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Monday 22 January 2018 Order Paper No.79: Part 1

SUMMARY AGENDA: CHAMBER

2.30pm Prayers

Afterwards Oral Questions: Housing, Communities and Local Government

3.30pm Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any)

Until 10.00pm Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]: Second Reading

Followed by Motions without separate debate:

Programme

Money

Ways and Means

No debate after

10.00pm

Motions to change the membership of Select Committees:

Environmental Audit; Procedure; Science and Technology

No debate Presentation of Public Petitions

Until 10.30pm or

for half an hour

Adjournment Debate: North West Ambulance Service (Tony Lloyd)

WESTMINSTER HALL

4.30pm Debate on an e-petition relating to leaving the European Union

CONTENTS

PART 1: BUSINESS TODAY

3 Chamber

9 Westminster Hall

10 Written Statements

11 Committees meeting today

13 Committee reports published today

14 Announcements

17 Further Information

PART 2: FUTURE BUSINESS

20 A. Calendar of Business

49 B. Remaining Orders and Notices

Notes:

Items marked [R] indicates that a Member has declared a relevant interest.

BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER

2.30pm Prayers

Followed by

QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local

Government

1 Laura Pidcock (North West Durham)

How much Government funding has been allocated to local authorities for remedial fire

safety work as a result of the Grenfell Tower fire. (903413)

2 Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole)

What progress has been made on piloting the Housing First approach to tackling

homelessness. (903414)

3 Royston Smith (Southampton, Itchen)

What recent steps his Department has taken to ensure the fire safety of buildings in

England. (903415)

4 Matt Western (Warwick and Leamington)

What assessment he has made of trends in the number of homeless people sleeping

rough between 2010 and 2016. (903416)

5 Neil Parish (Tiverton and Honiton)

What steps the Government is taking to increase the number of affordable homes in rural

areas. (903417)

6 Peter Aldous (Waveney)

What progress his Department has made on supporting the economies of coastal

communities. (903418)

7 Scott Mann (North Cornwall)

What steps he is taking to promote self-build housing projects in the South West. (903419)

8 Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)

What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Education on

outcomes for looked-after children. (903421)

9 Ms Karen Lee (Lincoln)

What assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement

on the ability of local authorities to meet their statutory responsibilities. (903422)

10 James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East)

What steps the Government is taking to ensure that the Thames Estuary 2050 Growth

Commission takes account of the needs of south Essex. (903423)

11 Jenny Chapman (Darlington)



12 Ged Killen (Rutherglen and Hamilton West)

What discussions he has had with local authorities on local government contingency

arrangements as a result of Carillion entering liquidation. (903425)

13 Mr Paul Sweeney (Glasgow North East)



14 Mr Barry Sheerman (Huddersfield)

What steps he is taking to ensure that local authorities can support people who need

social care. (903427)

15 Afzal Khan (Manchester, Gorton)

What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of new homes for social

rent since 2010. (903428)

16 Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood)

What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of new homes for social

rent since 2010. (903429)

17 Wayne David (Caerphilly)



18 Mr Mark Prisk (Hertford and Stortford)

What progress his Department has made on enabling the development of surplus public

land for housing. (903431)

19 Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South)

What assessment he has made of the effect of the local government finance settlement

on the ability of local authorities to meet their statutory responsibilities. (903432)

20 Trudy Harrison (Copeland)

What progress his Department has made on supporting the economies of coastal

communities. (903433)

21 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston)

What recent assessment he has made of trends in the number of households in

temporary accommodation. (903434)

22 Eleanor Smith (Wolverhampton South West)



23 Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South)

What steps his Department is taking to tackle anti-Semitism and Holocaust denial.

(903436)

24 Chris Ruane (Vale of Clwyd)

Whether his Department has used Office for National Statistics estimates of personal

well-being when formulating policy; and what policies his Department has introduced to

improve national well-being. (903437)

At 3.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local

Government

T1 Sir Patrick McLoughlin (Derbyshire Dales)

If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (903438)

T2 Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) (903439)

T3 Ellie Reeves (Lewisham West and Penge) (903440)

T4 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (903441)

T5 Ms Karen Lee (Lincoln) (903442)

T6 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (903443)

T7 Preet Kaur Gill (Birmingham, Edgbaston) (903444)

T8 Toby Perkins (Chesterfield) (903445)

T9 Jack Lopresti (Filton and Bradley Stoke) (903446)

T10 Liz Twist (Blaydon) (903447)

URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

3.30pm

Urgent Questions (if any)

Ministerial Statements (if any)

BUSINESS OF THE DAY

1. FINANCIAL GUIDANCE AND CLAIMS BILL [LORDS]: SECOND READING

Until 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3))

Relevant Documents:

Third Report of the Work and Pensions Committee, Protecting pensions against scams: priorities for the

Financial Guidance and Claims Bill, HC 404.

Notes:

The Speaker has certified that Clause 27 of and Schedule 4 to the Bill relate exclusively to England and

Wales on a matter within devolved legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83J).

2. FINANCIAL GUIDANCE AND CLAIMS BILL [LORDS]: PROGRAMME

No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7))

Secretary Esther McVey

That the following provisions shall apply to the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill [Lords]:

Committal

(1) The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

(2) Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 6 February 2018.

(3) The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading

(4) Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall

(so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment

of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

(5) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at the moment of interruption that day.

(6) Standing Order No. 83B (programming sub-committees) shall not apply to proceedings on

Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

(7) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0131/17131.pdf

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html#9(3)

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmworpen/404/404.pdf

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html#83J

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html#83A(7)

3. FINANCIAL GUIDANCE AND CLAIMS BILL [LORDS]: MONEY

No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))

Mel Stride

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill

[Lords], it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(a) any expenditure incurred in consequence of the Act by the Secretary of State or the

Treasury; and

(b) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money

so provided

Notes:

Queen’s Recommendation signified.

