Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 22 January 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

1Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire)
What steps she is taking to put girls and women at the heart of the UK's development programmes. (902098)

2Nia Griffith (Llanelli)
What assessment she has made of the extent to which the amount of food, medical supplies and fuel that is entering Gaza meets the needs of the population. (902099)

3Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow)
What assessment she has made of the educational needs of Syrian-born children in Syria and in refugee communities. (902100)

4Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion)
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of UK support to the Global Partnership for Education. (902102)

5Duncan Hames (Chippenham)
What recent assessment she has made of the humanitarian situation in Syria; and if she will make a statement. (902103)

6Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell)
What steps she is taking to improve the co-ordination of humanitarian support for Syria and the surrounding region. (902104)

7David T. C. Davies (Monmouth)
How much funding her Department provides to Save the Children annually. (902105)

8Nick de Bois (Enfield North)
What assessment her Department has made of the implications for its development programmes of recent elections in Bangladesh. (902106)

9Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What steps she is taking to improve the co-ordination of humanitarian support for Syria and the surrounding region. (902107)

10Grahame M. Morris (Easington)
What assessment she has made of the extent to which the amount of food, medical supplies and fuel that is entering Gaza meets the needs of the population. (902108)

11Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North)
What assessment she has made of the adequacy of food and medical supplies entering Gaza daily. (902109)

12Mr David Ward (Bradford East)
What aid the Government is giving to displaced Palestinians in Jordan. (902111)

13Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
What assessment she has made of the potential effect on her Department's policies of Scotland becoming independent. (902112)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

T1Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (902088)

T2Fiona O'Donnell (East Lothian) (902089)

T3Pat Glass (North West Durham) (902090)

T4Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (902092)

T5Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central) (902093)

T6Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (902094)

T7Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (902095)

T8Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (902096)

T9Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford) (902097)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Stephen Timms (East Ham)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 22 January. (902113)

Q2Nick de Bois (Enfield North) (902114)

Q3Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (902115)

Q4Mr Steve Reed (Croydon North) (902116)

Q5Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton) (902117)

Q6Simon Kirby (Brighton, Kemptown) (902118)

Q7Phil Wilson (Sedgefield) (902119)

Q8Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (902120)

Q9David T. C. Davies (Monmouth) (902121)

Q10Ann McKechin (Glasgow North) (902122)

Q11Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (902123)

Q12Mr Michael McCann (East Kilbride, Strathaven and Lesmahagow) (902124)

Q13Emma Reynolds (Wolverhampton North East) (902125)

Q14Jonathan Lord (Woking) (902126)

Q15Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (902127)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 PRESENTATION OF BILLS

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

Public Services (Ownership and User Involvement) Bill

Caroline Lucas

Bill to promote public ownership of public services; to introduce a presumption in favour of service provision by public sector and not-for-profit entities; and to put in place mechanisms to increase the accountability, transparency and public control of public services, including those operated by private companies.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Dr Matthew Offord

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit the use on dogs of any electronic collar designed to administer an electric shock; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill: PROGRAMME (nO. 3)

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

Mr Andrew Lansley

That the following provisions shall apply to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Orders of 3 September 2013 (Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill: Programme) and 8 October 2013 (Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill: Programme (No. 2)).

Consideration of Lords Amendments

1. Any Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

2. Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion four hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.

3. The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.

4. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

Table

Subsequent stages

5. Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

6. The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

3. Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill: CONSIDERATION OF Lords Amendments

Up to four hours (if the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill Programme (No. 3) Motion is agreed to)

Relevant documents:

Tenth Report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, on the Government’s lobbying Bill: follow up, HC 891

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill Programme (No. 3) Motion if it is agreed to by the House.

Lords Amendments Nos. 13, 14, 88 and 100 engage financial privilege.

For Amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage of the Bill).

4. COMMISSION WORK PROGRAMME 2014

Up to 90 minutes (Standing Order No. 16(1))

Mr David Lidington

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 15521/13 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: Commission Work Programme 2014; agrees that this document is a useful tool for planning the Government’s and Parliament’s engagement with the EU in 2014; and supports the Government’s view that measures which promote growth and jobs in the EU, including measures towards completing the Single Market, are the top priority.

Relevant documents:

Twenty-fifth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 83-xxii.

Notes:

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

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Relevance of national heritage issues in the development of Convoys Wharf, Deptford: Dame Joan Ruddock

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

Government steps to support money transfer accounts and the remittance sector: Kevin Brennan

11.00am

Fixed odds betting terminals in Lancashire: Graham Jones

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Regulation of St John Ambulance by the Charity Commission: Sir Roger Gale

4.00pm

Cost to local authorities of flooding on the Somerset Levels: Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

4.30pm

Rothschild Bank and mortgage equity release schemes on properties in Spain: Huw Irranca-Davies

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

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1.Equitable Life Payment Scheme

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.

