Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 12 June 2013

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

1 Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran)
What proposals her Department has to tackle tax avoidance by mutinational companies operating in developing countries. (159145)

2 Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal)
What steps she is taking to help developing countries improve their tax systems. (159146)

3 Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
What proportion of UK Official Development Assistance was allocated for population assistance in 2011-12; and if she will make a statement. (159147)

4 John Robertson (Glasgow North West)
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria. (159148)

5 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth)
When the Government plans to bring forward legislative proposals to enshrine in law its commitment to spend 0.7 per cent of gross national income on Official Development Assistance. (159149)

6 Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan)
What her Department's spending priorities are for 2012-13. (159150)

7 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire)
What recent contact she has had with the Pakistani government about UK aid. (159151)

8 Mr David Ward (Bradford East)
What research her Department has undertaken into the humanitarian effects of the occupation of the West Bank. (159152)

9 Kris Hopkins (Keighley)
What steps her Department is taking to create development partnerships with Gulf states. (159153)

10 Stephen Barclay (North East Cambridgeshire)
What assessment she has made of the potential effects of withholding aid from Zimbabwe until the Zimbabwean government restarts pension payments to entitled UK citizens. (159154)

11 Tim Farron (Westmorland and Lonsdale)
What assistance her Department is providing to people in Bangladesh affected by the Rana Plaza building collapse. (159155)

12 Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
What her policy is on identifying and tackling modern-day slavery in countries which her Department provides aid. (159157)

13 Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury)
What work her Department is undertaking in respect of hunger and nutrition in developing countries. (159158)

14 Rebecca Harris (Castle Point)
What steps her Department is taking to encourage responsible private sector investment, including in supply chains for retailers. (159159)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

T1 Chris Evans (Islwyn)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (159160)

T2 Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (159161)

T3 Dr Thérèse Coffey (Suffolk Coastal) (159162)

T4 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (159163)

T5 Richard Graham (Gloucester) (159164)

T6 Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (159165)

T7 Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (159166)

T8 Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (159167)

T9 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (159168)

T10 Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (159169)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 June. (159125)

Q2 Jim McGovern (Dundee West) (159126)

Q3 Jessica Lee (Erewash) (159127)

Q4 Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston) (159128)

Q5 Richard Graham (Gloucester) (159129)

Q6 Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (159130)

Q7 Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (159131)

Q8 Graham Jones (Hyndburn) (159132)

Q9 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (159133)

Q10 Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall) (159134)

Q11 Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) (159135)

Q12 Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (159136)

Q13 Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk) (159137)

Q14 Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North) (159138)

Q15 Karl McCartney (Lincoln) (159139)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including on Safe and sustainable review of children’s heart surgery

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Opposition Day (2nd allotted day)

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Protecting children online

Edward Miliband

Ms Harriet Harman

Helen Goodman

Stephen Twigg

Diana Johnson

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House deplores the growth in child abuse images online; deeply regrets that up to one and a half million people have seen such images; notes with alarm the lack of resources available to the police to tackle this problem; further notes the correlation between viewing such images and further child abuse; notes with concern the Government’s failure to implement the recommendations of the Bailey Review and the Independent Parliamentary Inquiry into Online Child Protection on ensuring children’s safe access to the internet; and calls on the Government to set a timetable for the introduction of safe search as a default, effective age verification and splash page warnings and to bring forward legislative proposals to ensure these changes are speedily implemented.

EU police, justice and home affairs measures

Edward Miliband

Yvette Cooper

Mr Douglas Alexander

Sadiq Khan

Chris Bryant

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House believes that amongst other EU police, justice and home affairs measures, the UK should remain part of the European Arrest Warrant, the Schengen Information System II, Joint Investigations Teams, EU Council decision 2000/375/JHA on combating internet child pornography, EU Council decision 2002/348/JHA on international football security co-operation, Exchange of Criminal Records and Europol; supports reform to improve the operation of the European Arrest Warrant; and notes that without these measures the UK’s efforts to fight crime and ensure internal national security would be adversely affected.

Amendment (a)

The Prime Minister

The Deputy Prime Minister

Secretary William Hague

Secretary Theresa May

Secretary Chris Grayling

Mr Dominic Grieve

James BrokenshireMr David Lidington

Leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘believes that the decision on exercising the UK’s opt out from EU former third pillar measures should be taken in the national interest, with consideration given to how a measure contributes to public safety and security, whether practical co-operation is underpinned by the measure, and whether there would be a detrimental impact on such co-operation if pursued by other mechanisms; and welcomes the commitment made by the Minister for Europe on 20 January 2011 to a vote in both Houses of Parliament before the Government makes a formal decision on whether it wishes to opt out.’.

Notes:

The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).

2. Electricity

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

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

3. Licences and Licensing

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

Secretary Maria Miller

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

4. National Health Service

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

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

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Audio recording of work capability assessments: Sheila Gilmore

 

 

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

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 (Standing Order No. 10(1) )

9.30am

Human rights in Rakhine and Kachin States: Yasmin Qureshi

11.00am

Media sexism: C aroline Lucas

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 4.00pm.

