Business Today: Chamber for Monday 19 January 2015

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

1Chloe Smith (Norwich North)
How the new careers and enterprise company for schools will ensure that more young people are ready for working life. (907033)

2Mr Virendra Sharma (Ealing, Southall)
What steps her Department is taking to support grandparents and other kinship carers. (907034)

3Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
What recent representations she has received on the financial management of academies; and if she will make a statement. (907035)

4Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
How many apprentices aged 16 to 18 are paid the apprentice minimum wage. (907036)

5Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire)
Whether her Department monitors local education authorities' adherence to its statutory guidance on school organisation. (907038)

6Mr Gordon Marsden (Blackpool South)
What guidance her Department issues to schools, colleges and other educational institutions on identifying young carers. (907040)

7Simon Danczuk (Rochdale)
What response her Department has received to its advertisement for intervention experts to work with underperforming children's services departments. (907041)

8Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South)
What assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes in childcare costs on the affordability of nursery care for families on low and medium incomes. (907043)

9Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire)
What steps she is taking to ease teachers' workloads and increase the proportion of the time they spend teaching. (907044)

10Keith Vaz (Leicester East)
What recent assessment she has made of the role of faith schools; and if she will make a statement. (907045)

11Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight)
What steps she is taking to encourage young people to consider engineering as a career. (907046)

12Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
What steps her Department is taking to promote the development of character in schools. (907047)

13Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East)
What assessment she has made of the effect of recent changes in childcare costs on the affordability of nursery care for families on low and medium incomes. (907049)

14John Mann (Bassetlaw)
What steps she has taken in response to letters sent to her predecessor in spring 2014 by the hon. Member for Bassetlaw about the Leverton Academy in Nottinghamshire. (907050)

15Mr Robin Walker (Worcester)
What progress her Department is making on delivering a fair and transparent funding formula for schools and supporting areas that have been historically underfunded. (907051)

16David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale)
What steps she is taking to improve the status of vocational education. (907052)

17Craig Whittaker (Calder Valley)
What assessment she has made of the effect of the introduction of Regional Schools Commissioners. (907053)

18Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
What progress her Department has made on tackling bullying. (907054)

19Justin Tomlinson (North Swindon)
What steps she is taking to promote the teaching of emergency life-saving skills in schools. (907055)

20Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
How many cluster academies there are in (a) Northamptonshire, (b) the Borough of Kettering and (c) England. (907056)

21Mr Graham Stuart (Beverley and Holderness)
If she will make it her policy to allocate capital funding for schools over three years rather than one year to facilitate the completion of major schemes. (907057)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

T1Sir Oliver Heald (North East Hertfordshire)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (907073)

T2Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (907074)

T3Angie Bray (Ealing Central and Acton) (907075)

T4Maria Miller (Basingstoke) (907076)

T5Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon) (907077)

T6Eric Ollerenshaw (Lancaster and Fleetwood) (907078)

T7Julian Smith (Skipton and Ripon) (907080)

T8Charlotte Leslie (Bristol North West) (907081)

T9John Pugh (Southport) (907082)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 Presentation of Bills

Presentation of Bills: no debate (Standing Order No. 57)

Fixed-Term Parliaments (Repeal)

Sir Alan Duncan

Bill to repeal the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. LORDS SPIRITUAL (WOMEN) BILL: ALLOCATION OF TIME

Up to three hours (Standing Order No. 83)

The Deputy Prime Minister

That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill–

Timetable

1.-(1) Proceedings on Second Reading, in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be completed at this day’s sitting.

(2) Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.

(3) Proceedings in Committee, on consideration and on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Motion.

Timing of proceedings and Questions to be put

2. When the Bill has been read a second time–

(a) it shall, notwithstanding Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of Bills not subject to a programme order), stand committed to a Committee of the whole House without any Question being put;

(b) the Speaker shall leave the Chair whether or not notice of an Instruction has been given.

3.-(1) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

 (2) If the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put.

4. For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1, the Chairman or Speaker shall forthwith put the following Questions (but no others) in the same order as they would fall to be put if this Order did not apply–

(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed;

(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown;

(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

5. On a Motion so made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

6. If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(c) on successive amendments moved or Motions made by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman or Speaker shall instead put a single Question in relation to those amendments or Motions.

7. If two or more Questions would fall to be put under paragraph 4(d) in relation to successive provisions of the Bill, the Chairman shall instead put a single Question in relation to those provisions, except that the Question shall be put separately on any Clause of or Schedule to the Bill which a Minister of the Crown has signified an intention to leave out.

Consideration of Lords Amendments

8.-(1) Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(2) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall be brought to a conclusion, if not previously concluded, one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (1) shall thereupon be resumed.

9.-(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 8.

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question already proposed from the Chair.

