Business Today: Chamber for Monday 16 December 2013

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

1Laura Sandys (South Thanet)
What recent assessment he has made of the security of the UK's international supply chains. (901478)

2Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
How much humanitarian assistance has been provided by his Department to (a) the Philippines and (b) other parts of the world in 2013; and how much funding for such assistance has been reimbursed to his Department to date. (901479)

3Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling)
What assessment he has made of the Royal Navy's involvement in the relief operation in the Philippines. (901480)

4Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
What estimate he has made of when service personnel who have suffered amputations will receive Genium prosthetics. (901481)

5Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What support local authorities have given to implementation of the Community Covenant. (901482)

6John Howell (Henley)
What recent investment his Department has made in the armed forces' helicopter capabilities. (901483)

7Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan)
What reports he has received on the use of the runway at MOD St Athan by private companies based in the nearby enterprise zone; and if he will make a statement. (901484)

8Mr David Amess (Southend West)
What assessment he has made of his Department's contribution to relief of the humanitarian situation in the Philippines. (901485)

9Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
What recent discussions he has had with the UK defence sector on the protection of intellectual property. (901486)

10Steve Brine (Winchester)
What objections his Department has made to applications for onshore wind farms in the last 12 months. (901487)

11Mr Robert Syms (Poole)
Which Urgent Operational Requirements he plans to bring into the core Ministry of Defence equipment programme. (901488)

12Pat Glass (North West Durham)
When he plans to publish the most recent recruitment figures for the reserve forces. (901489)

13Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton)
What support his Department is providing to veterans with mental health problems. (901490)

14Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood)
What funding his Department is providing to improve the prosthetics available to military personnel who are amputees. (901491)

15Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields)
What progress he has made on rationalising the defence estate. (901492)

16Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)
When he plans to publish the annual Armed Forces Covenant Report. (901493)

17Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
What recent progress he has made on recruitment to the reserves. (901495)

18Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West)
What assessment he has made of the level of competition in the bidding process for the GoCo contract. (901496)

19Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What support local authorities have given to implementation of the Community Covenant. (901497)

20Harriett Baldwin (West Worcestershire)
What recent discussions he has had with his NATO counterparts on security in the Baltic region. (901498)

21Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend)
What research his Department has commissioned since 2010 on gender discrimination and sexual harassment in the military. (901499)

22Roger Williams (Brecon and Radnorshire)
What the future is of the defence estate in Wales; and if he will make a statement. (901500)

23John Robertson (Glasgow North West)
What steps his Department is taking to encourage better relations between the EU and NATO. (901501)

24Chris Williamson (Derby North)
What assessment he has made of the level of competition in the bidding process for the GoCo contract. (901502)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

T1Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (901505)

T2Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (901506)

T3Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (901507)

T4Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (901510)

T5Mr David Hanson (Delyn) (901511)

T6Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (901512)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 PRESENTATION OF BILLS

Presentation of Bills: no debate (Standing Order No. 57)

House of Commons Members’ Fund

Mr Peter Lilley

Bill to consolidate and amend provisions about the House of Commons Members’ Fund.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Care Bill [Lords]: SECOND READING

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

Edward Miliband

Andy Burnham

Liz Kendall

Hilary Benn

Ms Angela Eagle

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House, whilst affirming its belief that the Care Bill [Lords] is a modest step towards a better social care system that protects some people from catastrophic costs, and welcoming the new rights for users and carers that the former Labour Government initiated, notes that the Bill’s deferred payment scheme will result in people continuing to have to sell their homes to pay for care; disagrees with the Government’s assertion that their proposals will cap care costs at £72,000 given that self-funders will face far higher bills; further notes that it includes provisions which could put NHS hospitals at risk of having services reconfigured without adequate consultation and without clinical support; further notes that the Bill fails to include measures to address the current crisis in care and meet the needs of the UK’s ageing population, including a genuinely integrated NHS and social care system; and therefore declines to give a Second Reading to the Care Bill [Lords] because it is an inadequate response to the scale of the challenge facing social care and fails fully to implement the recommendations of the Francis Report.

Notes:

The Northern Ireland Assembly and the National Assembly for Wales have each passed two Legislative Consent Resolutions in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office.

Relevant documents:

Third Report from the Health Committee, on After Francis: making a difference, HC 657, and the Government response, Cm 8755.

Report from the Joint Committee on the draft Care and Support Bill, HC 822; and the Government response, Cm 8627.

