Order of Business Wednesday 5 December 2012

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 11.30 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 Northern Ireland

 1 Ann McKechin (Glasgow North): What her policy is on tackling youth unemployment in Northern Ireland. (130904)

 2 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What recent discussions she has had with the Northern Ireland Executive on attracting inward investment. (130905)

 3 Gareth Johnson (Dartford): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (130906)

 4 David Simpson (Upper Bann): What practical support she can give to the families from Northern Ireland of those (a) serving in and (b) who have returned from Afghanistan. (130907)

 5 Jim Shannon (Strangford): What discussions she has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the likely positive effects on families in Northern Ireland of introducing a transferable allowance for married couples. (130908)

 6 David Rutley (Macclesfield): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (130909)

 7 Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): What recent assessment she has made of the level of cross-border security co-operation between the Police Service of Northern Ireland and An Garda Síochána; and if she will make a statement. (130910)

 8 Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): What representations she has received from the Finucane family in advance of the scheduled publication of the de Silva Report on 12 December 2012. (130911)

 9 Bob Stewart (Beckenham): What recent assessment she has made of the activities of dissident Republican groups. (130912)

 10 Mel Stride (Central Devon): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (130913)

 11 Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on rebalancing the Northern Ireland economy. (130914)

 12 Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland. (130915)

 13 Guy Opperman (Hexham): What steps she has taken to tackle fuel poverty in Northern Ireland in response to the findings of the recent Office of Fair Trading report on remote rural communities. (130916)

 14 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (130917)

 15 Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East): What recent assessment she has made of the security situation in Northern Ireland; and if she will make a statement. (130918)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.

 Q1 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East): What his strategy is to deal with any re-emergence of Al Qaeda in Afghanistan after 2014. (131413)

 Q2 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 5 December. (131414)

 Q3 Mr Richard Bacon (South Norfolk):  (131415)

 Q4 Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes):  (131416)

 Q5 Caroline Dinenage (Gosport):  (131417)

 Q6 Margaret Beckett (Derby South):  (131418)

 Q7 Jim Shannon (Strangford):  (131419)

 Q8 Mrs Eleanor Laing (Epping Forest):  (131420)

 Q9 Margaret Hodge (Barking):  (131421)

 Q10 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon):  (131422)

 Q11 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East):  (131423)

 Q12 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe):  (131424)

 Q13 Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West):  (131425)

 Q14 John Glen (Salisbury):  (131426)

 Q15 Anas Sarwar (Glasgow Central):  (131427)

At 12.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including the Autumn Statement

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 INTERNSHIPS (ADVERTISING AND REGULATION) [Up to 20 minutes]

Hazel Blears

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the advertising of long-term unpaid internships; to regulate conditions of employment for paid internships; 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 POLICE (COMPLAINTS AND CONDUCT) BILL (ALLOCATION OF TIME) [Up to three hours]

Secretary Theresa May

That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Police (Complaints and Conduct) 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 shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) 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) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.

Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

2. When the Bill has been read a second time-

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

(b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 52 (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill;

(c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and 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 an 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.

6. If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.

7. If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.

Consideration of Lords Amendments

8.–(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may 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 shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (1) shall thereupon be resumed.

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

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair.

(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

10.–(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may 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 shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (1) shall thereupon be resumed.

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

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair.

(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

12.–(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 sub-paragraph (3), the Chair shall-

(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair, 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

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

14.–(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) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.

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

16.–(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 recommit the Bill.

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

17.–(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.

18. The Speaker may not arrange for a debate to be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

19.–(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.

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

21.–(1) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at 7.00 pm, 4.00 pm or 2.00 pm (as the case may be) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.

(2) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before the moment of interruption, for a period equal to the time elapsing between 7.00 pm, 4.00 pm or 2.00 pm (as the case may be) and the conclusion of those proceedings.

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 Police (Complaints and Conduct) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion, in the name of Secretary Theresa May, may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

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

† 3 POLICE (COMPLAINTS AND CONDUCT) BILL: Second Reading.

The Tenth Report from the Home Affairs Committee on Power to Investigate the Hillsborough Disaster: interim Report on the Independent Police Complaints Commission, HC 793, is relevant.

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 Police (Complaints and Conduct) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.

† 4 POLICE (COMPLAINTS AND CONDUCT) BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified. [No debate]

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Police (Complaints and Conduct) 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)).

† 5 POLICE (COMPLAINTS AND CONDUCT) BILL: Committee and Remaining Stages.

For Amendment, see separate Paper.

Third Reading will also be taken.

Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Police (Complaints and Conduct) Bill (Allocation of Time) Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.

At the end of the sitting:

6 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS [No debate]

Families Against Suicide Today (Ms Margaret Ritchie)

The film ‘Innocence of Muslims’ (Mr Stewart Jackson)

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

7 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Clevedon Community Hospital (Dr Liam Fox).

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

COMMITTEES

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE

To consider European Union Document No. 14536/12, a Communication from the Commission: Single Market Act II-Together for new growth.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: Pre-Appointment Hearing for Chair of the Care Quality Commission.

Witness: David Prior, preferred candidate.

Subject: Marine Science.

Witnesses: Phil Durrant, Managing Director, Gardline Environmental Limited (representing the North Sea Marine Cluster), Professor Ralph Rayner, Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, and Mr Richard Burt, Association of Marine Scientific Industries Council; Dr Phillip Williamson, UK Ocean Acidification Research Programme, Professor Jonathan Sharples, Liverpool University Research Centre for Marine Sciences and Climate Change, and Stephen Dye, Marine Climate Change Impacts Partnership (at 10.00 am).

Subject: Reforming Key Stage 4 Qualifications.

Witness: Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education.

Subject: Strategic Thinking in Government.

Witness: Rt Hon the Lord Heseltine.

Subject: Future Army 2020.

Witness: General Sir Peter Wall, Chief of the General Staff.

Subject: Reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

Witnesses: Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Natural Environment and Fisheries, Mr John Robbs, and Sarah Adcock, Head of Common Fisheries Policy Management and Discards Team, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

JOINT COMMITTEES

Subject: National Security Strategy.

Witnesses: Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP, Secretary of State for Defence, and Tom McKane, Director General for Security Policy, Ministry of Defence.

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Powers to investigate the Hillsborough disaster: Interim Report on the Independent Police Complaints Commission (Tenth Report).

(Twentieth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Customs 2020.

2Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Draft legislation for Finance Bill 2013: Measures with immediate effect on 5 December 2012.

3Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Fiscalis 2020.

4Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre.

5Secretary of State for Defence: Triennial Review Advisory Group.

6Secretary of State for Education: School Teachers’ Review Body.

7Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Government’s gas generation strategy.

8Secretary of State for Health: NHS Pay Review Body and the Senior Salaries Review Body.

9Secretary of State for the Home Department: Justice and Home Affairs pre-Council statement.

10Secretary of State for Justice: Prison Service Pay Review Body.

11Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Agenda of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 6 December 2012, Brussels.