Business Today: Chamber for Monday 11 November 2013

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1 Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What estimate he has made of savings to the public purse arising from the abolition of the Education Maintenance Allowance. (900983)

2 Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
What steps he is taking to improve support for young carers. (900984)

3 Jenny Chapman (Darlington)
What recent assessment he has made of progress on inter-agency working for child protection; and if he will make a statement. (900985)

4 Barry Gardiner (Brent North)
What plans he has to ensure an adequate supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement. (900986)

5 Duncan Hames (Chippenham)
What plans he has to ensure that all primary schools are able to offer free school meals to all infants. (900987)

6 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire)
What assessment he has made of the potential role of Massive Open Online Courses in schools. (900988)

7 Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of education for children with special educational needs; and if he will make a statement. (900989)

8 Jonathan Reynolds (Stalybridge and Hyde)
What steps he is taking to ensure there is sufficient supply of childcare places for the 40 per cent most disadvantaged two year olds. (900990)

9 Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields)
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the training and support available for the teaching of children with special educational needs. (900991)

10 Chris Evans (Islwyn)
What assessment he has made of current provision of information, advice and guidance for young people. (900992)

11 Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton)
What steps he is taking to allow headteachers greater autonomy in their schools. (900993)

12 Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South)
What recent assessment he has made of progress on inter-agency working for child protection; and if he will make a statement. (900994)

13 Yvonne Fovargue (Makerfield)
What plans he has to ensure an adequate supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement. (900995)

14 John Cryer (Leyton and Wanstead)
What his policy is on oversight of free schools. (900996)

15 Julie Hilling (Bolton West)
What plans he has for teacher supply and recruitment. (900997)

16 Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Health on how rights to assessment for people caring for disabled children can be strengthened in line with the rights of other carers. (900998)

17 Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
What his policy is on allowing (a) teachers, (b) pupils and (c) parents to wear full-face veils on school premises. (900999)

18 Andy Sawford (Corby)
What plans he has to ensure an adequate supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement. (901000)

19 Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
What monitoring his Department is carrying out of the implementation of its new advice on the admission of summer-born children. (901001)

20 Philip Davies (Shipley)
When he expects to publish the results of the property data survey relating to boarding provision and the capital needs of state boarding schools; and if he will make a statement. (901002)

21 David Wright (Telford)
What comparative assessment he has made of the proportion of primary schools offering wrap-around childcare services (a) in May 2010 and (b) now. (901003)

22 Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon)
What steps he is taking to encourage schools to make their facilities available for community use outside school hours. (901004)

23 Jack Dromey (Birmingham, Erdington)
What plans he has for Sure Start children's centres. (901005)

24 Fabian Hamilton (Leeds North East)
What plans he has to ensure an adequate supply of primary school places; and if he will make a statement. (901006)

25 Chris Williamson (Derby North)
What his policy is on oversight of free schools. (901007)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

T1 Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (901009)

T2 Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness) (901010)

T3 Priti Patel (Witham) (901011)

T4 Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (901013)

T5 Jenny Chapman (Darlington) (901014)

T6 Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (901015)

T7 Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (901016)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. offender rehabilitation bill [lords]: SECOND READING

Until 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3) )

Amendment (a)

Edward Miliband

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Sadiq Khan

Jenny Chapman

Ms Angela Eagle

Ms Rosie Winterton

John McDonnell Jeremy CorbynCaroline Lucas

That this House declines to give a Second Reading to the Offender Rehabilitation Bill [Lords] because the implementation of the proposals in the Bill depends on the Government’s proposed restructuring of the Probation Service; believes that this proposed restructuring will see the abolition of local Probation Trusts, the fragmentation of supervision of offenders on the basis of their risk level and the commissioning of services direct from Whitehall; further believes that the Government has failed to provide any costings for their proposals; notes reports that suggest the Ministry of Justice’s own internal risk register warns that the Government’s proposals could result in a high risk of an unacceptable drop in operational performance; and further declines to give a Second Reading to the Bill on the grounds that none of the Government’s proposals has been piloted nor independently evaluated, potentially resulting in an unnecessary risk to the public’s safety.

2. offender rehabilitation bill [lords]: programme

No debate (Standing Order No. 83A ( 7 ))

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the following provisions shall apply to the Offender Rehabilitation Bill [Lords]:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 3 December 2013.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

MOTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT 10.00PM

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 on a Reasoned Opinion relating to the regulation of new psychoactive substances.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

No debate ( Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))

Sajid Javid

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Offender Rehabilitation Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

Up to 90 minutes ( Standing Order No 16(1))

Norman Baker

That this House considers that the draft Regulation and draft Directive on the regulation of new psychoactive substances (European Union Documents No. 13857/13 and Addenda 1 and 2 and 13865/13 and Addenda 1 and 2) do not comply with the principle of subsidiarity, for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter Eight of the Nineteenth Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 83-xviii); and, in accordance with Article 6 of Protocol (No. 2) annexed to the EU Treaties on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European Institutions.

