House of Commons Amendments

Session 2014 - 15
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given up to and including

Thursday 17 July 2014

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Public Bill Committee

Modern Slavery 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 16 July 2014 (Standing Order No.

83C):—

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 3.30pm on Monday 21

July) meet—

(a)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 2 September;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 4 September;

(c)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 9 September;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 11 September;

(e)
at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 14 October;

(2)
the Committe shall hear oral eveidence on Monday 21 July in accordance

with the following Table—

TABLE

Time
Witness

Until not later than 4.00 pm
Alison Saunders, Director of

Public Prosecutions; National

Crime Agency

Until no later than 4.45 pm
Church of England; Catholic

Bishops for England and Wales

Until not later than 5.30 pm
Centre for Social Justice;

Kalayaan; Unseen UK

Until no later than 6.00 pm
Nadine Finch, Garden Court

Chambers; Peter Carter QC, Red

Lion Chambers

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

following order; Clauses 1 to 13; Schedule 1; Clauses 14 and 15; Schedule 2;

Clauses 16 to 39; Schedule 3; Clauses 40 to 46; Schedule 4; Clauses 47 to 51;

new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

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

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14 October.

Karen Bradley has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the

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

Karen Bradley

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.

Karen Bradley

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Order of the House [8 July 2014]

That the following provisions shall apply to the the Modern Slavery Bill:—

Commital

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 14 October 2014.

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 of that day.

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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 any further message from the Lords)

may be programmed.



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