Today’s business
Monday, 20 May 2013

Commons: Main Chamber

• Work and Pensions, including Topical Questions Oral Questions; 2:30 pm
• Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill - Report stage Legislation
• Marine Management Organisation and data accuracy – Alison Seabeck Adjournment debate

Lords: Main Chamber

• Plans to increase sports activities in schools – Baroness King of Bow Oral Questions; 2:30 pm
• Asylum seekers' right to work after six months of waiting for a decision on their application – Lord Roberts of Llandudno Oral Questions
• Proposals that may affect local bus services – Lord Greaves Oral Questions
• In what proportion of deaths recorded as caused by cancer is the actual cause of death the treatment of cancer – Lord Saatchi Oral Questions
• Offender Rehabilitation Bill [HL] - Second reading – Lord McNally Legislation
• Mesothelioma Bill [HL] - Second reading – Lord Freud Legislation

Commons: General Committees

• First Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 and the draft Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013 4:30 pm; Room 9, Palace of Westminster
• Second Delegated Legislation Committee: Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 and the Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013 4:30 pm; Room 11, Palace of Westminster
• Third Delegated Legislation Committee: Motion in the name of Vince Cable relating to Financial Assistance to Industry 4:30 pm; Room 12, Palace of Westminster
• European Committee C: European Union Document No. 7999/13, a draft Council Regulation on measures to reduce the cost of deploying high-speed electronic communications networks 4:30 pm; Room 10, Palace of Westminster

Commons: Select Committees

Energy and Climate Change Sub-Committee on Local Energy: Local Energy 2:00 pm; The Wilson Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Institution of Engineering and Technology, UK Energy Research Centre, Cornwall Energy and Energy Technologies Institute; Regen SW, Co-operatives UK, Community Energy Scotland and Combined Heat and Power Association

Public Accounts: Carrier Strike 3:15 pm; Room 15, Palace of Westminster

Witnesses: Jon Thompson, Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence and Air Marshal Stephen Hillier, Deputy Chief of Defence Staff, Military Capability, Ministry of Defence

Transport: Cost of motor insurance: whiplash 4:05 pm; The Thatcher Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Christian Worsfold, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Dr Donal McNally, Associate Professor and Reader in Bioengineering, University of Nottingham, Dr Amanda Roshier, Lecturer in Anatomy and Behaviour, University of Nottingham and Andrew Miller, Director of Research, Thatcham Research; David Brown, Chair of the third party working group, Institute and Faculty of Actuaries and David Powell, Manager, Lloyd's Market Association; Dr Simon Margolis, Chief Executive, Premex Services and Dr Andre Brittain-Dissont

Communities and Local Government: Private rented sector 4:10 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Mark Prisk MP, Minister for Housing, Department for Communities and Local Government

National Security Strategy: National Security Strategy 4:30 pm; Room 4

Witnesses: Professor Mike Clarke, Director General, RUSI, Sir Stewart Eldon, former UK Permanent Representative to NATO and Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House)

Communities and Local Government: Community Budgets 5:10 pm; The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

Witnesses: Sir Merrick Cockell, Chairman, Local Government Association, Paul Raynes, Head of Programmes (Localism and Finance), Local Government Association and Laura Wilkes, Policy Manager, Local Government Information Unit

Lords: Select Committees

Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy 4:30 pm; Room 4, Palace of Westminster; Private meeting

Witnesses: Oral evidence will be heard at 4.30 pm from Professor Mike Clarke, Director General, RUSI, Sir Stewart Eldon, former UK Permanent Representative to NATO and Dr Robin Niblett, Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House).

Lords: Grand Committee

• Draft Reservoirs Act 1975 (Exemptions, Appeals and Inspections) (England) Regulations 2013 – Lord de Mauley Orders and Regulations; 3:30 pm
• Draft Duty to Participate in Education or Training (Alternative Ways of Working) Regulations 2013; Draft Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 (Consequential Amendments to Part 1 of the Education and Skills Act 2008) Order 2013 – Lord Nash Orders and Regulations
• Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2013 – Viscount Younger of Leckie Orders and Regulations
• Draft Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (Contractual Scheme) Regulations 2013 – Lord Newby Orders and Regulations
• Draft Cash Ratio Deposits (Value Bands and Ratios) Order 2013 – Lord Newby Orders and Regulations