General Committees

Factsheets on the Parliament website: http://www.parliament.uk/commons/lib/fact.htm

Public Bill Committee debates on the Parliament website: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/stand.htm

Other General Committee debates: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/othstn.htm

Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership

Bill      Status      Membership

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

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

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill (P)            Issue 9 p35

Greater London Authority Bill (G)      23.1.2007      Issue 5 p32

Income Tax Bill (G)            Issue 6 p34

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

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (G)      8.3.2007      Issue 8 p34

Offender Management Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 5 p32

Pensions Bill (G)      8.2.2007      Issue 7 p34

Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill (G)      1.2.2007      Issue 8 p34

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

Sustainable Communities Bill (B1)            Issue 11 p37

UK Borders Bill (G)      22.3.2007      Issue 10 p36

Welfare Reform Bill (G)      30.11.2006      Issue 2 p29

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

Membership: None

General Committee Meetings
26 February - 1 March

Monday 26 February

ESC      Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 28 November 2006, EU Documents 11399/06, 11660/06 and Addenda 1-2, an Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum dated 10 October 2006, EU Documents 14431/06 and Addendum 1, and 14630/06 and Addendum 1 relating to Financial Management

1st DLC      Draft Part 7 of the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Extension to Animal Pathogens) Order 2007 and Draft Schedule 5 to the Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 (Modification) Order 2007

2nd DLC      Draft Smoke-free (Exemptions and Vehicles) Regulations 2007, Draft Smoke-free (Penalties and Discounted Amounts) Regulations 2007 and Draft Children and Young Persons (Sale of Tobacco etc) Order 2007

Tuesday 27 February

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NIGC      Draft Budget (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

PBC      UK Borders Bill, (Witnesses (a.m.) Home Office, Witnesses (p.m.): Migrationwatch UK; Immigration Law Practitioners Association; Immigration Advisory Service)
ESC      EU Document 13568/05 relating to the marketing of Pyrotechnic Articles

3rd DLC      Draft Post Office Network Subsidy Scheme Order 2007

4th DLC      Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007 and Draft Industrial Training Levy (Engineering Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2007,

Wednesday 28 February

PBC       Sustainable Communities Bill

5th DLC      Draft Private Security Industry (Licence Fees) Order 2007

6th DLC      Draft Policing (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

Thursday 1 March

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (13th &14th Sittings; Clauses 132-140, 142, 144 - 152 & Schedule 12 agreed; Clauses 141 & 143, as amended agreed)

PBC      UK Borders Bill Witnesses (a.m.): National car parks; Trade Union Congress; Transport and General Workers' Union.
Witnesses (p.m.): Professor Ross Anderson, Cambridge University; Phil Booth National Coordinator, NO2ID; Liberty


7th DLC      Value Added Tax (Health and Welfare) Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 206)

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings
5 - 8 March

Monday 5th March

1st DLC Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007, 4.30 p.m., Room 9

Tuesday 6th March

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, 10.30 a.m. & 4.30 p.m., Room 12

PBC       UK Borders Bill, 10.30 a.m. & 4.30 p.m., Room 11

ESC      EU Documents Nos. 17066/06, 17067/06 and Addendum 1 and Document 17068/06 relating to Taxation, 4.30 p.m., Room 10

Wednesday 7th March

3rd DLC      Draft Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007, 2.30 p.m., Room 10

4th DLC      Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007, the Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and the Draft Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007, 2.30 p.m., Room 9

5th DLC      Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007, 2.30 p.m., Room 12

Thursday 8th March

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, 9.30 a.m. & 2.00 p.m., Room 12

PBC      UK Borders Bill Committee, 9.30 a.m. & 2.00 p.m., Room 11

6th DLC      Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2007, 8.55 a.m., Room 9

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