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Order of Business Wednesday 20 May 2009 Here you can browse the House of Commons Order of Business for Wednesday 20 May 2009.

+ indicates Government business. Timings are indicative only. House of Commons Order of Business   At 11.30 am   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 Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster  1 Mary Creagh (Wakefield): What recent assessment he has made of the potential for social enterprises to deliver a greater range of public services in the next five years; and if he will make a statement. (276393)  2 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire): What steps he is taking to assist social enterprises during the recession. (276394)  3 Dr John Pugh (Southport): What guidance his Department provides to other Government departments on the use of open source software. (276396)  4 Anne Snelgrove (South Swindon): What assistance he is giving to social enterprises during the recession. (276398)  5 Mr Terry Rooney (Bradford North): What progress his Department has made in the implementation of the Real Help for Communities programme. (276399)  6 Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire): What progress his Department has made in the implementation of the Real Help for Communities programme. (276400)  7 Dr Tony Wright (Cannock Chase): If he will bring forward proposals to enable members of the public to bring matters directly to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration. (276401)  8 Paul Rowen (Rochdale): What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on proposals for reform of the Civil Service to be contained in legislation on constitutional reform. (276402)  9 Julie Morgan (Cardiff North): What steps he plans to take to assist charities in the current economic situation. (276404)  10 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd): What data the Office for National Statistics gathers on the level of voter registration. (276405)   At 12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.  Q1 Paul Rowen (Rochdale): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 May. (276335)  Q2 Sir Nicholas Winterton (Macclesfield): (276336)  Q3 Martin Linton (Battersea): (276337)  Q4 Phil Wilson (Sedgefield): (276338)  Q5 Mr John Baron (Billericay): (276339)  Q6 Sir Robert Smith (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine): (276340)  Q7 Mr David Hamilton (Midlothian): (276341)  Q8 Mr Marsha Singh (Bradford West): (276342)  Q9 Dr Alasdair McDonnell (Belfast South): (276343)  Q10 Keith Vaz (Leicester East): (276344)  Q11 Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes): (276345)  Q12 Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington): (276346)  Q13 Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West): (276347)  Q14 Andrew Miller (Ellesmere Port & Neston): (276348)  Q15 Mr James Arbuthnot (North East Hampshire): (276349) At 12.30 pm   Urgent Questions (if any)     Ministerial Statements (if any) Main Business † 1 APPOINTMENT OF THE COMPTROLLER AND AUDITOR GENERAL (The agreement of the Chairman of the Committee of Public Accounts has been signified). [Up to one and a half hours] The Prime Minister      That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Amyas Morse to the Office of Comptroller and Auditor General. An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.    The Twelfth Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, HC 256, on Selection of the new Comptroller and Auditor General, is relevant.    The Speaker will put the Question necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than one and a half hours after their commencement (Standing Order No. 16(1)). † 2 PLANNING: NATIONAL POLICY STATEMENTS [Up to three hours] Secretary Hazel Blears        That the following new Standing Order and amendments to the Standing Orders be made—

A. New Standing Order: Planning: national policy statements

(1)

Whenever a proposal for a national policy statement is laid before this House under section 9(2) of the Planning Act 2008 (‘the Act’), the Liaison Committee shall report either—

(a)

that it has designated a select committee appointed under Standing Order No. 152, or

(b)

that it recommends the appointment of a National Policy Statement Committee

to consider the proposal.

(2)

A National Policy Statement Committee—

(a)

shall be composed of not fewer than seven nor more than fourteen members, all of whom shall be, at the time of nomination, members of one or more of the following select committees—

Communities and Local Government

Energy and Climate Change

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Transport

Welsh Affairs;

(b)

shall have power—

(i)

to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place within the UK; and

(ii)

to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee’s order of reference; and

(c)

may report from time to time and shall cease to exist either—

(i)

if it has reported on the proposal before the designated date, when the relevant national policy statement or amended national policy statement has been laid under section 5(9) or section 6(9) of the Act; or

(ii)

if it has not reported on the proposal before the designated date, on the designated date;

(3)    A committee designated or appointed to consider a proposal for a national policy statement shall have power, in the course of its proceedings under this order, to invite Members of the House who are not members of the committee to attend, and, at the discretion of the chairman, take part in, its proceedings, but such Members may not move any motion or amendment to any motion or draft report, nor vote nor be counted in the quorum of the committee;

(4)

If a committee designated or appointed to consider a proposal for a national policy statement has not reported on the proposal before the designated date, then the chairman of the committee shall report that the committee makes no recommendation with regard to the proposal.

(5)

For the purposes of this Order, the designated date in relation to any proposal for a national policy statement is the thirty-ninth day before the expiry of the relevant period defined under section 9(6) of the Act.

B. Amendments to Standing Orders

That Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of select committees) be amended, by inserting after ‘(b)’ in line 17—

‘(i)

in the case of a motion to agree with a report from the Liaison Committee to appoint and nominate Members to a National Policy Statement Committee under Standing Order (Planning: National Policy Statements) the motion is made on behalf of the Liaison Committee by the chairman or another member of the committee; or

(ii)

in other cases’;

That Standing Order No. 145 (Liaison Committee) be amended by leaving out paragraphs (6), (7) and (8) and inserting the following paragraphs—

(6)

The committee shall have power to appoint two sub-committees, one of which shall be a National Policy Statements sub-committee.

(7)

A National Policy Statements sub-committee—

(a)

shall be composed of—

(i)

those members of the committee who are members of the Communities and Local Government, Energy and Climate Change, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Transport and Welsh Affairs Committees; and

(ii)

up to two other members of the committee, one of whom shall be appointed chairman of the sub-committee;

(b)

shall report to the committee on the use of the committee’s powers under paragraph (1) of Standing Order (Planning: National Policy Statements); and

(c)

may report to the committee on matters relating to national policy statements under the Planning Act 2008.

(8)

Each sub-committee shall have—

(a)

a quorum of three; and

(b)

power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, and to report to the committee from time to time.

(9)

The committee shall have power to report from time to time the minutes of evidence taken before any sub-committee.

(10)

The quorum of the committee shall be as provided in Standing Order No. 124 (Quorum of select committees), save that for consideration of a report from a National Policy Statements sub-committee under sub-paragraph (7)(b) the quorum shall be three.

John McDonnell Mr Paul Truswell Mike Wood Jeremy Corbyn Martin Salter Susan Kramer

Line 40, at end insert—

‘(3A)

If a committee designated or appointed to consider a proposal for a national policy statement has reported to the House its recommendation that a proposal for a national policy statement should be designated as a national policy statement, and a motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to that effect, the question thereon shall be put not later than one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the motion.

(3B)

If a committee designated or appointed to consider a proposal for a national policy statement has reported to the House its recommendation that a proposal for a national policy statement should not be designated as a national policy statement, no motion to approve the proposal for a statement shall be made unless the House has previously resolved to disagree with the committee’s recommendation; the questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the motion for such a resolution to disagree shall be put not later than three hours after their commencement; and the question shall be put forthwith on any motion thereafter made by a Minister of the Crown that such a proposal be designated as a national policy statement.

(3C)	Motions to which paragraphs (3A) and (3B) of this Order apply may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.’.

3	ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S.I., 2009, No. 505)

Mr David Cameron Mr Jeremy Hunt Mr Edward Vaizey Mr Tobias Ellwood Hugh Robertson Mr Patrick McLoughlin

That the Communications (Television Licensing) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 505), dated 26 February 2009, a copy of which was laid before this House on 9 March, be revoked.