4. FINANCIAL GUIDANCE AND CLAIMS BILL [LORDS]: WAYS AND MEANS

No debate (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a))

Mel Stride

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Financial Guidance and Claims Bill

[Lords], it is expedient to authorise:

(1) the levying of charges under the Pension Schemes Act 1993 and the Pension Schemes

(Northern Ireland) Act 1993 for the purpose of meeting expenditure relating to the single

financial guidance body’s pensions guidance function;

(2) the levying of charges under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 for the purpose

of meeting expenditure -

(a) incurred (or expected to be incurred) by the Secretary of State or the Treasury in

connection with the single financial guidance body;

(b) incurred (or expected to be incurred) by the Scottish Ministers, Welsh Ministers or the

Department for Communities in Northern Ireland in connection with the provision of

information and advice on debt to members of the public in Scotland, Wales and Northern

Ireland; and

(3) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund.

5. ENVIRONMENTAL AUDIT COMMITTEE

No debate after 10.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6))

Bill Wiggin, on behalf of the Selection Committee

That Mr Robert Goodwill and Mr Philip Dunne be members of the Environmental Audit

Committee.

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html#52(1)(a)

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html#52(1)(a)


6. PROCEDURE COMMITTEE



That David Evennett be a member of the Procedure Committee.

7. SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE



That Adam Holloway be discharged from the Science and Technology Committee and Damien

Moore be added.

PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Family re-unification for refugee children, St Patrick's Primary School, Troon and

Symington Primary School: Dr Philippa Whitford

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 10.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

North West Ambulance Service: Tony Lloyd



https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html#153


BUSINESS TODAY: WESTMINSTER HALL

ORDER OF BUSINESS

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

4.30pm

Petitions

Paul Scully

That this House has considered e-petition 200165 relating to leaving the European Union.

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order

No. 10(3)).


https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/200165



WRITTEN STATEMENTS

STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY

Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy

1. Government Response to the Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety

The Chancellor of the Exchequer

2. ECOFIN: 23 January 2018

Secretary of State for Defence

3. Gifting of the Devonport Collection to the National Museum of the Royal Navy

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

4. Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill: Memorandum

of Analysis of English Votes for English Laws in relation to Government amendments

made in the House of Lords

Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

5. Funeral Expenses Payments

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/.

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.

PUBLIC BILL COMMITTEES

Space Industry Bill [Lords] Programming Sub-Committee

Room 7

2.30pm (private)

Taxation (Cross-border) Trade Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 13

3.00pm (private)

Trade Bill Programming Sub-Committee

Room 7

3.30pm (private)

DELEGATED LEGISLATION COMMITTEES

First Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Help-to-Save Accounts Regulations 2018

Room 9

4.30pm (public)

Second Delegated Legislation Committee

To consider the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment)

Regulations 2018

Room 11

6.00pm (public)

SELECT COMMITTEES

Health and Home Affairs

Subject: Alcohol minimum unit pricing

Witnesses: Professor Sir Ian Gilmore, Chair, Alcohol Health Alliance, Rosanna O'Connor,

Director of Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco, Public Health England, Sergeant Mick Urwin, Co-

Chair of National Police Chiefs Council Licensing Sub-Group and Harm Unit of Durham

Constabulary, National Police Chiefs Council, and Professor Amandine Garde, Director of Law

and NCD Unit, School of Law and Social Justice, University of Liverpool; Miles Beale, Chief

Executive, Wine and Spirits Trade Association, Brigid Simmons OBE, Chief Executive, British

Beer and Pub Association, and Kate Smith, Senior Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies (at

3.00pm)

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

2.00pm (private), 2.15pm (public)

Communities and Local Government

Subject: (i) Private rented sector; (ii) Draft Tenant Fees Bill

Witnesses: Dan Wilson Craw, Director, Generation Rent, and Mette Isaksen, Policy

Researcher, Citizens Advice; Adrian Jeakings, Chairman, National Landlords Association,

David Smith, Policy Director, Residential Landlords Association, and David Smith-Milne,

Managing Director, Placefirst (at 5.00pm)

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House


Public Accounts

Subject: Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership

Witnesses: Mark Reeve, former Chief Executive, Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough

Local Enterprise Partnership, and Gillian Beasley, Chief Executive, Cambridgeshire City

Council and Peterborough City Council; Melanie Dawes, Permanent Secretary, Simon Ridley,

Director General, Decentralisation and Growth, and Mary Ney, Non-Executive Director,

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (at 4.45pm)

The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House


Northern Ireland Affairs

Berlaymont Building, Brussels

4.00pm (private)

Transport

Subject: Rail electrification

Witnesses: Rt Hon Chris Grayling MP, Secretary of State for Transport, Department for

Transport

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House


COMMITTEE REPORTS PUBLISHED TODAY

PROCEDURE

3rd Report: Debates on Estimates days: piloting new arrangements, HC 739

Time of publication: 00.01am

TREASURY

5th Report: Autumn Budget 2017, HC 600

Time of publication: 00.01am

ANNOUNCEMENTS

FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Tuesday 30 January to Monday 5 February (deadline 24 January)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House,

whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 24 January. The ballot will take place on Thursday 25

January.

Tuesday 6 February to Thursday 8 February (deadline 31 January)

Applications should be made in writing to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House,

whichever is the earlier, on Wednesday 31 January. The ballot will take place on Thursday 1

February.

FORTHCOMING WESTMINSTER HALL DEBATES

Applications for 90, 60 and 30-minute debates should be made to the Table Office by

10.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the deadline dates listed below.

Members may submit applications to the Table Office in person, or from their own email

account, or send a signed application through the post. Application forms are available from

the Table Office or through the intranet at http://intranet.parliament.uk/tableoffice/.

The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members will be informed of the

outcome by the Speaker’s Office.

