Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 3 December 2013

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 Private Business

Humber Bridge Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments: no debate, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order 20)

Notes:

A copy of the Amendments may be obtained from the Vote Office or inspected on the Parliamentary website http://services.parliament.uk/bills or in the Private Bill Office.

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

1 Chris Heaton-Harris (Daventry)
What assessment he has made of the recent decision by the European Parliament to meet in a single location. (901368)

2 Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley)
What recent steps his Department has taken to promote trade and investment opportunities for British firms operating in Africa. (901369)

3 Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What recent reports he has received on the situation in Gibraltar. (901370)

4 Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon)
What recent discussions he has had with his European counterparts on the relationship between the EU and Ukraine. (901371)

5 Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire)
What discussions he has had with his US counterpart during negotiations on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership on the US blockade of the Republic of Cuba and its effect on European companies doing business in that country. (901372)

6 Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of EU treaty change before 2017. (901373)

7 Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West)
What progress has been made on the Preventing Sexual Violence Initiative following his recent visit to Sri Lanka for CHOGM. (901374)

8 Grahame M. Morris (Easington)
What steps his Department is taking to promote the humane treatment of prisoners held in the US; if he will make representations on the fairness of the trial of the Miami Five to his US counterpart; and if he will make a statement. (901375)

9 Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham)
What his priorities are for reform of the terms of UK membership of the EU. (901376)

10 Ian Murray (Edinburgh South)
Which EU powers and competences he plans to renegotiate back to the UK. (901377)

11 Mr John Leech (Manchester, Withington)
What assessment he has made of recent developments in the UK's relations with Iran. (901378)

12 Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
Which EU powers and competences he plans to renegotiate back to the UK. (901379)

13 Duncan Hames (Chippenham)
What assessment he has made of the effect of recent announcements of settlement building on the Middle East peace negotiations. (901380)

14 Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton)
What assessment he has made of the recent decision by the European Parliament to meet in a single location. (901381)

15 Neil Carmichael (Stroud)
What assessment he has made of progress on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership talks. (901382)

16 Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock)
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK-Israeli co-operation on international development. (901384)

17 David Wright (Telford)
What recent assessment he has made of the likelihood of EU treaty change before 2017. (901385)

18 Gavin Shuker (Luton South)
What assessment he has made of the effect of the recent CHOGM on the promotion of democracy and human rights in Sri Lanka. (901386)

19 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)
What recent assessment he has made of Israeli treatment of Palestinian child detainees. (901387)

20 Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion)
What assessment he has made of the effect of the blockade of Gaza by the Israeli Defence Force on (a) the Gazan economy and (b) children in Gaza. (901388)

21 Wayne David (Caerphilly)
What assessment he has made of the effect of the recent CHOGM on the promotion of democracy and human rights in Sri Lanka. (901392)

At 12.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

T1 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (901393)

T2 Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (901394)

T3 Ian Austin (Dudley North) (901395)

T4 Lisa Nandy (Wigan) (901397)

T5 Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (901398)

T6 Mr John Baron (Basildon and Billericay) (901399)

T7 Sir Malcolm Rifkind (Kensington) (901400)

T8 Mr Aidan Burley (Cannock Chase) (901401)

T9 Steve Brine (Winchester) (901402)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. decarbonisation: Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23 )

Ian Murray

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the setting of a decarbonisation target for the UK; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. OPPOSITION DAY (14th ALLOTTED DAY)

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3) )

Cyber-bullying

Mr Nigel Dodds

Dr William McCrea

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Mr Gregory Campbell

David Simpson

Mr Sammy Wilson

Mr Ian PaisleyJim Shannon

That this House recognises the serious problem of cyber-bullying and the appalling consequences for an increasing number of children and young people who are its victims; and calls on the Government to take action to help eradicate this form of intimidation and harassment, including the consideration of legislation to make cyber-bullying an offence.

Persecution of Christians in the 21st Century

Mr Nigel Dodds

Dr William McCrea

Mr Jeffrey M. Donaldson

Mr Gregory Campbell

David Simpson

Mr Sammy Wilson

Mr Ian PaisleyJim Shannon

That this House is concerned that the persecution of Christians is increasing in the 21st Century; notes that there are reports that one Christian is killed every 11 minutes somewhere on earth for their faith; further notes that Christianity is the most persecuted religion globally; bears in mind that the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion is a human right stated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; and calls on the Government to do more both in its foreign policy and through its aid work to defend and support people of Christian faith.

Notes:

The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Democratic Unionist Party (Standing Order No. 14(2)).

3. international development

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

Secretary Justine Greening

That the draft Caribbean Development Bank (Eighth Replenishment of the Unified Special Development Fund) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 1 November, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

4. syria: a comprehensive eu approach

No debate (Standing Order No. 119(11))

Hugh Robertson

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 11482/13, a Joint Commission and High Representative Communication: Towards a comprehensive EU approach to the Syrian crisis; and agrees with the Government that in responding to the Syrian crisis, the EU should focus its efforts on those areas in which it has expertise, complementing broader national and international efforts.

