Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 1 April 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 Private Business

Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Second Reading of Bill: no debate, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20)

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Andy Slaughter

John McDonnell

On Second Reading of the Transport for London Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

1Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire)
What steps he is taking to improve compassionate care in the NHS. (903418)

2Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East)
What his most recent estimate is of the cost to the public purse of reorganisation in the NHS. (903419)

3Mr John Spellar (Warley)
How many staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations since May 2010. (903420)

4Ann Coffey (Stockport)
What recent representations he has received on community pharmacies. (903421)

5Karen Lumley (Redditch)
What progress he has made on improving out-of-hospital care for frail elderly people. (903422)

6Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton)
What steps he is taking to reduce the time taken to diagnose brain tumours in children. (903423)

7Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow)
What estimate he has made of the number of patients who have waited for more than four hours in A&E departments in 2013-14 to date. (903424)

8Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough)
What progress has been made on achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health. (903425)

9Stephen McPartland (Stevenage)
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care. (903426)

10Pat Glass (North West Durham)
How many staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations since May 2010. (903427)

11Henry Smith (Crawley)
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care. (903428)

12Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central)
What progress has been made on achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health. (903429)

13Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
What steps the Government is taking to reduce the amount of sugar in children's diet. (903430)

14John Howell (Henley)
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care. (903431)

15Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith)
What progress has been made on achieving parity of esteem between physical and mental health. (903432)

16Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West)
What progress has been made by the taskforce reviewing the effects of the Working Time Directive on the NHS. (903434)

17Mr David Nuttall (Bury North)
What recent steps he has taken to improve maternity care in Greater Manchester. (903435)

18Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton)
What progress his Department has made on improving the performance of hospitals in special measures. (903436)

19David Tredinnick (Bosworth)
What steps he has taken to improve patient choice in the NHS. (903438)

20Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon)
What steps he is taking to improve compassionate care in the NHS. (903439)

21Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South)
How many staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by NHS organisations since May 2010. (903441)

22Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
If his Department will provide support for small rural GP surgeries additional to that provided through the new GP surgery funding formula. (903442)

At 12.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

T1Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (903408)

T2Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (903409)

T3Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome) (903410)

T4Lucy Powell (Manchester Central) (903411)

T5Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry) (903412)

T6Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (903413)

T7Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North) (903414)

T8Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (903415)

T9David Wright (Telford) (903416)

T10Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (903417)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 Presentation of Bills

Presentation of Bills: no debate (Standing Order No. 57)

National Parks (Governance)

Tim Farron

Bill to give powers to the Secretary of State to provide for elections to be held to the governing boards of National Parks on a pilot basis; and for connected purposes.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Regulation of Gambling Advertising: Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Jake Berry

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the advertising of gambling on broadcast media before the watershed; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

2. Finance (No.2) Bill: Second Reading

Until any hour (Standing Order No. 15(1)(a))

Edward Miliband

Ed Balls

Chris Leslie

Mr Chuka Umunna

Rachel Reeves

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House declines to give the Finance (No. 2) Bill a Second Reading because it fails to address the cost-of-living crisis which will see working people worse off at the end of this Parliament than at the beginning; because while working people are £1,600 a year worse off it prioritises a tax cut for millionaires of on average £100,000; because it offers a marriage tax allowance which will help only a third of married couples, rather than a 10 pence starting rate of tax which would help millions more families; and because it fails to set out measures to tackle rising energy bills, get young people into work, boost housing supply and help families with childcare costs within this Parliament.

3. Finance (No.2) Bill: PROGRAMME

No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That the following provisions shall apply to the Finance (No. 2) Bill:

Committal

1. The following shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House:

(a) Clauses 1, 5 to 7, 11, 72 to 74 and 112;

(b) Schedule 1;

(c) any new Clauses, and any new Schedules, relating to:

(i) tax relief in connection with the costs of childcare, or

(ii) income tax allowances for parties to a marriage or civil partnership, or

(iii) air passenger duty, or

(iv) the rate of the bank levy, or

(v) the subject matter of Clause 1, or

(vi) the subject matter of Clauses 5 to 7 and Schedule 1.

2. The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Committee

3.(1) Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in two days.

(2) Those proceedings shall be taken on each of those days as shown in the first column of the following table and in the order so shown.

(3) Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in relation to it in the second column of the Table.

(4) Standing Order No. 83B (programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House.

Table

4. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 17 June 2014.

5. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

6. When the provisions of the Bill considered respectively by the Committee of the whole House and by the Public Bill Committee have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Public Bill Committee.

Consideration and Third Reading

7. Proceedings on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed in two days.

8. Standing Order No. 83B (programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

 MOTION TO BE TAKEN AT 7.00PM

DEFERRED DIVISIONS

No debate (Standing Order No. 41A(3))

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the motion in the name of Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to the Finance (No. 2) Bill (Carry-over).

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

4. FINANCE (nO. 2) BILL: CARRY-OVER

No debate (Standing Order No. 80A(1)(a))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That if, at the conclusion of this Session of Parliament, proceedings on the Finance (No. 2) Bill have not been completed, they shall be resumed in the next Session.

5. DANGEROUS DRUGS

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)

Secretary Theresa May

That the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 5 March, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

6. CRIMINAL LAW

No debate (Standing Orders No. 118(6)

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001 (Amendment) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 4 November 2013, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

7. PUBLIC BODIES

No debate (Standing Orders No. 118(6)

Secretary Owen Paterson

That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Committee on Agricultural Valuation) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 6 February, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Reconfiguration of services at the Sir Robert Peel Hospital: Christopher Pincher

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for two and a half hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))

9.30am

North Wales economy: Mr David Hanson

11.00am

Government support for grassroots football: Mr David Crausby

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm

UK automotive industry: Gavin Williamson

4.00pm

Improving flood resilience in Worcester: Mr Robin Walker

4.30pm

Europe for Citizens programme 2014-20: Michael Connarty

The debate will arise on a motion for the adjournment, to be moved by a Minister.

