Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 17 December 2013

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

1Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk)
What recent representations he has received about UK withdrawal from the European Court of Human Rights; and if he will make a statement. (901648)

2Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe)
What reports he has received on the progress of investigations into the alleged misuse of public money by private providers that hold contracts with his Department. (901649)

3Jessica Morden (Newport East)
What assessment he has made of the effects of reductions in funding for civil legal aid. (901650)

4Valerie Vaz (Walsall South)
What recent assessment he has made of family mediation services. (901651)

5John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne)
What his policy is on probation trusts tendering for probation services. (901652)

6Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South)
What steps he plans to take to enforce the Code of Practice for Victims of Crime. (901653)

7Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
What plans he has to review sentencing for causing death by dangerous driving. (901654)

8Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
What his strategy is for supporting victims of crime. (901655)

9David Mowat (Warrington South)
What assessment he has made of the potential for further savings to the public purse from the justice system. (901656)

10Mr Frank Field (Birkenhead)
How many young people currently in young offenders' institutions and specialist children's homes are being held on human trafficking offences. (901657)

11Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
How his Department's funding for restorative justice is being disbursed. (901658)

12Henry Smith (Crawley)
What professional development support his Department plans to put in place for those supervising offenders in the community. (901659)

13Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South)
What steps he plans to take to ensure access to justice regardless of ability to pay. (901660)

14Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central)
What steps he plans to take to ensure access to justice regardless of ability to pay. (901662)

15Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
What steps he is taking to support victims of domestic violence. (901663)

16Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate)
What recent steps he has taken to support victims of crime. (901664)

17Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What steps he is taking to tackle rogue PPI claim companies and nuisance calling by those companies. (901665)

18Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury)
What steps he is taking to reduce the use of cautions for repeat offences. (901666)

19Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire)
What steps he is taking to ensure that no prisoner leaves prison unable to read. (901667)

20Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
What steps he plans to take to ensure that the voluntary sector is able to compete for rehabilitation contracts. (901668)

21Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford)
What plans he has for Stafford Prison. (901669)

22John Pugh (Southport)
What assessment he has made of trends in the number of cracked trials. (901671)

23Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What steps he is taking to tackle rogue PPI claim companies and nuisance calling by those companies. (901672)

At 12.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

T1Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (901673)

T2Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (901674)

T3Priti Patel (Witham) (901675)

T4Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (901676)

T5Andrew George (St Ives) (901677)

T6Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (901678)

T7Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North) (901679)

T8Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (901680)

T9Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire) (901681)

T10Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (901682)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including on Transport infrastructure

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. MENTAL HEALTH OUTCOMES (MEASUREMENT): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Mr Robert Buckland

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to record certain statistics relating to people receiving treatments for mental health conditions; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. local audit and accountability bill: report stage and third reading

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3) and Order of 28 October)

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

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Local Audit and Accountability Bill Programme Motion agreed to by the House on 28 October: Proceedings on Consideration until 6.00pm, Third Reading until 7.00pm.

3. pensions

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

Secretary Philip Hammond

That the draft Armed Forces and Reserve Forces (Compensation Scheme) (Consequential Provisions: Primary Legislation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 19 November, be approved.

Notes:

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

4. capital gains tax

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

Sajid Javid

That the draft Taxation of Regulatory Capital Securities Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 22 November, be approved.

Notes:

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

5. representation of the people

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

That the draft Electoral Registration and Administration Act 2013 (Transitional Provisions) Order 2013, which was laid before this House on 17 July, be approved.

Notes:

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

6. representation of the people

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

That the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 23 October, be approved.

Notes:

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

7. representation of the people

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

The Deputy Prime Minister

That the draft Representation of the People (Provision of Information Regarding Proxies) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 23 October, be approved.

Notes:

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

8. representation of the people, scotland

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

Secretary Alistair Carmichael

That the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Description of Electoral Registers and Amendment) Regulations 2013, which were laid before this House on 30 October, be approved.

Notes:

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

9. regulation of tobacco and related products

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

Jane Ellison

That this House takes note of 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; welcomes the success of the Government so far in securing agreement for top priority issues such as the prohibition of characterising flavours, including menthol, in tobacco products; supports the Government’s continued pursuit of its key negotiating objectives during Trilogue negotiations, primarily a text which provides adequate flexibility for Member States to go further in certain key areas of public health policy, including packaging, where the evidence supports this and it is justified by the Treaty; further notes that the Government recognises the importance of further strengthening the internal market, taking into account a high level of health protection; and supports the Government’s view that the proposed Directive is good for public health and will be a positive measure in the Government’s efforts to reduce the number of children and young people who take up smoking in the UK.

Notes:

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

10. economic and monetary union

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

Esther McVey

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 14102/13, a Commission Communication: Strengthening the social dimension of the Economic and Monetary Union; and supports the Government’s position that any measures to increase social and employment co-ordination should be voluntary for Member States outside the Eurozone.