Relevant documents:

19th Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 83-xviii

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

Sajid Javid

That the draft Additionally-developed Oil Fields Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 9 October, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

No debate ( Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 22 October)

Mr Andrew Lansley

Tom Brake

Mr Peter Lilley

That, pursuant to section 4(4) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1948 and section 1(4) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1957, in the year commencing 1 October 2013 there be appropriated for the purposes of section 4 of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1948:

(1) the whole of the sums deducted or set aside in that year under section 1(3) of the House of Commons Members’ Fund Act 1939 from the salaries of Members of the House of Commons; and

(2) the whole of the Treasury contribution paid to the Fund.

Notes:

An explanatory memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

No debate after 10.00pm ( Standing Order No. 9(6))

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Paul Uppal be discharged from the Environmental Audit Committee.

No debate after 10.00pm ( Standing Order No. 9(6))

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Peter Luff be a member of the International Development Committee.

No debate after 10.00pm ( Standing Order No. 9(6))

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Mr Steve Reed be discharged from the Public Administration Committee and Sheila Gilmore be added.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Speed limit in Elterwater, Cumbria: Tim Farron

Housing development off Hillside Close (Bozeat, Northamptonshire): Mr Peter Bone

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 10.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Lottery funded projects and feed-in-tariffs: Jesse Norman

 

 

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1. Research Council spend in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

Secretary of State for International Development

2 . Ministerial champion for tackling violence against women and girls overseas

Secretary of State for Transport

3 . Night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted

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

Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 13

5.15pm (private)

 European Committees

European Committee B

To consider the Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum submitted by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, dated 9 October 2013, on a draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, and provisional application of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine, with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, a draft Council Decision on the signing, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine as regards the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, a draft Council Decision on the conclusion of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine, with the exception of the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party, and a draft Council Decision on the conclusion, on behalf of the European Union, of the Association Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and Ukraine as regards the provisions relating to the treatment of third-country nationals legally employed as workers in the territory of the other party.

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

International Development

Subject: Democracy and Development in Burma

Witnesses: Dan Collison, Head, Programme Support, Save the Children, Brian Wakley, Chief Executive and Tucker McCravy, Asia Regional Programme Manager, Peacebuilding, Cord UK, and Shibab Uddin Ahamad, Country Director, ActionAid Myanmar

Room 5

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Improving access to finance for small and medium-sized enterprises

Witnesses: Mike Spicer, Head of Research, British Chamber of Commerce, Mike Cherry, National Policy Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, and Dr Richard Roberts, SME Market Analysis Director and Economic Adviser, Barclays; Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, John Kingman, Second Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, and Ceri Smith, Director, Business Bank and Public Data Group Unit, Shareholder Executive (at 4.00pm)

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Foreign Affairs

Subject: The UK’s response to extremism and political instability in North and West Africa

Witnesses: Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP, Minister of State, Mark Simmonds MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Tim Morris, Head, Sahel Task Force and Whitehall Sahel Co-ordinator, and Samantha Job MVO, North Africa Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Room 6

3.30pm (private), 3.40pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: Local Government Procurement

Witnesses: Dr Elizabeth David Barrett, representing Transparency International, Paul Mallory, Vice President, International Association for Contract and Commercial Management, and Ian O’Donnell, Executive Director of Corporate Resources, London Borough of Ealing representing the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public), 5.15pm (private)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Green Finance

Witnesses: New Economics Foundation, Share Action, Aviva Investors, and Impax Asset Management

Room 8

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

Transport

Subject: Transport’s winter resilience

Witnesses: Derek Provan, Director, Airside Operations, Heathrow Airport, Andy Lord, Director of Operations, British Airways, James Coleman, Director of Corporate Affairs, Gatwick Airport, and Simon Buck, Chief Executive, British Air Transport Association; Chris Burchell, Chairman, National Task Force, Dave Ward, Route Managing Director for London and South East, Network Rail, and Chris Scoggins, Chief Executive, National Rail Enquiries (at 4.45pm); Councillor Mike Haines, Deputy Chair, LGA Economy and Transport Board, Local Government Association (at 5.20pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.05pm (public)

Public Administration

Subject: Statistics and open data

Witnesses: Rt Hon David Willetts MP, Minister for Universities and Science, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, Cabinet Office; Jil Matheson, National Statistician, UK Statistics Authority, Glen Watson, Director General, Office for National Statistics, and Sean Whellams, Head, Statistics Profession, HM Revenue and Customs (at 5.30pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.15pm (private), 4.30pm (public)

Administration

Room 16

4.30pm (private)

Work and Pensions

Room 7

4.30pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Draft Deregulation Bill

Room 4A

4.00pm (private)

National Security Strategy

Room 4

4.00pm (private)

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Home Affairs

2nd Special Report: Leadership and standards in the police: College of Policing Response to the Committee’s Third Report of Session 2013–14, HC 770

Time of publication: 00 .01am

3rd Special Report: The work of the UK Border Agency (July–September 2012): Government Response to the Committee’s Fourteenth Report of Session 2012–13, HC 782

Time of publication: 00.01 am

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

27th Report: Charges for customer telephone lines, HC 617

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Transport

9th Special Report: Flight time limitations: follow up: Government Response to the Committee’s Sixth Report of Session 2013–14, HC 641

Time of publication: 11.00 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 the 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

For Questions tabled before 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.