Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 15 July 2014 

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 Private Business

OP buttonTransport for London Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

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

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Andy Slaughter

John McDonnell

On Second Reading of the Transport for London Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

OP buttonBuckinghamshire 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)

Mr Christopher Chope

On Second Reading of the Buckinghamshire County Council (Filming on Highways) Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be read a second time upon this day six months.

 QUESTIONS

OP buttonOral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

1Mr Adam Holloway (Gravesham)
What progress his Department has made on improving primary care for frail older people. (904848)

2Julian Sturdy (York Outer)
What steps his Department is taking to tackle the issue of antimicrobial resistance. (904849)

3Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome)
What assessment he has made of the adequacy of resources made available by local authorities for the regulation of food safety. (904850)

4Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith)
What plans he has for hospitals in West London and their A&E services. (904851)

5Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
What steps he plans to take to improve standards in general practice. (904852)

6Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury)
What steps his Department is taking to support carers. (904853)

7Philip Davies (Shipley)
What lessons his Department has learned from the Born In Bradford research study. (904854)

8Mr Tom Clarke (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
What the new deadline will be for moving people with a learning disability out of assessment and treatment units and into community provision. (904855)

9Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon)
What assessment he has made of progress towards achieving parity of esteem for mental health. (904857)

10Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What assessment he has made of the effects of trends in food prices on public health. (904858)

11Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey)
What progress his Department is making on improving the performance of failing hospitals. (904859)

12Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East)
What recent advice he has received on NHS trust deficits in England. (904860)

13Jesse Norman (Hereford and South Herefordshire)
What steps he is taking to improve care for people affected by stroke. (904861)

14Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam)
What the timetable is for publication of a successor to the current National Dementia Strategy. (904862)

15Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
What steps he is taking to secure long-term investment in mesothelioma research. (904863)

16Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West)
What assessment he has made of the adherence by NHS trusts and clinical commissioning groups to the Healthy Child Programme (a) in general and (b) in respect of the provision of perinatal mental health services. (904864)

17Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire)
What discussions he has had with Ministers of the Welsh Government on the operation of the new Welsh law on presumed consent for organ donation for English residents who are patients in Wales and Welsh residents who are patients in England. (904865)

18Stephen Gilbert (St Austell and Newquay)
What steps his Department has taken to act on the recommendations made by the Health and Care Professions Council to extend statutory regulation to new groups of healthcare professionals. (904866)

19Mr Nick Gibb (Bognor Regis and Littlehampton)
What recent assessment he has made of the importance of community hospitals. (904867)

20Mrs Anne McGuire (Stirling)
What steps he is taking as a result of the June 2014 deadline for moving all people with a learning disability who were inappropriately placed in hospital in-patient units into community provision having been missed. (904868)

21Mrs Madeleine Moon (Bridgend)
What assessment he has made of the importance of Active B12 in testing for pernicious anaemia. (904869)

22Grahame M. Morris (Easington)
What discussions he has had with NHS England and local authorities on the deadline of June 2014 for moving all people with a learning disability who were inappropriately placed in hospital in-patient units into community provision having been missed; what plans are in place now to achieve that goal; and if he will make a statement. (904870)

23Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock)
What progress his Department is making on improving the performance of failing hospitals. (904871)

At 12.15pm

OP buttonTopical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

T1James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (904873)

T2Stuart Andrew (Pudsey) (904874)

T3Rushanara Ali (Bethnal Green and Bow) (904875)

T4Margot James (Stourbridge) (904876)

T5Andrew Selous (South West Bedfordshire) (904877)

T6Barbara Keeley (Worsley and Eccles South) (904878)

T7Mr George Mudie (Leeds East) (904879)

T8Mr Robert Buckland (South Swindon) (904880)

T9Paul Burstow (Sutton and Cheam) (904881)

T10Robert Halfon (Harlow) (904882)

 

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

OP buttonUrgent Questions (if any)

OP buttonMinisterial Statements (if any)

 Presentation of Bills

Presentation of Bills: no debate (Standing Order No. 57)

OP buttonProtective Headgear for Cyclists Aged Fourteen Years and Under (Research)

Annette Brooke

Bill to require the Secretary of State to commission research into the merits of requiring cyclists aged fourteen years and under to wear protective headgear; to report to Parliament within six months of the research being completed; and for connected purposes.

OP buttonAmenity Land (Adoption by Local Authorities)

Annette Brooke

Bill to amend section 215 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to allow local authorities to adopt areas of amenity land which are unregistered or vested in the Crown, for the purposes of maintenance; and for connected purposes.

