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Order Paper for Wed 5 Dec 2018 Wednesday 5 December 2018 Order Paper No.216: Part 1 SUMMARY AGENDA: CHAMBER 11.30am Prayers Afterwards Oral Questions: Wales 12 noon Oral Questions: Prime Minister 12.30pm Urgent Questions, Ministerial Statements (if any) Up to 20 minutes Ten Minute Rule Motion: Immigration (Time Limit on Detention) (Tulip Siddiq) Up to eight hours Section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (Motion) (Day 2) No debate Statutory Instruments (Motions for approval) No debate Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (Motion) No debate Presentation of Public Petitions Until 7.30pm or for Adjournment Debate: South Western Railway franchise (Sir Vince half an hour Cable) WESTMINSTER HALL 9.30am Future of free schools and academies in England 11.00am Services at Southend hospital (The sitting will be suspended from 11.30am to 2.30pm.) 2.30pm Reforming the regulation of shisha lounges 4.00pm Provision of affordable credit for people on low incomes 4.30pm The gender pay gap 2 Wednesday 5 December 2018 OP No.216: Part 1 CONTENTS CONTENTS PART 1: BUSINESS TODAY 3 Chamber 11 Westminster Hall 12 Written Statements 13 Committees meeting today 17 Committee reports published today 18 Announcements 19 Further Information PART 2: FUTURE BUSINESS 22 A. Calendar of Business 29 B. Remaining Orders and Notices Notes: Item marked [R] indicates that a member has declared a relevant interest. Wednesday 5 December 2018 OP No.216: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER 3 BUSINESS TODAY: CHAMBER 11.30am Prayers Followed by QUESTIONS Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Wales 1 Mary Glindon (North Tyneside) What recent discussions he has had with the Home Secretary on drug-related crime in Wales. (907936) 2 Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales. (907937) 3 Rosie Cooper (West Lancashire) What discussions he has had with Cabinet colleagues on the effect on people in Wales of recent changes to welfare benefits. (907938) 4 Robert Halfon (Harlow) Whether he has had discussions with the Welsh Government on its abolition of hospital car parking charges. (907939) 5 Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the potential economic effect on Wales of the adoption of the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration. (907940) 6 Tom Pursglove (Corby) What steps his Department is taking to support the growth of businesses in Wales. (907941) 7 Tommy Sheppard (Edinburgh East) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union on the potential economic effect on Wales of the adoption of the EU Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration. (907942) 8 Ben Lake (Ceredigion) What recent discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport on the superfast broadband programme in Wales. (907943) 9 Chris Elmore (Ogmore) What assessment he has made of the viability of manufacturing industry in Wales after the UK leaves the EU. (907944) 4 Wednesday 5 December 2018 OP No.216: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER 10 Conor McGinn (St Helens North) What discussions he has had with the Welsh Government on Transport for Wales’s management of the Wales and Borders rail franchise. (907945) 11 Drew Hendry (Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales. (907946) 12 Peter Grant (Glenrothes) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales. (907947) 13 Marion Fellows (Motherwell and Wishaw) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales. (907948) 14 David Linden (Glasgow East) What discussions he has had with the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on the findings of the UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights in relation to poverty in Wales. (907949) 15 Derek Thomas (St Ives) What steps he is taking to ensure that rural communities in Wales continue to receive financial support to tackle deprivation after the UK leaves the EU. (907950) At 12 noon Oral Questions to the Prime Minister Q1 Mr Philip Dunne (Ludlow) If she will list her official engagements for Wednesday 5 December. (908021) Q2 Stewart Hosie (Dundee East) (908022) Q3 Kevin Brennan (Cardiff West) (908023) Q4 Alison McGovern (Wirral South) (908024) Q5 Jamie Stone (Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross) (908025) Q6 Helen Whately (Faversham and Mid Kent) (908026) Q7 Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Washington and Sunderland West) (908027) Q8 Gordon Henderson (Sittingbourne and Sheppey) (908028) Q9 Julie Cooper (Burnley) (908029) Q10 Joanna Cherry (Edinburgh South West) (908030) Q11 Patricia Gibson (North Ayrshire and Arran) (908031) Q12 Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (908032) Wednesday 5 December 2018 OP No.216: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER 5 Q13 Nick Smith (Blaenau Gwent) (908033) Q14 Mr Gregory Campbell (East Londonderry) (908034) Q15 Mrs Pauline Latham (Mid Derbyshire) (908035) URGENT QUESTIONS AND STATEMENTS 12.30pm Urgent Questions (if any) Ministerial Statements (if any) BUSINESS OF THE DAY 1. IMMIGRATION (TIME LIMIT ON DETENTION): TEN MINUTE RULE MOTION Up to 20 minutes (Standing Order No. 23) Tulip Siddiq That leave be given to bring in a Bill to make provision for a maximum period of detention under the Immigration Act 1971 of 28 days; and for connected purposes. Notes: The Member moving and a Member opposing this Motion may each speak for up to 10 minutes. 