Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 12 February 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

1Ian Lucas (Wrexham)
What assessment he has made of the level of business investment by banks in Wales. (902453)

2John Howell (Henley)
What recent assessment he has made of employment trends in Wales. (902454)

3Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)
How many fitness to practise cases regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Wales are waiting to be resolved. (902455)

4Jessica Morden (Newport East)
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Justice on the Ministry of Justice's shared services centre in Newport. (902456)

5Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
If he will discuss with the First Minister the standards of education in Wales and of Welsh jobseekers in England; and if he will make a statement. (902457)

6Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire)
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on waiting times for mental health support for combat veterans in Wales compared to those in England. (902458)

7Guto Bebb (Aberconwy)
What assessment he has made of the effects on Wales of the Government's policy on superfast broadband rollout. (902459)

8Mrs Siân C. James (Swansea East)
What plans the Governent has for the future of the Land Registry and jobs in its office in Wales. (902460)

9Albert Owen (Ynys Môn)
What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues on the effects of VAT on the tourism and hospitality industry in Wales. (902462)

10Mr David Amess (Southend West)
What recent assessment he has made of employment trends in Wales. (902463)

11Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South)
How many people in Wales benefited from the recent reduction in the additional rate of income tax. (902464)

12Karen Lumley (Redditch)
What recent discussions he has had with his ministerial colleagues and others on electrification of the north Wales main railway line. (902465)

13Julie Elliott (Sunderland Central)
What assessment he has made of changes in real wages in Wales since 2010; and if he will make a statement. (902466)

14Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire)
What assessment he has made of the effects on Wales of the Government's policy on superfast broadband rollout. (902467)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 12 February. (902543)

Q2Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (902544)

Q3Andy Sawford (Corby)
If he will review the Government's policy not to disclose the identity of companies that are made to pay penalties in respect of non-payment of the minimum wage. [R] (902545)

Q4Mr David Ruffley (Bury St Edmunds) (902546)

Q5Cathy Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (902547)

Q6Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (902548)

Q7Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (902549)

Q8Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East) (902550)

Q9Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (902551)

Q10Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (902552)

Q11Stephen Timms (East Ham) (902553)

Q12Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield) (902554)

Q13Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (902555)

Q14Mr David Amess (Southend West) (902556)

Q15Gregg McClymont (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East) (902557)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including on Hillsborough

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Housing Benefit and Universal Credit in the Social Housing Sector (Regular Payments): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Ian Lavery

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish the right of persons in receipt of housing benefit and universal credit in the social housing sector to receive said benefits at regular intervals; to provide that such persons should not be financially penalised in relation to the number of bedrooms in a residence; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. police

Up to three hours (Order of 10 February)

Secretary Theresa May

That the Police Grant Report (England and Wales) for 2014-15 (HC 1043), which was laid before this House on 5 February, be approved.

Relevant documents:

Oral evidence to the Home Affairs Committee from the Police Federation on 4 February on police and crime commissioners: progress to date, HC 757-iv.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Proceedings will be brought to a conclusion not later than three hours after their commencement and may continue though opposed after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply (Order of 10 February).

3. local government finance

Up to three hours or six hours after beginning of Proceedings on Police (Order of 10 February)

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the Referendums Relating to Council Tax Increases (Principles) (England) Report 2014-15 (HC 1056), which was laid before this House on 5 February, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the Local Government Finance Report (England) 2014-15 (HC 1055), which was laid before this House on 5 February, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Relevant documents:

Oral evidence to the Communities and Local Government Committee on 27 January, HC 1024.

Notes:

Proceedings on the Motions in the name of Secretary Eric Pickles will be brought to a conclusion not later than three hours after their commencement, or six hours after the commencement of Proceedings relating to Police, whichever is later, and may continue through opposed after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred Divisions) will not apply (Order of 10 February).

 MOTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT 7.00PM

DEFERRED DIVISIONS

No debate (Standing Order No. 41A(3))

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of George Eustice relating to Animal Cloning (Reasoned Opinion).

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

4. animal cloning (reasoned opinion)

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

George Eustice

That this House considers that the Draft Council Directive on the placing on the market of food from animal clones (European Union Document No. 18153/13) does not comply with the principle of subsidiarity for the reasons set out in the annex to Chapter 1 of the Thirty-fifth Report of the European Scrutiny Committee (HC 83-xxxii), and, in accordance with Article 6 of Protocol (No. 2) annexed to the EU Treaties on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality, instructs the Clerk of the House to forward this reasoned opinion to the Presidents of the European Institutions.

