Future Business for Tuesday 21 May 2013

 A. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS

Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.

 MONDAY 3 JUNE

CHAMBER

2.30pmQuestions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

3.15pmTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

Afterwards

Energy Bill: Report Stage (Day 1)

ENERGY BILL: REPORT STAGE

As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Relevant documents:

First Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2012-13, on the Draft Energy Bill: pre-legislative scrutiny, HC 275, and the Government response, Cm 8504

Oral Evidence taken by the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2012-13, on Investment in energy infrastructure and the Energy Bill, HC 749 i-iii

Notes:

Queen’s Consent and Prince of Wales’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading

For Amendments see pages 7-13 of Supplement to Vote

 TUESDAY 4 JUNE

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Deputy Prime Minister

12.15pmTopical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

Afterwards

Energy Bill: Report Stage (Day 2) and Third Reading

ENERGY BILL: REPORT STAGE

As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Relevant documents:

First Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2012-13, on the Draft Energy Bill: pre-legislative scrutiny, HC 275, and the Government response, Cm 8504

Oral Evidence taken by the Energy and Climate Change Committee, Session 2012-13, on Investment in energy infrastructure and the Energy Bill, HC 749 i-iii

Notes:

Queen’s Consent and Prince of Wales’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading

For Amendments see pages 7-13 of Supplement to Vote

 WEDNESDAY 5 JUNE

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

12 noonQuestions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Opposition Day (1st allotted day)

Subject to be announced

 THURSDAY 6 JUNE

CHAMBER

9.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

10.15amTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

10.30amBusiness Question to the Leader of the House

Afterwards

Publication of a Report from the Public Administration Committee, The role of the Charity Commission and ‘public benefit’: Post-legislative scrutiny of the Charities Act 2006 (for approximately 20 minutes)

Motion relating to student visas

General debate on pollinators and pesticides

Notes:

This business was recommended by the Backbench Business Committee in the last Session of Parliament

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30pm Drugs: Breaking the Cycle, Ninth Report of the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2012-13, HC 184, and the Government response, CM 8567

Notes:

The subject for this debate was nominated by the Liaison Committee.

The sitting will last for three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

Subject proposed to be raised on a Motion for the Adjournment, moved by a Minister.

 MONDAY 10 JUNE

CHAMBER

2.30pmQuestions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

3.15pmTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

Afterwards

Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill: Second Reading

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIME AND POLICING BILL: MONEY

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(1) amounts ordered to be paid in respect of loss incurred in consequence of prohibition of access to premises;

(2) payments by the Secretary of State in respect of the Police Remuneration Review Body; and

(3) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

ANTI-SOCIAL BEHAVIOUR, CRIME AND POLICING BILL: WAYS AND MEANS

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill, it is expedient to authorise:

(1) the charging of fees under the Act; and

(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.

 

 B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES

Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.

1.TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Employment Tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 24 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

2.PUBLIC BODIES

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 18 December, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

Relevant documents:

Fifth Report from the Justice Committee of Session 2012-13, Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013, HC 927, and the Eighth Report from the Committee of Session 2012-13, Scrutiny of the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Administrative Justice and Tribunals Council) Order 2013, HC 965, and the Government Response, HC 1119, Session 2012-13

3.PUBLIC BODIES

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Victims’ Advisory Panel) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

4.REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

Secretary David Jones

That the draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.

5.INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Secretary Justine Greening

That the draft Asian Development Bank (Tenth Replenishment of the Asian Development Fund) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.

6.REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

The Deputy Prime Minister

That the draft Elections (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 25 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

7.CRIMINAL LAW, NORTHERN IRELAND

Secretary Theresa Villiers

That the draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.

8. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, NORTHERN IRELAND

Secretary Theresa Villiers

That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.

9. LICENCES AND LICENSING

Secretary Maria Miller

That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Descriptions of Entertainment) (Amendment) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 22 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

10. CORONERS

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

11. TRIBUNALS AND INQUIRIES

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Added Tribunals (Employment Tribunals and Employment Appeal Tribunal) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 24 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

12. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

13. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Repeal of Pilot Schemes Limitation) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 22 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

14. ELECTRICITY

Secretary Edward Davey

That the draft Planning Act 2008 (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects) (Electric Lines) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

15. PUBLIC BODIES

Secretary Maria Miller

That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 9 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

16. FINANCIAL SERVICES (BANKING REFORM) BILL: REPORT STAGE

As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

17. CHILDREN AND FAMILIES BILL: REPORT STAGE

As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Notes:

Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading

18.PENSIONS BILL: SECOND READING

19.PENSIONS BILL: WAYS AND MEANS

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Pensions Bill, it is expedient to authorise:

(1) the imposition of charges to income tax in respect of benefits payable under or by virtue of the Act;

(2) the levying of charges under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 for the purpose of meeting expenditure of the Secretary of State under or by virtue of the Act;

(3) the imposition of levies under or by virtue of the Pensions Act 2004 in respect of past periods;

(4) the imposition of levies under or by virtue of the Companies (Audit, Investigations and Community Enterprise) Act 2004 towards the expenses of grant-aided bodies concerned with preparing guidance for pensions illustrations; and

(5) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.