Tuesday 30 and Wednesday 31 January (deadline 22 January)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Digital, Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

Health and Social Care; Home Office; Housing, Communities and Local Government; Justice;

Northern Ireland; Scotland; Work and Pensions

Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 February (deadline 29 January)

The following Departments will answer:

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy; Cabinet Office; Defence; Education; Exiting the

European Union; Foreign and Commonwealth Office; International Development; International

Trade; Transport; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities

DETERMINATION OF BUSINESS BY THE BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE

Thursday 25 January in the Chamber

Select Committee Statement on the publication of the Fourth Special Report of the Public

Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Managing Ministers and officials’ conflicts

of interest: time for clearer values, principles and action: Government response to the

Thirteenth Report of the Committee, Session 2016-17, HC 731

Tuesday 6 February in Westminster Hall

General debate on the importance of statutory personal, sexual and health education

Tuesday 30 January in Westminster Hall

General debate on marriage in Government policy: Derek Thomas

Thursday 1 February in Westminster Hall

General debate on the policy framework for agriculture after the UK leaves the EU

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

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/committees/recent-reports/

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201718/cmstords/0004/body.html

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/european-business1/

Monday 22 January 2018 Order Paper No.79: Part 2

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.

TUESDAY 23 JANUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

Afterwards

PEDICABS (LONDON): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Paul Scully

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide for the regulation of the carrying of passengers

in Greater London by pedal cycles and power-assisted pedal cycles for hire or reward; and for

connected purposes.

Notes:

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

NUCLEAR SAFEGUARDS BILL: REMAINING STAGES

TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE (RELIEF FROM NON-DOMESTIC RATES)

BILL: CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS

Notes:

Lords Amendments 1 to 13 engage financial privilege. Lords Amendments 1 to 8 affect Clauses 1 and 2

which were certified by Mr Speaker as relating exclusively to England and Wales and within devolved

legislative competence (Standing Order No. 83J).

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmagenda/pmbpaper180122.pdf

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE (RELIEF FROM NON-DOMESTIC RATES)

BILL: PROGRAMME (NO. 2)

Secretary Sajid Javid

That the following provisions shall apply to the Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from

Non-Domestic Rates) Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 10 July 2017

(Telecommunications Infrastructure (Relief from Non-Domestic Rates) Bill (Programme)):

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(1) Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement at today's sitting.

Subsequent stages

(2) Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any Question

being put.

(3) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

INDEPENDENT PARLIAMENTARY STANDARDS AUTHORITY

Andrea Leadsom

That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint

Jackie Smith to the office of ordinary member of the Independent Parliamentary Standards

Authority for a period of 5 years with effect from 19 February 2018.

ELECTORAL COMMISSION

Andrea Leadsom

That an Humble address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint

Professor Sir Ian Kennedy as an Electoral Commissioner with effect from 1 February 2018 for

the period ending 31 January 2022


Toft Hill bypass: Helen Goodman

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Funding for the treatment of children diagnosed with Neuroblastoma: Kwasi Kwarteng

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am That this House has considered skills devolution in England: Catherine

West

Notes:

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

Committee.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmvote/170710v01.pdf

11.00am That this House has considered rail services in Bedfordshire: Mr Gavin

Shuker

Notes:

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

2.30pm That this House has considered the National Shipbuilding Strategy: Luke

Pollard

4.00pm That this House has considered reform of stamp duty: John Stevenson

4.30pm That this House has considered democracy in Hong Kong: Fiona Bruce

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 24 JANUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

MULTI-EMPLOYER PENSION SCHEMES: TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Alan Brown

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about multi-employer pension

schemes, including provision for the protection of unincorporated businesses, such as

plumbing businesses, from certain multi-employer pension scheme liabilities; and for

connected purposes.

Notes:


OPPOSITION DAY (8th ALLOTTED DAY)

Refugees and human rights

Carillion and the sustainability of the public sector outsourcing model

Notes:

The matter to be debated will be selected by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No. 14(2)).





ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

South Eastern rail franchise: Matthew Pennycook

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am That this House has considered the size and strength of the British armed

forces: Leo Docherty

Relevant Documents:

Eighth Report of the Defence Committee, Session 2016-17, SDSR 2015 and the Army, HC 108, and the

Government response, HC 311, and oral evidence taken before the Defence Committee on 14 November

2017, on National Security Capability Review, HC 556

11.00am That this House has considered public transport on Boxing Day 2018: John

Grogan

Notes:

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

2.30pm That this House has considered the application of the Pubs Code 2016: Mr

Adrian Bailey

4.00pm That this House has considered RBS branch closures in Argyll and Bute:

Brendan O'Hara

4.30pm That this House has considered public consultations on Heathrow airport:

Sir Vince Cable

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.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201617/cmselect/cmdfence/108/108.pdf


http://data.parliament.uk/writtenevidence/committeeevidence.svc/evidencedocument/defence-committee/national-security-capability-review/oral/73765.pdf


THURSDAY 25 JANUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

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

Select Committee Statement on the publication of the Fourth Special Report of the

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Managing Ministers

and officials’ conflicts of interest: time for clearer values, principles and action:

Government response to the Thirteenth Report of the Committee, Session 2016-17,

HC 731

Afterwards

BACKBENCH BUSINESS

Joint enterprise

Lucy Powell

That this House notes the Supreme Court judgment in the case of Jogee and Ruddock of

February 2016 that the law on joint enterprise and parasitic accessory liability had been

wrongly interpreted for more than 30 years; further notes that since that judgment, the number

of cases brought under joint enterprise has remained unchanged; further notes that there

have yet to be any successful appeals of cases from before February 2016; and calls on the

Government to review the use of joint enterprise and to bring forward legislative proposals to

clarify the law on joint enterprise.

Proscription of Hezbollah

Joan Ryan

That this House believes that Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation driven by an antisemitic

ideology that seeks the destruction of Israel; notes that Hezbollah declares itself to be one

organisation without distinguishable political or military wings; is concerned that the military

wing of that organisation is proscribed, but its political wing is not; and calls on the

Government to include Hezbollah in its entirety on the list of proscribed organisations.

