Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 24 February 2015

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

1Julie Hilling (Bolton West)
How many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by the NHS since May 2010. (907642)

2Mr Douglas Carswell (Clacton)
What contingency plans his Department has formulated to cope with the expected increase in the number of GPs retiring before 2020. (907643)

3Stephen Mosley (City of Chester)
How many CT scans were performed at the Countess of Chester Hospital in (a) 2010 and (b) 2014. (907644)

4Jackie Doyle-Price (Thurrock)
What progress has been made on measuring, publishing and improving the quality of care homes and GP surgeries. (907645)

5Paul Uppal (Wolverhampton South West)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the most recent rates of cancer survival. (907646)

6Mark Menzies (Fylde)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the most recent rates of cancer survival. (907647)

7Dr Sarah Wollaston (Totnes)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of HM Treasury's costing of free social care at the end of life. (907648)

8James Morris (Halesowen and Rowley Regis)
What assessment he has made of the potential of the genomics programme to improve cancer treatment. (907649)

9Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
How many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by the NHS since May 2010. (907650)

10Sir Bob Russell (Colchester)
What guidance he has given to clinical commissioning groups and mental health trusts on jointly funding not-for-profit voluntary and charitable organisations providing support for people with mental health issues. (907652)

11Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak)
How many nurses per million population were working in the NHS in each of the last five years. (907653)

12Mr Bernard Jenkin (Harwich and North Essex)
What discussions he has had with (a) The Haven Project in Colchester and (b) NHS bodies in North Essex on the need for continuing funding for support for people with moderate to severe personality disorder. (907654)

13Mr Robin Walker (Worcester)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the most recent rates of cancer survival. (907656)

14Andrew Griffiths (Burton)
What support the Government is giving to people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. (907657)

15Philip Davies (Shipley)
What estimate he has made of the number of admissions to A&E in the last three years for patients with palliative care needs in (a) areas with a 24-hour palliative care helpline or palliative co-ordination centre and (b) areas that do not offer such services; and if he will make a statement. (907658)

16Mary Macleod (Brentford and Isleworth)
What his priorities are for improving mental health care. (907659)

17Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton)
What assessment his Department has made of the future role of community hospitals. (907660)

18Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire)
With reference to the recent Francis Report, if he will investigate (a) the case of Meirion Thomas at the Royal Marsden Hospital and (b) cases where staff have been disciplined or required to sign confidentiality agreements. (907661)

19Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East)
How many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by the NHS since May 2010. (907662)

20Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe)
How many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by the NHS since May 2010. (907663)

21Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
How many NHS staff have been made redundant and subsequently re-employed by the NHS since May 2010. (907664)

22Mr Andy Slaughter (Hammersmith)
What plans he has for the NHS in west London. (907666)

At 12.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health

T1Sir Nick Harvey (North Devon)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (907718)

T2Karl Turner (Kingston upon Hull East) (907719)

T3Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire) (907720)

T4Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton) (907721)

T5Annette Brooke (Mid Dorset and North Poole) (907723)

T6Mr David Crausby (Bolton North East) (907724)

T7Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (907725)

T8Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central) (907726)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. NATURE: TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Sir John Randall

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to set biodiversity and other targets for 2040; to establish a Natural Capital Committee; to require local authorities to maintain local ecological network strategies; to identify species threatened with extinction; to make provision for access to high quality natural green space; and to include education about the natural environment in the curriculum for maintained schools.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

2. PENSION SCHEMES BILL: PROGRAMME (NO. 2)

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

Secretary Iain Duncan Smith

That the following provisions shall apply to the Pension Schemes Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 2 September 2014 (Pension Schemes Bill (Programme)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after their commencement at today’s sitting.

Subsequent stages

(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question being put.

(3) The 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.

3. PENSION SCHEMES BILL: CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS

Up to two hours (if the Pension Schemes Bill Programme (No. 2) Motion is agreed to)

Notes:

None of the Lords Amendments engages financial privilege.

4. HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION BILL: ALLOCATION OF TIME

Up to three hours (Standing Order No. 83)

Mr William Hague

That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the House of Commons Commission Bill:

Timetable

(1)(a) Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be completed at today’s sitting.

 (b) 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.

 (c) Proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings 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, despite 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)(a) On the conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House without putting any Question.

 (b) 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 Speaker or Chairman 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 Speaker or Chairman 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 Speaker or Chairman 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)(a) 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

 (d) The Speaker shall then put forthwith:

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

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

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

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

 (g) As soon as the House has:

(i) agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments; or

(ii) 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 that are moved by a Minister of the Crown and are relevant to the Lords Amendment.

Subsequent stages

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

 (b) 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 (a) shall thereupon be resumed.

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

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

 (c) 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.

 (d) 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.

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

Reasons Committee

(12)(a) 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.

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

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

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

(i) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair, and

(ii) 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.

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

Miscellaneous

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

(14)(a) 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.

 (b) Standing Order No. 15(1) (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)(a) 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 recommit the Bill.

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

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

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

 (b) 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 may not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.

(21)(a) 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.

 (b) 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 7.00PM

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 Mr William Hague, may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

5. HOUSE OF COMMONS COMMISSION BILL: SECOND READING (COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE AND THIRD READING MAY ALSO BE TAKEN)

Up to six hours (if the House of Commons Commission Bill: Allocation of Time Motion is agreed to by the House)

Notes:

Proceedings will be taken in accordance with the House of Commons Commission Bill: Allocation of Time Motion if it is agreed to by the House. Proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (so far as not previously concluded) four hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Allocation of Time Motion. 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 the Allocation of Time Motion.

6. SITTINGS IN WESTMINSTER HALL

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Mr William Hague

Mr Charles Walker

That–

(1) this House approves the following recommendations of the Procedure Committee in its First Report of Session 2014-15, Business in Westminster Hall (HC 236), and Fifth Report, Business in Westminster Hall: Government response and revised Standing Order No.10 (HC 1035):

(a) that the final debate on Tuesdays and Wednesdays in Westminster Hall be extended from half an hour to an hour (First Report, paragraphs 5 to 11);

(b) that debate in Westminster Hall take place on 'general debate' motions ("That this House has considered [a specified matter]"), rather than motions for the adjournment of the sitting, provided that such motions are expressed in neutral terms (First Report, paragraphs 17 to 22 and 26, and Fifth Report, paragraph 6);

(c) that the Chairman of Ways and Means should be given overall responsibility for the business at all sittings in Westminster Hall, subject to the ability of the Backbench Business Committee and the Liaison Committee to nominate subjects for debate on Thursday afternoons (First Report, paragraphs 27 to 29);

(d) that the Chair in Westminster Hall should have the power to order a disorderly Member to withdraw from the sitting, and that if a disorderly Member refuses to withdraw when ordered by the Chair, the Chair should have the power to suspend the sitting and to report the conduct of the Member to the House (First Report, paragraphs 30 and 31); and

(e) that the provision of the existing Standing Order No. 10 enabling the House to appoint not more than four members of the Panel of Chairs to sit in Westminster Hall as Deputy Speaker be repealed (First Report, paragraph 34); and

(2) with effect from the start of the next Parliament, Standing Order No. 10 (Sittings in Westminster Hall) accordingly be repealed and replaced with the following revised standing order:

"Sittings in Westminster Hall

(1) On days on which the House sits there shall also be a sitting in Westminster Hall–

(a) on Mondays beginning at 4.30pm and continuing for up to three hours, if the Backbench Business Committee has reported its determination that a sitting in Westminster Hall to consider an e­petition or e-petitions should take place on that day;

(b) on Tuesdays and Wednesdays beginning at 9.30am, which shall be suspended from 11.30am till 2.30pm and may then continue for up to a further three hours; and

(c) on Thursdays beginning at 1.30pm and continuing for up to three hours.

(2) The exceptions are as follows.

(a) That there will be no sittings in Westminster Hall until the House has concluded its debate on the Queen's Speech at the commencement of each Session.

(b) That if the sitting occurs on a Tuesday or Wednesday which is the first day on which the House sits immediately following a periodic adjournment of the House of more than two days, the sitting shall be between 9.30am and 2.30pm.

(3) When a sitting (including the time when a sitting is due to commence or resume), or any part of a sitting, in Westminster Hall coincides with a sitting of the House, the Chair shall suspend the sitting to allow Members to participate in any division called in the House or a committee of the whole House, and the time taken for any such suspensions shall be added to the duration of the sitting in Westminster Hall specified in paragraph (1) of this order and to any time specified by the Chairman of Ways and Means under paragraph (6) of this order.

(4) Any Member of the House may take part in a sitting in Westminster Hall.

(5) The quorum at a sitting in Westminster Hall shall be three.

(6) The business taken at any sitting in Westminster Hall shall be such as the Chairman of Ways and Means shall appoint, and may include oral questions. The Chairman of Ways and Means may specify the finishing time of any business taken at a sitting in Westminster Hall; and the motion under consideration shall lapse at that time if not previously disposed of.

(7) Notwithstanding paragraph (6), the business taken at any Thursday sitting in Westminster Hall shall be such as the Backbench Business Committee or the Liaison Committee shall determine; and so far as possible the time available at such sittings during a Session shall be divided as nearly as practical equally between those committees, subject to the agreement of the Chairs of those committees.

(8) If a motion is made by a Minister of the Crown that an order of the day be proceeded with at a sitting in Westminster Hall, the question on it shall be put forthwith, but such motion may be made only with the leave of the House and may not be made on a Friday.

(9) If any business other than a motion for adjournment or a motion to which Standing Order No. 24B (Amendments to motions to consider specified matters) applies is under consideration at a sitting in Westminster Hall, and not fewer than six Members rise in their places and signify their objection to further proceedings, that business shall not be further proceeded with in Westminster Hall, and the Chair shall report to the House accordingly, and any order under paragraph (8) above relating thereto shall be discharged.

(10) The Chairman of Ways and Means or a Deputy Chairman may take the chair in Westminster Hall as Deputy Speaker; and any member of the Panel of Chairs may also take the chair at a sitting in Westminster Hall when so requested by the Chairman of Ways and Means.

(11) If any Member persistently defies the authority of the Chair at a sitting in Westminster Hall, the Chair of that sitting may order the Member to withdraw from that sitting; and if the Member does not do so, the Chair may suspend the sitting and report the conduct of the Member to the House.

(12) Any resolution come to at a sitting in Westminster Hall (other than a resolution to adjourn) shall be reported to the House by the Deputy Speaker and shall be a resolution of the House.

(13) If at a sitting in Westminster Hall the opinion of the Chair as to the decision of a question (other than a question for adjournment) is challenged, that question shall not be decided, and the Chair shall report to the House accordingly; and any such question shall be put forthwith upon a motion being made in the House.

(14) At the end of each sitting in Westminster Hall, unless a question for adjournment has previously been agreed to, the Chair shall adjourn the sitting without putting any question; and proceedings on any business which has been started but not disposed of shall lapse.

(15) The provisions of Standing Orders No. 29 (Powers of chair to propose question), No. 36 (Closure of debate), No. 37 (Majority for closure or for proposal of question), No. 38 (Procedure on divisions), No. 39 (Voting), No. 40 (Division unnecessarily claimed), No. 41(Quorum), No. 43 (Disorderly conduct), No. 44 (Order in debate), No. 45 (Members suspended, &c., to withdraw from precincts), No. 45A (Suspension of salary of Members suspended) and No. 163 (Motions to sit in private) shall not apply to sittings in Westminster Hall."

7. QUEEN'S AND PRINCE OF WALES'S CONSENT

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Mr William Hague

Mr Charles Walker

That this House approves the recommendations of the Procedure Committee in its Fourth Report of Session 2014-15, on Queen's and Prince of Wales's consent (HC 871), and accordingly:

(a) endorses the practice of not requiring consent to be re-signified when a bill has been carried over from one session to the next;

(b) orders that, where it is required, Queen's and/or Prince of Wales's consent be signified at third reading, whatever the nature and extent of the prerogatives or interests engaged; and

(c) endorses the practice of noting the need for consent in relation to a particular bill by including a note on the Future Business section of the order paper that consent is to be signified on third reading as soon as this requirement is known.

Relevant documents:

Eleventh Report from the Political and Constitutional Reform Committee, Session 2013-14, on The impact of Queen’s and Prince’s Consent on the legislative process, HC 784, and the Government response, HC 224

8. PETITIONS AND E-PETITIONS

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Mr William Hague

Mr Charles Walker

That–

(1) this House approves the recommendations contained in the Third Report of the Procedure Committee, E-petitions: a collaborative system (HC 235), concerning the establishment of an e-petition system jointly owned by the House and the Government, and of a Petitions Committee with responsibility for overseeing both the e-petition and the existing paper petitioning system;

(2) the following new standing order accordingly be made, with effect from the start of the next Parliament—

''Petitions Committee

(1) There shall be a select committee, called the Petitions Committee, to consider public petitions presented to the House and e-petitions submitted through the House of Commons and Government e­petitions site.

(2) The committee shall consist of not more than eleven members.

(3) The committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time.

(4) The committee shall have power to appoint a sub-committee, which shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.

(5) The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before the sub-committee.

(6) The quorum of the sub-committee shall be three.

(7) The committee shall be responsible for determining whether a sitting should take place in Westminster Hall under paragraph (1)(a) of Standing Order No. 10 (Sittings in Westminster Hall) to consider one or more petitions or e-petitions, and shall report any such determination to the House."; and

(3) the following amendments to standing orders be made, with effect from the start of the next Parliament—

Standing Order No. 10 (Sittings in Westminster Hall)

In paragraph (1)(a), leave out “Backbench Business Committee” and insert “Petitions Committee”.

In paragraph (1)(a), leave out “e-petition or e-petitions” and insert “one or more petitions or e-petitions”.

Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business)

Leave out paragraph (5).

Standing Order No. 122B (Election of select committee chairs)

Add the following new sub-paragraph to paragraph (1):

“() the Petitions Committee.”

Standing Order No. 152J (Backbench Business Committee)

In paragraph (8)(b), leave out “paragraphs (4) and (5) of Standing Order No. 10” and insert “paragraph (7) of Standing Order No. 10”.

Notes:

The amendments proposed in this motion to Standing Order No. 10 are to the Standing Order as revised by the motion relating to Westminster Hall on today’s Order Paper.

The Accounting Officer has prepared a memorandum on the financial consequences of this motion, pursuant to Standing Order No. 22C(2). Copies are available in the Vote Office.

9. BACKBENCH BUSINESS

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Mental health and unemployment

Paul Burstow

Mr Kevan Jones

Mr Charles Walker

That this House has considered mental health and unemployment.

Notes:

The subject for this debate was recommended by the Backbench Business Committee.

10. COMPANIES

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 18) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

11. COMPANIES

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Companies Act 2006 (Amendment of Part 17) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

12. SENIOR COURTS OF ENGLAND AND WALES

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

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the draft Civil Proceedings and Family Proceedings Fees (Amendment) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 19 January, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

13. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

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

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Anti-social Behaviour (Authorised Persons) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 14 January, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Economic effects of decrease in exploration and appraisal drilling: Mrs Mary Glindon

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

Yemen: Keith Vaz

11.00am

Police numbers in Wales: Chris Evans

Notes:

The Chairman of Ways and Means appointed the first debate on the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee. The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm

Public procurement of infrastructure in the South West: Mr Gary Streeter

4.00pm

Allegations of misconduct and human rights abuse by a British oil exploration firm in Democratic Republic of Congo: Tessa Munt

4.30pm

Effects of mining in Goa by UK-listed companies: John McDonnell

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

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1.The Report of the Triennial Review of the Civil Service Commission–A Better Civil Service

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

2.Equitable Life Payment Scheme

Secretary of State for Justice

3.North Wales Prison

Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

4.Report on December 2014 Electoral Registers in 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

National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 10

9.25am (public)

National Health Service (Amended Duties and Powers) Bill

Further to consider the Bill

Room 10

2.30pm (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2015, the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and the draft European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2015

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Library Advisory Council for England) Order 2014

Room 11

8.55am (public)

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the Electrically Assisted Pedal Cycles (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 24)

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2015, the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Limits and Thresholds) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 and the draft Employment Allowance (Care and Support Workers) Regulations 2015

Room 12

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change

Room 8

9.15am (private)

Justice

Room 18

9.15am (private)

Committee on Standards

Room 13

9.30am (private)

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

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

Witnesses: Radstone Residents Group With Parochial Church Council for Helmdon with Stuchbury and Radstone; Murray Brown; Mr and Mrs A Herring; Robert and Sally Drummond-Hay; Hugh Smith; Coventry City Council; and Simon and Claire Marinker

Room 5

9.30am (public)

Treasury

Subject: Bank of England February 2015 Inflation Report

Witnesses: Dr Mark Carney, Governor, Dr Ben Broadbent, Deputy Governor, Monetary Policy, Professor David Miles, and Dr Martin Weale, Members, Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Welsh Affairs

Subject: Prisons in Wales and treatment of Welsh offenders

Witnesses: Andrew Selous MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Minister for Prisons, Probation and Rehabilitation, Ministry of Justice, and Sarah Payne, Director, National Offender Management Service Wales

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: Dealing with complaints against the press

Witnesses: Hannah Weller, Founder, Protect: The Campaign for Children's Privacy; Walter Merricks CBE, Chair Designate, and Jonathan Heawood, Founding Director, The IMPRESS Project (at 10.50am); Sir Alan Moses, Chairman, and Matt Tee, Chief Executive, Independent Press Standards Organisation (at 11.30am)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Backbench Business

Subject: Proposals for backbench debates

Witnesses: Members of Parliament

Room 15

12.55pm (private), 1.00pm (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: (i) Serious and organised crime; (ii) International exchange of criminal records

Witnesses: (i) Karen Bradley MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Home Office; Keith Bristow QPM, Director General, National Crime Agency (at 2.30pm); (ii) Ian Readhead QPM, Chief Executive, ACPO Criminal Records Office (at 3.00pm)

Room 16

1.15pm (private), 1.30pm (public)

Foreign Affairs

Room 19

1.45pm (private)

Health

Subject: Children's oral health

Witnesses: Dr Barry Cockcroft CBE, Chief Dental Officer for England, and Peter Howitt, Deputy Director, Legislation and Policy Unit, NHS England, Dr Sandra White, Director of Dental Public Health, Public Health England, Professor Nigel Hunt, Dean of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons, and Stephen Fayle, Consultant and Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer in Paediatric Dentistry, Leeds Dental Institute

Room 8

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

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)

Environmental Audit

Subject: A 2010-15 progress report

Witnesses: Dan Rogerson MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and officials, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Room 6

2.40pm (private), 3.00pm (public)

Liaison

Subject: Evidence from the Prime Minister: February 2015

Witnesses: Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

3.45pm (private), 4.00pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: Performance of the Department for Communities and Local Government 2013-14

Witnesses: Rt Hon Eric Pickles MP, Secretary of State, Brandon Lewis MP, Minister of State, Kris Hopkins MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Penny Mordaunt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and Stephen Williams MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government

Room 15

4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 BUSINESS, INNOVATION AND SKILLS

8th Report: Government Support for Business, HC 770

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 Forthcoming End of Day Adjournment Debates

Tuesday 3 March to Monday 9 March

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 25 February. The Ballot will take place on Thursday 26 February.

 Future Departments Answering in Westminster Hall

Week beginning 2 March

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 24 February. The Ballot will take place on Wednesday 25 February.

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

Week beginning 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