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Part 1: Business Today

Summary Agenda: Chamber

Westminster Hall

Business Today: Chamber

11.30am Prayers

Followed by

QUESTIONS

Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

1Chris Clarkson (Heywood and Middleton)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the extension of the Energy Price Guarantee on household energy bills. (904470)

2Ms Lyn Brown (West Ham)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on 20 March 2023. (904471)

3Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire)
What recent assessment he has made of the effectiveness of the Energy Bill Relief Scheme. (904472)

4Catherine West (Hornsey and Wood Green)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on 20 March 2023. (904473)

5Sir James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East)
What steps his Department is taking to improve support for non-domestic meter customers. (904474)

6Daniel Zeichner (Cambridge)
How many and what proportion of homes had energy efficiency measures installed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2022. (904475)

7Richard Burgon (Leeds East)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on 20 March 2023. (904476)

8Seema Malhotra (Feltham and Heston)
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of lead times for connecting renewable energy projects to the grid. (904477)

9Stuart C McDonald (Cumbernauld, Kilsyth and Kirkintilloch East)
What steps he is taking to support energy transition projects in Scotland. (904478)

10Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington)
What assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, published on 20 March 2023. (904479)

11Sir Alok Sharma (Reading West)
What steps he is taking to help increase private sector investment in clean energy technologies. (904480)

12Mohammad Yasin (Bedford)
What estimate his Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty. (904482)

13Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi (Slough)
What estimate his Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty. (904483)

14Christine Jardine (Edinburgh West)
What assessment he has made of the potential impact of the policies set out in his Department's policy paper entitled Powering Up Britain on the Government's net zero targets. (904484)

15Emma Hardy (Kingston upon Hull West and Hessle)
What steps his Department is taking to help support the decarbonisation of energy-intensive industries. (904485)

16Vicky Foxcroft (Lewisham, Deptford)
What estimate his Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty. (904487)

17Anna McMorrin (Cardiff North)
What assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of lead times for connecting renewable energy projects to the grid. (904489)

18Catherine McKinnell (Newcastle upon Tyne North)
What estimate his Department has made of the number of families in fuel poverty. (904490)

19John McNally (Falkirk)
What steps he is taking to support energy transition projects in Scotland. (904491)

20Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central)
What assessment he has made of the impact of the US Inflation Reduction Act on investment in low carbon industries in the UK. (904492)

21Clive Lewis (Norwich South)
How many and what proportion of homes had energy efficiency measures installed in (a) 2010 and (b) 2022. (904494)

At 12.15pm

Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

T1Jack Brereton (Stoke-on-Trent South)
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (904555)

T2Rachel Hopkins (Luton South) (904556)

T3Wera Hobhouse (Bath) (904557)

T4Gareth Bacon (Orpington) (904558)

T5Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (904559)

T6Sir James Duddridge (Rochford and Southend East) (904560)

T7John Spellar (Warley) (904561)

T8Peter Aldous (Waveney) (904562)

T9Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) (904563)

URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS

12.30pm

Urgent Question:

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement on leaking of top secret documents (Tobias Ellwood)

Ministerial Statements, including on:

Machetes Consultation (Minister for Crime, Policing and Fire)

Presentation of Bills

No debate (Standing Order No. 57)

Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (Status) No. 2 Bill

Dame Maria Miller

A Bill to provide for corporate status of and for certain privileges and immunities to be accorded to the international inter-parliamentary organisation of national and sub-national legislatures of Commonwealth countries known as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and to its Secretary-General; and for connected purposes.B

Business of the DAY

1. Public office (child sexual abuse): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23)

Alexander Stafford

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for the purpose of preventing a person who has failed to discharge a duty in respect of child sexual abuse offences from holding any elected office, from holding public office and from holding any post the remuneration of which is paid out of money provided by Parliament; to provide for the disqualification from any elected or appointed office of a person who has been convicted of child sexual abuse offences; to provide for the removal of a peerage from a person who has been convicted of child sexual abuse offences; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

