Future Business for Monday 24 June 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.

 TUESDAY 25 JUNE

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

12.15pmTopical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Afterwards

Opposition Day (4th allotted day)

Lobbying

Armed forces

Adjournment debate

Healthcare services across the England and Wales border: Jesse Norman

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am Performance of the East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust: Priti Patel

11.00am Bats and churches and the effect of the Habitats Directive: Sir Tony Baldry

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm Privatisation of Royal Mail: Katy Clark

4.00pm New techniques for preventing mitochondrial disease: Chi Onwurah

4.30pm Pollution levels in Horn Lane, Acton: Angie Bray

Notes:

The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for two and a half hours. The second part of 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.

 WEDNESDAY 26 JUNE

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

12 noonQuestions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Statement on the Spending Review: Chancellor of the Exchequer

High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill

HIGH SPEED RAIL (PREPARATION) BILL: SECOND READING

HIGH SPEED RAIL (PREPARATION) BILL: PROGRAMME

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

That the following provisions shall apply to the High Speed Rail (Preparation) Bill:

Committal

(1)The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2)Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 18 July 2013.

(3)The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4)Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5)Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6)Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7)Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

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.

Motions relating to the Hybrid Bill Procedure

AMENDMENT OF PRIVATE BUSINESS STANDING ORDERS

Mr Andrew Lansley

That the following Standing Order (Private Business) be made:

224A. “Comments on environmental statement

(1) This order applies to any government bill in relation to which the Examiner decides Standing Orders 4 to 68 are applicable and in relation to which an environmental statement is required to be deposited under Standing Order 27A.

(2) In this order:

(a) “the relevant Minister” means the Minister of the Crown with responsibility for the bill;

(b) “the environmental statement” means the environmental information originally deposited by the relevant Minister in relation to the bill for the purpose of Standing Order 27A;

(c) “supplementary environmental information” means any additional environmental information deposited by the relevant Minister, after the deposit of the environmental statement, to supplement that statement for the purpose of meeting the requirements of any EU Directive relating to environmental impact assessment.

(3) The notice published under Standing Order 10 in relation to the bill shall state that any person who wishes to make comments on the environmental statement should send them to the relevant Minister in such manner and on or before such date as shall be specified by the relevant Minister in the notice, that date being no earlier than the 56th day after the first publication of the notice.

(4) For the purpose of Standing Order 224 paragraph (3) shall be treated as one of the Standing Orders compliance with which must be examined by the Examiner.

(5) The relevant Minister shall, in such form as may be specified by the Examiner, publish and deposit in the Private Bill Office any comments received by him in accordance with this order and shall also submit those comments to the independent assessor appointed under paragraph (6) below. The relevant Minister shall deposit a certificate in the Private Bill Office setting out the date on which all comments have been received by the independent assessor.

(6)(a) If the bill originated in this House and if comments are received on the environmental statement in accordance with this order:

i. a report shall be prepared by an independent assessor summarising the issues raised by those comments;

ii. the Examiner shall appoint the independent assessor within the period for commenting on the environmental statement prescribed by paragraph (3) above;

iii. the assessor shall be instructed to prepare the report within such period as the Examiner shall specify, the end of that period being no earlier than the 28th day after the date certified by the relevant Minister, in accordance with paragraph (5) above, as the date on which the assessor received all of the comments from the relevant Minister;

iv. before specifying a period in accordance with sub-sub-paragraph (iii) above, the Examiner shall consult the relevant Minister on the length of this period;

v. the Examiner shall submit the report of the assessor to the House.

(b) If a report is submitted to the House in accordance with sub-paragraph (a)(v) above, the Examiner has leave to submit the report of the assessor to the House of Lords.

(7) If paragraph (6) above is applied, the bill shall not receive a second reading until at least 14 days after the report of the independent assessor on the comments on the environmental statement has been submitted to the House.