2. Care Bill [Lords]: Programme Motion

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the following provisions shall apply to the Care 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 4 February 2014.

(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 and Third Reading shall be concluded in two days.

(5) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the second of those days.

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

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

Other proceedings

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

3. CARE BILL [LORDS]: MONEY

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

Sajid Javid

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Care Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State; and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

4. CARE BILL [LORDS]: WAYS AND MEANS

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

Sajid Javid

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Care Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the charging of fees in relation to the functions of the Health Research Authority.

5. A DECENT LIFE FOR ALL: ENDING POVERTY AND GIVING THE WORLD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

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

Lynne Featherstone

That this House takes note of European Documents No. 7075/13, a Commission Communication: A decent life for all, No. 12434/13, a Commission Communication: Beyond 2015: towards a comprehensive and integrated approach to financing poverty eradication and sustainable development, and No. 12440/13 and Addenda 1 to 3, a Commission Staff Working Document: the EU Accountability Report 2013 on Financing for Development; welcomes these documents as a contribution to a debate that is central to both development and environment policy; and supports the Government’s approach to the post-2015 development agenda.

Notes:

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

6. INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

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

Secretary Justine Greening

That the draft International Fund for Agricultural Development (Ninth Replenishment) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 22 November, be approved.

Notes:

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

7. SPEAKER’S COMMITTEE FOR THE INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS AUTHORITY

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

Mr Andrew Lansley

That the motion in the name of Mr Andrew Lansley relating to the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice of a motion has been given that the instrument be approved.

8. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

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

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

That Mrs Caroline Spelman be a member of the Environmental Audit Committee.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Proposed closure of the Dudley Borough Walk-in Centre at Holly Hall Clinic, Dudley: Chris Kelly

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Safer seating at football stadiums: Mr John Leech

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1.Review of Financial Management in Government

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

2.New Homes Bonus

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

3.Education, Youth Culture and Sport Council

4.Superconnected Cities Project

5.Digital radio

Secretary of State for Defence

6.Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2013

7.Defence Fire and Rescue Service and Ministry of Defence Police Review–Public Pensions Act 2013

8.Successor Submarine programme

Deputy Prime Minister

9.City Deals

Secretary of State for Education

10.Technical and vocational education

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

11.Energy Efficiency Strategy: 2013 update

12.Triennial Review of the Civil Nuclear Police Authority

Secretary of State for Health

13.Winterbourne View: Transforming Care One Year On

Secretary of State for the Home Department

14.Modern slavery

Secretary of State for Scotland

15.Written Parliamentary Question (Correction)

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.

 European Committees

European Committee B

To consider European Union Document No. 14102/13, a Commission Communication: Strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union

Room 10

4.30pm (public)

European Committee C

To consider European Union Document No. 18068/12 and Addenda 1 to 7, a draft Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products

Room 12

4.30pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

First Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Consequential Provisions: Primary Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Taxation of Regulatory Capital Securities Regulations 2013

Room 11

4.30pm (public)

Third Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013, the draft Representation of the People (Provision of Information Regarding Proxies) Regulations 2013, the draft Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 and the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013

Room 6

6.00pm (public)

 Select Committees

Scottish Affairs

Subject: The impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to housing benefit in Scotland

Witnesses: Councillor Peter Sullivan, Vice Convenor, Housing and Social Work Services, Elaine McHugh, Head, Housing Services, Brian Cook, Head, Revenue Services, Julie Hunter, Housing Strategy Manager, and Amanda Gallacher, Senior Officer, Welfare Rights Team, North Lanarkshire Council; Jonny Miller, Managing Director, Richard Young, and Stewart MacDonald, Airdrie Citizens Advice Bureau, and Keith Dryburgh, Policy Manager, Citizens Advice Scotland (at 12 noon)

Airdrie Town Hall, Airdrie

10.45am (private), 11.00am (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: The work of the Home Secretary

Witnesses: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.15pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: The impact of the Bedroom Tax and other changes to housing benefit in Scotland

Witnesses: Clair Malpas, Regeneration Manager, Cassiltoun Housing Association, Jean Devlin, Castlemilk anti bedroom tax campaign, Billy McFadyen, Castlemilk Credit Union, and Angus McIntosh, and Maureen Smith, Castlemilk Law Centre

Castlemilk, Glasgow

2.45pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: The effectiveness of the Charity Commission as a regulator

