Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 25 June 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Alec Shelbrooke (Elmet and Rothwell)
What recent progress he has made on reform of trades union facility time in government departments. (904453)

2Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
What recent progress he has made on the Government's efficiency agenda. (904454)

3Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North)
What steps he is taking to ensure the accuracy of Government statistics. (904455)

4Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East)
Which departments have responded to his cross-departmental review of check-off deductions of union subscriptions. (904456)

5Henry Smith (Crawley)
What progress he has made on his programme of savings through efficiency and reform of central government. (904457)

6Pat Glass (North West Durham)
What steps he is taking to maintain the level of youth services provision. (904458)

7Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
What estimate he has made of the savings arising from measures to increase departmental efficiency; and if he will make a statement. (904460)

8Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford)
What recent progress his Department has made on supporting social enterprises. (904461)

9Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East)
What steps he is taking to maintain the level of youth services provision. (904462)

10David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale)
What recent progress he has made on reform of trades union facility time in government departments. (904463)

11Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East)
What recent steps he has taken to address barriers to small and medium-sized enterprises participating in government procurement. (904464)

12James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)
What progress his Department has made on supporting public sector mutuals. (904465)

13Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
Which National Citizen Service programmes are scheduled to take place in summer 2014. (904466)

14Peter Aldous (Waveney)
What progress his Department has made on supporting social enterprises. (904467)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T1Peter Aldous (Waveney)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (904443)

T2Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) (904444)

T3Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (904445)

T4Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (904446)

T5Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (904447)

T6Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (904448)

T7Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (904449)

T8Mark Menzies (Fylde) (904451)

T9Mr Dominic Raab (Esher and Walton) (904452)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 June. (904428)

Q2Jake Berry (Rossendale and Darwen) (904429)

Q3Mr Nigel Evans (Ribble Valley) (904430)

Q4Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley) (904431)

Q5Mark Durkan (Foyle) (904432)

Q6Chris Bryant (Rhondda) (904433)

Q7Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch) (904434)

Q8David Simpson (Upper Bann) (904435)

Q9Guy Opperman (Hexham) (904436)

Q10Andrew Stephenson (Pendle) (904437)

Q11Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (904438)

Q12Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (904439)

Q13Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Bradford South) (904441)

Q14Yasmin Qureshi (Bolton South East) (904442)

 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)

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment

Secretary Vince Cable

Bill to make provision about improved access to finance for businesses and individuals; to make provision about regulatory provisions relating to business and certain voluntary and community bodies; to make provision about the exercise of procurement functions by certain public authorities; to make provision for the creation of a Pubs Code and Adjudicator for the regulation of dealings by pub-owning businesses with their tied pub tenants; to make provision about the regulation of the provision of childcare; to make provision about information relating to the evaluation of education; to make provision about the regulation of companies; to make provision about company filing requirements; to make provision about the disqualification from appointments relating to companies; to make provision about insolvency; to make provision about the law relating to employment; and for connected purposes.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. opposition day (2nd allotted day)

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Private rented sector

Edward Miliband

Hilary Benn [R]

Emma Reynolds

Mr Chuka Umunna

Lyn Brown [R]

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House recognises the private rented sector’s growing role in meeting housing need; notes that there are nine million people, including more than one million families with more than two million children, now renting privately; notes with concern the lack of stability and certainty that the sector provides to those who rent privately; further notes the increasing cost of renting and the unreasonable letting agent fees levied on tenants; calls on the Government to bring forward legislative proposals to reform the sector by banning letting agent fees being charged to tenants and making three year tenancies the standard for those who rent their homes in the private sector; and further calls on the Government to act on unpredictable rent rises by prohibiting excessive rent rises during longer-term tenancies.

Amendment (a)

Caroline Lucas

Line 7, leave out from ‘making’ to end and add ‘five year tenancies the standard for those who rent their homes in the private sector; and further calls on the Government to take action to tackle unaffordable rents, including by introducing smart rent controls, a radical increase in housing supply including building a mass programme of sustainable , energy-efficient council housing, and the establishment of a living rent commission to explore ways of bringing rent levels in line with the basic cost of living.’.

Relevant documents:

First Report from the Communities and Local Government Committee, Session 2013-14, on The Private Rented Sector, HC 50, and the Government’s response, Cm 8730.

Office for Budget Responsibility independent manifesto audits

Edward Miliband

Ed Balls

Chris Leslie

Mr Chuka Umunna

Ms Harriet Harman

Ms Rosie Winterton

That this House believes the role of the Office for Budget Responsibility should be enhanced to allow it to independently audit the spending and tax commitments in the general election manifestos of the main political parties, and calls for legislative proposals to enable this to be brought forward at the earliest opportunity.

Amendment (a)

The Prime Minister

Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Danny Alexander

Nicky Morgan

David Gauke

Andrea Leadsom

Line 1, leave out from ‘House’ to end and add ‘recognises the important role of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) in producing independent forecasts for the economy and the public finances, and the value this has had in restoring trust in official forecasts; notes that the OBR is a newly independent institution and judges that it would not be appropriate to involve it in party political matters at its first election; notes the comments made by the Chairman of the OBR, Robert Chote, in a letter dated 15 January 2014 to the House of Commons Treasury Committee that ‘to embark on this exercise in a rush, or with insufficient resources, could be very disruptive to the parties and very damaging to the OBR’; and supports the view expressed in that letter that it is ‘better to consider these issues at the beginning of the next Parliament’’.

