General Committees

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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

Criminal Justice and Immigration Reported Issue 1 p25; Issue 2 p28

Crossrail Reported Issue 3 p29

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Reported Issue 4 p33

Sale of Student Loans Reported Issue 4 p33

Housing and Regeneration Bill Reported Issue 5 p32; Issue 6 p33; Issue 7 p36

Health and Social Care Bill Reported Issue 5 p32

Planning Bill Reported Issue 6 p33; Issue 7 p36

National Insurance Contributions Bill Reported Issue 7 p36

Pensions Bill Reported Issue 7 p36; Issue 11 p34

Education and Skills Bill Reported Issue 8 p33

Energy Bill Reported Issue 9 p34

Planning and Energy Bill Reported Issue 10 p34; Issue 11 p34

Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Reported Issue 14 p37

Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Reported Issue 14 p37; This issue

Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) BIll This issue

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

Membership:

Health and Safety Offences Bill

Chairmen: Mr Greg Pope

Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill

Lorely Burt Ms Dawn Butler Philip Davies Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr Frank Doran Jim Dowd Mr John Heppell Miss Julie Kirkbride

Mr Greg Knight Mr Peter Lilley Tony Lloyd Mr Pat McFadden

Mr Jim McGovern Andrew Miller Adam Price Mrs Betty Williams

General Committee Meetings
17 - 28 March 2008

Monday 17 March

1st DLC      Draft Criminal Justice Act 1988 (Offensive Weapons) (Amendment) Order 2008, 4.30pm, Room 9

2nd DLC      Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2008, Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2008 and Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, 4.30pm, Room 11

ESC      Economic migration to the EU (14490/07 and Addenda 1 and 2 and 14491/07 and Addenda 1 and 2), 4.30pm, Room 10

Tuesday 18 March

3rd DLC      Draft Department for Transport (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration Fees) (Amendment) Order 2008, 10.30am, Room 9

5th DLC      Draft Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Audit of Public Bodies) Order 2008, 4.30pm, Room 9

6th DLC      Draft National Assembly for Wales (Legislative Competence) (Education and Training) Order 2008, 4.30pm, Room 11

ESC      Electronic Communication Networks and Services (15371/07), 4.30pm, Room 10

Wednesday 19 March

8th DLC Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Cash Searches: Code of Practice) Order 2008, Draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland: Code of Practice) Order 2008 and Draft Serious Crime Act 2007 (Amendment of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002) Order 2008, 2.30pm, Room 10

9th DLC Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2008, Draft Guardian's Allowance Up-rating order 2008, Draft Guardian's Allowance Up-rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, and Draft Child Benefit Up-rating Order 2008, 2.30pm, Room 12

Thursday 20 March

4th DLC Draft Official Statistics Order 2008, 8.55am, Room 11

Friday 21 March

None

General Committee Meetings
24 - 28 March 2008

Monday 24 March

None

Tuesday 25 March

ESC      EU Document No. 13832/07 relating to Insolvency and Second Chances

1st DLC      Draft Bedfordshire (Structural Changes) Order 2008

2nd DLC      Draft Local Involvement Networks (Duty of Services- Providers to Allow Entry) Regulations 2008

3rd DLC      Draft Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2008

4th DLC      Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications and Deemed Applications) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2008

5th DLC      Draft Categories of Casino Regulations 2008 and the Draft Gambling (Geographical Distribution of Large and Small Casino Premises Licences) Order 2008

Wednesday 26 March

WGC      Welsh Grand Committee to consider the Budget Statement

PBC      Health and Safety (Offences) Bill (Clauses 1-3 agreed, Schedule 1-3 agreed)

6th DLC      Non-Domestic Rating (Unoccupied Property) (England) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No.386)

Thursday 27 March

7th DLC Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments etc) Order 2008 and Draft Companies Act 2006 (Consequential Amendments) (Taxes and National Insurance) Order 2008

8th DLC Draft Sex Discrimination (Amendment of Legislation) Regulations 2008

Friday 28 March

None

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

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings
31 March - 4 April 2008

Monday 31 March

1st DLC Draft Early Removal of Short-Term and Long-Term Prisoners (Amendment of requisite period) Order 2008 and Draft Early Removal of Fixed-Term Prisoners (Amendment of Eligibility Period) Order 2008,4.30pm, Room 9

ESC Fisheries: control, inspection and sanction systems (16071/07), 4.30pm, Room 10