Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 10 September 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

1Richard Burden (Birmingham, Northfield)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the National Audit Office's recent report on funding arrangements for the Big Society Network. (905293)

2Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
What assessment he has made of the scope of the Charity Commission guidance on campaigning and political activity; and if he will make a statement. (905294)

3Pat Glass (North West Durham)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his Department's policies of the National Audit Office's recent report on funding arrangements for the Big Society Network. (905295)

4Mike Freer (Finchley and Golders Green)
What progress he has made on his programme to achieve savings from greater efficiency in and reform of central government. (905296)

5Nicola Blackwood (Oxford West and Abingdon)
What progress he has made on providing support for social enterprises. (905299)

6Nick de Bois (Enfield North)
What progress he has made on his programme to achieve savings from greater efficiency in and reform of central government. (905300)

7Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth)
What recent steps he has taken to remove barriers to small and medium-sized enterprises participating in government procurement. (905302)

8Stephen Timms (East Ham)
What progress he has made on the commitment in the Open Public Services White Paper of July 2011 to publish public service user satisfaction data on all providers from all sectors. (905303)

9Ian Mearns (Gateshead)
What steps he is taking to maintain the level of youth services provision. (905304)

10Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the summer 2014 National Citizen Service programmes. (905305)

11Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham)
What recent steps the Government has taken to promote social action and volunteering. (905306)

12Paul Flynn (Newport West)
What recent steps he has taken to improve government transparency. (905307)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

T1Gareth Johnson (Dartford)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (905268)

T2Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (905270)

T3Bill Esterson (Sefton Central) (905271)

T4Stephen Timms (East Ham) (905272)

T5Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (905273)

T6Mr Gary Streeter (South West Devon) (905274)

T7Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East) (905275)

T8Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (905276)

T9Nadhim Zahawi (Stratford-on-Avon) (905277)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 10 September. (905278)

Q2Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (905279)

Q3Henry Smith (Crawley) (905280)

Q4Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (905281)

Q5Mr Clive Betts (Sheffield South East) (905282)

Q6Mr Gareth Thomas (Harrow West) (905283)

Q7Gareth Johnson (Dartford) (905284)

Q8Neil Carmichael (Stroud) (905285)

Q9Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (905286)

Q10Ms Margaret Ritchie (South Down) (905287)

Q11Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (905288)

Q12Mr Lee Scott (Ilford North) (905289)

Q13Richard Fuller (Bedford) (905290)

Q14Mr David Amess (Southend West) (905291)

Q15Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (905292)

 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)

Mobile Phones and Other Devices Capable of Connection to the Internet (Distribution of Sexually Explicit Images and Manufacturers’ Anti-Pornography Default Setting)

Geraint Davies

Bill to prohibit the distribution of sexually explicit images via the internet and text message without the consent of the subjects of the images; to provide that mobile phones and other devices capable of connection to the internet be set by manufacturers as a default to deny access to pornography; and for connected purposes.

House of Commons Members’ Fund

Mr Peter Lilley

Bill to consolidate and amend provisions about the House of Commons Members’ Fund.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. SPECIALIST PRINTING EQUIPMENT AND MATERIALS (OFFENCES): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Mr David Amess

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for an offence in respect of specialist printing equipment and related materials; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. UKRAINE, MIDDLE EAST, NORTH AFRICA AND SECURITY

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

The Prime Minister

That this House has considered Ukraine, Middle East, North Africa and security.

Relevant documents:

Eleventh Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, Ukraine and Russia: EU restrictive measures, HC 219-xi

Third Report from the Defence Committee, Towards the next Defence and Security Review: Part Two–NATO, HC 358

Fourteenth Report from the Defence Committee, Session 2013-14, Intervention: Why, When and How?, HC 952, together with the Government response, Fourth Special Report, Session 2014-15, HC 581

Seventh Report from the Foreign Affairs Committee, Session 2013-14, HC 86-I, The UK’s response to extremism and instability in North and West Africa, and the Government response, Cm 8861

Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 3 September 2014, Russia and Ukraine, HC 628

Uncorrected transcript of oral evidence taken before the Foreign Affairs Committee on 9 September 2014, Developments in UK foreign policy, HC 606

3. EQUALITY

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

Secretary Sajid Javid

That the draft Equality Act 2010 (Equal Pay Audits) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 30 June, be approved.

Notes:

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the special attention of both Houses to this instrument in its 7th report of Session 2014-15.

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

4. LOCAL GOVERNMENT

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

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Local Audit (Auditor Panel Independence) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 July, be approved.

Notes:

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

5. ARMS AND AMMUNITION

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

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 7 July, be approved.

