Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 1 July 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 Private Business

Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Second reading of Bill: no debate, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20)

Buckinghamshire County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Second reading of Bill: no debate, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20)

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

1Henry Smith (Crawley)
What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending. (904563)

2Heather Wheeler (South Derbyshire)
What factors the Parole Board took into account in deciding to release on parole Keith Williams who was convicted of rape in 1999. (904564)

3Nia Griffith (Llanelli)
What the Government's strategy is for the future of the probation service. (904565)

4Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East)
What steps he is taking to tackle the perception that people taking voluntary action for the public good can run the risk of being sued for negligence. (904566)

5Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient prison places to accommodate people who receive custodial sentences. (904567)

6Mr Mark Harper (Forest of Dean)
What progress he has made on reducing the level of reoffending. (904568)

7Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham)
What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending. (904569)

8Tom Blenkinsop (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland)
How many people are in prison in England and Wales. (904570)

9Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending. (904571)

10Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough)
If he will take steps to ensure that mesothelioma victims do not have to pay legal costs from their damages. (904572)

11Paul Flynn (Newport West)
What assessment he has made of the potential effect on jobs in Newport of the privatisation of Ministry of Justice Shared Services. (904573)

12Keith Vaz (Leicester East)
What steps his Department is taking to return foreign national prisoners to their home countries to serve their sentences. (904574)

13Hugh Bayley (York Central)
If he will meet hon. Members and civic and church leaders from Leicester and York to discuss how the reburial of the mortal remains of King Richard III can be done in a way which acknowledges King Richard's close association with Yorkshire. (904575)

14Valerie Vaz (Walsall South)
What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of provision of interpreters and translation services in court. (904577)

15Mr David Nuttall (Bury North)
What steps he is taking to increase the number of convicted foreign prisoners returned to their home country. (904578)

16Mr Elfyn Llwyd (Dwyfor Meirionnydd)
What steps his Department is taking to improve the effectiveness of IT systems used by the National Probation Service and community rehabilitation companies. (904579)

17Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
What progress he has made on his plans to bring down the level of reoffending. (904580)

18Peter Aldous (Waveney)
What steps his Department is taking to encourage use of mediation so that going to court is a last resort. (904581)

19Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East)
What progress he has made on changes to the provision of probation services. (904582)

20Gareth Johnson (Dartford)
What steps he is taking to ensure that there are sufficient prison places to accommodate people who receive custodial sentences. (904583)

21Robert Halfon (Harlow)
What assistance his Department makes available to families bereaved by homicide. (904584)

22Mr Stewart Jackson (Peterborough)
What steps he is taking to encourage prisons in the (a) public and (b) private estate to enable offenders to take part in meaningful paid work and training; and if he will make a statement. (904585)

23Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth)
What steps his Department is taking to promote access to justice. (904587)

At 12.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

T1Sarah Champion (Rotherham)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (904553)

T2Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth) (904554)

T3Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West) (904555)

T4Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) (904556)

T5Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire) (904557)

T6Jessica Morden (Newport East) (904558)

T7Mr Rob Wilson (Reading East) (904560)

T8Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate) (904561)

T9Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (904562)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. FINANCE BILL: PROCEDURE (THEATRE TAX CREDITS)

Until any hour (if the 7.00pm Business of the House Motion is agreed to)

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the practice of the House relating to the matters that may be included in Finance Bills, any Finance Bill of the present Session may contain provision for tax credits to be paid to production companies in respect of expenditure on activities in connection with theatrical productions.

2. FINANCE BILL: WAYS AND MEANS (CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES ETC.)

Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That provision may be made about the tax treatment of co-operative, community benefit and industrial and provident societies and credit unions.

3. FINANCE BILL: WAYS AND MEANS (CORPORATION TAX TREATMENT OF OIL CONTRACTORS ETC.)

Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That provision may be made in relation to the corporation tax treatment of companies that:

(1) provide, operate or use an asset in, or in connection with, the carrying on of activities in connection with the exploration or exploitation of the sea bed and subsoil and their natural resources, or

(2) make, or are to make, payments in respect of an asset that is, or is to be, so provided, operated or used.

4. FINANCE BILL: WAYS AND MEANS (ENTERPRISE INVESTMENT SCHEME)

Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That provision may be made amending Part 5 of the Income Tax Act 2007.

