough Youth Offending Service (at 10.15 am).

Subject: Macroprudential Tools.

Witnesses: Anthony Browne, Chief Executive Officer, British Bankers’ Association, Adrian Coles OBE, Director General, Building Societies Association, and Paul Smee, Director General, Council of Mortgage Lenders.

Subject: Channel 4 Annual Report 2011.

Witnesses: Lord Burns GCB, Chairman, David Abraham, Chief Executive, and Anne Bulford, Chief Operating Officer, Channel 4.

Subject: Cross-border Road and Rail Connectivity.

Witnesses: Jim Steer, Director, Greengauge 21, and Mark Barry, Consultant; Rt Hon Simon Burns MP, Minister of State, and Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Transport (at 11.45 am).

Subject: Blacklisting in Employment.

Witnesses: David Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner, and David Clancy, Investigations Manager, Information Commissioner’s Office.

Subject: Foreign Policy Implications of and for a Separate Scotland.

Witnesses: Dr Jo Eric Murkens, London School of Economics, and Professor Robert Hazell, Professor of British Politics and Government and Director of the Constitution Unit, University College London; Sir Jeremy Greenstock GCMG, and Professor Matthew Craven, Dean, Faculty of Law and Social Sciences, SOAS (at 3.15 pm).

Subject: (i) Hillsborough Independent Panel Report; (ii) Independent Police Complaints Commission; (iii) Leadership and Standards in the Police Service.

Witnesses: (i) David Crompton, Chief Constable, South Yorkshire Police; Rt Hon Lord Falconer of Thoroton QC, Margaret Aspinall, Trevor Hicks, and Sheila Coleman, Hillsborough Family Support Group, Hillsborough Justice Campaign (at 3.15 pm); (ii) Lawrence Kershen QC, and Bill Wood QC (at 3.45 pm); (iii) Keith Bristow QPM, Director General, National Crime Agency (at 4.15 pm).

Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.

Witnesses: Members of Parliament.

JOINT COMMITTEES

Subject: Equality and Human Rights Commission Pre-appointment Hearing.

Witness: Baroness O’Neill of Bengarve.

Subject: Justice and Security Bill.

Witnesses: David Anderson QC, the Independent Reviewer of the Government’s terrorism legislation.

Subject: Draft Communications Data Bill.

Witnesses: Sir Paul Kennedy, Interception of Communications Commissioner, and Joanna Cavan, Chief Inspector, Interception of Communications Commission; Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner, ICO (at 4.00 pm).

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Assurance for Major Projects (Fourteenth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Attorney General: Hillsborough.

2Attorney General: Use of the FoI Ministerial veto.

3Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Informal Ecofin 14-15 September and Ecofin 9 October.

4Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Local government finance.

5Secretary of State for Defence: Armed Forces’ Pension Scheme.

6Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Consultation on proposals to abolish the Agricultural Wages Board and associated bodies.

7Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Iraq Network Strategic Review.

8Secretary of State for Health: Government response to the House of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee Report on Sport and Exercise Science and Medicine.

9Secretary of State for Health: Government response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee Inquiry on Desinewed Meat.

10Secretary of State for Health: Nursing and Midwifery Council: Strategic review.