Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 24 March 2015

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 Private Business

Transport for London Bill [Lords]: Consideration Stage

Further Consideration of Bill, as amended, no debate, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20)

John McDonnell

Jeremy Corbyn

Mr Andy Slaughter

On Consideration of the Transport for London Bill [Lords], to move, That the Bill be considered upon this day six months

Notes:

Private Business is not debated at this time, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20). For further information see Private Bills Page.

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

1Mark Hunter (Cheadle)
What progress he has made on the Northern Futures Project; and if he will make a statement. (908252)

2Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
What progress he has made on further devolution in England. (908253)

3Richard Graham (Gloucester)
What steps he has taken to uphold the integrity of voting in introducing individual electoral registration. (908254)

4Andrew George (St Ives)
What plans he has to devolve powers to Cornwall. (908255)

5Henry Smith (Crawley)
What progress he has made on further devolution in England. (908256)

6Debbie Abrahams (Oldham East and Saddleworth)
What steps he is taking to ensure that residents of Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency benefit from the Government's constitutional and political reform proposals. (908257)

7Mr David Ward (Bradford East)
What progress he has made on implementing local growth deals. (908258)

8Jason McCartney (Colne Valley)
What plans he has to devolve further powers to rural areas. (908259)

9Paul Flynn (Newport West)
Which of the political and constitutional reform proposals in the Coalition Agreement remain unimplemented. (908260)

10Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What recent reports he has received on levels of inequality in the UK. (908261)

11Daniel Kawczynski (Shrewsbury and Atcham)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the implementation of Shropshire's Growth Deal. (908262)

12Mr Andrew Robathan (South Leicestershire)
What assessment he has made of the extent of inequalities in the distribution of the electorate between constituencies; and if he will make a statement. (908263)

13Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
What discussions he has had with the Heart of the South West Local Enterprise Partnership about devolving powers and responsibilities from Whitehall. (908264)

14Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe)
What the Government's policy is on online voting. (908265)

15Sir Alan Beith (Berwick-upon-Tweed)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the mechanisms for co-ordination of policy in the coalition. (908266)

At 11.50am

Topical Questions to the Deputy Prime Minister

T1Greg Mulholland (Leeds North West)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (908267)

T2Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) (908268)

T3Andy McDonald (Middlesbrough) (908269)

T4Steve Rotheram (Liverpool, Walton) (908270)

T5David Rutley (Macclesfield) (908271)

T6Charlie Elphicke (Dover) (908273)

T7Dr Julian Huppert (Cambridge) (908274)

T8Paul Flynn (Newport West) (908275)

T9Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (908276)

T10Stephen Mosley (City of Chester) (908277)

T11Richard Graham (Gloucester) (908278)

T12Bob Blackman (Harrow East) (908279)

T13Mr Peter Bone (Wellingborough) (908280)

T14Andrew George (St Ives) (908281)

At 12.10pm

Oral Questions to the Attorney General

1Caroline Dinenage (Gosport)
What steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken in the last two years to ensure that prosecutors are able to more effectively prosecute stalking and harassment cases. (908283)

2Meg Munn (Sheffield, Heeley)
What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the current Crown Prosecution Service guidelines on prosecuting cases of child sexual abuse. (908284)

3Jeremy Corbyn (Islington North)
What recent discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on implementation of the UK's domestic and international legal obligations on human rights. (908285)

4Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire)
What steps the Crown Prosecution Service is taking to provide greater assistance to vulnerable witnesses and to support them better in giving evidence in court. (908286)

5Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall)
What steps he has taken to promote pro bono work amongst members of the legal profession. (908287)

6Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
What recent discussions he has had with cabinet colleagues on implementation of the UK's domestic and international legal obligations on human rights. (908288)

7Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
What recent steps the Crown Prosecution Service has taken to ensure that prosecutors are able to prosecute cases of domestic abuse more effectively. (908290)

8Sir Hugh Bayley (York Central)
How many prosecutions have been initiated by the Serious Fraud Office under the Bribery Act 2010. (908291)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements, including on Falkland Islands Defence Review and on Cyber Security

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. SCHOOLS (OPPORTUNITY TO STUDY FOR QUALIFICATIONS): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Chris Skidmore

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to ensure that pupils in secondary education are guaranteed the opportunity to study for qualifications including triple science GCSEs and all English Baccalaureate GCSE subjects; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE (24, 25 AND 26 MARCH)

Until any hour (if the 7.00pm Business of the House Motion is agreed to)

Mr William Hague

That the following provisions shall have effect:

Sittings on 24, 25 and 26 March

(1)At today's sitting and the sittings on Wednesday 25 March and Thursday 26 March–

(a) Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply;

