Business Today: Chamber for Wednesday 29 November 2017

 BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

1Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire)
What humanitarian support her Department is providing to Yemen. (902617)

2Luke Hall (Thornbury and Yate)
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of international efforts to eradicate polio. (902618)

3Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central)
What humanitarian support her Department is providing to Yemen. (902619)

4Lucy Allan (Telford)
What steps she is taking to promote value for money in aid spending. (902620)

5Alex Burghart (Brentwood and Ongar)
What steps she is taking to promote value for money in aid spending. (902621)

6Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire)
What steps her Department is taking to tackle modern slavery in developing countries. (902622)

7Huw Merriman (Bexhill and Battle)
What steps her Department is taking to promote trade between the UK and least developed countries. (902624)

8Ellie Reeves (Lewisham West and Penge)
What steps she is taking to promote universal access to free public education and health systems in developing and partner countries. (902625)

9Hugh Gaffney (Coatbridge, Chryston and Bellshill)
What aid her Department provides to Central African Republic. (902626)

10Chris Green (Bolton West)
What support her Department provides to assist developing countries with scientific research. (902627)

11David Hanson (Delyn)
What steps she is taking to promote universal access to free public education and health systems in developing and partner countries. (902628)

12Victoria Prentis (Banbury)
What steps she is taking to enable small charities in the UK to access funding allocated by her Department. (902629)

13Bambos Charalambous (Enfield, Southgate)
What steps she is taking to ensure that private contractors funded through Official Development Assistance are scrutinised and managed effectively. (902630)

14Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire)
What steps she is taking to promote technology for development purposes. (902631)

At 11.53am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for International Development

T1Stephen Gethins (North East Fife)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (902647)

T2Stephen Crabb (Preseli Pembrokeshire) (902648)

T3Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (902649)

T4Mr Paul Sweeney (Glasgow North East) (902650)

T5Martin Whitfield (East Lothian) (902651)

T6Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (902652)

T7Amanda Milling (Cannock Chase) (902653)

T8Robert Courts (Witney) (902654)

At 12 noon

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister

Q1Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby)
If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 29 November. (902632)

Q2Rosie Duffield (Canterbury) (902633)

Q3John Mann (Bassetlaw) (902634)

Q4Steve McCabe (Birmingham, Selly Oak) (902635)

Q5Mr Simon Clarke (Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland) (902637)

Q6Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (902638)

Q7Sarah Jones (Croydon Central) (902639)

Q8Wayne David (Caerphilly) (902640)

Q9Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) (902641)

Q10Wes Streeting (Ilford North) (902642)

Q11Matt Warman (Boston and Skegness) (902643)

Q12Mhairi Black (Paisley and Renfrewshire South) (902644)

Q13Marsha De Cordova (Battersea) (902645)

Q14Rebecca Pow (Taunton Deane) (902646)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. FOOD INSECURITY: TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Government to monitor and report on food insecurity; to make provision for official statistics on food insecurity; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes.

2. OPPOSITION DAY (5TH ALLOTTED DAY)

Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Women affected by state pension age increases

Ian Blackford

Kirsty Blackman

Mhairi Black

Chris Stephens

Neil Gray

Patrick Grady

Hannah BardellDeidre BrockAlan Brown

Dr Lisa CameronDouglas ChapmanJoanna Cherry

Ronnie CowanAngela CrawleyMartyn Day

Martin Docherty-HughesMarion FellowsStephen Gethins

Patricia GibsonPeter GrantDrew Hendry

Stewart HosieChris LawDavid Linden

Angus Brendan MacNeilStewart Malcolm McDonaldStuart C. McDonald

John McNallyCarol MonaghanGavin Newlands

Brendan O'HaraTommy SheppardAlison Thewliss

Dr Philippa WhitfordPete WishartCaroline Lucas

That this House calls on the Government to improve transitional arrangements for women born on or after 6 April 1951 who have been adversely affected by the acceleration of the increase to the state pension age.

