House of Commons
Future Business as of Monday 27 January 2020
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.
Tuesday 28 January
Monken Hadley Common Bill: Second Reading
No debate, and may not be proceeded with if opposed (Standing Order No. 20)
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
Afterwards
Direct Payments to Farmers (Legislative Continuity) Bill: Committee and remaining stages
Notes:
The Scottish Parliament has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to this Bill. Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).
Motion relating to the draft Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019
Motion relating to the draft Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2019
PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS
Over 75s free TV licences: David Linden
Section 136 of the Mental Health Act 1983: Sir Paul Beresford
9.30am That this House has considered the fire risk in flats and shared housing: Matt Rodda
11.00am That this House has considered the UKAEA Public Service Pension Scheme survivor’s pension: Cat Smith
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered Antarctica science and diplomacy: James Gray
4.00pm That this House has considered London suburbs and local service provision: Dr Rupa Huq
4.30pm That this House has considered the incineration of industrial and commercial waste: Stephen Doughty
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 29 January
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
OPPOSITION DAY (1ST ALLOTTED DAY)
Jeremy Corbyn
Jeremy Corbyn
Notes:
The selection of the matters to be debated has been made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).
Redevelopment of Wards Corner: Mr David Lammy
9.30am That this House has considered Gypsies, Travellers and the planning system: Mr Philip Hollobone
11.00am That this House has considered the rights of British overseas passport holders in Hong Kong: Stephen Hammond
Notes:
The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.
2.30pm That this House has considered special educational needs and disability funding: Munira Wilson
4.00pm That this House has considered compensation for bovine TB: Derek Thomas
4.30pm That this House has considered UK defence rotary strategy: Robert Courts
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 30 January
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport
Afterwards
GENERAL DEBATE ON GLOBAL BRITAIN
The Prime Minister
War Widows’ Pension Scheme: Dr Julian Lewis
1.30pm Effect of US tariffs on the Scotch whisky industry: David Mundell
Notes:
The subject of this debate was determined by the Chairman of Ways and Means.
3.00pm Flooding in South Yorkshire: Stephanie Peacock
Notes:
The subject of this debate was determined by the Chairman of Ways and Means.
MONDAY 3 FEBRUARY
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence
Afterwards
Agriculture Bill: Second Reading
Jeremy Corbyn
Luke Pollard
Daniel Zeichner
Rachael Maskell
Thangam Debbonaire
Mr Nicholas Brown
That this House, whilst recognising that on leaving the EU the UK needs to shift agricultural support from land-based payments to the delivery of environmental and other public benefits, declines to give a Second Reading to the Agriculture Bill because it fails to provide controls on imported agricultural goods, such as chlorinated chicken or hormone treated beef, nor to guarantee the environmental, animal welfare and food safety standards which will apply.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this Bill for certification.
Jesse Norman
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Agriculture Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—
(1) sums required for—
(a) giving financial assistance to any person by virtue of powers of the Secretary of State under the Act;
(b) continuing to make direct payments, under the basic payment scheme as it operates in relation to England, for one or more years after 2020 by virtue of the Act;
(c) making delinked payments in relation to England (in place of direct payments under the basic payment scheme) by virtue of the Act;
(d) providing support under the Rural Development Regulation (EU No 1305/2013) as it operates in England in consequence of amendments of that Regulation made by virtue of the Act;
(e) operating the public market intervention or aid for private storage mechanisms under retained direct EU legislation as it operates in relation to England in response to exceptional conditions in agricultural markets;
(2) any administrative expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of the Act; and
(3) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided by virtue of any other Act.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
Tax policy and Netflix: Dame Margaret Hodge
TUESDAY 4 FEBRUARY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
12.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
Afterwards
NHS Funding Bill: Committee and remaining stages
Motion relating to the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2019
WEdnesday 5 February
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
Afterwards
Mike Amesbury
Details to be provided.
Darren Jones
Details to be provided.
Anna McMorrin
Details to be provided.
Laura Trott
Details to be provided.
Chris Loder
Details to be provided.
Paula Barker
Details to be provided.
Philip Dunne
Details to be provided.
Dame Cheryl Gillan
Details to be provided.
Mr Mark Francois
Details to be provided.
Dr Ben Spencer
Details to be provided.
Bim Afolami
Details to be provided.
Dr Philippa Whitford
Details to be provided.
Peter Grant
Details to be provided.
Unpaid Work Experience (Prohibition) (No. 2)
Alex Cunningham
Bill to prohibit unpaid work experience exceeding four weeks; and for connected purposes.
Mary Kelly Foy
Details to be provided.
