House of Commons
Future Business as of Monday 14 May 2018
Future Business
A. CALENDAR OF BUSINESS
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
Government items of business in this section have nominally been set down for
today, but are expected to be taken on the dates stated.
B. REMAINING ORDERS AND NOTICES
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has been nominally set down for today but is not expected to be taken today.
A. Calendar of Business
Business in either Chamber may be changed, and further business added, up to the rising of the House on the day before it is to be taken, and is therefore provisional.
A number of Private Members’ bills have been set down for dates when the House is currently not expected to sit. These bills can be found in the Private Members’ bills notice paper online. Items from the notice paper will be moved to this calendar if any of the dates listed in that paper are confirmed as sitting days.
TUESDAY 15 MAY
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Afterwards
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (GIBRALTAR): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Craig Mackinlay
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the representation of Gibraltar by a Member of the House of Commons; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
IF NECESSARY, CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS AND LORDS MESSAGES
RATING (PROPERTY IN COMMON OCCUPATION) AND COUNCIL TAX (EMPTY DWELLINGS) BILL: REMAINING STAGES
Relevant Documents:
Sixth Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Property in Common Occupation) Bill, HC 943.
GENERAL DEBATE ON HOUSING AND HOMES
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
Royal Bank of Scotland closure in Kyle of Lochalsh: Ian Blackford
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Contribution of Arsene Wenger to the profile and performance of English football: Huw Merriman
WESTMINSTER HALL
9.30am That this House has considered raising standards of infection prevention and control in the NHS: Jim Shannon
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
11.00am That this House has considered the administration of justice in respect of Daniel Cresswell: Crispin Blunt
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered public legal education: Mr Ranil Jayawardena
4.00pm That this House has considered the diagnosis and treatment of ADHD: Jo Platt
4.30pm That this House has considered historic allegations against veterans: Sir Henry Bellingham
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.
WEDNESDAY 16 MAY
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
11.53am Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
BANKING (CASH MACHINE CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Ged Killen
That leave be given to bring in a Bill to prohibit cash machine charges; to require banks to enable free cash withdrawals from current accounts in other circumstances; to require the Financial Conduct Authority to supervise an access to banking standard; to impose penalties for breaches of that standard; to establish a financial inclusion fund, and provide for amounts received in such penalties to be paid into that fund; and for connected purposes.
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
OPPOSITION DAY (11TH ALLOTTED DAY)
Grenfell Tower
Brexit
Notes:
The matters to be debated have been selected by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
Provision of Changing Places toilet facilities: Nic Dakin
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Funding fire safety cladding at Heysmoor Heights in Liverpool: Mrs Louise Ellman
WESTMINSTER HALL
9.30am That this House has considered the 70th anniversary of the NHS and public health: Nick Smith
11.00am That this House has considered access to reproductive rights around the world: Stella Creasy
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered housing and access to legal aid: Ruth Cadbury
4.00pm That this House has considered the UK’s role in ending violence and harassment at work worldwide: Mrs Maria Miller
4.30pm That this House has considered the mandatory fortification of flour with folic acid to prevent spina bifida and anencephaly: Owen Smith
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.
THURSDAY 17 May
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
9.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Trade
10.00am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
10.23am Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities
Select Committee Statement on the publication of the Ninth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, The impact of Brexit on the pharmaceutical sector, HC 382
Afterwards
BACKBENCH BUSINESS
Plastic bottles and coffee cups
Mary Creagh
That this House has considered the First and Second Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Plastic Bottles: Turning Back the Plastic Tide, HC339 and Disposable Packaging: Coffee Cups, HC657, and urges the Government to accept their recommendations as part of its Resources and Waste Strategy.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was chosen by the Liaison Committee and allocated by the Backbench Business Committee
International day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia
Peter Kyle
That this House has considered the international day against homophobia, transphobia and biphobia.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Effect on Lakeside Energy from Waste Ltd of a third runway at Heathrow: Adam Afriyie
WESTMINSTER HALL
1.30pm That this House has considered the First Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Effectiveness of local authority overview and scrutiny committees, HC 369, and the Government Response, Cm 9569: Mr Clive Betts
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.
3.00pm That this House has considered the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Freedom of Speech in Universities, HC 589: Ms Harriet Harman
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 21 May
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Afterwards
CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS
TENANT FEES BILL: SECOND READING
Notes:
Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading.
The Speaker has not yet considered this Bill for certification.
