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Session 2010-11
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Order of Business Monday 25 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 Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
 1
Ian Lavery (Wansbeck):  What plans he has for the future funding of community arts projects.
(18943)
 2
Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South):  What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on funding for the arts.
(18944)
 3
Ian Mearns (Gateshead):  What discussions he has had with representatives of the tourism and hospitality sector on the effect on that sector of reductions in his Department's budget.
(18945)
 4
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  If he will discuss with the Chancellor of the Exchequer the merits of extending the Listed Places of Worship Grant Scheme beyond 2011.
(18946)
 5
Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire):  What recent progress has been made on the roll out of broadband to rural areas.
(18947)
 6
Jessica Morden (Newport East):  What plans he has for the future funding of S4C; and if he will make a statement.
(18948)
 7
Bob Russell (Colchester):  When he last met the Football Association to discuss proposed reforms of football governance.
(18949)
 8
Mr Ian Davidson (Glasgow South West):  What steps he is taking to ensure the successful staging of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games.
(18950)
 9
Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax):  What assessment he has made of the legacy for Halifax of the London 2012 Olympics.
(18951)
 10
Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire):  What plans he has to roll out next generation broadband to rural areas.
(18952)
 11
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  What progress he has made on his plans to roll out next generation broadband.
(18953)
 12
Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West):  What progress has been made on the proposal in the Coalition Agreement to encourage the reform of football governance rules to support the co-operative ownership of football clubs by supporters.
(18954)
 13
Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot):  What steps he is taking to ensure that all areas have access to high-speed broadband.
(18955)
 14
Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow):  What discussions he has had with the Minister for the Cabinet Office on proposals to merge UK Sport and Sport England.
(18956)
 15
Tom Brake (Carshalton and Wallington):  What plans his Department has to secure a sporting legacy from the London 2012 Olympics.
(18957)
 16
Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock):  What progress he has made on his plans to roll out next generation broadband.
(18958)
 17
Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark):  What plans he has for the future of Arts Council England; and if he will make a statement.
(18959)
 18
Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree):  What assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of changes in his Department's levels of funding for the arts and creative industries.
(18960)
 19
Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham):  What recent discussions he has had with the Football Association on progress in its bid to host the 2018 Football World Cup.
(18961)
At 3.05 pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport
The Members listed below have been selected by ballot to ask a Topical Question.
 T1
Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
(18963)
 T2
Jessica Morden (Newport East):
(18964)
 T3
Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East):
(18965)
 T4
Helen Jones (Warrington North):
(18966)
 T5
Liz Kendall (Leicester West):
(18967)
 T6
John Robertson (Glasgow North West):
(18968)
 T7
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):
(18969)
 T8
Alun Michael (Cardiff South and Penarth):
(18970)
At 3.15 pm
Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission
 1
Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering):  To ask the Leader of the House, what progress has been made on the establishment of a House Business Committee.
(18986)
 2
Philip Davies (Shipley):  To ask the Leader of the House, what plans he has to increase the opportunities available for debate of Select Committee reports on the floor of the House.
(18987)
 3
Jason McCartney (Colne Valley):  To ask the Leader of the House, what proposals he plans to put to the House in respect of the structure of the Parliamentary calendar for the remainder of the current Session.
(18988)
 4
Graham Evans (Weaver Vale):  To ask the Leader of the House, what progress has been made on the establishment of a House Business Committee.
(18989)
 5
Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham):  To ask the Leader of the House, what proposals he plans to put to the House in respect of the structure of the Parliamentary calendar for the remainder of the current Session.
(18990)
 6
Greg Hands (Chelsea and Fulham):  To ask the hon. Member for Middlesbrough, representing the House of Commons Commission, whether the House of Commons Commission has conducted a review of the orientation programmes for new hon. Members carried out following the 2010 General Election.
(18991)
 7
Amber Rudd (Hastings and Rye):  To ask the Leader of the House, what proposals he plans to put to the House in respect of the structure of the Parliamentary calendar for the remainder of the current Session.
(18992)
 8
Diana R. Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North):  To ask the Leader of the House, what steps he plans to take to provide further opportunities for pre-legislative scrutiny of Government legislation; and if he will make a statement.
(18993)
 9
Hugh Bayley (York Central):  To ask the Leader of the House, if he will bring forward proposals to provide more time for the committee stage of private Members' bills.
(18994)
 10
Robert Halfon (Harlow):  To ask the Leader of the House, what progress has been made on the establishment of a House Business Committee.
(18995)

