Today’s business
Thursday, 20 June 2013

Commons: Main Chamber

• Culture, Media & Sport, including Topical Questions; Women & Equalities Oral Questions; 9:30 am
• Leader of the House Business Statement
• (i) Carers (ii) East Coast Mainline Franchise Backbench Business
• Purchase of residential property in the UK by foreign owners – Simon Hughes Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber

• 'Deeds or Words?' by the End Violence Against Women coalition – Baroness Howe of Idlicote Oral Questions; 11:00 am
• Action with other EU member states to tackle youth unemployment – Lord Roberts of Llandudno Oral Questions
• Political situation in Turkey – Baroness Falkner of Margravine Oral Questions
• Implications of British Army redundancies on the UK’s defence capabilities – Lord Touhig Oral Questions
• Level of education support and mental health provision available to children who are severely bullied at school – Baroness Brinton Debate
• Report of the Commission on a British Bill of Rights – Lord Lester of Herne Hill Debate
• Draft National Health Service (Direct Payments) (Repeal of Pilot Schemes Limitation) Order 2013 – Earl Howe Orders and Regulations
• Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Code of Practice) Order 2013 – Baroness Randerson Orders and Regulations
• Alternatives to the payday lending industry – Lord Kennedy of Southwark Short Debate
• Alternatives to the payday lending industry – Viscount Younger of Leckie Short Debate

Commons: Westminster Hall

• (i) Interpreting and translation services and the Applied Language Solutions contract, Sixth Report of the Justice Committee, HC 645, Session 2012-13, and the Government response, Cm 8600 (ii) UK contributions to the nuclear non-proliferation Treaty 1:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Commons: General Committees

• Finance Bill Committee 11:30 am; Room 10, Palace of Westminster
• Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Bill Committee 11:30 am; The Boothroyd Room, Portcullis House

Commons: Select Committees

Political and Constitutional Reform: Role and powers of the Prime Minister: fixed-term Parliaments 10:00 am; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Rt Hon Peter Riddell CBE, Director, Institute for Government; Miss Chloe Smith MP, Minister for Political and Constitutional Reform, Cabinet Office

Lords: Select Committees

External Affairs (EU Sub-Committee C) 10:00 am; Room 1, Palace of Westminster; Private meeting

Witnesses: at 10.05am evidence will be heard from Lynne Featherstone MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for International Development Subject:EU Development Assistance for Drinking-Water Supply and Basic Sanitation in Sub-Saharan Countries.

Lords: Grand Committee

• Social mobility - Baroness Tyler/Lord Wallace of Saltaire – Lord Wallace of Saltaire Short Debate; 2:00 pm
• Support for the contribution of the financial services sector to the economy – Lord Deighton Short Debate
• Support for the contribution of the financial services sector to the economy – Lord Dykes Short Debate
• Commemoration of WW1 and the contribution of people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean – Baroness Young of Hornsey Short Debate
• Commemoration of WW1 and the contribution of people from Africa, Asia and the Caribbean – Lord Gardiner of Kimble Short Debate
• Priorities for the OSCE Helsinki +40 discussions – Baroness Warsi Short Debate
• Priorities for the OSCE Helsinki +40 discussions – Lord Bowness Short Debate