Order of Business Tuesday 30 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] (By Order).

Mr Christopher Chope

On Second Reading of the City of London (Various Powers) Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

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 Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What recent assessment he has made of the situation in Sudan and South Sudan. (125207)

 2 James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East): What recent assessment he has made of the political situation in Swaziland. (125209)

 3 Karen Lumley (Redditch): What assessment his Department has made of the fairness of the trial of the former President of the Maldives, Mohamed Nasheed; and what representations he has made to ensure that the trial is fair. (125210)

 4 Mr Frank Roy (Motherwell and Wishaw): What recent reports he has received on progress in uniting Syrian opposition forces around a credible transition plan for a post-Assad Syria. (125212)

 5 Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): What his policy is on proposals to give Palestine enhanced status at the UN. (125213)

 6 Thomas Docherty (Dunfermline and West Fife): What recent reports he has received on progress in uniting Syrian opposition forces around a credible transition plan for a post-Assad Syria. (125214)

 7 Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter): What legal advice he has received on the banning of all imports from illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. (125215)

 8 Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What assessment he has made of the political consequences in the Middle East of the exploration for oil and gas off the coast of Cyprus. (125216)

 9 Jane Ellison (Battersea): What recent representations he has made on behalf of Shaker Aamer; and if he will make a statement. (125217)

 10 Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch): What steps his Department is taking to ensure the continuing education of girls in Afghanistan following the military drawdown. (125218)

 11 Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): What recent reports he has received on progress in uniting Syrian opposition forces around a credible transition plan for a post-Assad Syria. (125219)

 12 Laura Sandys (South Thanet): What progress his Department has made in its efforts to support UK exports. (125220)

 13 Jonathan Ashworth (Leicester South): What discussions he has had with his international counterparts on sectarian violence in Rakhine state in Burma. (125221)

 14 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield): What steps his Department is taking to ensure the continuing education of girls in Afghanistan following the military drawdown. (125222)

 15 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What progress his Department has made in promoting the expansion of UK market share in the fastest-growing economies; and if he will make a statement. (125223)

 16 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield): What steps he is taking to improve the UK's relationship with Pakistan. (125225)

 17 Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham): What recent assessment he has made of human rights in Bahrain; and if he will make a statement. (125226)

 18 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What his policy is on proposals to give Palestine enhanced status at the UN. (125227)

 19 Wayne David (Caerphilly): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on protecting the integrity of the single market. (125228)

 20 Chris Williamson (Derby North): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on protecting the integrity of the single market. (125229)

 21 Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton): What recent assessment he has made of the conflict in Syria; and if he will make a statement. (125230)

 22 Toby Perkins (Chesterfield): What recent discussions he has had with his EU counterparts on protecting the integrity of the single market. (125231)

At 12.15 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 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (125232)

 T2 Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith):  (125234)

 T3 Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire):  (125237)

 T4 Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire):  (125238)

 T5 Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown):  (125239)

At 12.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Notice of Presentation of Bill

† indicates Government Business

† 1 MENTAL HEALTH (APPROVAL FUNCTIONS) [No debate]

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

Bill to authorise things done before the day on which this Act is passed in the purported exercise of functions relating to the approval of registered medical practitioners and clinicians under the Mental Health Act 1983.

Formal first reading: no debate or decision.

Ten minute rule Motion

2 PROTECTION OF WORKERS [Up to 20 minutes]

Graeme Morrice

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to create a specific offence relating to assault on those whose work brings them into face-to-face contact with members of the public; 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

Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 7.00 pm.

† 3 MENTAL HEALTH (APPROVAL FUNCTIONS) BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME) [Up to three hours]

Mr Andrew Lansley

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill:

Timetable

1. (1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting.

(2) Proceedings on Second Reading (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.

(3) Proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at the moment of interruption.

Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

2. (1) Notices of Amendments, new Clauses and new Schedules to be moved in Committee may be accepted by the Clerks at the Table before the Bill has been read a second time.