2. Finance (No. 2) Bill: Committee (Day 1)

Up to six hours (Order of 29 March)

Corporation tax charges and rates (Clauses 5 and 6); capital allowances (Clauses 7 to 9); other reliefs relating to businesses (Clause 10 and Schedule 1; Clauses 11 to 15); multinational top-up tax (Clauses 121 to 125 and Schedule 14; Clauses 126 and 127 and Schedule 15; Clauses 128 to 260 and Schedule 16; Clause 261 and Schedule 17; Clauses 262 to 264); domestic top-up tax (Clauses 265 to 275 and Schedule 18; Clauses 276 and 277); any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses and those Schedules.

Notes:

Proceedings in Committee (Day 1) will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Bill (Programme Order, 29 March).

For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

3. Animals

No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6))

Secretary Thérèse Coffey

That the draft Microchipping of Cats and Dogs (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 13 March, be approved.

Notes:

If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred.

Presentation of Public Petitions

No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153)

Syresham truck stop: Andrea Leadsom

Local post office closure: Zarah Sultana

Teaching real life skills: Rachael Maskell

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7))

Abuse of autistic people and people with learning disabilities in inpatient settings: Barbara Keeley

Business Today: Westminster Hall

ORDER OF BUSINESS

The first part of the sitting will last for two hours. The second part of the sitting will last for three hours (Standing Order No. 10(1)).

9.30am

That this House has considered religious minorities in Nigeria: Jim Shannon

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

11.00am

That this House has considered radioactive contamination and remediation works at Dalgety Bay: Neale Hanvey

Notes:

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

2.30pm

That this House has considered the matter of farming on Dartmoor: Sir Geoffrey Cox

4.00pm

That this House has considered parish and town council precepts: David Morris

4.30pm

That this House has considered research and development funding and Horizon Europe: Paul Blomfield

Notes:

The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

Written Statements

STATEMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY

The Chancellor of the Exchequer

1.Office of Financial Sanctions Update

2.Tax Administration and Maintenance Day

Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

3.NHS Industrial Action Update

Secretary of State for the Home Department

4.Independent Review of the Disclosure and Barring Regime

5.Legislative proposals to tackle the use of machetes and other knives in crime

Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

6.Digital Infrastructure Update

Notes:

Texts of Written Statements are available from the Vote Office and on the internet at https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/.

Committees Meeting Today

Broadcasts of proceedings can be found at https://www.parliamentlive.tv/Commons

Select Committees

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee

Subject: Non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the blockchain

Witnesses: 10.00am: Emily Gould, Assistant Director, Institute of Art and Law; Angus Scott, Chief Executive, Artclear Ltd; Reema Selhi, Head of Policy and International, Design and Artists Copyright Society

11.15am: Joey D’Urso, Investigations Writer, The Athletic; Kieran Maguire, Senior Teacher in Accountancy, University of Liverpool

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
9.30am (public)

Education Committee

Subject: Support for childcare and the early years

Witnesses: 10.00am: Professor Birgitta Rabe, Professor of Economics, Institute for Social and Economic Research; Christine Farquharson, Associate Director, Institute for Fiscal Studies; Professor Eva Lloyd, Director, International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare, University of East London

11.00am: Iain Mansfield, Director of Research and Head of Education and Science, Policy Exchange; Adam Hawksbee, Deputy Director, Onward; Dr Tammy Campbell, Early Years Lead, Education Policy Institute

Room 6
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Health and Social Care Committee

Subject: Prevention in health and social care

Witnesses: 10.00am: Rebecca Catterick, General Manager, Sanofi Vaccines UK & Ireland; Stuart Carroll, Director of Market Access and Policy Affairs, Moderna; Ben Lucas, Board Member, The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)