Relevant documents:

35th Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, HC 83-xxxii, Chapter 1

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Development of greenbelt land in South Staffordshire: Gavin Williamson

Residence of the Bishop of Bath and Wells: Tessa Munt

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Ugandan anti-homosexuality law and human rights: Mr Crispin Blunt

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

Rail services in south-east England: Gareth Johnson

11.00am

Work of Atos as a service provider: Mr Mark Williams

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Currency in Scotland after 2014: Ian Murray

4.00pm

Future of Stansted Airport: Mr David Lammy

4.30pm

Effects of proposed mid-Wales connection project on Shropshire and Montgomeryshire: Glyn 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

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1.Charity Commission–Departmental Contingent Liability Notification

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2.Double Taxation Conventions between the United Kingdom and Japan, between the United Kingdom and Iceland and between the United Kingdom and Zambia

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

3.Floods update

4.Local Government Finance–Rural Services

Secretary of State for Defence

5.Aircraft Carrier Alliance Appointment

6.Ministry of Defence Votes A Annual Estimate 2014-15

7.Ministry of Defence Votes A Excess Votes

8.Ministry of Defence Votes A Supplementary Votes 2013-14

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

9.Central African Republic

10.Gifting of equipment to the Land Border Regiments of the Lebanese Armed Forces

11.Resumption of settlement talks in Cyprus

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

12.Northern Ireland Executive: Changes to Departmental Expenditure Limits for 2013–14

Secretary of State for Scotland

13.Supplementary Estimate 2013–14

Secretary of State for Wales

14.Change to Departmental Expenditure Limit Resulting from the Supplementary Estimate 2013–14

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

15.Workplace Pensions

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.

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft HGV Road User Levy (Exemption of Specified Roads) Order 2014

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Scottish Parliament (Constituencies and Regions) Order 2014

Room 10

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Public Administration

Subject: Civil Service Commissioner

Witnesses: David Normington, First Civil Service Commissioner

Room 16

9.00am (private), 9.45am (public)

Education

Subject: Ofsted Annual report on education

Witnesses: Sir Michael Wilshaw, HM Chief Inspector, and Matthew Coffey, Director, Learning and Skills, Ofsted

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Subject: Support for housing costs in the reformed welfare system

Witnesses: Lord Freud, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Welfare Reform, Department for Work and Pensions, and Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: The banking structure in Northern Ireland

Witnesses: Sajid Javid MP, Financial Secretary, HM Treasury

Room 5

10.15am (private), 10.30am (public)

Defence

Subject: The Defence Materiel Strategy

Witnesses: Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, and Jon Thompson, Permanent Under Secretary, Ministry of Defence

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Room 19

2.00pm (private)

Public Accounts

Subject: Management of NHS Waiting Lists

Witnesses: Dr Sonia Swart, Chief Executive, Northampton General Hospital, and Tracey Fletcher, Chief Executive, Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust; Una O’Brien, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Sir David Nicholson KCB CBE, Chief Executive, NHS England, Dr David Bennett, Chief Executive, Monitor, and Dale Bywater, Delivery and Development Director, NHS Trust Development Authority (at 3.00pm)

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Land Reform in Scotland

Witnesses: Andrew Hamilton, Strutt and Parker LLP, Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors, and Michael Ireland, Knight Frank LLP; Robin McLaren, Know Edge, Professor Robert Barr, University of Manchester, and Dr Cameron Easton, University of Glasgow (at 3.30pm)

Room 6

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Standing Orders

Chairman of Ways and Means’ Conference Room

2.00pm (private)

Treasury

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Food Security

Witnesses: National Farmers’ Union, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, and British Poultry Council; British Retail Consortium and Waitrose (at 3.30pm); Agricultural Biotechnology Council, Germains Seed Technology, and Technology Strategy Board (at 4.00pm)

Room 16

2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Procedure

Room 20

3.00pm (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

As soon as convenient after 3.45pm (private)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Human Rights

Room 3A

10.30am (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 HEALTH

7th Report: Public expenditure on health and social care, HC 793

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Monday 24 February to Monday 3 March

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 12 February. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 13 February.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 3 March

Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Health; Home Office; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Treasury; Work and Pensions.

 February Adjournment 2014

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 13 February. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 13 February and before 4.30pm on Friday 21 February will be treated as having been tabled on 21 February.

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 13 February will be published on 14 February. 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 before the rise of the House on Thursday 13 February, the earliest named day for a Question for written answer is Monday 24 February.

After the House has adjourned on Thursday 13 February, Questions tabled for written answer up to 4.30pm on Friday 21 February will be treated as having been tabled on 21 February. Questions for ordinary written answer will be for answer on Tuesday 25 February. Questions for named day written answer will be for answer not earlier than Wednesday 26 February; each Member may table five such questions during this period.

 Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee

Thursday 27 February in the Chamber

Debate on a motion relating to effects of welfare reform on sick and disabled people: John McDonnell

Thursday 27 February in Westminster Hall

General debate on patient rights and access to NHS data: George Freeman