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Order Paper for Tue 5 Jun 2018 Tuesday 5 June 2018 Order Paper No.144: Part 1 SUMMARY AGENDA: CHAMBER 11.30am Prayers Afterwards Oral Questions: Justice 12.30pm Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any) Up to 20 minutes Ten Minute Rule Motion: DiGeorge Syndrome (Review and National Health Service Duty) (David Duguid) Up to three hours Emergency Debate: Sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 Until 7.00pm Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill: Second Reading Followed by Motion without separate debate: Programme Until 7.00pm General Debate: NATO No debate Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval) No debate after Digital Economy, Registration Service and Statistics and 7.00pm Registration (Motion) No debate Presentation of Public Petitions Until 7.30pm or for Adjournment Debate: Future of Princess Alexandra Hospital in half an hour Harlow (Robert Halfon) WESTMINSTER HALL 9.30am Polish anti-defamation law 11.00am Potholes and road maintenance (The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.) 2.30pm Public sector pay policy 4.00pm Conflict in South Sudan 4.30pm Proposed road alterations around Stonehenge 2 Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 CONTENTS CONTENTS PART 1: BUSINESS TODAY 3 Chamber 8 Westminster Hall 9 Written Statements 10 Committees meeting today 14 Committee reports published today 15 Announcements 16 Further Information PART 2: FUTURE BUSINESS 18 A. Calendar of Business 41 B. Remaining Orders and Notices Notes: Item marked [R] indicates that a member has declared a relevant interest. Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 BUSINESS Today: CHAMBER 3 BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER 11.30am Prayers Followed by QUESTIONS Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice 1 Liz Saville Roberts (Dwyfor Meirionnydd) What assessment he has made of the potential merits of introducing a prison service parliamentary scheme. (905577) 2 Anna Turley (Redcar) What assessment he has made of the effect of the decline in the number of people receiving legal aid for early legal help on access to justice. (905578) 3 Grahame Morris (Easington) What steps his Department is taking to help offenders access (a) housing and (b) benefits on release from prison. (905579) 4 Eddie Hughes (Walsall North) What steps the Government is taking to reform the youth justice system. (905580) 5 Mr Stephen Hepburn (Jarrow) What assessment he has made of trends in the level of personal independence payment appeals that have been successful at tribunal. (905581) 6 Robert Courts (Witney) What steps the Government is taking to prevent the use of mobile phones in prisons. (905582) 7 Nic Dakin (Scunthorpe) What assessment his Department has made of the effect of court closures on access to justice. (905583) 8 Stephen Metcalfe (South Basildon and East Thurrock) What assessment he has made of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals on a no body, no parole law. (905585) 9 Mike Wood (Dudley South) What progress the Government has made on improving the safety of prison officers. (905586) 10 Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow) What assessment the Government has made of the effectiveness of its programme to modernise the court system. (905587) 11 Bob Blackman (Harrow East) What assessment he has made of the role of employment and education in reducing rates of reoffending. (905588) 4 Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 BUSINESS Today: CHAMBER 12 Giles Watling (Clacton) What progress has been made on introducing technology to assist with rehabilitation in prisons. (905589) 13 Sarah Champion (Rotherham) What progress is being made on introducing a victims' law. (905590) 14 Sir David Evennett (Bexleyheath and Crayford) What progress the Government has made on improving the safety of prison officers. (905591) 15 Lee Rowley (North East Derbyshire) What steps the Government plans to take to ensure that the UK legal system operates effectively after the UK leaves the EU. (905592) 16 Damien Moore (Southport) What steps his Department is taking to improve the court experience for victims and witnesses. (905594) 17 Gavin Newlands (Paisley and Renfrewshire North) What steps his Department is taking to improve access to justice. (905595) 18 Jo Platt (Leigh) What progress is being made on introducing a victims' law. (905596) 19 Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East) What recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of rates of pay for criminal legal aid. (905598) 20 Mark Pawsey (Rugby) What assessment his Department has made of the effectiveness of offenders participating in work in the community on reducing rates of reoffending. (905599) 21 Iain Stewart (Milton Keynes South) What steps the Government is taking to improve access for