(8) If any supplementary environmental information is deposited in relation to the bill:

(a) it shall be prefaced with a statement that the information is being deposited as supplementary information under this order;

(b) the requirements of Standing Order 27A in relation to the deposit of copies of the environmental statement shall apply to the supplementary environmental information;

(c) copies of the supplementary environmental information shall be made available for inspection and sale at the offices prescribed by Standing Order 27A(6);

(d) notice shall be published in accordance with Standing Order 10 (save in respect of dates) above stating that any person who wishes to make comments on the supplementary environmental information should send them to the relevant Minister in such manner and within such period as may be specified in the notice, the end of that period being no earlier than the 42nd day after the date of the first publication of the notice;

(e) paragraphs (5) and (6) above shall have effect in relation to any comments received on any supplementary environmental information deposited in this House as they apply to comments received on the environmental statement and irrespective of the bill’s House of origin;

(f) the examiner shall examine and report to the House whether or not paragraphs (8)(a) to (d) have been complied with and Standing Order 224 shall apply to that examination.

(g) the bill shall not receive a third reading in this House or, if supplementary environmental information has been submitted before second reading, second reading in this House until at least 14 days after the assessor’s report on the comments on the supplementary environmental information has been submitted to the House.

(9) At third reading of the bill the relevant Minister shall set out:

(a) the main reasons and considerations upon which Parliament is invited to give consent to the project to be authorised by the bill;

(b) the main measures to avoid, reduce and, if possible, offset the major adverse effects of the project.

A written statement setting out this information shall be laid before this House not less than 7 days before third reading.

(10) The costs of the assessor and also the costs of the process of appointing an assessor, incurred by the House by virtue of paragraphs (6) and (8)(e) above, shall be reimbursed by the government.

(11) For the avoidance of doubt, any supplementary environmental information accompanying an amendment to a bill which, if the bill were a private bill, would require a petition for an additional provision shall be subject to paragraph (8) above and not paragraph (3) or (7) above”.

Notes:

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

ELECTRONIC DEPOSIT OF DOCUMENTS

Mr Andrew Lansley

That, in respect of any bill relating to High Speed 2 that is read the first time in Session 2013-14 and to which the standing orders relating to private business are found by the Examiners of Petitions for Private Bills to apply, it shall be sufficient compliance with:

(a) any requirement under those standing orders for a document to be deposited or delivered at, or sent to, an office of a government department, body or person if it is deposited or delivered at, sent to or otherwise made accessible at that office in electronic form;

(b) any requirement under those standing orders for a document to be deposited with an officer if it is deposited with or delivered, sent or otherwise made accessible to that officer in electronic form;

(c) any requirement under those standing orders for a document to be made available for inspection at a prescribed office, or to permit a document to be inspected, if it is made available for inspection at that office, or is permitted to be inspected, in electronic form;

(d) the requirement under Standing Order 27(4) or 36(3) relating to private business to permit a person to make copies of a document or extracts from it, if there is provided to that person, on request and within a reasonable time, copies of so much of it as the person may reasonably require and such copies may, if the person so agrees, be provided in electronic form;

(e) the requirement under Standing Order 27(4) relating to private business for a memorial to be made on every document deposited under that Standing Order, if the memorial is made on a separate document;

(f) any requirement under Standing Order 4A(1), 27A(6) or 224A(8) relating to private business to make a document available for sale at prescribed offices, if it is made available for sale at an office in London.

That this Order shall not affect any requirement under those standing orders to deposit any document at, or deliver any document to, the Private Bill Office or the Vote Office.

That any reference in those standing orders to a document which is deposited, lodged, delivered or sent under those standing orders includes a reference to a document which is so deposited, delivered or sent in electronic form.

That any reference to a document in this order includes a reference to any bill, plan, section, book of reference, ordnance map, environmental or other statement or estimate.

Notes:

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

Adjournment debate

Government policy on the future of the Lindisfarne Gospels: Roberta Blackman-Woods

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am Future funding of the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester: Debbie Abrahams

11.00am Cost of non-geographic telephone numbers used by Government: Richard Burden

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm All-Party Parliamentary Group for Beef and Lamb report on the carbon footprint of the beef cattle and sheep sector: Neil Parish

4.00pm Legal aid in rural Wales: Mr Mark Williams

4.30pm Accident and emergency services at Kettering General Hospital: Andy Sawford

Notes:

The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for two and a half hours. The second part of 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.