Notes:

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

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Governance and capabilities of Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council: James Morris

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30pm That this House has considered the Seventh Report of the Defence

Committee, Investigations into fatalities in Northern Ireland involving British

military personnel, HC 1064, Session 2016-17, and the Government

response, HC 549: Dr Julian Lewis

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.

MONDAY 29 JANUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Education

Afterwards

ARMED FORCES (FLEXIBLE WORKING) BILL [LORDS]: REMAINING STAGES

Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

AUTOMATED AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES BILL: REMAINING STAGES

Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Same-sex marriage in Bermuda: Chris Bryant





WESTMINSTER HALL

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 201947 relating to fireworks:

Susan Elan Jones

Notes:


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 30 JANUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial

Strategy

12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and

Industrial Strategy

Afterwards

KEW GARDENS (LEASES): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Zac Goldsmith

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to provide that the Secretary of State’s powers in relation

to the management of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, include the power to grant a lease in

respect of land for a period of up to 150 years.

Notes:


HIGH SPEED RAIL (WEST MIDLANDS - CREWE) BILL: SECOND READING

Notes:

The Speaker has not yet considered this Bill for certification.

Michael Fabricant

Jeremy Lefroy

Sir William Cash

That this House, while recognising the increasing need for additional north-south rail line

capacity to relieve congestion on the West Coast Main Line south of the Midlands and to

improve connectivity between major cities and with London, declines to give the High Speed

Rail (West Midlands - Crewe) Bill a Second Reading because (1) there are better ways to

address any rail capacity issues north of the Midlands, (2) the line set out in the Bill is routed

through unspoiled countryside unnecessarily damaging the environment including wildlife

habitats, ancient woodlands and waterways, fails to connect via HS2 Phase 1 with HS1, the


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Channel Tunnel and the European continent, fails to connect directly through HS2 Phase 1

with potential airport hubs for London and the south-east of England, and fails to connect

directly to existing major mainline stations and the existing rail network, (3) the Bill provides

inadequate compensation to those blighted by the route and those whose property is subject

to compulsory purchase orders, (4) the Bill fails to provide for sufficient public transport to

disperse HS2 passengers disembarking at London Euston, and (5) the Bill does not

implement a more environmentally sympathetic, better integrated, and more cost-effective

route, such as the route originally proposed by Arup which would have used existing transport

corridors minimising environmental damage and reducing costs by around £10 billion, and

which would have connected directly with HS1 and the continent, London Heathrow Airport,

Birmingham International Airport, and major conurbations.

HIGH SPEED RAIL (WEST MIDLANDS - CREWE) BILL: MONEY

Mel Stride

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the High Speed Rail (West Midlands - Crewe)

Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(1) any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State in consequence of the Act, and

(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable out of money so provided under

any other enactment.

Notes:

Queen's Recommendation signified.

HIGH SPEED RAIL (WEST MIDLANDS-CREWE) BILL: INSTRUCTION

Secretary Chris Grayling

That it be an Instruction to the Select Committee to which the High Speed Rail (West Midlands

- Crewe) Bill is committed to deal with the Bill as follows:

1. The Committee shall treat the principle of the Bill, as determined by the House on the Bill’s

Second Reading, as comprising—

(a) the provision of a high speed railway between a junction with Phase One of High

Speed 2 near Fradley Wood, in Staffordshire, and a junction with the West Coast

Mainline near Crewe in Cheshire,

(b) in relation to the railway set out on the plans deposited in July 2017 in connection with

the Bill in the office of the Clerk of the Parliaments and the Private Bill Office of the House

of Commons, its broad route alignment, and

(c) the fact that there are to be no new stations on, or additional spurs from, the railway

mentioned in sub-paragraph (b);

and those matters shall accordingly not be at issue during proceedings of the Committee.

2.– (1) That the Committee shall have power to consider any amendments proposed by the

member in charge of the Bill which, if the Bill were a private bill, could not be made

except upon petition for additional provision.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) applies only so far as the amendments proposed by the member in

charge of the Bill fall within the principle of the Bill as provided for by paragraph 1 above.

That these Orders be Standing Orders of the House.

HIGH SPEED RAIL (WEST MIDLANDS - CREWE) BILL: CARRY-OVER


That the following provisions shall apply to proceedings on the High Speed Rail (West

Midlands - Crewe) Bill:

Suspension at end of current Session

1. Further proceedings on the Bill shall be suspended from the day on which this Session of

Parliament ends (“the current Session”) until the next Session of Parliament (“the next

Session”).

2. If a Bill is presented in the next Session in the same terms as those in which the Bill stood

when proceedings on it were suspended in the current Session—

(a) the Bill so presented shall be ordered to be printed and shall be deemed to have been

read the first and second time;

(b) the Standing Orders and practice of the House applicable to the Bill, so far as

complied with or dispensed with in the current Session, shall be deemed to have been

complied with or (as the case may be) dispensed with in the next Session; and

(c) the Bill shall be dealt with in accordance with—

(i) paragraph 3, if proceedings in Select Committee were not completed when

proceedings on the Bill were suspended,

(ii) paragraph 4, if proceedings in Public Bill Committee were begun but not

completed when proceedings on the Bill were suspended,

(iii) paragraph 5, if the Bill was waiting to be considered when proceedings on it were

suspended,

(iv) paragraph 6, if the Bill was waiting for proceedings in legislative grand committee

when proceedings on it were suspended,

(v) paragraph 7, if the Bill was waiting for third reading when proceedings on it were

suspended, or

(vi) paragraph 8, if the Bill has been read the third time and sent to the House of

Lords.

3. If this paragraph applies—

(a) the Bill shall stand committed to a Select Committee of such Members as were

members of the Committee when proceedings on the Bill were suspended in the current

Session;

(b) any instruction of the House to the Committee in the current Session shall be an

instruction to the Committee on the Bill in the next Session;

(c) all petitions submitted in the current Session which stand referred to the Committee

and which have not been withdrawn, and any petition submitted between the day on

which the current Session ends and the day on which proceedings on the Bill are

resumed in the next Session in accordance with this Order, shall stand referred to the

Committee in the next Session;

(d) any minutes of evidence taken and any papers laid before the Committee in the

current Session shall stand referred to the Committee in the next Session;

(e) only those petitions mentioned in sub-paragraph (c), and any petition which may be

submitted to the Private Bill Office and in which the petitioners complain of any proposed

additional provision or of any matter which has arisen during the progress of the Bill

before the Committee in the next Session, shall stand referred to the Committee;

(f) any petitioners whose petitions stand referred to the Committee in the next Session

shall, subject to the rules and orders of the House, be entitled to be heard upon their

petition by themselves, their counsel, representatives or parliamentary agents provided

that the petition is prepared and signed in conformity with the rules and orders of the

House; and the Member in charge of the Bill shall be entitled to be heard through counsel

or agents in favour of the Bill against any such petition;

(g) in applying the rules of the House in relation to parliamentary agents, any reference to

a petitioner in person shall be treated as including a reference to a duly authorised

member or officer of an organisation, group or body;

(h) the Committee shall have power to sit notwithstanding any adjournment of the House,

to adjourn from place to place, and to report from day to day minutes of evidence taken

before it;

(i) the Committee shall have power to make special reports from time to time;

(j) three shall be the quorum of the Committee;

(k) any person registered in the current Session as a parliamentary agent entitled to

practise as such in opposing Bills only who, at the time when proceedings on the Bill

were suspended in the current Session, was employed in opposing the Bill shall be

deemed to have been registered as such a parliamentary agent in the next Session.

4. If this paragraph applies, the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select

Committee and to have been re-committed to a Public Bill Committee.


(a) the Bill shall be deemed to have been reported from the Select Committee and from

the Public Bill Committee, and

(b) the Bill shall be set down as an order of the day for consideration.



the Public Bill Committee and to have been considered, and

(b) the Bill shall be set down as an order of the day for further consideration.



the Public Bill Committee, to have been considered and to have completed any

proceedings in legislative grand committee, and

(b) the Bill shall be set down as an order of the day for third reading.

8. If this paragraph applies, the Bill shall be deemed to have passed through all its stages in

this House.

Other

9. In paragraph 1 above—

(a) the reference to further proceedings does not include proceedings under Standing

Order 224A(8) (deposit of supplementary environmental information);

(b) references to the submission of a petition are to its submission electronically, by post

or in person.

That the above Orders be Standing Orders of the House.


Universal Credit Programme: Helen Goodman

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am That this House has considered marriage in government policy: Derek

Thomas

Notes:


Committee. Subsequent debates in Westminster Hall on this day will be drawn by Speaker's ballot on

Tuesday 23 January.

https://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.html224A(8)

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WEDNESDAY 31 JANUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales


Afterwards

TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Louise Haigh

That leave be given to bring in a Bill under S.O. No. 23 [details to be provided].

Notes:


OPPOSITION DAY (UNALLOTTED HALF DAY)

DEBATE ON MOTIONS RELATING TO THE RESTORATION AND RENEWAL OF THE

PALACE OF WESTMINSTER

Restoration and Renewal (No. 1)

Andrea Leadsom

That this House–

1. affirms its commitment to the historic Palace of Westminster and its unique status as a

UNESCO World Heritage Site, Royal Palace and home of our Houses of Parliament;

2. takes note of the report of the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster 'Restoration

and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster', HL Paper 41, HC 659;

3. accepts that there is a clear and pressing need to repair the services in the Palace of

Westminster in a comprehensive and strategic manner to prevent catastrophic failure in this

parliament, whilst acknowledging the demand and burden on public expenditure and fiscal

constraints at a time of prudence and restraint;

4. accepts in principle that action should be taken and funding should be limited to facilitate

essential work to the services in this Parliament;

5. agrees to review before the end of the Parliament the need for comprehensive works to

take place.


https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201617/jtselect/jtpow/41/41.pdf

Restoration and Renewal (No. 2)

Andrea Leadsom

That this House–

1. affirms its commitment to the historic Palace of Westminster as the permanent home of

both Houses of Parliament;

2. takes note of the report of the Joint Committee on the Palace of Westminster 'Restoration

and Renewal of the Palace of Westminster', HL Paper 41, HC 659;

3. agrees that there is a clear and pressing need to repair the services in the Palace of

Westminster in a comprehensive and strategic manner to prevent catastrophic failure;

including steps to safeguard the safety of visitors, schoolchildren, staff and members;

4. notes that works in the Palace should commence as early as possible in the next decade;

5. authorises necessary preliminary work required to avoid unnecessary delay, without

prejudice to a parliamentary decision on the preferred option;

6. endorses the Joint Committee’s recommendation that a Sponsor Board and Delivery

Authority be established by legislation to commission and oversee the work required, and the

establishment of a joint Commission to lay estimates;

7. agrees that steps be taken now to establish a shadow Sponsor Board and shadow Delivery

Authority, and to ensure that its members have a range of relevant expertise;

8. instructs the shadow Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority to undertake a sufficiently

thorough and detailed analysis of the three options of full decant, partial decant and retaining

a parliamentary foothold in the Palace during a full decant; to decide whether each option

properly balances costs and benefits, and whether or not the identified risks can be

satisfactorily mitigated; to prepare a business case for the preferred option for the approval of

both Houses of Parliament; and thereafter to proceed to the design phase;

9. instructs the shadow Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority to apply high standards of cost-

effectiveness and demonstrate value for money, and to include measures to ensure: the repair

and replacement of mechanical and electrical services, fire safety improvement works, the

removal of asbestos, repairs to the external and internal fabric of the Palace, the removal of

unnecessary and unsightly accretions to the Palace, the improvement of visitor access

including the provision of new educational and other facilities for visitors and full access for

people with disabilities;

10. instructs the shadow Sponsor Board and Delivery Authority to ensure the security of

Members, Peers, staff, and visitors both during and after the work;

11. affirms that in any event the delivery option must ensure that both Houses will return to

their historic Chambers after any essential period of temporary absence.

