BUSINESS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS FOR THE WEEK COMMENCING 17TH OCTOBER 2016:
Monday 17TH OCTOBER
The House meets at 2:30pm for Work and Pensions Questions
Second Reading of the Savings (Government Contributions) Bill
TUESDAY 18TH OCTOBER
The House meets at 11:30am for Foreign and Commonwealth Office Questions
Ten Minute Rule Motion: National Health Service Staff (Reporting and Registration) – Bill Wiggin
Followed By
A Debate on the BBC on a Government Motion
WEDNESDAY 19TH OCTOBER
The House meets at 11:30am for Wales Questions
At 12 noon: Prime Minister’s Questions
Ten Minute Rule Motion: Cosmetic Surgery (Standards of Practice) – Mr Kevan Jones
Followed By
Opposition Day (9th Allotted Day). There will be a debate on an SNP Motion. Subject to be announced.
THURSDAY 20TH OCTOBER
The House will meet at 9:30am for Exiting the European Union Questions
At 10:30am: Business Questions
Debate on a Motion on BHS
Followed By
General Debate on Industrial Strategy
FRIDAY 21TH OCTOBER
Private Members’ Bills
ALEC’S VIEW FROM WESTMINSTER
Tuesday this week sees the first set of Foreign Office Questions since the appointment of new Foreign Office Ministers.
Although the Foreign Secretary did the wind up on the emergency debate on Aleppo last week, this will be the team’s first outing to take questions from all sides of the House on a variety of issues, and it will be fascinating to see what answers are given, especially in relation to the constantly changing geo-political situation in regard to Syria.
On Tuesday afternoon the House will debate the BBC Charter Bill. The significance of this Bill is that the names of those who earn over £150,000 at the BBC, including its celebrity stars, will have to be published. I believe this is the right thing to do, especially considering that these are salaries greater than the Prime Minister’s and funded by the taxpayer.
Later in the week, there is to be an interesting opposition day debate on Thursday with the title “BHS”.
The motion reads:
“That this House notes the recent joint Report by the Business, Innovation and Skills and the Work and Pensions Committees on BHS; endorses that Report’s criticisms of the governance of the company and of the holding company, Taveta Investments Limited; believes that the sale of the company to Retail Acquisitions Limited for £1 was clearly not in the interests of British Home Stores’ employees and pensioners; notes the failure of Sir Philip Green over many years to resolve the deficit in the BHS pension fund; and calls on him to fulfil his promise to do so forthwith.”
I have signed an amendment to this motion in the name of my Conservative college Richard Fuller MP. Our amendment reads:
“; and, noting that Philip Green received his knighthood for his services for the retail industry, believes his actions raise the question of whether he should be allowed to continue to be a holder of the honour and calls on the Honours Forfeiture Committee to cancel and annul his knighthood.”
I am sure the Forfeiture Committee will be listening to this debate very closely.