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House of Commons

Tuesday 8th January 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Health and Social Care Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Agreed to

That—

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

8th January) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 8th January;

(b)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 10th January;

(c)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 15th January;

(d)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 17th January;

(e)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd January;

(f)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January;

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

table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 12.30 p.m.
Commission for Healthcare Audit

and Inspection; Commission for

Social Care Inspection; Mental

Health Act Commission

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 1.00 p.m.
Health Protection Agency

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 4.40 p.m.
Lady Justice Smith

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 5.20 p.m.
General Medical Council

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 6.00 p.m.
British Medical Association

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 6.30 p.m.
‘Which?’

Tuesday 8th January
Until no later than 7.00 p.m.
Local Government Association

Thursday 10th January
Until no later than 9.30 a.m.
National Childbirth Trust

Thursday 10th January
Until no later than 10.25 a.m.
Department of Health

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 8th January 2008
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Health and Social Care Bill, continued

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

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 and 3; Schedule 2; Clauses

4 to 48; Schedule 3; Clauses 49 to 62; Schedule 4; Clauses 63 to 89; Schedule

5; Clauses 90 and 91; Schedule 6; Clause 92; Schedule 7; Clauses 93 to 103;

Schedule 8; Clauses 104 to 114; Schedule 9; Clauses 115 to 117; Schedule

10; Clauses 118 to 120; Schedule 11; Clauses 121 to 130; Schedule 12;

Clauses 131 to 135; Schedule 13; Clauses 136 to 148; Schedule 14; Clauses

149 to 154; Schedule 15; Clauses 155 to 161; new Clauses; new Schedules;

remaining proceedings on the Bill;

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

conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January.

Mr Ben Bradshaw

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 Ben Bradshaw

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:

Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection; Commission for

Social Care Inspection; Mental Health Act Commission

Health Protection Agency

Lady Justice Smith

General Medical Council

British Medical Association

Which?

Local Government Association

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.