Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 20 November 2013

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1 Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
What discussions he has had on new investment in energy infrastructure in Wales. (901093)

2 Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
What assessment he has made of the effect of recent increases in the cost of energy bills on living standards in Wales. (901094)

3 Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk)
What plans he has to encourage growth in the small and medium-sized enterprise sector in Wales. (901095)

4 Bill Wiggin (North Herefordshire)
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh economy of upgrading the M4 motorway. (901096)

5 Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South)
When he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to give the Welsh Government borrowing powers. (901097)

6 Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire)
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on Wales of upgrading the M4 motorway. (901098)

7 Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
What steps the Government is taking to increase the number of people in Wales who earn a living wage. (901099)

8 David T. C. Davies (Monmouth)
What recent discussions he has had with ministerial colleagues and the Welsh Government on transport infrastructure investment in Wales. (901100)

9 Karl M c Cartney (Lincoln)
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on the Welsh economy of varying the current level of taxation in Wales. (901101)

10 Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What assessment he has made of the potential economic effect of the proposed new prison in North Wales. (901102)

11 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)
What steps the Government is taking to increase the number of people in Wales who earn a living wage. (901103)

12 Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire)
What assessment he has made of the benefits to Wales arising from the Government's hosting of the 2014 NATO summit at Newport. (901104)

13 Jessica Morden (Newport East)
What assessment he has made of the effect of recent increases in the cost of energy bills on living standards in Wales. (901106)

14 Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)
What estimate he has made of the proportion of people in Wales who work for less than the living wage. (901107)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1 Steve Brine (Winchester)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 20 November. (901145)

Q2 Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock) (901146)

Q3 Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury) (901147)

Q4 Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (901148)

Q5 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (901149)

Q6 Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (901150)

Q7 Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth) (901152)

Q8 Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (901153)

Q9 Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (901154)

Q10 Dr Julian Lewis (New Forest East)
If he will rule out the removal of continuous at-sea nuclear deterrence for as long as he is in office. (901155)

Q11 Mr Stephen O'Brien (Eddisbury) (901156)

Q12 Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (901157)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including on Start Up Loans

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. regulation of refractive eye surgery: Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23 )

John McDonnell

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to regulate refractive eye surgery, including laser eye surgery.

Notes:

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

2. defence reform bill: report stage and third reading

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3) and Order of 16 July)

As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Notes:

For amendments, see separate Paper (also available on the documents webpage of the Bill).

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Defence Reform Bill: Programme Motion agreed to by the House on 16 July: Proceedings on Consideration until 6.00pm, Third Reading until 7.00pm.

Relevant Documents:

Seventh Report from the Defence Committee, Session 2012-13, on Defence Acquisition, HC 9, and the Government Response, HC 73

Oral evidence taken before the Defence Committee on 4 September 2013, on Defence Acquisition, HC 652-i

Oral evidence taken before the Defence Committee on 5 December 2012 on Future Army 2020, HC 803-i, Session 2012-13, and on 10 July and 8 October 2013, HC 576-i-ii.

Uncorrected oral evidence taken before the Defence Committee on 5 November 2013, on Future Army 2020, HC 576-iii

Written evidence to the Defence Committee, on Future Army 2020, reported to the House on 24 April, 9 July, 8 October and 5 November 2013, and published on the internet.

3. national health service

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft National Health Service (Approval of Licensing Criteria) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 16 October, 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)

St Raphael’s Hospice, Cheam: Paul Burstow

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Future of the Alnwick office of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs: Sir Alan Beith

 

 

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 No. 10(1)).

9.30am

Commercial relationship between pharmacies and the NHS: Ben Gummer

11.00am

International infrastructure and governance of the internet: Alun Cairns

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Cost of childcare: Bridget Phillipson

4.00pm

Gay-to-straight conversion therapy: Sandra Osborne

4.30pm

South Worcestershire development plan: Harriett Baldwin

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

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1. Budget ECOFIN 11 November 2013

Secretary of State for the Home Department

2 . EU-Canada Passenger Name Records agreement

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.

