Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 30 April 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Graham Jones (Hyndburn)
What progress the Government has made on implementing its Big Society policy. (903748)

2Paul Flynn (Newport West)
What his policy is on the outsourcing of civil service jobs. (903749)

3Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North)
What progress his Department has made on developing social finance. (903750)

4Stella Creasy (Walthamstow)
What steps he is taking to tackle cyber-crime. (903752)

5Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton)
What steps he is taking to reduce waste in the Civil Service. (903753)

6Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central)
What steps he is taking to encourage volunteering. (903754)

7Philip Davies (Shipley)
Whether he plans to transfer any civil service jobs overseas. (903756)

8Neil Carmichael (Stroud)
What steps he is taking to promote digital government. (903757)

9Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean)
What steps he is taking to improve the capability of the Civil Service. (903758)

10Ian Mearns (Gateshead)
What steps he is taking to maintain the level of youth services provision. (903759)

11Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
What progress he has made on developing the role of the Crown Commercial Service; what savings to the public purse he expects to accrue from commercial reform of government procurement; and if he will make a statement. (903760)

12Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central)
How many employees at Shared Services Connected Limited he plans to make redundant; and if he will make a statement. (903761)

13Caroline Dinenage (Gosport)
What steps he plans to take to ensure that a higher proportion of young people from disadvantaged backgrounds participate in the National Citizen Service. (903762)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T1Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (903773)

T2Fiona Mactaggart (Slough) (903774)

T3Philip Davies (Shipley) (903775)

T4Mr Graham Allen (Nottingham North) (903776)

T5Stephen Phillips (Sleaford and North Hykeham) (903777)

T6Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon) (903778)

T7Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (903779)

T8Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (903780)

T9Tim Loughton (East Worthing and Shoreham) (903781)

T10Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (903782)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 30 April. (903733)

Q2Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North) (903734)

Q3Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden) (903735)

Q4Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (903736)

Q5Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith) (903737)

Q6Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (903738)

Q7Mark Hendrick (Preston) (903739)

Q8Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough) (903740)

Q9Katy Clark (North Ayrshire and Arran) (903741)

Q10Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East) (903742)

Q11Mr George Howarth (Knowsley) (903743)

Q12Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (903744)

Q13Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (903746)

Q14Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (903747)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. National Planning Policy Framework (Community Involvement): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Greg Mulholland

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make further provision for the National Planning Policy Framework; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. SECTION 5 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1993

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

The Prime Minister

Mr Secretary Hague

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Mr Andrew Lansley

Nicky Morgan

Mr David Lidington

That this House approves, for the purposes of Section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, the Government’s assessment as set out in Budget 2014 and Autumn Statement 2013, combined with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (2014) and Fiscal Sustainability Report (2013), which forms the basis of the United Kingdom’s Convergence Programme.

Amendment (a)

Edward Miliband

Ed Balls

Chris Leslie

Rachel Reeves

Shabana Mahmood

Ms Rosie Winterton

Line 5, at end add ‘and regrets that according to the forecasts contained within the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (2014) report that real wages will have fallen by 5.6 per cent by the end of the Parliament compared to the beginning and that the Government is forecast to fail to meet its fiscal target for National Debt to be falling by 2015-16.’.

3. WALES BILL: PROGRAMME (NO. 2)

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

Secretary David Jones

That the Order of 31 March 2014 (Wales Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows:

In the Table in paragraph (4) of the Order, in the column headed ‘Time for conclusion of proceedings’, for ‘The moment of interruption on the first day’ substitute ‘Ninety minutes after the moment of interruption on the first day’.

4. WALES BILL: COMMITTEE (DAY 1)

Until 8.30pm (if the Wales Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion is agreed to by the House)

Notes:

Proceedings on Clauses 1 to 5, new Clauses relating to Part 1, new Schedules relating to Part 1, Clauses 8 to 11, Schedule 1, Clauses 12 and 13, new Clauses relating to the subject matter of Clauses 8 to 13 and Schedule 1, new Schedules relating to the subject matter of Clauses 8 to 13 and Schedule 1 will be brought to a conclusion 90 minutes after the moment of interruption, if the Wales Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion is agreed to by the House.

For amendments see separate paper.

Relevant documents:

Fourth Report from the Welsh Affairs Committee, on the Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Wales Bill, HC 962, and the Government response, HC 1025.

5. licences and licensing

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Licensing Act 2003 (Mandatory Conditions) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 9 April, be approved.

Notes:

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

6. constitutional law

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

Secretary Alistair Carmichael

That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 17 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Pub rent prices (Derbyshire): Pauline Latham

HS2 proposals for high speed rail: Natascha Engel

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Proposed free schools in Chapeltown, Sheffield: Angela Smith

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

Type 1 diabetes and young people: Mr George Howarth

11.00am

Protection of bowling greens: John Woodcock

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Admissions in Catholic schools: Damian Hinds

4.00pm

Education and welfare services in prisons: Mark Pritchard

4.30pm

Rana Plaza disaster and working conditions in the garment industry: Shabana Mahmood

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)).