 GRAND Committees

Welsh Grand Committee

Autumn Statement as it relates to Wales

Room 10

9.30am (public)

Welsh Grand Committee

Autumn Statement as it relates to Wales

Room 10

2.00pm (public)

 Select Committees

Education

Subject: Ofsted’s Social Care Annual Report 2012-13

Witnesses: Sir Michael Wilshaw, Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills, and Debbie Jones, Director of Social Care and Regional Director for London, Ofsted

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Room 15

9.15am (private)

Science and Technology

Subject: (i) Work of the Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; (ii) Government Horizon Scanning

Witnesses: (i) Professor Robin Grimes, Chief Scientific Adviser, Foreign and Commonwealth Office; (ii) Rt Hon Oliver Letwin MP, Minister for Government Policy, and Sir Jeremy Heywood, Cabinet Secretary, Cabinet Office (at 10.45am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Business, Innovation and Skills

Subject: BIS Annual Report and Accounts 2012-13

Witnesses: Rt Hon Vince Cable MP, Secretary of State, Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, and Howard Orme, Director General, Finance and Commercial, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

10.15am (private), 10.45am (public)

European Scrutiny

Room 19

11.00am (private)

European Scrutiny

Subject: The application of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the UK

Witnesses: David Anderson QC, University of London, Professor Paul Craig and Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, University of Oxford, and Martin Howe QC, 8 New Square, Lincoln’s Inn; Rt Hon the Lord Goldsmith PC QC (at 3.00pm)

Room 16

1.45pm (private), 2.00pm (public)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Invasive Species

Witnesses: Wildlife and Countryside Link, Imperial College London, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, CABI UK, and Natural History Museum

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Infrastructure investment: the impact on consumer bills

Witnesses: Andrew Wright, Interim Chief Executive, Ofgem, Cathryn Ross, Chief Executive, and Keith Mason, Senior Director of Finance and Networks, Ofwat, Dr John McElroy, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, RWE/npower, and Nick Fincham, Director of Strategy and Regulation, Thames Water; John Kingman, Second Permanent Secretary, and Geoffrey Spence, Chief Executive, Infrastructure UK, HM Treasury, Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Bronwyn Hill, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (at 3.00pm)

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Blacklisting in Employment

Witnesses: Kevin Coyne, Unite National Officer for Energy and Utilities, Bernard McCauley, Unite National Officer for Construction, Phil Whitehurst, Britain’s General Union National Officer for Construction, and Steve Murphy, General Secretary, Union of Construction, Allied Trades and Technicians

Room 6

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Treasury

Subject: Royal Bank of Scotland Lending Review

Witnesses: Sir Andrew Large, Chairman, Independent Lending Review

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: The banking structure in Northern Ireland

Witnesses: Larry Broderick, General Secretary, and Séamus Sheils, Communications Manager, IBOA The Finance Union; Paul Terrington, Chairman, and Dr Joanne Stuart, past Chairman, Institute of Directors NI (at 3.15pm)

Room 5

2.15pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Winter Floods

Witnesses: Dan Rogerson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Paul Leinster, Chief Executive, Environment Agency, and Counsellor Mike Jones, Local Government Association

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

As soon as convenient after 3.45pm (private)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: Performance of the Department 2013

Witnesses: Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

Liaison

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

6.00pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Human Rights

Room 3A

9.30am (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 HEALTH

6th Report: 2013 accountability hearing with the Care Quality Commission, HC 761

Time of publication: 00.01am

JUSTICE

12th Report: Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach? Interim report on the Government’s Transforming Rehabilitation programme, HC 1004

Time of publication: 00.01am

 POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

10th Report: The Government’s lobbying bill: follow-up, HC 891

Time of publication: 09.00am

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

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.

TRANSPARENCY OF LOBBYING, NON-PARTY CAMPAIGNING AND TRADE UNION ADMINISTRATION BILL: LORDS AMENDMENTS

Manuscript amendments to the Lords Amendments to the Transparency of Lobbying, Non-Party Campaigning and Trade Union Administration Bill may be tabled between 8.30am and 10.00am in the Public Bill Office.

If any manuscript amendments are tabled during this time, a consolidated list of all amendments to the Lords amendments will be made available in the Vote Office and published on the Bill page of the Parliament website as soon as possible after 10.00am.

 Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee

Monday 27 January in the Chamber

General debate on the law on dangerous driving: Chris Skidmore

Thursday 30 January in Westminster Hall

General debate on The 1001 Critical Days manifesto and early childhood development: Andrea Leadsom