Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 10 September 2013

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1 John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead)
What recent comparative assessment he has made of trends in real wages in the UK and in similar economies. (900219)

2 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes. (900220)

3 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield)
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty. (900221)

4 Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North)
Whether he plans to introduce a land tax. (900222)

5 Steve Brine (Winchester)
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses. (900223)

6 Ann McKechin (Glasgow North)
What recent progress he has made on implementation of the mortgage guarantee scheme. (900224)

7 Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton)
What his policy is on the payment of corporation tax by foreign-based companies; and if he will make a statement. (900225)

8 Stella Creasy (Walthamstow)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes. (900226)

9 Gavin Shuker (Luton South)
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty. (900227)

10 Pat Glass (North West Durham)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes. (900228)

11 Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South)
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty. (900229)

12 Nigel Mills (Amber Valley)
What recent progress he has made on his plans to tackle tax avoidance. (900230)

13 Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell)
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses. (900231)

14 Jessica Morden (Newport East)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes. (900232)

15 Neil Carmichael (Stroud)
What recent assessment he has made of the contribution to the economy made by the manufacturing sector. (900233)

16 Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East)
What recent progress has been made on implementation of the National Infrastructure Plan. (900234)

17 Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on family incomes. (900235)

18 Lindsay Roy (Glenrothes)
What estimate he has made of the annual value of the reduction in the additional rate of income tax to 45 per cent to a person earning £1 million per annum. (900236)

19 Mr Brooks Newmark (Braintree)
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses. (900237)

20 Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown)
What recent steps he has taken to support small businesses. (900238)

21 Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth)
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty. (900239)

22 Lisa Nandy (Wigan)
What recent estimate he has made of the effect of fiscal policy on the level of child poverty. (900241)

23 Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
What recent comparative assessment he has made of trends in real wages in the UK and in similar economies. (900242)

At 12.15 pm

Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

T1 John Robertson (Glasgow North West)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (900208)

T2 Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (900209)

T3 Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (900210)

T4 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (900211)

T5 Chris Williamson (Derby North) (900212)

T6 Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (900213)

T7 Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (900214)

T8 Kwasi Kwarteng (Spelthorne) (900215)

T9 Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (900216)

T10 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd) (900217)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. access to mental health services: Ten Minute Rule Motion

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

Mr Michael Thornton

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for establishing maximum waiting times and establishing standards for access to evidence-based psychological therapies for those with mental health problems; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. transparency of lobbying, non-party campaigning and trade union administration Bill: committee (day 2)

Until 7.00pm (Order of 3 September)

Relevant documents:

Seventh Report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee on the Government’s Lobbying Bill, HC 601

First Report from the Committee on Standards on the Government’s Lobbying Bill, HC 638

Notes:

For amendments, see separate paper.

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill programme Motion agreed to by the House on 3 September: Clause 26, Schedule 3, Clauses 27 to 32, Schedule 4, Clauses 33 to 35, new Clauses relating to Part 2, and new Schedules relating to Part 2 (Until 7.00pm)

3. pensions

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

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the draft Occupational and Personal Pension Schemes (Automatic Enrolment) (Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 1 July, 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)

Earthbeat Theatre: Tom Blenkinsop

Tougher legislation for dangerous dogs: Graham Jones

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Landfill tax liability at Blanefield Printworks: Mrs Anne McGuire

 

 

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

Sexual entertainment licence exemptions: Stephen Gilbert

11.00am

Governance of local authority pension funds: Mark Field

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm

2.30pm

Future of the Climate Change Act 2008: David T.C. Davies

4.00pm

First World War centenary commemorations: Gareth Johnson

4.30pm

Future of the Royal Mercian and Lancastrian Yeomanry: Ian Austin

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

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

1. Parish council payments

2 . Troubled Families Programme

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3 . Triennial Review of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority

4 . Triennial Review of the Marine Management Organisation

Secretary of State for Health

5 . NHS winter planning

Secretary of State for the Home Department

6 . Police use of Taser statistics–2010 and 2011

Secretary of State for Transport

7 . Strategic road network and the delivery of sustainable development

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

Further to consider the Bill

Room 12

2.00pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

First Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Legal Aid (Information about Financial Resources) (Amendment) Regulations 2013

