Business Today: Chamber for Monday 3 March 2014

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

1Mr Michael Thornton (Eastleigh)
What steps his Department is taking to tackle rogue landlords. (902748)

2Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke)
What progress he has made on improving the planning protection afforded to valued and profitable pubs. (902749)

3Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon)
How much funding his Department is providing to help freeze council tax. (902750)

4Nick de Bois (Enfield North)
How much funding his Department is providing to help freeze council tax. (902751)

5Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
If he will review planning guidance relating to flooding risks. (902752)

6Sarah Champion (Rotherham)
What assessment he has made of the effects of the local government finance settlement on local authority services for families with young children. (902753)

7Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
What steps he is taking to help local shops and firms with their business rate bills. (902756)

8Mr Nick Raynsford (Greenwich and Woolwich)
What representations he has received in support of the case for making the installation of smoke alarms mandatory in all privately-rented accommodation. [R] (902757)

9Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
What assessment he has made of the effect of spending reductions on the work of fire and rescue services. (902758)

10Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
What guidance he has issued to local authorities on prioritising (a) members of the armed forces and (b) local residents for social housing; and if he will make a statement. (902759)

11Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
What steps he is taking to promote neighbourhood planning. (902760)

12Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton)
What assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement on council services in Liverpool. (902761)

13Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes)
How much funding his Department is providing to help freeze council tax. (902762)

14Julie Hilling (Bolton West)
What assessment he has made of the level of rent arrears in social housing. (902763)

15Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
What assessment he has made of the frequency of the use of Article 4 Directions by local authorities to restrict the concentration of houses in multiple occupation in residential areas; and if he will make a statement. (902764)

16Andrea Leadsom (South Northamptonshire)
What steps he is taking to promote neighbourhood planning. (902765)

17Natascha Engel (North East Derbyshire)
What assessment he has made of the effect of spending reductions on the work of fire and rescue services. (902766)

18George Hollingbery (Meon Valley)
What steps he is taking to promote the new community rights established by the Localism Act 2011. (902767)

19Robert Halfon (Harlow)
What steps he is taking to increase the uptake of Right to Buy. (902768)

20John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne)
What progress his Department has made on the target for provision for social rented homes in the recently published Homes and Communities Agency prospectus. (902769)

21Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire)
What steps he is taking to ensure that residents' objections and previous planning refusals are seriously considered on applications for Nationally Significant Infrastructure Projects. (902770)

22Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What steps he is taking to promote neighbourhood planning in Kirklees. (902771)

23Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
What assessment he has made of the level of rent arrears in social housing. (902772)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

T1Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (902773)

T2Mr Andrew Love (Edmonton) (902774)

T3Ian Mearns (Gateshead) (902775)

T4George Hollingbery (Meon Valley) (902776)

T5Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (902777)

T6Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (902778)

T7Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (902779)

T8Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall) (902780)

T9Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (902781)

T10Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton) (902782)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. ESTIMATES 2013–14 (2nd ALLOTTED DAY)

Until 10.00pm (Standing Order Nos. 9(3) and 54(2))

Sajid Javid

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2014, for expenditure by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £313,194,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1006,

(2) further resources, not exceeding £77,312,000 be authorised for use for capital purposes as so set out, and

(3) a further sum, not exceeding £145,464,000 be granted to Her Majesty to be issued by the Treasury out of the Consolidated Fund and applied for expenditure on the use of resources authorised by Parliament.

Relevant Documents:

Third Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on Managing Flood Risk, HC 330, and the Government response, HC 706.

Notes:

The House has agreed with the recommendation from the Liaison Committee that consideration of the Supplementary Estimate for expenditure by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs be considered so far as it relates to managing flood risk (Resolution of 24 February).

The Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the above Motion will be deferred until 7.00pm on Tuesday 4 March (Standing Order No. 54(4), (5) and (6)).

That, for the year ending with 31 March 2014, for expenditure by the Department of Energy and Climate Change:

(1) further resources, not exceeding £5,040,483,000 be authorised for use for current purposes as set out in HC 1006,

(2) the resources authorised for use for capital purposes be reduced by £379,370,000 as so set out, and

(3) the sum authorised for issue out of the Consolidated Fund be reduced by £205,309,000 as so set out.

Relevant Documents:

Eighth Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, on The Levy Control Framework: Parliamentary oversight of the Government levies on energy bills, HC 872.

Notes:

The House has agreed with the recommendation from the Liaison Committee that consideration of the Supplementary Estimate for expenditure by the Department of Energy and Climate Change be considered so far as it relates to Government levies on energy bills (Resolution of 24 February).

The Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings on the above Motion will be deferred until 7.00pm on Tuesday 4 March (Standing Order No. 54(4), (5) and (6)).

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Representation of Kashmiri people in the census: Simon Danczuk

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

1.Foreign Affairs Council: 20 February 2014

The Prime Minister

2.Machinery of Government Change: Energy–Using Products Policy

Secretary of State for Wales

3.Commission on Devolution in Wales

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

Inheritance and Trustees’ Powers Bill [Lords] (Law Commission) Second Reading Committee

To consider the Bill

Room 12

4.30pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

First Delegated Legislation Committee

Draft Income Support (Work-Related Activity) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2014

Room 10

4.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Public Administration

Subject: Citizen and public services

Witnesses: Joe Irvin, Chief Executive, NAVCA, Joe Fowler, Director of Commissioning, Sheffield City Council, Sharon Squires, Director, Sheffield First, and Sue White, Chief Executive, Sheffield Voluntary Action

Sheffield University

1.45pm (private), 2.00pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Infrastructure investment: the impact on consumer bills part 2

Witnesses: John Kingman, Second Permanent Secretary, and Geoffrey Spence, Chief Executive, Infrastructure UK, HM Treasury, Bronwyn Hill, Permanent Secretary, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Simon Virley, Director General, Markets and Infrastructure Group, Department for Energy and Climate Change

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: Fiscal devolution to cities and city regions

Witnesses: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London; Darren Johnson, Chair, London Assembly, Mayor Jules Pipe, Chair, London Councils, and Colin Stanbridge, Chief Executive, London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (at 4.45pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

3.45pm (private), 4.00pm (public)

Transport

Subject: Passenger transport in isolated communities

Witnesses: Marian Bennett, Isles of Scilly Co-ordinator, Tim Guthrie, Member, and Robert Francis, Member, Friends of Isles of Scilly Transport, Theo Leijser, Chief Executive, and Councillor Chris Thomas, Council of the Isles of Scilly, and Nigel Blackler, Head of Transportation, Waste and Environment, Cornwall Council; David Brown, Chair of pteg and Director General of Merseytravel, Rebecca Fuller, Policy and Research Advisor, pteg, and Bruce Thompson, Bus Executive, Association of Transport Co-ordinating Officers (at 4.40pm); Baroness Kramer, Minister of State, Department for Transport (at 5.10pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.05pm (public)

Administration

Room 16

4.30pm (private)

Work and Pensions

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.30pm (private)

 Joint Committees

National Security Strategy

Room 4A

4.00pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

12th Report: Legislative Scrutiny: Immigration Bill (second Report), HC 1120

Time of publication: 10.00am

 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

7th Special Report: Energy subsidies: Government response to the Ninth Report of the Committee, HC 1103

Time of publication: 11.00am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 11 March to Monday 17 March

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 5 March. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 6 March.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 10 March

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or the rise of House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 4 March. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 5 March.

Communities and Local Government; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions.

Weeks beginning 17 March and 31 March

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Home Office; International Development; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities.

Week beginning 24 March

Communities and Local Government; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; Work and Pensions.