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House of Commons

Tuesday 17th July 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill

[FIRST AND SECOND Sittings]

Mr James Plaskitt

Agreed to

That—

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

17th July) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 17th July;

(b)
at 9.10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 19th July;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 24th July;

(d)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 9th October;

(e)
at 9.10 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 11th October;

(f)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16th October;

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

table:

           TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 17th July
Until no later than
Department for Work

1.00 p.m.
and Pensions

Tuesday 17th July
Until no later than
Professor Nick

5.30 p.m.
Wikeley, John Wilson

Chair in Law,

University of

Southampton

Tuesday 17th July
Until no later than
Janet Allbeson, One

7.00 p.m.
Parent Families

(3)
the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1;

Clauses 2 to 12; Schedules 2 and 3; Clauses 13 to 16; Schedule 4; Clauses 17

and 18; Schedule 5; Clauses 19 to 39; Schedule 6; Clauses 40 to 52; Schedule

7; Clause 53; Schedule 8; Clauses 54 to 58; new Clauses; new Schedules;

remaining proceedings on the Bill;

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

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 17th July 2007
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Child Maintenance and Other Payments Bill, continued

conclusion at 10.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16th October.

Mr James Plaskitt

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

Mr James Plaskitt

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:

James Plaskitt MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Lord McKenzie, Parliamen

tary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Work and Pensions; Stephen Geraghty,

Chief Executive, Child Support Agency and Hilary Reynolds, Director, Child Mainte

nance Redesign Programme.

Professor Nick Wikeley, John Wilson Chair in Law, University of Southampton.

Janet Allbeson, One Parent Families.

[Adjourned till Thursday 19th July at 9.10 a.m.