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2013 and the draft Armed Forces (Alcohol Limits for Prescribed Safety-Critical Duties) Regulations 2013

Room 10

8.55am (public)

Third Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Consequential Amendments) (No. 2) Order 2013

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2013

Room 10

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: Pre-appointment hearing with the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of Ofgem

Witness : Mr David Gray, Prospective Chair of Ofgem

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9am (private), 10.00am (public), 11.30am (private)

Treasury

Subject: Financial Conduct Authority

Witness : Martin Wheatley, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Welsh Affairs

Room 15

9.15am (private)

Committee on Standards

Room 13

9.30am (private)

Transport

Subject: Maritime strategy

Witnesses : Stephen Hammond MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Ian Woodman, Director of Maritime, Department for Transport, and Sir Alan Massey, Chief Executive, Maritime and Coastguard Agency.

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

9.45am (private), 9.50am (public)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Nuisance telephone calls

Witnesses : Simon Entwisle, Information Commissioner’s Office, and Claudio Pollack, Group Director of Content, Consumer and External Affairs Group, Ofcom; Edward Vaizey MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (at 11.30am).

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Foreign Affairs

Room 15

1.45pm (private)

Defence

Subject: MoD Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13

Witnesses : John Thompson, Permanent Under-Secretary, and David Williams, Director, General Finance, Ministry of Defence.

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Health

Room 8

2.00pm (private)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to housing benefit in Scotland

Witnesses : Gordon MacRae, Head of Communications and Policy, Shelter Scotland, and Alastair MacGregor, Chief Executive, Argyll Community Housing Association.

Room 6

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: (i) Private Investigators: follow-up; (ii) EU Justice and Home Affairs opt-out

Witnesses : (i) Christopher Graham, Information Commissioner; (ii) Garry Mann, Graham Mitchell and Andrew Symeou (at 3.15pm); Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex (at 3.45pm); Jodie Blackstock, Justice, Libby McVeigh, Fair Trials International, and Isabella Sankey, Liberty (at 4.15pm).

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Backbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses : Members of Parliament.

Room 16

2.55pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Liaison

Subject: Evidence from the Prime Minister

Witness : Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister.

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

3.45pm (private), 4.00pm (public)

 Joint Committees

Human Rights

Room 4A

1.00pm (private)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

5th Report: Open Access, HC 99-l

Time of publication: 00.01 am

 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

2nd Special Report: Pollinators and Pesticides: Government Response to the Committee’s Seventh Report of Session 2012-13, HC 631

Time of publication: 00 .01am

 CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT

2nd Special Report: Scrutiny of the draft Public Bodies (Merger of the Gambling Commission and National Lottery Commission) Order 2013: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report of Session 2013-14, HC 646

Time of publication: 11.00 am

 DEFENCE

5th Special Report: MoD Supplementary Estimates 2012-13: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2013-14, HC 644

Time of publication: 11.00 am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Tuesday 8 October to Monday 14 October

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 11 September. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 12 September.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Tuesday 8 October and Wednesday 9 October

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 10 September. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 11 September.

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; Northern Ireland; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Monday 14 October and Monday 28 October

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Communities and Local Government; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Wales

Monday 21 October

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; Northern Ireland; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

 conference adjournment: tabling arrangements for questions

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 held on Thursday 12 September will be available on Friday 13 September 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, 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 conference Adjournment is 7.30pm or the rise of the House (whichever is earlier), on Tuesday 10 September (for answer on Friday 13 September). For Questions tabled between this time and the rise of the House on Friday 13 September, the earliest named day for a Question for written answer is Tuesday 8 October.

After the House has adjourned on Friday 13 September, Questions tabled for ordinary written answer and for named day written answer up to 4.30pm on Monday 7 October will be treated as having been tabled on Monday 7 October. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Wednesday 9 October, and Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Thursday 10 October.