House of Commons
Business Today: Chamber for Tuesday 8 November 2016
Summary Agenda: CHAMBER
11.30am | Prayers |
Afterwards | Oral Questions: Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy |
12.30pm | Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any) |
Up to 20 minutes | Ten Minute Rule Motion: Small and Medium Sized Co-operative Development (Mr Adrian Bailey) |
Until 7.00pm | Backbench Business: |
Motion: Role of grammar and faith schools | |
General debate: Raising awareness of a new generation of veterans and Service personnel | |
No debate | Presentation of Public Petitions |
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour | Adjournment Debate: Health care in Coventry and the Capita Primary Care Support Services contract (Mr Geoffrey Robinson) |
WESTMINSTER HALL
9.30am | Crown Prosecution Service's approach to prosecuting disability hate crime |
11.00am | Enhancing Cardiff Central Station (The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.) |
2.30pm | West Anglia Taskforce report |
4.00pm | Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests |
4.30pm | Sentencing for animal cruelty |
Notes:
Items marked [R] indicates that a Member has declared a relevant interest.
BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER
11.30am Prayers
Followed by
QUESTIONS
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
1Rob Marris (Wolverhampton South West)
If he will discuss with the operators of the Hunterston B power station the reported fractures in the keyways of that power station. (907113)
2Peter Grant (Glenrothes)
What steps his Department has taken to develop a long-term strategy for business growth since the UK's decision to leave the EU. (907114)
3Andrew Bingham (High Peak)
What steps his Department is taking to promote innovation (a) in the regions and (b) nationally. (907115)
4Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham)
What steps he is taking to increase the level of infrastructure investment outside the South East. (907116)
5Carolyn Harris (Swansea East)
What steps his Department is taking before the Christmas retail period to prevent counterfeit and substandard electrical goods from being sold. (907117)
6Ms Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh (Ochil and South Perthshire)
What assessment he has made of the effect of the UK's decision to leave the EU on the manufacturing sector. (907118)
7Nicky Morgan (Loughborough)
What steps his Department is taking to encourage innovation and research in science; and if he will make a statement. (907120)
8John Mc Nally (Falkirk)
What plans he has to make compliance with the BS EN 50291 safety standard mandatory for all carbon monoxide alarms that are placed on the market in the UK. (907122)
9Mr Mark Williams (Ceredigion)
What his Department's policy is on the future of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. (907123)
10Carol Monaghan (Glasgow North West)
What steps his Department has taken to develop a long-term strategy for business growth since the UK's decision to leave the EU. (907124)
11Stuart C. McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
What steps his Department has taken to develop a long-term strategy for business growth since the UK's decision to leave the EU. (907125)
12Mark Pawsey (Rugby)
What steps his Department is taking to increase opportunities for the development of small businesses. (907126)
13Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire)
What steps the Government is taking to promote industry. (907127)
14Kevin Hollinrake (Thirsk and Malton)
What steps his Department is taking to support the growth of businesses in the north of England. (907128)
15Edward Argar (Charnwood)
What steps his Department is taking to ensure the increased use of clean and reliable energy sources. (907131)
16Chris White (Warwick and Leamington)
What steps the Government has taken to set out its industrial strategy; and if he will make a statement. (907132)
17Paul Blomfield (Sheffield Central)
What assessment he has made of the (a) job security and (b) employment rights of on-demand workers. (907134)
18Martyn Day (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
What recent discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on support for the North Sea oil and gas sector. (907135)
19Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston)
How he plans to support industries which are strategically important to the UK (a) until and (b) after the UK leaves the EU. (907136)
At 12.15pm
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
T1Stuart Andrew (Pudsey)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (907138)
T2Mark Pawsey (Rugby) (907139)
T3Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield) (907140)
T4John Stevenson (Carlisle) (907141)
T5Stephen Timms (East Ham) (907142)
T6Edward Argar (Charnwood) (907143)
T7Fiona Bruce (Congleton) (907144)
T8Angela Smith (Penistone and Stocksbridge) (907145)
T9Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (907146)
T10Caroline Lucas (Brighton, Pavilion) (907147)
URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS
12.30pm
Urgent Questions (if any)
Ministerial Statements (if any)
BUSINESS OF THE DAY
1. SMALL AND MEDIUM SIZED CO-OPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT: TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)
Mr Adrian Bailey
That leave be given to bring in a bill to remove the requirement for small co-operative societies to appoint lay auditors; to increase the threshold for co-operative societies to disapply the full audit requirement to the same level as PLCs; to require auditors to report contingent on a threshold of share capital instead of turnover or on a special resolution at a general meeting; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
2. BACKBENCH BUSINESS
Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))
Role of grammar and faith schools
Lisa Nandy
Neil Carmichael
Caroline Lucas
That this House notes recent proposals by the Government to expand the role of grammar and faith schools; and calls on the Government to conduct a full assessment of the evidence relating to the effect of grammar schools and faith schools on children’s learning.