Notes:

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

6. BACKBENCH BUSINESS

Up to two hours (Order of 8 September)

Select Committee on Governance of the House

Jesse Norman

Natascha Engel

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Margaret Beckett

Sir Alan Beith

Ms Gisela Stuart

Mr David HeathMr Frank FieldMr Nick Raynsford

Chloe SmithDavid MorrisJulian Smith

Crispin BluntLindsay RoySir Peter Bottomley

Mr Nigel EvansSir Oliver HealdBob Blackman

Sir Edward GarnierJacob Rees-MoggSteve Brine

Sir Peter Luff Charlie ElphickeDan Byles

Sir John RandallMr James ArbuthnotMr Adrian Bailey

Mr Andrew TurnerDame Angela WatkinsonAngie Bray

Steve BakerMark GarnierIan Murray

Mr Brian BinleyMr John WhittingdaleMr Graham Brady

Jason McCartneyKarl McCartneyDr Julian Lewis

Andrew MillerMr Andrew RobathanBob Stewart

Mrs Cheryl GillanJohn HowellDamian Green

Christopher PincherKate HoeyMr Dominic Grieve

Sir Gerald HowarthMr Simon BurnsMr Keith Simpson

That this House welcomes the Speaker’s announcement on 1 September of a pause in the process of appointment of a new Clerk of the House and Chief Executive, to give time for further consideration; and accordingly determines that:

(a) there shall be a select committee, called the House of Commons Governance Committee, to consider the governance of the House of Commons, including the future allocation of the responsibilities for House services currently exercised by the Clerk of the House and Chief Executive;

(b) the Committee report to the House by 12 January 2015;

(c) the Committee shall have the powers given to select committees related to government departments under paragraph 4(a) and 4(b) of Standing Order No. 152;

(d) Mr Jack Straw be the Chair of the Committee;

(e) the Committee shall consist of seven other backbench members, to be elected by parties in the proportion of three Conservative, two Labour and one Liberal Democrat, together with one representative of the other parties represented in the House; the parties shall forward their nominations to the Chair of the Committee of Selection by 14 October and any motion made in the House on behalf of the Committee of Selection by the Chair or another member of the Committee shall be treated as having been made in pursuance of Standing Order No. 121(2) for the purposes of Standing Order No. 15(1)(c).

Notes:

The Interim Accounting Officer has prepared a memorandum on the financial consequences of this Motion, pursuant to Standing Order No. 22C(2). Copies are available in the Vote Office.

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

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Dualling of the A45: Mr Peter Bone

Proposed closure of Glamis Hall (Wellingborough): Mr Peter Bone

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Regeneration of South East Wakefield: Jon Trickett

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

The sitting will take place in Committee Room 10. 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

Current political situation in the Western Balkans: Sir John Randall

11.00am

Discretionary Social Fund in Redcar and Cleveland: Ian Swales

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Government policy on outdoor sport and recreation: Huw Irranca-Davies

4.00pm

Deaths in police custody: Shabana Mahmood

4.30pm

Improving school leadership: Stephen Metcalfe

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.UK Guarantee Scheme

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

2.Governance in Local Government

Secretary of State for the Home Department

3.Amendments to fees for immigration and nationality services

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

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 17

10.45am (private)

Childcare Payments Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 13

11.00am (private)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Drug Driving (Specified Limits) (England and Wales) Regulations 2014

Room 9

8.55am (public)

 Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: (i) Deep coal mining in the UK; (ii) Small nuclear power

Witnesses: (i) Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State, and Amy Clemitshaw, Deputy Director, Head, Fossil Fuel Generation and CCS Policy, Department of Energy and Climate Change; (ii) Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister of State, Liz Keenaghan Clark, Head, Nuclear Decommissioning Waste and Safety, Department of Energy and Climate Change, and Chris Pook, Head, Green Economy, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (at 9.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

8.55am (private), 9.00am (public)

Public Administration

Subject: (i) Follow-up: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's Report into Severe Sepsis; (ii) Follow-up: Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman's Report: Midwifery Supervision and Regulation

Witnesses: (i) Daniel Poulter MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, Professor David Haslam, Chair, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Dr Ron Daniels, Chair, UK Sepsis Trust and Chief Executive, Global Sepsis Alliance, and Dr Mike Durkin, Director for Patient Safety, NHS England; (ii) Daniel Poulter MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health, Jackie Smith, Chief Executive and Registrar, Nursing and Midwifery Council, Juliet Beal, Director of Nursing for Quality Improvement and Care, NHS England, Richard Murray, Director of Policy, The King's Fund, and Elizabeth Duff, Senior Policy Adviser, National Childbirth Trust (at 10.30am)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)

Education

Room B, 1 Parliament St

9.15am (private)

Work and Pensions

Subject: Progress with Personal Independence Payment implementation

Witnesses: Mark Harper MP, Minister of State, and Noel Shanahan, Director General, Operations, Department for Work and Pensions

