House of Commons
Business for Thursday 26 April 2018
SUMMARY AGENDA: CHAMBER
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9.30am |
Prayers |
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Afterwards |
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10.10am |
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10.30am |
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Until 5.00pm |
Backbench Business: |
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No debate |
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Until 5.30pm or for half an hour |
Adjournment Debate: Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer (James Brokenshire) |
Westminster Hall
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1.30pm |
Financial services and the impact on the UK economy |
Business Today: Chamber
9.30am Prayers
Followed by
QUESTIONS
Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
1Christian Matheson (City of Chester)
What assessment he has made of the potential merits of alternatives to PET-plastic for single-use plastic bottles. (904944)
2Edward Argar (Charnwood)
What assessment he has made of the responses to his Department's consultation on its future agricultural policy. (904945)
3Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes)
What assessment he has made of the contribution of the seafood sector to the economy. (904946)
4Peter Grant (Glenrothes)
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the UK food and drink industry after the UK leaves the EU. (904947)
5Douglas Chapman (Dunfermline and West Fife)
What recent discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the future of the UK food and drink industry after the UK leaves the EU. (904948)
6Vicky Ford (Chelmsford)
What steps he is taking to reduce levels of plastic waste in the marine environment. (904949)
7Melanie Onn (Great Grimsby)
When he plans to publish the Fisheries White Paper; and if he will make a statement. (904950)
8Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine)
What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on common UK frameworks for agriculture after the UK leaves the EU. (904951)
9Sir Patrick McLoughlin (Derbyshire Dales)
What criteria his Department uses to appoint members to national park authorities. (904952)
10Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
Whether he plans for the UK to leave the Common Fisheries Policy after 2020. (904953)
11Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
What assessment he has made of the level of self-sufficiency in food production in England and Wales; and whether he plans to increase that level. (904954)
12Zac Goldsmith (Richmond Park)
What steps he is taking to prevent plastic waste in England. (904956)
13Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet)
What steps he is taking to improve standards of animal welfare. (904957)
14Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland)
What steps he has taken to reduce delays in processing applications for the basic payment scheme. (904958)
15Damien Moore (Southport)
What steps he is taking to reduce plastic waste in England. (904959)
16Jo Platt (Leigh)
Whether he plans to bring forward legislative proposals to improve standards of safety in animal rescue homes. (904960)
17Mary Creagh (Wakefield)
What recent assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on the UK food industry. (904961)
At 10.00am
Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
T1Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (904974)
T2Andrew Bowie (West Aberdeenshire and Kincardine) (904975)
T3Liz Twist (Blaydon) (904977)
T4Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (904978)
T5Theresa Villiers (Chipping Barnet) (904979)
T6Alison Thewliss (Glasgow Central) (904980)
T7Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck (South Shields) (904981)
At 10.10am
Oral Questions to the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission and the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, and the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission, and the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners
1Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what discussions the Church of England had at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2018 on freedom of religion or belief; and if he will make a statement. (904962)
2Rachael Maskell (York Central)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the potential merits of the circular economy. (904964)
3Helen Goodman (Bishop Auckland)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what plans the Church of England has to support rural schools. (904965)
4Michelle Donelan (Chippenham)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what assessment the Church of England has made of the Government response to the consultation on Out-of-school education settings. (904966)
5Peter Grant (Glenrothes)
To ask the hon. Member for Houghton and Sunderland South, representing the Speaker's Committee on the Electoral Commission, what discussions the Committee has had with the Electoral Commission on the decision to publish election expenses in Northern Ireland submitted since July 2017. (904967)
6Mr Philip Hollobone (Kettering)
To ask the Chairman of the Public Accounts Commission, what criteria the National Audit Office used to establish the timescale for its investigation into the cancellation of rail electrification projects by the Department for Transport; and if he will make a statement. (904968)
7Patrick Grady (Glasgow North)
To ask the right hon. Member for Carshalton and Wallington, representing the House of Commons Commission, what representations the Commission has received on the potential installation of electronic voting systems in the Chamber as part of (a) the restoration and renewal programme and (b) the northern estate programme. (904970)
8Grahame Morris (Easington)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church of England has had with local authorities on protecting historic church buildings and settings. (904971)
9Sir David Amess (Southend West)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Government and the insurance industry on the theft of metal, stone and decorative objects from churches. (904972)
10John Grogan (Keighley)
To ask the right hon. Member for Meriden, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent discussions the Church of England has had with the Government and the insurance industry on the theft of metal, stone and decorative objects from churches. (904973)
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))
Yvette Cooper
Nicky Morgan
Hilary Benn
Dr Sarah Wollaston
Norman Lamb
Meg Hillier
Robert NeillRachel ReevesPete WishartMr Dominic GrieveMary CreaghCaroline Lucas
That this House notes that the EU is the UK’s largest export market for goods, accounting for a total of £145bn of exports and £241bn of imports in 2016; further notes the Government’s expressed aim to secure the freest and most frictionless possible trade in goods between the UK and the EU after 29 March 2019; notes the importance of frictionless trade without tariffs, customs or border checks for manufacturers and businesses across the country who trade with the EU; further notes that the free circulation of goods on the island of Ireland is a consequence of the UK’s and Republic of Ireland’s membership of the EU Customs Union; in addition notes the Government’s commitment to (i), in the UK-EU joint report on progress during phase 1 of the Article 50 negotiations, the maintenance of North-South cooperation and the all-island economy on the island of Ireland, (ii) the Belfast Agreement implemented in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 remaining a fundamental principle of public policy and (iii) the continuation of unfettered access for Northern Ireland's businesses to the whole of the UK internal market; and therefore calls on the Government to include as an objective in negotiations on the future relationship between the UK and the EU the establishment of an effective customs union between the two territories.