TENANT FEES BILL: MONEY
Mel Stride
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Tenant Fees Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:
(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State; and
(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided; and
(2) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Hypothyroidism: Sir Vince Cable
WESTMINSTER HALL
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 213451 relating to the sale of puppies by pet shops and commercial third-party dealers: Martyn Day
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 22 MAY
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Afterwards
TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Robert Halfon
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under S.O. No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
WESTMINSTER HALL
9.30am That this House has considered job losses in the UK automotive industry: Matt Western
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.
Subsequent debates in Westminster Hall on this day will be drawn by Speaker’s ballot on 15 May.
WEDNESDAY 23 MAY
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
11.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Bambos Charalambous
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under S.O. No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
THURSDAY 24 MAY
CHAMBER
QUESTIONS
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
MONDAY 4 june
WESTMINSTER HALL
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 200888 relating to the sale of animal fur in the UK: Daniel Zeichner
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
TUESDAY 5 june
CHAMBER
TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
David Duguid
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under S.O. No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
wednESDAY 6 june
CHAMBER
TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION
Lloyd Russell-Moyle
That leave be given to bring in a Bill under S.O. No. 23 [details to be provided].
Notes:
The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.
MONDAY 11 june
WESTMINSTER HALL
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 205169 relating to Parliament’s vote on the deal for the UK’s exit from the EU: Liz Twist
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Friday 15 June
CHAMBER
Mental Health Units (Use of Force) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Mr Steve Reed
As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
Freedom of Information (Extension) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Andy Slaughter
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
June Bank Holiday (Creation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Business of the House Commission Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Armed Forces (Statute of Limitations) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Richard Benyon
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fetal Dopplers (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Antoinette Sandbach
MULTI-EMPLOYER PENSION SCHEMES BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Alan Brown
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (AMENDMENT) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Louise Haigh
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Sanctions (Human Rights Abuse and Corruption) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ian Austin
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
ASSET FREEZING (COMPENSATION) BILL [LORDS]: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Andrew Rosindell
SHORT AND HOLIDAY-LET ACCOMMODATION (NOTIFICATION OF LOCAL AUTHORITIES) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Ms Karen Buck
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Postal Voting Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Damien Moore
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
House of Peers Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Christine Jardine
Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Welfare of Women) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Siobhain McDonagh
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
PLANNING (AGENT OF CHANGE) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: John Spellar
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Holocaust (Return of Cultural Objects) (Amendment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Theresa Villiers
PENSION BENEFITS (ILL HEALTH) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: John Mann
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Social Media Service Providers (Civil Liability and Oversight) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Mann
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Domestic Properties (Minimum Energy Performance) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir David Amess
CONSTRUCTION (RETENTION DEPOSIT SCHEMES) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Peter Aldous
UNPAID TRIAL WORK PERIODS (PROHIBITION) BILL: ADJOURNED DEBATE ON SECOND READING [15 MARCH]
Member in Charge: Stewart Malcolm McDonald
Pensions (Review of Women’s Arrangements) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Carolyn Harris
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Service Animals (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Oliver Heald
Tyres (Buses and Coaches) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Maria Eagle
Registration of Marriage (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dame Caroline Spelman
Plastics Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Geraint Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Voyeurism (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Wera Hobhouse
Import Tariff (Reduction) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Schools Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Public Services (Availability) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Electoral Commission (Duties) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Armed Forces (Volunteer Reserve) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Manufactured Goods (Trade) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Public Sector Exit Payments (Limitation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
International Payments (Audit) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Criminal Fraud (Private Prosecutions) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Affordable Home Ownership Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Housing and Planning (Local Decision-Making) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: John Mann
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Clean Air Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Geraint Davies
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Terms of Withdrawal from EU (Referendum) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Geraint Davies
Hospital Car Parking Charges (Abolition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Robert Halfon
National Health Service (Co-Funding and Co-Payment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Local Authorities (Borrowing and Investment) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Principal Local Authorities (Grounds for Abolition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Coastal Path (Definition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Queen’s consent and Prince of Wales’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Judicial Appointments and Retirements (Age Limits) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Hospital (Parking Charges and Business Rates) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
BBC Licence Fee (Civil Penalty) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
International Development Assistance (Definition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Benefits and Public Services (Restriction) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Electronic Cigarettes (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Pedicabs (London) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Scully
Voter Registration (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Kew Gardens (Leases) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Zac Goldsmith
Notes:
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Rivers Authorities and Land Drainage Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Warburton
Notes:
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Wild Animals in Circuses Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Trudy Harrison
Forensic Science Regulator Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Green
Road Traffic Offenders (Surrender of Driving Licences Etc) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Alister Jack
MONDAY 18 june
WESTMINSTER HALL
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 209433 relating to a referendum on the abolition of the House of Lords: Paul Scully
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
MONDAY 25 june
WESTMINSTER HALL
4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 207040 relating to allowing Premier League and Championship football clubs to introduce safe standing: Luke Hall
Notes:
The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.
