Order of Business Tuesday 11 September 2012

+ 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 Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

 1 Caroline Dinenage (Gosport): What steps he is taking to tackle tax avoidance. (120134)

 2 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley): What recent steps he has taken to support nationally important infrastructure projects. (120135)

 3 Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough): What assessment he has made of the effect that investment in infrastructure will have on the economy. (120136)

 4 Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill): What recent estimate he has made of the effect on pensioners of plans to end age-related tax allowances. (120137)

 5 Mr George Mudie (Leeds East): What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the public sector net borrowing figures in the current fiscal year. (120138)

 6 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham): What steps he has taken to help households with their cost of living. (120139)

 7 Karl McCartney (Lincoln): What assessment he has made of the effect on pubs of the continuation of the beer duty escalator. (120140)

 8 Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton): What steps he is taking to simplify the tax system. (120141)

 9 Steve Brine (Winchester): What plans he has to maintain low market interest rates. (120142)

 10 Chris Evans (Islwyn): What estimate he has made of the effect of the level of VAT on the retail sector in the last 12 months. (120143)

 11 Naomi Long (Belfast East): If he will commission research to determine the effect of Air Passenger Duty on UK holidaymakers, employment and economic growth. (120144)

 12 Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down): What assessment he has made of the effect of Air Passenger Duty on tourism and the regional economy. (120145)

 13 Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South): What assessment he has made of the effect on families with children of the tax and benefit changes made in 2012-13. (120146)

 14 John Stevenson (Carlisle): What assessment he has made of the effect on the cost of living of the increase in the personal allowance. (120147)

 15 Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire): What steps the Government has taken to reduce the cost of credit to the real economy. (120148)

 16 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on fiscal measures to reduce long-term youth unemployment. (120149)

 17 Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on fiscal measures to reduce long-term youth unemployment. (120150)

 18 Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood): What contributions the UK (a) has made in the last year and (b) will make in the next year to the European Investment Bank. (120151)

 19 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston): What recent discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on fiscal measures to reduce long-term youth unemployment. (120152)

 20 Graham Evans (Weaver Vale): What assessment he has made of the effect that investment in infrastructure will have on the economy. (120153)

 21 Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire): What recent steps he has taken to support nationally important infrastructure projects. (120154)

 22 Paul Flynn (Newport West): What progress his Department has made on implementation of the National Infrastructure Plan 2011. (120155)

 23 Gavin Barwell (Croydon Central): What steps he has taken to help households with their cost of living. (120156)

 24 Peter Aldous (Waveney): What assessment he has made of the relative effect of Progressive Beer Duty Relief on breweries seeking to maximise export opportunities. (120157)

 25 Neil Carmichael (Stroud): What steps the Government has taken to reduce the cost of credit to the real economy. (120158)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

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

 T1 Karen Lumley (Redditch): If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (120159)

 T2 Guy Opperman (Hexham):  (120160)

 T3 Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal):  (120162)

 T4 Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):  (120163)

 T5 Stephen Timms (East Ham):  (120164)

 T6 David Mowat (Warrington South):  (120165)

 T7 Derek Twigg (Halton):  (120166)

 T8 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle):  (120167)

 T9 Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown):  (120168)

At 3.30 pm Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

1 NHS AUDIT REQUIREMENTS (FOREIGN NATIONALS) [Up to 20 minutes]

Henry Smith

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to instruct the National Health Service to record and audit the cost of treatment of individuals not entitled to free health care and of foreign nationals under the European Health Insurance Card Scheme and other reciprocal healthcare agreements; 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

2 OPPOSITION DAY (6th allotted day) [Until 10.00 pm]

UNIVERSAL CREDIT AND WELFARE REFORM

Edward Miliband

Mr Liam Byrne

Stephen Twigg

Hilary Benn

Stephen Timms

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House notes that the Universal Credit is late and over budget; recognises that there is widespread unease surrounding the implementation of the £2 billion scheme’s IT system; further notes that the project is so badly designed that it is set to reduce work incentives for over two million people and hurt small businesses and the self-employed; believes that Ministers have failed to properly account for numerous basic details of how the scheme will work, such as its interaction with free school meals or what is to be done with 20,000 Housing Benefit staff; further believes that the project is poorly thought through and is now at risk of descending into chaos; and calls on the Government to publish the business case, so that the House can see a detailed plan of implementation, and urgently to set out a plan to address these deep flaws before it is too late.