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Dean O'Reilly, Hansteen UK Industrial Property Nominee Ltd, and Hansteen UK Industrial Property Nominee No 2 Ltd

Room 5

9.20am (private), 9.30am (public)

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

Subject: ICAI's Reports on Private Sector Development Work; and on How DFID Learns

Witnesses: Graham Ward CBE, Chief Commissioner, Diana Good, Lead Commissioner, Peter Davis, Team Leader, Private Sector Development, and Nigel Thornton, Team Leader, Learning, Independent Commission for Aid Impact; Nick Dyer, Director General, Policy and Global Programmes, Stefan Dercon, Chief Economist, Chris Whitty, Director of Research and Evidence, David Kennedy, Director General, Economic Development, Alistair Fernie, Director for International Finance, and Meenakshi Nath, Head of Private Sector Development, Department for International Development (at 10.30am)

Room 15

9.30am (private), 9.45am (public)

Defence

Room 7

10.00am (private)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Action on air quality

Witnesses: Boris Johnson, Mayor of London, and Matthew Pencharz, Senior Advisor, Environment and Energy, Greater London Authority; Councillor Jack Scott, Sheffield City Council (at 3.00pm)

The Thatcher 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 Owen Paterson MP, former Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Contract management within central government

Witnesses: Ruby MacGregor-Smith, Chair, Public Service Strategy Board, CBI, and Chief Executive Officer, Mitie, Lord Bew, Chair, Committee on Standards in Public Life, and Matthew Fells, Director for Competitive Markets, CBI; Stephen Kelly, Chief Operating Officer for Government and Head of Efficiency and Reform Group, Bill Crothers, Chief Procurement Officer, Cabinet Office, Vincent Godfrey, Director of Procurement, Ministry of Justice and Crown Representative, Serco, and Ian Tyler, Crown Representative, G4S (at 3.00pm)

Room 16

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Defra's responsibility for fracking

Witnesses: Rt Hon Elizabeth Truss MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Dr Paul Leinster, Chief Executive, and Mark Ellis-Jones, Environment and Business Manager, Environment Agency

Room 15

2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Treasury

Subject: Bank of England August 2014 Inflation Report

Witnesses: Dr Mark Carney, Governor, Dr Nemat Shafik, Deputy Governor, Markets and Banking, and Dr Martin Weale and Professor David Miles, Monetary Policy Committee Members, Bank of England

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: (i) Jay Report into Child Sexual Abuse in Rotherham; (ii) Operation of the National Planning Policy Framework

Witnesses: (i) Martin Kimber, Chief Executive, and Joyce Thacker, Strategic Director of Children and Young People's Services, Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council; (ii) Councillor Matthew Barber, Leader, Vale of White Horse District Council, Councillor James Murray, Executive Member for Housing and Development, London Borough of Islington, and Councillor Hazel Simmons, Leader, Luton Borough Council (at 4.30pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Procedure

Room 17

3.00pm (private)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

Liaison

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

6.00pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Human Rights

Room 3A

10.30am (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Culture, Media and Sport

2nd Report: Pre-appointment hearing for the Government’s preferred candidate for Chair of the BBC Trust, HC 637

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Public Accounts

12th Report: Update on preparations for smart metering, HC 103

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Monday 13 October to Monday 20 October

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 10 September. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 11 September.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 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.

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).

 tabling questions in the 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).

 TABLING AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC BILLS IN THE CONFERENCE ADJOURNMENT 2014

Members wishing to table amendments to public bills in person or via introduced staff may do so in the usual way in the Public Bill Office until the rise of the House on Friday 12 September. Such amendments will appear in the provisional papers (the ‘blues’) issued on Monday 15 September.

Thereafter, Members may submit amendments in person, via introduced staff or, if signed, by post. Those received by the Public Bill Office before 4.30pm on Thursday 9 October will be examined on that day and sent for printing to appear in the ‘blues’ issued on Friday 10 October.

Such amendments will have satisfied the notice period requirement for selection for debate in public bill committees sitting on or after Tuesday 14 October. Amendments tabled by the rise of the House on Monday 13 October will be selectable for PBC sittings on or after Thursday 16 October.

 High Speed Rail (London–West Midlands) Bill: additional provisions & Further petitioning period

Members may deposit petitions against HS2’s additional provisions, on behalf of any petitioner, in the Private Bill Office (Robinson Room, PCH) between Friday 19 September and Thursday 16 October, inclusive (10am till 5pm) and on Friday 17 October (10am till 1pm).

 Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee

Monday 13 October in the Chamber

Debate on a motion relating to Palestine and Israel: Grahame M. Morris

Thursday 16 October in the Chamber

Debate on a motion relating to Progress on the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s Report ‘Get Britain Cycling’: Ian Austin, Dr Julian Huppert, Steve Brine

General debate on the National Pollinator Strategy: Sarah Newton