The sitting will last for up to three hours. The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).
Friday 6 July
CHAMBER
Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill: Remaining Stages
Member in Charge: Maria Caulfield
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
National Living Wage (Extension to Young People) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Holly Lynch
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Illegal Immigration (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employment Opportunities Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Bat Habitats Regulation (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Mobile Homes and Park Homes Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fruit and Vegetables (Classification) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Student Loans (Debt Discharge) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Stamp Duty Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fishing (Access to Territorial Waters) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Domestic Energy (Value Added Tax) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Tax Rates and Duties (Review) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Sublet Property (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
HEALTHCARE (LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
LOCAL ROADS (INVESTMENT) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Legalisation of Cannabis (Medicinal Purposes) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Paul Flynn
Hospital Patients (Transport) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Local Health Scrutiny Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Gareth Snell
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRIVERS (PROTECTIONS) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Sir Henry Bellingham
Prisons (Substance Testing) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Bim Afolami
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
UNSOLICITED CALLS (PREVENTION) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Stephen Kerr
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
HOMELESSNESS (END OF LIFE CARE) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Sir Edward Davey
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
ACCESS TO RADIOTHERAPY BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Tim Farron
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
European Union Withdrawal Agreement (Public Vote) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Gareth Thomas
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Supervised Drug Consumption Facilities Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Alison Thewliss
Friday 26 October
CHAMBER
Physician Associates (Regulation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Anne Marie Morris
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
International Development Assistance (Limit) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Channel 4 (Relocation) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jack Brereton
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Leasehold Reform Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Justin Madders
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Licensing of Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Safeguarding and Road Safety) Bill: ADJOURNED DEBATE ON SECOND READING [2 FEBRUARY]
Member in Charge: Daniel Zeichner
FOOD INSECURITY BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck
Automatic Travel Compensation Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Huw Merriman
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Fire Safety Information Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mrs Maria Miller
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Live Animal Exports (Prohibition) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Theresa Villiers
Shared Parental Leave and Pay (Extension) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Tracy Brabin
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Child Maintenance (Assessment of Parents’ Income) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Heidi Allen
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
HEALTH IMPACTS (PUBLIC SECTOR DUTY) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Luciana Berger
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Workers (Definition and Rights) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Chris Stephens
Automatic Electoral Registration (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Jo Stevens
BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (CITIZENSHIP) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Henry Smith
Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill [Lords]: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Fiona Bruce
Victims of Terrorism (Pensions and other Support) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Emma Little Pengelly
PROTECTION OF POLLINATORS BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Ben Bradley
Representation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [11 May]
Member in Charge: Peter Kyle
Representation of the People (Young People’s Enfranchisement and Education) Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [3 November]
Member in Charge: Jim McMahon
Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Conor McGinn
House of Lords (Exclusion of Hereditary Peers) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: David Hanson
Notes:
Queen’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.
Private Landlords (Registration) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Phil Wilson
Friday 23 November
CHAMBER
Voter Registration Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Student Loans (Debt Interest) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Border Control Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Green Belt (Protection) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Local Audit (Public Access to Documents) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Speed Limits (England) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
IMMIGRATION DETENTION OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND OTHER VULNERABLE PEOPLE (SAFEGUARDS) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Joan Ryan
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Isham Bypass Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
North Northamptonshire (Urgent Care Facilities) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Groups (Merger) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Access to Banking Services Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Ben Lake
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
VAGRANCY (REPEAL) BILL: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Layla Moran
Discarded Needles (Offences) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Simon Clarke
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Access to Fertility Services Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Steve McCabe
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
British Broadcasting Corporation (Oversight) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone
Notes:
Bill not yet printed.
Employment and Workers’ Rights Bill: Adjourned Debate on Second Reading [27 April]
Member in Charge: Stephanie Peacock
UNPAID WORK EXPERIENCE (PROHIBITION) BILL [LORDS]: SECOND READING
Member in Charge: Alec Shelbrooke
Universal Credit (Application, Advice and Assistance) Bill: Second Reading
Member in Charge: Dr Philippa Whitford
B. Remaining Orders and Notices
Business in this section has not yet been scheduled for a specific date. It has therefore been set down formally to be taken in the Chamber today but is not expected to be taken today.
