General Committees

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Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership

Bill      Status      Membership

Fraud (Trials Without a Jury) Bill (G)      14.12.2006      Issue 4 p31

Welfare Reform Bill (G)      30.11.2006      Issue 2 p29

Greater London Authority Bill (G)      23.1.2007      Issue 5 p32

Offender Management Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 5 p32

Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill (G)      18.1.2007      Issue 6 p34

Income Tax Bill (G)            Issue 6 p34

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 6 p34

Pensions Bill (G)      8.2.2007      Issue 7 p34

Statistics and Registration Service Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 6 p34

Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill (G)      1.2.2007      This issue

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (G)      8.3.2007      This issue

Dates in italics denote expected reporting date of Public Bill Committee as stated in the Programme Motion if made

Membership

Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill:

Mr Ian Austin      Mr Colin Breed      Kevin Brennan      Mr Simon Burns

Dr Vincent Cable      Michael Connarty      Mrs Nadine Dorries      Mr Mark Francois

Mr Greg Hands      John Healey      Ms Diana R. Johnson      Ian Lucas

Sarah McCarthy-Fry      Anne Main      Chris Ruane      John Walley

David Wright

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill:

Chairmen: Mr Joe Benton & Mr Christopher Chope

Tom Brake      Lyn Browne      Mr David Burrowes      Alistair Burt

Mr Philip Dunne      Michael Fabricant      Andrew Gwynne      Patrick Hall

Tom Levitt      Robert Neill      Dr John Pugh      Alison Seabeck

Jonathan Shaw      Angela E. Smith (Basildon)      Sir Peter Soulsby      Andrew Stunell

Mr Robert Syms      Mr Neil Turner      Lynda Waltho      Mr Phil Woolas

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

General Committee Meetings
22 - 25 January

Monday 22 January

1st DLC      Draft Compensation (Exemptions) Order 2006

2nd DLC      The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3384), the Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Exemption) (Amendment) Order 2006, the Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Markets in Financial Instruments) Regulations 2006, and the Draft Uncertificated Securities (Amendment) Regulations 2007

3rd DLC      Draft Waste (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Tuesday 23 January

PBC      Offender Management Bill (7th & 8th sittings; Clauses 22-34 & Schedules 4 & 5 agreed; Schedule 3, as amended, agreed)

PBC      Greater London Authority Bill

PBC      Statistics and Registration Service Bill (5th & 6th sittings; Clauses 10, 12-24, 26-35 & Schedule 1 agreed; Clause 11 agreed on division; Clause 25, as amended, agreed)

PBC       Pensions Bill (1st & 2nd sittings; clauses 1, 2 & 4 agreed; Clause 3, as amended, agreed)

ESC       EU Document No. 13193/05 relating to Consumer Credit

4th DLC      Draft Marriage Act 1949 (Remedial) Order 2006

Wednesday 24 January

5th DLC Draft Police and Criminal Evidence (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

6th DLC The Merchant Shipping (Inland Waterway and Limited Coastal Operations) (Boatmasters' Qualifications and Hours of Work) Regulations 2006 (S.I., 2006, No. 3223)

Thursday 25 January

PBC Statistics and Registration Service Bill (7th & 8th Sittings; Clauses 36-73 and Schedules 2 & 4 agreed)

PBC Pensions Bill

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings
29 January - 1 February

Monday 29 January

1st DLC      Draft Sexual Offences Act 2003 (Amendment of Schedules 3 and 5) Order 2007, 4.30 p.m., Room 9

2nd DLC      Draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2007, 4.30 p.m., Room 11

3rd DLC      Draft National Assembly for Wales (Representation of the People) Order 2007, 4.30 p.m., Room 12

Tuesday 30 January

PBC      Pensions Bill, 10.30 a.m. & 4.00 p.m., Room 14

PBC      Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill, 10.30 a.m. & 4.00 p.m., Room 9

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, 10.30 a.m. & 4.30 p.m, Boothroyd Room, PCH

ESC      EU Document 14871/06 and Addenda 1-2 relating to the European Institute of Technology, 4.30 p.m., Room 10

4th DLC      Draft Pharmacists and Pharmacy Technicians Order 2007, 10.30 a.m., Room 11

5th DLC      Draft Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, 4.30 p.m., Room 11

Wednesday 31 January

ESC EU Documents 14381/06 and 14823/06 relating to the EU-China Relationship, 2.30 p.m., Room 10

2nd DLC Draft Northern Ireland Assembly (Elections) (Amendment) Order 2007, 2.30 p.m., Room 9

Thursday 1 February

PBC      Pensions Bill, 9.10 a.m & 1.30 p.m., Room 14

PBC      Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill, 9.00 a.m. & 1.00 p.m., Room 9

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, 9.30 a.m. & 2.00p.m., Boothroyd Room, PCH

Please note: The time and location of general committee meetings may be changed at short notice. This list is correct as at press (12 noon Friday). Recorded information about forthcoming select and general committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on Tel: 020 7219 2033. Further enquiries may be made to the Committee Office general enquiry lines, Tel: 020 7219 3267/4300/0284