Order of Business Monday 14 January 2013

+ 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 Defence

 1 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield): What recent assessment he has made of the readiness of British forces based in the Falkland Islands; and if he will make a statement. (136400)

 2 Mel Stride (Central Devon): What recent discussions he has had with European defence ministers on the security situation in Mali. (136401)

 3 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle): What discussions his Department has had with other government departments on supporting the Armed Forces Covenant. (136402)

 4 Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): What support he has given to the promotion of British defence exports. (136403)

 5 George Eustice (Camborne and Redruth): What recent progress he has made on improving the interoperability of UK and French expeditionary forces. (136404)

 6 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What support he has received from major employers for the proposals set out in his Reserves green paper. (136405)

 7 Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What recent discussions he has had with his ISAF partners on the drawdown of combat troops from Afghanistan. (136407)

 8 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What estimate he has made of the likely proportion of reservists who will participate in future operational deployments. (136408)

 9 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What discussions his Department has had with other government departments on supporting the Armed Forces Covenant. (136409)

 10 Robert Halfon (Harlow): What recent assessment he has made of the security situation in the Middle East; and if he will make a statement. (136410)

 11 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): What steps his Department is taking to increase the number of cadet forces in the UK. (136411)

 12 Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What discussions he has had with his Ministerial colleagues on the shift in US defence policy from the Atlantic to the Pacific. (136412)

 13 Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke): What support he has received from major employers for the proposals set out in his Reserves green paper. (136413)

 14 Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What estimate he has made of the number of people employed in Scotland as part of the defence industrial base. (136414)

 15 Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend): What steps he is taking to ensure that service complaints systems work efficiently, effectively and fairly. (136416)

 16 Mike Gapes (Ilford South): What recent assessment he has made of the options for military assistance to the Syrian opposition. (136417)

 17 Tessa Munt (Wells): How an ex-serviceman who has legally changed his name to escape harassment can obtain a revised copy of his RAF Form 856B Certificate of Qualifications document in his new name. (136418)

 18 Mr Edward Leigh (Gainsborough): What plans he has for improving value for money in defence procurement. (136419)

 19 Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex): What recent assessment he has made of the Defence Attaché network. (136420)

 20 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): What recent steps his Department has taken to tackle homelessness among veterans; and if he will make a statement. (136421)

 21 Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay): What steps he is taking to encourage other NATO member states to contribute to operations. (136423)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

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

 T1 Mel Stride (Central Devon): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (136425)

 T2 Nick de Bois (Enfield North):  (136426)

 T3 Mr Tobias Ellwood (Bournemouth East):  (136427)

 T4 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark):  (136428)

 T5 Fiona Bruce (Congleton):  (136429)

 T6 Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell):  (136430)

 T7 Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North):  (136431)

 T8 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):  (136432)

 T9 Simon Wright (Norwich South):  (136433)

 T10 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  (136434)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

† indicates Government Business

† 1 CRIME AND COURTS BILL [LORDS]: Second Reading. [Until 10.00 pm]

The Scottish Parliament has passed a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office.

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

† 2 CRIME AND COURTS BILL [LORDS] (PROGRAMME) [No debate]

Secretary Theresa May

That the following provisions shall apply to the Crime and Courts Bill [Lords]:

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 Thursday 14 February.

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 any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)).

† 3 CRIME AND COURTS BILL [LORDS] [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified [No debate].

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Crime and Courts Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of-

(1) expenditure incurred by a Minister of the Crown or a government department by virtue of the Act,

(2) expenditure incurred in making payments to persons who select judges or who select selectors of judges, and

(3) 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)).

† 4 CRIME AND COURTS BILL [LORDS] [WAYS AND MEANS]  [No debate]

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Crime and Courts Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise-

(1) the imposition, on persons liable to pay sums adjudged to be paid by a conviction or treated as sums adjudged to be paid by a conviction, of liability to pay amounts in respect of costs of collecting sums of that kind,

(2) the charging of court fees by virtue of the Act,

(3) charging by the National Crime Agency for the provision of services or facilities,

(4) provision about functions in relation to regulation of bailiffs and enforcement agents, and

(5) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.

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

† 5 CHARGING ORDERS [No debate]

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Charging Orders (Orders for Sale: Financial Thresholds) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 26 November 2012, be approved.

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

6 FINANCE AND SERVICES [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Mr Shailesh Vara be discharged from the Finance and Services Committee and Mr Greg Knight be added.

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

At the end of the sitting:

7 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Vascular services at Wycombe Hospital (Steve Baker).

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

COMMITTEES

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Railway Heritage Committee) Order 2013.

To consider the draft Purbeck (Electoral Changes) Order 2013.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: Progress in Making NHS Efficiency Savings.

Witnesses: Katherine Murphy, Chief Executive, Patients Association, and Mike Farrar, Chief Executive, NHS Confederation; Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE, Chief Executive, NHS in England, David Flory, Deputy Chief Executive, Department of Health, Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director, NHS, and Hugh Porter, Chair, Nottingham City Clinical Commissioning Group (at 4.00 pm).

Subject: Aviation Strategy.

Witnesses: Rhian Kelly, Director of Business Environment, Confederation of British Industry, Mike Spicer, Senior Policy Adviser, British Chambers of Commerce, Corin Taylor, Senior Economic Adviser, Institute of Directors, John Dickie, Director of Strategy and Policy, London First, and Stuart Fraser, Deputy Chairman of Policy and Resources, City of London Corporation; Emma Antrobus, Policy Manager, Greater Manchester Chamber of Commerce, Jerry Blackett, Chief Executive Officer, Birmingham Chamber of Commerce, Garry Clark, Head of Policy and Public Affairs, Scottish Chambers of Commerce, and Paul Gilbert, Chairman, International Trade Committee, Liverpool Chamber of Commerce (at 4.45 pm); Christopher Snelling, Head of Urban Policy, Freight Transport Association, Andrew Walters, Chairman, London Biggin Hill Airport, and Brandon O'Reilly, Chief Executive Officer, TAG Farnborough Airport (at 5.20 pm).

Subject: Governance and Best Practice in Workplace Pension Provision.

Witnesses: Dominic Lindley, Financial Services Policy Team Leader, Which?, Craig Berry, Pensions Policy Officer, TUC, Alison Bailey, Head of Policy, The Pensions Advisory Service, and Jane Vass, Head of Public Policy, Age UK; Bill Galvin, Chief Executive, The Pensions Regulator, and Martin Wheatley, Managing Director, Conduct Business Unit, Financial Services Authority and Chief Executive Officer designate, Financial Conduct Authority (at 5.30 pm).

JOINT COMMITTEES

Subject: Banking Standards.

Witnesses: Gavin Shreeve, Principal, IFS School of Finance, and Simon Thompson, Chief Executive, Chartered Banker Institute; Anthony Browne, Chief Executive, British Bankers’ Association (at 5.30 pm).

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

The Referendum on Separation for Scotland: The proposed section 30 Order–Can a player also be the referee? (Sixth Report).

Department of Energy and Climate Change: Offshore electricity transmission–a new model for infrastructure (Twentieth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Correction to PQ 133362.

2Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport: Telecommunications Council.