Amendment (a)

Sir Edward Leigh

At end of paragraph 11, add 'During the progress of work, the debating Chamber of the

House of Commons will remain in the Palace of Westminster or Portcullis House.'.

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201617/jtselect/jtpow/41/41.pdf

THURSDAY 1 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

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

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30pm That this House has considered the Eleventh Report of the Environmental

Audit Committee, The Future of Chemicals Regulation after the EU

Referendum, HC 912, Session 2016-17, and the Government response, HC

313: Mary Creagh

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Liaison Committee.

Relevant Documents:

Written evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee, on The Future of Chemicals Regulation after the EU

Referendum, reported to the House on 24 October 2017, HC 389

3.00pm That this House has considered the policy framework for agriculture after the

UK leaves the EU: Mr Alistair Carmichael

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)).

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FRIDAY 2 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS, MARRIAGES AND DEATHS (REGISTRATION ETC.) BILL:

SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Tim Loughton

Notes:

Bill not yet printed.

PARKING (CODE OF PRACTICE) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Sir Greg Knight

Notes:


LICENSING OF TAXIS AND PRIVATE HIRE VEHICLES (SAFEGUARDING AND

ROAD SAFETY) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Daniel Zeichner

Notes:


HEALTHCARE (LOCAL ACCOUNTABILITY) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Sir Christopher Chope

Notes:


LOCAL ROADS (INVESTMENT) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


LIVE ANIMAL EXPORTS (PROHIBITION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Theresa Villiers

LEASEHOLD REFORM BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Justin Madders

Notes:



FOOD INSECURITY BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Mrs Emma Lewell-Buck

VOTER REGISTRATION (NO. 2) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Mr Peter Bone

TERMS OF WITHDRAWAL FROM EU (REFERENDUM) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Geraint Davies

CLEAN AIR BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Geraint Davies

Notes:


MONDAY 5 FEBRUARY

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

TUESDAY 6 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

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


Sir David Amess


Notes:






WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am That this House has considered the importance of statutory personal, health

and sexual education: Teresa Pearce

Notes:


Committee. Subsequent debates in Westminster Hall on this day will be drawn by Speaker's ballot on

Tuesday 30 January.

WEDNESDAY 7 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland


Afterwards


Sir Edward Davey


Notes:


THURSDAY 8 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport

10.00am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media

and Sport

10.10am Questions to the Attorney General


TUESDAY 20 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

POSTAL VOTING: TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION

Damien Moore

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about postal voting at elections.

Notes:


FRIDAY 23 FEBRUARY

CHAMBER

ORGAN DONATION (DEEMED CONSENT) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Mr Geoffrey Robinson

Notes:


OVERSEAS ELECTORS BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Glyn Davies

Notes:


LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


ISHAM BYPASS BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


NORTH NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (URGENT CARE FACILITIES) BILL: SECOND

READING


Notes:


NORTHAMPTONSHIRE CLINICAL COMMISSIONING GROUPS (MERGER) BILL:

SECOND READING


Notes:


LEGALISATION OF CANNABIS (MEDICINAL PURPOSES) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Paul Flynn

Notes:


CHILD MAINTENANCE (ASSESSMENT OF PARENT'S INCOME) BILL: SECOND

READING

Member in Charge: Heidi Allen

Notes:


REGISTRATION OF MARRIAGE (NO. 2) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Dame Caroline Spelman

SERVICE ANIMALS (OFFENCES) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Sir Oliver Heald

Notes:


SANCTIONS (HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSE AND CORRUPTION) BILL: SECOND

READING

Member in Charge: Ian Austin

Notes:


SHORT AND HOLIDAY-LET ACCOMMODATION (NOTIFICATION OF LOCAL

AUTHORITIES) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Ms Karen Buck

Notes:


TYRES (BUSES AND COACHES) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Maria Eagle



MONDAY 26 FEBRUARY

WESTMINSTER HALL

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 200205 relating to ending the

export of live farm animals after the UK leaves the European Union: Steve

Double

Notes:


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)).

FRIDAY 16 MARCH

CHAMBER

REFUGEES (FAMILY REUNION) (NO. 2) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Angus Brendan MacNeil

Notes:


UNPAID TRIAL WORK PERIODS (PROHIBITION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Notes:


BBC LICENCE FEE (CIVIL PENALTY) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (DEFINITION) BILL: SECOND

READING


Notes:


INTERNATIONAL PAYMENTS (AUDIT) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:



http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmstords/0004/body.htm#10(3)

BENEFITS AND PUBLIC SERVICES (RESTRICTION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


ELECTRONIC CIGARETTES (REGULATION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


CRIMINAL FRAUD (PRIVATE PROSECUTIONS) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


AFFORDABLE HOME OWNERSHIP BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


HOSPITAL CAR PARKING CHARGES (ABOLITION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Robert Halfon

Notes:


AUTOMATIC TRAVEL COMPENSATION BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Huw Merriman

Notes:


UNIVERSAL CREDIT (APPLICATION, ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE) BILL: SECOND

READING

Member in Charge: Dr Philippa Whitford

Notes:


COURTS (ABUSE OF PROCESS) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Liz Saville Roberts

Notes:


EMERGENCY RESPONSE DRIVERS (PROTECTIONS) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Sir Henry Bellingham

Notes:


BRITISH INDIAN OCEAN TERRITORY (CITIZENSHIP) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Henry Smith

Notes:


PLANNING (AGENT OF CHANGE) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: John Spellar

Notes:


CARBON MONOXIDE (DETECTION AND SAFETY) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Eddie Hughes

FRIDAY 27 APRIL

CHAMBER

ASSAULTS ON EMERGENCY WORKERS (OFFENCES) BILL: REMAINING STAGES

Member in Charge: Chris Bryant

As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

EMPLOYMENT AND WORKERS' RIGHTS BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Stephanie Peacock

Notes:


BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION (OVERSIGHT) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


HOSPITAL (PARKING CHARGES AND BUSINESS RATES) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:




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.

