Business Today: Chamber for Monday 20 May 2013

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

1 Ann McKechin (Glasgow North)
What steps he plans to take to implement the recommendations made by Professor Harrington in his final report on the work capability assessment in November 2012. (155859)

2 Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West)
What recent assessment he has made of the new enterprise allowance. (155860)

3 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East)
What financial support his Department makes available to sick and disabled people while their claim for employment and support allowance undergoes mandatory reconsideration prior to the formal appeal. (155861)

4 Tom Greatrex (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)
What assessment he has made of the arrangements for offshore safety inspections in the North Sea. (155862)

5 Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
What assessment he has made of the effects of planned changes to the state pension on women born between April 1952 and April 1953. (155863)

6 Paul Flynn (Newport West)
How many households in Wales have been affected by the under-occupancy penalty to date. (155864)

7 Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
What recent estimate he has made of the number of people in full-time employment. (155865)

8 Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire)
What steps he plans to take to restrict access to benefits for new migrants from other EU member states. (155866)

9 Gavin Williamson (South Staffordshire)
What steps he is taking to help pensioners. (155867)

10 Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East)
What assessment he has made of the preparedness of the universal credit IT delivery system. (155868)

11 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire)
What steps he is taking to publicise the potential effects of planned regulation changes on claimants currently in receipt of (a) the disability living allowance higher rate and (b) Motability cars. (155869)

12 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)
What assessment he has made of the effect of sanctions on jobseeker's allowance claimants. (155870)

13 Barry Gardiner (Brent North)
What redress is available to tenants whose landlords seek to evict them on the grounds that they are housing benefit recipients subject to the benefits cap. (155871)

14 Mr Christopher Chope (Christchurch)
What steps he is taking to reduce the eligibility to UK benefits of nationals of other EU member states. (155872)

15 Sir Bob Russell (Colchester)
What steps he is taking to support credit unions. (155873)

16 Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)
What assessment he has made of whether people who claim disability-related benefits are also more likely to receive housing benefit; and if he will make a statement. (155874)

17 Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire)
What assessment he has made of his Department's counter-fraud activities. (155875)

18 Henry Smith (Crawley)
What steps he is taking to help separated parents work together in the best interests of their children. (155876)

19 Glenda Jackson (Hampstead and Kilburn)
What assessment he has made of the effect of the under-occupancy penalty to date; and if he will make a statement. (155877)

20 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
What assessment he has made of the implementation of the personal independence payment to date. (155878)

21 Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East)
What recent assessment he has made of the new enterprise allowance. (155879)

22 David Mowat (Warrington South)
What assessment he has made of the level of competition in the UK pension fund management industry. (155880)

23 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
Which groups will benefit from the reforms to the state pension planned for 2016. (155881)

24 Claire Perry (Devizes)
What assessment he has made of the introduction of the universal credit pathfinder. (155883)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

T1 Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East)
If he will make a statement on his Departmental responsibilities. (155884)

T2 Paul Flynn (Newport West) (155885)

T3 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (155886)

T4 Gavin Shuker (Luton South) (155887)

T5 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (155888)

T6 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough) (155889)

T7 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (155890)

T8 Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (155891)

T9 Nigel Mills (Amber Valley) (155892)

T10 Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) (155893)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Programme (No. 2) Motion

Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 83A(9) )

Secretary Maria Miller

That the Order of 5 February 2013 (Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

(1) Paragraphs 4, 5 and 6 of the Order shall be omitted.

(2) Proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading shall be taken in two days in accordance with the following provisions of this Order.

(3) Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the following Table and in the order so shown.

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

Table

 

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

2. Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill: Report Stage (Day 1)

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

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion if it is agreed to by the House

Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading

For Amendments, see separate paper

3. Foreign Affairs

No debate after 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6) )

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Mr Bob Ainsworth be discharged from the Foreign Affairs Committee and Sandra Osborne be added.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Bedroom Tax: Nic Dakin

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 10.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Marine Management Organisation and data accuracy: Alison Seabeck

 

 

WRITTEN MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1. State of the Estate in 2012

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2 . Scotland analysis

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

3 . Fire Services: Knight Review

Secretary of State for Defence

4 . Armed Forces Pay Review Body Report: Medical and dental officers

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

5 . Balance of Competences Review: Environment and climate change

6 . Publication of the final report of the Tree Health and Plant Biosecurity Task Force

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

7 . Triennial Review of the Great Britain China Centre

Secretary of State for Health

8 . Policy statement to accompany Clauses on quality of services in the Care Bill

Secretary of State for the Home Department

9 . Criminal Records Bureau–Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13

10 . Update on Protection of Freedoms Act implementation and National DNA Database annual reports 2009-12

Secretary of State for Transport

11 . Route based strategies

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

12 . Child maintenance reform: Initial response to the consultation on supporting separated families; securing children’s futures

Notes:

Texts of Written Ministerial Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/todays-written-statements/.

 

COMMITTEES MEETING TODAY

The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be changed without notice.

 European Committees

European Committee C

To consider European Union Document No. 7999/13, a draft Council Regulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks

Room 10

4.30pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

First Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and the draft Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013

Room 11

4.30pm (public)

Third Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry in respect of Beechbrook Capital

Room 12

4.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change Sub-Committee on Local Energy

Subject: Local Energy

Witnesses: Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK Energy Research Centre, Cornwall Energy, and Energy Technologies Institute; Regen SW, Co-operatives UK, Community Energy Scotland and Combined Heat and Power Association (at 3.00pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Carrier Strike

Witnesses: Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary, Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel and Air Marshal Stephen Hillier, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Military Capability, Ministry of Defence (at 3.15pm)

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: (i) Private Rented Sector, (ii) Community Budgets

Witnesses: (i) Mark Prisk MP, Minister of State for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government; (ii) Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman, and Paul Raynes, Head of Programmes (Localism and Finance), Local Government Association, and Laura Wilkes, Policy Manager, Local Government Information Unit (at 5.10pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.10pm (public)

Transport

Subject: Cost of motor insurance: whiplash

Witnesses: Christian Worsfold, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Dr Donal McNally, Associate Professor and Reader in Bioengineering, and Dr Amanda Roshier, Lecturer in Anatomy and Behaviour, University of Nottingham, and Andrew Miller, Director of Research, Thatcham Research; David Brown, Chair of the third party working group, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, and David Powell, Manager, Lloyd’s Market Association (at 4.45pm); Dr Simon Margolis, Chief Executive, Premex Services, and Dr Andre Brittain-Dissont (at 5.25pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.05pm (public)

Administration

Room 16

4.30pm (private)

 Joint Committees

National Security Strategy

Subject: National Security Strategy

Witnesses: Professor Mike Clarke, Director General, Royal United Services Institute, Sir Stewart Eldon, former UK Permanent Representative to NATO, and Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs

Room 4

4.00pm (private), 4.30pm (public)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS TO BE PUBLISHED

 Energy and Climate Change

1st Special Report: Building New Nuclear: the challenges ahead: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2012-13, HC 106

Date and time of publication: Friday 17 May 11.00am

 European Scrutiny

1st Report, HC 83-i

Date and time of publication: Friday 17 May 11.0 0am

 Health

1st Special Report: 2012 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission: Government and Care Quality Commission Responses to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2012-13, HC 154

Date and time of publication: Friday 17 May 11.00am

 Political and Constitutional Reform

1st Report: Ensuring standards in the quality of legislation, HC 85

Date and time of publication: Monday 20 May 00 .01am

 Environmental Audit

1st Special Report: Measuring well-being and sustainable development: Sustainable Development Indicators: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2012-13, HC 1 39

Date and time of publication: Monday 20 May 11. 0 0 am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Monday 3 June to Monday 10 June

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 12 noon on Wednesday 22 May. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 22 May.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Tuesday 4 June and Wednesday 5 June

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 12 noon on Wednesday 22 May. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 22 May. Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person or send a signed application through the post.

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Education; Health; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions

Week beginning 10 June

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities

Week beginning 17 June

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Education; Health; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions

WHITSUN ADJOURNMENT 2013

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way in the Table Office until 7.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 21 May. Thereafter, they may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received before 4.30pm on Friday 31 May will be treated as if tabled on that day.

Tabling arrangements for Questions for oral answer

Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer when the House returns:

 

 

The results of the shuffles on 21 May will be published on 22 May. They will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf

For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-table-office/order-of-oral-questions 1 .pdf

Notes:

* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days

** First sitting day after adjournment

Questions for written answer

For named day Questions tabled before the rise of the House on Tuesday 21 May, the earliest day for answer is Monday 3 June.

After the House has adjourned on Tuesday 21 May, Questions tabled for ordinary written answer and for named day written answer up to 4.30pm on Friday 31 May will be treated as having been tabled on that day. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Tuesday 4 June, and Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Wednesday 5 June.

 Notices of Meetings of General Committees

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 21 May at 9.10am and 2.00pm further to consider the Finance Bill (except Clauses 1, 3, 16, 183, 184 and 200 to 212, Schedules 3 and 41 and certain New Clauses and New Schedules).

European Committee C will meet on Monday 20 May at 4.30pm to consider European Union Document No. 7999/13, a draft Council Regulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks.

The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 20 May at 4.30pm to consider the draft Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and the draft Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013.

The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 20 May at 4.30pm to consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013.

The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 20 May at 4.30pm to consider the Motion in the name of Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry in respect of Beechbrook Capital as part of the Business Finance Partnership.

The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 21 May at 8.55am to consider the draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2013.