Raising awareness of a new generation of veterans and Service personnel
Stephen Doughty
That this House has considered raising awareness of a new generation of veterans and Service personnel.
Notes:
The subjects for these debates were determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Closure of Belgrave Library and Lunch Club at Belgrave Neighbourhood Centre, Leicester: Keith Vaz
Bozeat branch of the Post Office: Mr Peter Bone
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Health care in Coventry and the Capita Primary Care Support Services contract: Mr Geoffrey Robinson
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 the Crown Prosecution Service's approach to prosecuting disability hate crime: Peter Dowd
11.00am
That this House has considered enhancing Cardiff Central Station: Craig Williams
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm
That this House has considered the West Anglia Taskforce report: Sir Alan Haselhurst
4.00pm
That this House has considered the Independent Adviser on Ministers' Interests: Paul Flynn
4.30pm
That this House has considered sentencing for animal cruelty: Anna Turley
Notes:
The second part of the sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)). The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.
WRITTEN STATEMENTS
Statements to be made today
Minister for the Cabinet Office
1.Reforms to the Civil Service Compensation Scheme
Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer
2.ECOFIN: 8 November 2016
3.Panama Papers Taskforce
Secretary of State for Defence
4.Armed Forces Pension Scheme - Advance from the Contingencies Fund
5.Future Reserves 2020 - Update
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
6.October Environment Council
7.November Agriculture Council
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
8.Foreign Affairs Council and Foreign Affairs Council (Defence): 14 and 15 November
9.Ministerial correction
Secretary of State for the Home Department
10.Report of the Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation on the operation in 2014 of the Terrorism Act 2000 and Part 1 of the Terrorism Act 2006
Secretary of State for Transport
11.Rail update
Notes:
Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/.
COMMITTEES MEETING TODAY
The decision of a Committee to sit in public may be changed without notice.
Public Bill Committees
Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill
To consider the Bill
Witnesses: Dr Keith Ridge CBE, Chief Pharmaceutical Officer, NHS England, Philip Kennedy, Chair, Association of British Healthcare Industries, and Warwick Smith, Director General, British Generic Manufacturers Association (until no later than 10.30am); David Watson, Director of Pricing and PPRS, Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (until no later than 11.25am)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
9.25am (public)
Select Committees
Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Subject: Industrial strategy
Witnesses: Kevin Baughan, Chief Development Officer, Innovate UK, Celia Caulcott, Vice-Provost (Enterprise), University College London, John Latham, Chair of University Alliance and Vice Chancellor of Coventry University, and Sarah Main, Director, Campaign for Science and Engineering; Stephen Ibbotson, Director of Business, Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales, Stephen Tarr, Managing Director (Projects), Balfour Beatty, and Ben Wilmott, Head of Public Policy, Chartered Institute of Personnel Development (at 10.15am)
Room 6
9.00am (private), 9.30am (public)
Education
Subject: Selective education
Witnesses: Dr Rebecca Allen, Director, Education Datalab, Professor David Jesson, Professor of Economics, University of York, Luke Sibieta, Programme Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Professor Anna Vignoles, Professor of Education, University of Cambridge; Donna Ward, Chief Analyst, Dr Tim Leunig, Chief Scientific Adviser and Chief Analyst, and Nick Gibb MP, Minister for School Standards, Department for Education (at 10.45am)