PENSIONS (REVIEW OF WOMEN'S ARRANGEMENTS) (NO. 2) BILL: SECOND

READING

Member in Charge: Carolyn Harris

Notes:


PENSION BENEFITS (ILL HEALTH) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: John Mann

Notes:


CONSTRUCTION (RETENTION DEPOSIT SCHEMES) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Peter Aldous

Notes:


PRIVATE LANDLORDS (REGISTRATION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Phil Wilson

Notes:


SCHOOL HOLIDAYS (MEALS AND ACTIVITIES) BILL: ADJOURNED DEBATE ON

SECOND READING [19 JANUARY]

Member in Charge: Frank Field

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



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FRIDAY 11 MAY

CHAMBER

REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (YOUNG PEOPLE'S ENFRANCHISEMENT)

BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Peter Kyle

Notes:


NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE (CO-FUNDING AND CO-PAYMENT) BILL: SECOND

READING


Notes:


IMPORT TARIFF (REDUCTION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


SCHOOLS BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


PUBLIC SERVICES (AVAILABILITY) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


ELECTORAL COMMISSION (DUTIES) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


ARMED FORCES (VOLUNTEER RESERVE) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


MANUFACTURED GOODS (TRADE) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


LOCAL AUTHORITIES (BORROWING AND INVESTMENT) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


PUBLIC SECTOR EXIT PAYMENTS (LIMITATION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


PRINCIPAL LOCAL AUTHORITIES (GROUNDS FOR ABOLITION) BILL: SECOND

READING


COASTAL PATH (DEFINITION) BILL: SECOND READING


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


REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (YOUNG PEOPLE'S ENFRANCHISEMENT

AND EDUCATION) BILL: ADJOURNED DEBATE ON SECOND READING [3

NOVEMBER]

Member in Charge: Jim McMahon

ACCESS TO RADIOTHERAPY BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Tim Farron

Notes:







FRIDAY 15 JUNE

CHAMBER

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (EXTENSION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Andy Slaughter

Notes:


JUNE BANK HOLIDAY (CREATION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE COMMISSION BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


ARMED FORCES (STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Richard Benyon

Notes:


FETAL DOPPLERS (REGULATION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Antoinette Sandbach

FRIDAY 6 JULY

CHAMBER

NATIONAL LIVING WAGE (EXTENSION TO YOUNG PEOPLE) BILL: SECOND

READING

Member in Charge: Holly Lynch

Notes:


ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION (OFFENCES) BILL: SECOND READING



Notes:


EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


BAT HABITATS REGULATION (NO. 2) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


MOBILE HOMES AND PARK HOMES BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


FRUIT AND VEGETABLES (CLASSIFICATION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


STUDENT LOANS (DEBT DISCHARGE) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


STAMP DUTY BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


FISHING (ACCESS TO TERRITORIAL WATERS) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


DOMESTIC ENERGY (VALUE ADDED TAX) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


TAX RATES AND DUTIES (REVIEW) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


SUBLET PROPERTY (OFFENCES) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER

CHAMBER

PHYSICIAN ASSOCIATES (REGULATION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Anne Marie Morris

Notes:


INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE (LIMIT) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


CHANNEL 4 (RELOCATION) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Jack Brereton

Notes:


FRIDAY 23 NOVEMBER

CHAMBER

VOTER REGISTRATION BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


STUDENT LOANS (DEBT INTEREST) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


BORDER CONTROL BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


GREEN BELT (PROTECTION) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


LOCAL AUDIT (PUBLIC ACCESS TO DOCUMENTS) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


SPEED LIMITS (ENGLAND) BILL: SECOND READING


Notes:


IMMIGRATION DETENTION OF VICTIMS OF TORTURE AND OTHER VULNERABLE

PEOPLE (SAFEGUARDS) BILL: SECOND READING

Member in Charge: Joan Ryan

Notes:


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. INSOLVENCY

John Glen

That the draft Small Business, Enterprise and Employment Act 2015 (Consequential

Amendments, Savings and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017, which were laid

before this House on 6 December, be approved.

2. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

Mel Stride

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Lesotho) Order

2017, which was laid before this House on 14 September, be approved.

3. CAPITAL GAINS TAX

Mel Stride

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Colombia)

Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 14 September, be approved.

4. TAXES

Mel Stride

That the draft International Tax Enforcement (Bermuda) Order 2017, which was laid

before this House on 3 November, be approved.

5. TAXES

Mel Stride

That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Kyrgyzstan)

Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 3 November, be approved.

6. 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, be approved.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2017/9780111160138/pdfs/ukdsi_9780111160138_en.pdf











7. 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, be approved.

8. POLITICAL PARTIES, NORTHERN IRELAND

Shailesh Vara

That the draft Transparency of Donations and Loans etc. (Northern Ireland Political

Parties) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 November, be approved.

9. SMART METERS BILL: REMAINING STAGES


10. DEFENCE

Mr Tobias Ellwood

That the draft Armed Forces Act 2006 (Amendment of Schedule 2) Order 2017, which

was laid before this House on 29 November, be approved.

11. CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES

John Glen

That the draft Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies Act 2014 (Amendments to

Audit Requirements) Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 4 December, be

approved.

12. EDUCATION

Sam Gyimah

That the draft Higher Education (Access and Participation Plans) (England) Regulations

2018, which were laid before this House on 4 December, 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. IMMIGRATION

Secretary Amber Rudd

That the draft Transfer of Responsibility for Relevant Children (Extension to Wales,

Scotland and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2017, which were laid before this House on 7

December, be approved.











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14. REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE

Chloe Smith

That the draft European Parliamentary Elections (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which

were laid before this House on 11 December, be approved.

