PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE
RELATING TO THE REPORT
WEDNESDAY 30 JULY 1997
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in
the Chair
| Ms Karen Buck
| Mr Chris Pond
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| Mr Nick Gibb
| Ms Gisela Stuart
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| Ms Patricia Hewitt
| Mr Malcolm Wicks
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| Miss Julie Kirkbride
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Resolved,
That the Committee do visit the USA in connection with its inquiry
into the interaction and possible integration of the tax and benefits
systems.
Ordered,
That the Chairman do seek financial authority from the Liaison
Committee for a visit to the USA in the current financial year.
WEDNESDAY 11 FEBRUARY
1998
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in
the Chair
| Ms Karen Buck
| Mr Edward Leigh
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| Mr Nick Gibb
| Ms Gisela Stuart
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| Mr Paul Goggins
| Mr Malcolm Wicks
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| Ms Patricia Hewitt
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Draft Report (Social Security
Reforms: Lessons from the United States of America), proposed
by the Chairman, brought up and read.
Ordered,
That the draft Report be read a second time, paragraph by paragraph.
Paragraphs 1 and 2 read,
amended and agreed to.
Paragraphs 3 to 6 read and
agreed to.
Paragraphs 7 and 8 read,
amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 9 read and agreed
to.
Paragraph 10 to 15 read,
amended and agreed to.
Paragraph 16 read, amended,
divided and agreed to (now paragraphs 16 and 17).
Paragraphs 17 to 19 (now
paragraphs 18 to 20) read, amended and agreed to.
Resolved,
That the Report, as amended, to be the Second Report of the Committee
to the House.
Ordered,
That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered,
That the provisions of Standing Order No. 134 (Select committees
(reports) be applied to the Report.
Several Papers were ordered
to be appended to the Report.
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