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Age-Related Payments Regulations 2013

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Business, Innovation and Skills

Subject: Royal Mail Privatisation

Witnesses: Citibank, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan, Panmure Gordon and UBS

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)

Science and Technology

Subject: Government Horizon Scanning

Witnesses: Fiona Lickorish, Head, Institute for Environment, Health, Risks and Futures, Cranfield University, Jessica Bland, Technology Futures Analyst, Nesta, and Marcus Morrell, Senior Futures Analyst, Arup; Professor Burkhard Schafer, Professor of Computational Legal Theory, Edinburgh School of Law, Professor Paul Newman, Mobile Robotics Group, University of Oxford, Nick Reed, Intelligent Transport Systems UK, and Dr Graeme Smith, Business Manager, Connected Services, Control and Electronics, Ricardo UK Ltd (at 10.15am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Education

Subject: Children First: follow-up

Witnesses : Edward Timpson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Subject: Role of Jobcentre Plus in the reformed welfare system

Witnesses : Esther McVey MP, Minister for Employment, Department for Work and Pensions

Room 15

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

European Scrutiny

Room 19

10.30am (private)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Scotland Office Annual Report

Witnesses : Rt Hon Alistair Carmichael MP, Secretary of State for Scotland

Room 8

12.30pm (private), 1.00pm (public)

Health

Subject: Public expenditure on health and social care

Witnesses: John Appleby, Chief Economist, The King’s Fund, and Anita Charlesworth, Chief Economist, Nuffield Trust; Matt Tee, Chief Operating Officer, NHS Confederation, and Councillor Katie Hall, Chair, Community Wellbeing Board and Andrew Webster, Associate Director of Health and Care Integration, Local Government Association (at 3.00pm)

Room 16

1.45pm (private), 2.00pm (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: The banking structure in Northern Ireland

Witnesses : Glyn Roberts, Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Independent Retail Trade Association; Ian Coulter, Chairman and Nigel Smyth, Director, CBI Northern Ireland (at 3.00pm)

Room 5

1.45pm (private), 2.00pm (public)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Green Finance

Witnesses: Robert Rabinowitz, Chief Executive, Pure Leapfrog, James Vaccaro, International Head of Corporate Development, Tridos Bank, and Mike Smyth, Chair, Energy4All, and Wey Valley energy co-operatives

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Room 19

2.00pm (private)

Finance and Services

Room 13

2.00pm (private)

Public Accounts

Subject: The delivery of public services by private contractors

Witnesses: Ashley Almanza, Chief Executive, G4S, Paul Pindar, Chief Executive, Capita, Alastair Lyons CBE, Chairman, Serco, and Ursula Morgenstern, Regional Chief Executive Officer, UK and Ireland, Atos

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 6

2.30pm (private)

Procedure

Room 20

3.00pm (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

As soon as convenient after 3.45pm (private)

Treasury Sub-Committee

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

4.15pm (private)

Treasury

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

As soon as convenient after 4.15pm (private)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

Subject: Draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill

Witnesses: Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice and Mark Sweeney, Director, Ministry of Justice

Room 8

9.25am (private), 9.30am (public)

Human Rights

Room 3A

9.30am (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

8th Report: Code for sustainable homes and the Housing Standards Review, HC 19 2

Time of publication: 00 .01am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 26 November to Monday 2 December

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 20 November. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 21 November.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Weeks beginning 2 December and 16 December

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Health; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities

Week beginning 9 December

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Innovation and Skills; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions

 Determination of Business by the Backbench business Committee

Thursday 28 November in the Chamber

Debate on a motion relating to issues facing small businesses: Anne Marie Morris, Simon Danczuk, Graham Evans, Debbie Abrahams, Mr Brian Binley, Andrea Leadsom

General debate on the G8 summit on dementia: Tracey Crouch, Hazel Blears, Paul Burstow

Thursday 28 November in Westminster Hall

General debate on police procedures in dealing with mental health issues: Mrs Madeleine Moon, Paul Burstow, James Morris

General debate on retail and the high street: Ann Coffey, Justin Tomlinson