EU nationals

Ian Blackford

Kirsty Blackman

Stephen Gethins

Joanna Cherry

Peter Grant

Patrick Grady

Hannah BardellDeidre BrockAlan Brown

Dr Lisa CameronDouglas ChapmanRonnie Cowan

Angela CrawleyMartyn DayMartin Docherty-Hughes

Marion FellowsMhairi BlackPatricia Gibson

Neil GrayDrew HendryStewart Hosie

Chris LawDavid LindenAngus Brendan MacNeil

Stewart Malcolm McDonaldStuart C. McDonaldJohn McNally

Carol MonaghanGavin NewlandsBrendan O'Hara

Tommy SheppardChris StephensAlison Thewliss

Dr Philippa WhitfordPete WishartCaroline Lucas

That this House calls on the Home Secretary to introduce legislative proposals in this Session of Parliament, in line with the recommendation in paragraph 45 of the Second Report of the Exiting the European Union Committee of Session 2016-17, The Government's negotiating objectives: the rights of UK and EU citizens, HC 1071, that the Government should now make a unilateral decision to safeguard the rights of EU nationals living in the UK.

Notes:

The matters to be debated have been selected by the Leader of the Scottish National Party (Standing Order No. 14(2)).

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Effect of universal credit on the terminally ill: Drew Hendry

 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 effect of the Government's migration policy on the economy: Mr Mark Harper

11.00am

That this House has considered the appointment of an Arctic ambassador: Douglas Chapman

Notes:

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

2.30pm

That this House has considered the provision of legal aid: Mr Paul Sweeney

4.00pm

That this House has considered the provision of sanitary products: Layla Moran

4.30pm

That this House has considered Cornwall’s dark skies status: Mrs Sheryll Murray

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

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1.Competitiveness Council, 30th November to 1st December: Pre-Council Statement

2.Oil and Gas Authority

3.The Twenty Third Conference of the Parties (COP 23) Bonn, Germany, 6th to 17th November 2017

The Chancellor of the Exchequer

4.Operation of the UK’s Counter-Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime: 1 January 2017 to 31 March 2017

5.Operation of the UK’s Counter-Terrorist Asset Freezing Regime: 1 April 2017 to 30 June 2017

Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

6.Update on cyber security and data protection

Secretary of State for Health

7.Human Fertilisation & Embryology Act 2008: Remedial Order

Secretary of State for International Development

8.Capital payment to an International Financial Institution - Contingent Liability

Secretary of State for Transport

9.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.

 Delegated Legislation Committees

Fourth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Pension Schemes Act 2015 (Transitional Provisions and Appropriate Independent Advice) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2017

Room 9

8.55am (public)

Fifth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Risk Transformation Regulations 2017 and the draft Risk Transformation (Tax) Regulations 2017

Room 9

2.30pm (public)

Sixth Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Unified Patent Court (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2017

Room 11

2.30pm (public)

 Select Committees

Exiting the European Union

Subject: The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal

Witnesses: Peter Hardwick, Head of Exports, Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board, James Hookham, Deputy Chief Executive, Freight Transport Association, Sian Thomas, Communications Manager, Fresh Produce Consortium, and Duncan Brock, CIPS Group Director, Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply; Jon Thompson, Chief Executive and Permanent Secretary, HM Revenue and Customs, John Bourne, Policy Director of Animal and Plant Health, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Richard Everitt, Chairman, Port of Dover, and Richard Ballantyne, Chief Executive, British Ports Association (at 10.15am)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

9.00am (private), 9.15am (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Fisheries

Witnesses: Helen McLachlan, Programme Manager, Fisheries Governance, WWF UK, Dr Thomas Appleby, University of West England, Erin Priddle, UK Fisheries Manager, EDF, and Dr Steven Mackinson, Chief Scientific Officer, Scottish Pelagic Fishermen’s Association; Professor Richard Barnes, University of Hull, Aaron Brown, Fishing for Leave, Jim Portus, Chief Executive, South Western Fish Producer Organisation, and Griffin Carpenter, Senior Researcher, New Economics Foundation (at 10.30am)

Room 15

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Home Affairs

Subject: Home Office delivery of Brexit: immigration

Witnesses: David Bolt, Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration; Lucy Moreton, General Secretary, Immigration Service Union, and Adrian Berry, Chair, Immigration Law Practitioners' Association (at 10.15am); Helen Kenny, National Officer, FDA, and Mike Jones, Group Secretary, Home Office group, Public and Commercial Services Union (at 10.45am)

Room 16

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Northern Ireland Affairs

Subject: The land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland

Witnesses: Chloe Smith MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Northern Ireland Office, and Mr Robin Walker MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department for Exiting the European Union