10.45am: Professor Dame Jenny Harries, Chief Executive, and Doctor Mary Ramsay, Director of Public Health Programmes, UK Health Security Agency; Professor Sir Andrew Pollard, Chair, Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation

Room 16
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

Subject: Work of the Civil Service Commission

Witnesses: 10.00am: The Rt Hon the Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston, First Civil Service Commissioner, Civil Service Commission

Room 15
9.30am (private), 10.00am (public)

Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
9.45am (private)

Defence Committee

Subject: The Integrated Review Refresh

Witnesses: 10.30am: Professor Malcolm Chalmers, Deputy Director General, and Professor Michael Clarke, Distinguished Fellow, Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)

Room 8
10.00am (private), 10.30am (public)

Treasury Committee

Subject: Quantitative tightening

Witnesses: 10.15am: Professor Jagjit S. Chadha, Director, National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR); Dr Gerard Lyons, Chief Economic Strategist, Netwealth; Dr Katharine Neiss, Chief European Economist, PGIM Fixed Income; Andrew Sentance, Senior Advisor, Cambridge Econometrics, External Member, Monetary Policy Committee, 2006-11

The Wilson Room, Portcullis House
10.00am (private), 10.15am (public)

Petitions Committee

Room 13
1.00pm (private)

International Development Committee

Subject: Work of the Independent Commission for Aid Impact (ICAI)

Witnesses: 2.30pm: Dr Tamsyn Barton, Chief Commissioner, and Tarek Rouchdy, Commissioner, Independent Commission for Aid Impact

The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public), 4.00pm (private)

Justice Committee

Subject: (i) The prison operational workforce; (ii) Former Chair of the Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody: Chair’s end of term report

Witnesses: (i) 2.30pm: Rt Hon Damian Hinds MP, Minister of State, and Michelle Jarman-Howe, Chief Operating Officer Prisons, Ministry of Justice

(ii) 3.15pm: Juliet Lyon CBE, Former Chair, Independent Advisory Panel on Deaths in Custody

Room 15
2.00pm (private), 2.30pm (public)

Foreign Affairs Committee

Subject: Critical minerals

Witnesses: 3.30pm: Duncan Wood, Vice President for Strategy & New Initiatives, Wilson Center; Christopher Heron, Director for Communication & Public Affairs, Eurometaux (European Metals Association)

4.30pm: James Black, Assistant Director, Defence and Security, RAND Europe; Aidan Davy, Chief Operating Officer, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Room 5
3.00pm (private), 3.30pm (public)

Transport Committee

The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House
3.00pm (private)

Backbench Business Committee

Witnesses: 4.15pm: Members of Parliament, Members of Parliament, House of Commons

Room 16
4.00pm (private), 4.15pm (public)

Other

Speaker's Advisory Committee on Works of Art

Room 5
12.00pm (private)

High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill Select Committee

Subject: Petitioning against the First Additional Provision, and Petitioning against the High Speed Rail (Crewe - Manchester) Bill

Witnesses: 2.00pm: Mark Venables, Vice Chairman, and Mrs Lyndsey Sandison, Clerk and Responsible Finance Officer, Lostock Gralam Parish Council; Tim Mould KC, Counsel, and James Strachan KC, Counsel, Department for Transport

Room 8
2.00pm (public), 4.45pm (private)

Committee Reports Published Today

WOMEN AND EQUALITIES

3rd Report: Black Maternal Health HC 94
Time of publication: 00.01am

Announcements

FORTHCOMING END OF DAY ADJOURNMENT DEBATES

Applications for 30-minute end of day adjournment debates should be made to the Table Office by 7.00pm or rise of the House, whichever is the earlier, on the Wednesdays listed below. Members can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet.

The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.

Tuesday 25 April to Wednesday 3 May (deadline Wednesday 19 April 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

Tuesday 9 to Monday 15 May (deadline Wednesday 26 April 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

Tuesday 16 to Monday 22 May (deadline Wednesday 10 May 7.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

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 can submit their application via MemberHub, from their own email account or in hard copy. Application forms are available on the Table Office page on the Parliamentary intranet.

