Order of Business Monday 11 February 2013

+ indicates Government business.
Timings are indicative only.

House of Commons

Order of Business

At 2.30 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 the Home Department

 1 Jane Ellison (Battersea): What recent steps she has taken to tackle female genital mutilation. (142175)

 2 Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire): What steps she has taken to control immigration from Bulgaria and Romania. (142176)

 3 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering): What steps she plans to take to control the entry of Romanian and Bulgarian nationals to the UK from 1 January 2014. (142178)

 4 Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): What assessment she has made of the recent performance of the UK Border Agency and the UK Border Force. (142179)

 5 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What estimate she has made of the potential level of immigration from Bulgaria and Romania after the expiry of transitional controls. (142180)

 6 James Wharton (Stockton South): What steps she has taken to control immigration from Bulgaria and Romania. (142181)

 7 Pete Wishart (Perth and North Perthshire): What recent assessment she has made of the effect of immigration policy on the recruitment of students from overseas to universities in Scotland. (142182)

 8 Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of the College of Policing since its establishment. (142183)

 9 Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton): What financial and logistical support she is offering to the Independent Police Complaints Commission for its inquiry into Hillsborough. (142184)

 10 Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree): What steps she plans to take to increase the use of CCTV in response to community demand. (142185)

 11 Ian Lavery (Wansbeck): What steps she plans to take to increase the use of CCTV in response to community demand. (142186)

 12 Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): What recent steps she has taken to tackle gang and youth violence. (142187)

 13 Mr David Ward (Bradford East): What steps her Department is taking to ensure that applications for residence cards from citizens of the European Economic Area which have been referred for policy guidance are processed promptly. (142188)

 14 Simon Wright (Norwich South): What steps she is taking to enable local communities to tackle anti-social behaviour. (142189)

 15 Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North): What recent assessment she has made of the detection rates for violent crimes against the person; and if she will make a statement. (142190)

 16 John Robertson (Glasgow North West): How many people are subject to a terrorism prevention and investigation measure. (142191)

 17 Bob Blackman (Harrow East): What steps she has taken to control immigration from Bulgaria and Romania. (142192)

 18 Mr David Amess (Southend West): What steps she has taken to tackle human trafficking groups in their country of origin. (142193)

 19 Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon): What assessment she has made of the operational readiness of the National Crime Agency. (142194)

 20 Mark Pawsey (Rugby): What recent steps she has taken to reduce alcohol-related crime. (142196)

 21 Paul Goggins (Wythenshawe and Sale East): What progress has been made on locating Ibrahim Magag. (142197)

 22 Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth): What recent progress her Department has made on improving the detection and reporting of incidents of domestic violence. (142198)

 23 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds): What steps she has taken to control immigration from Bulgaria and Romania. (142199)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

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

 T1 Stuart Andrew (Pudsey): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (142200)

 T2 Mark Pawsey (Rugby):  (142201)

 T3 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent):  (142203)

 T4 Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):  (142204)

 T5 Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):  (142205)

 T6 Toby Perkins (Chesterfield):  (142206)

 T7 Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North):  (142207)

 T8 John Glen (Salisbury):  (142208)

 T9 Gavin Shuker (Luton South):  (142209)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business

† indicates Government Business

† 1 EUROPEAN UNION (APPROVALS) BILL [LORDS]: Committee. [Until 10.00 pm]

For Amendments, see separate Paper.

Remaining stages will also be taken.

Proceedings in Committee and any proceedings on Consideration will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 9.00 pm, and proceedings on Third Reading will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 10.00 pm (Order of 4 February).

2 BACKBENCH BUSINESS [Until 10.00 pm]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE SETTLEMENT FOR RURAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES

Neil Parish

Mr Graham Stuart

That this House has considered the matter of the local government finance settlement for rural local authorities.

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

† 3 POLITICAL PARTIES, NORTHERN IRELAND [No debate]

Secretary Theresa Villiers

That the draft Control of Donations and Regulation of Loans etc (Extension of the Prescribed Period) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 5 December 2012, be approved.

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

† 4 NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE [No debate]

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2012, which were laid before this House on 10 December 2012, be approved.

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

† 5 SOCIAL SECURITY [No debate]

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the draft Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 10 December 2012, be approved.

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

† 6 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION [No debate]

Secretary Owen Paterson

That the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 8 January, be approved.

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

† 7 CRIMINAL LAW [No debate]

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 January, be approved.

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

† 8 CONTRACTING OUT [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Local Authorities (Contracting Out of Tax Billing, Collection and Enforcement Functions) (Amendment) (England) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 14 January, be approved.

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

† 9 COUNCIL TAX [No debate]

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Detection of Fraud and Enforcement) (England) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 14 January, be approved.

