House of Commons
Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 21 January 2015
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
QUESTIONS
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
1Karl McCartney (Lincoln)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of steps taken to rebalance the economy in Wales since 2010. (907058)
2Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire)
What discussions he has had with Ministers of the Welsh Government on waiting times at A&E departments which serve patients from both sides of the England-Wales border. (907059)
3Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
What assessment he has made of trends in the level of infrastructure investment in Wales since 2010. (907060)
4Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion)
What steps the Government is taking to support the dairy industry in rural Wales. (907061)
5Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley)
What assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the Auditor General for Wales's report on Managing the Impact of Welfare Reform Changes on Social Housing Tenants in Wales, published in January 2015. (907062)
6Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
What recent estimate he has made of the number of households in Wales that have received a reduction in benefits since the introduction of the under-occupancy penalty. (907063)
7Mark Tami (Alyn and Deeside)
What assessment he has made of the implications for the Government's policies of the Auditor General for Wales's report on Managing the Impact of Welfare Reform Changes on Social Housing Tenants in Wales, published in January 2015. (907064)
8Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
What assessment he has made of the level of growth in the high-tech sector in Wales since 2010. (907065)
9Paul Flynn (Newport West)
What recent discussions he has had on increased shared services jobs in Gwent. (907066)
10John Mann (Bassetlaw)
What assessment he has made of the prevalence of anti-Semitism in Wales. (907067)
11Neil Carmichael (Stroud)
What steps he is taking to improve transport links between Wales and England. (907068)
12Chris Evans (Islwyn)
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport and Ministers of the Welsh Government on the future of the Severn Bridge. (907069)
13Ian Lucas (Wrexham)
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on investment in rail in North Wales. (907070)
14Simon Hart (Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire)
What assessment he has made of the progress of the roll-out of superfast broadband in Wales. (907071)
15Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on improving transport links to Wales. (907072)
At 12.00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Q1Siobhain McDonagh (Mitcham and Morden)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 21 January. (907118)
Q2Mark Reckless (Rochester and Strood) (907119)
Q3Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) (907120)
Q4Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (907121)
Q5Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (907122)
Q6Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (907123)
Q7Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (907124)
Q8Ms Diane Abbott (Hackney North and Stoke Newington) (907125)
Q9Mr David Winnick (Walsall North) (907126)
Q10Stephen Timms (East Ham) (907127)
Q11Pamela Nash (Airdrie and Shotts) (907128)
Q12Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (907129)
Q13Gemma Doyle (West Dunbartonshire) (907130)
Q14Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (907131)
Q15Mr David Ward (Bradford East) (907132)
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
12.30pm
Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)
Presentation of Bills
Presentation of Bills: no debate (Standing Order No. 57)
Fracking (Measurement and Regulation of Impacts) (Air, Water and Greenhouse Gas Emissions)
Geraint Davies
Bill to require the Secretary of State to measure and regulate the impact of unconventional gas extraction on air and water quality and on greenhouse gas emissions; and for connected purposes.
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. ONSHORE WIND TURBINE SUBSIDIES (ABOLITION): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)
Nigel Adams
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the prohibition of the use of public funds to subsidise the development of onshore wind turbines; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
2. OPPOSITION DAY (14TH ALLOTTED DAY)
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
National Health Service
Edward Miliband
Andy Burnham
Liz Kendall
Ed Balls
Ms Harriet Harman
Ms Rosie Winterton
That this House notes comments from leading experts that the NHS is under unprecedented levels of pressure and that this is putting patient care at risk; further notes that attendances at hospital A&E departments increased by 60,000 in the last four years of the previous Government and 600,000 in the first four years of the current Government; believes that this is linked to decisions taken by this Government, including cuts to adult social care, the abolition of NHS Direct, the closure of almost one in four walk-in centres and removing the GP access guarantee; and calls on the Government to match the Labour Party’s plans to raise an extra £2.5 billion a year for the NHS, funded by measures including a tax on properties worth over £2 million, to help ease the current pressure and ensure that the NHS is fit for the future.
Notes:
The selection of the matter to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
MOTION TO BE TAKEN AT 7.00PM
DEFERRED DIVISIONS
No debate (Standing Order No. 41A(3))
The Prime Minister
That, at this day’s sitting, Standing Order 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply to the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to the Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism.
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
3. PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF TERRORISM
Up to 90 minutes (Standing Order No. 16(1))
Secretary Theresa May
That the draft Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 19 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
4. SOCIAL SECURITY
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Iain Duncan Smith
That the draft State Pension Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 26 November 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
5. SOCIAL CARE
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Jeremy Hunt
That the draft Care and Support (Market Oversight Criteria) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
6. SOCIAL CARE
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Jeremy Hunt
That the draft Care and Support (Business Failure) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
7. SOCIAL CARE
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Jeremy Hunt
That the draft Care and Support (Eligibility Criteria) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
8. SOCIAL CARE
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Jeremy Hunt
That the draft Care and Support (Children’s Carers) Regulations 2014, which were laid before this House on 3 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
9. ROAD TRAFFIC
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Patrick McLoughlin
That the draft Motor Vehicles (Wearing of Seat Belts) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 8 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
10. ENERGY
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Edward Davey
That the draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
11. ENERGY
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Edward Davey
That the draft Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
12. ENERGY
No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))
Secretary Edward Davey
That the draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme and Domestic Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 15 December 2014, be approved.
Notes:
If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Rules on marches and demonstrations: Sarah Champion
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Implementation of the introduction of standardised packaging of tobacco products: Ann McKechin
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 a half hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).