HIGHER AND FURTHER EDUCATION FEES AND SKILLS

Edward Miliband

Mr Chuka Umunna

Ed Balls

Shabana Mahmood

Mr Gordon Marsden

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House notes with concern that September 2012 marks the first term where students will face the trebling of student fees to £9,000 a year; further notes that barriers are also being put up for vocational routes, with direct Government support for learners cut for level 3 courses and above, which includes apprenticeships and access courses to university, and with Higher Education-style loans being introduced, costing learners up to £4,000 a year; and calls on the Government to change course and, as a first step, reduce tuition fees to £6,000, funded by reversing the corporation tax cut for banks and requiring graduates earning over £65,000 a year to pay higher interest rates on their student loans.

As an Amendment to Edward Miliband’s proposed Motion (Higher and further education fees and skills):

The Prime Minister

The Deputy Prime Minister

Secretary Vince Cable

Mr David Willetts

Matthew Hancock

Mr Alistair Carmichael

(a)

Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘congratulates all those who have recently achieved their educational qualifications; notes the number of full-time higher education students in 2012 is expected to be higher than in any year under the previous administration; believes that the pupil premium, which is designed to raise the attainment of pupils from low-income households, represents a powerful mechanism for widening participation in higher education; welcomes the increased spending on widening participation in higher education, including the higher maintenance grants, the National Scholarship Programme and the extension of tuition loans to part-time students; further notes the Institute for Fiscal Studies’ recent finding that the new student finance system ‘is actually more progressive than its predecessor: the poorest 29 per cent of graduates will be better off under the new system’; supports the extra information provided to prospective students through the student finance tour and the Key Information Set; further supports the efforts being made to ensure the best possible match between students and institutions, with one-quarter of all undergraduate places removed from centralised number controls; and congratulates the Government for working with employers to deliver an unprecedented increase in apprenticeships, with 800,000 new starts since September 2010.’.

Relevant documents:

Twelfth Report from the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Session 2010-12, on Government reform of higher education, HC 885, and the Government response, HC 286;

Oral evidence taken before the Business, Innovation and Skills Committee, Government reform of higher education: Follow-up, on 15 June, HC 274-i, and on 4 July, HC 274-ii.

The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).

Debate may continue until 10.00 pm.

† indicates Government Business

† 3 EURODAC [No debate]

James Brokenshire

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 10638/12, relating to a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the establishment of ‘EURODAC’ for the comparison of fingerprints for the effective application of Regulation (EU) No.[.../...] (establishing the criteria and mechanisms for determining the Member State responsible for examining an application for international protection lodged in one of the Member States by a third-country national or a stateless person) and to request comparisons with EURODAC data by Member States’ law enforcement authorities and Europol for law enforcement purposes and amending Regulation (EU) No. 1077/2011 establishing a European Agency for the operational management of large-scale IT systems in the area of freedom, security and justice; and supports the Government’s recommendation to exercise the right to decide whether or not to opt in to the Directive in accordance with Title V of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

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

† 4 EU READMISSION AGREEMENT WITH TURKEY [No debate]

Mr Mark Harper

That this House takes note of European Union Documents No. 11720/12, a draft Council Decision concerning the signing of the Agreement between the European Union and Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation, and No. 11743/12, a draft Council Decision concerning the conclusion of the Agreement between the European Union and Turkey on the readmission of persons residing without authorisation; and supports the Government’s recommendation to opt in to the draft Council Decision on conclusion.

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

At the end of the sitting:

5 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITION [No debate]

Post Office facilities (Bargeddie) (Mr Tom Clarke).

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

6 ADJOURNMENT

Proposed subject: Case of Wayne Moore (Diana Johnson).

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

COMMITTEES

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEE

To consider the Bill.

EUROPEAN COMMITTEE

To consider European Union Document No. 8680/11 and Addenda 1 to 4, relating to a draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on Credit Agreements Relating to Residential Property.