The ballot takes place on the day following the deadline. Members who are successful will be contacted by the Speaker’s Office.

Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 April (ballot closed)

The ballot for Tuesday 25 and Wednesday 26 April will take place today. The deadline for making an application to this ballot has now passed.

Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 May (deadline Monday 24 April 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Tuesday 9 and Wednesday 10 May (deadline Tuesday 2 May 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Business and Trade; Defence; Education; Energy Security and Net Zero; Foreign, Commonwealth and Development; Home Office; Justice; Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; Science, Innovation and Technology; Scotland; Transport

Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 May (deadline Tuesday 9 May 10.00pm or the rise of the House, whichever is earlier)

The following Departments will answer:

Attorney General; Cabinet Office; Culture, Media and Sport; Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Health and Social Care; Northern Ireland; Treasury; Wales; Women and Equalities; Work and Pensions

Election of the Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Nominations and ballot

Nominations must be handed in to the Table Office or Public Bill Office on days when the House is sitting and at the latest by 5pm on Monday 24 April. Nomination forms are available in those offices and in the Vote Office.

In accordance with the House’s decision of 27 March only members of the Scottish National Party may be candidates in this election.

Each nomination shall consist of a signed declaration made by the candidate declaring their willingness to stand for election, accompanied by the signatures of five Members elected to the House as members of the same party as the candidate. Nominations may (optionally) be accompanied by signatures of up to five Members elected to the House as members of any party other than that to which the candidate belongs, or members of no party.

No Member may sign more than one candidate’s nomination paper; if any Member does so, their signature will be invalidated for all nominations. Nominations may optionally be accompanied by a supporting statement of no more than 500 words: supporting statements are published online and in an election day booklet.

The ballot will take place between 11.00am and 2.30pm on Wednesday 26 April in the Aye division lobby.

As soon as practicable after the votes have been counted the Speaker will announce to the House the results of the ballot.

Members nominated for election as Chair of the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee

Up to and including Monday 17 April.

New nominations are marked thus *

Candidate: Kirsty Blackman

Nominated by (own party): Mhairi Black, Angela Crawley, Ms Anum Qaisar, Amy Callaghan, Hannah Bardell

Nominated by (other parties or no party): Alex Davies-Jones, Liz Saville Roberts, Caroline Lucas, Wendy Chamberlain, Claire Hanna

Interests declared: none

Candidate: Stewart Malcolm McDonald

Nominated by (own party): Alyn Smith, Chris Law, Deidre Brock, Dr Philippa Whitford, Dave Doogan

Nominated by (other parties or no party): Alicia Kearns, Simon Hoare, Royston Smith, Sir Chris Bryant, Christine Jardine

Interests declared: none

Further Information

Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings

The Members’ Guide to Chamber proceedings is available on the Parliamentary website

Business of the Day

Documents and reports relating to the business being held in the Chamber are available on the Commons Business Briefings webpage: www.parliament.uk/business/publications/research/commons-business-briefings/

Written Statements

Text of today’s Written Statements: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/

Select Committees

Select Committees Webpage: https://committees.parliament.uk/

Standing Orders Relating to Public Business

Text of Standing Orders relating to public business: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5802/cmstords/so_804_2021/so-804_02122021v2.pdf

Chamber Engagement

Information about engaging the public with debates is available on the parliamentary website: https://www.parliament.uk/get-involved/have-your-say-on-laws/chamber-engagement/.

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

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.

