General Committees

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Other General Committee debates: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/othstn.htm

Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership

Bill      Status      Membership

Digital Switchover (Disclosure of Information) Bill (G)      18.1.2007      Issue 6 p34

Fraud (Trials Without a Jury) Bill (G)      14.12.2006      Issue 4 p31

Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill (P)            Issue 9 p35

Greater London Authority Bill (G)      23.1.2007      Issue 5 p32

Income Tax Bill (G)            Issue 6 p34

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 6 p34

Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (G)      8.3.2007      Issue 8 p34

Offender Management Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 5 p32

Pensions Bill (G)      8.2.2007      Issue 7 p34

Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill (G)      1.2.2007      Issue 8 p34

Statistics and Registration Service Bill (G)      25.1.2007      Issue 6 p34

Sustainable Communities Bill (B1)            Issue 11 p37

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill      27.3.2007      This issue

UK Borders Bill (G)      22.3.2007      Issue 10 p36

Welfare Reform Bill (G)      30.11.2006      Issue 2 p29

Dates in italics denote expected reporting date of Public Bill Committee as stated in the Programme Motion if made

Membership:

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill

Chairmen: Mr John Bercow and Mrs Joan Humble

Vera Baird      Mr Henry Bellingham      Mr Richard Benyon      James Brokenshire

Mr David Drew      Mr Tobias Ellwood      Mr Robert Flello      Simon Hughes

Mr David Kidney      Sarah McCarthy-Fry      Judy Mallaber      Dr Doug Naysmith

Mr Brooks Newmark      Anne Snelgrove      Emily Thornberry      Jenny Willott

Mr Michael Foster (Worcester)

General Committee Meetings
5 - 8 March

Monday 5th March

1st DLC Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) Regulations 2007

Tuesday 6th March

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (15th & 16th Sittings: Clauses 153-155, 157, 158 & 161-163 agreed; Clauses 156 & 159, as amended, agreed; Clause 160 agreed on division)

PBC       UK Borders Bill (5th & 6th Sittings: Clauses 1, 3 & 4 agreed; Clause 2, as amended, agreed)

ESC      EU Documents Nos. 17066/06, 17067/06 and Addendum 1 and Document 17068/06 relating to Taxation

Wednesday 7th March

3rd DLC      Draft Environmental Offences (Use of Fixed Penalty Receipts) Regulations 2007

4th DLC      Draft Scottish Parliament (Elections etc.) Order 2007, the Draft Representation of the People (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 and the Draft Local Electoral Administration and Registration Services (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007

5th DLC      Draft Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2007

Thursday 8th March

PBC      Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill (17th & 18th Sittings; Clauses 166, 168, 171-173, 176 & Schedules 2-4, 6, 9, 13 & 14 agreed; Clauses 167, 169, 170, 174, 175 & Schedules 1, 5 & 15 agreed, as amended)

PBC      UK Borders Bill Committee (7th & 8th Sittings; Clause 6 agreed; Clause 5, as amended, agreed)

6th DLC      Draft Tax Credits Up-rating Regulations 2007

Please note: The time and location of general committee meetings may be changed at short notice. This list is correct as at press (12 noon Friday). Recorded information about forthcoming select and general committee meetings over the next two sitting days is available on Tel: 020 7219 2033. Further enquiries may be made to the Committee Office general enquiry lines, Tel: 020 7219 3267/4300/0284

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings
12 -15 March

Monday 12 March

1st DLC Draft Electricity (Single Wholesale Market) (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, 4.30p.m., Room 9

2nd DLC Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2007, 4.30p.m, Room 11

Tuesday 13 March

PBC      UK Borders Bill, 10.30a.m & 4.30p.m, Room 9

3rd DLC       Draft Docking of Working Dogs' Tails (England) Regulations 2007, the Draft Mutilations (Permitted Procedures) (England) Regulations 2007 and the Draft Welfare of Animals (Miscellaneous Revocations) (England) Regulations 2007, 10.30a.m, Room 11

4th DLC       Draft Foyle and Carlingford Fisheries (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, 10.30a.m, Room 10

5th DLC       Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Re-rating and National Insurance Funds Payments) Order 2007, the Draft Social Security Contributions (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007, the Draft Social Security (Contributions) (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2007 and the Draft Social Security, Occupational Pension Schemes and Statutory Payments (Consequential Provisions) Regulations 2007, 10.30a.m, Room 14

6th DLC      Assisted Areas Order 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 107), 10.30a.m, Room 12

7th DLC      Draft Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000 (Renewal of Temporary Provisions) Order 2007, 4.30p.m, Room 11

Wednesday 14 March

PBC      Sustainable Communities Bill, 10.00a.m & 2.00p.m, Room 10

8th DLC      Draft Northern Ireland Policing Board (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, 2.30p.m, Room 9

9th DLC      Decommissioning of Fishing Vessels Scheme 2007 (S.I., 2007, No. 312), 2.30p.m, Room 11

10th DLC      Draft Police, Public Order and Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2007 and the Draft Tourist Boards (Scotland) Act 2006 (Consequential Modifications) Order 2007, 2.30p.m, Room 12

11th DLC      Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levies) (Amendment) Regulations 2007, the Draft Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2007 and the Draft Pension Protection Fund (Pension Compensation Cap) Order 2007, 2.30p.m, Room 14