Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 17 July 2013

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

1 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark)
What priorities her Department has in Bangladesh for the next 12 months. (165584)

2 Karen Lumley (Redditch)
What steps she is taking to improve the co-ordination of humanitarian support for Syria and the surrounding region. (165585)

3 Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East)
What support her Department provides for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria; and if she will make a statement. (165586)

4 George Freeman (Mid Norfolk)
What plans she has to support the application of agricultural science, research and innovation in developing economies. (165587)

5 Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
What steps her Department takes to reduce the impact of natural disasters by increasing the resilience of communities. (165588)

6 Richard Ottaway (Croydon South)
What assessment she has made of likely population growth in North and West Africa by 2050; and if she will make a statement. (165589)

7 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What steps her Department is taking to end aid dependency through jobs and economic development. (165590)

8 Mark Durkan (Foyle)
What recent assessment she has made of the upholding of humanitarian commitments made by the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and other countries in that region under the Peace, Security and Co-operation Framework to date. (165591)

9 Guto Bebb (Aberconwy)
What recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of UK-Israeli co-operation on international development. (165592)

10 Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian)
What assessment she has made of the likely effects of the outcomes agreed at the G8 Summit in June 2013 on developing countries. (165593)

11 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
What recent assessment she has made of the effect on poverty of the role of UK money-transfer firms in facilitating remittance payments to developing countries. (165594)

12 Nicholas Soames (Mid Sussex)
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria and neighbouring countries. (165595)

13 Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham)
What steps her Department is taking to eradicate child labour. (165596)

14 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay)
What steps she is taking to improve the co-ordination of humanitarian support for Syria and the surrounding region. (165597)

15 Alison McGovern (Wirral South)
What recent assessment she has made of the role of Fairtrade goods in development. (165598)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

T1 Simon Wright (Norwich South)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (165599)

T2 Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle Upon Tyne North) (165600)

T3 Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (165601)

T4 Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (165602)

T5 Hugh Bayley (York Central) (165603)

T6 Mr Mark Spencer (Sherwood) (165604)

T7 Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (165605)

T8 Penny Mordaunt (Portsmouth North) (165606)

T9 Mr Adrian Sanders (Torbay) (165607)

T10 Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (165608)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 July. (165609)

Q2 Wayne David (Caerphilly) (165610)

Q3 Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (165611)

Q4 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
How many foreign national prisoners (a) are in prison and (b) were in prison in May 2010; and what steps are being taken to send them to secure detention in their own countries and to negotiate compulsory prisoner transfer agreements with high-volume countries. (165612)

Q5 Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (165613)

Q6 Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (165614)

Q7 Michael Ellis (Northampton North) (165615)

Q8 Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (165616)

Q9 Stephen Timms (East Ham) (165617)

Q10 Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (165618)

Q11 Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland) (165619)

Q12 Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North) (165620)

Q13 Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (165621)

Q14 Simon Hughes (Bermondsey and Old Southwark) (165622)

Q15 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (165623)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 PRESENTATION OF BILLS

Presentation of Bills: no debate (Standing Order No. 57 )

Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

Mr Andrew Lansley

Bill to make provision for establishing and maintaining a register of persons carrying on the business of consultant lobbying and to require those persons to be entered in the register; to make provision about expenditure and donations for political purposes; to make provision about the Electoral Commission’s functions with respect to compliance with requirements imposed by or by virtue of enactments; to make provision relating to a trade union’s duty to maintain a register of members under section 24 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992; and for connected purposes.

Selective Licensing (Housing Standards)

Graham Jones

Bill to allow local authorities to apply selective licensing conditions to improve housing standards.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Electoral Register (Access to Public Services): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order N o. 23)

Siobhain McDonagh

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to introduce a requirement that electoral registration be a condition of access to public services; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

2. Opposition Day (5th Allotted Day)

Until 7.00pm ( Standing Order No. 9(6))

Hon. Members and paid directorships and consultancies

Edward Miliband

Jon Trickett

Ms Angela Eagle

Ms Harriet Harman

Michael Dugher

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House believes that, as part of a wider regulatory framework for second jobs, from the start of the next Parliament no hon. Members should be permitted to hold paid directorships or consultancies.

