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House of Commons

Tuesday 30th January 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

30th January) meet—

(a)
at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 30th January;

(b)
at 9.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 1st February;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 6th February;

(d)
at 9.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 8th February;

(e)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20th February;

(f)
at 9.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd February;

(g)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 27th February;

(h)
at 9.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 1st March;

(i)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 6th March;

(j)
at 9.30 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 8th March;

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

Table;

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 30th January
Until no later than
Local Government

1.00 p.m.
Association

Tuesday 30th January
Until no later than
Gordon Keymer CBE,

5.15 p.m.
Chair of the District

Councils Group, Local

Government

Association

Tuesday 30th January
Until no later than
London Councils

6.00 p.m.

Tuesday 30th January
Until no later than
Health Link

7.00 p.m.

Thursday 1st February
Until no later than
Unlock Democracy

10.25 a.m.

Thursday 1st February
Until no later than
Department for

4.00 p.m.
Communities and

Local Government,

Department of Health

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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, continued

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

following order: Clauses 1 to 104; Schedule 7; Clauses 105 to 112; Schedule

8; Clauses 113 to 116; Schedule 10; Clause 117; Schedule 11; Clause 118 to

151; Schedule 12; Clauses 152 to 165; Schedule 14; Clauses 166 to 169; new

Clauses; new Schedules; Clauses 170 to 176; Schedules 1 to 6; Schedule 9;

Schedule 13; Schedule 15; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

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

conclusion at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 8th March.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr Phil Woolas

Agreed to

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.

The following witnesses were examined:

Sir Jeremy Beecham, Vice Chair, Sir Simon Milton, Leader of Westminster City Council and Chair

of LGA Improvement Board, Councillor Richard Kemp, Deputy Chair, and Paul Cohen, Chief

Executive, Local Government Association;

Gordon Keymer CBE, Chair of the District Councils Conservative Group. Local Government

Association;

Councillor Merrick Cockell, Chairman, and Mr Martin Pilgrim, Chief Executive, London Councils;

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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill, continued

and Elizabeth Manero, Director, and Sally Brearley, Chair, Health Link.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.30 a.m.