House of Commons
Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 17 June 2015
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
Private Business
Selection
Anne Milton
That Heidi Alexander, Mr Alan Campbell, Jackie Doyle-Price, David Evennett, Anne Milton, Julian Smith, Mark Tami, Owen Thompson, and Bill Wiggin be members of the Committee of Selection until the end of the current Parliament.
QUESTIONS
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales
1Tom Pursglove (Corby)
What discussions he has had in Wales on the implications for Wales of a referendum on the UK's membership of the EU. (900270)
2Byron Davies (Gower)
What assessment he has made of the effects in Wales of the Government's long-term economic plan. (900271)
3Susan Elan Jones (Clwyd South)
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the level of funding received by the Welsh Government. (900272)
4Justin Madders (Ellesmere Port and Neston)
How the views of English rail passengers will be taken into account after the transfer of responsibility for the Borderlands Line rail franchise to the Welsh Government. (900273)
5Carolyn Harris (Swansea East)
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the level of funding received by the Welsh Government. (900274)
6Jonathan Edwards (Carmarthen East and Dinefwr)
What plans he has for the future of Air Police services in the Dyfed Powys area; and if he will make a statement. (900275)
7Hywel Williams (Arfon)
What discussions he has had on returning control of health policy from the Welsh Government to Westminster. (900276)
8Neil Carmichael (Stroud)
What steps he is taking to promote engineering as a career in Wales. (900277)
9Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham)
What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Transport on cross-border road links between Wales and England. (900278)
10Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East)
What discussions he has had with the leaders of Newport, Cardiff and Bristol councils on the Great Western Cities devolution proposal. (900279)
11Gerald Jones (Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney)
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the level of funding received by the Welsh Government. (900280)
12Glyn Davies (Montgomeryshire)
What discussions he has had with Ministers in the Welsh Government on financial accountability within the Welsh Government. (900281)
13Mr Ranil Jayawardena (North East Hampshire)
What steps the Government plans to take to help working people in Wales. (900282)
14John Howell (Henley)
What assessment he has made of the effect of welfare reform on employment levels in Wales. (900284)
At 12.00pm
Oral Questions to the Prime Minister
Q1Heidi Alexander (Lewisham East)
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 17 June. (900370)
Q2Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire) (900371)
Q3Mr David Lammy (Tottenham) (900372)
Q4Richard Harrington (Watford) (900373)
Q5Geraint Davies (Swansea West) (900374)
Q6David Rutley (Macclesfield) (900375)
Q7Johnny Mercer (Plymouth, Moor View) (900376)
Q8Jess Phillips (Birmingham, Yardley) (900377)
Q9Stephen Doughty (Cardiff South and Penarth) (900378)
Q10Henry Smith (Crawley) (900379)
Q11Richard Drax (South Dorset) (900380)
Q12Amanda Solloway (Derby North) (900381)
Q13Mr Alan Mak (Havant) (900382)
Q14Jim Dowd (Lewisham West and Penge) (900383)
Q15Sir Gerald Howarth (Aldershot) (900384)
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
12.30pm
Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. OPPOSITION DAY (2ND ALLOTTED DAY)
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Skills and growth
Ms Harriet Harman
Tristram Hunt
Liam Byrne
Chris Leslie
Mr Chuka Umunna
Ms Rosie Winterton
That this House notes that improving education is imperative for the future economic growth of this country, that gains in productivity play an instrumental role in achieving high growth and better living standards, and that in order to prevent a recurrence of the deficiencies in the previous Government’s strategy for 14-19 education, the Government should initiate a cross-party review of 14-19 education, as recommended by the Confederation of British Industry, to cover exams, educational institutions and the curriculum in order to take full advantage of the increase in the participation age to 18.
Productivity
Ms Harriet Harman
Chris Leslie
Shabana Mahmood
Mr Chuka Umunna
Stephen Timms
Ms Rosie Winterton
This House notes that UK economic productivity has been stagnating for several years with productivity growth the second worst of the G7 countries; recognises that supporting business to improve output efficiency and enhanced productivity is the best route to higher living standards and in turn is crucial for the health of the public finances; regrets that the Chancellor failed to address productivity in his March Budget speech; urges the Government to ask the Office for Budget Responsibility to report on the impact on productivity of the options likely to be considered in the forthcoming Spending Review; and believes that decisions on reducing public service expenditure must take into account their impact on productivity performance.
Notes:
The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Road safety on Spencefield Lane (Leicester): Keith Vaz
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) ()Standing Order No. 9(7))
Alternative transport fuels: Mrs Cheryl Gillan
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 three hours ().Standing Order No. 10(1)).
9.30am
That this House has considered safety in prisons: Rachael Maskell
11.00am
That this House has considered new nuclear power: Paul Flynn
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered Bangladesh and its future: Mrs Anne Main
4.00pm
That this House has considered deprivation of liberty safeguards assessments: Ann Coffey
4.30pm
That this House has considered processing of personal independence payment applications: Graham Stuart
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)).
The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Statements to be made today
Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change
1.Establishment of the Oil and Gas Authority
Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
2.Agenda of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) 18 June 2015, Brussels
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.
Select Committees
High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Subject: High Speed Rail (London - West Midlands) Bill
Witnesses: Hillingdon Outdoor Activities Centre; Hillingdon Rowing Club; Arthur Daily Trips; Ian and Susan Howie; and Rt Hon Cheryl Gillan MP
Room 5
9.30am (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)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES
Tuesday 23 June to Monday 29 June (deadline 17 June)
Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 17 June. The ballot will take place on Thursday 18 June.
FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES
Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by 10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below. Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person, or from their own email account, or send a signed application through the post. Application forms are available from the Table Office or through the intranet at http://intranet.parliament.uk/tableoffice/.
The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members will be informed of the outcome by the Speaker’s Office.
Tuesday 30 June and Wednesday 1 July (deadline 22 June)
The following Departments will answer:
Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Health; International Development; Justice; Leader of the House; Northern Ireland; Scotland; Transport; and Work and Pensions
ELECTION OF SELECT COMMITTEE CHAIRS AND THE CHAIR OF THE BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE
Ballot
The ballot for the election of Select Committee Chairs and Chair of the Backbench Business Committee will be held today in Committee Room 16 between 10.00am and 5.00pm.
Members should vote by ranking as many candidates as they wish in order of preference, marking 1 by the name of their first preference, 2 by the name of their second preference, and so on.
Count
The ballot will be counted under the Alternative Vote system. As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted, the results will be announced in the House and then published under the direction of the Speaker.
For further details, please see the Briefing Note available in the Vote Office and on the intranet: https://intranet.parliament.uk/Documents/intranet/assets/select-committee-chairs-guidance.pdf.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Business of the Day
Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage
Written Statements
Text of today’s Written Statements
Select committees
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business