offenders to education and employment. (905600) 22 Alan Mak (Havant) What assessment he has made of the role of employment and education in reducing rates of reoffending. (905601) At 12.15pm Topical Questions to the Secretary of State for Justice T1 Kate Green (Stretford and Urmston) If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities. (905602) T2 Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (905603) T3 Mary Robinson (Cheadle) (905604) T4 John Spellar (Warley) (905605) T5 Sir Edward Leigh (Gainsborough) (905606) Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 BUSINESS Today: CHAMBER 5 T6 Stephen Lloyd (Eastbourne) (905607) T7 Craig Tracey (North Warwickshire) (905608) T8 Tonia Antoniazzi (Gower) (905609) T9 Mr Jim Cunningham (Coventry South) (905610) T10 Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (905611) URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS 12.30pm Urgent Questions (if any) Ministerial Statements (if any) BUSINESS OF THE DAY 1. DIGEORGE SYNDROME (REVIEW AND NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE DUTY): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23) David Duguid That leave be given to bring in a Bill to require the Secretary of State to conduct a review into DiGeorge (22q11 deletion) syndrome; to require the National Health Service to publish a strategy after the review is complete; and for connected purposes. Notes: The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes. 2. EMERGENCY DEBATE: SECTIONS 58 AND 59 OF THE OFFENCES AGAINST THE PERSON ACT 1861 Up to three hours (Standing Order No. 24) Stella Creasy That this House has considered the role of the UK Parliament in repealing sections 58 and 59 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. Notes: The application for this debate was made, and leave given, on 4 June. 6 Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 BUSINESS Today: CHAMBER 3. NON-DOMESTIC RATING (NURSERY GROUNDS) BILL: SECOND READING Until 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(3)) 4. NON-DOMESTIC RATING (NURSERY GROUNDS) BILL: PROGRAMME No debate (Standing Order No. 83A(7)) Secretary James Brokenshire That the following provisions shall apply to the Non-Domestic Rating (Nursery Grounds) Bill: Committal (1) The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House. Proceedings in Committee, on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading (2) Proceedings in Committee, any proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House. (3) Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion three hours after the commencement of proceedings in Committee of the whole House. (4) Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on Consideration or to other proceedings up to and including Third Reading. Other proceedings (5) Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed. 5. GENERAL DEBATE ON NATO Until 7.00pm The Prime Minister That this House has considered NATO. 6. CAPITAL GAINS TAX No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)) Mel Stride That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Belarus) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved. Notes: If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred. Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 BUSINESS Today: CHAMBER 7 7. CAPITAL GAINS TAX No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)) Mel Stride That the draft Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ukraine) Order 2018, which was laid before this House on 23 April, be approved. Notes: If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred. 8. PETROLEUM No debate (Standing Order No. 118(6)) Secretary Greg Clark That the draft Scotland Act 2016 and Wales Act 2017 (Onshore Petroleum) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018, which were laid before this House on 30 April, be approved. Notes: If this item is opposed after 7.00pm, the division will be deferred. 9. DIGITAL ECONOMY, REGISTRATION SERVICE AND STATISTICS AND REGISTRATION No debate after 7.00pm (Standing Order No. 9(6)) Secretary Matt Hancock That the Motions in the name of Secretary Matt Hancock relating to Digital Economy, Registration Service and Statistics and Registration shall be treated as if each related to an instrument subject to the provisions of Standing Order No. 118 (Delegated Legislation Committees) in respect of which notice has been given that the instrument be approved. PRESENTATION OF PUBLIC PETITIONS No debate or decision (Standing Order No. 153) Closure of Solihull Police Station: Julian Knight ADJOURNMENT DEBATE Until 7.30pm or for half an hour (whichever is later) (Standing Order No. 9(7)) Future of Princess Alexandra Hospital in Harlow: Robert Halfon 8 Tuesday 5 June 2018 OP No.144: Part 1 BUSINESS Today: WESTMINSTER HALL 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)).
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