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Work and Pensions

Subject: Universal Credit rollout

Witnesses: David Finch, Senior Economic Analyst, Resolution Foundation, Deven Ghelani, Director, Policy in Practice, Andrew Hood, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies, and Victoria Todd, Senior Technical Manager, Low Incomes Tax Reform Group

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

9.15am (private), 9.30am (public)

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Subject: Work of the Department

Witnesses: The Rt Hon Greg Clark MP, Secretary of State, Claire Perry MP, Minister of State for Climate Change and Industry, Alex Chisholm, Permanent Secretary, and Gareth Davies, Director General, Business and Science, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

Room 5

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

International Trade

Subject: The Trade Bill

Witnesses: Bernardine Adkins, Partner, Head of EU, Trade and Competition, Gowling WLG, Edwin Vermulst, Partner, VVGB, Brussels, and Gareth Stace, Director of UK Steel; Derrick Wyatt QC, Brick Court Chambers, and Nick Dearden, Director, Global Justice Now (at 11.00am)

Room 8

9.45am (private), 10.00am (public)

Women and Equalities

Subject: Women in executive management

Witnesses: Professor Sue Vinnicombe CBE, Cranfield School of Management, Professor Ruth Sealy, University of Exeter Business School, and Denise Wilson OBE, Chief Executive, Hampton-Alexander Review

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

9.50am (private), 10.15am (public)

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

Subject: The work of the Charity Commission

Witnesses: William Shawcross, Chair, and Helen Stephenson, Chief Executive, Charity Commission for England and Wales

Room 6

10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

European Scrutiny

Room 19

1.45pm (private)

Public Accounts

Subject: Government Borrowing

Witnesses: Sir Tom Scholar, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury, Sir Robert Stheeman, Chief Executive, Debt Management Office, Ian Ackerley, Chief Executive, National Savings and Investments, James Bowler, Director General, Public Spending, and Ian Bulmer, Deputy Director Government Finance, HM Treasury

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Treasury

Subject: Budget Autumn 2017

Witnesses: Ann Pettifor, Director, Prime Economics, Professor Jagjit Chadha, Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research, and Paul Johnson, Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Foreign Affairs

Subject: The future of Britain’s diplomatic relationship with Europe

Witnesses: Professor Robert Tombs, University of Cambridge, and James Rogers, Henry Jackson Society

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

2.15pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Subject: Brexit: Trade in food

Witnesses: Michael Oakes, Chairman, NFU Dairy Board, Paul Vernon, Chair, Dairy UK, Nick Whelan, Group Chief Executive, Dale Farm, and Ash Amirahmadi, Senior Vice President of Sales, Arla Foods UK; Edward Barker, Senior Policy Adviser, National Pig Association, Richard Griffiths, Chief Executive, British Poultry Council, Peter Allan, General Manager, Cargill Meats Europe, and Andrew Saunders, Agriculture Director, Tulip Ltd. (at 3.45pm)

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

2.30pm (private), 2.45pm (public)

Procedure

Room 16

2.30pm (private)

Selection

Room 13

4.30pm (private)

 Joint Committees

Human Rights

Subject: Freedom of Speech in Universities

Witnesses: Liron Velleman, Union of Jewish Students, Ben Ryan, Theos Think Tank, Andrew Copson, Humanists UK, Yusuf Hassan, Federation of Student Islamic Societies, Charlotte Moore, and Alyaa Ebbiary

Room 4a

3.00pm (private), 3.15pm (public)

Statutory Instruments

Room 7

3.45pm (private)

 COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 PUBLIC ACCOUNTS

4th Report: Correspondence handling at NHS Shared Business Services, HC 396

Time of publication: 00.01am

 PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND CONSTITUTIONAL AFFAIRS

1st Report: Devolution and Exiting the EU: Clause 11 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill, HC 484

Time of publication: 00.01am

 EUROPEAN SCRUTINY

2nd Report, HC 301-ii

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

Select Committees Webpage

Recent Select Committee Reports

 Standing Orders Relating to Public Business

Text of Standing Orders relating to public business

 EUROPEAN BUSINESS

European Business Referrals and Motion documents for consideration by European Committees or on the Floor of the House are available on the European Business webpage

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