WEDNESDAY 19 APRIL

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Dartmoor National Park (Access): Ten Minute Rule Motion

Anthony Mangnall

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish proposals for a scheme to incentivise owners of land within Dartmoor National Park to allow enhanced access to that land in certain circumstances; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

CONSIDERATION IN COMMITTEE OF THE FINANCE (No. 2) BILL: DAY 2

Notes:

Clauses 18 to 25; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses (for up to 2 hours after commencement of proceedings on the Bill on the second day); Clauses 278 to 312; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses (up to 4 hours after commencement of proceedings); Clause 27; Clauses 47 and 48 and Schedule 7; Clause 50 and Schedule 8; Clauses 51 to 54 and Schedule 9; Clauses 55 to 60; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the subject matter of those Clauses and those Schedules (up to six hours after commencement of proceedings) (Order, 29 March).

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Contribution of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service to the local community: Rob Butler

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am That this House has considered human rights in Myanmar: Naz Shah

11.00am That this House has considered food security and farming: Wendy Morton

Relevant Documents:

e-petition 611113, Ban development on agricultural land to increase food self-sufficiency

e-petition 606663, Produce a Farmland Protection Policy to regulate the loss of farmland to solar

Notes:

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

2.30pm That this House has considered the future of social housing: Mike Amesbury

4.00pm That this House has considered the matter of support for litter action groups: Mr Virendra Sharma

4.30pm That this House has considered asbestos in workplaces: Jane Hunt

Notes:

The debate at 4.30pm will last for up to an hour.

The sitting will be suspended and time added if divisions take place in the main Chamber (Standing Order No. 10(3)).

THURSDAY 20 APRIL

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Transport

Afterwards

BACKBENCH BUSINESS

International trade and geopolitics

Darren Jones

That this House has considered international trade and geopolitics.

Human rights protections for Palestinians

Chris Law

That this House has considered the matter of human rights protections for Palestinians.

Notes:

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

Relevant Documents:

e-petition 585309, Condemn Israel for their treatment of Palestine and Palestinians

PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS

Special school in Biddulph: Karen Bradley

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Freehold management and service charges: Richard Fuller

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30pm That this House has considered land mine awareness: Wendy Morton

3.00pm That this House has considered the economic contribution of medicinal cannabis: David Mundell

Notes:

The subjects for these debates were 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)).

MONDAY 24 APRIL

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

Afterwards

Non-Domestic Rating Bill: Second Reading

NON-DOMESTIC RATING BILL: MONEY

Victoria Atkins

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Non-Domestic Rating Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided.

Notes:

King's Recommendation signified.

NON-DOMESTIC RATING BILL: WAYS AND MEANS

Victoria Atkins

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Non-Domestic Rating Bill, it is expedient to authorise:

(1) the payment of sums to the Secretary of State in respect of non-domestic rating,

(2) the payment of those and other sums into the Consolidated Fund.

ADJOURNMENT DEBATE

Mental health support in the Wirral: Alison McGovern

WESTMINSTER HALL

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petition 628226, relating to the impact of the UK's exit from the European Union: Martyn Day, on behalf of the Petitions Committee

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. 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 25 APRIL

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

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Brendan O'Hara

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

Notes:

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

Illegal Migration Bill: Remaining Stages

As amended in Committee, to be considered.

Notes:

For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

Proceedings on Consideration will (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; and proceedings on Third Reading will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day (Programme Order 13 March).

Relevant Documents:

Oral evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights on 15 March, on the Human Rights of Asylum Seekers in the UK, HC 821

Oral evidence taken before the Joint Committee on Human Rights on 22 and 29 March, on Legislative Scrutiny: Illegal Migration Bill, HC 1241

WESTMINSTER HALL

9.30am That this House has considered hunger in the East and Horn of Africa: Patrick Grady

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Backbench Business Committee.

Wednesday 26 April

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

11.53am Topical Questions to the Minister for Women and Equalities

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Helen Morgan

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

Notes:

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

OPPOSITION DAY (14th ALLOTTED DAY)

Notes:

The selection of the matters to be debated will be made by the Leader of the Opposition (Standing Order No.14(2)).