5. FINANCE BILL: WAYS AND MEANS (STAMP DUTY LAND TAX) (EXERCISE OF COLLECTIVE RIGHTS BY TENANTS OF FLATS)

Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 52(1)(b))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That:

(1) In section 74 of the Finance Act 2003 (exercise of collective rights by tenants of flats), in subsection (1A) for “£2,000,000”, in each place it occurs, there is substituted “£500,000”.

(2) The amendments made by this Resolution have effect in relation to any chargeable transaction of which the effective date is on or after 1 July 2014.

(3) But the amendments do not have effect in relation to a transaction:

(a) effected in pursuance of a contract entered into and substantially performed before 20 March 2014, or

(b) effected in pursuance of a contract entered into before that date and not excluded by paragraph (4).

(4) A transaction effected in pursuance of a contract entered into before 20 March 2014 is excluded by this paragraph if:

(a) there is any variation of the contract, or assignment (or assignation) of rights under the contract, on or after 20 March 2014,

(b) the transaction is effected in consequence of the exercise on or after that date of any option, right of pre-emption or similar right, or

(c) on or after that date there is an assignment (or assignation), subsale or other transaction relating to the whole or part of the subject-matter of the contract as a result of which a person other than the purchaser under the contract becomes entitled to call for a conveyance.

And it is declared that it is expedient in the public interest that this Resolution should have statutory effect under the provisions of the Provisional Collection of Taxes Act 1968.

6. FINANCE BILL: PROGRAMME (NO. 2)

Up to 45 minutes (Standing Order No. 83A(9))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That the following provisions shall apply to the Finance Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 1 April 2014 in the last Session of Parliament (Finance (No. 2) Bill (Programme)):

(1) Proceedings on consideration shall be taken on the days shown in the following Table and in the order so shown.

(2) Each part of the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in relation to it in the second column of the Table.

Table

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

7. FINANCE BILL: REPORT STAGE (DAY 1)

Until 7.30pm (if the Finance Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion is agreed to)

As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Finance Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion if it is agreed to by the House.

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

 MOTION TO BE TAKEN AT 7.00PM

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

No debate (Standing Order Nos. 15 and 41A(3))

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Motion in the name of Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to Finance Bill: Procedure (Theatre Tax Credits) may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

8. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Secretary Edward Davey

That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Green Deal) (Amendment) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

9. SOCIAL SECURITY

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Supervised Jobsearch Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 4 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

10. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Mr David Gauke

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Japan) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

11. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Mr David Gauke

That the draft Double Taxation Relief (Federal Republic of Germany) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

12. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Mr David Gauke

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belgium) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

13. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Mr David Gauke

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Zambia) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

14. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

No debate (Standing Order No 118(6))

Mr David Gauke

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Iceland) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 10 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

15. FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO INDUSTRY

No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No 9(6))

Mr Andrew Lansley

That the Motion in the name of Secretary Vince Cable relating to Industrial Support shall be treated as if it related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice has been given that the instrument be approved.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Rail link from Penzance to Paddington: Andrew George

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Head and neck cancer: Sir Paul Beresford

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

Humber flood risk management strategy: Mr David Davis

11.00am

Improving skills and training facilities in small cities and towns: Stephen McPartland

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Government policy on legal highs: Toby Perkins

4.00pm

Time taken to process personal independence payments in Liverpool, Wavertree: Luciana Berger

4.30pm

Transport infrastructure in Essex: Priti Patel

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 Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

1.Italian EU Presidency Priorities

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 Openness of Local Government Bodies Regulations 2014

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Amendment of Schedule 1) Order 2014

Room 11

8.55am (public)

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft African Legal Support Facility (Legal Capacities) Order 2014

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Armed Forces Act (Continuation) Order 2014

Room 10

2.30pm (public)

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Housing (Right to Buy) (Maximum Percentage Discount) (England) Order 2014

Room 12

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: Network costs

Witnesses: Andy Manning, Head of Network Regulation, British Gas, Rich Hall, Consumer Futures Business Unit, Citizens Advice Bureau, and Basil Scarsella, Chief Executive Officer, UK Power Networks; Jon Smith, Head of Trading and Pricing, First Utility, Peter Bennell, Chief Executive Officer, Haven Power, and Patrick Smart, UK and Ireland Grid Manager, RES (at 10.30am)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)

