Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 7 November 2013

9 .30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

1 Mel Stride (Central Devon)
What progress his Department has made on the roll-out of Better Bus Areas. (900943)

2 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
What procedures are available to communities to seek mitigation of the effects of the High Speed 2 route with respect to visual, aural and vibration disturbance. (900944)

3 Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
What assessment he has made of the potential of High Speed 1 domestic services in Kent to expand. (900945)

4 Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What plans he has to extend railway electrification. (900946)

5 Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon)
What progress he has made on reviewing the structure of rail passenger fares. (900947)

6 John Stevenson (Carlisle)
What steps he is taking to increase the volume of freight carried by rail. (900948)

7 Alison McGovern (Wirral South)
What recent assessment he has made of the quality of bus services outside London. (900949)

8 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham)
What assessment he has made of recent trends in road accident statistics. (900950)

9 Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
What steps he is taking to improve existing railway stations and build new stations. (900952)

10 Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling)
What recent assessment he has made of East Coast Main Line Ltd's financial performance. (900953)

11 Mr John Spellar (Warley)
What his policy is on road user pricing. (900954)

12 Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
What recent assessment he has made of East Coast Main Line Ltd's financial performance. (900955)

13 Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole)
What steps he is taking to improve existing railway stations and build new stations. (900956)

14 Mr Marcus Jones (Nuneaton)
What progress he has made on reviewing the structure of rail passenger fares. (900957)

15 Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North)
What recent assessment he has made of East Coast Main Line Ltd's financial performance. (900958)

16 Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth)
What estimate he has made of the number of passengers affected by capping standard return fares at £500. (900960)

17 Simon Wright (Norwich South)
What steps he is taking to improve rail services on the Great Eastern Main Line between Norwich and London Liverpool Street. (900961)

18 Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough)
What steps he is taking to improve safety on the A47 in (a) Cambridgeshire and (b) other counties. (900962)

At 10.05 am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

T1 Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (900973)

T2 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (900974)

T3 Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (900975)

T4 Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (900976)

T5 Henry Smith (Crawley) (900978)

T6 Andrew Percy (Brigg and Goole) (900979)

T7 Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (900980)

T8 Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (900982)

At 10.15am

Oral Questions to the Leader of the House and the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission

1 Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, If the Commission will establish a Members' consultation group for the work on the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. (900963)

2 Pat Glass (North West Durham)
To ask the Leader of the House, What recent assessment he has made of the performance of each Government department in answering written parliamentary Questions. (900964)

3 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
To ask the Leader of the House, What his policy is on extending pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills. (900965)

4 Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
To ask the Leader of the House, What assessment he has made of options for the reform of Private Members' Bill procedure. (900966)

5 Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East)
To ask the Leader of the House, When the Government plans to respond to the e-petition created by the hon. Member for Bolton North East on grass roots football. (900967)

6 Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, If he will make a comparative assessment of the service provided by (a) Nexis news service currently in use in the House of Commons and (b) Factiva news service; and if he will make a statement. (900968)

7 Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, If the Commission will take steps to enable hon. Members to receive in their Commons offices live regional BBC and other regional television news programmes covering constituencies outside London and the south-east in place of Sky Sports channels. (900969)

8 Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East)
To ask the Leader of the House, What recent guidance he has given to his Ministerial colleagues on making statements in the House before making such statements in the media. (900970)

9 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, What steps are being taken to ensure the fair treatment of all House of Commons employees. (900971)

10 Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith)
To ask the hon. Member for Aberdeen North, representing the House of Commons Commission, What steps are being taken to increase support to school parties which wish to visit the Houses of Parliament. (900972)

 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 3.00pm (Order of 29 October)

Standardised packaging of tobacco products

Bob Blackman

Alex Cunningham

Paul Burstow

Mr Kevin Barron

Jeremy Lefroy

That this House has considered standardised packaging of tobacco products.

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

2. commemoration of the first world war

Until 5.00pm ( Standing Order No. 9(3))

The Prime Minister

That this House has considered commemoration of the First World War.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Redevelopment of the old Royal Ordnance Factory site (Puriton, Somerset): Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

Public Interest Disclosure Act: Charlotte Leslie

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Newborn mothers and Group B Streptococcus bacterial infection: Nadine Dorries

 

 

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

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

1.30pm

Energy prices, profits and poverty, Fifth Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, HC 108, and the Government and Ofgem responses, HC 717

Relevant documents:

Oral evidence taken before the Energy and Climate Change Committee on 29 October 2013, on Energy prices, HC 773

Cost of motor insurance: whiplash, Fourth Report from the Transport Committee, HC 117, and the Government response, Cm 8738

Notes:

The subjects for the debates were nominated by the Liaison Committee.

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

Subjects proposed to be raised on a Motion for the Adjournment, to be moved by a Minister.

 

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

1 . Contingencies Fund: Setting up institutional frameworks for the delivery of electricity market reform

2 . Gas market update

Secretary of State for Justice

3 . Consultation on: Transforming Management of Young Adults in Custody Consultation

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

4 . Workplace pensions

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

Further to consider the Bill

Room 9

11.30am (public), 2.00pm (public)

Local Audit and Accountability Bill [Lords]

Further to consider the Bill

Room 10

11.30am (public), 2.00pm (public)

 Select Committees

Political and Constitutional Reform

Subject: Readiness for Individual Electoral Registration

Witnesses: Jenny Watson, Chair, Peter Wardle, Chief Executive, and Phil Thompson, Research and Evaluation Manager, Electoral Commission; Ciaran Martin, Constitution Director and Senior Responsible Owner, and Colin Dingwall, Programme Director, Electoral Registration Transformation Programme, Cabinet Office (at 10.30am)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 European Scrutiny

21st Report: The UK’s block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures, HC 683

Time of publication: 00.01am

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

30th Report: Universal Credit: early progress, HC 619

Time of publication: 00.01 am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Monday 18 November to Monday 25 November

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

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Week beginning 18 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 12 November. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 13 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

Week beginning 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

 NOVEMBER Adjournment 2013

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 7.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 12 November. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after the rise of the House on 12 November will be treated as having been tabled on Monday 18 November.

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 12 November will be published on 13 November. 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 November Adjournment is 5.30pm or the rise of the House (whichever is earlier), on Thursday 7 November (for answer on Tuesday 12 November). For Questions tabled between this time and the rise of the House on Tuesday 12 November, the earliest named day for a Question for written answer is Monday 18 November.

After the House has adjourned on Tuesday 12 November, Questions tabled for ordinary written answer and for named day written answer will be treated as having been tabled on Monday 18 November. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Wednesday 20 November. Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Thursday 21 November.