20. PENSIONS BILL: MONEY

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Pensions Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State; and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified

21. GAMBLING (LICENSING AND ADVERTISING) BILL: SECOND READING

22. GAMBLING (LICENSING AND ADVERTISING) BILL: WAYS AND MEANS

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill, it is expedient to authorise an extension of the cases in which:

(1) a penalty may be imposed under section 121 of the Gambling Act 2005, and

(2) a levy may be imposed under section 123 of that Act.

23. NORTHERN IRELAND (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) BILL: SECOND READING

24. HIGH SPEED RAIL (PREPARATION) BILL: SECOND READING

25. HIGH SPEED RAIL (PREPARATION) BILL: MONEY

Greg Clark

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State under or by virtue of the Act.

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified

26. TRANSPORT

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

That the draft Local Transport Act 2008 (Traffic Commissioners) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

27. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

Greg Clark

That the draft Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 26 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

28. IMMIGRATION

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Accession of Croatia (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.

29. IMMIGRATION

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

30. EXTRADITION

Secretary Theresa May

That, the draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 April, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

31. WATER

Secretary Owen Paterson

That the draft Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 26 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

32. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY

Secretary Vince Cable

That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, sums exceeding £10 million and up to a cumulative total of £300 million in respect of investments to support lending to small and medium sized enterprises.

33. POLICE, NORTHERN IRELAND

Secretary Theresa Villiers

That the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Code of Practice) Order 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1128), dated 14 May 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 14 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

34. WATER INDUSTRY

Secretary Owen Paterson

That the draft Water Industry (Specified Infrastructure Projects) (English Undertakers) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 15 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

35. PUBLIC BODIES

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of BRB (Residuary) Limited) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 15 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

36. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Mr Secretary Moore

That, the draft Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Consequential and Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 11 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

37. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY

Secretary Vince Cable

That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, sums exceeding £10 million and up to a cumulative total of £25 million to support early stage venture capital funds investing in small and medium sized enterprises.

38. PUBLIC BODIES

Secretary Maria Miller

That the draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and the National Lottery Commission) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 25 March, in the previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

39. EDUCATION

Secretary Michael Gove

That the draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements for Second Key Stage) (England) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 16 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

40. INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

That the draft Highways and Railway (Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 16 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

41. FAMILY LAW

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the draft Child Support and Claims and Payments (Miscellaneous Amendments and Change to the Minimum Amount of Liability) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

42. TOWN AND COUNTRY PLANNING

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

43. LEGAL AID AND ADVICE

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 May, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

44. BACKBENCH BUSINESS (AMENDMENT OF STANDING ORDERS)

Mr Charles Walker

That:

(1) Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee) be amended in line 23, at the end, to add ‘and to hear representations from Members of the House in public’;

(2) Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) be amended in line 50, at the end, by adding the words ‘Provided that the figure of thirty-five days shall be increased by one day for each week the House shall sit in a session in excess of a year’;

(3) the following new Standing Order be made:

‘Allocation of time to backbench business

(1) Where proceedings to be taken as backbench business have been determined by the Backbench Business Committee in accordance with paragraph (8) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), a motion may be made on behalf of that Committee at the commencement of those proceedings by the chair or another member of the committee allocating time to the proceedings; and the question on any such motion shall be put forthwith.

(2) A motion under paragraph (1)–

(a) shall be in the terms of a resolution of the Backbench Business Committee reported to the House in accordance with paragraph (9) of Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee);

(b) may not provide for any proceedings to be taken after the expiration of the time for opposed business other than the decisions on any questions necessary to dispose of the backbench business, such questions to include the questions on any amendment selected by the Speaker which may then be moved.

(c) may provide that Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the backbench business.’

(4) Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee) be amended in line 42, at the end, by adding the words:

‘(9) The Committee shall report to the House any resolution which it makes about the allocation of time to proceedings to be taken as backbench business on a day allotted under paragraph (4) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business), provided that such a resolution is agreed without a division.’

45. EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS ON AMENDMENTS TO BILLS

Mr Charles Walker

That this House approves the recommendation contained in paragraph 21 of the Procedure Committee’s Fourth Report of Session 2012-13, Explanatory statements on amendments, HC 979.

46. WRITTEN STATEMENTS BY MEMBERS WHO ANSWER ON BEHALF OF STATUTORY BODIES

Mr Charles Walker

That:

(1) this House approves the recommendation of the Procedure Committee contained in paragraph 6 of its Fifth Report, Statements by Members who answer on behalf of statutory bodies (HC 1017), that the ability to make written statements should be extended to Members answering on behalf of statutory bodies; and

(2) Standing Order No. 22A be amended accordingly as follows:

(a) in the title, leave out ‘by Ministers’;

(b) in line 2, after ‘House,’, add ‘or other Member of the House to whom written questions may be addressed’;

(c) in line 2, leave out ‘his’ and insert ‘an’;

(d) in line 2, leave out ‘ministerial’.