Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 29 October 2014

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

1Pat Glass (North West Durham)
What discussions she has had with Ministers in the Northern Ireland Executive on ensuring the Police Service of Northern Ireland is adequately resourced. (905664)

2David Simpson (Upper Bann)
What the geographical remit will be of the recently announced panel to discuss parading disputes in Northern Ireland. (905665)

3Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What steps the Government is taking to strengthen the Northern Ireland economy. (905666)

4Chris Evans (Islwyn)
What steps she is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland. (905667)

5Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish)
What recent assessment she has made of the effect of the non-implementation of welfare reform on the Northern Ireland Executive's budget. (905668)

6Neil Carmichael (Stroud)
What steps she is taking to promote economic growth in Northern Ireland. (905669)

7Dr William McCrea (South Antrim)
When she expects the National Crime Agency to be fully operational in Northern Ireland. (905670)

8Jim Shannon (Strangford)
What steps she is taking to ensure that the change in Northern Ireland's unemployment rates is similar to that of the rest of the UK. (905671)

9Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East)
What steps she is taking to tackle youth unemployment in Northern Ireland. (905672)

10Sammy Wilson (East Antrim)
What the cost to her Department was of the Parades Commission in each of the last five years. (905673)

11Naomi Long (Belfast East)
What lessons have been learnt from the previous talks processes and what outcomes she expects from the current round of talks. (905674)

12Mr David Amess (Southend West)
What progress she has made on cross-party talks in Northern Ireland. (905675)

13Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire)
What assessment she has made of the prevalence of serious and organised crime in Northern Ireland. (905676)

14Mr David Anderson (Blaydon)
What discussions she has had with (a) the Northern Ireland Assembly and (b) the Northern Ireland Executive on ways of ending the impasse on the appointment of a Speaker of the Assembly. (905677)

At 12.00pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Ian Lucas (Wrexham)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 29 October. (905713)

Q2Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (905714)

Q3Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (905715)

Q4Ian Austin (Dudley North) (905716)

Q5Tessa Munt (Wells) (905717)

Q6Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (905718)

Q7Mr David Amess (Southend West) (905719)

Q8Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (905720)

Q9Kate Hoey (Vauxhall) (905721)

Q10Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (905722)

Q11Jim Shannon (Strangford) (905723)

Q12Dan Jarvis (Barnsley Central) (905724)

Q13Margaret Beckett (Derby South) (905725)

Q14Henry Smith (Crawley) (905726)

Q15Joan Walley (Stoke-on-Trent North) (905727)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. Railways (Public Sector Operators): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Andy Sawford

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the Railways Act 1993 to permit public sector railway operators; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE

Up to 90 Minutes (Standing Order No. 16(1))

The Prime Minister

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Lord Bichard KCB to the Office of Chair of the National Audit Office.

Notes:

The agreement of the Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts has been signified to this motion, pursuant to paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Budget Responsibility and National Audit Act 2011.

3. TAXATION OF PENSIONS BILL: SECOND READING

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

4. TAXATION OF PENSIONS BILL: PROGRAMME

No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

That the following provisions shall apply to the Taxation of Pensions Bill:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 20 November 2014.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

5. TAXATION OF PENSIONS BILL: WAYS AND MEANS

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

Mr David Gauke

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Taxation of Pensions Bill, it is expedient to authorise the making of provision in connection with the taxation of pensions.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

NHS health services in Guisborough, Skelton, Brotton, Park End and Hemlington: Tom Blenkinsop

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Callum Wark and sentencing of foreign drivers: Alec Shelbrooke

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 half hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))

9.30am

Costs of the Chilcot Inquiry: Mr Keith Simpson

11.00am

Tunnel under Morecambe Bay: David Morris

Notes:

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

2.30pm

Domestic violence: David Simpson

4.00pm

Cavity wall insulation and problems of damp: Hywel Williams

4.30pm

Value for money on South West Trains: Mr Dominic Raab

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

Secretary of State for Defence

1.Military Air Traffic Management

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

2.Foreign Affairs Council, and General Affairs Council: 20-21 October 2014

Secretary of State for Justice

3.Ministry of Justice Update

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

Affordable Homes Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 9

9.30am (public)

 Select Committees

Science and Technology

Subject: GM foods and application of the precautionary principle in Europe

Witnesses: Sile Lane, Director of Campaigns, Sense About Science, Dr Jack Stilgoe, Lecturer in Social Studies of Science, University College London, and Professor Brian Wynne, Professor of Science Studies, Lancaster University; Sue Davies, Chief Policy Adviser, Which?, and Jon Woolven, Strategy and Innovation Director, Institute of Grocery Distribution (at 9.55am); Dr Helen Ferrier, Chief Science and Regulatory Affairs Adviser, National Farmers’ Union, Peter Melchett, Policy Director, The Soil Association, and Professor Ian Crute, Non-Executive Director, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (at 10.35am)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Education

Room 15

9.15am (private)

Justice

Subject: Older Prisoners: follow-up

Witnesses: Andrew Selous MP, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Justice, and Michael Spurr, Chief Executive, National Offenders Management Service

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Subject: Employment support for disabled people: Access to Work

Witnesses: Mr Mark Harper MP, Minister for Disabled People, and Colin Stewart, Work Services Director, Department for Work and Pensions

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Business, Innovation and Skills

Subject: Business-University Collaboration

Witnesses: Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister for Universities, Science and Cities, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Room 6

9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Defence

Subject: The situation in Iraq and Syria and the threat posed by Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL)

Witnesses: Professor Marc Weller, Cambridge University, Professor Adam Roberts, Oxford University, and Dr Adrian Gallagher, Leeds University; Aaron Stein, Royal United Services Institute (at 3.30pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Environmental Audit

Subject: Sustainable Development Goals

Witnesses: Rt Hon Justine Greening MP, Secretary of State, Department for International Development, and officials

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

European Scrutiny

Subject: UK’s Commissioner-elect

Witnesses: Lord Hill CBE

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Room 17

2.00pm (private)

Public Accounts

Subject: (i) Managing and replacing the Aspire contract; (ii) Fraud and error in Housing Benefit

Witnesses: (i) Liam Maxwell, Chief Technology Officer, HM Government; (ii) Andrew Stevens, Assistant Director (Customer Delivery), East Kent Services, and Ian Adams, Director, Financial Operations and Customer Services, Islington Council (at 2.45pm); Robert Devereux, Permanent Secretary, Mike Driver, Director General (Finance), and Steve Buckingham, Senior Responsible Officer for Housing Benefit, including Fraud and Error, Department for Work and Pensions (at 3.15pm)

Room 15

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Food security: demand, consumption and waste

Witnesses: Dr Liz Goodwin and Dr Richard Swannell, WRAP, and Maria Ana Neves, Plan Zheroes; Tim Smith, Tesco plc (at 3.40pm); Nigel Jenney, Fresh Produce Consortium (at 4.10pm)

Room 16

2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Treasury

Subject: Debt Management Office Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14

Witnesses: Robert Stheeman, Chief Executive, Jo Whelan, Deputy Chief Executive and Co-Head of Policy and Markets, and Jim Juffs, Chief Operating Officer, Debt Management Office

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Procedure

Room 20

3.00pm (private)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

As soon as convenient after 3.45pm (private)

Selection

Room 13

4.45pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Human Rights

Subject: Violence against women and girls

Witnesses: Vera Baird QC, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northumbria, and Sandra Horley CBE, Chief Executive, Refuge; Sara Browne, Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation, Rosie Lewis, the Angelou Centre, and Rachel Horman (at 10.30am)

Room 3

9.30am (private), 9.45am (public)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 Health

4th Special Report: 2014 Accountability hearing with the Health and Care Professions Council: Health and Care Professions Council response to the First Report of the Committee, Session 2014–15, HC 731

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Public Accounts

20th Report: Reforming the UK border and immigration system, HC 584

Time of publication: 00.01am

 Science and Technology

3rd Report: National Health Screening, HC 244

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 4 November to Tuesday 11 November

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 29 October. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 30 October.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

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.

Week beginning 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.