Subject proposed to be raised on a motion for the Adjournment, moved by a Minister.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Final Assisted Areas Map 2014–2020

2.National Space Security Policy

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

3.Betting Shops and Gambling

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

4.Publication of Plant Biosecurity Strategy

Secretary of State for Health

5.European healthcare payments

Secretary of State for Transport

6.Government response to consultation on transforming the Highways Agency into a government-owned company

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.

 European Committees

European Committee B

To consider European Union Document No. 17043/13 and Addenda 1 and 2, an Initiative of Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Germany, Estonia, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 2005/681/JHA establishing the European Police College

Room 10

8.55am (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 and the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2014

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Merchant Shipping (Convention Relating to the Carriage of Passengers and their Luggage by Sea) Order 2014

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Science and Technology

Subject: Blood, tissue and organ screening

Witnesses: Professor James Neuberger, Associate Medical Director, and Lorna Williamson, Medical and Research Director, NHS Blood and Transplant, Dr Paul Cosford, Director for Health Protection and Medical Director, and Dr Katy Sinka, Consultant Epidemiologist and Head of CJD Section, Public Health England; Jane Ellison MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Professor Dame Sally Davies, Chief Medical Officer, Department of Health (at 10.15am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Education

Subject: 16 plus care options

Witnesses: Ben Ashcroft, Author of 51 Moves, Marie Tucker, Independent consultant, Professor Mike Stein, Research Professor, Social Policy Research Unit, York University, and Natasha Finlayson, Chief Executive, The Who Cares? Trust; Jonathan Stanley, Chief Executive Officer, Independent Children’s Home Association, Andrew Christie, Tri-borough Executive Director of Children’s Services, Association of Directors of Children’s Services Ltd, Sally Morris, Executive Director, Young People and Families, Catch 22, and Denise Hatton, National Secretary and Chief Executive, YMCA England (at 10.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Subject: Pension reforms

Witnesses: Steve Webb MP, Minister of State, Department for Work and Pensions

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Sustainability in the Home Office

Witnesses: Professor Ken Pease, University College London, and WWF-UK; Home Office officials (at 2.30pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Subject: European Investigation Order

Witnesses: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Secretary of State, and officials, Home Office

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: Administrative scheme for “on-the-runs”

Witnesses: Kevin McGinty CBE, Director of Criminal Law and Deputy Head of the Attorney General’s Office; Sir Ronnie Flanagan GBE QPM, former Chief Constable, Royal Ulster Constabulary GC/Police Service Northern Ireland (at 3.30pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Privatisation of Royal Mail

Witnesses: James Robertson, Managing Director, UBS Limited, William Rucker, Chief Executive, Lazard and Co, Alan Custis, Managing Director, UK Equities, Lazard Asset Management Ltd, Richard Cormack, Managing Director, Co-Head of Equity Capital Markets, Goldman Sachs, Martin Donnelly, Permanent Secretary, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, Mark Russell, Chief Executive, and Roger Lowe, Director, Royal Mail and Post Office Unit, Shareholder Executive

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: The work of the Rural Payments Agency

Witnesses: Mark Grimshaw, Chief Executive Officer, Rural Payments Agency and Ian Trenholm, Director General and Chief Operating Officer, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 5

2.30pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Home Affairs

Room 16

3.00pm (private)

Procedure

Room 20

3.00pm (private)

Treasury

Subject: (i) Appointment of Spencer Dale to the Financial Policy Committee; (ii) Appointment of Andrew Haldane to the Monetary Policy Committee

Witnesses: (i) Spencer Dale, Executive Director and Chief Economist, Bank of England; (ii) Andrew Haldane, Executive Director Financial Stability, Bank of England (at 5.00pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.15pm (private), 4.30pm (public)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

Liaison

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

6.00pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

10th Report: Department for International Development’s Performance in 2012–13: the Departmental Annual Report 2012–13, HC 693

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

13th Report: The implications for access to justice of the Government’s proposals to reform judicial review, HC 868

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON THE NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY

1st Report: The work of the Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy in 2013–14, HC 1257

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 6 May to Monday 12 May

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 30 April. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 1 May.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 12 May

Business, Innovation and Skills; Communities and Local Government; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport.

Week beginning 19 May

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Deputy Prime Minister; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Home Office; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions.

 ELECTION OF THE CHAIR OF THE DEFENCE COMMITTEE

Nominations

Nominations must be received in writing in the Lower Table Office by midday on Tuesday 13 May 2014 (the day before the ballot).

In accordance with the House’s decision of 26 May 2010 only members of the Conservative Party may be candidates in this election.

Each nomination shall consist of a brief signed statement made by the candidate declaring their willingness to stand for election, accompanied by the signatures of 15 Members elected to the House as members of the same party as the candidate. Statements may (optionally) be accompanied by signatures of up to five Members elected to the House as members of any party other than that to which the candidate belongs, or members of no party.

No Member may sign more than one such statement; if any Member does so, their signature shall no longer be valid.

Ballot

If there is more than one candidate, the ballot will take place between 11.00am and 1.00pm on Wednesday 14 May 2014 in a Committee Room.

As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted the Speaker will announce to the House the results of the ballot.

For further details, please see the Briefing Note available in the Vote Office and on the intranet: http://www.parliament.uk/mps-lords-and-offices/offices/commons/office-chief-executive/briefing-notes1/