Business Today: Chamber for Friday 17 October 2014

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1 European Union (Referendum) Bill: Second Reading

Until 2.30pm (Standing Order No. 11(2)(b))

Member in Charge: Robert Neill

Notes:

If proceedings on this Bill end before 2.30pm, the second Bill and, possibly, subsequent Bills may be debated in the time remaining. After 2.30pm, only those Bills which are unopposed may make further progress.

2. Transparency and Accountability Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: John Hemming

3. EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Christopher Chope

4. Health Service Commissioner for England (Complaint Handling) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr David Davis

5. Wild Animals in Circuses Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Jim Fitzpatrick

6. House of Commons Members’ Fund Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr Peter Lilley

7. Civil Partnership Act 2004 (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Tim Loughton

8. Specialist Printing Equipment and Materials (Offences) Bill: Second Reading

Member in Charge: Mr David Amess

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 3.00pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Journey times between London and Worcester on the North Cotswold line: Mr Robin Walker

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1.Osmotherly Rules

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2.Consultation on including peer-to-peer loans in ISAs

Secretary of State for Defence

3.Gibraltar–Agreement

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

4.Gifting of equipment to the 3rd Land Border Regiment of the Lebanese Armed Forces

5.Gifting of non-lethal equipment to Ukraine

Secretary of State for Transport

6.Weight and speed limits for agricultural tractors and trailers

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

7.Better workplace pensions: Putting savers’ interests first

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

Selection

Room 13

10.30am (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3rd Special Report: Winter Floods 2013–14: Government response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2014–15, HC 701

Time of publication: 10.00am

 Joint Committee on Human Rights

2nd Report: Legislative Scrutiny: (1) Serious Crime Bill, (2) Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and (3) Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill, HC 746

Time of publication: 11.00am

 Regulatory Reform

2nd Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Entertainment Licensing) Order 2014, HC 742

Time of publication: 11.00am

 Defence

8th Special Report: Ministry of Defence Main Estimates 2014–15: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report of Session 2014–15, HC 681

Time of publication: 12 noon

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 28 October to Monday 3 November

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

 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).