THURSDAY 27 APRIL

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

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

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

10.10am Questions to Church Commissioners, House of Commons Commission, Public Accounts Commission, Restoration and Renewal Client Board, Speaker’s Committee on the Electoral Commission

Afterwards

BUSINESS TO BE DETERMINED BY THE BACKBENCH BUSINESS COMMITTEE

WESTMINSTER HALL

1.30pm That this House has considered the Third Report of the Justice Committee, IPP Sentences, HC 266, and the Government response,
HC 933: Sir Robert Neill

Notes:

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

Tuesday 2 May

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs

Afterwards

National Minimum Wage Bill: Ten Minute Rule Motion

Paula Barker

That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision about the national minimum wage; and for connected purposes.

Notes:

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

WEDNESDAY 3 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

11.53am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Theresa Villiers

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

Notes:

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

TUESDAY 9 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

2.30pm Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Chancellor of the Exchequer

Afterwards

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Tom Hunt

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

Notes:

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

WEDNESDAY 10 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

Afterwards

Ten Minute Rule Motion

Olivia Blake

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

Notes:

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

THURSDAY 11 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

9.30am Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

10.15am Topical Questions to the Minister for the Cabinet Office

monday 15 May

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

2.30pm Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

3.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence

WESTMINSTER HALL

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 585304 and 589716, relating to food labelling and support for people with allergies: Nick Fletcher, on behalf of the Petitions Committee

Notes

The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. 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 16 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice

WEDNESDAY 17 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Scotland

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

THURSDAY 18 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

9.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

10.15am Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade

monday 22 May

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

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

WESTMINSTER HALL

4.30pm That this House has considered e-petitions 610300 and 617425, relating to the cost of living and financial support for disabled people: Marsha De Cordova, on behalf of the Petitions Committee

Notes:

The subject for this debate was determined by the Petitions Committee. 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 23 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero

WEDNESDAY 24 MAY

CHAMBER

QUESTIONS

11.30am Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales

12 noon Questions to the Prime Minister

THURSDAY 25 MAY

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 Attorney General

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. Exiting the European Union (Customs)

Secretary Thérèse Coffey

That the draft International Waste Shipments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2021, which were laid before this House on 17 December 2020 in a previous Session of Parliament, be approved.

2. Bill of Rights Bill: Second Reading

Caroline Lucas

This House declines to give a Second Reading to the Bill of Rights Bill, because the Bill attacks the freedoms and liberties protected by the Human Rights Act in an ideologically motivated way, is of supreme constitutional significance and will impact on the rights of individuals for many years to come but has not undergone pre-legislative scrutiny in line with the recommendations of the chairs of relevant cross-party committees, ignores the results of two consultations into the Act, vastly exceeds the manifesto commitment to update the Act, does not come with publication of relevant and robust impact assessments, ignores the fundamental principle that human rights are not earned or contingent on a person’s conduct or character but are attached to a person by virtue of their humanity, undermines migrants’ rights at a time of unprecedented international turmoil, threatens the Good Friday Agreement, risks severing the ties between domestic rights and Strasbourg jurisprudence leading to a divergence in rights protection leaving the UK out of step with other members of the Council of Europe at a time of war in Europe, fails to improve citizens’ rights to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment, to access nature and to live in a safe climate, fails to improve the rights of children, disabled people and future generations, undermines efforts to tackle violence against women and girls, and distorts and undermines this country’s democracy by increasing the power of the executive over citizens by removing and weakening rights instead of enshrining and improving them.

Relevant Documents:

Ninth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Legislative Scrutiny: Bill of Rights Bill, HC 611, and the Government response, CP 819

Oral evidence taken before the Justice Committee on 5 July 2022, on Bill of Rights Bill, HC 562

Written evidence to the Justice Committee, on the Bill of Rights and victims of John Worboys, reported to the House on 28 July 2022, HC 304

e-petition 607712, Do not reform the Human Rights Act

e-petition 619334, Include abortion rights in the Bill of Rights

3. Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill: Remaining Stages

To be considered (Order of 25 October 2021).

