House of Commons
Business Today: Chamber for Friday 17 January 2014
9.30am Prayers
Followed by
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. Citizenship (Armed Forces) Bill: Report Stage
Until 2.30pm (Standing Order No. 11(2)(b))
Not amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Member in Charge: Jonathan Lord
Notes:
Third Reading may also be taken.
2. International Development (Gender Equality) Bill: Report Stage
As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Member in Charge: Mr William Cash
Notes:
The title of this Bill was changed in Committee from Gender Equality (International Development).
The amendments tabled to this Bill have been withdrawn.
Third Reading may also be taken.
3. Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
4. Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
5. Control of Offshore Wind Turbines Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
6. Employment Opportunities Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
7. Access to Mental Health Services Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Michael Thornton
8. Child Maltreatment Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Mark Williams
9. Extension of Franchise (House of Lords) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Stephen Pound
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
11. Asylum (Time Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
12. Foreign Nationals (Access to Public Services) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
13. House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope
14. United Kingdom Parliament (Sovereignty) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr William Cash
15. House of Commons Members’ Fund Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Lilley
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 3.00pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
HM Revenue and Customs and company liquidations: Robert Neill
WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Statements to be made today
Minister for the Cabinet Office
1.City Deal
2.Report on Departmental Open data commitments and adherence to Public Data Principles for the period between July and September 2013
Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government
3.Government support following the recent severe weather
4.Green Belt
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
5.Foreign Affairs Council: 20 January 2014
6.Scotland analysis: EU and international issues
7.South Sudan
Secretary of State for Health
8.Publication of Preventing Suicide in England: One year on
Secretary of State for Justice
9.Transforming Youth Custody
Secretary of State for Transport
10.Rail franchising–InterCity East Coast
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/.
COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY
PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
37th Report: Supporting UK exporters overseas, HC 709
Time of publication: 00.01am
EUROPEAN SCRUTINY
29th Report, HC 83-xxvi
Time of publication: 11.00am
REGULATORY REFORM
3rd Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Overseas Registration of Births and Deaths) Order 2014, HC 1010
Time of publication: 11.00am
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates
Tuesday 28 January to Monday 3 February
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 22 January. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 23 January.
Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall
Week beginning 27 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 21 January. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 22 January.
Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; International Development; Wales; Women and Equalities.
Weeks beginning 3 February and 24 February
Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; International Development; Wales; Women and Equalities.
Weeks beginning 10 February and 3 March
Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Health; Home Office; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Work and Pensions.
Notices of Meetings of General Committees
A Public Bill Committee will meet on Tuesday 21 January at 8.55am and 2.00pm and Thursday 23 January at 11.30am and 2.00pm further to consider the Care Bill [Lords].
The Welsh Grand Committee will meet on Wednesday 22 January at 9.30am and 2.00pm to consider the Autumn Statement as it relates to Wales.
European Committee A will meet on Monday 20 January at 4.30pm to consider European Union Document No. 15030/13, a draft Council Directive amending Directive 2009/71/EURATOM establishing a Community framework for the nuclear safety of nuclear installations.
European Committee B will meet on Monday 20 January at 4.30pm to consider European Union Documents No. 9122/12, a draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European statistics, No. 14230/12, European Court of Auditors Special Report No. 12/2012: Did the Commission and Eurostat improve the process for producing reliable and credible European Statistics?, and No. 15976/12, a European Central Bank Opinion on the draft Regulation amending Regulation (EC) No. 223/2009 on European statistics (CON/202/84).
European Committee A will meet on Thursday 23 January at 11.30am to consider European Union Document No. 15051/13 and Addendum, A Draft Directive amending Directive 2003/87/EC establishing a scheme for greenhouse gas emission allowance trading within the Community, in view of the implementation by 2020 of an international agreement applying a single global market-based measure to international aviation emissions.