House of Commons
Future Business for Thursday 1 May 2014
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.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
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 6 MAY
The House will sit at 2.30pm (Standing Order No. 9(1)).
CHAMBER
Private Business
TRANSPORT FOR LONDON BILL [LORDS]: SECOND READING
Mr Christopher Chope
Mr Andy Slaughter
John McDonnell
On Second Reading of the Transport for London Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.
Notes:
Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20). For further information see Private Bills pages.
2.30pmQuestions to the Secretary of State for Justice
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice
Afterwards
Pupils at Risk of Educational Disadvantage: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Chris Skidmore
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to create a pupil characteristic known as pupils at risk of educational disadvantage; to require schools to establish individual education plans for pupils so identified and to monitor the educational progress of such pupils during their school career; to require certain information about such pupils to be published at a national level and to be included in reports compiled by Ofsted; and for connected purposes.
Wales Bill
WALES BILL: COMMITTEE (DAY 2)
Notes:
See amendment papers, pages 1928-37 (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
Relevant documents:
Fourth Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, on the Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 962, and the Government response, HC 1025.
WESTMINSTER HALL
9.30amVotes at 16: Sarah Champion
11.00amCyberstalking: Nadine Dorries
12.30pmLoan protection gap: Mr Andrew Love
1.00pmCommemoration of 450th anniversary of the birth of Shakespeare: Nadhim Zahawi
1.30pmTackling fraud in the Universal Jobmatch Programme: Mr Frank Field
Notes:
The sitting will last for four and a half hours.
Subject proposed to be raised on a motion for the Adjournment, moved by a Minister.
WEDNESDAY 7 MAY
CHAMBER
11.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noonQuestions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Smoke Alarms (Private Rented Sector): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Mr Nick Raynsford
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to make provision for the mandatory installation of smoke alarms in privately rented accommodation; and for connected purposes.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
DEFERRED DIVISIONS
Licences and Licensing
Secretary Theresa May
That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 9 April, be approved.
Notes:
The division on this Question was deferred from Wednesday 30 April 2014 (Standing Order No. 41A). Deferred divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm.
Constitutional Law
Secretary Alistair Carmichael
That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 17 March, be approved.
Notes:
The division on this Question was deferred from Wednesday 30 April 2014 (Standing Order No. 41A). Deferred divisions will take place in the ‘No’ Lobby between 11.30am and 2.00pm.
WESTMINSTER HALL
9.30amS4C and Welsh identity: Glyn Davies
11.00amFinancial Services Authority and Connaught Income Fund: Alun Cairns
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pmDiscrimination in electoral conduct: Natascha Engel
4.00pmImproving the Employment and Support Allowance application process for people with mental health problems: Dr Eilidh Whiteford
4.30pmUK policy on protection of migratory birds in Malta: Sir John Randall
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 8 MAY
CHAMBER
9.30amQuestions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.05am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15amQuestions to the Leader of the House and the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission
10.30am Business Question to the Leader of the House
Afterwards
Backbench Business
20TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE RWANDAN GENOCIDE
Mr Brooks Newmark
That this House commemorates the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide, when over the course of a 100-day period in 1994 at least 800,000 Rwandans were murdered; and calls on the Government to reinforce its commitment to the Responsibility to Protect Doctrine and to working within the UN to promote international justice and to avoid mass atrocities which are still committed across the globe today.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Consideration of Lords Amendments
FRIDAY 9 MAY
The House is not sitting on Friday 9 May. The business listed below will not be proceeded with unless the House agrees to sit on that date.
CHAMBER
International Development (Official Development Assistance Target) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Thomas Docherty
Armed Forces (Prevention of Discrimination) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [24 January]
Member in Charge: Thomas Docherty
TUESDAY 13 MAY
CHAMBER
Prohibition of Unpaid Internships: Ten Minute Rule Motion
Alec Shelbrooke
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit unpaid internships; and for connected purposes.
WEDNESDAY 14 MAY
CHAMBER
Statutory Instruments Act 1946 (Amendment): Ten Minute Rule Motion
Keith Vaz
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 16 MAY
The House is not sitting on Friday 16 May. The business listed below will not be proceeded with unless the House agrees to sit on that date.
