Business Today: Chamber for Monday 5 January 2015

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

1Jenny Willott (Cardiff Central)
What progress her Department has made on implementing exit checks at borders. (906743)

2John Pugh (Southport)
What assessment she has made of the effect of City Deals and other forms of devolution on the future of police commissioners. (906744)

3Mr David Jones (Clwyd West)
What steps she is taking to improve the approach of the police to working with people with mental health problems. (906745)

4Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe)
What recent assessment she has made of the likelihood of the next migration target being met. (906746)

5Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent)
When she next plans to meet the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration. (906747)

6Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
What steps she is taking to improve the approach of the police to working with people with mental health problems. (906748)

7John Howell (Henley)
What assessment she has made of changes in the level of crime since May 2010. (906749)

8Mr Dave Watts (St Helens North)
If she will make an assessment of the effect of domestic violence on children. (906750)

9Mr David Ward (Bradford East)
What assistance her Department offers to people without five years residency applying for indefinite leave to remain, who have been delayed in entering the country on a spouse visa because they are waiting for a determination on a British passport application for a child born outside the UK due to delays in obtaining the initial spouse visa. (906751)

10Sarah Teather (Brent Central)
How many Syrian refugees have been resettled in the UK under the Government's vulnerable persons relocation scheme to date. (906753)

11Charlie Elphicke (Dover)
What recent discussions she has had with the French authorities on border security at Calais. (906754)

12Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton)
What plans her Department has to regionalise police forces in England and Wales. (906755)

13Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
What steps she is taking to improve the approach of the police to working with people with mental health problems. (906756)

14Mr Henry Bellingham (North West Norfolk)
How many failed asylum seekers were deported in 2014; and if she will make a statement. (906757)

15Robert Flello (Stoke-on-Trent South)
What recent discussions she has had with the Chief Constable of Lincolnshire on the budget of the Lincolnshire police. (906758)

16Mr Nicholas Brown (Newcastle upon Tyne East)
Whether her Department plans to devolve police oversight functions to city mayors outside London. (906759)

17Nigel Mills (Amber Valley)
What steps she is taking to improve the approach of the police to working with people with mental health problems. (906760)

18Duncan Hames (Chippenham)
What assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of the findings of the investigation by Chief Constable Mick Creedon into the activities of the Special Demonstration Squad. (906761)

19Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)
By what date she plans to introduce exit checks at UK borders. (906762)

20Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)
How many applicants have been granted citizenship over the last twenty years; and what estimate she has made of the number of errors or mistakes made in decisions on citizenship in that period. (906763)

21Mr Ben Bradshaw (Exeter)
What discussions she has had with the police on holding children with mental health problems in police cells. (906765)

22Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South)
If she will make an assessment of the effect of domestic violence on children. (906766)

23Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
If she will make it her policy to introduce mandatory reporting of female genital mutilation. (906767)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department

T1Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (906823)

T2Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (906825)

T3Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (906826)

T4Karen Lumley (Redditch) (906827)

T5Alex Cunningham (Stockton North) (906828)

T6John Mann (Bassetlaw) (906829)

T7Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (906830)

T8Sir Peter Luff (Mid Worcestershire) (906831)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. SERIOUS CRIME BILL [LORDS]: SECOND READING

Until 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Notes:

The Northern Ireland Assembly and the National Assembly for Wales have each passed Legislative Consent Resolutions in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office.

2. SERIOUS CRIME BILL [LORDS]: PROGRAMME

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

Secretary Theresa May

That the following provisions shall apply to the Serious Crime Bill [Lords]:

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 22 January 2015.

(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.

3. SERIOUS CRIME BILL [LORDS]: MONEY

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

Mr David Gauke

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Serious Crime Bill [Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(1) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State;

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

4. CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

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

Secretary Alistair Carmichael

That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Functions Exercisable in or as Regards Scotland) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 15 October, be approved.

Notes:

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

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Diagnosis of children on the autism spectrum in Hull: Diana Johnson

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Justice

1.Former Members of the Armed Forces and the Criminal Justice System–A Review on behalf of the Secretary of State for Justice

Prime Minister

2.European Council, December 2014

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.

 Delegated Legislation Committees

First Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business Names (Sensitive Words and Expressions) Regulations 2014 (S.I., 2014, No. 3140) and the draft Company, Limited Liability Partnership and Business (Names and Trading Disclosures) Regulations 2014

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Trading Fund Order 2015

Room 11

4.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Balsall Common Village Residents Association; Mr W D Williams; and Mrs P J Williams

Room 5

2.00pm (public)

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Balsall Common Village Residents Association; Mr W D Williams; and Mrs P J Williams

Room 5

7.00pm (public)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 13 January to Monday 19 January

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 7 January. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 8 January.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 12 January

Applications for General or Short Debates should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or the rise of House, whichever is the earlier, on Tuesday 6 January. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 7 January.

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Transport; Wales.

Weeks beginning 19 January and 2 February

Culture, Media and Sport; Defence; Communities and Local Government; Energy and Climate Change; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Treasury; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions.

Week beginning 26 January

Attorney General; Business, Innovation and Skills; Cabinet Office; Deputy Prime Minister; Education; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Home Office; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Transport; Wales.