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)

Rural Fair Share Campaign: Chris Heaton-Harris

Cardiac rehabilitation services at Danetre Hospital (Daventry): Ch ris Heaton-Harris

Proposed bund construction on Oregon Close, Kingswinford, Dudley: Chris Kelly

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Closure of the Newry HMRC centre: Ms Margaret Ritchie

 

 

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

Future ships for the Royal Navy: Mr Tobias Ellwood

11.00am

Proposed Mayfield new town in West Sussex: Nicholas Soames

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Local authority funding holdbacks: Chi Onwurah

4.00pm

Managing Government contracts: Meg Hillier [R]

4.30pm

Adverse psychiatric effects of the Roaccutane form of isotretinion: Sir Nick Harvey

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 Culture, Media and Sport

1 . Reporting a contingent liability in relation to a Horserace Betting Levy Board guarantee to back an overdraft facility for the Home of Horseracing Trust

Secretary of State for Health

2 . Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme

Secretary of State for the Home Department

3 . Triennial Review of the Technical Advisory Board

Secretary of State for Justice

4 . Civil Court System fees

5 . Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture

6 . Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on amending Regulation (EU) no. 1215/2012 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters (Recast)

Secretary of State for Transport

7 . EU Transport Council

8 . Indemnity for Christopher Irwin, Head of UK delegation to the Channel Tunnel Intergovernmental Commission

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

9 . Single tier pension: minimum qualifying period

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

Offender Rehabilitation Bill [Lords]

Further to consider the Bill

Room 9

8.55am (public), 2.00pm (public)

Water Bill

Subject: To consider the Bill

Witnesses: Water Services Regulation Authority, Water Industry Commission for Scotland, Water UK and Business Stream (until no later than 10.15am); Consumer Council for Water, Peter Kenway, Director, New Policy Institute and co-author of The Water Industry: a case to answer, and Which? (until no later than 11.25am)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

8.55am (public)

Water Bill

Subject: To consider the Bill

Witnesses: Association of British Insurers, National Flood Forum, British Insurers Brokers’ Association and Council of Mortgage Lenders (until no later than 3.15pm); Environment Agency (until no later than 3.35pm); Blueprint for Water Coalition and Chartered Institution of Water Environmental Management (until no later than 4.05pm); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (until no later than 4.50pm)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (public)

 Select Committees

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Crown Estate Follow-Up

Witnesses : Crown Estate

Inverness Town House, Inverness

8.30am (public)

Committee of Privileges

Room 13

9.15am (private)

Committee on Standards

Room 13

9.30am (private)

International Development

Subject: Crisis in the Central African Republic

Witnesses: Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Andrew McCoubrey, Deputy Head of Africa Regional Development, Department for International Development, and Rt Hon Stephen O’Brien MP, UK Special Envoy for the Sahel, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.30am (private), 9.45am (public)

Treasury

Subject: Project Verde

Witnesses: Warren Mead, Partner, Financial Services, Transactions and Restructuring, Andrew Walker and Jonathan Hurst, Partners, KPMG; Tim Wise and Conor Hillery, Managing Directors, UK Investment Banking, JP Morgan (at 11.30am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Business, Innovation and Skills

Room 6

10.00am (private)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Women and Sport

Witnesses: Barbara Slater, Director of Sport, BBC, Simon Green, Head, BT Sport, Dan Brooke, Chief Marketing and Communications Manager, Channel 4, and Andy Cairns, Executive Editor, Sky Sports News, BSkyB; Andrew Longmore, Sports Journalist, Sunday Times, and Sarah Juggins, Treasurer, Sports Journalists Association, National Union of Journalists, Stylist Magazine (at 11.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

Subject: The work of the Independent Committee for Aid Impact

Witnesses: Graham Ward CBE, Chief Commissioner, John Githongo, Commissioner, Alexandra Cran-McGreehin, Head of Secretariat, and Steve Jones, Team Leader, Independent Commission for Aid Impact

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

10.30am (private), 10.35am (public)

Defence

Room 18

2.00pm (private)

Health

Room 8

2.00pm (private)

Foreign Affairs

Subject: (i) The UK’s response to extremism and political instability in North and West Africa; (ii) Government foreign policy towards the United States

Witnesses: (i) Mark Simmonds MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Tim Morris, Head, Sahel Task Force and Whitehall Sahel Coordinator, and Catherine Inglehearn, Deputy Head of Africa Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; (ii) Rt Hon Hugh Robertson MP, Minister of State, and Kate Smith, Director, Americas, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (at 3.45pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.15pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: Counter-terrorism

Witnesses: Alan Rusbridger, Editor, The Guardian; Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe QPM, Metropolitan Police Commissioner, and Cressida Dick QPM, Assistant Commissioner, Metropolitan Police (at 4.00pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.45pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Backbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses: Members of Parliament to apply for debates, including on: The Shrewsbury 24

Room 16

2.55pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: DECC Annual Report and Accounts

Witnesses: Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State, Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, Katrina Williams, Director General, International Science and Resilience, and Simon Virley, Director General, Energy Markets and Infrastructure Group, Department of Energy and Climate Change

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

7th Report: Implementation of the Common Agricultural Policy in England 2014–2020, HC 745

Time of publication: 00 .01am

 TrEASURY

7th Report: Money Advice Service, HC 457

Time of publication: 00 .01am

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 10 December to Monday 16 December

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 4 December. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 5 December.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Week beginning 9 December

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 3 December. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 4 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

Week beginning 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