General Committees

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

For further information on General Committees see HCIO Factsheet L6 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.

Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership

Bill

Status Membership

Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Bill (G) Reported Issue 9

Autism Bill (B1) Reported Issue 15

Borders, Citizenship and Immigration Bill [HL] (G) Reported Issue 20; Issue 21

Business Rate Supplements Bill (G) Reported Issue 4

Co-operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions Bill (B6) Reported Issue 19; Issue 20

Coroners and Justice Bill (G) Reported Issue 6

Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill (P) tba This issue

Driving Instruction (Suspension and Exemption Powers)
Bill (P) Reported Issue 21

Equality Bill (G) 7.7.2009 Issue 18; Issue 19; Issue 21; Issue 22

Finance Bill (G) Reported Issue 18; Issue 19; Issue 21; Issue 22

Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill (B7) Reported Issue 22; This issue

Health Bill [HL] (G) Reported Issue 21; This issue

Holocaust (Stolen Art) Restitution Bill (P) Reported Issue 19; Issue 20

Law Commission [HL] (L) tba tba

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL] (G) Reported Issue 20; Issue 21

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] (G) 16.7.2009 This issue

Organ Donation (Presumed Consent) (B13) tba tba

Policing and Crime Bill (G) Reported Issue 5

Saving Gateway Accounts Bill (G) Reported Issue 5

Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill (B3) tba Issue 19; Issue 22

Welfare Reform Bill (G) Reported Issue 6

Joint Committee on Tax law Rewrite Bills

Corporation Tax Bill (G) Reported Issue 4

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

Membership:

Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill

Chairman: Miss Anne Begg in place of Dr William McCrea

Health Bill [HL]

Additional Chairman: Robert Key

Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill

Chairman: Hugh Bayley

Mr David Anderson Mr Richard Bacon Mr Henry Bellingham Mr Brian Binley

Peter Bottomley Mr Ian Cawsey Mr Michael Clapham Mr Andrew Dismore

Linda Gilroy John Hemming Stephen Hesford David Howarth

Rob Marris Bridget Prentice Mr Lee Scott Jim Sheridan

Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL]

Chairmen: Mr Roger Gale and Mr Greg Pope

Nick Ainger Mr Richard Benyon Andrew George Linda Gilroy

Huw Irranca-Davies Mr David Jones Dr Ashok Kumar Ann McKechin

Martin Salter Mr Hugo Swire Paddy Tipping Mr Charles Walker

Angela Watkinson Dr Alan Whitehead Mr Roger Williams David Wright

General Committee Meetings
22 - 26 June 2009

Monday 22 June

None

Tuesday 23 June

PBC      Finance Bill (15th and 16th sitting; Clauses 91, 94-103, 105-108, 110-111 and Schedules 48-54, 57 agreed; Clauses 93, 104 and Schedules 46-47, 55-56, agreed as amended)

PBC      Equality Bill (11th and 12th sittings; Clauses 38-50, 54-57, 60-72, 74-91, 93-98 and Schedule 9 agreed; Clauses 51-53, 58, 92 and Schedules 10-14, agreed as amended; Clause 59, on division, agreed; Clause 73, agreed as amended on division)

PBC      Health Bill [HL] (5th and 6th sittings, Clauses 11-33 and Schedules 1-4 agreed)

1st DLC      Draft Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

2nd DLC      Draft Child Support Collection and Enforcement (Deduction Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2009

3rd DLC      Draft European Organisation for Astronomical Research in the Southern Hemisphere (Immunities and Privileges) Order 2009

4th DLC      Draft Limited Liability Partnerships (Application of Companies Act 2006) Regulations 2009

5th DLC      Draft Transfer of Functions of the Consumer Credit Appeals Tribunal Order 2009, the Draft Transfer of Functions (Estate Agents Appeals and Additional Schedule Tribunal) Order 2009 and the Draft Transfer of Functions (Transport Tribunal and Appeal Panel) Order 2009

6th DLC      Draft Armed Forces (Enlistment) Regulations 2009, the Draft Armed Forces (Part 5 of the Armed Forces Act 2006) Regulations 2009 and the Draft Armed Forces, Army, Air Force and Naval Discipline Acts (Continuations) Order 2009

Wednesday 24 June

PBC      Statutory Redundancy Pay (Amendment) Bill (Cancelled)

PBC      Green Energy (Definition and Promotion) Bill (1st sitting; Clauses 2&7 agreed as amended)

7th DLC      Draft Crime (International Co-operation) Act 2003 (Designation of Participating Countries) (England, Wales and Northern Ireland) (No.2) Order 2009

8th DLC      Draft Companies House Trading Fund (Amendment) Order 2009

9th DLC      Draft Transfer of Function of the Charity Tribunal Order 2009

Thursday 25 June

PBC      Finance Bill (17th and 18th sitting, Clauses 112-126 and Schedules 59-60 agreed; Schedule 61 agreed as amended)

PBC      Equality Bill (13th and 14th sitting, Clauses 99-101, 118-129, 131-137 and Schedule 16 agreed; Clauses 130, 139-142 and Schedule 15 agreed as amended)

PBC      Health Bill [HL] (7th and 8th sitting, Clauses 35-39 and Schedule 5 agreed; Clause 40 agreed as amended and Clause 34 disagreed on division)

Friday 26 June

None

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings
29 June - 3 July 2009

Monday 29 June

PBC      Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL] (Programming Sub-Committee), 4.30pm, Room 13

EC B      EU Documents Nos. 7084/09 and Addendum 1 and 10511/09 and Addenda 1 and 2 relating to Economic Recovery, 4.30pm, Room 10

1st DLC      Draft Registrar of Companies and Applications for Striking Off Regulations 2009 and the Draft Companies Act 2006 (Part 35) (Consequential Amendments, Transitional Provisions and Savings) Order 2009, 4.30pm, Room 9

2nd DLC      Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2009 (S.I., 2009, No. 1389), 4.30pm, Room 12

Tuesday 30 June

PBC      Equality Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 12

PBC      Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL], time to be confirmed, Room 14

3rd DLC      Draft European Communities (Definition of Treaties) (Cariforum Economic Partnership Agreement) Order 2009, 10.30am, Room 9

4th DLC      Draft Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2009, 10.30am, Room 11

5th DLC      Draft Scottish Parliamentary Pensions Act 2009 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2009, 10.30am, Room 10

6th DLC      Draft National Minimum Wage Regulations 1999 (Amendment) Regulations 2009, 4.30pm, Room 9

7th DLC      Draft Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2009, 4.30pm, Room 11

8th DLC      Draft Dunfermline Building Society Compensation Scheme, Resolution Fund and Third Party Compensation Order 2009 and the draft Amendments to Law (Resolution of Dunfermline Building Society) (No. 2) Order 2009, 4.30pm, Room 10

Wednesday 1 July

PBC      Damages (Asbestos-Related Conditions) Bill, 9.30am, Room 9

9th DLC      Draft Overseas Companies Regulations 2009, 2.30pm, Room 9

10th DLC      Draft Identity Cards Act 2006 (Fees) Regulations 2009; Draft Identity Cards Act 2006 (Information and Code of Practice on Penalties) Order 2009 and the Draft Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information without Consent) Regulations 2009, 2.30pm, Room 12

11th DLC      Draft Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of duration of non-jury trial provisions) Order 2009, 2.30pm, Room 10

Thursday 2 July

PBC      Equality Bill, 9.00am & 1.00pm, Room 12

PBC      Marine and Coastal Access Bill [HL], time to be confirmed, Room 14

12th DLC      Draft International Monetary Fund (Limit on Lending) Order 2009, 8.55am, Room 9