OP buttonSugar in Food and Drinks (Targets, Labelling and Advertising)

Geraint Davies

Bill to require the Secretary of State to set targets for sugar content in food and drinks; to provide that sugar content on food and drink labelling be represented in terms of the number of teaspoonfuls of sugar; to provide for standards of information provision in advertising of food and drinks; and for connected purposes.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Tyres (Buses and Coaches): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Steve Rotheram

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to introduce limits on the age of tyres on buses and coaches; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill: Business of the House

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

Secretary Theresa May

That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill:

Timetable

(1)(a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration, and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed at today’s sitting in accordance with the provisions of this paragraph.

 (b) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at 5.00pm.

 (c) Proceedings in Committee and any proceedings on Consideration shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at 9.00pm.

 (d) Proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) at 10.00pm.

Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

(2)When the Bill has been read a second time:

 (a) it shall, despite Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put.

 (b) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (Money resolutions and ways and means resolutions in connection with bills), on any financial resolution relating to the Bill.

 (c) on the conclusion of proceedings on any financial resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.

(3)(a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

 (b) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.

(4)For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (1), the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others) in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply:

 (a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

 (b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

 (c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

 (d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

(5)On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

(6)If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (4)(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.

(7)If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph (4)(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(8)(a) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

 (b) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.

(9)(a) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (8).

 (b) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair.

 (c) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith:

(i) a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and

(ii) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

 (d) The Speaker shall then put forthwith:

(i) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and

(ii) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

 (e) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.

 (f) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.

 (g) As soon as the House has:

(i) agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment; or

(ii) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,

 the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments that are moved by a Minister of the Crown and are relevant to the Lords Amendment.

Subsequent Stages

(10)(a) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

 (b) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (a) shall thereupon be resumed.

(11)(a) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10).

 (b) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair.

 (c) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.

 (d) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.

 (e) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Reasons Committee

(12)(a) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chair.

 (b) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.

 (c) Proceedings in the Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.

 (d) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (c), the Chair shall:

(i) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair, and

(ii) then put forthwith successively Questions on Motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.

 (e) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.

Miscellaneous

(13)Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.

(14)(a) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

 (b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.

(15)Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.

(16)(a) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to recommit the Bill.

 (b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

(17)(a) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.

 (b) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

(18)The Speaker may not arrange for a debate to be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

(19)(a) Sub-paragraph (b) applies if the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

 (b) No notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

(20)Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

(21)(a) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at 7.00pm, 4.00pm or 2.00pm (as the case may be) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.

 (b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before the moment of interruption, for a period equal to the time elapsing between 7.00pm, 4.00pm or 2.00pm (as the case may be) and the conclusion of those proceedings.

(22)At the sitting of the House on Thursday 17th July, the Speaker shall not adjourn the House until–

 (a) any Message from the Lords has been received and any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at the sitting has reported; and

 (b) the Speaker has reported the Royal Assent to any Act agreed upon by both Houses.

 MOTION TO BE TAKEN AT 7.00PM

OP buttonBUSINESS OF THE HOUSE AND DEFERRED DIVISIONS

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

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill: Business of the House may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour; and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

3. DATA RETENTION AND INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL: SECOND READING

Until 5.00pm (if the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill: Business of the House Motion is agreed to)

Notes:

Remaining Stages will also be taken.

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill: Business of the House Motion if agreed to by the House: Second Reading until 5.00pm; Money Resolution (without debate); Committee and any proceedings on Consideration until 9.00pm; and Third Reading until 10.00pm.

4. DATA RETENTION AND INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL: MONEY

No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))

Nicky Morgan

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of–

(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

This item will be taken after Second Reading, if the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill: Business of the House Motion is agreed to.

5. EMPLOYMENT

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

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Gangmasters (Licensing Authority) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 9 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

6. LEGAL SERVICES

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 9 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

7. LEGAL SERVICES

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) (Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys and Institute of Trade Mark Attorneys) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 9 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

8. LEGAL SERVICES

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 16 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

9. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Paternity and Adoption Leave (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 23 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

10. HOUSING

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

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Redress Schemes for Lettings Agency Work and Property Management Work (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc) (England) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 23 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

11. BANKS AND BANKING

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 25 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

12. BANKS AND BANKING

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies and Core Activities) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 25 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

13. VIDEO RECORDINGS

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

Secretary Sajid Javid

That the draft Video Recordings Act 1984 (Exempted Video Works) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 30 June, be approved.

Notes:

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

14. ELECTORAL COMMISSION

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 2 July)

Mr Andrew Lansley

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will re-appoint as Electoral Commissioners–

(1) Lord Horam with effect from 1 October 2014 for the period ending on 30 September 2018; and

(2) David Howarth with effect from 1 October 2014 for the period ending on 30 September 2018.