Public Administration

Room 13

9.15am (private)

Welsh Affairs

Subject: International Representation and Promotion of Wales by UK Bodies

Witnesses: Jenny Scott, Country Director Wales, British Council Wales, and Simon Dancey, Global Director Cultural Skills, British Council; Patricia Yates, Strategy and Communications Director and David Bishop, Head of Strategy, VisitBritain (at 10.15am)

Room 8

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

International Development

Subject: Recovery and Development in Sierra Leone and Liberia

Witnesses: Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Paul Wafer, Acting Head, DFID Sierra Leone and Liberia, Department for International Development

Room 16

9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Treasury

Subject: SME Lending

Witnesses: Tony Boorman, Interim Chief Executive and Chief Ombudsman, Financial Ombudsman Service, Chris Woolard, Director of Policy, Risk and Research, and Nausicaa Delfas, Head of the Specialist Supervision Department, Financial Conduct Authority; Andrea Leadsom MP, Economic Secretary, Alison Cottrell, Director, Financial Services, and Jeremy Pocklington, Director, Enterprise and Growth, HM Treasury (at 10.45am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Channel 4 Annual Report

Witnesses: Lord Burns, Chairman, and David Abraham, Chief Executive, Channel 4

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Committee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee

Subject: The Standards System in the House of Commons

Witnesses: Rt Hon Andrew Lansley CBE MP, Leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal, and Ms Angela Eagle MP, Shadow Leader of the House of Commons

Room 15

12.30pm (private), 12.40pm (public)

Health

Subject: Handling of NHS Patient Data

Witnesses: Kingsley Manning, Chair, Sir Nick Partridge, Non-Executive Director, Health and Social Care Information Centre, and Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information, NHS England

Room 8

1.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Foreign Affairs

Subject: FCO consular services

Witnesses: Mark Simmonds MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Joanna Roper, Director, Consular Services, and Susan Caldwell, Head, Strategy and Network Department, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

1.45pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Defence

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

Witnesses: Sir Andrew Wood, former UK Ambassador to Moscow

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 3.30pm (public)

High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill

Subject: High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill

Witnesses: Department for Transport opening statement

Room 5

2.00pm (public)

Scottish Affairs

Room 17

2.00pm (private)

Home Affairs

Subject: (i) Policing and mental health; (ii) Child sexual exploitation and the response to localised grooming: follow-up

Witnesses: (i) Matilda MacAttram, Director, Black Mental Health UK, Dominic Williamson, Chief Executive, Revolving Doors Agency, and Pat Kenny, Member of Revolving Doors Agency’s National Service User Forum; Deborah Coles, Co-Director, INQUEST, and Tony Herbert and Barbara Montgomery, parents of James Herbert (at 3.30pm); (ii) Simon Danczuk MP (at 4.15pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Backbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses: Members of Parliament

Room 16

2.55pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Business, Innovation and Skills

Subject: Business-University Collaboration

Witnesses: Professor Lord Kumar Bhattacharyya CBE, Chairman, Warwick Manufacturing Group, Professor Nigel Thrift, Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick, Professor Kevin Warwick, Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research), and John Latham, Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University; Will Searle, Managing Director, Axillium, Dr Richard Hutchins, Board Member, Coventry and Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership, Dr Carl Perrin, Director, The Advanced Manufacturing and Engineering Institute, and Antony Harper, Head of Research, Jaguar Land Rover (at 4.15pm)

Warwick Manufacturing Group, International Manufacturing Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

International Development

Room 13

4.00pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2nd Report: Food security, HC 243

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Foreign AFFAIRS

2nd Report: Gibraltar: Time to get off the fence, HC 461

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Public Accounts

5th Report: Infrastructure Investment: impact on consumer bills, HC 406

Time of publication: 00.01am

 European Scrutiny

3rd Report, HC 219-iii

Time of publication: 11.00am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 8 July to Monday 14 July

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 2 July. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 3 July.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 7 July

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 1 July. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 2 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.

Week beginning 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.

 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.