|
WEDNESDAY 24 NOVEMBER 2004
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Miss Anne Begg | Mr David Hamilton |
| Ms Karen Buck | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
| Mr Paul Goodman | Mr Nigel Waterson |
The Committee deliberated.
Pension Credit: Adair Turner, Chairman, Jeanne Drake, Commissioner, and John Hills, Commissioner, Pensions Commission and Alison O'Connell, Director, and Chris Curry, Research Director, Pensions Policy Institute were examined.
[Adjourned till Thursday 2 December at Ten o'clock at Preston County Hall.
THURSDAY 2 DECEMBER 2004
The Committee met at Preston County Hall
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Mr David Hamilton | |
The Committee deliberated.
Pension Credit: Ms Carol Habberfield, Senior Project Officer, and Mr Terry Patterson, Social Security Adviser, Local Government Association, Mr Jim Dickson, Head, Lancashire County Council Welfare Rights Service, Ms Janet Gurney, Senior Welfare Rights Officer, Leicestershire County Council Welfare Rights Team, Paul Vizard, Secretary, Pension Service Trade Union Side, and Keith Wylie, National Officer, Public and Commercial Services Union, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 8 December at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 8 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mr Paul Goodman |
| Miss Anne Begg | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do participate in pre-legislative scrutiny on the Draft Corporate Manslaughter Bill with the Home Affairs Committee, pursuant to Standing Order No 137A.
Pension Credit: Malcolm Wicks MP, Minister of State for Pensions and Alexis Cleveland, Chief Executive, Pension Service, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 15 December at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 15 DECEMBER 2004
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Miss Anne Begg | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Ms Karen Buck | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
| Mr Paul Goodman | Mr Nigel Waterson |
The Committee deliberated.
Resolved, That the Committee do visit Glasgow in connection with its inquiry into Pension Credit.-(The Chairman)
[Adjourned till Wednesday 12 January at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 12 JANUARY 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Miss Anne Begg | Rob Marris |
| Ms Karen Buck | Andrew Selous |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Mr Nigel Waterson |
Draft report [The Committee's Work in 2004], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's Report on The Committee's Work in 2004 are published in the First Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2004-2005 (HC 133, page 14))
Draft report [The Performance of the Child Support Agency], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
(Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's Report on The Performance of the Child Support Agency are published in the Second Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2004-2005 (HC 44, page 65))
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 19 January at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 19 JANUARY 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Miss Anne Begg | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
| Mr Paul Goodman | Mr Nigel Waterson |
| Mr David Hamilton | |
Consideration of the Chairman's draft report [The Performance of the Child Support Agency] resumed. (Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's Report on The Performance of the Child Support Agency are published in the Second Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2004-2005 (HC 44, page 65))
The Committee deliberated.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 26 January at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 2 FEBRUARY 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Ms Karen Buck | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
| Mr Paul Goodman | Mr Nigel Waterson |
| Mr David Hamilton | |
The Committee deliberated.
Staffing Efficiencies: Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP, the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, Alexis Cleveland, the Chief Executive of the Pension Service and Rod Clark, Director of Strategy, Planning and Performance, DWP, were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 February at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 9 FEBRUARY 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Miss Anne Begg | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Mr Rob Marris |
The Committee deliberated.
Service Delivery to Ethnic Minorities: Jane Kennedy MP, the Minister for Work, Dr Barbara Burford, Director of Diversity, DWP and Mark Fisher, Business Strategy Director, Jobcentre Plus were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 February at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 23 FEBRUARY 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mr David Hamilton |
| Miss Anne Begg | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Ms Karen Buck | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
| Mr Paul Goodman | |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Report [Pension Credit], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read. ((Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's Report on Pension Credit are published in the Third Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2004-2005 (HC 43-I, page 79))
[Adjourned till Wednesday 9 March at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Vera Baird | Mrs Joan Humble |
| Miss Anne Begg | Andrew Selous |
| Ms Karen Buck | Mr Nigel Waterson |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | |
Ordered, That the Chairman and Assistant Clerk do visit Brussels next week to attend the Parliamentary Meeting on the Lisbon Strategy in a representative capacity.-(The Chairman.)
Social Security Advisory Committee: Stewart Wright, Legal Officer, Child Poverty Action Group and Sir Thomas Boyd Carpenter KBE, past Chairman, Sir Richard Tilt, Chairman, and Gill Saunders, Secretary, Social Security Advisory Committee were examined.
[Adjourned till Wednesday 23 March at half-past Nine o'clock.
WEDNESDAY 23 MARCH 2005
Members present:
Sir Archy Kirkwood, in the Chair
| Miss Anne Begg | Mr David Hamilton |
| Ms Karen Buck | Rob Marris |
| Mr Andrew Dismore | Andrew Selous |
The Committee deliberated.
Draft Special Report, 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 and agreed to.
Resolved, That the Report, as amended, be the First Special Report of the Committee to the House.
Ordered, That the Chairman do make the Report to the House.
Ordered, That the Government's response to the Second Report from the Committee in Session 2004-05 [The Performance of the Child Support Agency] be appended to the Report.-(The Chairman.)
Draft Report [Department for Work and Pensions: Service delivery for Ethnic Minority Clients], proposed by the Chairman, brought up and read.
((Minutes of Proceedings relating to the consideration of the Committee's Report on Department for Work and Pensions: Service Delivery for Ethnic Minority Clients are published in the Fourth Report from the Work and Pensions Committee, Session 2004-2005 (HC 268-I, page 68))
[Adjourned to a date and time to be fixed by the Chairman.
| 
