Order of Business Thursday 18 October 2012

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 9.30 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 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What assessment he has made of the potential for reintroducing the Colne to Skipton rail link. (123207)

 2 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle Upon Tyne Central): If he will consider abandoning the planned privatisation of the East Coast Mainline rail service. (123208)

 3 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon): What recent progress his Department has made on rail electrification. (123210)

 4 Nick de Bois (Enfield North): What recent representations he has received on investment for a third railway track between London, Liverpool Street and Brimsdown. (123211)

 5 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What funding he has allocated to improve railway stations. (123212)

 6 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent): What his plans are for electrification of the Welsh Valleys lines. (123213)

 7 Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole): What recent changes he has made to the national guidelines on the issue of blue badges. [R] (123214)

 8 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What the cost to the public purse has been of cancelling the award of the West Coast Mainline rail franchise to date. (123215)

 9 Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West): What funding he has allocated to improve railway stations. (123217)

 10 Karen Lumley (Redditch): What recent assessment he has made of the potential benefits of High Speed 2 to businesses in Birmingham and its surrounding areas. (123218)

 11 Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West): What recent assessment he has made of health and safety standards for light rail projects; and if he will make a statement. (123219)

 12 Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed): If he will meet the Transport Minister in the Scottish Government to discuss the A1 road. (123220)

 13 Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North): What steps he is taking to address careless driving. (123221)

 14 Ian Swales (Redcar): What recent progress he has made on the electrification of train lines in the North East. (123222)

 15 Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What recent progress he has made on updating rolling stock on the East Coast Mainline. (123223)

 16 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham): If he will commission a feasibility study for a Worthing/Lancing bypass due to traffic congestion on the A27. (123224)

 17 Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What funding he has allocated to improve railway stations. (123225)

 18 Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What recent progress his Department has made on rail electrification. (123226)

At 10.05 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 Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (123227)

 T2 Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth):  (123228)

 T3 Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East):  (123229)

 T4 Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):  (123230)

 T5 Jim McGovern (Dundee West):  (123231)

 T6 Mark Garnier (Wyre Forest):  (123232)

 T7 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood):  (123233)

 T8 Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton):  [R] (123234)

 T9 Alison McGovern (Wirral South):  (123235)

At 10.15 am

Oral Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

 1 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the effects on women of the introduction of universal credit. (123197)

 2 Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East): What recent assessment she has made of the effects of recent labour market trends on black and minority ethnic communities. (123198)

 3 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What recent discussions she has had with Ministerial colleagues on the effects of tax and benefit changes on women and their families. (123199)

 4 Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye): What steps she is taking to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs. (123200)

 5 Wayne David (Caerphilly): What assessment she has made of the effects of Government policies on efforts to tackle violence against women. (123201)

 6 Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What steps she is taking to increase the number of women in public company boardrooms; and if she will make a statement. (123202)

 7 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What recent progress she has made on reducing the number of assaults made against women and girls; and if she will make a statement. (123204)

 8 Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire): What recent progress she has made on increasing the number of women on company boards. (123205)

 9 Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood): What steps she is taking to encourage more women to become entrepreneurs. (123206)

At 10.30 am Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements, (if any)

Preliminary Business

Notice of Presentation of Bills

† indicates Government Business

† 1 EUROPEAN UNION (CROATIAN ACCESSION AND IRISH PROTOCOL)  [No debate]

Secretary William Hague

Bill to make provision consequential on the treaty concerning the accession of the Republic of Croatia to the European Union, signed at Brussels on 9 December 2011, and provision consequential on the Protocol on the concerns of the Irish people on the Treaty of Lisbon, adopted at Brussels on 16 May 2012; and to make provision about the entitlement of nationals of the Republic of Croatia to enter or reside in the United Kingdom as workers.

Formal first reading: no debate or decision.

† 2 GROWTH AND INFRASTRUCTURE [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

Bill to make provision in connection with facilitating or controlling the following, namely, the provision or use of infrastructure, the carrying-out of development, and the compulsory acquisition of land; to make provision about when rating lists are to be compiled; to make provision about the rights of employees of companies who agree to be employee owners; and for connected purposes.

Formal first reading: no debate or decision.

Main Business

3 BACKBENCH BUSINESS [Until 5.00 pm]

DISBANDMENT OF THE 2nd BATTALION, THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF FUSILIERS

Mr John Baron

Mrs Mary Glindon

Sir Alan Beith

Dan Byles

Mr David Crausby

Mr Jim Cunningham

Jim DobbinMr Marcus JonesMr Ian Liddell-Grainger

Mr David NuttallMark PawseyBob Stewart

Paul GogginsMr David AndersonMr James Clappison

Hazel BlearsChris WhiteMr Peter Bone

Mr Philip HolloboneMr Douglas CarswellMr Christopher Chope

Steve BakerRichard DraxAndrew Rosindell

Mr Brian BinleyMr Nigel DoddsTony Lloyd

Mr William CashDerek TwiggSir Roger Gale

Mr Richard ShepherdGraham StringerJenny Chapman

Barbara KeeleyBill EstersonJack Lopresti

That this House opposes the disbandment of the 2nd Battalion, the Royal Regiment of Fusiliers (2RRF); notes that 2RRF is the only infantry battalion being cut that was not initially due for disbandment on military grounds; further notes that 2RRF was instead caught by the Government’s additional criteria of only one battalion loss per regiment and no deletion of cap-badges, which has resulted in more poorly-recruited Scottish battalions being saved; further notes the social and economic costs of disbandment; and urges the Government to reverse its decision.

USE OF INTERCEPT EVIDENCE IN COURTS AND INQUESTS

Mr David Lammy

Mr David Davis

Simon Hughes

John McDonnell

Margot James

Martin Vickers

Sir Roger GaleKarl McCartneyMr Richard Shepherd

That this House notes with concern that the inquest into the death of Mark Duggan may never commence under the current arrangements for the use of intercept evidence in courts and inquests; and calls on the Government to review its approach to open justice, in particular the use of intercept evidence in courts and inquests.

Debate may continue until 5.00 pm.

At the end of the sitting:

4 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Government support for pseudoxanthoma elasticum (Nick de Bois [R]).

Debate may continue until 5.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE

To consider the Bill.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE

To consider the draft Late Night Levy (Application and Administration) Regulations 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEE

Subjects: (i) Do We Need a Constitutional Convention for the UK?; (ii) Ensuring Standards in the Quality of Legislation.

Witnesses: (i) Rt Hon Lord Maclennan of Rogart; Canon Kenyon Wright CBE (at 10.30 am); (ii) Rt Hon Lord Justice Lloyd Jones, Chairman, Law Commission (at 11.00 am).

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Wildlife Crime (Third Report).

Banking Union and Economic and Monetary Union (Fourteenth Report).

Appointment of the Chair of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (Third Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Consultation on establishing a new employment status.

2Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: EU Competitiveness Council 10-11 October 2012.

3Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Narrative reporting draft regulations.

4Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Business rates.

5Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport: Appointment of Chair of Equality and Human Rights Commission.

6Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Membership of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly.

7Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Syria.

8Secretary of State for Health: NHS modernisation-Transition costs and benefits.

9Secretary of State for the Home Department: First annual report of the Inter-Departmental Ministerial Group on Human Trafficking.

10Secretary of State for Justice: Court Estates Reform Programme-North Wales (Rhyl County Court).