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The House of Commons

11.30am

House of Commons - Commons Chamber

Oral Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office.


12pm

Oral Questions to the Prime Minister.


12.30pm

Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any).


Ten Minute Rule Motion

Remembrance Sunday (Closure of Shops) – Sir Patrick Cormack

Estimates (2nd allotted day)

(1) Alcohol(2) Taxes and charges on road users(may continue until 7.00 pm, at which time the Questions will be put on all outstanding Estimates).


Third Parties (Rights Against Insurers) Bill [Lords]:

Second Reading (without debate).


Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval)

(without debate).


European Union Documents (Motion)

(without debate).


Presentation of Public Petitions

(without debate).


Adjournment Debate:

Law on assisted suicide – Ms Patricia Hewitt

(until 7.30 pm or for half an hour, whichever is later).


The House of Lords

3pm

House of Lords - Lords Chamber

*Lord Naseby

to ask Her Majesty’s Government what action they propose to take to improve confidence in the out-of-hours cover for patients in the National Health Service.

*Lord Judd

to ask Her Majesty’s Government what are their priorities for the future of European Union international development co-operation.

*The Earl of Sandwich

to ask Her Majesty’s Government, in the context of the referendum in South Sudan in 2011, what steps they will take to assist in preparing for the consequences of greater autonomy for South Sudan.

*Lord Dubs

to ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the football authorities about the financial difficulties facing clubs.

Baroness Royall of Blaisdon intends to move the following seven motions en bloc: but if any Lord objects the motions must be moved separately to the extent desired.

Concessionary Bus Travel Act 2007 (Variation of Reimbursement and Other Administrative Arrangements) Order 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee.

Renewables Obligation (Amendment) Order 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee.

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments) (England and Wales) Order 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee.

Local Education Authorities and Children’s Services Authorities (Integration of Functions) Order 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Order be referred to a Grand Committee.

Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.

Criminal Defence Service (Information Requests) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.

Criminal Defence Service (Representation Orders: Appeals etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2010 Baroness Royall of Blaisdon to move that the draft Regulations be referred to a Grand Committee.

Taxation (International and Other Provisions) Bill

Committee [Lord Myners]

Financial Services Bill

Committee [Lord Myners] 5th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee

The following two motions are expected to be debated together:

Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2010 Baroness Tonge to move to resolve that the draft Regulations, laid before the House on 1 February, be not made. (Dinner break business)

Lord Howard of Rising to move to resolve that this House regrets that Her Majesty’s Government have laid before Parliament the draft Royal Parks and Other Open Spaces (Amendment) etc. Regulations 2010 despite the public objections to the imposition of parking charges in Richmond Park and Bushy Park; and therefore calls on Her Majesty’s Government to withdraw the draft Regulations and to replace them with Regulations that do not contain such parking charges, but which enable the reduction of speed limits and other improvements to public amenity in the Royal Parks. (Dinner break business)

Westminster Hall

9.30am

Westminster Hall - Westminster Hall

Private Members’ Debate:

British Indian Ocean Territories – Jeremy Corbyn
11am

Private Members’ Debate:

Royal Bank of Scotland lending to small businesses – Mr Jim Hood
 
2.30pm

Westminster Hall - Westminster Hall

Private Members’ Debate:

Rail services on the Kent Coast Line – Mr Roger Gale
4pm

Private Members’ Debate:

Repatriation of historical objects – Mr Angus MacNeil
4.30pm

Private Members’ Debate:

Tax on international financial transactions – Mr Graham Allen

Committees

9.30am

HoC Children, Schools and Families Committee - Wilson Room

From Baker to Balls: the foundations of the education system

Witnesses
  • Rt Hon Ed Balls MP, Secretary of State for Children, Schools and Families
 
9.30am

HoC Energy and Climate Change Committee - Committee Room 15

Fuel Poverty

Witnesses
  • Derek Lickorish, Chair, Fuel Poverty Advisory Group
  • David Kidney MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Energy and Climate Change
 
9.30am

HoC Justice Committee - Grimond Room

Pre-appointment hearing: HM Chief Inspector of Prisons

Witnesses
  • Nick Hardwick, Chair of the Independent Police Complaints Commission (preferred candidate)

Pre legislative scrutiny of the Draft Civil Law Reform Bill and the work of the Ministry of Justice

Witnesses
  • Rt Hon Jack Straw MP, Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor, and Bridget Prentice MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice

 
11am

HoL Constitution Committee - Committee Room 3

The work of the Appointments Commission

Witnesses
  • Lord Jay of Ewelme, Chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission
 
1pm

HoC Environmental Audit Committee - Wilson Room

International Climate Change Negotiations

Witnesses
  • Rt Hon Edward Miliband MP, Secretary of State, Pete Betts, Director of International Climate Change, and Jan Thompson, Head of Negotiations, Department of Energy and Climate Change
 
2.30pm

HoC Eighth Delegated Legislation Committee - Committee Room 12

to consider the draft Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Consequential Provisions) Order 2010 and the draft Housing and Regeneration Act 2008 (Registration of Local Authorities) Order 2010
 
3.30pm

HoC Public Accounts Committee - Committee Room 15

Problem Drug Use

Witnesses
  • Sir David Normington KCB, Permanent Secretary, and Mandie Campbell, Director, Drugs Alcohol and Partnerships Directorate, Home Office

 
3.45pm

HoL Grand Committee - Moses Room

The following two motions are expected to be debated together:

Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Report of the Information Committee on Are the Lords Listening? Creating connections between people and Parliament (First Report, Session 2008-09, HL Paper 138).

Lord Renton of Mount Harry to move that the Grand Committee takes note of the Annual Report 2008-09 of the House of Lords Information Committee (2nd Report, Session 2008-09, HL Paper 179).