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)

Proposed closure of The Lilacs care home, North Lincolnshire: Nic Dakin

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Radiation contamination in Dalgety Bay: Mr Gordon Brown

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

Tomlinson Report on banks’ lending policies: Guto Bebb

11.00am

Hypothyroidism: Mrs Caroline Spelman

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Rare diseases: Jim Shannon

4.00pm

Sixth form colleges and VAT: Lisa Nandy

4.30pm

Housing and related jobs in Greater London: Simon Hughes

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 Business, Innovation and Skills

1.The Seventh Statement of New Regulation

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2.Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc. Act 2010: Independent Reviewer Annual Report

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

3.Sustainability of the building stock in England and Wales: Fourth biannual Parliamentary Report

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

4.Telecommunications Council

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

5.Publication of a Regulatory Roadmap for onshore oil and gas exploration in the UK and Strategic Environmental Assessment

Secretary of State for Health

6.Healthy living and social care red tape challenge

7.NHS England planning and allocation decisions

The Hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission

8.Palace of Westminster Restoration and Renewal: Independent Options Appraisal

Secretary of State for International Development

9.Triennial Review of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

Secretary of State for Justice

10.Laying of the HM Courts and Tribunals Service 2012-13 Trust Statement

11.Presumption of Death Act 2013–Commencement and guardianship of the property and affairs of missing persons

Prime Minister

12.Huawei Cyber Security Evaluation Centre: Review by the National Security Adviser

Secretary of State for Transport

13.Network Rail

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

14.Automatic enrolment annual thresholds review

15.The disability and health employment strategy: The discussion so far

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

Water Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 10

8.55am (public), 2.00pm (public)

 Select Committees

Business, Innovation and Skills

Subject: Student Loans

Witnesses: Bahram Bekhradnia, Director, and Dr Andrew McGettigan, Author and Expert on University Funding, Higher Education Policy Institute, and Toni Pearce, President, National Union of Students

Room 8

9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: The banking structure in Northern Ireland

Witnesses: Daithí McKay MLA, Chairperson, Finance and Personnel Committee, Patsy McGlone MLA, Chairperson, Enterprise, Trade and Investment Committee, and Dr Robert Barry, Research and Library Services, Northern Ireland Assembly; Harry Sinclair, President, and Clarke Black, Chief Executive, Ulster Farmers’ Union (at 10.00am)

Senate Chamber, Parliament Buildings, Stormont

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Welsh Affairs

Subject: Energy Generation in Wales: Shale Gas

Witnesses: Chris Faulkner, Chief Executive Officer, Breitling Energy Companies; Rt Hon Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Energy, and Duarte Figueira, Head, Office of Unconventional Gas and Oil, Department of Energy and Climate Change (at 10.00am)

Room 15

9.05am (private), 9.20am (public)

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: Heat

Witnesses: Rt Hon Gregory Barker MP, Minister of State, and officials, Department of Energy and Climate Change

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public), 10.30am (private)

Justice

Subject: The work of the Parole Board

Witnesses: Sir David Calvert-Smith, Chair, and Claire Bassett, Chief Executive Officer, Parole Board

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Public Administration

Subject: Charity Chief Executive Pay

Witnesses: Caron Bradshaw, Chief Executive Officer, Charity Finance Group, Martyn Lewis, Chair, National Council for Voluntary Organisations, and Magnus MacFarlane-Barrow, Chief Executive Officer, Mary’s Meals; Sir Stephen Bubb, Chief Executive Officer, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations, Carolyn Gray, Trustee, Christian Aid, Charles Wake, Chair, St Andrew’s Healthcare, and Mark Wood, Chair, NSPCC (at 10.30am)

Room 16

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

International Development

Subject: Democracy and Development in Burma

Witnesses: Fiona Campbell, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Mark Foster, Commissioner, Independent Commission for Aid Impact, and Charles Nelson, Chief Executive, Malaria Consortium; Benedict Rogers, East Asia Team Leader, Christian Solidarity Worldwide, Greg Power, Co-Founder, Global Partners Governance, and Lord Williams of Baglan (at 11.00am)

Room 5

9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Treasury

Subject: Autumn Statement 2013

Witnesses: Paul Johnson, Director, and Carl Emmerson, Deputy Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Paul Smee, Director General, Council of Mortgage Lenders (at 10.45am); Stephen Glaister, Director, RAC Foundation, and Peter Atherton, Equity Research, Liberum Capital (at 11.30am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Pre-appointment hearing with the Chair of Ofcom

Witnesses: Dame Patricia Hodgson DBE, the Government’s preferred candidate for the Chairman of Ofcom

Room 6

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Blacklisting in Employment

Witnesses: Nigel Cann, Site Construction Director, Hinkley Point C, and Barbara Jones, HR Director, Nuclear New Build, EDF Energy

Room 18

12.30pm (private), 1.00pm (public), 3.00pm (private)

Health

Subject: Public expenditure on health and social care

Witnesses: Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Secretary of State, Una O’Brien, Permanent Secretary, Richard Douglas, Director General, Finance and NHS, and Jon Rouse, Director General, Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Department of Health, and Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE, Chief Executive, NHS England

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

1.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Foreign Affairs

Subject: Overseas Territories

Witnesses: Mark Simmonds MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and officials, Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Room 15

1.45pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Defence

Subject: Afghanistan–Camp Bastion Attack

Witnesses: Lieutenant General David Capewell OBE, Chief of Joint Operations, and Mr Paul Rimmer, Chief of Staff (Policy and Finance), Permanent Joint Headquarters, and Dr John Noble, Head, Afghanistan/Pakistan Current Commitments Team, Operations Directorate, Ministry of Defence

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: The work of Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary

Witnesses: Tom Winsor, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Constabulary

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Backbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses: Members of Parliament

Room 8

2.55pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 EDUCATION

5th Report: Foundation Years: Sure Start children’s centres, HC 364-I

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

16th Report, HC 166-xvi

Time of publication: 9.30am

 SELECT COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

4th Report, HC 304-iv

Time of publication: 9.30am

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

For Questions tabled between Tuesday 17 December 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.

 EXAMINERS OF PETITIONS FOR PRIVATE BILLS

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

Examination for applicability of and compliance with Private Business Standing Orders under Standing Order 224

Room 4A

11.00am (public)