Future Business as of Thursday 17 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.

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

Relevant Documents:

Third Report of the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee, Pre-legislative scrutiny of the draft Tenant Fees Bill, HC 583 and the Government response, CM 9610

Notes:

Queen’s Consent to be signified on Third Reading.

The Speaker has certified that the Tenant Fees Bill relates exclusively to England on matters within devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.

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

Relevant Documents:

Third Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Session 2016-17, Animal welfare in England: domestic pets, HC 117, and the Government response, HC 1003.

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

SOCIAL JUSTICE COMMISSION: TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Robert Halfon

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to amend the law relating to the Social Mobility Commission.

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 Chairman of Ways and Means appointed this debate on the recommendation of the Backbench Business Committee.

11.00am That this House has considered the matter of child sexual exploitation and consent to sexual intercourse: Lucy Allan

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm That this House has considered nationwide levels of serious violence: Jack Dromey

4.00pm That this House has considered Somerset county council plans for unitary status: Mr Ian Liddell-Grainger

4.30pm That this House has considered the matter of the persecution of Christians overseas: Chris Philp

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 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

Terminal Illness (Provision of Palliative Care and Support for Carers): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Bambos Charalambous

A Bill to require the provision of comprehensive palliative care to those with terminal illnesses, including adults over the age of 60; to require certain public bodies to co-operate with hospices in the provision of palliative care; to make provision for support for those caring for individuals with a terminal illness; and for connected purposes.

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 the effect of police stop and search powers on BAME communities: Naz Shah

11.00am That this House has considered the role of local communities in the planning system: Nicky Morgan

Notes:

The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.

2.30pm That this House has considered UK relations with Qatar: Sir David Amess

4.00pm That this House has considered the effect of leaving the EU on the higher education sector in Wales: Hywel Williams

4.30pm That this House has considered Government policy on new psychoactive substances: David Hanson

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 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

Select Committee Statement on the publication of the 41st Report of the Public Accounts Committee, Government risk assessments relating to Carillion plc, HC 1045

Afterwards

BACKBENCH BUSINESS

Persecution of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community

Siobhain McDonagh

That this House notes with concern the rising tide of persecution of Ahmadi Muslims in Pakistan, Algeria and other countries around the world; further notes the effect that hate preachers have on radicalising people internationally and in the UK, through the media, social media and otherwise; notes with concern the past activities of hate preacher, Syed Muzaffar Shah Qadri, who radicalised Tanveer Ahmed, who in turn murdered Mr Asad Shah in Glasgow in March 2016; calls on the Government to make representations to the Governments of Pakistan and Algeria on the persecution of Ahmadis; and further calls on the Government to make more stringent the entry clearance procedures to the UK for hate preachers by ensuring that entry clearance hubs and the Home Office have adequate numbers of Urdu speakers to monitor visa applications and online radicalisation.

Notes:

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

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

Relevant Documents:

Oral evidence taken before the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on 7 March, 18 April and 25 April on Fur trade in the UK, HC 823.

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)).

TUESDAY 12 june 

CHAMBER

TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Fiona Bruce

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.

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

Notes:

The Scottish Parliament has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to his Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

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)).

THURSDAY 5 JULY 

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30pm Role of universal health coverage in tackling preventable and treatable diseases: Jim Shannon

Notes:

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

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

BANKING (CASH MACHINE CHARGES AND FINANCIAL INCLUSION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Ged Killen

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. 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).

10. 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).

11. 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).

12. 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).

13. 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).

14. 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.

Notes:

The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

15. 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.

16. 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.

17. 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.

18. 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.

19. 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).

20. 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).

21. 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.

22. 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.

23. 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.

24. 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 Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).

25. 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 Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).

26. 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.

27. 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).

28. 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.

29. 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.

30. 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.