2. SECTION 13(1)(b) OF THE EUROPEAN UNION (WITHDRAWAL) ACT 2018: ADJOURNED DEBATE ON QUESTION [4 DECEMBER] Up to eight hours (Order of 4 December) The Prime Minister That this House approves for the purposes of section 13(1)(b) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, the negotiated withdrawal agreement laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community’ and the framework for the future relationship laid before the House on Monday 26 November 2018 with the title ‘Political Declaration setting out the framework for the future relationship between the European Union and the United Kingdom’. 6 Wednesday 5 December 2018 OP No.216: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER Amendment (a) Jeremy Corbyn Keir Starmer Emily Thornberry John McDonnell Valerie Vaz Mr Nicholas Brown Gareth Thomas Stephen Kinnock Ms Karen Buck Clive Efford Richard Burden Stephen Twigg Albert Owen Line 1, leave out from “House” to end and insert “declines to approve the negotiated withdrawal agreement and the framework for the future relationship because it fails to provide for a permanent UK-EU customs union and strong single market deal and would therefore lead to increased barriers to trade in goods and services, would not protect workers’ rights and environmental standards, allows for the diminution of the United Kingdom’s internal and external security and is likely to lead to the implementation of a backstop provision in Northern Ireland that is neither politically nor economically sustainable; declines to approve the United Kingdom’s leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement; and therefore resolves to pursue every option that prevents the United Kingdom’s either leaving the European Union without a withdrawal agreement or leaving on the basis of the negotiated withdrawal agreement laid before the House.” As an Amendment to Jeremy Corbyn’s proposed Amendment (a): Sir Vince Cable Tom Brake Jo Swinson Mr Alistair Carmichael Sir Edward Davey Norman Lamb Tim Farron Wera Hobhouse Christine Jardine Layla Moran Jamie Stone Line 10, after “option” insert “, including a public vote as endorsed by the Labour Party Conference 2018,”. Wednesday 5 December 2018 OP No.216: Part 1 BUSINESS TOday: CHAMBER 7 Amendment (c) Hilary Benn Dr Sarah Wollaston Yvette Cooper Rachel Reeves Meg Hillier Mr Dominic Grieve Caroline Lucas Neil Coyle Brendan O’Hara Stuart C. McDonald Joanna Cherry Dr Philippa Whitford Tom Brake Sir Vince Cable Jo Swinson Christine Jardine Layla Moran Norman Lamb Sir Edward Davey Jamie Stone Tim Farron Mr Alistair Carmichael Wera Hobhouse Emma Reynolds Dr Paul Williams Guto Bebb Anna Soubry Chris Bryant Gareth Thomas Susan Elan Jones Martyn Day Peter Kyle Angela Crawley Luciana Berger Ian Murray Stephen Kinnock Chuka Umunna Jonathan Edwards Hywel Williams Alex Sobel Mike Gapes Mr Ben Bradshaw Liz Kendall Owen Smith Liz Saville Roberts Kate Green Anna McMorrin Darren Jones Lilian Greenwood Clive Efford Ms Karen Buck Martin Docherty-Hughes Stewart Malcolm McDonald Mhairi Black Dame Margaret Hodge Richard Burden Helen Jones Angela Smith Helen Hayes Albert Owen Ben Lake Stephen Twigg Line 1, leave out from “House” to end and insert “declines to approve the Withdrawal Agreement and the Framework for the Future Relationship negotiated between the EU and the UK; rejects the United Kingdom leaving the European Union without a Withdrawal Agreement and a Framework for the Future Relationship; accordingly calls on the Government to bring forward without delay the debate required under section 13(6) of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018; and orders that Standing Order No. 24B (Amendments to motions to consider specified matters) shall not apply to any further motions made under section 13 of that Act.” Amendment (d) Giles Watling Line 5, after “Community”, insert “, only when the Government has renegotiated Article 184 of the Agreement and Article 2 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland of that same Agreement to guarantee that an agreement on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union is in place before the end of the transition period,”.
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