Order of Business Tuesday 29 January 2013

+ 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.

Consideration of Bill, as Amended

London Local Authorities and Transport for London (No. 2) Bill [Lords] (By Order)

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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

 1 Jessica Lee (Erewash): What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage private sector job creation. (139712)

 2 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): How many households no longer eligible for child benefit have opted not to receive it. (139713)

 3 Mr Iain Wright (Hartlepool): What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's fiscal policies on the level of long-term youth unemployment. (139714)

 4 Henry Smith (Crawley): What steps he is taking to help people with the cost of living. (139715)

 5 Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton): What steps he is taking to help people with the cost of living. (139716)

 6 Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree): What fiscal steps he is taking to encourage private sector job creation. (139717)

 7 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford): What progress HM Revenue and Customs has made in closing loopholes in the tax system. (139718)

 8 Barry Gardiner (Brent North): How many households no longer eligible for child benefit have opted not to receive it. (139719)

 9 Charlie Elphicke (Dover): What plans he has to tackle corporate tax avoidance and to close the tax gap. (139720)

 10 Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): How much VAT was paid by (a) sixth form colleges and (b) further education colleges in 2012. (139721)

 11 Valerie Vaz (Walsall South): What recent assessment he has made of the extent of under-employment in the workforce. (139722)

 12 George Freeman (Mid Norfolk): What recent steps he has taken to increase the level of infrastructure investment. (139723)

 13 Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside): How many working households will be affected by the changes to the up-rating of tax credits and other payments announced in the Autumn Statement. (139724)

 14 Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight): How much revenue will accrue to the Exchequer from the beer duty escalator in each of the next three years. (139725)

 15 Priti Patel (Witham): What plans he has to simplify the tax system. (139726)

 16 Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal): What progress has been made in making compensation payments under the Equitable Life payment scheme. (139727)

 17 Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon): What assessment he has made of the effect of increases in the personal allowance. (139728)

 18 Mark Menzies (Fylde): What fiscal steps he plans to take to ensure that local communities benefit financially from any extraction of shale gas. (139729)

 19 Margot James (Stourbridge): What assessment he has made of the level of support for small businesses provided through the Funding for Lending Scheme and other initiatives. (139730)

 20 Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport): What steps he is taking to help people with the cost of living. (139731)

 21 Duncan Hames (Chippenham): What recent progress he has made on the second wave of city deals. (139732)

 22 David Wright (Telford): What recent assessment he has made of the effect on economic growth of the level of bank lending to businesses. (139733)

 23 Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow): What assessment he has made of the effect on child poverty of the changes to the up-rating of tax credits and other payments announced in the Autumn Statement. (139734)

 24 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): What recent steps he has taken to increase the level of infrastructure investment. (139735)

 25 Ian Swales (Redcar): What plans he has to curb corporate tax avoidance. (139736)

At 12.15 pm

Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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

 T1 Mr David Amess (Southend West): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (139737)

 T2 Mr Tom Harris (Glasgow South):  (139738)

 T3 Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch):  (139739)

 T4 Steve Brine (Winchester):  (139740)

 T5 Kris Hopkins (Keighley):  (139741)

 T6 Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts):  (139742)

 T7 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central):  (139743)

 T8 Jane Ellison (Battersea):  (139744)

 T9 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford):  (139745)

 T10 Graham Jones (Hyndburn):  (139746)

At 12.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 EQUALITY (MARRIAGE) (AMENDMENT) [Up to 20 minutes]

Mr Edward Leigh

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the protected characteristics in the Equality Act 2010 to include a person’s conscientious beliefs about the definition of marriage; 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 ELECTORAL REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)  [No debate]

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Andrew Lansley

That the following provisions shall apply to the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 23 May 2012 (Electoral Registration and Administration Bill (Programme)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.

2. The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.

3. 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

Subsequent stages

4. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

5. The 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.

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

† 3 ELECTORAL REGISTRATION AND ADMINISTRATION BILL: Consideration of Lords Amendments (Lords Amendments 5 and 23 engage financial privilege).

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

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

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion three hours after commencement if the Electoral Registration and Administration Bill (Programme) (No. 2) Motion is agreed to.

† 4 HGV ROAD USER LEVY BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)  [Up to 45 minutes]

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

That the Order of 20 November 2012 (HGV Road User Levy Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

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

2. Proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order.

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

† 5 HGV ROAD USER LEVY BILL: Consideration.

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Third Reading will also be taken.

Proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings on the HGV Road User Levy Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion, if that Motion is agreed to.

† 6 TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT [No debate]

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Parental Leave (EU Directive) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 18 December 2012, be approved.

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

† 7 RATING AND VALUATION [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Rates Retention) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 8 January, be approved.

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

† 8 DANGEROUS DRUGS [No debate]

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 January, be approved.

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

† 9 DEFENCE PROCUREMENT [No debate]

Mr Philip Dunne

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 14596/12, a Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on transposition of Directive 2009/81/EC on Defence and Security Procurement; notes the Government’s approach in the timely implementation of the Directive; and further supports the Government’s proactive engagement with the Commission and our European Allies in the development of a ‘Comprehensive strategy for the defence sector’ while protecting national security interests.

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

At the end of the sitting:

10 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION [No debate]

Home to school transport (Roberta Blackman-Woods).

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

11 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Government support for people with epilepsy (Kate Hoey).

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

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES

Further to consider the Bill.

Further to consider the Bill.

To consider the Bill.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

To consider the draft Local Authorities (Conduct of Referendums) (Council Tax Increases) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013.

To consider the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2013.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: Women Offenders.

Witnesses: Juliet Lyon CBE, Director, Prison Reform Trust, Frances Crook OBE, Director, The Howard League for Penal Reform, and Clive Martin, Director, Clinks; Jacqueline McKenzie, Chief Executive, Hibiscus, Deborah Cowley, Director, Action for Prisoners’ Families, Rachel Halford, Director, Women in Prison, and Sherry Ashfield, Principal Practitioner, The Lucy Faithfull Foundation (at 10.30 am).

Subject: Future of the Civil Service.

Witnesses: Lord Wilson of Dinton GCB and Rt Hon Dame Janet Paraskeva DBE, Sir Nick Harvey MP, Rt Hon Nick Herbert MP, Rt Hon Caroline Spelman MP and Rt Hon Lord Adonis (at 10.30 am).

Subject: Quantitative Easing.

Witnesses: Mark Hyde-Harrison, Ruston Smith, and Mark Gull, National Association of Pension Funds; Dr Ros Altman, SAGA, and Simon Rose, Save our Savers (at 10.30 am).

Subject: Pre-legislative Scrutiny of the Draft Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill.

Witnesses: Remote Gambling Association; CARE and Sports Betting Group (at 11.15 am).

Subject: Pakistan.

Witness: Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State for International Development.

Subject: Steel Industry in Wales.

Witnesses: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Rt Hon David Jones MP, Secretary of State for Wales.

Subject: UK’s Relations With Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Witnesses: Rosemary Hollis, City University London, and Chris Doyle, Council for the Advancement of Arab British Understanding; Sir Alan Munro, former British Ambassador in Saudi Arabia (at 3.05 pm).

Subject: Rural Communities.

Witnesses: Richard Benyon MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Sara Eppel, Rural Communities Policy Unit, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

Subject: (i) Draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill; (ii) Localised Child Grooming; (iii) E-Crime; (iv) Capita’s Work for the UK Border Agency.

Witnesses: (i) Jeremy Browne MP, Minister of State, Home Office, and Rt Hon Don Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government; (ii) Ann Cryer (at 3.30 pm); (iii) Tom Ironside, Director of Business and Regulation, British Retail Consortium, and Mike Andrews, National eCrime Co-ordination Manager, National Trading Standards eCrime Centre (at 4.00 pm); (iv) Paul Pindar, Chief Executive, Andy Parker, Joint Chief Operating Officer, and Alistair MacTaggart, Managing Director, Secure Border Solutions, Capita Plc (at 4.45 pm).

Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.

Witnesses: Members of Parliament.

JOINT COMMITTEES

Subject: Banking Standards.

Witnesses: Tracey McDermott, Director of Enforcement and Financial Crime, Financial Services Authority, and Graham Nicholson, Chief Legal Adviser, Bank of England.

Subject: Parliamentary Privilege.

Witnesses: Charles W Johnson III; David Howarth and Nigel Pleming QC (at 6.00 pm).

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Football Governance Follow-Up (Fourth Report).

Prospects for codifying the relationship between central and local government (Third Report).

Autumn Statement 2012 (Seventh Report).

(Sixteenth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Abolition of regional planning: Yorkshire and Humber.

2Secretary of State for Defence: War Pensions Scheme uprating 2013.

3Secretary of State for Education: Driving up the quality of early education and childcare.

4Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Proposed extensions to the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales national parks.