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House of Commons

Tuesday 10 February 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Welfare Reform Bill

[First and Second sittings]

Mr Tony McNulty

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

10 February) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(b)
at 9.00 am on Thursday 12 February;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 February;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 26 February;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table—

    TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 10 February
Until no later than
The Royal Association

12.15 pm
for Disability and

Rehabilitation (RADAR)

and Oldham

Metropolitan Borough

Council

Tuesday 10 February
Until no later than
Drugscope

1.00 pm

Tuesday 10 February
Until no later than
Barnardo’s, the Child

5.30 pm
Poverty Action Group

and Gingerbread

Tuesday 10 February
Until no later than
Professor Paul Gregg

6.20 pm
(Bristol University)

Thursday 12 February
Until no later than
Department for Work and

10.25 am
Pensions

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 10 February 2009
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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

(3)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 7; Schedule 2;

Clauses 8 and 9; Schedule 3; Clauses 10 to 19; Schedule 4; Clauses 20 to 40;

Schedule 5; Clauses 41 to 44; Schedule 6; Clauses 45 and 46; Schedule 7;

Clauses 47 to 50; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the

Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 3 March.

Tony McNulty

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Tony McNulty

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Liz Sayce, Chief Executive, Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilitation (RADAR), and

Paul Davies, Service Director Adult Social Care, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council;

Martin Barnes, Chief Executive, and Dr Marcus Roberts, Director of Policy, Drugscope;

Martin Narey, Chief Executive, Barnado’s, Tim Nicholls, Press and Parliamentary Officer and

Eddie Graham, Welfare Rights Specialist, Child Poverty Action Group, and Fiona West, Chief Ex

ecutive, and Kate Bell, Head of Policy, Gingerbread;

Professor Paul Gregg.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am.