Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 24 June 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of the level of employment. (904393)

2Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West)
What recent assessment he has made of the level of bank lending to businesses since May 2010. (904394)

3Sir Richard Ottaway (Croydon South)
What recent assessment he has made of the potential effect of increasing tax on businesses on public finances. (904395)

4Steve Baker (Wycombe)
What steps he is taking to ensure future stability in the housing market. (904396)

5Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge)
What steps he is taking to ensure that people pay the taxes for which they are liable. (904397)

6Nick de Bois (Enfield North)
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his long-term economic plan. (904398)

7Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East)
What recent assessment he has made of the state of the UK housing market. (904399)

8Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the Government's policies on its commitments under the Child Poverty Act 2010. (904400)

9Ian Lucas (Wrexham)
What steps he is taking to promote private sector investment in the contruction industry. (904401)

10Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree)
What recent assessment he has made of the level of child poverty. (904402)

11Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
What recent assessment he has made of the difference between the rate of inflation and the rate of growth in average earnings since May 2010. (904403)

12Chris White (Warwick and Leamington)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of the level of employment. (904404)

13Sheila Gilmore (Edinburgh East)
What plans he has to review the effects of the Help to Buy scheme. (904405)

14Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
What progress his Department has made on the Help to Buy scheme. (904406)

15Mark Lazarowicz (Edinburgh North and Leith)
What recent assessment he has made of the state of the UK housing market. (904407)

16Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
What steps he has taken to help families save for the future. (904408)

17Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
What assessment he has made of the effect of freezing fuel duty on the price of petrol. (904410)

18Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the economy of the level of employment. (904411)

19Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
What analysis his Department has undertaken of the feasibility of further financial devolution to London and other cities. (904413)

20Chloe Smith (Norwich North)
What steps the Government is taking to give pensioners more control over their savings. (904414)

21Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford)
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of his long-term economic plan. (904415)

22David Mowat (Warrington South)
What plans he has for the future of the Money Advice Service. (904416)

23Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)
What fiscal steps he has taken to support small and micro-businesses in creating new jobs. (904417)

At 12.15pm

Topical Questions to Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

T1Julian Sturdy (York Outer)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (904418)

T2Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (904419)

T3Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (904420)

T4Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (904421)

T5Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (904422)

T6John Pugh (Southport) (904423)

T7Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) (904424)

T8Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys) (904425)

T9Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire) (904426)

T10Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (904427)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. WALES BILL: REPORT STAGE AND THIRD READING

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3), and Order of 31 March 2014)

As amended in Committee of the whole House, to be considered.

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Wales Bill Programme Motion agreed to by the House on 31 March, in the last session of Parliament: proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 6.00pm.

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00pm.

For amendments, sees separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

2. EUROPEAN UNION

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and Protocol thereto on matters specific to Aircraft Equipment) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 31 March 2014, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.

Notes:

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

3. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 16 June)

Secretary Vince Cable

That this House authorises the Secretary of State to undertake to pay, and to pay by way of financial assistance under section 8 of the Industrial Development Act 1982, sums exceeding £10 million and up to a cumulative total of £100 million in respect of early stage venture capital funds investing in small and medium-sized enterprises.

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))

Sharia law student loans: Simon Danczuk

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

Human rights in Saudi Arabia: Katy Clark

11.00am

Government child protection policy: Meg Munn

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Supporting job creation in developing countries: Jeremy Lefroy

4.00pm

Planning and out of town supermarket expansion: John Pugh

4.30pm

Government policy on trade and investment in Scotland: Mr William Bain

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

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1.Education, Youth, Culture and Sport Council

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

2.Conflict Resources for Financial Year 2014–15

Secretary of State for Health

3.Safety, transparency and openness in the NHS

Speaker’s Committee for Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority

4.IPSA Estimate 2014–15

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

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2014

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Third Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) Order 2014

Room 12

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Public Administration

Subject: Accountability of Quangos and Public Bodies

Witnesses: Bronwyn Hill CBE, Permanent Secretary, and Sonia Phippard, Director, Water and Flood Risk Management, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and Rt Hon Lord Smith of Finsbury, Chairman, Environment Agency; Una O’Brien CB, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, NHS England, and Professor Chris Ham CBE, Chief Executive, The King’s Fund (at 10.00am); Baroness Morgan of Huyton, Chair, and Neil Greenwood, Deputy Director for Strategy, Policy and Performance, Ofsted (at 10.45am)

Room 8

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: Small nuclear power

Witnesses: Professor Rebecca Seviour, Chair, ThorEA (Thorium Energy Association), Professor Tim Abram, Director Centre for Nuclear Energy Technology, The University of Manchester’s Dalton Nuclear Institute, and Professor Martin Freer, University of Birmingham, representing the Centre for Low Carbon Futures; Paul Stein, Chief Scientific Officer, Rolls Royce Plc, Dr David Clarke, Chief Executive, Energy Technologies Institute, and Peter Haslam, Head of Policy, Nuclear Industry Association (at 10.30am)

Room 15

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Justice

Room 16

9.15am (private)

Treasury

Subject: Bank of England May 2014 Inflation Report

Witnesses: Dr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of England, Sir Charles Bean, Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, and Professor David Miles and Ian McCafferty, Monetary Policy Committee Members

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Committee on Standards

Room 7

9.30am (private)

International Development

Subject: Health Systems Strengthening

Witnesses: Dr David Evans, Director of Health Systems Financing, World Health Organisation, Dr Andrew Cassels, Senior Fellow, Graduate Institute of International Development Studies, Global Health Programme, and Professor Kara Hanson, Head of Global Health and Development, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Dr Julian Lob Levyt CBE, Chief Health and Human Development Adviser, Department for International Development, Lord Crisp KCB, and Simon Wright, Head of Child Survival at Save the Children UK, on behalf of Action for Global Health (at 11.00am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Future of the BBC

