Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 4 September 2014

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

1Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)
What assessment he has made of the security of the UK's energy supply. (905173)

2Mark Menzies (Fylde)
What assessment he has made of trends in renewable energy investment since 2010. (905174)

3Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
What his Department's policy is on promoting sustainable energy sources; what estimate he has made of future UK generating capacity from such sources; and if he will make a statement. (905175)

4Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk)
What plans he has to change the subsidy regime for onshore wind farms; and if he will make a statement. (905176)

5Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe)
What steps he is taking to increase the UK's energy security. (905177)

6Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What assessment he has made of the security of the UK's energy supply. (905178)

7Julie Hilling (Bolton West)
What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. (905180)

8Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford)
What steps he is taking to increase the UK's energy efficiency in comparison to that of other industrialised states. (905181)

9Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton)
What steps he is taking to reduce payments to owners of windfarms which are not producing electricity. (905182)

10Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East)
What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency. (905184)

11Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)
What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. (905185)

12David Mowat (Warrington South)
What recent discussions he has had with his counterparts in other EU member states on carbon and renewables targets. (905186)

13Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North)
What steps he is taking to increase the UK's energy security. (905189)

14Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
What steps he is taking to improve interconnections with energy markets in other European countries. (905191)

15Ian Lucas (Wrexham)
What steps he is taking to ensure the safety of fracking. (905193)

16Grahame M. Morris (Easington)
What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency. (905194)

17Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)
What assessment he has made of whether electricity generating capacity in the UK will be sufficient to meet peak demand this winter. (905195)

18Gavin Shuker (Luton South)
What steps he is taking to secure a legally-binding global climate agreement. (905196)

19Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)
What steps he is taking to increase the UK's energy security. (905197)

At 10.15am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

T1Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (905163)

T2Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport) (905164)

T3Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (905165)

T4Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (905166)

T5Grahame M. Morris (Easington) (905167)

T6Graham Stringer (Blackley and Broughton) (905169)

T7John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (905170)

T8Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (905171)

T9Paul Farrelly (Newcastle-under-Lyme) (905172)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Backbench Business

Until 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Regulation of the sale of puppies and kittens

Robert Flello

Bob Stewart

Jim Dobbin

Mr Dave Watts

Bill Esterson

Caroline Dinenage

Caroline Lucas

That this House has considered the e-petition relating to the sale of young puppies and kittens; notes that puppies produced at large-scale commercial breeding establishments, known as puppy farms, and irresponsibly-bred kittens are separated from their mothers too early and often transported long distances, and as a result often suffer serious life-threatening problems including impaired immune systems, poor socialisation, infectious diseases and shorter life spans; calls on the Government to review existing legislation to ensure that it is consistent with its own guidance that prospective owners should always see the puppy or kitten with its mother, and to ban the sale of puppies and kittens from retail centres such as pet shops, garden centres or puppy supermarkets; further notes the support of the Blue Cross, Dog Rescue Federation, Dogs Advisory Council, Dogs Trust, The Kennel Club, RSPCA and others for such a ban; and further calls on the Government and welfare organisations to work together to raise awareness among the public about choosing a dog responsibly from only ethical breeders or by adoption from legitimate rescue organisations, and to consider further steps to end the cruel practice of irresponsible and unethical breeding of puppies and kittens in the UK.

Relevant documents:

Seventh Report from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2012-13, on Dog Control and Welfare, HC 575, and the Government response, HC 1092

Future of non-league football

Jesse Norman

That this House has considered the future of non-league football.

Achievement gap in reading between poorer children and their better–off peers

Annette Brooke

That this House has considered the achievement gap in reading between poorer children and their better-off peers.

Notes:

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Closure of Wanstead Hospital: John Cryer

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

The sitting will take place in Committee Room 10. The sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

1.30pm

Stamp duty and the housing market: Mrs Anne Main

Notes:

The debate will arise on a motion for the adjournment, to be moved by a Minister.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1.Elliott Review

Prime Minister

2.Annual report from the Chief Surveillance Commissioner

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.

 Public Bill Committees

Modern Slavery Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 12

11.30am (public)

Modern Slavery Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 12

2.00pm (public)

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

To consider the Bill

Witnesses: Law Society (until no later than 12.30pm); National Council for Voluntary Organisations (until no later than 1.00pm)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

12.00pm (public)

Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Witnesses: Health and Safety Executive and Dave Green, Fire Brigades Union (until no later than 2.45pm); Association of Personal Injury Lawyers, Forum of Insurance Lawyers, Tom Jones, Thompsons Solicitors and Dave Grimshaw, Irwin Mitchell (until no later than 4.00pm); National Union of Teachers and Helen Buczynsky, UNISON (until no later than 4.30pm)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (public)

 European Committees

European Committee C

To consider European Union Documents No. 5489/14 and Addendum, a Commission Communication: For a European Industrial Renaissance, No. 13964/13 and Addenda 1 to 3, a Commission Staff Working Document: Member States Competitiveness Performance and Implementation of EU Industrial Policy and No. 13966/13, a Commission Staff Working Document: European Competitiveness Report 2013: Towards knowledge driven reindustrialisation

Room 14

11.30am (public)

 Select Committees

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Friends Life Ltd and Axa Real Estate Investment Managers Ltd

Room 5

9.20am (private), 9.30am (public)

Political and Constitutional Reform

Subject: Voter engagement in the UK

Witnesses: Jenny Watson, Chair, Andrew Scallan, Director of Electoral Administration, and Phil Thompson, Research and Evaluation Manager, Electoral Commission; Paul Lankester, Electoral Registration Officer for Stratford on Avon, and Dr Dave Smith, Electoral Registration Officer for Sunderland (at 11.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

2nd Special Report: Carbon capture and storage: Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2013-14, HC 638

Time of publication: 11.00am

 EUROPEAN SCRUTINY

10th Report: Ports, HC 219-x

Time of publication: 11.00am

11th Report: Ukraine and Russia, HC 219-xi

Time of publication: 11.00am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 13 October

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 9 September. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 10 September.

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.

Week beginning 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).

 Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee

Monday 8 September in the Chamber

General debate on food fraud: Roger Williams

Wednesday 10 September in the Chamber

Debate on a motion relating to a Select Committee on Governance of the House: Jesse Norman, Mr Bernard Jenkin

Thursday 11 September in the Chamber

Debate on a motion relating to carbon taxes and energy–intensive industries: Alex Cunningham, Ian Swales

General debate on Gurkha pensions and terms of employment: Jackie Doyle-Price

Thursday 11 September in Westminster Hall

General debate on the political and humanitarian situation in Kashmir: Mr David Ward

 CONFERENCE Adjournment 2014

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 3.00pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Friday 12 September. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 12 September and before 4.30pm on Friday 10 October will be treated as if tabled on 10 October.

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:

The results of the shuffles on 11 September will be published on 12 September. 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 Conference Adjournment is 7.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 9 September (for answer on Friday 12 September).