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Order of Business Monday 25 March 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 the Home Department

1 Fiona Bruce (Congleton): If she will bring forward legislative proposals to introduce a modern slavery act. (149407)

2 Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire): What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of neighbourhood policing. (149408)

3 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey): What steps she is taking to record the employment status of foreign nationals who reside in the UK; and if she will make a statement. (149409)

4 Mr Robin Walker (Worcester): What steps she is taking to ensure that the UK's visa system helps tourists and business people from China to come to the UK without a loss of control over immigration. [R] (149410)

5 Lorely Burt (Solihull): What steps she is taking to improve the performance of the UK Border Agency. (149411)

6 Simon Wright (Norwich South): What steps she is taking to tackle cybercrime. (149412)

7 John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What assessment she has made of the recommendations of the Joint Committee on the draft Communications Data Bill. (149413)

8 Henry Smith (Crawley): What support her Department is providing to police and crime commissioners and local authorities to tackle illegal Traveller sites. (149414)

9 Nigel Mills (Amber Valley): What progress her Department is making in reducing net migration to the UK. (149415)

10 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark): How many requests for a reconsideration of a decision to refuse leave to remain are outstanding; and what the oldest such cases currently being reconsidered are. (149416)

11 Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South): What steps she is taking to increase the use of CCTV in communities where it is wanted. (149417)

12 Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan): What steps her Department is taking better to manage immigration. (149418)

13 Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What assessment she has made of the number of student visitor visas issued in the last year for which figures are available. (149419)

14 Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith): What progress her Department has made on improving the detection and reporting of incidents of domestic violence. (149420)

15 Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What assessment she has made of trends in the number of foreign criminals who have been deported since June 2010. (149421)

16 Lyn Brown (West Ham): How many local authorities have imposed a late levy on licensed premises to date; and how much income has been raised for policing as a result. (149422)

17 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay): What progress her Department is making in reducing net migration to the UK. (149424)

18 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley): What assessment she has made of the capabilities of the police to record, investigate and detect rapes and serious sexual assaults. (149425)

19 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What assessment her Department has made of public support for reducing net migration. (149428)

20 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East): What assessment she has made of the number of student visitor visas issued in the last year for which figures are available. (149429)

21 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): How many local authorities have imposed a late levy on licensed premises to date; and how much income has been raised for policing as a result. (149430)

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 Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge): If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (149432)

T2 Lorely Burt (Solihull): (149433)

T3 Steve Baker (Wycombe): (149434)

T4 Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): (149435)

T5 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood): (149436)

T6 Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): (149437)

T7 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough): (149439)

T8 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys): (149441)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 SUCCESSION TO HEREDITARY PEERAGES AND ESTATES [Up to 20 minutes]

Mary Macleod

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to remove male-preference primogeniture in succession to hereditary peerages and estates.

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to ten minutes (Standing Order No. 23(3)).

Main Business

† indicates Government Business

† 2 WAYS AND MEANS: Adjourned debate on Question [20 March] [Until 10.00 pm]

1. Amendment of the Law

(1) That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.

(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide-

(a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation;

(b) for refunding an amount of tax;

(i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and

(ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description-(Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer).

For the remaining Budget Motions, numbers 2 to 71, and those relating to Procedure and Money, see separate Paper.

Those Motions are to be moved at the conclusion of the Budget Debate, after the decision on the Motion before the House on Amendment of the Law. They will be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 51(3)).

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

A Bill is to be brought in upon these Resolutions if they are agreed to by the House.

† 3 CONSUMER PROTECTION [No debate]

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Domestic Infringements) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 19 December 2012, be approved.