CHAMBER
Young Apprenticeships Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Dominic Raab
Selective Licensing (Housing Standards) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Graham Jones
Mental Health Outcomes (Measurement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Robert Buckland
Adventure and Gap Year Activity Companies Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Kate Green
Decarbonisation Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ian Murray
Permitted Development (Basements) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ms Karen Buck
Licensed Hackney Carriages and Private Hire Vehicles (Closed Circuit Television) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Fuller
Electronic Patient Records (Continuity of Care) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: George Freeman
Victims and Survivors (Northern Ireland) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson
Community Hospitals Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Charlie Elphicke
Gibraltar (Marine Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Morris
Local Government Boundary Commission (Public Representations) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Pugh
Investment Management (Fiduciary Duties) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Phil Wilson
Driving Offences (Review of Sentencing Guidelines) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Susan Elan Jones
Football Governance Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Damian Collins
Freedom of Information (Private Healthcare Companies) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Grahame M. Morris
Face Coverings (Prohibition) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [28 February]
Member in Charge: Mr Philip Hollobone
National Service Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Philip Hollobone
European Communities Act 1972 (Repeal) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Philip Hollobone
Regulation of the Private Rented Sector Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jeremy Corbyn
Control of Offshore Wind Turbines Bill: Adjourned debate on Second Reading [17 January]
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
Employment Opportunities Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
Asylum (Time Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
Foreign Nationals (Access to Public Services) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
Notes:
Queen’s Consent was signified on 13 September 2013.
Regulation of Gambling Advertising Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jake Berry
FRIDAY 6 JUNE
The House is not sitting on Friday 6 June. The business listed below will not be proceeded with unless the House agrees to sit on that date.
CHAMBER
Jobs Guarantee Scheme (Research) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Thomas Docherty
Drink Driving (Repeat Offenders) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rehman Chishti
Driving Whilst Disqualified (Repeat Offenders) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rehman Chishti
Causing Death by Driving Whilst Disqualified Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Rehman Chishti
Domestic Violence (Legal Framework) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Elfyn Llwyd
High Cost Credit Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [12 July]
Member in Charge: Paul Blomfield
Railways Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Public Services (Ownership and User Involvement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Caroline Lucas
Animal Welfare (Electronic Collar) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dr Matthew Offord
Counsellors and Psychotherapists (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Geraint Davies
Hate Crime (People with Learning Difficulties and Learning Disabilities) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ian Mearns
Gangmasters Licensing Authority (Extension of Powers) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andy Sawford
Zero Hours Contracts Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andy Sawford
Sale of Tickets (Sporting and Cultural Events) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Nick Smith
Co-operative and Social Enterprise (Development) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jim Dobbin
Private Rented Sector Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dr Julian Huppert
Brown Hare (Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir John Randall
Contaminated Blood (Support for Infected and Bereaved Persons) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Tom Clarke
Energy in Buildings Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Martin Caton
Recall of Members of Parliament Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Zac Goldsmith
National Parks (Governance) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Scotland (Independence) (Westminster Representation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil
Football Governance (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Damian Collins
National Health Service (Right to Treatment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Hugh Bayley
Agricultural Accidents (Records) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Bill Wiggin
Safe and Sanctuary Rooms (Exception from Under-Occupancy Penalty) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alison Seabeck
National Planning Policy Framework (Community Involvement) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Greg Mulholland
FRIDAY 13 JUNE
The House is not sitting on Friday 13 June. The business listed below will not be proceeded with unless the House agrees to sit on that date.
CHAMBER
United Kingdom Register of Places Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andrew Rosindell
Electoral Register (Access to Public Services) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Siobhain McDonagh
Regulation of Refractive Eye Surgery Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John McDonnell
FRIDAY 20 JUNE
The House is not sitting on Friday 20 June. The business listed below will not be proceeded with unless the House agrees to sit on that date.
CHAMBER
National Insurance (Renaming) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ben Gummer
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. CALLING OF AMENDMENTS AT THE END OF DEBATE (AMENDMENTS TO STANDING ORDERS)
Mr Andrew Lansley
Tom Brake
That Standing Order No. 33 (Calling of amendments at the end of debate) shall be repealed and the following Standing Order made–
‘Amendments to address in answer to the Queen’s Speech
(1) In respect of a motion for an address in answer to Her Majesty’s Speech, the Speaker may select up to three amendments of which notice has been given.