(b) Standing Orders Nos. 83D to 83H and 83I(2), (3) and (6) (conclusion of proceedings etc) shall apply to proceedings to be taken in accordance with this Order, but with the omission of Standing Orders Nos. 83D(2)(c) and 83E(2)(c);

(c) no notice shall be required of any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown and any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown may be proceeded with, though opposed, after the moment of interruption and shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House;

(d) no Motion to alter the order in which proceedings on a Bill are taken, to recommit a Bill or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

Tuesday 24 March

(2)At today's sitting–

(a) proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to the Recall of MPs Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) three hours after their commencement;

(b) proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) three hours after their commencement;

(c) the Lords Amendments to the Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Bill shall be considered in the following order: Nos. 34 to 62, 86, 132, 136 to 141, 1 to 33, 63 to 85, 87 to 131, 133 to 135 and 142 to 193;

(d) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer relating to approval for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993 shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one and a half hours after their commencement;

(e) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Secretary Theresa May relating to the draft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015 and the Motion in the name of Secretary Chris Grayling relating to the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one and a half hours after the commencement of proceedings on the first of those Motions;

(f) any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put;

(g) subject to sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), proceedings on any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement.

(3)The start of any emergency debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held at today's sitting shall be postponed until the conclusion of the proceedings at that sitting to which this Order applies.

Wednesday 25 March

(4)Proceedings on Second Reading and in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration, and proceedings on Third Reading on the Finance (No. 2) Bill shall be completed at the sitting on Wednesday 25 March, as follows–

(a) proceedings on Second Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) two hours after their commencement;

(b) when the Bill has been read a second time, it shall stand committed to a Committee of the whole House and, subject to sub-paragraph (c), the House shall immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Bill;

(c) where relevant, when the Bill has been read a second time–

(i) proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed while the Question is put on any Procedure Resolution relating to the Bill and, in accordance with Standing Order No. 52(1) (financial resolutions in connection with bills), on any Money Resolution or Ways and Means Resolution relating to the Bill;

(ii) on the conclusion of proceedings on any Procedure Resolution, Money Resolution or Ways and Means Resolution relating to the Bill, proceedings on the Bill shall be resumed and the House shall immediately resolve itself into a Committee of the whole House on the Bill;

(d) proceedings in the Committee of the whole House shall be taken in the following order: clauses 66 and 67 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to value added tax; clauses 1 to 5 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the charge to, the rates of and the limits and allowances for income tax; clause 6 and new Clauses and new Schedules relating to the charge to, and the main rate of, corporation tax; remaining proceedings in Committee;

(e) if, on conclusion of proceedings in Committee, the Bill is reported with amendments, the House shall proceed to consider the Bill as amended without any Question being put;

(f) proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration and proceedings on Third Reading shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) six hours after the commencement of proceedings on Second Reading.

(5)Paragraph (4) shall have effect notwithstanding the practice of the House as to the intervals between stages of a Bill brought in upon Ways and Means Resolutions.

(6)At the sitting on Wednesday 25 March–

(a) any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put;

(b) proceedings on any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement.

(7) The start of any emergency debate under Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates) to be held at the sitting on Wednesday 25 March shall be postponed until the conclusion of the proceedings at that sitting to which this Order applies.

Thursday 26 March

(8)On Thursday 26 March there shall be no sitting in Westminster Hall.

(9)At the sitting on Thursday 26 March–

(a) proceedings on the Motion in the name of Sir George Young relating to the valedictory debate recommended by the Backbench Business Committee shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) at 4.30pm;

(b) any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill may be considered forthwith without any further Question being put;

(c) proceedings on any Lords Amendments or Lords Message in respect of any Bill shall be brought to a conclusion (unless already concluded) one hour after their commencement;

(d) no debate shall be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency debates);

(e) the Speaker shall not adjourn the House before a Message has been received from the Lords Commissioners.

General

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

(11) In this Order, a reference to proceedings on or in respect of a Bill includes a reference to proceedings on any Motion to alter the order in which those proceedings are considered and (except in paragraph (4)(c)) to proceedings on any Procedure Resolution, Money Resolution or Ways and Means Resolution in relation to those proceedings.

(12) If today's sitting continues after 11.30 a.m. on Wednesday 25 March, this Order shall have effect as if any reference to the sitting on Wednesday 25 March or Thursday 26 March were a reference to today's sitting.

(13) If the sitting on Wednesday 25 March continues after 9.30 a.m. on Thursday 26 March, this Order shall have effect as if any reference to the sitting on Thursday 26 March were a reference to the sitting on Wednesday 25 March.

(14) If today's sitting or the sitting on Wednesday 25 March continues as described in paragraph (12) or (13), any business set down for consideration at the later sitting or sittings mentioned in that paragraph may be considered at the continued sitting, notwithstanding the practice of the House which forbids the bringing forward of an Order of the Day.

