General Committees

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Public Bill Committee debates on the Parliament website: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/stand.htm

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

Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership

Bill

Status Membership

Criminal Justice and Immigration Reported Issue 1 p25; Issue 2 p28

Crossrail Reported Issue 3 p29

Channel Tunnel Rail Link (Supplementary Provisions) Reported Issue 4 p33

Sale of Student Loans Reported Issue 4 p33

Housing and Regeneration Bill Reported Issue 5 p32; Issue 6 p33; Issue 7 p36

Health and Social Care Bill Reported Issue 5 p32

Planning Bill Reported Issue 6 p33; Issue 7 p36

National Insurance Contributions Bill Reported Issue 7 p36

Pensions Bill Reported Issue 7 p36; Issue 11 p34

Education and Skills Bill Reported Issue 8 p33

Energy Bill Reported Issue 9 p34

Planning and Energy Bill Reported Issue 10 p34; Issue 11 p34

Special Educational Needs (Information) Bill Reported Issue 14 p37

Health and Safety (Offences) Bill Reported Issue 14 p37; Issue 16 p41

Temporary and Agency Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill Issue 16 p41

Counter-Terrorism Bill 15/05/2008 Issue 17 p39

Local Transport Bill [HL] 8/05/2008 Issue 17 p39

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

Membership:

General Committee Meetings
21 - 25 April 2008

Monday 21 April

1st DLC Draft Immigration (Biometric Immigration Document Pilot) Regulations 2008

PBC Local Transport Bill [HL], (Programming Sub-Committee)

Tuesday 22 April

PBC      Counter-Terrorism Bill

PBC      Local Transport Bill [HL], (1st & 2nd Sittings: Clauses 1, 2, 4-8 agreed; Clause 3 agreed as amended; Schedule 1 agreed on division)

ESC      EU Documents Nos. 5489/08 and Addendum 1 and 5862/08 and Addenda 1 to 3 relating to the Reduction of Greenhouse gas Emissions by 2020 and review of the emissions Trading Scheme

Wednesday 23 April

None

Thursday 24 April

PBC Counter-Terrorism Bill, Further to evidence on the Bill

PBC Local Transport Bill [HL] ], (3rd & 4th Sittings: Clauses 9-17 agreed; Clause 18 agreed as amended)

Friday 25 April

None

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings
28 April - 2 May 2008

Monday 28 April

1st DLC Draft Consumers, Estate agents and Redress Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3 and Supplementary Provision) Order 2008, 4.30pm, Room 9

2nd DLC Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 and the Draft Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland Consequential Amendments) Order 2008, 4.30pm, Room 11

Tuesday 29 April

PBC      Counter-Terrorism Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 11

PBC      Local Transport Bill [HL], 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 12

ESC      EU Documents Nos. 14993/07, 14995/07, 14996/07, 14997/07, 14999/07 and 15001/07 relating to the Accession Process in Western Balkans, EU Document Nos. 15616/07, Addenda 1 and 2, 15690/07 and Addenda 1 and 2 relating to Interim Political Agreement on Co-operation between the European Union and its Member States and the Republic of Serbia, and Unnumbered Explanatory Memorandum,     4.30pm, Room 10

Wednesday 30 April

3rd DLC Draft Electoral Administration Act 2006 (Regulation of Loans etc: Northern Ireland) Order 2008, 2.30pm, Room 9

Thursday 1 May

None

Friday 2 May

None

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