Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 17 December 2015

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 Notices of Motions for Unopposed Returns

No debate or decision

The Prime Minister

That an humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, That she will be graciously pleased to give directions that there be laid before this House a Return of a Paper, entitled The Muslim Brotherhood Review: Main Findings, dated 17 December 2015.

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

1Maria Caulfield (Lewes)
What progress her Department is making on implementing its strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England. (902773)

2Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire)
What assessment she has made of the potential contribution of data and technology to maximising the potential of British food and farming. (902774)

3Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North)
What progress her Department is making on reducing air pollution to within legal limits. (902775)

4Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
What progress her Department is making on implementing its strategy to eradicate bovine TB in England. (902776)

5Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs)
What steps her Department is taking to promote wine production in England. (902778)

6Paul Maynard (Blackpool North and Cleveleys)
How many new flood defence schemes are planned under her Department's six-year capital settlement. (902779)

7Christian Matheson (City of Chester)
What recent assessment she has made of the extent of flood risks in the UK? (902780)

8Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire)
If she will issue guidance on siting poultry sheds as close as possible to the place of slaughter. (902782)

9Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington)
What steps her Department is taking to meet EU recycling targets. (902783)

10Conor McGinn (St Helens North)
What recent assessment she has made of the value for money of the CAP Delivery Programme. (902784)

11Andrew Bridgen (North West Leicestershire)
What steps her Department is taking to make the dairy industry more resilient to the volatility of world milk prices. (902785)

12Richard Graham (Gloucester)
What steps her Department is taking to promote wine production in England. (902790)

13Mrs Sheryll Murray (South East Cornwall)
What steps her Department is taking to promote local food and drink. (902791)

14Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds)
What assessment she has made of the effect of her visit to China in November 2015 on opening up new markets to British farmers and producers. (902792)

At 10.05am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

T1Rishi Sunak (Richmond (Yorks))
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (902763)

T2Mr Alan Mak (Havant) (902764)

T3Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) (902765)

T4Conor McGinn (St Helens North) (902766)

T5Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (902768)

T6Jeremy Lefroy (Stafford) (902769)

T7Kelvin Hopkins (Luton North) (902770)

T8Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (902771)

At 10.15am

Oral Questions to the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission and the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners

1Dr Philippa Whitford (Central Ayrshire)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, What assessment the Electoral Commission has made of the potential merits of widening the franchise to 16 and 17 year olds. (902793)

2David T. C. Davies (Monmouth)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, What the Church Commissioners policy is on investing in fossil fuel companies. (902794)

3Oliver Colvile (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, If the Church Commissioners will provide guidance to dioceses on ensuring that church property is hedgehog-friendly. (902796)

4Rachael Maskell (York Central)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, What support the Church is providing to people in Syria. (902798)

5Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, What guidance the Electoral Commission issues on the handling of completed and sealed postal votes by political activists. (902799)

6Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, What support the Church of England and the Diocese in Europe are providing for Syrian migrants in Europe. (902801)

7Dr Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton)
To ask the hon. Member for South West Devon, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, What recent steps the Electoral Commission has taken to improve voter registration rates. (902802)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 Presentation of Bills

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

Marriage Registration

Mrs Caroline Spelman

Bill to make provision about the registration of marriages.

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. BACKBENCH BUSINESS

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

Protecting 16 and 17 year olds from child sexual exploitation

Kit Malthouse

Ann Coffey

Caroline Lucas

That this House notes the findings of The Children’s Society’s report entitled Old enough to know better? which looked at the sexual exploitation of 16 and 17 year olds; further notes the particular vulnerability of that age group as they transition from childhood to adulthood and the role that aggravated offences and harsher sentences have in deterring crimes against 16 and 17 year olds; calls on the Government to clarify for prosecution and sentencing purposes the role drugs and alcohol, mental health problems, being in care and learning disabilities have in adding to the vulnerability of that age group; and further calls on the Government to give police the same tools to intervene when a 16 or 17 year old is being targeted and groomed for exploitation as they have for younger children.

Conception to age two, the first 1001 days

Tim Loughton

Liz Saville Roberts

Caroline Lucas

That this House calls on the Government to consider the adoption of the recommendations in the cross-party manifesto entitled The 1001 Critical Days, the importance of the conception to age two period.

