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House of Commons

Thursday 7 March 2013

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Children and Families Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [5 March 2013].

New clauseS

Amendments to the Health Act 2006

Alex Cunningham

Bill Esterson

NC1


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Health Act 2006 is amended as follows.

(2)
After section 8, insert—

“8A
Offence of failing to prevent smoking in a private vehicle when

children are present

(1)
It is the duty of any person who drives a private vehicle to ensure that that

vehicle is smoke-free whenever a child or children under the age of 18

are in such vehicle or part of such vehicle.

(2)
A person who fails to comply with the duty in subsection (1) commits an

offence.

(3)
A person convicted of an offence under this section who has not

previously been convicted of such an offence shall have the option of

attending a smoke-free driving awareness course in place of paying a fine

under subsection (4).

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(4)
A person who does not wish to attend an awareness course or who has

previously been convicted of an offence under this section is liable on

summary conviction to a fine of £60.

(5)
The Secretary of State may introduce regulations to alter the level of

penalty payable under subsection (4).

(6)
The Secretary of State shall update all relevant regulations regarding the

offence created under subsection (2) within six months of this section

coming into force.

(7)
The Secretary of State shall introduce regulations within six months of

this section coming into force to prescribe the format of the awareness

course in subsection (3).”.

(3)
In section 79(4)(a), leave out “or 8(7)” and insert “, 8(7), or 8A(5).”.

Order of the House [25 February 2013]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Children and Families Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 23 April 2013.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [5 March 2013]

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 5

March) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 March;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 March;

(c)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 March;

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(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 14 March;

(e)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 19 March;

(f)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 21 March;

(g)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 16 April;

(h)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 18 April; and

(i)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 23 April;

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

Table:

      TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
Department for Education;

than 10.00 am
Department for Business,

Innovation and Skills

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
The Thomas Coram Foundation

than 10.45 am
for Children (Coram); Professor

Julie Selwyn, Professor of Child

and Family Social Work,

University of Bristol; TACT

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
David Norgrove, Chair of Family

than 11.25 am
Justice Review and Chair of

Family Justice Board; Lord Justice

Munby, President of the Family

Division; Coram Children’s Legal

Centre

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
Council for Disabled Children;

than 2.45 pm
Every Disabled Child Matters;

Special Education Consortium

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
Achievement for All; Independent

than 3.30 pm
Parental Special Education

Advice; Institute of Education

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
National Association for Special

than 4.15 pm
Educational Needs; The

Communication Trust; Association

of Educational Psychologists

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
Association of Colleges; National

than 5.15 pm
Association of Head Teachers;

David Bartram, Assistant Head,

Lampton School, Hounslow

Tuesday 5 March
Until no later
Office of the Children’s

than 5.45 pm
Commissioner

Thursday 7 March
Until no later
Ofsted; Daycare Trust and the

than 12.15 pm
Family and Parenting Institute;

National Childminding

Association

Thursday 7 March
Until no later
Dr Roger Morgan, Children’s

than 1.00 pm
Rights Director of England;

Children England

Thursday 7 March
Until no later
Working Families; Fawcett Society

than 2.45 pm

Thursday 7 March
Until no later
Fatherhood Institute; Federation of

than 3.30 pm
Small Businesses

Thursday 7 March
Until no later
Association of Directors of

than 4.15 pm
Children’s Services; Barnardo’s

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

following order: Clauses 1 to 6; Schedule 1; Clauses 7 to 12; Schedule 2;

Clauses 13 to 71; Schedule 3; Clauses 72 and 73; Schedule 4; Clauses 74 to

85; Schedule 5; Clause 86; Schedule 6; Clauses 87 to 96; Schedule 7; Clauses

97 to 104; new Clauses; new Schedules; Clauses 105 to 110; and remaining

proceedings on the Bill; and

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

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 23 April.



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