9.30am
Implications of the independent review of Personal Independence Payments: Teresa Pearce
11.00am
Fuel prices in the UK: Iain McKenzie
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
Government support for homeless young people: Stephen Gilbert
4.00pm
Mobile phone coverage in East Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire: Andrew Percy
4.30pm
Future of adult social care: Mr George Mudie
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 Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1.December’s Environment Council
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
2.Foreign and Commonwealth Office public records
House of Commons Commission
3.House of Commons–Governance
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
Local Government (Review of Decisions) Bill
To consider the Bill
Room 9
4.30pm (public)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Local Audit (Appointing Person) Regulations 2015 and the draft Local Audit (Smaller Authorities) Regulations 2015
Room 12
8.55am (public)
Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Justification Decision (Generation of Electricity by the UK ABWR Nuclear Reactor) Regulations 2015
Room 9
8.55am (public)
Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Finance Act 2004 (Registered Pension Schemes and Annual Allowance Charge) (Amendment) Order 2015
Room 11
8.55am (public)
Third Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the Motion in the name of Mr William Hague relating to the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
Room 12
2.30pm (public)
Twelfth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft Films (Definition of “British Film”) Order 2015
Room 11
2.30pm (public)
Select Committees
Education
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
9.15am (private)
Work and Pensions
Subject: Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review
Witnesses: Alison Garnham, Chief Executive, Child Poverty Action Group, Lois Race, Service Manager, Welfare Benefits Information and Advice Team and Derbyshire Discretionary Fund, Derbyshire County Council, Dr Kayleigh Garthwaite, Durham University, and Fiona Weir, Chief Executive Officer, Gingerbread; Ben Robinson, Head of Policy, Community Links, Steve Hughes, Head of Economic and Social Policy, Policy Exchange, Mark Serwotka, General Secretary, and Helen Flanagan, Vice-President DWP, Public and Commercial Services Union, and Professor David Stuckler, University of Oxford (at 10.30am)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Subject: High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Witnesses: Peter Delow; M A Wahlberg; Prof M N Geddes and others; Philip Riley, Robert McGregor; William, Christine and James Whitfield; Matthew Clark; Rosemary Guiot; Fredric Collett; and Caroline Marrow
Room 5
9.30am (public)
Science and Technology
Subject: Science and Innovation Strategy
Witnesses: Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (private), 10.15am (public)
Energy and Climate Change
Subject: DECC Annual Report and Accounts 2013-14
Witnesses: Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State, Stephen Lovegrove, Permanent Secretary, and Angie Ridgwell, Director General, Finance and Corporate Services, Department of Energy and Climate Change
Room 15
9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)
International Development
Room 7
10.00am (private)
Defence
Subject: Decision-making in Defence Policy
Witnesses: Major General (Retd) Christopher Elliott, author of 'High Command: British Military Leadership in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars’
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Environmental Audit
Subject: Climate change adaptation
Witnesses: Lord Krebs, Chair of Adaptation Sub-Committee of the Committee on Climate Change, Matthew Bell, Chief Executive, and Daniel Johns, Head of Adaptation, Committee on Climate Change
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.20pm (public)
European Scrutiny
Room 19
2.00pm (private)
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Subject: High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Witnesses: As for morning session, unless already heard
Room 5
2.00pm (public)
Northern Ireland Affairs
Room 17
2.00pm (private)
Public Accounts
Subject: Progress in improving cancer services and outcomes in England
Witnesses: Sarah Woolnough, Executive Director of Policy and Information, Cancer Research UK, and Juliet Bouverie, Director of Services and Influencing, Macmillan Cancer Support; Una O'Brien, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health, Simon Stevens, Chief Executive, and Sean Duffy, National Clinical Director for Cancer, NHS England, Duncan Selbie, Chief Executive, Public Health England, and Andrew Dillon, Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (at 3.00pm)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Scottish Affairs
Subject: Land Reform in Scotland
Witnesses: Mike Crabtree and Adrian Cooper, Specialist Personal Tax directorate, and Wayne Strangwood, International and Stamps directorate, HMRC; Richard Murphy, Tax Research UK, Megan MacInnes, Head of Land team, Global Witness, and James Robertson, Chartered Accountant, Institute of Chartered Accountants Scotland (at 3.30pm)
Room 6
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Treasury
Subject: Bank of England Foreign Exchange Market Investigation
Witnesses: Lord Grabiner QC
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Subject: Work of the Committee 2010-15
Witnesses: Sir Bill Callaghan, Chair, John Tuckett, Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Beattie, Acting Chief Executive Officer, and Kevin Williamson, Head of Statistics and Analysis, Marine Management Organisation
Room 16
2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Health
Subject: Handling of NHS Patient Data
Witnesses: Sam Smith, medConfidential, and Nicola Perrin, Wellcome Trust; Tim Kelsey, National Director for Patients and Information, NHS England, and Dame Fiona Caldicott, National Data Guardian for Health and Care (at 4.00pm)
Room 8
2.30pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Selection
Room 13
4.45pm (private)
Statutory Instruments
Room 7
5.15pm (private)
Joint Committees
Human Rights
Room 3A
9.30am (private)
Statutory Instruments
Room 7
3.45pm (private)
COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY
FOREIGN AFFAIRS
8th Report: UK Government Policy on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, HC 564
Time of publication: 00.01am
HEALTH
4th Report: Complaints and Raising Concerns, HC 350
Time of publication: 00.01am
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 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.