(2) No amendment may be selected before the penultimate day of the debate on such a motion.
(3) If, on the last day on which such a motion is debated in the House, an amendment to it proposed by the Leader of the Opposition shall have been disposed of at or after the expiration of the time for opposed business, any second amendment selected by the Speaker may thereupon be moved, and the question thereon shall be put forthwith.’.
Amendment (a)
Mr Charles Walker
Jacob Rees-Mogg
Thomas Docherty
Nic Dakin
Sir Roger Gale
Helen Goodman
Mr James GrayTom GreatrexJohn Hemming
Mr David NuttallMartin VickersMr Graham Brady
Jenny ChapmanMs Angela EagleMr Dave Watts
Mr Peter BoneMr Christopher ChopeMr Philip Hollobone
Mr John Baron
Line 1, leave out from ‘That’ to end and add ‘this House considers that the Speaker should retain the discretion allowed by the current Standing Orders in respect of the selection of amendments to the Address in answer to the Queen’s Speech.’.
Relevant documents:
Exchange of correspondence between the Leader of the House and the Chair of the Procedure Committee, published on the Procedure Committee’s website (http://goo.gl/SKvjfP).
2. CONSUMER RIGHTS BILL: REPORT STAGE
As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
See amendment papers, pages 1829-30, 1833, 1835-36, 1837-39, 1861 and 1921-22 (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
3. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE, SCOTLAND
Secretary Alistair Carmichael
That the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 24 March, be approved.
4. MERCHANT SHIPPING
Secretary Patrick McLoughlin
That the draft Merchant Shipping (Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 24 March, be approved.
5. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE
The Deputy Prime Minister
That the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 24 March, be approved.
6. DEREGULATION BILL: REPORT STAGE
As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
See amendment paper, pages 1841, 1849 and 1899 (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
Queen’s and Prince of Wales’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading.
7. COPYRIGHT
Secretary Vince Cable
That the draft Copyright and Rights in Performances (Disability) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 27 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
8. COPYRIGHT
Secretary Vince Cable
That the draft Copyright and Rights in Performances (Quotation and Parody) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 27 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
9. COPYRIGHT
Secretary Vince Cable
That the draft Copyright (Public Administration) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 27 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
10. COPYRIGHT
Secretary Vince Cable
That the draft Copyright and Rights in Performances (Personal Copies for Private Use) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 27 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
11. COPYRIGHT
Secretary Vince Cable
That the draft Copyright and Rights in Performances (Research, Education, Libraries and Archives) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 27 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
12. LEGAL AID AND ADVICE
Secretary Chris Grayling
That the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 31 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
13. AGGREGATES LEVY
Mr David Gauke
That the draft Revenue and Customs (Amendment of Appeal Provisions for Out of Time Reviews) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 31 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
14. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
Secretary Maria Miller
That the draft Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 31 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
15. EUROPEAN UNION
Secretary Vince Cable
That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol thereto on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 31 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
16. CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND COURTS BILL: REPORT STAGE
As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Notes:
See amendment paper, pages 1847 and 1939-40 (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
17. LICENCES AND LICENSING
Secretary Theresa May
That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (FIFA World Cup Licensing Hours) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 1 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
18. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Secretary Eric Pickles
That the draft Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
19. ENERGY
Secretary Edward Davey
That the draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 9 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
20. FAMILY PROCEEDINGS
Secretary Chris Grayling
That the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 9 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
21. WATER BILL: CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS
Notes:
Lords Amendment 142 engages financial privilege.
22. WATER BILL (PROGRAMME) (No. 2)
Secretary Owen Paterson
That the following provisions shall apply to the Water Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 25 November 2013 (Water Bill (Programme)):
Consideration of Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.
2. The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Lords Amendments Nos. 15 to 30, 32, 33, 43 to 64, 101 to 103 and 107 to 147; Lords Amendments Nos. 1 to 14, 31, 34 to 42, 65, 66 and 104; remaining Lords Amendments.
Subsequent stages
3. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.
4. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.