1. EUROPEAN UNION
Secretary Boris Johnson
That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Kazakhstan) Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 7 November 2017, be approved.
2. EUROPEAN UNION
Secretary Boris Johnson
That the draft European Union (Definition of Treaties) (Partnership and Cooperation Agreement) (Turkmenistan) Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 7 November 2017, be approved.
3. STANDING ORDERS: EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) BILL
Andrea Leadsom
That the following changes to Standing Orders be made:
A: EUROPEAN STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS COMMITTEE (Temporary Standing Order)
(1) There shall be a select committee, called the European Statutory Instruments Committee, to examine and report on—
(i) any of the following documents laid before the House of Commons in accordance with paragraph 2A(3)(b) or 10A(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act [2018]—
(a) a draft of an instrument; and
(b) a memorandum setting out both a statement made by a Minister of the Crown to the effect that in the Minister’s opinion the instrument should be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament (the negative procedure) and the reasons for that opinion, and
(ii) any matter arising from its consideration of such documents.
(2) In its consideration of a document referred to in paragraph 1(i) the committee shall include, in addition to such other matters as it deems appropriate, whether the draft instrument—
(i) contains any provision of the type specified in paragraph 1(2), 5(2) or 6(2) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act [2018] in relation to which the Act requires that a draft of the instrument must be laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament (the affirmative procedure);
(ii) otherwise appears to make an inappropriate use of the negative procedure;
and shall report to the House its recommendation of the procedure which should apply.
(3) The committee shall have regard to—
(i) reasons offered by the Minister in support of the Minister’s opinion that the instrument should be subject to the negative procedure;
(ii) any relevant report of the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
(4) Before reporting on any document, the committee shall provide to the government department concerned an opportunity to provide orally or in writing to it or any sub-committee appointed by it such further explanations as the committee may require except to the extent that the committee considers that it is not reasonably practicable to do so within the period provided by the Act.
(5) It shall be an instruction to the committee that it shall report any recommendation that the affirmative procedure should apply within the period specified by the Act.
(6) The committee shall consist of sixteen Members.
(7) The committee and any sub-committees appointed by it shall have the assistance of the Counsel to the Speaker.
(8) The committee shall have power to appoint specialist advisers either to supply information which is not readily available or to elucidate matters of complexity within the committee’s order of reference.
(9) The committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report from time to time.
(10) The committee shall have power to appoint sub-committees and to refer to such sub-committees any of the matters referred to the committee.
(11) Each such sub-committee shall have power to send for persons, papers and records, to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House, to adjourn from place to place, and to report to the committee from time to time.
(12) The committee shall have power to report from time to time the evidence taken before such sub-committees, and the formal minutes of sub-committees.
(13) The quorum of each such sub-committee shall be two.
(14) The committee shall have power to seek from any committee specified in paragraph (15) of this order its opinion on any document within its remit, and to require a reply to such a request within such time as it may specify.
(15) The committees specified for the purposes of this order are those appointed under Standing Order No. 152 (Select committees related to government departments) including any sub-committees of such committees, the Regulatory Reform Committee, the European Scrutiny Committee, the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, the Procedure Committee, the Committee of Public Accounts, the Environmental Audit Committee and the Committee on Exiting the European Union.
(16) The committee may also request an opinion from the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments and the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
(17) Unless the House otherwise orders each Member nominated to the committee shall continue to be a member of it for the remainder of the Parliament, or until this Standing Order lapses, whichever occurs sooner.
(18) This Standing Order, to the extent that it relates to a regulation making power provided to the Government under section 7, 8 or 9 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act [2018] shall lapse upon the expiry of the power to make new regulations under that section and shall lapse entirely upon expiry of the last such remaining power.
B: LIAISON COMMITTEE
That the Order of the House of 6 November 2017 (Liaison Committee: Membership) be amended, in the second paragraph, by inserting, in the appropriate place, “European Statutory Instruments Committee”.
C: POSITIONS FOR WHICH ADDITIONAL SALARIES ARE PAYABLE FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 4A(2) OF THE PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS ACT 2009
That the Order of the House of 19 March 2013 (Positions for which additional salaries are payable for the purposes of section 4A(2) of the Parliamentary Standards Act 2009) be amended, in paragraph (1)(a), by inserting, in the appropriate place, “the European Statutory Instruments Committee”.