2.30pm

No debate

4.00pm

FSA 2012 review of the mis-selling of financial products: Bill Wiggin

4.30pm

West Lancashire families affected by the In Amenas hostage situation: Rosie Cooper

Notes:

Debate will arise on a motion for the adjournment, to be moved by a Minister.

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))

 

WRITTEN MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1 . Draft Consumer Rights Bill

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2 . Government response to the consultation on the Credit Union maximum interest rate cap

3 . Publication of the Asset Protection Agency’s Annual Report and Accounts for the period 1 April to 31 October 2012

Secretary of State for Transport

4 . Disabled Persons Transport Advisory Committee

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.

 Grand Committees

Welsh Grand Committee

To consider the Government’s Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queen’s Speech as it relates to Wales

Room 10

9.30am (public)

Welsh Grand Committee

To consider the Government’s Legislative Programme as outlined in the Queen’s Speech as it relates to Wales

Room 10

2.00pm (public)

 European Committees

European Committee B

To consider European Union Documents No. 17322/12 and Addenda 1 to 2, a draft Regulation adjusting with effect from 1 July 2012 the remuneration and pensions of the officials and other servants of the European Union and the correction coefficients applied thereto, and No. 17360/12 and Addendum, a draft Regulation adjusting, from 1 July 2012, the rate of contribution to the pension scheme of officials and other servants of the European Union, together with European Union Document No. 11964/12, Opinion No. 5/2012 of the European Court of Auditors on the draft Regulation amending the Staff Regulations of Officials and the Conditions of Employment of Other Servants of the European Union together with European Union Document No. 13270/12 Special Report No. 10/2012 of the European Court of Auditors: The effectiveness of staff development in the European Commission and European Union Document No. 13327/12, Commission Report on the exception clause (Article 10 of Annex XI of the Staff Regulations)

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Application to immigration officers and designated customs officials in England and Wales) Order 2013

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry in respect of investments to support lending to small and medium sized enterprises

Room 12

2.30pm (public)

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Elections (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Regulations 2013 and the draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) (Fresh Signatures for Absent Voters) Order 2013

Room 11

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Science and Technology

Subject: Work of the European and UK Space Agencies

Witnesses: Professor David Southwood, Senior Research Investigator, Imperial College London, and President, Royal Astronomical Society, Professor Alan Smith, Director, Mullard Space Science Laboratory, University College London, Professor Shaun Quegan, University of Sheffield, appearing on behalf of Natural Environment Research Council, and Professor Richard Holdaway, Director, RAL Space, on behalf of Science and Technology Facilities Council; John Auburn, Vice President, European Space Institutions, Telespazio VEGA UK Ltd, Richard Peckham, former Chair, UKspace, and Dr Hugh Lewis, University of Southampton, appearing on behalf of PHS Space Ltd (at 10.15am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Education

Subject: Foundation years: Sure Start children’s centres

Witnesses: Liz Klavins, Head of Centre, Fairfield Children’s Centre, Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive, National Day Nurseries, Neil Leitch, Chief Executive, Pre-School Learning Alliance, and Sue Owen, Director of Programmes, National Children’s Bureau

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Justice

The Jubilee Room

9.15am (private)

Treasury

Subject: Financial Policy Committee appointment hearings

Witnesses: Andy Haldane, Executive Director, Financial Stability, Bank of England, and member, Financial Policy Committee, and Donald Kohn, external member, Financial Policy Committee

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Room 15

9.15am (private)

International Development

Room 5

10.25am (private)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Progress on Carbon Budgets

Witnesses: Aubrey Meyer, Global Commons Institute; Professor Andrew Shepherd, University of Leeds, and Professor Myles Allen, University of Oxford (at 2.45pm); Professor Julia Slingo, Chief Scientist, and Dr Jason Lowe, Met Office (at 3.20pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.10pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Subject: European Scrutiny system in the House of Commons

Witness : Professor Simon Hix, London School of Economics

Room 5

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: National Programme for IT

Witnesses: Sir David Nicholson, Chief Executive for the NHS in England, Tim Donohoe, Senior Responsible Owner for Local Service Provider Programmes, and Charlie Massey, Director General for External Relations, Department of Health

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 16

2.30pm (private)

Procedure

Room 20

3.00pm (private)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: The Referendum on Separation for Scotland

Witnesses: Dr Angus Armstrong, Director of Macroeconomic Research, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

Room 6

3.30pm (private), 4.00pm (public)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

As soon as convenient after 3.45pm (private)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

Room 6

9.30am (private)

Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

1.00pm (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Joint Committee on Human Rights

1st Report: Human Rights of unaccompanied children and young people in the UK, HC 196

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

2nd Report: HC 166-ii

Time of publication: 9.30am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Tuesday 18 June to Monday 24 June

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 12 June. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 13 June.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Week beginning 24 June

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Wales; Work and Pensions

Week beginning 1 July

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Communities and Local Government; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Education; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Women and Equalities

Week beginning 8 July

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Wales; Work and Pensions

Week beginning 15 July

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Communities and Local Government; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Education; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Women and Equalities