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Environment Protection Advisory Committees) Order 2012 and the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Regional and Local Fisheries Advisory Committees) Order 2012.

To consider the draft Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Devolution of Policing and Justice Functions) Order 2012.

To consider the draft Child Support Maintenance Calculation Regulations 2012 and the draft Child Support Maintenance (Changes to Basic Rate and Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations 2012.

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Crown Court Rule Committee and Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee) Order 2012.

To consider the draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012.

SELECT COMMITTEES

Subject: GCSE Exam Results.

Witnesses: Brian Lightman, General Secretary, Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), Mike Griffiths, Headmaster, Northampton School for Boys and ASCL President, Russell Hobby, General Secretary, National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), and Kenny Fredericks, Principal, George Green’s School, Isle of Dogs and member of NAHT Executive; Glenys Stacey, Chief Regulator, Amanda Spielman, Chair, and Cath Jadhav, Acting Director of Standards, Ofqual (at 10.30 am).

Subject: Monetary Policy Committee Appointment Hearing.

Witness: Ian McCafferty, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee.

Subject: Progress on Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) and the Regional Growth Fund.

Witnesses: LEP Network, Greater Cambridge and Greater Peterborough LEP, Tees Valley Unlimited, Sheffield City Region LEP, and Oxfordshire LEP; Steelite International, Sunderland Software City, Northern Pinetree Trust, Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales, Black Country Reinvestment Society, and EEF (The Manufacturers’ Organisation) (at 11.45 am).

Subject: Building the New Nuclear: The Challenges Ahead.

Witnesses: Professor Nick Pidgeon, Cardiff University, Alyn Jones, Lead Officer, New Nuclear Local Authorities Group, and Bob Brown, Corporate Director, Corporate Services, Sedgemoor District Council; Alasdair Reisner, Director of External Affairs, Civil Engineering Contractors Association, Steve Geary, Skills Strategy Director, CITB Construction Skills, John Earp, Fellow, Institution of Civil Engineers, and Dr Tim Fox, Head of Energy and Environment, Institution of Mechanical Engineers (at 11.15 am).

Subject: Future of the European Union: UK Government Policy.

Witness: Professor Patrick Minford CBE, Professor of Applied Economics, Cardiff Business School.

Subject: Annual Accountability Hearing with the Care Quality Commission.

Witnesses: Dame Jo Williams DBE, Chair, and David Behan CBE, Chief Executive, Care Quality Commission.

Subject: Olympics Security.

Witnesses: Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, and Chris Allison MBE, Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service; Paul Deighton, Chief Executive, and Lord Coe, Chair, London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (at 11.00 am); Charles Farr OBE, Director, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Home Office (at 11.45 am); Nick Buckles, Chief Executive, and David Taylor-Smith, Chief Operating Officer, G4S (at 12.30 pm).

Subject: EU Data Protection Framework Proposals.

Witnesses: Anna Fielder, Trustee and Company Secretary, Privacy International, and Georgina Nelson, Information Policy and Lawyer, Which?; Francoise Le Bail, Director-General, and Marie-Hélène Boulanger, Head of the Data Protection Unit, Directorate-General Justice, European Commission (at 11.00 am).

Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.

Witnesses: Members of Parliament.

JOINT COMMITTEE

OTHER COMMITTEE

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

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS

Pre-Appointment Hearing with the Government’s Preferred Candidate for Chair of the Committee on Climate Change (Fourth Report).

The Regional Growth Fund (Fifth Report).

Air Travel Organisers’ Licensing (ATOL) Reform: Government response to the Committee’s Seventeenth Report of Session 2010-12 (Fourth Special Report).

Flight time limitations: Government response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2012-13 (Fifth Special Report).

Strategic thinking in Government: without National Strategy, can viable Government strategy emerge? Government Response to the Committee’s Twenty Fourth Report of Session 2010-12 (Third Special Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today

1Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Small Charitable Donations Bill: Sanctions and Penalties Contingencies Fund Advance.

2Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs: Zimbabwe: EU Restrictive Measures.

3Secretary of State for Transport: Fuel Quality Directive transposition.

4Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Cold Weather Payment Scheme 2012-13.