The second part of the sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Performance Targets for the Intellectual Property Office (an Operating Name of the Patent Office) for 2014–15

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

2.Business Rates

Secretary of State for Justice

3.Fees in the civil court system

4.Parole Board Rules

Secretary of State for Transport

5.Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games Airspace Restrictions

6.Introduction of the HGV Road User Levy

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

7.Creation of the Office for Nuclear Regulation

Notes:

Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/todays-written-statements/.

COMMITTEES MEETING TODAY

The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be changed without notice.

 Public Bill Committees

Criminal Justice and Courts Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 10

8.55am (public), 2.00pm (public)

 DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

Third Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2014

Room 9

8.55am (public)

 Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: Green Deal: watching brief (part 2)

Witnesses: Peter Broad, Policy Manager, Citizens Advice, Jenny Holland, Head of Parliamentary Team, Association for the Conservation of Energy, and Jenny Saunders, Chief Executive, National Energy Action; Richard Lambert, Chief Executive, National Landlords Association, Matthew O’Connell, Policy Officer, British Property Federation, Councillor Tim Moore, LGA Environment and Housing Board, Local Government Association, and John Alker, Director, UK Green Building Council (at 10.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Public Administration

Room 7

9.15am (private)

Committee on Standards

Room 13

9.30am (private)

International Development

Room 5

9.30am (private)

Welsh Affairs

Subject: International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK bodies

Witnesses: Dr Andrew Crawley, Research Fellow, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University, Professor Jerry Hunter, School of Welsh, Pro-vice Chancellor, Bangor University, and Professor Annette Pritchard, Director, Welsh Centre for Tourism Research, Cardiff Metropolitan University

Room 8

9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Business, Innovation and Skills

Room 6

9.45am (private)

Treasury

Subject: Budget 2014

Witnesses: Chris Woolard, Director of Policy, Risk and Research, and David Geale, Head of Savings, Investment and Distribution, Financial Conduct Authority; Dr Ros Altmann, Pensions Policy, Investment Banking, Savings and Retirement Expert, and Jane Vass, Head of Public Policy, AgeUK (at 10.30am); Chris Hannant, Director General, Association of Professional Financial Advisers, Robin Fieth, Chief Executive, Building Societies Association, and Joanne Segars, Chief Executive, National Association of Pension Funds (at 11.00am)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Future of the BBC

Witnesses: Professor Steven Barnett, Professor of Communications, University of Westminster, Professor Patrick Barwise, Emeritus Professor of Management and Marketing, London Business School, Professor Charlie Beckett, Department for Media and Communications, LSE, and Lis Howell, Deputy Head of the Journalism Department, City University

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Foreign Affairs

Room 16

1.45pm (private)

Defence

Subject: The Armed Forces Covenant in Action? Part 5: Military Casualties

Witnesses: Sue Freeth, Director of Operations, Royal British Legion, Bryn Parry, Co-founder and Chief Executive, Help for Heroes, Peter Poole, Director of Strategic Planning and Partnerships, Combat Stress, and Air Vice-Marshal David Murray, Chief Executive Officer, SSAFA; Surgeon General Air Marshal C P A Evans (RAF), Rear Admiral Simon Williams, Assistant Chief of Defence Staff (Personnel and Training), Caroline Pusey, Head of Service and Veterans’ Welfare, and Surgeon Captain John Sharpley (RN), Defence Consultant Advisor in Psychiatry, Ministry of Defence, Jon Rouse, Director General for Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Department of Health, and Kate Davies, Head of Public Health, Armed Forces and their Families and Health and Justice, NHS England (at 3.30pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Health

Subject: Children’s and adolescent mental health and CAMHS

Witnesses: Barbara Rayment, Chair, Children and Young People’s Mental Health Coalition, Professor Peter Fonagy, National Clinical Lead, Children and Young People’s Improving Access to Psychological Therapies Programme, Dr Peter Hindley, Chair of the Faculty of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Royal College of Psychiatrists, Dr Jane Roberts, RCGP National Clinical Champion for Youth Mental Health, and Sarah Brennan, Chief Executive, Young Minds

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Zero-Hours Contracts

Witnesses: Dr Rachel Shanks, UCU Branch Secretary, University of Aberdeen, Mary Senior, Scotland Official, University and College Union, and Justine Seran, UCU member, University of Edinburgh

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: (i) The work of the Immigration Directorates (Q4); (ii) Reform of the Police Federation

Witnesses: (i) James Brokenshire MP, Minister for Security and Immigration, Sarah Rapson, Director General, UK Visas and Immigration Directorate, and Mandie Campbell, Director General, Immigration Enforcement Directorate, Home Office; (ii) Fiona McElroy, former Head of Communications, Police Federation (at 3.45pm); John Tully, Metropolitan Police Federation, and Ian Edwards, West Midlands Police Federation (at 4.15pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Backbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses: Members of Parliament to apply for debates, including on: Social mobility and child poverty strategy; Freedom of thought, conscience and religion around the world

Room 18

2.55pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

50th Report: The rural broadband programme, HC 834

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 8 April to Thursday 10 April

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 2 April. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 3 April.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 7 April

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or the rise of House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 1 April. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 2 April.

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Deputy Prime Minister; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Home Office; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions.

Weeks beginning 28 April and 12 May

Business, Innovation and Skills; Communities and Local Government; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport.

Weeks beginning 5 May and 19 May

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Deputy Prime Minister; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Home Office; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions.