Business Today: Chamber for Monday 10 November 2014

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

1Laura Sandys (South Thanet)
What steps his Department is taking to promote localism and give powers to local communities. (905948)

2Pat Glass (North West Durham)
What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions. (905949)

3Mark Menzies (Fylde)
What assessment he has made of the level of the take-up of neighbourhood planning and community rights. (905950)

4Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North)
What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions. (905951)

5Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)
What estimate he has made of the number of children living in bed and breakfast accommodation; and if he will make a statement. (905952)

6Henry Smith (Crawley)
What steps his Department is taking to support community pubs. (905953)

7Sir Tony Baldry (Banbury)
How many small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Cherwell District Council area have been affected by the reduction in business rates. (905954)

8Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion)
What recent assessment he has made of the availability of affordable housing in Brighton and Hove. (905955)

9Robert Neill (Bromley and Chislehurst)
When his Department plans to issue a final response to the consultation entitled Opportunities for collaboration, cost savings and efficiencies; launched in May 2014, on the Local Government Pension Scheme. (905956)

10Maria Miller (Basingstoke)
What assessment he has made of the effect on council tax payers of freezing the rates of council tax. (905958)

11Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)
What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions. (905959)

12Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
What steps he is taking to increase the supply of social housing. (905961)

13Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow)
What recent representations he has received on reform of council tax benefit; and if he will make a statement. (905962)

14Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
When he next plans to meet firefighters to discuss their pensions. (905963)

15Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
How many small firms and shops in (a) England and (b) Dover have been affected by the reduction in business rates. (905965)

16Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
What level of reduction there has been in (a) his Department's budget and (b) centrally-funded local authority budgets since May 2010. (905966)

17Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields)
What steps he is taking to protect leaseholders from nuisance legal actions initiated by their landlords. (905967)

18Mr Ronnie Campbell (Blyth Valley)
What progress his Department has made on resolving the dispute over firefighters' pensions. (905969)

19Duncan Hames (Chippenham)
What recent guidance he has given local authorities on ensuring adequate stormwater drainage in residential areas. (905970)

20Steve Brine (Winchester)
What the take-up of Help to Buy has been in (a) England and (b) Winchester constituency. (905971)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

T1Bill Esterson (Sefton Central)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (905938)

T2Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton) (905939)

T3Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (905940)

T4David Mowat (Warrington South) (905941)

T5Alison Seabeck (Plymouth, Moor View) (905942)

T6Stephen McPartland (Stevenage) (905943)

T7John Healey (Wentworth and Dearne) (905944)

T8Luciana Berger (Liverpool, Wavertree) (905945)

T9Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire) (905946)

T10Jim Fitzpatrick (Poplar and Limehouse) (905947)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (TODAY)

Until any hour (If the 10.00pm Business of the House Motion is agreed by the House)

Mr William Hague

That, notwithstanding the provisions of Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union documents), debate on the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to Criminal Law may continue until 10.00pm, at which time the Speaker shall put the Question, if it has not already been decided.

 MOTIONS TO BE TAKEN AT 10.00PM

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

No debate (Standing Order No. 15)

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Business of the House (Today) Motion in the name of Mr William Hague may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

DEFERRED DIVISIONS

No debate (Standing Order No. 41(A)(3))

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Mr William Hague relating to Business of the House (Today) and the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to Criminal Law.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

2. CRIMINAL LAW

Until 10.00pm (If the Business of the House (Today) Motion is agreed to by the House)

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Criminal Justice and Data Protection (Protocol No. 36) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 November, be approved.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.

Relevant documents:

Nineteenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, Documents considered by the Committee on 5 November 2014, HC 219-xviii

Seventeenth Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, The UK’s block opt-out decision: summary and update Report, HC 762

Twenty-first Report from the European Scrutiny Committee, Session 2013-14, The UK’s block opt-out of pre-Lisbon criminal law and policing measures, HC 683, and the Government Response, HC 978

Ninth Report from the Home Affairs Committee, Session 2013-14, Pre-Lisbon Treaty EU police and criminal justice measures: the UK’s opt-in decision, HC 615, and the Government Response, HC 954

Eighth Report from the Justice Committee, Session 2013-14, Ministry of Justice measures in the JHA block opt-out, HC 605, and the Government Response, HC 972

First Joint Report from the European Scrutiny, Home Affairs and Justice Committees, Session 2013-14, The Government’s response to the Committee’s Reports on the 2014 block opt-out decision, HC 1177

3. AN EU DEVELOPMENT AND COOPERATION RESULTS FRAMEWORK

No debate (Standing Order No. 119(11))

Secretary Justine Greening

That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 17709/13, a Commission Staff Working Document–Paving the way for an EU Development and Cooperation Results Framework; and welcomes the document as an important step towards putting in place a results framework which will help drive improvements in the impact of the European Commission’s development programmes by reporting results achieved and providing performance information for the Commission and others to act on.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

4. CONSUMER PROTECTION

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Compensation (Claims Management Services) (Amendment) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 21 July, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

5. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) (Amendment) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 22 July, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

6. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) (Prohibition on Opening Current Accounts for Disqualified Persons) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 22 July, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

7. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Immigration Act 2014 (Bank Accounts) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 22 July, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

8. SOCIAL SECURITY

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

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (18-21 Work Skills Pilot Scheme) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 13 October, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 10.00pm, the division will be deferred.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Immigration checks in the UK: Tom Greatrex

Planning application—Bozeat (Wellingborough): Mr Peter Bone

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 10.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Death of David Efemena: Jon Cruddas

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1.Public Bodies Reform Programme and Publication of ‘Public Bodies 2014’

Secretary of State for Transport

2.Ministerial correction to debate

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

Taxation of Pensions Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 13

6.00pm (private)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

First Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 (Consequential and Contrary Provisions and Scotland) and Marriage and Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2014, the draft Marriage of Same Sex Couples (Conversion of Civil Partnership) Regulations 2014 and the draft Consular Marriages and Marriages under Foreign Law (No. 2) Order 2014

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Public Accounts

Subject Lessons learned from Major Rail Infrastructure Projects

Witnesses: Philip Rutnam, Permanent Secretary, Claire Moriarty, Director General, Rail Group, and David Prout, Director General, High Speed 2 Group, Department for Transport

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Committees on Arms Export Controls

Subject: Scrutiny of Arms Exports (2015)

Witnesses: Roy Isbister, Team Leader, Small Arms and Transfer Controls, Saferworld, Oliver Sprague, Programme Director, Military Security and Police, Amnesty International UK, and Martin Butcher, Policy Advisor, Arms Campaign, Oxfam GB; Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS, David Wilson, Export Compliance, Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Services and Chairman of Export Group for Aerospace and Defence, Sue Tooze, Deputy Head of Trade Controls-Compliance and Assurance, BAE Systems, and Bernadette Peers, Compliance Manager, Strategic Shipping Company Ltd (at 4.30pm)

Room 6

3.15pm (private), 3.30pm (public)

Justice

Subject: Prisons: planning and policies

Witnesses: Nick Hardwick, Chief Inspector of Prisons, Nigel Newcomen, Prisons and Probation Ombudsman, and Stephen O’Connell, President, Prison Governors’ Association; Rod Clark, Chief Executive, Prisoners’ Education Trust, Keith Smith, interim Chief Executive, Skills Funding Agency, and Julie Mills, Association of Colleges (at 5.15pm)

Room 8

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

Science and Technology

Subject: (i) Go-Science Annual Report 2013-14; (ii) Work of the Department for Education Chief Scientific Adviser

Witnesses: (i) Professor Sir Mark Walport, Chief Scientific Adviser, HM Government; (ii) Dr Tim Leunig, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Education (at 5.00pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.05pm (public)

Public Administration

Subject: Work of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman 2014-15

Witnesses: Dame Julie Mellor DBE, Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman, and Mick Martin, Managing Director, Office of the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

4.15pm (private), 4.30pm (public)

Administration

Room 7

4.30pm (private)

Political and Constitutional Reform

Subject: The future of devolution after the referendum

Witnesses: Councillor David Hodge, Chairman, County Councils Network, Councillor Tony Jackson and Steve Atkinson, District Councils' Network, and Charlotte Alldritt, Secretary, Royal Society of Arts City Growth Commission; Sir Edward Lister, Chief of Staff and Deputy Mayor (Policy and Planning), Greater London Authority (at 6.00pm)

Room 16

4.30pm (private), 5.00pm (public)

Energy and Climate Change

Subject: Linking emissions trading systems

Witnesses: Professor Robert N. Stavins, Albert Pratt Professor of Business and Government, Harvard Kennedy School (via videolink)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

4.50pm (private), 5.00pm (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

1st Report: Who’s accountable? Relationships between Government and arm’s length bodies, HC 110

Time of publication: 00.01am

 TRANSPORT

9th Special Report: Security on the railway: Government response to the Committee’s Fifth Report of Session 2014–15, HC 792

Time of publication: 09.00am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

11th Report, HC 332-xi

Time of publication: 10.30am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Monday 17 November to Monday 24 November

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 11 November. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 12 November.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 17 November

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 11 November. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 12 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.

Week beginning 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.

 november Adjournment 2014

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 8.00pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 11 November. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after the rise of the House on 11 November will be treated as if tabled on Monday 17 November.

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 November will be published on 12 November. 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 November Adjournment is 5.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 6 November (for answer on Tuesday 11 November).