At 3.30 pm
  Urgent Questions (if any)
 
  Ministerial Statements (if any)

Main Business
  indicates Government Business
1
INVESTOR COMPENSATION SCHEMES
[No debate]
Mark Hoban
 
   That this House considers that the draft Directive to amend the Investor Compensation Schemes Directive (European Union Document 12346/10) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, for the reasons set out in the Annex to chapter 7 of the Third Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 428-iii); and, in accordance with Article 6 of the Protocol on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the presidents of the European institutions.
To be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 119(11)).
2
PARLIAMENTARY VOTING SYSTEM AND CONSTITUENCIES BILL: [5th 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 New Clauses, New Schedules and remaining proceedings in Committee will, so far as not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at 11.00 pm (Orders of 6 September and 12 October).
 
At the end of the sitting:
3
ADJOURNMENT
 
   Proposed subject: Future of Newport Passport Office (Jessica Morden).
   Debate may continue until 10.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9).

COMMITTEES
DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEE
1
First Delegated Legislation Committee
4.30 pm
Room 12 (public)
   To consider the Alcoholic Liquor Duties (Definition of Cider) Order 2010 (S.I., 2010, No. 1914).
SELECT COMMITTEES
2
Home Affairs
3.30 pm
Room 5 (private)
3
Science and Technology
4.00 pm
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House (private)
4
Treasury
4.15 pm
Room 8 (private)
 
4.30 pm
(public)
   Subject: Appointments to the Budget Responsibility Committee.
   Witnesses: Professor Stephen Nickell CBE; Graham Parker CBE (at 5.00 pm).
5
Communities and Local Government
4.20 pm
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House (private)
 
4.40 pm
(public)
   Subject: Abolition of Regional Spatial Strategies.
   Witnesses: The Royal Town Planning Institute, and the Town and Country Planning Association; the Shortwood Green Belt Campaign, Ringwood Town Council, and Save the Countryside (at 5.15 pm); the Woodland Trust, the Campaign to Protect Rural England, and the South East Forum for Sustainability (at 5.40 pm).
6
Backbench Business
4.55 pm
Room 15 (private)
 
5.00 pm
(public)
   Subject: Proposals for Backbench Debates.
   Witnesses: Members of Parliament.
7
Administration
5.00 pm
Room 16 (private)
[The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be rescinded without notice.]

PUBLICATION OF SELECT COMMITTEE REPORTS
Monday 25 October
Time of publication
No.
1
Education
11.00 am
HC 524
   The Early Years Single Funding Formula: Government Response to the Seventh Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009-10
(Second Special Report).
2
Education
11.00 am
HC 525
   Transforming Education Outside the Classroom: Responses from the Government and Ofsted to the Sixth Report of the Children, Schools and Families Committee, Session 2009-10 (Third Special Report).
3
Energy and Climate Change
11.00 am
HC 541
   Fuel Poverty: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2009-10 (Second Special Report).
4
Welsh Affairs
10.00 am
HC 495
   The Implications for Wales of the Government’s proposals on constitutional reform (First Report).

Written Ministerial Statements to be made today
1
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills: A Long Term Focus for Corporate Britain - a call for evidence.
2
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Ecofin 19 October 2010.
3
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: National Infrastructure Plan 2010.
4
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer: Tax information exchange - Netherlands Antilles.
5
Minister for the Cabinet Office: Responding to the London Regional Committee report on London’s population and the 2011 Census.
6
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government: Ports tax.
7
Secretary of State for Defence: Call-out order: Reserves.
8
Secretary of State for Justice: Directive on the right to information in criminal proceedings.
9
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: Cold Weather Payments scheme.