Notes:

The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Access to health services in West Cumbria: Mr Jamie Reed

 BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

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

1.30pm

That this House has considered a new tobacco control strategy: Kevin Barron

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

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

 WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills

1.Triennial Review of the Industry Training Boards (Construction, Engineering Construction and Film Industry Training Boards)

2.Update on UK steel industry

Minister for the Cabinet Office

3.Public Bodies Reform Programme - Public Bodies Directory 2015

4.Transparency Update

Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer

5.Banking Act 2009 Reporting

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

6.Community and Business Recovery Fund (Storm Desmond)

7.Green Belt protection and intentional unauthorised development

Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

8.Government sports strategy

9.Telecommunications Council

Secretary of State for Defence

10.UK Embedded Forces

Secretary of State for Education

11.Publication of reformed GCSE and A level content

12.School Revenue Funding Settlement: 2016 to 2017

Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change

13.Onshore Oil and Gas - License awards and environmental monitoring

14.Publication of Renewable Energy Cost Control Measures

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

15.Air Quality

16.Bovine TB

Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs

17.British Council Annual Report

Secretary of State for Health

18.Departmental Contingent Liability Notification (Dementia Discovery Fund)

19.Health Council: 7 December 2015

20.Regulation of Health and Social Care Professionals

21.Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

22.The Government’s Mandate to NHS England 2016-17

Secretary of State for the Home Department

23.Complaints relating to Police and Crime Commissioners–Public Consultation

24.G6 meeting in London

25.Government report on the Independent Child Trafficking Advocates trial

26.Overseas Domestic Workers

27.Police Grant Report England & Wales 2016/17

28.The Independent Police Complaints Commission

Secretary of State for Justice

29.HMCTS

30.Insolvency Litigation

31.Prisons

32.Update on progress made in addressing the needs of ex-armed services personnel in the criminal justice system

Prime Minister

33.Muslim Brotherhood Review

Secretary of State for Transport

34.EU Transport Council

35.Ministerial Cars

36.Setting the First Walking and Cycling Investment Strategy

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: Licensed Taxi Drivers Association; and Park Village Limited

Room 5

9.30am (public)

 ANNOUNCEMENTS

 FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Tuesday 5 January to Monday 11 January (ballot closed)

The ballot for 5 to 11 January 2016 will take place today. Applications for this ballot have now closed.

Tuesday 12 January to Monday 18 January 2016 (deadline 6 January)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 6 January. The ballot will take place on Thursday 7 January.

Tuesday 19 January to Monday 25 January 2016 (deadline 11 January)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 13 January. The ballot will take place on Thursday 14 January.

 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 12 and Wednesday 13 January (deadline 5 January)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Defence; Energy and Climate Change; Health; International Development; Justice; Transport; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions.

 CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF PARLIAMENTARY QUESTIONS

Members wishing to table questions in person may do so in the usual way through the Table Office until 5.30pm or the rising of the House, whichever is earlier, on Thursday 17 December. Thereafter, Members may table questions for oral and written answer electronically or by post. Questions for written answer received after 17 December and before 4.30pm on Monday 4 January will be treated as having been tabled on 4 January.

Questions for oral answer

Under Standing Order No. 22(6), the Speaker has made the following arrangements for tabling Questions for oral answer when the House returns:

The results of the shuffles on 17 December will be published on 18 December. They will be available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmfutoral/futoral.pdf

For further details of last tabling days for other departments and answering bodies, see the Order of Questions rota available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://intranet.parliament.uk/Documents/intranet/table-office/Order-of-oral-questions-2015.pdf

Notes:

* The latest time for tabling is 12.30pm on each of these days.

** First sitting day after adjournment.

*** (T) denotes that there are Topical questions for this Department.

Questions for written answer

 CHRISTMAS ADJOURNMENT - TABLING OF AMENDMENTS TO PUBLIC BILLS

Members wishing to table amendments to public bills may do so in the usual way in the Public Bill Office until the rise of the House on Thursday 17 December. Such amendments will be available online from Friday 18 December.

During the recess, Members may submit amendments in person, via introduced staff or, if signed, by other staff or by post to the Recess Duty Office, located in the Journal Office; and, by prior arrangement with the PBO, by e-mail. The PBO will be open for the receipt of amendments from 11am to 4.30pm on Wednesday 30 December and for the same hours on Monday 4 January.

Deadlines, publication and eligibility for selection

The table below shows the deadlines, first publication time and selection eligibility for amendments submitted during the recess. To be eligible for selection on Tuesday 5 January, at either a report stage or a sitting of a public bill committee, amendments must have been tabled by 4.30pm on Wednesday 30 December.

*Amendments are published online the morning after they are tabled, provisionally ‘marshalled’ into the order in which they relate to the bill.

 Determination of Business by the Backbench BUSINESS Committee

Thursday 7 January in the Chamber

Debate on a motion on the effect of the equalisation of the state pension age on women: Mhairi Black

Debate on a motion on children in care: Lucy Allen

Thursday 7 January in Westminster Hall

General debate on the Armed Forces Covenant Annual Report 2015: Mrs Anne-Marie Trevelyan, Tom Tugendhat, Johnny Mercer

 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

Select Committees Webpage

Recent Select Committee Reports

 Standing Orders Relating to Public Business

Text of Standing Orders relating to public business