Notes:

For amendments, see separate paper (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

King’s consent to be signified on Third Reading.

Proceedings on Consideration 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.

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. (Order of 25 October 2021).

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)

4. Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Second Reading

5. Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill: Money

Victoria Atkins

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Transport Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of—

(1)any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State;

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

6. Procurement Bill [Lords]: Remaining Stages

As amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Notes:

Proceedings on Consideration will (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; and proceedings on Third Reading will (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

The Scottish Parliament has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution relating to this Bill.

Senedd Cymru has approved a Legislative Consent Resolution in respect of some of the provisions in the Bill, and did not approve a Legislative Consnet Resolution relating to other provisions of the Bill.

Copies of the Resolution are available in the Vote Office (also available on the documents webpage for the Bill).

7. Holocaust Memorial Bill: Second Reading

Notes:

To be reported upon by the Examiners.

8. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL BILL: MONEY

Victoria Atkins

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Holocaust Memorial Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State.

Notes:

King’s Recommendation signified.

9. Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts

Secretary Suella Braverman

That the draft Code of Practice on the Recording and Retention of Personal Data in relation to Non-Crime Hate Incidents, which was laid before this House on 13 March, be approved.

10. National Security Bill: Consideration of Lords Amendments

Notes:

King’s and Prince of Wales’s consent to be signified.

Lords Amendments 33 and 34 engage Commons financial privilege.

11. Companies

Secretary Kemi Badenoch

That the draft Register of Overseas Entities (Definition of Foreign Limited Partner, Protection and Rectification) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 15 March, be approved.

12. Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill: Consideration of Lords Message

Notes:

None of the Lords Amendments in the Message engages Commons financial privilege. Proceedings on the Message must be brought to a conclusion by no later than one hour after their commencement (Order, 7 February).

13. Electronic Trade Documents Bill [Lords]: Second reading

Notes:

To be reported from a Second Reading Committee.

14. Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill: Remaining stages

Not amended in Public Bill Committee, to be considered.

Notes:

Proceedings on Consideration 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.

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

15. Environmental Protection

Secretary Thérèse Coffey

That the draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 23 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

16. Financial Services and Markets

Andrew Griffith

That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 23 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

17. Victims and Prisoners Bill: Second Reading

18. VICTIMS AND PRISONERS BILL: MONEY

Victoria Atkins

That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Victims and Prisoners Bill, it is expedient to authorise the payment out of money provided by Parliament of:

(a) any expenditure incurred under or by virtue of the Act by the Secretary of State, and

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

Notes:

King’s Recommendation signified.

19. Financial Services and Markets

Andrew Griffith

That the draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

20. Armorial Bearings, Ensigns and Flags

Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris

That the draft Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 29 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

21. Public Order Bill: Consideration of Lords Message

Notes:

Neither of the Lords Amendments in the Message engages Commons financial privilege.

22. Housing

Felicity Buchan

That the draft Houses in Multiple Occupation (Asylum-Seeker Accommodation) (England) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

23. Public Passenger Transport

Secretary Mark Harper

That the draft Public Service Vehicles (Accessible Information) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 30 March, be approved.

Notes:

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

24. Energy

Secretary Grant Shapps

That the Non-Domestic Alternative Fuel Payment Application Scheme Pass-through Requirement Regulations 2023 (S.I., 2023, No. 428), dated 14 April 2023, a copy of which was laid before this House on 17 April, be approved.

Notes:

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

25. Electronic Information

Secretary Suella Braverman

That the draft Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022 (Extraction of Information from Electronic Devices) (Amendment of Schedule 3) Regulations 2023, which were laid before this House on 17 April, be approved.

Notes:

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

26. Insider Dealing

Andrew Griffith

That the draft Insider Dealing (Securities and Regulated Markets) Order 2023, which was laid before this House on 17 April, be approved.

Notes:

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