Managing risk in the NHS

Edward Miliband

Andy Burnham

Liz Kendall

Ms Harriet Harman

Ms Angela Eagle

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House is concerned about the Government’s approach to managing risk in the NHS; notes that the Government is still to respond fully to the Francis Report, despite the Prime Minister promising on 6 February 2013, Official Report, column 281, a detailed response by the end of March 2013; believes that the Government is in danger of ignoring the lessons of recent failures by cutting thousands of nursing staff; is concerned at recent reports revealing pressure to roll out the NHS 111 telephone service despite serious concerns about it not being safe to do so; is further concerned at recent reports that plans are not in place to avert an Accident and Emergency crisis next winter; recognises that the 14 Trusts investigated by Sir Bruce Keogh have seen increasing problems since May 2010; further believes that the Government’s failure to implement the key recommendations of the Francis Report, combined with the disruption of the recent NHS reorganisation, risks making it more likely that failures of care will happen in future; further notes the Government’s recent commitment to openness and transparency in the NHS; therefore calls on the Government to publish the NHS transition risk register as ordered by the Information Commissioner and Information Rights Tribunal; and further calls on the Government to bring forward urgent implementation of key Francis recommendations to improve patient safety, including a duty of candour, benchmarks on safe staffing and the regulation of healthcare assistants.

Amendment (a)

The Prime Minister

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Chief Secretary Danny Alexander

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

Secretary Eric Pickles

Secretary Jeremy HuntDr Daniel Poulter

Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘welcomes the Government’s swift action in response to the Francis Report; notes the rapid establishment of reviews on key components of the Report’s findings, including the Cavendish review on healthcare assistants, the Clwyd-Hart review on complaints and the Berwick review on patient safety; further notes the drive to improve standards through the appointment of a Chief Inspector of Hospitals, the introduction of Ofsted-style ratings and the recruitment of specialist hospital inspectors; regrets the Opposition’s continued refusal to support these practical measures to expose and improve poor care; welcomes the watershed decision to expose and investigate 14 hospitals with high death rates through the recent Keogh review; further notes the Government’s decisive action to drive improvements in these hospitals by placing 11 hospitals in special measures; and applauds the Government’s wide-ranging efforts to introduce greater transparency and accountability in the NHS.’.

Notes:

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

MOTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT 7.00PM

Deferred Divisions

No debate ( Standing Order No. 41(A)(3))

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Greg Clark relating to the Multiannual Financial Framework, 2014–2020.

Business of the House

No debate ( Standing Order No. 15)

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Motion in the name of the Prime Minister relating to Trident Alternatives Review may be proceeded with, though opposed, until 10 o’clock or for three hours, whichever is the later.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

3. Multiannual Financial Framework, 2014–2020

No debate ( Standing Order No. 119(11))

Greg Clark

That this House takes note of European Union Documents 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, 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; agrees with the Government that at a time of ongoing economic fragility in Europe and tight constraints on domestic public spending, the MFF agreement reached, which delivers a reduction of €35 billion on the current period in the seven year payment ceilings to €908.4 billion, a real-terms reduction of over three per cent in payment appropriations, represents a good deal for taxpayers; welcomes the Government’s successful defence of the UK abatement, noting that UK contributions to the EU budget have risen in recent years due to the 2005 decision to give away parts of the abatement, shares the Government’s disappointment at the Council Decision to agree an additional €7.3 billion in 2013 in draft Amending Budget No. 2 and welcomes the Government’s opposition to that decision, reflecting as it does the weaknesses in the 2007-13 deal.

