Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 16 October 2014

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

1Nigel Mills (Amber Valley)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of competition in the mobile network operators' market. (905459)

2Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of government funding decisions on the arts and culture outside London. (905460)

3Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
What recent assessment he has made of the balance of funding for arts organisations in the English regions. (905461)

4Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford)
What recent estimate he has made of the contribution of tourism to the economy. (905462)

5Meg Hillier (Hackney South and Shoreditch)
What assessment he has made of the conclusions of the 50th Report from the Committee of Public Accounts, Session 2013-14, on The rural broadband programme. (905463)

6Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
What steps he is taking to support people with a disability to get online. (905465)

7Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central)
What steps he is taking to ensure better representation of women in the media. (905466)

8Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What steps he is taking to protect music venues from closure as a result of noise complaints. (905468)

9John Howell (Henley)
What recent assessment he has made of mobile phone coverage in rural areas. (905469)

10Damian Collins (Folkestone and Hythe)
What assessment he has made of the role of the arts and the creative industries in supporting economic regeneration in coastal communities. (905471)

11Andrew George (St Ives)
What his policy is on the UNESCO proposal for mediation with Greece on the Parthenon Sculptures in the British Museum. (905472)

12Mr David Nuttall (Bury North)
What plans he has to provide superfast broadband to those areas not covered by existing policies. (905473)

13Robert Jenrick (Newark)
What steps the Government is taking to increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting the UK. (905474)

14Jim McGovern (Dundee West)
What amount the Government has allocated to the Creative Skillset Skills Investment Fund; how much of that funding has been allocated to the video games industry; and what assessment he has made of the effects of that funding. (905475)

15Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood)
What assessment he has made of the speed of delivery of superfast broadband to rural areas. (905476)

16Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
What steps his department is taking to support theatre and the arts in the provinces. (905477)

At 10.05am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

T1Simon Wright (Norwich South)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (905479)

T2Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (905481)

T3David Mowat (Warrington South) (905482)

T4Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (905483)

T5Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (905484)

T6Graham Evans (Weaver Vale) (905485)

T7Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (905486)

T8Andy Sawford (Corby) (905487)

At 10.15am

Oral Questions to the Ministers for Women and Equalities

1Karen Lumley (Redditch)
What recent progress she has made on encouraging women to set up their own businesses. (905448)

2Andrew George (St Ives)
What steps she is taking to ensure equal pay in the workplace. (905450)

3Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon)
What steps she is taking to increase representation of women on the boards of public institutions. (905452)

4Peter Aldous (Waveney)
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling violence against women. (905453)

5Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
What recent progress she has made on encouraging women to set up their own businesses. (905454)

6Mr Simon Burns (Chelmsford)
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling violence against women. (905455)

7Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth)
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling violence against women. (905456)

8Richard Graham (Gloucester)
What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for the Home Department on tackling violence against women. (905457)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements, including on ISIL: Iraq and Syria

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Backbench Business

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

Progress on All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s report ‘Get Britain Cycling’

Ian Austin

Dr Julian Huppert

Steve Brine

That this House supports the recommendations of the All-Party Parliamentary Cycling Group’s report ‘Get Britain Cycling’; endorses the target of 10 per cent of all journeys being by bike by 2025, and 25 per cent by 2050; and calls on the Government to show strong political leadership, including an annual Cycling Action Plan, sustained funding for cycling and progress towards meeting the report’s recommendations.

Relevant documents:

Third Report from the Transport Select Committee, Session 2014-15, Cycling Safety, HC 286

National Pollinator Strategy

Sarah Newton

Mr David Heath

That this House has considered the National Pollinator Strategy.

Relevant documents:

Seventh Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2012-13, Pollinators and Pesticides, HC 668, and the Government response, HC 631

Second Report from the Environmental Audit Committee, Session 2014-15, National Pollinator Strategy, HC 213, and the Government response, HC 698

Notes:

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

2. HOUSE OF COMMONS GOVERNANCE

No debate after 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))

Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, on behalf of the Committee of Selection

That Sir Oliver Heald, Mr David Heath, Jesse Norman, Ian Paisley, Jacob Rees-Mogg, Valerie Vaz and Mr Dave Watts be members of the House of Commons Governance Committee.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

UK Government’s relationship with Scotland: Mr Gordon Brown

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

The sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

1.30pm

Caught red-handed: Why we can’t count on Police Recorded Crime statistics, Thirteenth Report from the Public Administration Committee, Session 2013-14, HC 760, and the responses, Cm 8910 and HC 645