Notes:
The subject for this debate was chosen by the Liaison Committee and allocated by the Backbench Business Committee.
Relevant Documents:
First Report of the Home Affairs Select Committee, Home Office delivery of Brexit: customs operations, HC 540
Second Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Brexit and the future of Customs, HC 401
Seventh Report of the Committee of Public Accounts, Brexit and the UK border, HC 558
Second Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, Leaving the EU: implications for the civil nuclear sector, HC 378
Fifth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, The impact of Brexit on the automotive sector, HC 379
Sixth Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, The impact of Brexit on the aerospace sector, HC 380
Seventh Report of the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee, The impact of Brexit on the processed food and drink sector, HC 381
Second Report of the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee, The land border between Northern Ireland and Ireland, HC 329
Fourth Report of the Health and Social Care Committee, Brexit – medicines, medical devices and substances of human origin, HC 392
Oral evidence taken before the International Trade Committee on 13 December 2017, on Implications of arrangements for the Republic of Ireland – Northern Ireland border for wider UK Trade Policy, HC 665
Fourth Report of the Treasury Committee, Transitional arrangements for exiting the European Union, HC 473, and the Government response, HC 850
Oral evidence taken before the Treasury Committee on 7 March 2018, HC 473
Third Report of the Exiting the European Union Committee, The progress of the UK’s negotiations on EU withdrawal: December 2017 to March 2018, HC 884.
Fourth Report of the Exiting the European Union Committee, The future UK-EU relationship, HC 935
Third Report of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, Brexit: Trade in Food, HC 348
Plastic bottles and coffee cups
Mary Creagh
That this House has considered the First and Second Reports of the Environmental Audit Committee, Plastic Bottles: Turning Back the Plastic Tide, HC 339, and Disposable Packaging: Coffee Cups, HC 657; and urges the Government to accept that Committee's 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.
Relevant Documents:
Fourth Special Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Plastic bottles: Turning Back the Plastic Tide: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report, HC 841
Fifth Special Report of the Environmental Audit Committee, Disposable Packaging: Coffee Cups: Government Response to the Committee’s Second Report, HC 867
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)
Royal Bank of Scotland closure on the Isle of Barra: Angus Brendan MacNeil
ADJOURNMENT DEBATE
Until 5.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))
Early diagnosis and treatment of lung cancer: James Brokenshire
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 the financial services and the impact on the UK economy: Vicky Ford
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
The Chancellor of the Exchequer
1.Contingent liability notification
Secretary of State for Defence
2.Service Complaints Ombudsman - Annual Report 2017
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
3.April Agriculture and Fisheries Council
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.
European Committees
European Committee A
To consider the Council Decision 2017/971 of 8 June 2017 determining the planning and conduct arrangements for EU nonexecutive military CSDP missions and amending Decisions 2010/ 96/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of Somali security forces, 2013/34/CFSP on a European Union military mission to contribute to the training of the Malian armed forces, and (CFSP) 2016/610 on a European Union CSDP military training mission in the Central African Republic; European Union Documents No. 14866/17 Council Decision establishing Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) and determining the list of participating Member States; Council Recommendation of 6 March 2018 concerning a roadmap for the implementation of PESCO and Council Decision (CFSP) 2018/340 of 6 March 2018 establishing the list of projects to be developed under PESCO
Room 10
11.30am (public)
Delegated Legislation Committees
Ninth Delegated Legislation Committee
To consider the draft First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal (Composition of Tribunal) (Amendment) Order 2018
Room 9
11.30am (public)
Select Committees
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
Subject: Fake news
Witnesses: Mike Schroepfer, Chief Technical Officer, Facebook
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)