Business Today: Chamber for Thursday 21 December 2017

 BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER

9.30am Prayers

Followed by

 QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

1David Hanson (Delyn)
When she plans to announce her decision on a new location for Channel 4. (903075)

2Wes Streeting (Ilford North)
What steps her Department is taking to ensure that the level of National Lottery funding for charities is maintained. (903076)

3Luke Pollard (Plymouth, Sutton and Devonport)
What recent assessment she has made of the role of public libraries in increasing social mobility. (903077)

4Stephen Kerr (Stirling)
If she will assume responsibility for ensuring the delivery of broadband in Scotland. (903078)

5Liz McInnes (Heywood and Middleton)
What recent assessment she has made of the effect on public libraries of changes to local authority budgets. (903079)

6Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough)
What recent assessment she has made of progress towards the target of 95 per cent superfast broadband coverage. (903080)

7Mr Alistair Carmichael (Orkney and Shetland)
What assessment she has made of whether Disney’s acquisition of 21st Century Fox has implications for the Competition and Markets Authority's decision on the proposed merger of 21st Century Fox and Sky. (903081)

8Paul Masterton (East Renfrewshire)
What steps her Department is taking to tackle problems associated with online ticket sales. (903084)

9Bob Blackman (Harrow East)
What estimate she has made of the amount donated to support the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire; and if she will make a statement. (903085)

10Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale)
What steps her Department is taking to increase the number of public funding sources available to charities and voluntary organisations. (903086)

11Danielle Rowley (Midlothian)
What recent assessment she has made of the potential effect on the digital and tech industries of the UK leaving the EU. (903087)

12Ronnie Cowan (Inverclyde)
What steps the Government is taking to protect young people from gambling-related harm. (903088)

13Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire)
What recent assessment she has made of progress towards the target of 95 per cent superfast broadband coverage. (903089)

14Carolyn Harris (Swansea East)
What steps her Department is taking to tackle problem gambling. (903090)

15Louise Haigh (Sheffield, Heeley)
What steps her Department is taking to improve access to sports facilities. (903092)

At 10.00am

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

T1Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire)
If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities. (903093)

T2Robert Jenrick (Newark) (903094)

T3Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (903095)

T4Mr Paul Sweeney (Glasgow North East) (903097)

T5Ian C. Lucas (Wrexham) (903098)

T6Stephen Timms (East Ham) (903099)

T7Mr John Whittingdale (Maldon) (903100)

At 10.10am

Oral Questions to the Attorney General

1Ms Nusrat Ghani (Wealden)
What plans the Government has to implement the agreement reached by the Council of Europe on prisoner voting in the UK. (903063)

2Mr David Lammy (Tottenham)
What the timetable is for the Director of Public Prosecutions to complete her review of the charging decision in relation to the fatal shooting of Jermaine Baker; and if he will make a statement. (903064)

3Nigel Huddleston (Mid Worcestershire)
What steps he has taken to promote public legal education in the last 12 months. (903065)

4Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
How many British jihadists (a) have been prosecuted and (b) are being considered for prosecution since returning from Syria or Iraq. (903066)

5Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough)
What the Government's plans are for the future of the Serious Fraud Office. (903069)

6Mike Amesbury (Weaver Vale)
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on tackling knife crime. (903070)

7Jo Churchill (Bury St Edmunds)
What steps he has taken to promote public legal education in the last 12 months. (903071)

8Tony Lloyd (Rochdale)
What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on developing a more integrated approach to the prosecution of fraud. (903072)

9Tom Tugendhat (Tonbridge and Malling)
What steps he has taken to promote public legal education in the last 12 months. (903073)

 URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

10.30am

Urgent Questions (if any)

Business Question to the Leader of the House

Ministerial Statements (if any)

 BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. BACKBENCH BUSINESS

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

Russian interference in UK politics and society

Tom Brake

That this House has considered Russian interference in UK politics and society.

Relevant Documents:

Twelfth Report of the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee of Session 2016-17, Lessons learned from the EU Referendum, HC496

Matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment

Ian Mearns, on behalf of the Backbench Business Committee

That this House has considered matters to be raised before the forthcoming adjournment.

Notes:

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

 ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

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

Justice for cyclists and the case of Ian Winterburn: Fabian Hamilton

 BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

 ORDER OF BUSINESS

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

1.30pm

That this House has considered leasehold and commonhold reform and leasehold abuses: Sir Peter Bottomley

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)).

 WRITTEN STATEMENTS

 Statements to be made today

Minister for the Cabinet Office

1.Infected Blood Inquiry

2.Prosperity Fund Annual Report 2016/17

Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government

3.Leasehold and commonhold reform

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

4.Bovine TB

5.December Agriculture and Fisheries Council

Secretary of State for Health

6.2018-19 and 2019-20 Ring-Fenced Public Health Grants to Local Authorities

Secretary of State for Justice

7.Council Decision authorising the European Commission to negotiate instruments on the enforcement of international commercial settlement agreements resulting from conciliation in the framework of the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL)

8.Cremation Regulations

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/.

 COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

 JUSTICE

4th Report: Draft Sentencing Council guidelines on manslaughter, HC 658

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

All business papers are available via the HousePapers app on mobile devices