Relevant documents:

Oral evidence taken before the Treasury Committee on 12 March 2014, on the costing of pre-election policy proposals, HC 1151.

Written evidence to the Treasury Committee, on the costing of pre-election policy proposals, reported to the House on 12 March 2014 and published on the internet, HC 1151.

Notes:

The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).

2. family proceedings

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Crime and Courts Act 2013 (County Court and Family Court: Consequential Provision) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 9 April 2014, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.

Notes:

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

3. rehabilitation of offenders

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 6 May 2014, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.

Notes:

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

4. health care and associated professions

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Health Care and Associated Professions (Indemnity Arrangements) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 6 May 2014, in the last Session of Parliament, 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)

Development of Earls Barton Village (Daventry): Chris Heaton-Harris

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Cycle safety around buses: Chris Heaton-Harris

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

Situation in Burma and the persecution of the Rohingya and other minorities: Mr David Ward

11.00am

Inclusion of the North American War of 1812–14 in the history curriculum: Sir Bob Russell

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Teaching British values: Mr John Denham

4.00pm

Gender equality in parliaments and political corruption overseas: Catherine McKinnell

4.30pm

Anglo-Libyan relations: Daniel Kawczynski

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 Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Regional Growth Fund update

2.Zero hours contracts consultation

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

3.Government response to the consultations on Speeding up cheque payments and Improving access to SME credit data

4.Recovery of Public Sector Exit Payments

Secretary of State for Education

5.Consultation on Early Years Pupil Premium and Funding for Two Year Olds

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

6.EU Energy Council, Luxembourg, 13 June 2014

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.

 Select Committees

Science and Technology

Subject: National Health Screening

Witnesses: Owen Sharp, Prostate Cancer UK, Professor Ian Cree, Early Cancer Detection Consortium, and Hilary Burton, PHG Foundation; Dr Anne Mackie, UK National Screening Committee, Dr Kevin Dunbar, National Chlamydia Screening Programme, Jamie Waterall, Public Health England, and Dr Sharon Hillier, Public Health Wales (at 10.15am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Education

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private)

Work and Pensions

Room 15

9.15am (private)

International Development Sub-Committee on the Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact

Subject: The Independent Commission for Aid Impact’s Reports on Child Mortality in Kenya, and the Response to Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines

Witnesses: Graham Ward CBE, Chief Commissioner, Mark Foster, Commissioner, and Lynne Elliot, Contractor Team Leader, Child Mortality in Kenya, and Stephen Blakeley, Contractor Team Leader, Philippines, Independent Commission for Aid Impact; Lisa Phillips, Head of DFID Kenya, and Julia Watson, Senior Economic Adviser, Human Development Department, and Rachel Turner, Director, East and Central Africa, Department for International Development (at 10.30am); George Turkington, Head of Conflict, Humanitarian and Security, and Dylan Winder, Head of Humanitarian Response, Department for International Development (at 11.00am)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.30am (private), 9.45am (public)

Defence

Room 18

2.00pm (private)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Action on Air Quality

Witnesses: Mike Galey, Chair of the Air Quality Working Group, Environmental Industries Commission, Dr Ian Mudway, Lecturer in Respiratory Toxicology, Environmental Research Group, Kings College London, Alan Andrews, Health and Environment Lawyer, Client Earth, Philip Insall, Health Director, Sustrans, and Professor Alastair Lewis, National Centre for Atmospheric Science

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Room 19

2.00pm (private)

Northern Ireland Affairs

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

Witnesses: Rt Hon the Lord Reid of Cardowan, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs’ oversight of three PFI Waste Projects

Witnesses: Bronwyn Hill CBE, Permanent Secretary, and Dr Colin Church, Director of Resource, Atmosphere and Sustainability, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Subject: Compliance with the National Minimum Wage in Scotland

Witnesses: David Norgrove, Chair, Low Pay Commission

Room 6

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Treasury

Subject: Appointment of Anthony Habgood as Chairman of Court

Witnesses: Anthony Habgood, Chairman, Reed Elsevier and Whitbread

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Waste Management

Witnesses: SITA UK, Viridor, Eco Plastics Ltd; RPS Planning and Development, UK Without Incineration Network and Green Alliance (at 3.45pm)

Room 16

2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Home Affairs

Room 17

3.00pm (private)

Procedure

Subject: E-petitions

Witnesses: Catherine Bochel, Principal Lecturer in Policy Studies, University of Lincoln, Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society, and Professor Helen Margetts, Director, Oxford Internet Institute

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

As soon as convenient after 3.45pm (private)

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

 Environmental Audit

4th Special Report: Invasive non-native species: Government response to the Committee’s Fourteenth Report of Session 2013–14, HC 385

Time of publication: 10.00am

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

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.