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)

OP buttonProposals for a Gypsy and Traveller site in Faldo Road, Barton-le-Clay, (Bedfordshire): Nadine Dorries

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

OP buttonPolice responsibilities in dealing with people who have attempted suicide: Mrs Madeleine Moon

 

 

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

OP buttonYouth employment: Chloe Smith

11.00am

OP buttonPolitical independence of charities: Charlie Elphicke

Notes:

The Chairman of Ways and Means appointed the first debate on the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm

OP buttonDomestic and international connectivity provided by regional airports: Mike Kane

4.00pm

OP buttonRights of young asylum seekers: Jim Sheridan

4.30pm

OP buttonProvision of additional school places in London Borough of Harrow: Bob Blackman

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

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1.ECOFIN 8 July 2014

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

2.Future of construction line

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

3.Fire and Rescue Services

Secretary of State for Defence

4.Future Reserves 2020–External Scrutiny Team Report 2014

Secretary of State for Education

5.Qualifications and Curriculum reform

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

6.Key ministerial performance measures for Executive Agencies

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

7.Alleged Serious and Significant Offences (Diplomatic Immunity): 2013

8.Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom with Unpaid Parking Fines over £1,000: 2013

9.Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations in the United Kingdom with unpaid London Congestion Charge Bills and Fines: 2013

10.Diplomatic Missions and International Organisations with an outstanding National Non-Domestic Rates Bill over £10,000: 2013

Secretary of State for Health

11.Smoking in private vehicles carrying children–consultation on proposed regulations

Secretary of State for the Home Department

12.Gangmasters Licensing Authority–Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14

13.Independent Police Complaints Commission Annual Report 2013–2014

Secretary of State for International Development

14.Departmental Annual Report and Accounts

Secretary of State for Justice

15.Chief Coroner’s first annual report to the Lord Chancellor

16.Deputy Chair of the Boundary Commission for England

17.New Electronic Monitoring Contracts

18.Transforming the Criminal Justice System–Strategy and Action Plan Implementation Update

23.Judicial Conduct Investigations Office - Annual Report 2013-2014

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

19.Written Parliamentary Question Correction

Secretary of State for Transport

20.Government Progress Update on the Airports Commission’s Interim Report

21.Rail Infrastructure

22.Route Options for the new Lower Thames crossing

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

OP buttonEnergy and Climate Change

Room 7

9.00am (private)

OP buttonJustice

Subject: The work of the Administrative Justice Forum

Witnesses: Ms Jodi Berg, Chair, Administrative Justice Forum

Room 15

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

OP buttonTreasury

Subject: Bank of England June 2014 Financial Stability Report

Witnesses: Dr Mark Carney, Governor, Andrew Bailey, Deputy Governor, Prudential Regulation and Chief Executive of the Prudential Regulation Authority, Donald Kohn, and Martin Taylor, External Members of the Financial Policy Committee, Bank of England

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10am (public)

OP buttonBusiness, Innovation and Skills

Room 6

10.00am (private)

OP buttonCulture, Media and Sport

Subject: Future of the BBC

Witnesses: Dame Tessa Jowell MP; Lord Hall of Birkenhead, Director-General, Dame Fiona Reynolds, Senior Non-Executive Director, Danny Cohen, Director of Television, and James Purnell, Director of Strategy and Digital, BBC (at 11.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

OP buttonCommittee of Privileges

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

12.00pm (private)

OP buttonCommittee on Standards: Standards Review Sub-Committee

Subject: The Standards System in the House of Commons

Witnesses: Dr Ruth Fox, Director and Head of Research, Hansard Society, Greg Power, Director, Global Partners and Associates, Dr Elizabeth David-Barrett, Director for the Study of Corruption and Transparency, Kellogg College, University of Oxford, and Dr Melanie Sully, Executive Director, Institute for Go-Governance

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

12.30pm (private), 12.45pm (public)

OP buttonDefence

Subject: Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

Witnesses: Anna Soubry MP, Minister for Defence Personnel, Welfare and Veterans, Ministry of Defence, Gavin Barlow, Director, Service Personnel Policy, Commodore Andrei Spence, Head, Naval Legal Services, Brigadier John Donnelly, Director, Personal Services (Army), and Group Captain Mark Heffron, Deputy Assistant Chief of Staff (Air Personnel), HQ Air Command; Dr Susan Atkins, Service Complaints Commissioner for the Armed Forces (at 2.30pm)

Room 18

12.45pm (private), 1.00pm (public)

