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Order of Business Monday 18 October 2010

+ 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 Work and Pensions
 1
Elizabeth Truss (South West Norfolk):  What progress his Department has made towards the launch of its work programme providing personalised assistance to those out of work.
(17481)
 2
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of services provided to jobseekers by Jobcentre Plus.
(17482)
 3
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):  What progress his Department has made towards the launch of its work programme providing personalised assistance to those out of work.
(17483)
 4
Tony Baldry (Banbury):  What support his Department plans to make available to people on incapacity benefit to enable them to take up employment.
(17484)
 5
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  What plans he has to amend the eligibility criteria for winter fuel allowance; and if he will make a statement.
(17485)
 6
Stephen Mosley (City of Chester):  What steps are being taken to improve the quality and accuracy of the work capability assessment.
(17486)
 7
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):  What steps he is taking to increase the proportion of benefit fraud detected.
(17487)
 8
Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire):  What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of the support provided to jobseekers by Jobcentre Plus.
(17488)
 9
Mike Crockart (Edinburgh West):  What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and accuracy of the work capability assessment.
(17489)
 10
Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire):  What steps his Department is taking to enforce payment of child support by parents who refuse to pay.
(17490)
 11
Jim McGovern (Dundee West):  What recent assessment his Department has made of the effects on levels of benefit dependency of wage levels.
(17491)
 12
Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase):  What programmes his Department operates to deliver equality for disabled people.
(17492)
 13
Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East):  Whether carers' allowance payments will be included in the proposed cap on benefit payments.
(17493)
 14
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal):  What options he has considered for future support for mortgage interest payments for those out of work.
(17494)
 15
Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire):  If he will remove eligibility for child benefit in respect of children not resident in the UK from non-UK EU nationals working in the UK.
(17495)
 16
Stuart Andrew (Pudsey):  What progress he has made on his plans to introduce automatic enrolment into workplace pensions in 2012.
(17496)
 17
James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis):  What steps his Department is taking to increase the quality and accuracy of the work capability assessment.
(17497)
 18
Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth):  What opportunities his Department provides for jobseekers to undertake work experience.
(17498)
 19
Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield):  What assessment he has made of the effect on levels of child poverty of the proposed £26,000 benefit cap.
(17499)
 20
Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge):  What recent discussions he has had with third sector organisations on their role in helping people back to work.
(17501)
 21
Richard Fuller (Bedford):  What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and accuracy of the work capability assessment.
(17502)
 22
Mark Menzies (Fylde):  What recent representations he has received on the Government's proposals to abolish the compulsory retirement age.
(17503)
 23
Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight):  What estimate he has made of the average change in payments to pensioners as a result of restoring the link between the level of state pension and average earnings.
(17504)
 24
Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey):  What recent estimate he has made of the proportion of disabled people who are in employment.
(17505)
At 3.15 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
 T1
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(17506)
 T2
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye):
(17507)
 T3
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):
(17508)
 T4
Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton):
(17509)
 T5
Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East):
(17510)
 T6
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):
(17511)
 T7
Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal):
(17512)
 T8
Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon):
(17513)
 T9
Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham):
(17514)
 T10
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):
(17515)
At 3.30 pm
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)
Main Business
†
  indicates Government Business
†
1
PARLIAMENTARY VOTING SYSTEM AND CONSTITUENCIES BILL: Committee [2nd day].
[Until 11.00 pm]
For Amendments, see separate paper.
   The Third Report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, HC 437, and the oral evidence taken before the Committee on Thursday 15 July on the Coalition Government’s programme of political and constitutional reform, HC 358-i, are relevant.
   Proceedings on Schedule 1, Clauses 2 and 3, Schedules 2 to 4, Clause 4, Schedule 5 and Clauses 5 and 6 will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11.00 pm (Order of 12 October).
At the end of the sitting:
2
ADJOURNMENT
  
   Proposed subject: Provision of education psychology services  (Annette Brooke).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).
COMMITTEES
EUROPEAN COMMITTEE
1
European Committee B
4.30 pm
Room 10 (public)
   To consider European Union Document No. 8910/10 and Addenda 1-5 relating to a Commission Communication on a twelve-point EU action plan in support of the Millennium Development Goals.
SELECT COMMITTEES
2
Communities and Local Government
4.20 pm
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
5.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies.
   Witnesses: Cristina Howick, Roger Tym & Partners, and John Baker, Baker Associates; Catriona Riddell and Malcolm Sharp, Planning Officers Society, and Miles Butler, Planning and Regeneration Committee, Association of Directors of Environment, Economy, Planning and Transport (at 5.35 pm).
3
Administration
5.00 pm
Room 16 (private)
4
Backbench Business
5.00 pm
Room 15 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]
PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Friday 15 October
Time of publication
No.
1
Public Administration
09.00 am
HC 485
   Equitable Life (Third Report).
Monday 18 October
Time of publication
No.
2
Joint Committee on Human Rights
11.00 am
HC 515
   Legislative Scrutiny: Identity Documents Bill (Second Report).
3
Public Administration
00.01 am
HC 435
   Who does UK National Strategy? (First Report).
Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: Performance targets for the Intellectual Property Office (an operating name of the Patent Office) for 2010-11.
2
Minister for the Cabinet Office: Report from Lord Young entitled Common Sense, Common Safety.
3
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change: Energy policy.
4
Secretary of State for Health: NHS White Paper consultations.
5
Prime Minister: National security: The context..
6
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Fraud and error in the Benefits System.
General Committee Notice
        A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 19 October at 10.30 am and 4.30 pm to consider the Finance (No. 2) Bill.
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