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House of Commons

Tuesday 15th January 2008

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Pensions Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Mr Mike O’Brien

Agreed to

That—

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

15th January) meet—

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

(b)
at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 17th January;

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

(d)
at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 24th January;

(e)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 29th January;

(f)
at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 31st January;

(g)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 5th February;

(h)
at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 7th February;

(i)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 19th February;

(j)
at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 21st February;

(k)
at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 26th February.

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

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 15th January
Until no later than 12 noon
Personal Accounts Delivery

Authority

Tuesday 15th January
Until no later than 5.10 p.m.
Association of British Insurers;

National Association of Pension

Funds; Investment Management

Association

Tuesday 15th January
Until no later than 6.40 p.m.
Trades Union Congress; Equality

and Human Rights Commission;

Which?; Age Concern; Help the

Aged

Thursday 17th January
Until no later than 9.45 a.m.
Pensions Policy Institute

Thursday 17th January
Until no later than 10.25 a.m.
British Chambers of Commerce;

Federation of Small Businesses

Thursday 17th January
Until no later than 2.10 p.m.
Engineering Employers

Federation; Confederation of

British Industry; Association of

Consulting Actuaries

Thursday 17th January
Until no later than 3.15 p.m.
Pensions Commission

Thursday 17th January
Until no later than 4.45 p.m.
Department of Work and Pensions

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 15th January 2008
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Pensions Bill, continued

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

the following order: Clauses 1 to 57; Schedule 1; Clauses 58 to 79; Schedule

2; Clause 80; Schedule 3; Clauses 81 to 90; Schedule 4; Clauses 91 to 94;

Schedule 5; Clauses 95 and 96, Schedule 6; Clauses 97 and 98; Schedule 7;

Clauses 99 to 108; Schedule 8; Clauses 109 to 111; 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 Tuesday 26th February.

As an Amendment to the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee:

Mr Wayne David

Agreed to  (a)

Line  5,  leave out ‘9.30’ and insert ‘9.00’.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

Mr Mike O’Brien

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

Mr Mike O’Brien

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

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Pensions Bill, continued

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Personal Accounts Delivery Authority;

Association of British Insurers; National Association of Pension Funds; Investment Management

Association;

Trades Union Congress; Equality and Human Rights Commission; Which?; Age Concern; Help

the Aged.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.