(2) As soon as the proceedings on this Motion have been concluded, the Order for the Second Reading of the Bill shall be read.

(3) When the Bill has been read a second time-

(a) notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of Bills not subject to a programme order) it shall stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put; and

(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.

3. (1) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

(2) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.

4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1, the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others) in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply-

(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

Sitting on Wednesday 31 October

6. At the sitting on Wednesday 31 October, the House shall not adjourn until-

(a) any Message from the Lords has been received and any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at that sitting has reported, and

(b) the Speaker has reported the Royal Assent to any Act agreed upon by both Houses.

Consideration of Lords Amendments

7. (1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under paragraph 7(1) shall thereupon be resumed.

8. (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 7.

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith-

(a) a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and

(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith-

(a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and

(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.

(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.

(7) As soon as the House has-

(a) agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment; or

(b) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.

Subsequent stages

9. (1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords (so far as not previously concluded) shall be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under paragraph 9(1) shall thereupon be resumed.

10. (1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 9.

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.

(3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.

(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.

(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Reasons Committee

11. (1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chair.

(2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.

(3) Proceedings in the Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.

(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 11(3), the Chair shall-

(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and

(b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.

(5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.

Miscellaneous

12. Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.

13. (1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

(2) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.

14. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.

15. (1) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.

(2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

16. (1) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.

(2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

17. (1) This paragraph applies if-

(a) a Motion for the Adjournment of the House under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) has been stood over to 7.00 pm, 4.00 pm or 3.00 pm (as the case may be), but

(b) proceedings to which this Order applies have begun before then.

(2) Proceedings on that Motion shall stand postponed until the conclusion of those proceedings.

18. (1) This paragraph applies if the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

(2) No notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

19. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

The Speaker will put any Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not more than three hours after proceedings begin (Standing Order No. 83) and this period may continue or begin after 7.00 pm, if the 7.00 pm Business Motion is agreed to.

At 7.00 pm

†  BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Allocation of Time Motion relating to the Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 15).

† 4 MENTAL HEALTH (APPROVAL FUNCTIONS) BILL: Second Reading

Proceedings on Second Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Allocation of Time Motion, and proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and on Third Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption, if the Mental Health (Approval Functions) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion is agreed to.

† 5 ANIMALS [No debate]

Secretary Owen Paterson

That the draft Welfare of Wild Animals in Travelling Circuses (England) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 12 July, be approved.

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

† 6 TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 17 July, be approved.

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

† 7 POLICE [No debate]

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Welsh Forms) Order 2012, which was laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.

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

At the end of the sitting:

8 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Private carers (Sir Tony Baldry).

Debate may continue until 7.30 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 Motion in the name of Mr Andrew Lansley relating to the Electoral Commission.

SELECT COMMITTEES

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

Witnesses: Matthew Burgess, General Secretary, Independent Schools Council, Francesca Quint, Radcliffe Chambers, and Stephen Lloyd, Bates, Wells and Braithwaite; Garth Christie and Bruce Hazell, Plymouth Brethren Christian Church, and Nicola Evans, Bircham Dyson Bell (at 10.15 am).

Subject: Consumer Engagement with Energy Markets.

Witnesses: Sarah Harrison, Senior Partner for Sustainable Development and Andrew Wright, Senior Partner for Markets, Ofgem; Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State and Rachel Crisp, Head of Demand Reduction and Retail Energy Markets, Department of Energy and Climate Change (at 10.30 am).

Subject: Annual Accountability Hearing with Monitor.

Witnesses: Dr David Bennett, Chair and Interim Chief Executive, Stephen Hay, Chief Operating Officer, and Adrian Masters, Director of Strategy, Monitor.

Subject: Interpreting and Translation Services and the Applied Language Solutions Contract.