Mr Andrew Mitchell
Details to be provided.
Bill Wiggin
Bill to establish a meat grading system incorporating taste and eating quality; to define the term “grass-fed” when used in meat labelling and marketing; and for connected purposes.
Kate Osamor
Details to be provided.
Simon Fell
Details to be provided.
Carol Monaghan
Details to be provided.
OPPOSITION DAY (2ND ALLOTTED DAY): Subject to be announced
Jeremy Corbyn
Notes:
The debate will arise on a Motion in the name of the Leader of the Opposition.
THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
10.10am Questions to the Church Commissioners, the House of Commons Commission, the Public Accounts Commission and the Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission
Afterwards
Notes:
The subject of the debate will be determined by the Backbench Business Committee
MONDAY 10 FEBRUARY
2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for the Home Department
TUESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
11.30am Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
12.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer
WEDNESDAY 12 FEBRUARY
11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland
12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister
THURSDAY 13 FEBRUARY
9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
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.
Secretary Andrea Leadsom
That the draft Electricity Supplier Obligations (Excluded Electricity) (Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 9 September 2019, in the last Parliament, be approved.
2. Exiting the European Union (Competition)
Secretary Andrea Leadsom
That the draft State Aid (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 21 January 2019, in the last Parliament, be approved.
John Glen
That the draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Public Works Loan Commissioners) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 14 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Jesse Norman
That the Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 4 November 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
Mr Simon Clarke
That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Gibraltar) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 7 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
6. Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill: Second Reading
7. Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill: Money
Jesse Norman
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Windrush Compensation Scheme (Expenditure) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State or a government department under, or in connection with, the Windrush Compensation Scheme.
Notes:
Queen’s Recommendation signified.
8. Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Bill: Second Reading
Notes:
The Speaker has certified that the Bill relates exclusively to England and Wales on matters within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83J)
Secretary Alister Jack
That the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 31 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Helen Whately
That the draft Grants to the Churches Conservation Trust Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Esther McVey
That the draft Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector (England) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 13 January, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
Chloe Smith
That the draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Amendment) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 14 January, be approved.
Notes:
The instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
13. Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)
Christopher Pincher
That the Burundi (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1142), dated 18 July 2019, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19 July, in the last Parliament, be approved.
14. Exiting the European Union (Sanctions)
Christopher Pincher
That the Guinea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I., 2019, No. 1145), dated 18 July 2019, a copy of which was laid before this House on 19 July, in the last Parliament, be approved.
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Chartered Institute of Legal Executives) (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulator) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
Mims Davies
That the draft Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 5 September 2019, in the last Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Secretary Priti Patel
That the draft Extradition Act 2003 (Amendments to Designations) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Justin Tomlinson
That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Justin Tomlinson
That the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
21. Senior Courts of England and Wales
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Crown Court (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has certified that the Instrument relates exclusively to England and Wales and is within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83P).
Jesse Norman
That the draft Employment Allowance (Excluded Persons) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 16 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Judicial Pensions and Fee-Paid Judges’ Pension Schemes (Contributions) (Amendment) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 20 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
24. Representation of the People
Secretary Julian Smith
That the draft Representation of the People (Electronic Communications and Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 20 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
25. Betting, Gaming and Lotteries
Helen Whately
That the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Variation of Monetary Limits) Order 2020, which was laid before this House on 20 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
John Glen
That the Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2020 (S.I., 2020, No. 36), dated 17 January 2020, a copy of which was laid before this House on 17 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Luke Hall
That the draft Northamptonshire (Structural Changes) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 28 October 2019, in the last Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
28. CHURCH OF ENGLAND (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) MEASURE
Andrew Selous
That the Church of England (Miscellaneous Provisions) Measure (HC 299), passed by the General Synod of the Church of England, a copy of which was laid before this House on 4 November 2019, in the last Parliament, be presented to Her Majesty for her Royal Assent in the form in which it was laid before Parliament.
29. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Andrea Leadsom
That the draft Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay (General) Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 23 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
30. Terms and Conditions of Employment
Secretary Andrea Leadsom
That the draft Parental Bereavement Leave Regulations 2020, which were laid before this House on 23 January, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (Commencement No. 14) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 14 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, 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).
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 (Consequential Amendment) Regulations 2019, which were laid before this House on 14 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, 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).
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Release of Prisoners (Alteration of Relevant Proportion of Sentence) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 14 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, 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).
Secretary Robert Buckland
That the draft Human Rights Act 1998 (Remedial) Order 2019, which was laid before this House on 15 October 2019, in the last Session of Parliament, be approved.
Notes:
The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Human Rights.
The Speaker has not yet considered this instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).