OP buttonForeign Affairs

Subject: UK Government policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

Witnesses: Bayan Sami Abdul Rahman, Kurdistan Regional Government High Representative to the UK; Peter Galbraith (at 3.20pm); Dr Ali Allawi, Former Minister for Trade, Defence and Finance, Government of Iraq (at 4.00pm)

Room 16

1.45pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

OP buttonHealth

Subject: Children’s and adolescent mental health and CAMHS

Witnesses: Norman Lamb MP, Minister of State for Care and Support and Jon Rouse, Director General of Social Care, Local Government and Care Partnerships, Department of Health, and Professor Sir Bruce Keogh, Medical Director and Kath Murphy, Assistant Head of Specialised Services, NHS England

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

OP buttonNorthern Ireland Affairs

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

Witnesses: Rt Hon Paul Murphy MP, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

OP buttonWelsh Affairs

Subject: Responsibilities of the Secretary of State for Wales

Witnesses: Secretary of State for Wales

Room 8

2.10pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

OP buttonEnvironment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Pre-appointment hearing: Environment Agency Chair

Witnesses: Philip Dilley, Government's preferred candidate for the post of Chair of the Environment Agency

Room 6

2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

OP buttonBackbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses: Members of Parliament to apply for the following debates, including on: The political and humanitarian situation in Kashmir; The National Pollinator Strategy: for bees and other pollinators in England

Room 20

2.55pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

 

 

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Public Accounts

OP button7th Report: Managing Debt Owed to Central Government, HC 555

Time of publication: 00.01am

 International Development

OP button2nd Special Report: Department for International Development’s Performance in 2012–13: The Departmental Annual Report 2012–13: Government Response to the Committee’s Tenth Report of Session 2013–14, HC 522

Time of publication: 11.00am

 

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 DATA RETENTION AND INVESTIGATORY POWERS BILL

The following arrangements will apply to the tabling of amendments to the Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Bill if Monday’s motion in the name of Mr Andrew Lansley is agreed to:

The Public Bill Office (PBO) will be available to give advice on amendments on Monday, but will not be able to accept them for tabling.

Amendments will be accepted by the Clerks at the Table from the time that the motion is agreed to.

A paper containing the amendments tabled on Monday will be made available on Tuesday morning.

Manuscript amendments may be tabled in the PBO from 9.00am on Tuesday.

If required, a consolidated list including manuscript amendments tabled by noon on Tuesday will be made available as soon as possible after that time.

If further amendments are tabled between noon and 4.00pm on Tuesday, an updated consolidated list will be made available as soon as possible after 4.00pm.

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

OP buttonMonday 1 September to Monday 8 September

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 22 July. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 23 July.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

OP buttonWeek beginning 21 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 15 July. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 16 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.

OP buttonWeeks beginning 1 September and 13 October

Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Communities and Local Government; Defence; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Transport; Wales.

OP buttonWeeks beginning 8 September and 20 October

Attorney General; Culture, Media and Sport; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; Scotland; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions.

 RELOCATION OF WESTMINSTER HALL SITTINGS DURING SEPTEMBER

For the two weeks of the September sitting all sittings of the House in Westminster Hall will take place in Committee Room 10 on the Main Committee Corridor. Sittings will return to the Grand Committee Room from October (Business of the House statement, 10 July).

 SUMMER Adjournment 2014

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 7.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 22 July. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 22 July and before 4.30pm on Friday 29 August will be treated as having been tabled on 29 August.

Questions for oral answer

Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer when the House returns:

 

Last date of tabling*

Date for answer

Departments etc.

Tuesday 26 August

Monday 1 September

Work and Pensions (T)

Tuesday 26 August

Tuesday 2 September

Treasury (T)

Tuesday 26 August

Wednesday 3 September

International Development (T)

Prime Minister

Monday 1 September**

Thursday 4 September

Energy and Climate Change (T)

 

The results of the shuffles on 26 August will be published on 27 August. They will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf

For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/documents/commons-table-office/order-of-oral-questions1.pdf

Notes:

* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days.

** First sitting day after adjournment

Questions for written answer

The latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day before the Summer Adjournment is 5.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 17 July (for answer on Tuesday 22 July).

 

Time of tabling

Earliest date for named day answer

Thursday 17 July before 5.30pm or rise of House

Tuesday 22 July

Friday 18 July until 7.30pm or rise of House on Tuesday 22 July

Monday 1 September

From rise of House on Tuesday 22 July to 4.30pm on Friday 29 August

Wednesday 3 September (Each Member may table five named day questions during this period)

Monday 1 September

Thursday 4 September

 

 

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