Witnesses: Andy Parker, Joint Chief Operating Officer, and Sunna van Loo, Public Service Director, Capita plc, and Gavin Wheeldon, former CEO, Applied Language Solutions; Peter Handcock, Chief Executive, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Ann Beasley, Director General, Finance, and Helen Grant MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (at 10.30 am).

Subject: Financial Ombudsman Service Annual Review.

Witnesses: Natalie Ceeney CBE, Chief Ombudsman and Chief Executive, and Tony Boorman, Deputy Chief Ombudsman and Deputy CEO, Financial Ombudsman Service.

Subject: BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2011-12.

Witnesses: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State and Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Subject: Support for Armed Forces Veterans.

Witness: Rt Hon Mark Francois MP, Minister of State for Defence Personnel, Ministry of Defence.

Subject: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Local Audit Bill.

Witnesses: Michael O'Higgins, former Chairman, and Marcine Waterman, Controller of Audit, Audit Commission; Robert Black, former Auditor General for Scotland, David Walker, former Director of Public Reporting, Audit Commission, Professor David Heald, University of Aberdeen, and Jessica Crowe, Executive Director, Centre for Public Scrutiny (at 1.30 pm).

Subjects: (i) Localised Child Grooming; (ii) E-Crime; (iii) Drugs.

Witnesses: (i) David Dillnut, Head, United Kingdom Human Trafficking Centre and Mark Webster, Deputy Director, Operational Services Department, Serious Organised Crime Agency; (ii) Peter Davies, Chief Executive, Child Exploitation and Online Protection Centre (at 3.15 pm); (iii) Lord Turner of Ecchinswell and Tracey McDermott, Director, Enforcement and Financial Crime Division, Financial Services Authority (at 3.45 pm).

Subject: Blacklisting in Employment.

Witnesses: Jim Kennedy, and Steve Murphy, General Secretary, Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians.

Subject: Draft Water Bill.

Witnesses: Regina Finn, Chief Executive, Ofwat; Yve Buckland, Chair, and Tony Smith, Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Water (at 3.45 pm).

Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.

Witnesses: Members of Parliament.

Subject: Securing the Future of Afghanistan.

Witnesses: Lt General David Capewell, Commander Joint Forces, Brigadier Doug Chalmers, returning Commander, Task Force Helmand, Brigadier James Stevenson, NATO Afghan National Training, and Dame Mariott Leslie DCMG, Permanent Representative to NATO.

JOINT COMMITTEES

Subject: Panel on HBOS.

Witnesses: Paul Moore, Head of Group Regulatory Risk, HBOS, 2004; Colin Matthew, CEO International, HBOS, 2005–2008 (at 2.00 pm); Jo Dawson, Group Risk Director, HBOS, 2005–2006 and Group Executive Director Insurance & Investment Division from 2006 (at 3.30 pm).

Subject: Draft Communications Data Bill.

Witnesses: Trevor Davies, Chief Technology Officer, Timico Ltd, David Walker, Labelled Security Ltd, Caspar Bowden, Independent advocate for information privacy rights, and Dr Gus Hosein, Executive Director, Privacy International; Steve Higgins, Detective Chief Inspector, National Police Improvement Agency, Sir Peter Fahy, Chief Constable, Greater Manchester Police, and Andre Baker QPM, Deputy Chief Executive, CEOP (at 4.00 pm).

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Department of Health: Securing the future financial sustainability of the NHS (Sixteenth Report).

(Eighth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Government response to the Nuttall Review on Employee Ownership.

2Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: UK Green Investment Bank.

3Minister for the Cabinet Office: Cabinet Committees List.

4Minister for the Cabinet Office: Charitable Incorporated Organisation.

5Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport: Correction to DCMS Written PQ 123710.

6Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Update on UK Carbon Capture and Storage Commercialisation Competition and the NER300.

7Secretary of State for Justice: Advisory Committee on Civil Costs.

8Secretary of State for Justice: Inquests into the deaths of service personnel on operations and exercises overseas.

9Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Workplace pension reform-The National Employment Savings Trust (NEST): Proposals for amendments to the NEST Order.