4. Trident Alternatives Review

Until 10.00pm or up to three hours, whichever is later ( if the Business of the House Motion is agreed to)

The Prime Minister

That this House has considered the Trident Alternatives Review.

5. Defence

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

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:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

6. Defence

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

Secretary Philip Hammond

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

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

7. Companies

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

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.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

8. Companies

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 24 June, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

9. Companies

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Companies and Partnerships (Accounts and Audit) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 24 June, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Proposed closure of Post Office at Lupus Street (London, SW1): Mark Field

Closure of Barclays Bank (Marston Green): Mrs Caroline Spelman

Installation of a controlled crossing on Ashby Road (Daventry): Chris Heaton-Harris

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Government policy on selection and allocation of organs for transplant: Kate Green

 

 

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 N o. 10(1))

9.30am

Localism in planning: Nick Herbert

11.00am

UK policy on the International Commission on Missing Persons: Mr Brooks Newmark

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Provision of money-transfer accounts services by banks to ethnic minority communities: Rushanara Ali

4.00pm

UK energy infrastructure and Wales: Geraint Davies

4.30pm

An adoption case and Surrey County Council: Sir Paul Beresford

Notes:

The 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 STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Attorney General

1. Publication of the DPP final guidelines on concurrent jurisdiction

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

2 . 16-24 traineeships

Minister for the Cabinet Office

3 . Ministerial Pensions: Scheme amendments for holders of Great Offices of State

4 . Transparency of Lobbying, Non-party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

5 . Alcohol fraud

6 . Commission on Devolution in Wales

7 . Fiscal Sustainability Report

Deputy Prime Minister

8 . Recall of MPs

Secretary of State for Education

9 . Primary assessment, accountability and pupil premium

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

10 . Community benefits for sites that host new nuclear power stations

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

11 . Foreign Affairs Council: 22 July

12 . International Criminal Court

13 . Visit of President U Thein Sein of Burma

Secretary of State for Health

14 . Government response to the report of the independent review of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority and the Human Tissue Authority

15 . Review of the 2010 Adult Autism Strategy for England

Secretary of State for the Home Department

16 . Disclosure and Barring Service—Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13

17 . Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation Annual Report into the operation in 2012 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006

Secretary of State for Justice

18 . Advisory Council on National Records and Archives (Triennial Review)

19 . Freedom of Information Act–Code of Practice on the release and reuse of datasets

20 . North Liverpool Community Justice Centre

21 . Triennial Review of Probation Trusts

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

22 . Northern Ireland security situation

Secretary of State for Transport

23 . High Speed Rail–Update on Phase Two

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

24 . Informal Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 11-12 July, Vilnius

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/.

 

COMMITTEES MEETING TODAY

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

 Public Bill Committees

European Union (Referendum) Bill Committee

To consider the Bill

Room 12

2.00pm (public)

 European Committees

European Committee B

To consider European Union Document No. 9124/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, a draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on measures facilitating the exercise of rights conferred on workers in the context of freedom of movement of workers

Room 10

2.30pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Regulatory, Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008 (Amendment of Schedule 3) Order 2013

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Registrar of Public Lending Right) Order 2013

Room 11

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Science and Technology

Subject: Climate: Public Understanding and Policy Implications

Witnesses: David Jordan, Director, Editorial Policy and Standards, BBC, Ralph Lee, Head of Factual, Channel 4, and Fiona Ball, Head of Environment and Engagement, BSkyB Limited; Ros Donald, Carbon Brief, Andrew Montford, Bishop Hill Blog, and James Painter, Head of the Journalism Fellowship Programme, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (at 10.30am)

Room 15

9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)

