Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 24 October 2013

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham)
What steps he is taking to support small businesses. (900668)

2 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
How many and what proportion of employees of Royal Mail opted out of the allocation of free shares. (900669)

3 Nigel Adams (Selby and Ainsty)
What steps he is taking to support small businesses. [R] (900670)

4 Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge)
What steps he is taking to support small businesses. (900671)

5 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon)
What steps he is taking to improve adults' basic skills. (900672)

6 David Mowat (Warrington South)
What projects will be eligible for funding from the Green Investment Bank. (900674)

7 Robert Halfon (Harlow)
What changes he is planning to make to the national minimum wage. (900677)

8 Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton)
What steps he is taking to increase the number of students from Liverpool who go to university. (900678)

9 Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East)
What assessment he has made of the effect on postal services of the privatisation of Royal Mail. (900679)

10 Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde)
What representations he has received from manufacturers on the case for continued UK membership of the EU with regard to their business and investment plans. (900680)

11 Emily Thornberry (Islington South and Finsbury)
What plans he has to publish the Government's planned register of companies' beneficial ownership. (900681)

12 Duncan Hames (Chippenham)
What initiatives Local Enterprise Partnerships are taking to support small businesses. (900684)

13 Clive Efford (Eltham)
What assessment he has made of the value for money for the public purse of the recent sale of shares in Royal Mail. (900685)

14 Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
What steps he is taking to support small businesses. (900686)

15 Peter Aldous (Waveney)
What steps his Department is taking to promote regional growth. (900687)

16 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion)
What steps he is taking to promote provision of apprenticeships. (900689)

17 Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on UK artists and creators of introducing a private copying exception without compensation. (900691)

At 10.15 am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

T1 Chris Bryant (Rhondda)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (900658)

T2 Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (900659)

T3 Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (900660)

T4 Jessica Lee (Erewash) (900661)

T5 Pat Glass (North West Durham) (900662)

T6 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (900665)

T7 Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton) (900666)

T8 Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (900667)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. BACKBENCH BUSINESS

Until 5.00pm (Standing Order N o. 9(3))

FCA redress scheme for mis-selling of interest rate swap derivatives

Guto Bebb

Mark Garnier

Mr Gary Streeter

Richard Fuller

Sandra Osborne

Mr Philip Hollobone

Caroline Lucas Mr David NuttallMr Mark Williams

That this House considers the lack of progress made by banks and the Financial Conduct Authority on the redress scheme adopted as a result of the mis-selling of complex interest rate derivatives to small and medium businesses to be unacceptable; and notes that this lack of progress is costly and has caused further undue distress to the businesses involved.

Aviation strategy

Mrs Louise Ellman

Martin Vickers

Mr Adrian Sanders

Sarah Champion

Karen Lumley

Graham Stringer

Jim Fitzpatrick Steve BakerJohn McDonnell

Mr Bernard Jenkin Angie BrayMark Reckless

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil Naomi LongMr John Leech

Mr Alan Reid

That this House has considered aviation strategy.

Relevant documents:

First Report from the Transport Committee, on Aviation strategy, HC 78, and the Government response, HC 596

Notes:

The subjects for both debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Raising share capital for businesses: An drew Selous

 

 

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

The sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order N o. 10(1))

1.30pm

Planning, housing supply and the countryside: Mr Laurence Robertson, Mrs Anne Main, Nick Herbert

Notes:

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

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

The subject for debate has been determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

 

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

1. Review of the Balance of Competences: Call for Evidence for the Energy Report

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2 . Progress on fisheries negotiations at the October Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Secretary of State for the Home Department

3 . 6th Annual Report of the Ethics Group: The National DNA Database

4 . Protection of Freedoms Act implementation and National DNA Database Annual Report 2012-13

Secretary of State for Transport

5 . HS2 Design Refinement Consultation: Decisions and Safeguarding Directions for Northolt and Bromford

6 . Haulage: Road tank vehicle compliance

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

Immigration Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 13

2.00pm (private)

 Select Committees

Political and Constitutional Reform

Subject: Parliament’s role in conflict decisions: an update

Witness : Rt Hon Lord Wallace of Saltaire, Government Whip, Foreign and Commonwealth Office and House of Lords spokesperson for the Cabinet Office

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10am (public)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 EUROPEAN SCRUTINY

17th Report, HC 83-xvi

Time of publication: 11 .00 am

18th Report, HC 83-xvii

Time of publication: 11.00am

 Health

4th Report: Appointment of the Chair of Monitor, HC 744

Time of publication: 11.00 am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Week beginning 4 November

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 29 October. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 30 October.

The following Departments will answer:

Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; Home Office; Justice; Northern Ireland; Women and Equalities

Weeks beginning 11 November and 25 November

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Defence; Deputy Prime Minister; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; International Development; Leader of the House; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Work and Pensions

Week beginning 18 November

The following Departments will answer:

Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; Home Office; Justice; Northern Ireland; Women and Equalities