Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 22 January 2015

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

1Sir David Amess (Southend West)
What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes. (907133)

2Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton)
What plans he has to provide funding for dualling of the A64. (907134)

3Christopher Pincher (Tamworth)
What plans he has to introduce new rolling stock and infrastructure on the railway. (907135)

4David Mowat (Warrington South)
What estimate he has made of the benefit cost ratio of the High Speed 2 line north of Manchester. (907137)

5David Morris (Morecambe and Lunesdale)
What progress he has made on impementing of the Government's road investment strategy. (907139)

6Ian Lavery (Wansbeck)
What assessment he has made of variations in eligibility for young person or child fares on public transport. (907140)

7Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
What progress the Government has made in increasing access for disabled people at railway stations. (907141)

8Andrew Jones (Harrogate and Knaresborough)
What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes. (907142)

9Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth)
What assessment he has made of the recent performance of train services on the Great Western Mainline. (907143)

10Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West)
What plans he has to improve existing railway lines and build new ones. (907144)

11Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
What progress his Department has made on implementing the recommendations of the Leeds Bradford International Airport connectivity study, published in November 2014. (907145)

12Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
What steps his Department is taking to tackle parking near schools. (907149)

13Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford)
What plans he has to relieve congestion on roads. (907150)

14Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South)
What steps he has taken to increase levels of walking and cycling. (907151)

15Damian Green (Ashford)
What financial assistance he is providing to local authorities to repair potholes. (907152)

At 10.05am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

T1Mrs Linda Riordan (Halifax)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (907163)

T2Robert Jenrick (Newark) (907165)

T3Sir David Amess (Southend West) (907166)

T4Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (907167)

T5Mr Alan Reid (Argyll and Bute) (907168)

T6Bridget Phillipson (Houghton and Sunderland South) (907169)

T7Andrew Gwynne (Denton and Reddish) (907170)

T8Damian Green (Ashford) (907171)

T9Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West) (907172)

At 10.15am

Oral Questions to the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission and the Leader of the House

1Mr William Bain (Glasgow North East)
To ask the Leader of the House, If he will review the effectiveness of the procedure for tabling money resolutions for Private Members' Bills; and if he will make a statement. (907153)

2Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside)
To ask the Leader of the House, What assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House. (907154)

3John Robertson (Glasgow North West)
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, What estimate he has made of savings that could be achieved through sharing more services with the House of Lords. (907155)

4Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central)
To ask the Leader of the House, If he will make more time available in Public Bill Committees and on the floor of the House for consideration of Private Members' Bills. (907156)

5Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
To ask the Leader of the House, If he will review the effectiveness of the procedure for tabling money resolutions for Private Members' Bills; and if he will make a statement. (907157)

6Michael Fabricant (Lichfield)
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, What the responsibilities will be of the Director of the Parliamentary Digital Service. (907158)

7Huw Irranca-Davies (Ogmore)
To ask the Leader of the House, What assessment he has made of the effect of the introduction of the Backbench Business Committee on the work of the House. (907159)

8Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, What steps the Commission is taking to ensure that women authors are better represented in the books on sale in the House of Commons Bookshop. (907160)

9Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
To ask the hon. Member for Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross representing the House of Commons Commission, When and by whom a decision will be made on whether to vacate the Palace of Westminster to allow complete restoration and refurbishment to commence. (907162)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements, including on Publication of draft Scotland clauses

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. HOUSE OF COMMONS GOVERNANCE

Until 5.00pm (Order of 20 January)

Mr William Hague

Mr Jack Straw

Jesse Norman

Mr Dave Watts

Ian Paisley

Mr David Heath

Jacob Rees-Mogg Sir Oliver HealdValerie Vaz

Ms Angela EagleThomas DochertySheila Gilmore

Tom BrakeJohn ThursoMr Graham Brady

That this House welcomes the report of the House of Commons Governance Committee; notes the priority it has given to agreeing a package of proposals which can both significantly improve the governance of the House and be capable of attracting support from Members on all sides of the House, in a timely manner and well before the House is dissolved; agrees to the recommendations in Chapters 6 and 7, with the proviso that, without changing the party balance of the Commission as proposed in the report, the recommendations relating to the composition of the Commission be implemented so as to allow the Chairs of both the new Finance Committee and the Administration Committee to be elected to these positions rather than appointed to them by the Commission; and encourages the appropriate bodies in both Houses of Parliament to address the Committee’s remaining conclusions and recommendations.

2. SPEAKER’S COMMITTEE FOR THE INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS AUTHORITY

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6) and Order of 7 January)

Mr William Hague

That in pursuance of paragraph 2A of Schedule 3 to the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009, as amended, Mr Kenneth Batty be appointed as lay member of the Speaker’s Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority, for a period of four years from 26 January 2015.

Notes:

An Explanatory Memorandum is available in the Vote Office.

If this item is opposed after 5.00pm, the division will be deferred.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Fire risk in timber framed houses: Sir Andrew Stunell

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

The sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1))

1.30pm

The Green Deal: watching brief (part 2), Third Report from the Energy and Climate Change Committee, HC 348, and the Government response, HC 882

Crime reduction policies: a co-ordinated approach?, First Report from the Justice Committee, HC 307, and the Government response, Cm 8918

Notes:

The debate will arise on a Motion for the adjournment, to be moved by a Minister.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

The subjects for debate have been chosen by the Liaison Committee.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Consolidation of National Minimum Wage Regulations

2.Ordnance Survey Change in Operating Model

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

3.Agenda for January’s Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

4.Review of consular assistance following murder and manslaughter cases overseas

Secretary of State for Justice

5.Triennial Review of the Parole Board 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.

 Public Bill Committees

Serious Crime Bill [Lords]

Further to consider the Bill

Room 14

11.30am (public)

Serious Crime Bill [Lords]

Further to consider the Bill

Room 14

2.00pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Thirteenth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2015

Room 9

11.30am (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

6th Report: Food security: demand, consumption and waste, HC 703

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JUSTICE

5th Report: Manorial Rights, HC 657

Time of publication: 00.01am

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

31st Report: 16- to 18-year-old participation in education and training, HC 833

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 2 February

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 27 January. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 28 January.

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.

Weeks beginning 9 February and 2 March

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

Weeks beginning 23 February and 9 March

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