D: PRESENTATION OF DOCUMENTS UNDER PARAGRAPH 2A(3)(b) OR 10A(3)(b) OF SCHEDULE 7 TO THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT [2018]
Where, under Paragraph 2A(3)(b) or 10A(3)(b) of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act [2018], any document is to be laid before this House, the delivery of a copy of the document to the Votes and Proceedings Office on any day during the existence of a Parliament shall be deemed to be for all purposes the laying of it before the House; and the proviso to Standing Order No. 159 shall not apply to any document laid in accordance with this Order.
Amendment a:
Mrs Maria Miller
Tom Brake
Dr Lisa Cameron
Dame Margaret Hodge
Seema Malhotra
Jess Phillips
Paragraph 6, at end add ‘of whom at least seven shall be women and seven shall be men’.
Notes:
The Accounting Officer has prepared a memorandum on the financial consequences of this motion, pursuant to Standing Order No. 22C(2). Copies are available in the Vote Office.
4. ENERGY
Secretary Greg Clark
That the draft Works Detrimental to Navigation (Powers and Duties of Inspectors) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 18 January, be approved.
5. TRADE BILL: REMAINING STAGES
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
6. TAXATION (CROSS-BORDER TRADE) BILL: REMAINING STAGES
Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
7. IMMIGRATION
Secretary Sajid Javid
That the draft Immigration (Alcohol Licensing and Late Hours Catering) (Scotland) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 28 March, be approved.
8. BANKS AND BANKING
Elizabeth Truss
That the draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 16 April, be approved.
9. CONSUMER PROTECTION
Secretary Greg Clark
That the draft Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 16 April, be approved.
10. INTERNATIONAL IMMUNITIES AND PRIVILIGES
Secretary Boris Johnson
That the draft European Organization for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere and the European Space Agency (Immunities and Privileges) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
11. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rishi Sunak
That the draft Somerset West and Taunton (Modification of Boundary Change Enactments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
12. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rishi Sunak
That the draft Somerset West and Taunton (Local Government Changes) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
13. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rishi Sunak
That the draft Bournemouth, Dorset and Poole (Structural Changes) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
14. LOCAL GOVERNMENT
Rishi Sunak
That the draft Dorset (Structural Changes) (Modification of the Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Act 2007) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
15. CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
Nadhim Zahawi
That the draft Restriction on the Preparation of Adoption Reports (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 16 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
16. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Secretary Greg Clark
That the draft Offshore Environmental Civil Sanctions Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 23 April, be approved.
17. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Mel Stride
That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belarus) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved.
18. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Mel Stride
That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ukraine) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved.
19. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Mel Stride
That the draft Double Taxation Relief (Mauritius) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved.
20. DIGITAL, CULTURE, MEDIA AND SPORT COMMITTEE
Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee
That Christian Matheson be discharged from the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee and Clive Efford be added.
21. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Secretary Greg Clark
That the draft Offshore Combustion Installations (Pollution Prevention and Control) (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 24 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
22. PRISONS (INTERFERENCE WITH WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY) BILL
Andrea Leadsom
That the Selection Committee do nominate a Public Bill Committee to consider the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Bill, pursuant to paragraph (5) of Standing Order No. 84A (Public Bill Committees).
23. PETROLEUM
Secretary Greg Clark
That the draft Scotland Act 2016 and Wales Act 2017 (Onshore Petroleum) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 30 April, be approved.
24. CAPITAL GAINS TAX
Mel Stride
That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Cyprus) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 30 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
25. CONSUMER PROTECTION
Secretary Matt Hancock
That the draft Breaching of Limits on Ticket Sales Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 26 April, be approved.
26. HOUSING
Mrs Heather Wheeler
That the draft Client Money Protection Schemes for Property Agents (Approval and Designation of Schemes) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 3 May, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
27. HOUSING
Mrs Heather Wheeler
That the draft Client Money Protection Schemes for Property Agents (Requirement to Belong to a Scheme etc.) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 3 May, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
28. BANKS AND BANKING
John Glen
That the draft Electronic Presentment of Instruments (Evidence of Payment and Compensation for Loss) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 30 April, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
29. PENSIONS
Secretary Esther McVey
That the draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Master Trusts) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 8 May, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
30. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS
John Glen
That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 9 May, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
31. HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE (NATIONAL DATA GUARDIAN) BILL: MONEY
Mel Stride
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred under the Act by the Secretary of State.
Notes:
Queen’s recommendation signified.
32. HEALTHCARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS
Stephen Barclay
That the draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 11 May, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).