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

† 10 REGULATING EUROPEAN POLITICAL PARTIES [No debate]

Mr David Lidington

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 13842/12, draft proposal for a Regulation on the statute and funding of European political parties and European political foundations, No. 13777/12, a Commission working document prefiguring the proposal for an amendment to the Financial Regulation introducing a new title on the financing of European political parties, and No. 17469/12, a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU Euratom) No. 966/2012 as regards the financing of European political parties; notes that these proposals are still being considered by the Council; and supports the Government’s position that the UK, along with other Member States, should seek further clarification on a number of points before negotiations progress further.

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

† 11 SITTINGS OF THE HOUSE (22 MARCH) [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Mr Andrew Lansley

That this House shall sit on Friday 22 March.

As an Amendment to Mr Andrew Lansley’s proposed Motion (Sittings of the House (22 March)):

Edward Miliband

Ms Angela Eagle

Ms Rosie Winterton

(a)

Line 1 leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘shall not sit on Friday 22 March but shall sit on Wednesday 27 March.’.

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

12 HUMAN RIGHTS (JOINT COMMITTEE) [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Mr Dominic Raab be discharged from the Joint Committee on Human Rights and Mr Robert Buckland be added.

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

13 JUSTICE [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Mr Robert Buckland and Robert Neill be discharged from the Justice Committee and Gareth Johnson and Mike Weatherley be added.

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

14 PRIVILEGES [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Annette Brooke be discharged from the Committee of Privileges and Sir Nick Harvey be added.

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

15 STANDARDS [No debate after 10.00 pm]

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Annette Brooke be discharged from the Committee on Standards and Sir Nick Harvey be added.

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

At the end of the sitting:

16 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION [No debate]

West Lancashire developments (Rosie Cooper).

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

17 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Policing violence at hunts (Chris Williamson [R]).

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

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE

To consider European Union Document No. 16374/12, a Commission Communication on establishing appropriate relations between the European Union and the European Space Agency.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

To consider the draft Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 and the draft Universal Credit Regulations 2013.

To consider the Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subjects: (i) Building Regulations Applying to Electrical Installation and Repairs in Dwellings; (ii) Private Rented Sector.

Witnesses: (i) Rt Hon Don Foster MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State Department for Communities and Local Government; (ii) Sir Adrian Montague, leader of the Review of the Barriers to Institutional Investment in Private Rented Homes (at 5.00 pm).

Subject: Aviation Strategy.

Witnesses: Environment Agency; Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and Councillor Daniel Moylan, Aviation Advisor to the Mayor of London (at 4.25 pm); Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP, Secretary of State for Transport (at 5.05 pm).

JOINT COMMITTEES

Subject: Banking Standards.

Witnesses: Johnny Cameron, former Chairman of Global Banking and Markets, John Hourican, Chief Executive Officer of Markets and International Banking and Peter Nielsen, Chief Executive Officer, Markets, Royal Bank of Scotland Group (at 3.00 pm); Sir Philip Hampton, Chairman, and Stephen Hester, Group Chief Executive, Royal Bank of Scotland Group (at 4.30 pm).

Subject: Parliamentary Privilege.

Witnesses: Mary Harris, Clerk of the New Zealand Parliament; Bernard Wright, Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives, and Dr Rosemary Laing, Clerk of the Australian Senate (at 8.30 pm).

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Department for Work and Pensions: Contract management of medical services (Twenty-Third Report).

Educating tomorrow’s engineers: the impact of Government reforms on 14–19 education (Seventh Report).

An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2012–13 (Second Special Report).

Department for International Development: The Multilateral Aid Review (Twenty-Sixth Report).

Lifting the restrictions on NEST (Fourth Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Regional Growth Fund update.

2Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Update on horsemeat and contaminated food.

3Secretary of State for Scotland: Scotland in the UK.

4Secretary of State for Transport: Roadside facilities.

5Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Changes to the Regulated Social Fund schemes.

General Committee Notices

A Programming Sub-Committee in respect of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill will meet on Monday 11 February at 3.30 pm.

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 12 February at 8.00 am and 2.00 pm and Thursday 14 February at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm to consider the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill.*

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 12 February at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm and Thursday 14 February at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm further to consider the Crime and Courts Bill [Lords].

European Committee C will meet on Monday 11 February at 4.30 pm to consider European Union Documents No. 16374/12, a Commission Communication on establishing appropriate relations between the European Union and the European Space Agency.

The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 11 February at 4.30 pm to consider the draft Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2013 and the draft Universal Credit Regulations 2013.

The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 11 February at 6.05 pm to consider the draft Social Security (Payments on Account of Benefit) Regulations 2013.

The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 12 February at 8.55 am to consider the draft Civil Enforcement of Road Traffic Contraventions (Representations and Appeals) (Wales) Regulations 2013.

The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 12 February at 2.30 pm to consider the draft Jobseeker’s Allowance Regulations 2013 and the draft Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013.

The Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 13 February at 8.55 am to consider the Motion in the name of Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry.

*Subject to agreement by the Programming Sub-Committee.