MINUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN BEFORE THE SOCIAL
SECURITY COMMITTEE
WEDNESDAY 16 JUNE 1999
Members present:
Mr Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
Mr Andrew Dismore
Mrs Joan Humble
Miss Julie Kirkbride |
Kali Mountford
Mr Chris Pond
Ms Debra Shipley |
CONTENTS
Memorandum submitted by the Maternity
Alliance (PL 7)
Memorandum submitted by the Low Pay Unit
(PL 17)
Examination of witnesses
MS CHRISTINE
GOWDRIDGE, Director, and MS
JOANNA WADE,
Legal Officer, Maternity Alliance, and MS
CATHERINE O'DONNELL
and MR NICK
BURKITT, Senior Research Officers,
Low Pay Unit, were examined.
Question Number
1 - 19
20 - 41
Memorandum submitted by the TUC (PL 26)
Annex A
Annex B
Examination of witnesses
MS LUCY
ANDERSON, Women's Equality Officer,
MS DIANA
HOLLAND, T&GWU National Organiser,
Women, Race and Equalities and Member of Women's Committee, MS
JOCELYN PRUDENCE,
Women's Committee General Council, Joint Director of Industrial
Relations, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, and MS
MATILDA QUINEY,
Parental Leave Campaign, Senior Researcher, GMB, Trades Union
Congress, were examined; and MR
RICHARD EXELL,
Senior Policy Officer, Economic and Social Affairs Department,
Trades Union Congress, was further examined.
Question Number
42 - 59
60 - 67
Memorandum submitted by Confederation
of British Industry (CBI) (PL 22)
Memorandum submitted by the Federation
of Small Businesses (PL 4)
Examination of witnesses
MR DOMINIC
JOHNSON, Head, and MS
JADINE RILEY,
Senior Policy Adviser, Employee Relations Group, CBI, and MR
BRENDAN BURNS,
Policy Unit Chairman, Federation of Small Businesses, were examined.
Question Number
68 - 79
80 - 86
Memorandum submitted by Ms Helen Wilkinson
(PL 27)
Annex
Examination of witness
MS HELEN
WILKINSON, Demos Advisory Council,
was examined
Question Number
87 - 95
Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the Low Pay Unit (PL 17A)
Supplementary memorandum submitted by
the TUC (PL 26A)
|