Witnesses: Sam Younger, Chief Executive, and Nazo Moosa, Non-Executive Director, Charity Commission

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: Local Government Procurement

Witnesses: Baroness Stowell of Beeston MBE, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government, and Nick Hurd MP, Minister for Civil Society, Cabinet Office

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

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

Transport

Subject: Better roads

Witnesses: Stephen Radley, Director of Policy, EEF, Dr David Metz, Centre for Transport Studies, University College London and Karen Dee, Director of Policy, Freight Transport Association; Martin Tugwell, Deputy Director, Strategy and Infrastructure, Planning, Oxfordshire County Council, Simon Warren, Chair, West Midlands Strategic Transport Officer Group, and Stephen Joseph, Chief Executive, Campaign for Better Transport (at 4.45pm); Jack Semple, Director of Policy, Road Haulage Association, Paul Watters, Head of Road Policy, AA, David Bizley, Technical Director, RAC Motoring Services, and Chris Peck, Policy Co-ordinator, Cyclists’ Touring Club (at 5.25pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.05pm (public)

Public Administration

Subject: Parliament’s Ombudsman Service

Witnesses: Dame Julie Mellor DBE, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and Helen Hughes, Chief Operating Officer for the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Room 5

4.15pm (private), 4.30pm (public)

Administration

Room 16

4.30pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS TO BE PUBLISHED

 TRANSPORT

9th Report: High speed rail: on track? HC 851

Date and time of publication: Friday 13 December 00.01am

 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

5th Special Report: Progress on Carbon Budgets: Government Response to the Committee’s Fifth Report, HC 928

Date and time of publication: Friday 13 December 10.00am

 JUSTICE

11th Report: Appointment of the Chair of the Office for Legal Complaints, HC 916

Date and time of publication: Friday 13 December 10.00am

 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

8th Report: Appointment of Chairman of Natural England, HC 890

Date and time of publication: Friday 13 December 11.00am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

7th Report: The implications for access to justice of the Government’s proposals to reform legal aid, HC 766

Date and time of publication: Friday 13 December 11.00am

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

33rd Report: BBC Severance packages, HC 476

Date and time of publication: Monday 16 December 00.01am

 SCOTTISH AFFAIRS

4th Report: The impact of the Bedroom Tax in Scotland: Interim Report, HC 288

Date and time of publication: Monday 16 December 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Monday 6 January to Monday 13 January

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 18 December. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 19 December.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Week beginning 6 January

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 17 December. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 18 December.

The following Departments will answer:

Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Health; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Treasury; Women and Equalities.

Weeks beginning 13 January and 27 January

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Transport; Wales; Work and Pensions.

Week beginning 20 January

Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Health; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Treasury; Women and Equalities.

 CHRISTMAS Adjournment 2013

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 5.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 19 December. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 19 December and before 4.30pm on Friday 3 January will be treated as having been tabled on 3 January.

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 19 December will be published on 20 December. 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-questions1.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 Christmas Adjournment is 10.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 16 December (for answer on Thursday 19 December). For Questions tabled between this time and the rise of the House on Thursday 19 December, the earliest named day for a Question for written answer is Monday 6 January.

After the House has adjourned on Thursday 19 December, Questions tabled for ordinary written answer and for named day written answer up to 4.30pm on Friday 3 January will be treated as having been tabled on 3 January. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Tuesday 7 January. Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Wednesday 8 January; each Member may table five such questions during this period.

 Notices of Meetings of General Committees

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 17 December at 8.55am and 2.00pm further to consider the Water Bill.

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Wednesday 18 December at 9.30am to consider the Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Bill.

European Committee B will meet on Monday 16 December at 4.30pm to consider European Union Document No. 14102/13, a Commission Communication: Strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union.

European Committee C will meet on Monday 16 December at 4.30pm to consider European Union Document No. 18068/12 and Addenda 1 to 7, a draft directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States concerning the manufacture, presentation and sale of tobacco and related products.

The First Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 16 December at 4.30pm to consider the draft Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Consequential Provisions: Primary Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013.

The Second Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 16 December at 4.30pm to consider the draft Taxation of Regulatory Capital Securities Regulations 2013.

The Third Delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Monday 16 December at 6.00pm to consider the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013, the draft Representation of the People (Provision of Information Regarding Proxies) Regulations 2013, the draft Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013 and the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013.