 THURSDAY 27 JUNE

CHAMBER

9.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Transport

10.05amTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

10.15amQuestions to the Leader of the House and House of Commons Commission

Afterwards

Backbench Business

LEGAL AID REFORM

Sarah Teather

Mr David Lammy

Mr David Davis

Meg Hillier

Dr Julian Huppert

Mr Dominic Raab

Rosie Cooper Glyn DaviesCaroline Lucas

Debbie Abrahams

That this House has considered the matter of legal aid reform.

Relevant documents:

Uncorrected oral evidence taken before the Justice Committee on 11 June 2013, on price competitive tendering proposals in the Government’s Transforming Legal Aid consultation, HC 91-i

MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES AND UK CORPORATION TAX

Chris White

Paul Farrelly

Jim Sheridan

That this House has considered the matter of multinational companies and UK corporation tax.

Notes:

The subjects for both debates were nominated by the Backbench Business Committee.

Adjournment debate

Terms of employment for reserve service personnel: Nadine Dorries

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30p m An air transport strategy for Northern Ireland, First Report of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, Session 2012-13, HC 76, and the Government response, Session 2012-13, HC 960

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 1 JULY

CHAMBER

2.30pmQuestions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

3.15pmTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

Afterwards

Finance (No. 2) Bill (Day 1)

FINANCE (No. 2) BILL: REPORT STAGE

Not amended in the Committee and as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Adjournment debate

Effects of reductions in EU funding in Rotherham and Barnsley: John Healey

 TUESDAY 2 JULY

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Justice

12.15pmTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

Afterwards

Letting Agents (Competition, Choice and Standards): Ten Minute Rule Motion

John Healey

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a national mandatory licensing scheme for letting and managing agents, with established standards and redress for landlords, tenants and leaseholders, and prohibition of letting and management agent fees; to enable local authorities to administer and enforce the scheme; to require that tenants, landlords and leaseholders have written agreements; and to empower local authorities, either alone or in partnership, to trade as letting and managing agents.

Afterwards

Finance (No. 2) Bill (Day 2) and Third Reading

FINANCE (No. 2) BILL: REPORT STAGE

Not amended in the Committee and as amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

 WEDNESDAY 3 JULY

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Wales

12 noonQuestions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Rehman Chishti

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.

Notes:

This is normally used as a holding title.

Afterwards

Estimates Day (Day 1)

PUBLIC EXPENDITURE ON HEALTH AND CARE SERVICES

Relevant documents:

Eleventh Report of the Health Committee, Session 2012-13, Public expenditure on health and care services, HC 651, and the Government response, Cm 8624

RAIL 2020

Notes:

At 7.00pm the House will be asked to agree all outstanding Estimates.

Afterwards

Motion to approve a European Union Document

REFORMING EUROPOL

European Union Document No. 8229/13 and Addenda 1 to 6, a draft Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation and Training (Europol) and repealing Decisions 2009/371/JHA and 2005/681/JHA.

Relevant documents:

3rd Report of the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 83-iii, Chapter 1

 THURSDAY 4 JULY

CHAMBER

9.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

10.05amTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

10.15amQuestions to the Church Commissioners, to the Public Accounts Commission and to the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

Afterwards

Supply and Appropriation (Main Estimates) Bill

Backbench Business

 FRIDAY 5 JULY

CHAMBER

European Union (Referendum) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: James Wharton

 TUESDAY 9 JULY

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Deputy Prime Minister

11.50amTopical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

12.10pmQuestions to the Attorney General

Afterwards

Planning Regulations (removal of provisions in respect of Gypsies and Travellers): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Mr Philip Hollobone

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the removal of provisions in planning regulations relating to Gypsies and Travellers.

 WEDNESDAY 10 JULY

CHAMBER

11.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

12 noonQuestions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Mr Peter Bone

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Statutory Instruments Act 1946.

Notes:

This is normally used as a holding title.