Education

Subject: Great Teachers–Follow-up

Witnesses: Chris Pope, Co-Director, Prince’s Teaching Institute, Professor Derek Bell, Professor of Education, College of Teachers, Dr Patrick Roach, Deputy General Secretary, NASUWT, and Dr Lesley Saunders, Visiting Professor, Institute of Education; Peter Kent, Headteacher, Lawrence Sherriff School, Anne Swift, Headteacher, Gladstone Road Infant School, Scarborough, Dame Joan McVittie, Headteacher, Woodside High School, and David Weston, Chief Executive, Teacher Development Trust (at 10.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Subject: The role of Jobcentre Plus in the Reformed Welfare System

Witnesses: Seyi Obakin, Chief Executive, Centrepoint, Niall Cooper, National Coordinator, Church Action on Poverty, Fiona Weir, Chief Executive Officer, Gingerbread, Chris Johnes, Director, UK Poverty Programme, Oxfam GB, and Robert Trotter, Public Policy Advisor (Employment and Skills), Scope

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.45am (public)

Business, Innovation and Skills

Room 17

2.00pm (private)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Well-being

Witnesses: Professor Jan Bebbington, University of St Andrews, New Economics Foundation, and Office for National Statistics

Room 8

2.00pm (private); 2.20pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Subject: Tobacco Products Directive: Scrutiny Overrides

Witnesses: Anna Soubry MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Andrew Black, Programme Manager, Tobacco Policy, Department of Health

Room 16

2.00pm (private); 2.15pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Rural Broadband

Witnesses: Sean Williams, Group Director, Strategy, Policy and Portfolio, British Telecom, Malcolm Corbett, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Networks Co-operative Association, Dido Harding, Chief Executive Officer, TalkTalk, and Nicholas James, Chief Executive, UK Broadband; Sir Jonathan Stephens, Permanent Secretary, and Jon Zeff, Senior Responsible Officer, Department for Culture, Media and Sport, and Stuart McIntosh, Director of Competition, Ofcom (at 3.00pm)

Room 15

2.00pm (private); 2.15pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Blacklisting in Employment

Witness : Stephen Ratcliffe, Director, UK Contractors Group

Room 6

2.00pm (private); 2.30pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 19

2.30pm (private)

Defence

Room 20

3.00pm (private)

Home Affairs

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

3.00pm (private)

Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

Room 18

3.00pm (private)

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

Subject: Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

Witnesses: Rt Hon Jack Straw MP and Rt Hon David Davis MP

Room 8

9.30am (private); 9.40am (public); 10.40am (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Committees on Arms export controls

1st Joint Report: Scrutiny of Arms Exports and Arms Control (2013): Scrutiny of the Government’s UK Strategic Export Controls Annual Report 2011 published in July 2012, the Government’s Quarterly Reports from October 2011 to September 2012, and the Government’s policies on arms exports and international arms control issues, HC 205

Time of publication: 00.01 am

 Northern ireland AFFAIRS

1st Report: Implementation of the Armed Forces Covenant in Northern Ireland, HC 51

Time of publication: 00 .01am

 Public Accounts

10th Report: Serious Fraud Office: redundancy and severance arrangements, HC 360

Time of publication: 00.01 am

 

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 10 September and Wednesday 11 September

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or the rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 3 September. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 4 September. Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person or send a signed application through the post.

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

 Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee

Monday 2 September in the Chamber

Launch of Second Report from the Procedure Committee, on Private Members’ Bills, HC 188: Mr Charles Walker

Motion relating to the future for postal services in rural areas: Katy Clark and Mr Mike Weir

Motion relating to the All Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s report ‘Get Britain Cycling’: Dr Julian Huppert

Thursday 5 September in the Chamber

General debate on high-cost credit: Chris Evans

General debate on the North East Independent Economic Review report: Mr Nicholas Brown, Helen Goodman and Guy Opperman

Monday 9 September in Westminster Hall

General debate on an e-petition related to age-related tax allowances: Kelvin Hopkins

Thursday 12 September in Westminster Hall

General debate on UK Trade and Investment: Daniel Kawczynski

 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:

 

 

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

For Questions tabled before 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.