House of Commons Amendments

Session 2013 - 14
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House of Commons

Tuesday 19 November 2013

Public Bill Committee

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National Insurance Contributions Bill

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 18 November (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 19

November) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 19 November;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 21 November;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 26 November;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 28 November;

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

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 19 November
Until no later
Federation of Small Businesses

than 9.45 am
Institute of Fiscal Studies

Tuesday 19 November
Until no later
Financial Conduct Authority

than 2.30 pm

Tuesday 19 November
Until no later
The Treasury

than 3.15 pm

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

following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 14; Schedule 2;

Clauses 15 to 20; new Clauses; new Schedules; 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 Thursday 28 November.

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Mr David Gauke has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

Mr David Gauke

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr David Gauke

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

New Clause

Report to Parliament

Shabana Mahmood

NC1


To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
HMRC must prepare a bi-annual report on the employment allowance scheme

which the Minister shall lay before Parliament.

(2)
The bi-annual report must include information on HMRC’s assessment of the

impact of the employment allowance on—

(a)
the number of jobs created as a result of the employment allowance,

(b)
the level of take-up of the employment allowance,

(c)
the geographical locations of the businesses taking up the employment

allowance,

(d)
the number of charities and clubs taking up the employment allowance,

and

(e)
the overall cost to the Exchequer of the employment allowance and

projected costs for future years.’.

Order of the House [4 November 2013]

That the following provisions shall apply to the National Insurance Contributions 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 Thursday 28 November 2013.

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National Insurance Contributions Bill, continued

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 after the commencement of those

proceedings.

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.



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