 FRIDAY 12 JULY

CHAMBER

High Cost Credit Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Paul Blomfield

Child Maltreatment Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Mark Williams

Education (Information Sharing) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Andrew Selous

 FRIDAY 6 SEPTEMBER

CHAMBER

Deep Sea Mining Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sheryll Murray

United Kingdom Corporate and Individual Tax and Financial Transparency Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Michael Meacher

 FRIDAY 13 SEPTEMBER

CHAMBER

Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Jonathan Lord

Delivery Surcharges (Transparency for Consumers) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Robert Smith

Prisons (Drug Testing) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Margot James

Gender Equality (International Development) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr William Cash

 FRIDAY 18 OCTOBER

CHAMBER

House of Lords Reform (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Dan Byles

Drug Driving (Assessment of Drug Misuse) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Graham Evans

Property Blight Compensation Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mrs Caroline Spelman

Local Government (Religious Etc. Observances) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Dr Matthew Offord

 FRIDAY 25 OCTOBER

CHAMBER

Private Landlords and Letting and Managing Agents (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Alan Meale

Graduated Driving Licence Scheme Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Justin Tomlinson

Communication Support (Deafness) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Sir Malcolm Bruce

 FRIDAY 1 NOVEMBER

CHAMBER

Apprenticeships and Skills (Public Procurement Contracts) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Andrew Gwynne

Communications (Unsolicited Telephone Calls and Texts) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mike Crockart

 

 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.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 2012, in the last 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

2.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 2013, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.

3.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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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.

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

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

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

9. 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.

10. 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 last Session of Parliament, be approved.

11. 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.

12. 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.

13. 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 last Session of Parliament, be approved.

14. 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.

15. 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.

16. EDUCATION

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 3 June, be approved.

17. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

Secretary David Jones

That the draft Natural Resources Body for Wales (Consequential Provision) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 3 June, be approved.

18. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft National Health Service (Licensing and Pricing) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.

19. ROAD TRAFFIC

Secretary Patrick McLoughlin

That the draft Road Safety (Financial Penalty Deposit) (Appropriate Amount) (Amendment) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 5 June, be approved.

20. IMMIGRATION

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Immigration (Leave to Enter and Remain) (Amendment) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 3 June, be approved.

21. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft National Minimum Wage (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 6 June, be approved.

22. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Unfair Dismissal (Variation of the Limit of Compensatory Award) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

23. ENERGY

Secretary Edward Davey

That the draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

24. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

Sajid Javid

That the draft Alternative Investment Fund Managers Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

25. COMPANIES

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

26. PROBATION

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Offender Management Act 2007 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

27. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

Greg Clark

That the Collective Investment Schemes (Tax Transparent Funds, Exchanges, Mergers and Schemes of Reconstruction) Regulations 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1400) dated 6 June 2013, a copy of which was laid before this House on 7 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

28. PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Guidance on the Making or Renewing of National Security Determinations) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

29. SOCIAL SECURITY

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the draft Social Security, Child Support, Vaccine Damage and Other Payments (Decisions and Appeals) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 11 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

30. EDUCATION

Secretary Michael Gove

That the draft Education (Amendment of the Curriculum Requirements) (England) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

31. POLICE

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Code of Practice for Surveillance Camera Systems and Specification of Relevant Authorities) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

32. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Secretary Owen Paterson

That the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 13 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

33. DEFENCE

Secretary Philip Hammond

That the draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 17 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

34. DEFENCE

Secretary Philip Hammond

That the draft Armed Forces Act (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2013, which were laid before this House on 17 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

35. DEFENCE

Secretary Philip Hammond

That the draft Armed Forces Act (Retrial for Serious Offences) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 17 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

36. ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Mr Andrew Lansley

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Anthony Hugh Burton Hobman as an Electoral Commissioner with effect from 1 January 2014 for the period ending on 31 December 2017.

Relevant documents:

Fourth Report 2013 of the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, Re-appointment of an Electoral Commissioner, HC 343

37. JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND DISCIPLINE

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Judicial Appointments Commission Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

38. JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND DISCIPLINE

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Judicial Appointments Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

39. SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED KINGDOM

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Supreme Court (Judicial Appointments) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 20 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

40. 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.’

41. 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.