Notes:

The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P).


Chloe Smith

That the draft European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002 (Amendment) Regulations

2018, which were laid before this House on 11 December, be approved.

Notes:


16. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Secretary Michael Gove

That the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations

2018, which were laid before this House on11 December, be approved.

17. 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.

18. SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

John Glen

That the draft Help–to–Save Accounts Regulations 2018, which were laid before this

House on 11 December, be approved.


19. COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE LEVY

Dominic Raab

That the draft Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) Regulations 2018, which

were laid before this House on 13 December, 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).

20. DIGITAL ECONOMY

Secretary Matt Hancock

That the draft Proposal for Designation of Age-Verification Regulator which was laid

before this House on 14 December 2017, be approved.

21. BETTING, GAMBLING AND LOTTERIES

Secretary Matt Hancock

That the draft Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order, which was laid

before this House on 14 December, be approved.

22. HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY

Jackie Doyle-Price

That the draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2018,

which were laid before this House on 18 December 2017, be approved.

23. HUMAN TISSUE

Jackie Doyle-Price

That the draft Human Tissue (Quality and Safety for Human Application) (Amendment)

Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 18 December 2017, be

approved.

24. LEGAL SERVICES

Secretary David Gauke

That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Appeals from Licensing Authority Decisions)

(General Council of the Bar) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 19

December 2017, be approved.

Notes:












25. LEGAL SERVICES

Secretary David Gauke

That the draft Legal Services Act 2007 (General Council of the Bar) (Modification of

Functions) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be

approved.

Notes:




Chloe Smith

That the draft Representation of the People (England and Wales) (Amendment)

Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be

approved.


Secretary David Mundell

That the draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2018,

which were laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved.


Secretary Karen Bradley

That the draft Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations

2018, which were laid before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved.

29. FINANCIAL SERVICES AND MARKETS

John Glen

That the draft Financial Services Act 2012 (Mutual Societies) Order 2018, which was laid

before this House on 19 December 2017, be approved.

30. RATING AND VALUATION

Mel Stride

That the draft Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers)

(England) Order 2017, which was laid before this House on 20 December, be approved.

Notes:

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












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31. INVESTIGATORY POWERS


That the draft Investigatory Powers (Interception by Businesses etc. for Monitoring and

Record-keeping Purposes) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 18




That the draft Investigatory Powers (Technical Capability) Regulations 2018, which were

laid before this House on 18 December, be approved.



That the draft Investigatory Powers (Review of Notices and Technical Advisory Board)

Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 18 December, be approved.



That the draft Investigatory Powers (Codes of Practice) Regulations 2018, which were

laid before this House on 18 December, be approved.

35. BUILDING SOCIETIES

John Glen

That the draft Building Societies (Restricted Transactions) (Amendment to the Prohibition

on Entering into Derivatives Transactions) Order 2018, which was laid before this House

on 20 December, be approved.

36. FINANCIAL SERVICES

John Glen

That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Carrying on Regulated Activities

by Way of Business) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 21


Notes:













37. RATING AND VALUATION

Rishi Sunak

That the draft Non-Domestic Rating (Alteration of Lists and Appeals) (England)

(Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 21 December

2017, be approved.

Notes:



38. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Secretary Michael Gove

That the draft Littering From Vehicles Outside London (Keepers: Civil Penalties)

Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 21 December, be approved.

Notes:



39. WORK AND PENSIONS


That the draft Financial Assisstance Scheme (Increased Cap for Long Service)

Regulations 2018, which was laid before this House on 18 December, be approved.

Notes:


40. SOCIAL SECURITY

Mel Stride

That the draft Social Security (Contributions) (Rates, Limits and Thresholds Amendments

and National Insurance Funds Payments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this

House on 15 January, be approved.

Notes:


41. CORPORATION TAX

Mel Stride

That the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2018, which was laid

before this House on 15 January, be approved.

Notes:














42. SOCIAL SECURITY


That the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts)

(Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be

approved.

Notes:


43. SOCIAL SECURITY


That the draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims)

(Amendment) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be

approved.

Notes:


44. SOCIAL SECURITY

Mel Stride

That the draft Tax Credits and Guardian’s Allowance Up-rating etc. Regulations 2018,

which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.

Notes:


45. SOCIAL SECURITY

Kit Malthouse

That the draft Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2018, which was laid before this


Notes:


46. PENSIONS

Kit Malthouse

That the draft Guaranteed Minimum Pensions Increase Order 2018, which was laid


Notes:









47. IMMIGRATION


That the draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2018, which was

laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.

Notes:


48. CRIMINAL LAW


That the draft Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations

2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.

Notes:


49. SOFT DRINKS INDUSTRY LEVY

Robert Jenrick

That the draft Soft Drinks Industry Levy (Enforcement) Regulations 2018, which were laid


Notes:


50. TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT


That the draft Seafarers (Insolvency, Collective Redundancies and Information and

Consultation Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this


Notes:


51. TRANSPORT


That the draft Renewable Transport Fuels and Greenhouse Gas Emissions Regulations

2018, which were laid before this House on 15 January, be approved.

Notes:










52. FINANCE (NO. 2) BILL: REMAINING STAGES


Notes:

The Speakers certified before Second Reading that Clauses 3, 40 and 41 of and Schedule 11 to the

Finance (No. 2) Bill related exclusively to England, Wales and Northern Ireland on matters within

devolved legislative competence, as defined in Standing Order No. 83J.

53. DATA PROTECTION BILL [LORDS]: SECOND READING

Notes:

Queen's and Prince of Wales' consent to be signified on Third Reading. The Speaker has not yet

considered this Bill for certification.

54. 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.

Notes:


The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)

55. CRIMINAL LAW

John Glen

That the draft Andrey Lugovoy and Dmitri Kovtun Freezing Order 2018, which were laid


Notes:


The Speaker has not yet considered the Instrument for certification (Standing Order No. 83P)







