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Order of Business Wednesday 9 November 2011

+ 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 Secretary of State for Scotland

Mr Russell Brown (Dumfries and Galloway): What steps the Government is taking to stimulate demand in the construction sector in Scotland.

(78422)

Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West): Whether he has a policy on a threshold that would be required to vote in favour of independence before legislating for Scottish independence.

(78423)

Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough): What steps he is taking to reduce administrative costs in his Department.

(78424)

Mark Menzies (Fylde): What recent assessment he has made of the benefits to Scotland of the Union; and if he will make a statement.

(78425)

John Robertson (Glasgow North West): What recent discussions he has with Ofgem on energy prices in Scotland.

(78426)

Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green): What assessment his Department has made of the report of Electoral Commission Scotland on the 2011 elections to the Scottish Parliament; and if he will make a statement.

(78427)

Jim Sheridan (Paisley and Renfrewshire North): What recent discussions he has had with the First Minister on the construction industry in Scotland.

(78429)

Mr Frank Doran (Aberdeen North): What recent discussions he has had on the deployment of carbon capture and storage technology in Scotland.

(78430)

Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton): What discussions he has had with the First Minister on reform of the Common Fisheries Policy.

(78431)

Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the level of unemployment in Scotland.

(78432)

Jo Swinson (East Dunbartonshire): What steps the Government is taking to help small and medium-sized enterprises to grow in Scotland.

(78433)

John Stevenson (Carlisle): What steps the Government plans to take to ensure a stable economic environment for businesses in Scotland.

(78434)

Mr Brian H. Donohoe (Central Ayrshire): What discussions he has had with Ministerial colleagues on cross-border recognition of apprenticeship qualifications.

(78435)

Graeme Morrice (Livingston): What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the potential effects in Scotland of implementation of the provisions of the Welfare Reform Bill.

(78436)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Unless otherwise indicated the Members listed below will ask a Question without notice.

Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge): If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 9 November.

(79338)

Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon):

(79339)

Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes):

(79340)

Gordon Banks (Ochil and South Perthshire):

(79341)

Peter Aldous (Waveney):

(79342)

Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry):

(79343)

Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire):

(79344)

Mark Durkan (Foyle):

(79345)

Tessa Munt (Wells): If he will make it his policy to endorse the Somerset Community Foundation's 2011 Surviving Winter appeal.

(79346)

Q10

Chris Leslie (Nottingham East):

(79347)

Q11

Geraint Davies (Swansea West):

(79348)

Q12

Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole):

(79349)

Q13

Karen Lumley (Redditch):

(79350)

Q14

Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun):

(79351)

Q15

Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish):

(79352)

At 12.30 pm	Urgent Questions (if any)
	Ministerial Statements (if any)

Preliminary Business

Ten minute rule Motion

TRAVELLERS (UNAUTHORISED ENCAMPMENTS)

[Up to 20 minutes]

Simon Kirby

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to enable police forces and local authorities in England and Wales to disperse unauthorised traveller encampments with the minimum of delay; 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

†	indicates Government Business

OPPOSITION DAY (UN-ALLOTTED DAY)

[Until 7.00 pm]

BORDER CHECKS SUMMER 2011

Edward Miliband

Yvette Cooper

Ms Harriet Harman

Mr Douglas Alexander

Chris Bryant

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House notes with concern the significant reduction in the level of security and border checks at UK ports of entry in the summer of 2011; and calls on the Government to publish immediately all relevant Home Office submissions to Ministers, together with the instructions from Home Office Ministers to the UK Border Agency (UKBA) regarding passport checks in the summer of 2011 and the relevant operational instructions from UKBA executives to staff and all data collected by the UKBA on the level of checks at each port of entry since July 2011.

YOUTH UNEMPLOYMENT, JOBS AND THE ECONOMY

Edward Miliband

Ed Balls

Mr Liam Byrne

Rachel Reeves

Mr Chuka Umunna

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House believes that the Government’s policies of cutting spending and raising taxes too far and too fast have resulted in the UK economy flat-lining for 12 months, well before the recent Eurozone crisis; notes that unemployment has reached a 17-year high and youth unemployment has hit a record level of 991,000; further notes that slower growth and higher unemployment makes it harder to get the deficit down and that the Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts £46 billion more borrowing than the Government planned; further believes that with long-term youth unemployment up by 64 per cent. since January 2011 it was a mistake to abolish the Future Jobs Fund and urgent action is now required to stop a generation of young people being lost to worklessness; agrees with the IMF’s warning that ‘consolidating too quickly will hurt the recovery and worsen job prospects’ and that the Government should have ‘a heightened readiness to respond, particularly if it looks like the economy is headed for a prolonged period of weak growth and high unemployment’; and calls on the Government to adopt the Opposition’s five point plan for jobs which includes using funds raised from a tax on bank bonuses to guarantee a job for 100,000 young people and build 25,000 affordable homes, bringing forward long-term investment projects, temporarily reversing January’s VAT rise, a one-year cut in VAT to five per cent. on home improvements and a one-year national insurance tax break for every small firm which takes on extra workers.

The selection of the matters to be debated this day has been made by the Leader of the Opposition.

Proceedings on the Motions in the name of Edward Miliband may continue, though opposed, until 7.00 pm, and will then lapse if not previously disposed of; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply (Order of 2 November).

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INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

[No debate]

Mr Secretary Mitchell

That the draft International Development Association (Multilateral Debt Relief Initiative) (Amendment) Order 2011, which was laid before this House on 7 September, be approved.