(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment the Speaker shall then put forthwith–

(a) a single Question on any further Amendments to the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and

(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith–

(a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment, and

(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House agrees or disagrees to the Lords Amendment or (as the case may be) to the Lords Amendment as amended.

(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown that this House disagrees to a Lords Amendment.

(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees to all the remaining Lords Amendments.

(7) As soon as the House has–

(a) agreed or disagreed to a Lords Amendment; or

(b) disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to,

the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown and relevant to the Lords Amendment.

Subsequent stages

10.-(1) Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill shall be considered forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(2) Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (1) shall thereupon be resumed.

11.-(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 10.

(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair.

(3) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.

(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.

(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question that this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.

Reasons Committee

12.-(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chair.

(2) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.

(3) Proceedings in the Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.

(4) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (3), the Chair shall-

(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair but not yet decided, and

(b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.

(5) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.

Miscellaneous

13. Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for the purposes of this Order.

14.-(1) The proceedings on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

(2) Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 15 (Exempted business) shall apply to those proceedings.

15. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any proceedings to which this Order applies.

16.-(1) No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken or to re-commit the Bill.

(2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

17.-(1) No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.

(2) The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

18. The Speaker may not arrange for a debate to be held in accordance with Standing Order No.24 (Emergency debates) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

19.-(1) This paragraph applies if the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the conclusion of any proceedings to which this Order applies.

(2) No notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.

20. Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

21.-(1) Any private business which has been set down for consideration at 7.00pm, 4.00pm or 2.00pm (as the case may be) on a day on which the Bill has been set down to be taken as an Order of the Day shall, instead of being considered as provided by Standing Orders, be considered at the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill on that day.

(2) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the private business for a period of three hours from the conclusion of the proceedings on the Bill or, if those proceedings are concluded before the moment of interruption, for a period equal to the time elapsing between 7.00pm, 4.00pm or 2.00pm (as the case may be) and the conclusion of those proceedings.

 MOTION TO BE TAKEN AT 10.00PM

BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE

No debate (Standing Order No. 15(2)(a))

The Prime Minister

That, at this day’s sitting, the Allocation of Time Motion, in the name of the Deputy Prime Minister may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

2. LORDS SPIRITUAL (WOMEN) BILL: SECOND READING (COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE AND THIRD READING MAY ALSO BE TAKEN)

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill: Allocation of Time Motion if agreed to by the House.

Queen’s Consent to be signified on Second Reading.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Traffic safety measures in Cartmel: Tim Farron

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Future of Millhouse Green Post Office: Angela Smith

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

1.Review of enforcement decision-making at the financial services regulators: Final Report

Secretary of State for Justice

2.Triennial Review of the Judicial Appointments Commission for England and Wales

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 draft Olympic Lottery Distribution Fund (Winding Up) Order 2014

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Northern Ireland and Miscellaneous Provisions) Order 2015, the draft Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Conduct of Investigations etc.) Regulations 2015 and the draft Referral and Investigation of Proposed Marriages and Civil Partnerships (Scotland) Order 2015

Room 10

4.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Stoneleigh and Ashow Joint Parish Council; Stoneleigh Action Group; Stoneleigh History Society; Anthony Bianco; James Price; Royal Agricultural Society of England and Mars Pension Trustees Ltd; Grandstand Stoneleigh Events; and Motorsport Industry and others

Room 5

2.00pm (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: Administrative scheme for “on-the-runs”

Witnesses: Rt Hon Theresa Villiers MP, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sir Jonathan Stephens KCB, Permanent Secretary, Mark Sweeney, former Head of Rights and International Relations Division, and Dr Simon Case, former Deputy Director, Security and Legacy Group, Northern Ireland Office

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Public Accounts

Subject: Public Health England's grant to local authorities

Witnesses: Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive, and Michael Brodie, National Director for Finance, Public Health England, Felicity Harvey, Director General, Public and International Health, Department of Health, and Dr Janet Atherton, President, Association of Directors of Public Health and DPH Sefton

Room 15

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Political and Constitutional Reform

Old Committee Room, Strand Building, King's College London

4.00pm (private)

Transport

Subject: Smaller airports

Witnesses: Nathan Stower, Chief Executive, British Air Transport Association, Darren Caplan, Chief Executive, Airport Operators Association, Iain Osborne, Group Director for Regulatory Policy, Civil Aviation Authority, Paul Le Blond, Chairman, Aviation Forum, Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and John Spooner, Chairman, Regional and Business Airports Group

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

Administration

Room 16

4.30pm (private)

Health

Room 7

5.00pm (private)

International Development

Room 13

5.00pm (private)

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: As for afternoon session, unless already heard

Room 5

7.00pm (public)

 Joint Committees

National Security Strategy

Room 4

4.00pm (private)

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 27 January to Monday 2 February

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 21 January. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 22 January.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 26 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 20 January. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 21 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.

Week beginning 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.