 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 Business of the House Motion (24, 25 and 26 March), in the name of Mr William Hague may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour and Standing Order No. 41A (Deferred divisions) will not apply.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

3. RECALL OF MPs BILL: CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS

Up to three hours (if the Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March) Motion is agreed to)

Notes:

Lords Amendment 18 engages financial privilege.

4. SMALL BUSINESS, ENTERPRISE AND EMPLOYMENT BILL: CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS

Up to three hours (if the Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March) Motion is agreed to)

Notes:

Lords Amendments 85, 123 and 133 engage financial privilege.

The National Assembly for Wales, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the Scottish Parliament have approved Legislative Consent Resolutions in respect of this Bill. Copies of the Resolutions are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

5. SECTION 5 OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES (AMENDMENT) ACT 1993

Up to 90 minutes (Standing Order No. 16(1))

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

Danny Alexander

Mr David Gauke

Priti Patel

Andrea Leadsom

That this House approves, for the purposes of section 5 of the European Communities (Amendment) Act 1993, the Government’s assessment as set out in Budget 2015 and Autumn Statement 2014, combined with the Office for Budget Responsibility’s Economic and Fiscal Outlook (2015) and Fiscal Sustainability Report (2014), which forms the basis of the United Kingdom’s Convergence Programme.

6. COUNTER-TERRORISM (STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS)

Up to 90 minutes (if the Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March) Motion is agreed to)

Prevention and Suppression of Terrorism

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015 (Risk of Being Drawn into Terrorism) (Amendment and Guidance) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 12 March, be approved.

Senior Courts of England and Wales

Secretary Chris Grayling

That the Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2015 (S.I., 2015, No. 406), dated 26 February 2015, a copy of which was laid before this House on 27 February, be approved.

Notes:

The draft Order has been drawn to the special attention of both Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments in its 26th Report, HC 332-xxvi.

The House may also be asked to consider any Lords Amendments and Lords Messages which may be received (up to one hour, if the Business of the House (24, 25 and 26 March) Motion is agreed to).

7. EXTRADITION

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

Secretary Theresa May

That the draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendment to Designations and Appeals) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.

Notes:

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments has drawn the Order to the special attention of both Houses in its 23rd Report, HC 332–xxiii.

8. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014 (Special Trustees) Amendment Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 3 February, be approved.

9. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft False or Misleading Information (Specified Care Providers and Specified Information) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 11 February, be approved.

10. COMPANIES

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

Secretary Vince Cable

That the draft Companies, Partnerships and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 23 February, be approved.

11. REGULATORY REFORM

No debate (Standing Order No. 18)

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Legislative Reform (Community Governance Reviews) Order 2014, which was laid before this House on 11 December 2014, be approved.

Notes:

The Regulatory Reform Committee has reported on the draft Order in its Third Report, HC 969.

The Committee has recommended, without division, that the draft Order be approved (28 January).

12. HOUSING

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

Secretary Eric Pickles

That the draft Selective Licensing of Houses (Additional Conditions) (England) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 4 March, be approved.

Notes:

The draft Order has been drawn to the special attention of both Houses by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments in its 26th Report, HC 332-xxvi.

13. ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

Secretary Edward Davey

That the draft Energy Efficiency (Private Rented Property) (England and Wales) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 9 March, be approved.

14. ENERGY CONSERVATION

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

Secretary Edward Davey

That the draft Energy Efficiency (Domestic Private Rented Property) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 4 February, be approved.

15. PUBLIC HEALTH

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Nicotine Inhaling Products (Age of Sale and Proxy Purchasing) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.

16. PUBLIC HEALTH

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

Secretary Jeremy Hunt

That the draft Proxy Purchasing of Tobacco, Nicotine Products etc. (Fixed Penalty Amount) Regulations 2015, which were laid before this House on 25 February, be approved.

17. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 12 February, be approved.

18. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Bank of England Act 1998 (Macro-prudential Measures) (No. 2) Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 12 February, be approved.

19. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

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

Andrea Leadsom

That the draft Mortgage Credit Directive Order 2015, which was laid before this House on 27 February, be approved.

 PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Progress of the Affordable Homes Bill: Andrew George

Expansion of St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Barnoldswick: Andrew Stephenson

Planning permission for McDonald’s in Kenton (Newcastle): Chi Onwurah

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Mr Graham Stuart

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Chris Heaton-Harris

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Simon Reevell

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Anne Marie Morris

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Sir Oliver Heald

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Henry Smith

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Karen Lumley

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Sir Alan Duncan

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Dame Angela Watkinson

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Fiona Bruce

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Mr Robin Walker

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Neil Parish

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Sir David Amess

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Sheryll Murray

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Julian Sturdy

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Caroline Dinenage

Eligibility of Members to vote on certain issues in the House of Commons: Martin Vickers

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Lesser-taught languages: Nick de Bois

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

Commonwealth Day: Sir Alan Haselhurst

11.00am

Future of Kettering General Hospital: Mr Philip Hollobone

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

Reform of the Vaccine Damage Payments Act 1979: Mr Russell Brown

4.00pm

Update on the Shrewsbury 24: Mr David Anderson

4.30pm

Property taxes in London: Mark Field

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 Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Companies House Public Targets 2015-16

2.Launch of the Consultation Document–A Dual Mandate for Adult Vocational Education March 2015

Minister for the Cabinet Office

3.Report on Departmental Open Data Commitments and adherence to Public Data Principles for the period between April and June 2014

4.Security and Intelligence Agencies–Contingencies Fund Advance

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

5.ECOFIN: 10 March 2015

6.Finance Bill 2015

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

7.Analogue Commercial Radio Licence Renewals

Secretary of State for Defence

8.Logistics Commodities and Services Transformation Programme

9.Ofsted Annual Report: Welfare and Duty of Care in Armed Forces Initial Training

10.Service Complaints Commissioner’s 2014 Annual Report

11.Triennial Review of the Independent Medical Expert Group

12.Triennial Review of the Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

13.International Investments

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

14.EU Foreign Affairs Council: 16 March 2015 and EU General Affairs Council: 17 March 2015

15.Progress in reviewing policy on resettlement of the British Indian Ocean Territory

Secretary of State for the Home Department

16.Her Majesty’s Passport Office Annual Report and Accounts 2014

17.Publication of the 7th annual report of the Ethics Group: The National DNA Database

Secretary of State for Transport

18.Crossrail 2 Safeguarding Consultation Response

19.The Budapest Convention on the Contract for the Carriage of Goods by Inland Waterways

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

20.Employment Support

21.Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC)

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.

 European Committees

European Committee B

To consider European Union Documents No. 16115/14, a Commission Communication: An investment plan for Europe, No. 5112/15 and Addendum, a draft Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1291/2013 and (EU) No. 1316/2013, and No. 5317/15, draft Amending Budget No. 1 to the General Budget 2015 accompanying the draft Regulation on the European Fund for Strategic Investments and amending Regulations (EU) No. 1291/ 2013 and (EU) No. 1316/2013

Room 10

8.55am (public)

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Local Authorities (Prohibition of Charging Residents to Deposit Household Waste) Order 2015

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Care Act 2014 and Children and Families Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2015

Room 11

8.55am (public)

Seventh Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007 (Disclosure of Revenue Information) Regulations 2015

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Advisory Committees on Pesticides) Order 2015

Room 10

2.30pm (public)

Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Community Radio (Amendment) Order 2015

Room 12

2.30pm (public)

Tenth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Council Tax and Non-Domestic Rating (Powers of Entry: Safeguards) (England) Order 2015

Room 14

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

Room 5

9.30am (private)

Energy and Climate Change

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.35am (private)

European Scrutiny

Room 17

10.00am (private)

Health

Room 6

11.00am (private)

High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill

Room 5

2.00pm (private)

Public Administration

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private)

Scottish Affairs

Room 8

2.00pm (private)

Treasury

Subject: Budget 2015

Witnesses: Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, and, James Bowler, Director, Strategy, Planning and Budget, HM Treasury

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

International Development

Room 15

4.00pm (private)

Foreign Affairs

Room 16

5.00pm (private)

COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 DEFENCE

10th Report: Re-thinking Defence to meet new threats, HC 512

Time of publication: 00.01am

 ENVIRONMENT, FOOD AND RURAL AFFAIRS

9th Report: Work of the Committee: 2010–15, HC 942

Time of publication: 00.01am

 FOREIGN AFFAIRS

12th Report: British Foreign policy and the ‘Arab Spring’: follow-up, HC 1026

Time of publication: 00.01am

 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

12th Report: Jobs and Livelihoods, HC 685

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JOINT COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RIGHTS

8th Report: The UK’s compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, HC 1016

Time of publication: 00.01am

 JUSTICE

13th Report: Women offenders: follow-up, HC 314

Time of publication: 00.01am

 LIAISON

1st Report: Legacy Report, HC 954

Time of publication: 00.01am

 WORK AND PENSIONS

5th Report: Benefit sanctions policy beyond the Oakley Review, HC 814

Time of publication: 00.01am

 MEMBERS ESTIMATE

1st Report: Consolidated list of provisions of the Resolutions of the House relating to expenditure charged to the Estimate for House of Commons: Members as at 16 March 2015, HC 1132

Time of publication: 10.00am

 NORTHERN IRELAND AFFAIRS

2nd Report: Administrative scheme for ‘on-the-runs’, HC 177

Time of publication: 10.00am

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.