House of Commons
Business Today: Chamber for Friday 12 July 2013
9.30am Prayers
Followed by
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. High Cost Credit Bill: Second Reading
Until 2.30pm (Standing Order N o. 11(2)(b))
Member in Charge: Paul Blomfield
Notes:
If proceedings on this Bill end before 2.30pm, the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. After 2.30pm, only those Bills which are unopposed may make further progress.
2. Child Maltreatment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Mark Williams
3. Education (Information Sharing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andrew Selous
4. Sexual Impropriety in Employment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
5. House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
Notes:
Queen’s Consent to be signified on Second Reading.
6. EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 3.00pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Support for families of prisoners: Mel Stride
WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Statements to be made today
Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills
1 . Employment law reforms
2 . Automotive sector strategy
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
3 . Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
4 . Agenda for July 2013 Agriculture and Fisheries Council
5 . Triennial Review of the National Forest Company
Secretary of State for Health
6 . Consultation on Standardised Packaging of Tobacco Products: summary report
7 . Informal Health Council: 8-9 July
8 . Publication of Six Lives: Progress report on healthcare for people with learning disabilities and Government response to the Confidential Inquiry into premature deaths of people with learning disabilities
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/todays-written-statements/.
COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY
Health
3rd Special Report: 2012 accountability hearing with the Nursing and Midwifery Council: Government and Nursing and Midwifery Council Responses to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2012–13, HC
581
Time of publication: 11 .00 am
Public Administration
5th Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Committee on Standards in Public Life, HC
516-I
Time of publication: 2.00p m
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
Monday 2 September to Monday 9 September
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 17 July. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 18 July.
FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL
Tuesday 3 September and Wednesday 4 September
Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 16 July. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 17 July. 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; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Work and Pensions.
Monday 9 September
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; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Northern Ireland; Women and Equalities
NORTHERN IRELAND GRAND COMMITTEE
Sitting in Northern Ireland, on Monday 9 September at 2.30pm
Notice for Oral Questions for Monday 9 September for inclusion in the shuffle, and applications for an adjournment debate, should be submitted to the Table Office by 12.30pm on Monday 2 September.
The results of the shuffle and of the adjournment debate ballot will be published on 3 September. The order of questions will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf
Notices of Meetings of General Committees
A Programming Sub-Committee in respect of the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (except Clauses 1 to 9) will meet on Monday 15 July at 3.00pm.
A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 16 July at 8.55am and 2.00pm to consider the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill (except Clauses 1 to 9).*
A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 16 July at 8.55am and 2.00pm and Thursday 18 July at 11.30am and 2.00pm further to consider the High Speed Rail (Preparation Bill).
A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 16 July at 8.55am and 2.00pm further to consider the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill.
European Committee B will meet on Tuesday 16 July at 2.30pm to consider European Union Document No. 11295/13, a draft Council Regulation laying down the Multiannual Financial Framework for the years 2014–2020, No. 11298/13, a draft Inter-institutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management, and No. 11307/13, a draft Council Regulation laying down the multiannual financial framework for the years 2014–2020 and Inter-Institutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council and the Commission on budgetary discipline, cooperation in budgetary matters and on sound financial management: Draft Declarations, together with European Union Document No. 8041/13, draft Amending Budget No. 2 to the General Budget 2013: general statement of revenue: statement of expenditure by section: Section III: Commission, already referred on 24 April 2013.
European Committee B will meet on Wednesday 17 July at 2.30pm to consider European Union Document No. 9124/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Directive of the European Parliament and the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement of workers.
The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 15 July at 4.30pm to consider the Rules of the Court of Judicature (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) 2013 (S.R. (N.I.), 2013, No. 175) and the Civil Procedure (Amendment No. 5) Rules 2013 (S.I., 2013, No. 1571).
The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 15 July at 4.30pm to consider the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2013 and the draft Financial Services Act 2012 (Consumer Credit) Order 2013.
The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 16 July at 8.55am to consider the draft Companies Act 2006 (Strategic Report and Directors’ Report) Regulations 2013, the draft Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 and the draft Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013.
The Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Tuesday 16 July at 4.30pm to consider the draft Armed Forces Act (Court Martial) (Amendment) Rules 2013 and the draft Armed Forces (Retrial for Serious Offences) Order 2013.
The Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 17 July at 8.55am to consider the draft Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2013.
The Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 17 July at 2.30pm to consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013.
The Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 15 July at 4.30pm to consider the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry in respect of Digital Region Limited.
* Subject to the Committee agreeing the programme.
SUMMER Adjournment 2013
Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 5.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 18 July. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 18 July and before 4.30pm on Friday 30 August will be treated as having been tabled on 30 August.
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:
Last date of tabling* |
Date for answer |
Departments etc. |
Tuesday 27 August |
Monday 2 September |
Defence (T) |
Tuesday 27 August |
Tuesday 3 September |
Foreign and Commonwealth Office (T) |
Tuesday 27 August |
Wednesday 4 September |
Cabinet Office (T) Prime Minister |
Monday 2 September** |
Thursday 5 September |
Culture, Media and Sport (T) Women and Equalities |
The results of the shuffles on 27 August will be published on 28 August. 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
The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Summer Adjournment is 10.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 15 July (for answer on Thursday 18 July). For Questions tabled between this time and the rise of the House on Thursday 18 July, the earliest named day for a Question for written answer is Monday 2 September.
After the House has adjourned on Thursday 18 July, Questions tabled for ordinary written answer and for named day written answer up to 4.30pm on Friday 30 August will be treated as having been tabled on 30 August. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Tuesday 3 September. Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Wednesday 4 September; each Member may table five such questions during this period.