Business Today: Chamber for Monday 6 January 2014

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1Mr David Nuttall (Bury North)
What assessment he has made of the performance of primary schools which have attained academy status. (901738)

2Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion)
How many applications his Department has received to establish free schools; and what proportion of such applications have been successful. (901739)

3Karl McCartney (Lincoln)
What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and quantity of apprenticeships. (901740)

4Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness)
What systems his Department has in place for management of failing academies and free schools. (901741)

5John Howell (Henley)
What progress he has made on encouraging the take-up of academic subjects at GCSE and A-Level. (901742)

6Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth)
What plans he has for future funding for students in the further education sector; and if he will make a statement. (901743)

7Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North)
What steps he is taking to ensure accountability and oversight of all publicly-funded schools. (901744)

8Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay)
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of targeted basic needs funding. (901745)

9Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South)
What steps his Department is taking to tackle the rising costs of childcare. (901746)

10David T. C. Davies (Monmouth)
What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report as they relate to England; and if he will make a statement. (901747)

11Simon Wright (Norwich South)
What steps he has taken to raise the attainment at school of children from less affluent backgrounds. (901748)

12Mr David Ward (Bradford East)
What steps his Department has taken in relation to the Principal of Kings Science Academy in Bradford following the conclusions of his Department's Audit Report. (901749)

13Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What assessment he has made of the benefits and disadvantages of the use of tablet devices in schools. (901750)

14Andrew Stephenson (Pendle)
What steps his Department is taking to improve the quality and quantity of apprenticeships. (901751)

15Mr Adrian Bailey (West Bromwich West)
What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report. (901752)

16Priti Patel (Witham)
What progress his Department has made on negotiations with teaching unions on teachers' pay and conditions and industrial action. (901753)

17Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West)
What assessment he has made of proposals for the establishment of a Royal College of Teaching. (901756)

18Helen Jones (Warrington North)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of domestic violence on children's education. (901757)

19Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock)
How many free schools he expects to be open at the end of the present Parliament. (901758)

20Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire)
What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report. (901759)

21Karen Lumley (Redditch)
What recent assessment he has made of the effects of the pupil premium on the poorest students. (901760)

22Alun Cairns (Vale of Glamorgan)
What assessment he has made of the findings of the recent PISA report. (901762)

At 3.15 pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

T1Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (901808)

T2Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (901809)

T3Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (901810)

T4Clive Efford (Eltham) (901811)

T5Karen Lumley (Redditch) (901813)

T6Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green) (901814)

T7Andy Sawford (Corby) (901815)

T8Hugh Bayley (York Central) (901816)

T9Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (901817)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. water bill: report stage and third reading

Until 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3) and Order of 25 November 2013)

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

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Water Bill Programme Motion agreed to by the House on 25 November 2013: Proceedings on Consideration until 9.00pm, Third Reading until 10.00pm.

Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading.

For amendments see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

2. scottish affairs

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

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

That Mrs Eleanor Laing be discharged from the Scottish Affairs Committee.

3. welsh affairs

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

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

That Jonathan Edwards be discharged from the Welsh Affairs Committee and Hywel Williams be added.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Access to justice for British citizens involved in serious crime abroad: Stella Creasy

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1.Response to consultation on Child Trust Funds

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

2.Work of the Department during the Christmas Recess

Secretary of State for Health

3.Government response to the consultation on migrant access and financial contribution to NHS provision in England

Prime Minister

4.European Council, December 2013

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

5.Correction to Written Question PQ176414—Diana Johnson

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.

 Select Committees

Transport

Subject: Better roads

Witnesses: Councillor Peter Box, Chair of Economy and Transport Board, Local Government Association, Andrew Hugill, Director of Policy and Technical Affairs, Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation, Jim Coates, Chair of Road and Traffic Forum, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, Joanne Dodds, Technical Director, Intelligent Transport Systems, and Shaun Spiers, Chief Executive, Campaign to Protect Rural England; Professor Stephen Glaister, Director, RAC Foundation, Tara Courtney-Davis, Senior Managing Director, Macquarie Capital (Europe), Andrew Meaney, Managing Consultant, Oxera Consulting, and Nicola Palmer, Partner, Arcus Infrastructure Partners LLP (at 5.00pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

3.15pm (private), 4.05pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: Building Regulations certification of electrical installation and repairs in dwellings

Witnesses: Dr Robert Judson, Peter Morris, Mark Pollock, Damian Skelton, and Phil Watts, electrical contractors and interested parties; Steve Bratt, Chief Executive, Electrical Contractors’ Association, Phil Buckle, Director General, Electrical Safety Council, Emma Clancy, Chief Executive Officer, Certsure, and David Cowburn, Managing Director, NAPIT Registration (at 5.15pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Joint committee on human rights

9th Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill (Second Report), HC 951

Time of publication: 11.00am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 14 January to Monday 20 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 8 January. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 9 January.

 FUTURE DEPARTMENTS ANSWERING IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Week beginning 13 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 7 January. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 8 January.

The following Departments will answer:

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.

Week beginning 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.

 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.

 WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES: CHANGE TO ALLOCATION PROCESS

From January 2014, for a trial period anticipated to continue to the summer recess, the Backbench Business Committee will be able to nominate subjects for the 9.30 to 11.00am debate in Westminster Hall on Tuesday mornings.

Applications from backbenchers for debates to take place in this slot can be made to the Backbench Business Committee using the application form available at www.parliament.uk/bbcom. Guidance is available from the staff of the Committee (contact details are on the form). The Committee meets at 3.00pm on each sitting Tuesday to hear representations from Members on their applications.

The first occasion on which the Committee will meet to consider nominating for this slot is Tuesday 7 January, and the first such debate, if nominated, will take place on 14 January. Applications for this date should be made by Monday 6 January (in future weeks the deadline will be noon on Fridays, as for other backbench debate applications).

If the Backbench Business Committee does not nominate a subject for a particular Tuesday, it will be filled from the Speaker’s ballot in the usual way. Members can, therefore, continue to submit such applications to the ballot. Arrangements for the other Westminster Hall slots on Tuesdays and Wednesdays will continue as before.

The department rota for answering in Westminster Hall will apply to these debates. Please refer to the information about the rota contained in the Announcements section of the Order Paper before making an application. Applications may be made for the Tuesday morning slot in any future week for which the departmental rota has been announced.

This pilot arrangement was proposed by the Procedure Committee in its Review of the Backbench Business Committee, published in November 2012. It has been agreed by the Speaker, the Chairman of Ways and Means and the Backbench Business Committee. The results of the trial will be assessed by the Procedure Committee, and any comments on the trial should be sent to that Committee at ProcCom@Parliament.uk or through the Clerk of the Procedure Committee, Journal Office, House of Commons.

 Notices of Meetings of General Committees

A Programming Sub-Committee in respect of the Care Bill, will meet on Tuesday 7 January at 3.00pm.

A Public Bill Committee will meet on Thursday 9 January at 11.30am and 2.00pm to consider the Care Bill [Lords].

Notes:

Subject to the Committee agreeing to the programme.

European Committee C will meet on Tuesday 7 January at 8.55am to consider European Union Documents No. 13920/13, a Commission Communication: Regulatory Fitness and Performance (REFIT), and No. 13921/13, a Commission Communication: Strengthening the foundations of Smart Regulation–improving evaluation.

The First delegated Legislation Committee will meet on Wednesday 8 January at 2.30pm to consider the Motion in the name of Mr Andrew Lansley relating to the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority.