Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 19 March 2015

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

1Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North)
What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency. (908193)

2Graeme Morrice (Livingston)
What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of investment in low-carbon energy sources. (908194)

3Adam Afriyie (Windsor)
What recent steps he has taken to increase competition in the energy supply market. (908195)

4Mrs Mary Glindon (North Tyneside)
What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of investment in low-carbon energy sources. (908196)

5Wayne David (Caerphilly)
What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. (908197)

6Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of investment in low-carbon energy sources. (908198)

7Dr Phillip Lee (Bracknell)
What assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in wholesale energy prices on household energy bills. (908199)

8Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden)
What assessment he has made of the effect on (a) generating capacity and (b) the transmission network of an increased reliance on intermittent energy supplied by renewable sources. (908200)

9Miss Anne McIntosh (Thirsk and Malton)
What recent representations he has received on the application of regulations on onshore unconventional oil and gas exploration; and if he will make a statement. (908201)

10Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South)
What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. (908203)

11Ian Lavery (Wansbeck)
What steps he is taking to help households improve their energy efficiency. (908204)

12Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock)
What assessment he has made of the effect of recent trends in wholesale energy prices on household energy bills. (908205)

13Ms Karen Buck (Westminster North)
What recent assessment he has made of trends in levels of investment in low-carbon energy sources. (908206)

14Mr Tim Yeo (South Suffolk)
What assessment he has made of the contribution of demand-side measures to meeting electricity generation capacity shortages. (908207)

15Chris Evans (Islwyn)
What steps he is taking to help households with their energy bills. (908209)

16Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of devolving energy policy to a regional level. (908210)

17Paul Flynn (Newport West)
What support his Department plans to provide to the development of the proposed tidal lagoon project near Newport. (908211)

18Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
What steps he is taking to encourage businesses to install solar energy panels. (908212)

19Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What recent assessment he has made of the merits of proposals for the generation of electricity from tidal lagoons. (908214)

At 10.15am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

T1Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (908182)

T2Chris Evans (Islwyn) (908183)

T3Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (908184)

T4Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (908185)

T5Adam Afriyie (Windsor) (908186)

T6Mr Peter Lilley (Hitchin and Harpenden) (908187)

T7Ian Lavery (Wansbeck) (908188)

T8John Robertson (Glasgow North West) (908189)

T9Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering) (908190)

T10Graeme Morrice (Livingston) (908191)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including on Fiscal Responsibility and Fairness, and Business

 Presentation of Bills

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

Confiscation Orders (Sentencing and Offence)

Keith Vaz

A Bill to provide that payment of the recoverable amount determined in a confiscation order by a court must be included as a component of a custodial sentence; to provide that non-payment of the recoverable amount be a criminal offence; and for connected purposes.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. WAYS AND MEANS: ADJOURNED DEBATE [18 MARCH]

Until 5.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

1. Amendment of the Law

(1) That it is expedient to amend the law with respect to the National Debt and the public revenue and to make further provision in connection with finance.

(2) This Resolution does not extend to the making of any amendment with respect to value added tax so as to provide–

(a) for zero-rating or exempting a supply, acquisition or importation;

(b) for refunding an amount of tax;

(c) for any relief, other than a relief that–

(i) so far as it is applicable to goods, applies to goods of every description, and

(ii) so far as it is applicable to services, applies to services of every description.

Notes:

For the remaining Budget Motions, numbers 2 to 43, and those relating to Procedure and Money, see separate Paper.

Those motions are to be moved at the conclusion of the Budget Debate, after the decision on the motion before the House on Amendment of the Law. They will be decided without debate (Standing Order No. 51(3)).

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Shooter’s Hill mobile phone mast at Stoke-on-Trent: Robert Flello

BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

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

1.30pm

Future of local newspapers: John McDonnell, Sir Bob Russell, Mr John Whittingdale

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 subject for debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Performance Targets for the Intellectual Property Office (an operating name of the Patent Office) for 2015–2018

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

2.March Environment Council

Secretary of State for the Home Department

3.Justice and Home Affairs post-Council Statement

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/.

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT

12th Report: Local Nature Partnerships, HC 858

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

26th Report, HC 332-xxvi

Time of publication: 10.30am

 REGULATORY REFORM

4th Report: Draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2015: Second Stage, HC 1092

Time of publication: 11.00am

 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

9th Special Report: Parliamentary Strengthening: Government Response to the Committee’s Ninth Report of Session 2014–15, HC 1125

Time of publication: 3.00pm

ANNOUNCEMENTS

 EFFECT OF PROROGATION AND DISSOLUTION ON QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS

Prorogation is expected on Thursday 26 March, in anticipation of the Dissolution of Parliament, which under the provisions of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act 2011 will take place on Monday 30 March.

All Questions fall at Prorogation. Questions tabled for answer on a named day which falls after Prorogation will not be answered. Questions for ordinary written answer tabled shortly before Prorogation may not receive a substantive answer before Prorogation, and cannot be answered after Prorogation.

If Prorogation takes place on 26 March–

the latest time for tabling a Question for written answer on a named day is 10.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Monday 23 March (for answer on Thursday 26 March)

the latest time for tabling a Question for ordinary written answer is 7.30pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier, on Tuesday 24 March (but please note that such Questions submitted within a week of Prorogation are unlikely to receive an answer).

All Motions fall at Prorogation. The last day on which new Motions (including Early Day Motions) and added names can be submitted by Members is the day before Prorogation takes place. No new Motions (including Early Day Motions) may therefore be tabled on the day of Prorogation nor may any names be added to existing Motions on that day.

 TABLING QUESTIONS AND MOTIONS IN THE NEW PARLIAMENT

The date of meeting of the new Parliament has not yet been announced. Members may table Questions and Motions from the Table Office’s opening time of 9.00am on the day of the State Opening. Detailed guidance on arrangements for tabling Questions and Motions will be issued once the new Parliament has met.