Room 15
9.15am (private), 9.45am (public)
Justice
Subject: The work of the Victims' Commissioner
Witnesses: Baroness Newlove, Victims' Commissioner, and Russell A'Court, Chief Executive, The Office of the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales
Room 18
9.15am (private), 9.45am (public)
Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs
Subject: (i) The work of the Civil Service; (ii) PHSO: Learning from Mistakes
Witnesses: (i) Lord O’Donnell, former Cabinet Secretary; (ii) Dr Steve Shorrock, European Safety Culture, Programme Leader, and Scott Morrish, father of late Sam Morrish and Member of Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch Expert Advisory Group (at 10.45am); Professor Sir Mike Richards, Chief Inspector of Hospitals, Care Quality Commission, Keith Conradi, Head, Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch, and Helen Buckingham, NHS Improvement (at 11.45am)
Room 5
9.15am (private), 9.45am (public)
Exiting the European Union
Room 16
9.30am (private)
International Development
Subject: Department for International Development's Annual Report 2015-16
Witnesses: Mark Lowcock CB, Permanent Secretary, and Joy Hutcheon, Director General, Finance and Corporate Performance, Department for International Development
Room 8
9.30am (private), 9.45am (public)
Treasury
Subject: Financial Conduct Authority November 2016
Witnesses: John Griffith-Jones, Chairman, and Andrew Bailey, Chief Executive, Financial Conduct Authority
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)
Culture, Media and Sport
Subject: Homophobia in Sport
Witnesses: John Amaechi, former NBA player, and Tom Bosworth, race-walker; Lianne Sanderson, footballer (at 11.45am)
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)
Environmental Audit
Room 7
10.00am (private)
Defence
Subject: Defence Acquisition and Procurement
Witnesses: Bob Keen, Head of Government Relations, BAE Systems, and Paul Everitt, Chief Executive, ADS Group; David Pitchforth, Vice President and Managing Director, and Nick Whitney, Director, Global Sales and Marketing, Boeing Defence UK Ltd (at 11.40am); Tony Burke, Assistant General Secretary for Manufacturing, Unite, Jonathan Green, Head of Research, Prospect, and Phil Rudd, Spokesman, Trades Union Delegates Conference, BAE Systems (at 12.15pm)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
10.15am (private), 11.00am (public)
Health
Subject: Suicide Prevention
Witnesses: Ian Stevens, Suicide Prevention Programme Manager, Network Rail, and Melanie Hide, Head of Corporate Affairs, Royal National Lifeboat Institution; Marie Ash, Devon Suicide Prevention Alliance, Shirley Smith, If U Care Share Foundation, Clare Milford Haven, The James Wentworth-Stanley Memorial Fund, Hamish Elvidge, The Matthew Elvidge Trust, Steve Mallen, The MindEd Trust, Dr Marc Buch, Chief Policy Adviser, Young Minds, and Joy Hibbins, Suicide Crisis (at 3.00pm)
The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)
Foreign Affairs
Subject: The UK's relations with Russia
Witnesses: Mikhail Khodorkovsky, Open Russia; William Browder, Chief Executive Officer, Hermitage Capital Management (at 3.45pm)
The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House
2.15pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
Communities and Local Government
Subject: Work of DCLG 2016
Witnesses: Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State, Gavin Barwell MP, Minister for Housing and Planning and Minister for London, Marcus Jones MP, Minister for Local Government, and Andrew Percy MP, Minister for the Northern Powerhouse, Department for Communities and Local Government
The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
2.45pm (private), 3.00pm (public)
COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY
European Scrutiny
17th Report, HC 71-xv
Time of publication: 11.00am
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
Recent Select Committee Reports
Standing Orders Relating to Public Business
Text of Standing Orders relating to public business