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 chosen by the Liaison Committee.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Government response to a consultation on street trading and pedlary legislation: compliance with the EU services directive

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2.Banking Act 2009 Reporting

3.National Insurance Contributions Bill

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

4.Waste Planning policy

Secretary of State for Defence

5.Progress on the Submarine Dismantling Project

6.UK Operations Against ISIL (Update)

Secretary of State for Education

7.Voluntary and Community Sector Prospectus

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

8.Outcomes of the 65th meeting of the International Whaling Commission

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

9.Foreign Affairs Council and General Affairs Council: 20-21 October

Secretary of State for Health

10.Triennial review of the NHS Litigation Authority

Secretary of State for the Home Department

11.Immigration Act commencement and Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules

12.Justice and Home Affairs–post-Council statement

13.Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (1 June 2014 to 31 August 2014)

14.Triennial Review of the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner

Secretary of State for International Development

15.Tackling violence against women and girls overseas

Secretary of State for Justice

16.Consultation on plans for Secure College Rules

Secretary of State for Transport

17.Commissioners of Irish Lights

18.Cycling

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

19.Agenda of Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council 16 October 2014, Luxembourg

20.Persistent Child Poverty Target

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

National Insurance Contributions Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 13

9.30am (private)

Childcare Payments Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Witnesses: Samantha Mann, Senior Policy and Research Officer, Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals, and Charles Cotton, Performance and Reward Adviser, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (until no later than 12.30pm); Dr Kitty Stewart, London School of Economics and Political Science (until no later than 1.00pm)

Room 16

11.30am (public)

Childcare Payments Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Witnesses: Spencer Thompson, Senior Economic Analyst, Institute for Public Policy Research, and Vidhya Alakeson, Deputy Chief Executive, Resolution Foundation (until no later than 2.30pm); Priti Patel MP, Exchequer, HM Treasury, Suzanne Newton, Director, and Mike Purvis, Deputy Director, Tax-Free Childcare, HM Revenue and Customs (until no later than 3.15pm)

Room 16

2.00pm (public)

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Witnesses: Andy Tighe, Policy Director, British Beer and Pub Association, Kate Nicholls, Chief Executive, Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers, Tom Stainer, Head of Communications, Campaign for Real Ale, and Simon Clarke, Fair Pint (until no later than 12.30pm); Gill Jones, Deputy Director for Early Years, Ofsted (until no later than 1.00pm)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

11.30am (public)

Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Witnesses: Phillip Sykes, Vice President, R3 (until no later than 2.30pm); Purnima Tanuku OBE, Chief Executive, National Day Nurseries Association, and Sion Humphreys, Policy Adviser, National Association of Head Teachers (until no later than 3.15pm); Rt Hon Matthew Hancock MP, Minister for Business and Enterprise, and Andrea Leadsom MP, Economic Secretary, HM Treasury (until no later than 4.00pm)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

Room 9

11.30am (public)

 Select Committees

High Speed Rail (London-West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Paul and Christine Cannings and Michael Plimmer; Peter and Yvon Foster; Alan and Jane Spear; Carol and Noel Ainsworth

Room 5

9.20am (private), 9.30am (public)

Political and Constitutional Reform

Subject: The future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses: Lewis Macdonald MSP, Chief Whip, Scottish Labour Party; Professor Michael Keating, Director, and Professor Nicola McEwen, Associate Director, Scottish Centre on Constitutional Change (at 11.00am)

MacDonald Holyrood Hotel, Edinburgh

10.00am (private), 10.15am (public)

 Other Committees

Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament

Subject: Privacy and Security

Witnesses: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Secretary of State for the Home Department

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

10.30am (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Welsh Affairs

1st Special Report: Energy generation in Wales: Shale Gas: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2014–15, HC 662

Time of publication: 11.00am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 27 October

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 21 October. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 22 October.

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Home Office; International Development; Leader of the House; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Work and Pensions.

Weeks beginning 3 November and 17 November

Communities and Local Government; Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Education; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; Justice; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Women and Equalities.

Weeks beginning 10 November and 24 November

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Deputy Prime Minister; Energy and Climate Change; Home Office; International Development; Leader of the House; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Work and Pensions.

 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 (Robertson Room, PCH) between Friday 19 September and Thursday 16 October, inclusive (10am till 5pm) and on Friday 17 October (10am till 1pm).