Witnesses: Lenny Henry CBE, actor, writer and comedian, Marcus Ryder, Head of Current Affairs, BBC Scotland, and Patrick Younge, Director, WeCreate Associates and former Chief Creative Officer, BBC Television Production; John Archer, Owner, Hopscotch Films, Ian Jones, Chief Executive, S4C, and Richard Williams, Chief Executive Officer, Northern Ireland Screen (at 11.15am); Gerry Morrissey, General Secretary, BECTU, Christine Payne, General Secretary, Equity, Michelle Stanistreet, General Secretary, NUJ and President of the Federation of Entertainment Unions, and John F. Smith, General Secretary, Musicians’ Union (at 12.00pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Education

Subject: Academies and free schools

Witnesses: Estelle Macdonald, Head, Collingwood Primary School, Hull, Wendy Marshall, Chief Executive Officer, David Ross Education Trust, and Emma Hardy, Primary Teacher and Vice President of East Riding NUT; Helen Fulcher, Head of Church Lane Primary School, Lincolnshire, Milorad Vasic, Director of Children and Families, Hull City Council, and Marie-Claire Bretherton, Executive Headteacher, Mount Street Academy, Lincoln Carlton Academy and Kyra Teaching School Alliance (at 11.00am)

Sirius Academy, Hull

10.00am (private), 10.15am (public)

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

Room 5

11.00am (private)

Committee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee

Subject: The Standards System in the House of Commons

Witnesses: Lord Paul Bew, Chair, and Richard Thomas CBE, Committee on Standards in Public Life, and Rt Hon Peter Riddell CBE, Director, Institute for Government

Room 6

12.30pm (private), 12.40pm (public)

Foreign Affairs

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

1.45pm (private)

Defence

Subject: Towards the Next Defence and Security Review: Part Two

Witnesses: Edward Lucas, The Economist, and Keir Giles, Chatham House (at 2.30pm); Major General Karlis Neretnieks (retired), Robin Niblett, Chatham House, and Igor Sutyagin, RUSI (at 3.30pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Health

Subject: Children’s and adolescent mental health and Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS)

Witnesses: Barbara Herts, Director, Integrated Commissioning and Vulnerable People, Essex County Council, Steve Buckerfield, Acting Head, Children’s Joint Commissioning, North West London Commissioning Support Unit, and Michael Upsall, Children’s Commissioning Manager, Derbyshire County Council; Jane Lunt, Head of Quality and Chief Nurse, Liverpool Clinical Commissioning Group, Liverpool CAMHS Partnership, Catherine Roche, Chief Executive, Place2be, and Anthony Smythe, Director, The BB Group/BeatBullying (at 3.30pm)

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 16

2.30pm (private)

Home Affairs

Subject: The work of the Immigration Directorates (2013 Q4)

Witnesses: John Vine CBE QPM, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration; Jonathan Kershner, Registration and Coroner Services Manager, Manchester Register Office, and Alicja Gilroy, Superintendent Registrar, Oxford Register Office (at 3.30pm); Dr Bob McGuiness, interim Chief Executive, UK Central Government Division, and James Thorburn, Managing Director, Home Affairs, Serco (at 4.00pm); Peter Neden, Regional President UK and Ireland, and Jerry Petherick, Managing Director, Custodial and Detention Services, G4S (at 4.25pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

International Development

Room 13

3.00pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 POLITICAL AND CONSTITUTIONAL REFORM

1st Report: Role and powers of the Prime Minister, HC 351

Time of publication: 00.01am

 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

3rd Special Report: Green finance: Government response to the Committee’s Twelfth Report of Session 2013–14, HC 330

Time of publication: 10.00am

 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

1st Special Report: Tree health and plant biosecurity: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2013–14, HC 242

Time of publication: 11.00am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 1 July to Monday 7 July

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 25 June. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 26 June.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 30 June

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 24 June. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 25 June.

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Deputy Prime Minister; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Home Office; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Work and Pensions.

Weeks beginning 7 July and 21 July

Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; International Development; Justice; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Women and Equalities.

Week beginning 14 July

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; Leader of the House; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Work and Pensions.

 Private MEMBERS’ BILLS

Result of the Private Members’ Bill Ballot 2014-15

 1. Andrew George 2. Michael Moore 3. Robert Neill

 4. Mr Richard Bacon 5. Jeremy Lefroy 6. Clive Efford

 7. Sarah Teather 8. Julian Sturdy 9. Mr Mark Spencer

10. Jonathan Evans11. Ian Mearns12. Dan Jarvis

13. Jake Berry14. Andrew Bingham15. Yvonne Fovargue

16. John Hemming17. Mr Christopher Chope18. Mark Lazarowicz

19. Mr David Davis20. Martin Horwood

Presentation of Bills

Ballot Bills will be presented on Wednesday 2 July (SO No. 14(11)).

Following the agreement by the House on 2 December 2013 of dates of periodic adjournments, the earliest date to give notice of presentation of non-ballot Bills under Standing Order No. 57 (Presentation and first reading) will be Thursday 3 July (SO No. 14(12)(b)) and the earliest day on which such bills may be presented will be Monday 7 July.

Ten Minute Rule Motions

Thursday 3 July will also be the earliest date on which notice can be given of a Motion for leave to bring in a Bill under Standing Order No. 23 (the “ten minute rule”), initially for Tuesday 15, Wednesday 16 and Tuesday 22 July and Tuesday 2 September.