On the Agenda
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The Agenda in Westminster
Commons Chamber
11.30am: Northern Ireland questions.
12noon: Prime minister’s questions.
Ten minute rule motion: Care Homes (Domestic Pets) Bill (Nick Palmer).
Main business
Conclusion of remaining stages of the Finance Bill.
Adjournment debate: Taxation of pensions (Barry Gardiner).
Westminster Hall
9.30–11.00am: Human rights in Iran (Lembit Öpik).
11.00am–11.30am: Provision for bullied children (David Howarth).
2.30–4.00pm: Deployment of British troops in Helmand Province (Paul Flynn).
4.00–4.30pm: Workers damaged by vaccines and Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme (Ian Stewart).
4.30–5.00pm: Management of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office & case of Mr John Pitman (Andrew Murrison).
Select Committees
Energy and climate change committee (9.15am, The Thatcher Room).
Subject: Low carbon technologies in a green economy.
Witnesses: Carbon Trust, and Energy Saving Trust; Energy Technology Institute (at 10.15am).
Children, schools and families committee (9.30am, The Wilson Room).
Subject: School Accountability.
Witness: Vernon Coaker MP, Minister of State, Department for Children, Schools and Families.
Northern Ireland affairs committee (2.10pm, The Thatcher Room).
Subject: Omagh - 10 years on.
Witness: Jason McCue, H2O Law; Dame Nuala O’Loan DBE (at 3.00pm).
Scottish affairs committee (2.15pm, room 8).
Subject: Scotland Office Departmental Annual Report.
Witnesses: Rt Hon Jim Murphy MP, Secretary of State for Scotland, Ann McKechin MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, and John Henderson, Deputy Director, Scotland Office.
Treasury committee (2.30pm, The Wilson Room).
Subject: Banking Crisis: regulation and supervision.
Witness: Lord Myners CBE, Financial Services Secretary, HM Treasury.
Transport committee (2.45pm, room 6).
Subject: (i) The future of aviation (ii) The major road network.
Witnesses: (i) Eurostar, UK Ultraspeed, Network Rail, and High Speed Two (ii) Kapsch TrafficCom AG, Intelligent Transport Systems UK, Institution of Engineering and Technology, and Technical Advisors Group Transportation Committee (at 3.45pm); Liftshare, Campaign for Better Transport, and National Express UK (at 4.25pm).
North West regional committee (3.30pm, room 18).
Subject: The impact of the current economic situation on the North West and the Government response .
Witnesses: North West Regional Development Agency; Phil Woolas MP, Minister for the North West, and Liz Meek and David Higham, Government Office for the North West (at 4.15pm).
Public accounts committee (3.30pm, room 15).
Subject: Support for High Intensity Operations.
Witnesses: Sir Bill Jeffrey KCB, Permanent Secretary, Air Marshal Sir Stuart Peach KCB CBE, Chief of Joint Operations PJHQ (UK), and Lieutenant General Dick Applegate OBE, Chief of Materiel (Land), Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence.
General Committees
Committee on a private Bill
Unopposed Bills (2.30pm, room 9).
Canterbury City Council Bill, Leeds City Council Bill, Nottingham City Council Bill and Reading Borough Council Bill.
Public Bill committee
Law Commission Bill [Lords] committee (10.00am, room 9).
Subject: To consider the Bill.
Delegated legislation committee
Fourth Delegated Legislation committee (2.30pm, room 12).
Subject: To consider the draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Uncertificated Securities) Order 2009, the draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2009 and the draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009.
Lords Chamber
3.00pm: Oral questions:
Baroness Trumpington - what steps they will take to prevent charities from sending cash through the post with appeal letters.
Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville - what role they played in the proposed move of the Export Licensing Unit of the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council to Birmingham.
Baroness Rawlings - what efforts they are making to revive the Doha round of trade talks.
Topical question.
Main business
Committee stage (day 4) of the Policing and Crime Bill.
Lords Committees
European Union Sub-Committee D (Environment and Agriculture) (10.30am).
Subject: Inquiry into the Revision of the EU Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes.
Witnesses: Representatives of the BUAV, and of Animal Defenders International.
Communications Committee (10.30am).
Subject: Inquiry into the British film and television industries.
Witnesses: Ms Anne Home, Chair, and Ms Jayne Kirkham, Executive Committee Member, Save Kids’ TV; Ms Jocelyn Hay, President, and Mr Lewis Rudd MBE, Member of the Board of Directors, Voice of the Listener and Viewer.
At 11.30 am the Committee will hold an informal meeting with the winners of the Lord Speaker’s Competition for schools.
Constitution Committee (11.00am).
Subject: Inquiry into the Cabinet Office and the Centre of Government.
Witnesses: Sir Michael Bichard, former departmental Permanent Secretary (1995-2001) and Rachel Lomax, former departmental Permanent Secretary; and (11.45am) Geoff Mulgan, former Director of Policy, 10 Downing Street and Sir Michael Barber, former Head, Prime Minister’s Delivery Unit.
The Agenda in the Scottish Parliament
In Parliament
The Scottish Parliament is in recess until August 30.
The Agenda in the Welsh Assembly
In Plenary
1.30pm: questions to the minister for finance and public service delivery.
followed by: questions to the minister for children, education, lifelong learning and skills.
followed by: motion to revise Standing Orders.
followed by: stage three debate on the proposed Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure.
followed by: stage four motion to approve the Healthy Eating in Schools (Wales) Measure.
followed by: debate on Joyce Watson's proposed Legislative Competence Order on Hard Surfaces.
followed by: Welsh Conservative debate on services for disabled children and young people.
followed by: short debate - Chris Franks on 'funding for you, your community and Wales'.
In Committee
9.30am: Rural Development Sub-Committee considers the Bovine TB eradication programme.
9.30am: Legislation Committee No. 4 considers the proposed National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Culture and other Fields) Order 2009.
The Agenda in the Northern Ireland Assembly
In Plenary
The Northern Ireland Assembly is in recess until September 6.
