House of Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Session 2014 - 15
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House of Commons

Thursday 4 September 2014

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Social Action, Responsibility and

Heroism Bill

[First and second Sittings]

Shailesh Vara

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 12 noon on Thursday

4 September) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Thursday 4 September;

(b)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 9 September;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 14 October;

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

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Thursday 4
Until no later than
Law Society

September
12.30 pm

Thursday 4
Until no later than
National Council for

September
1.00 pm
Voluntary

Organisations

Thursday 4
Until no later than
Health and Safety

September
2.45 pm
Executive

Fire Brigades Union

Thursday 4
Until no later than
Association of

September
4.00 pm
Personal Injury

Lawyers

Forum of Insurance

Lawyers

Thompsons

Solicitors

Irwin Mitchell,

solicitors

Thursday 4
Until no later than
National Union of

September
4.30 pm
Teachers

UNISON

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 4 September 2014
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Social Action, Responsibility and, continued

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 14 October.

Shailesh Vara

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

the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Shailesh Vara

To move, 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.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Fraser Whitehead, Chair of the Society Legal Affairs and Policy Board, Law Society

Dr Justin Davis Smith CBE, Executive Director, National Council for Voluntary

Organisations

Kevin Myers, Acting Chief Executive, Health and Safety Executive, Mark Wrack, General

Secretary, Fire Brigades Union

John Spencer, President, Association of Personal Injury Lawyers

David Johnson, President, Forum of Inusurance Lawyers

Simon Dewsbury, Solicitor, Thompsons Solicitors

Stuart Henderson, Managing Partner of personal injury, Irwin Mitchell LLP

Amanda Brown, Assistant General Secretary for Advice, Policy and Campaigns, National

Union of Teachers

Tracey Harding, Head of Health and Safety, UNISON

[Adjourned until Tuesday 9 September at 8.55 am



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