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House of Commons

Tuesday 20 January 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Business Rate Supplements Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Mr Sadiq Khan

Agreed to

That—

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

20 January meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 20 January;

(b)
at 9.00 am on Thursday 22 January;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 27 January;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 29 January;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 February;

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

Table—

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 20 January
Until no later than
British Retail

12 noon
Consortium

Tuesday 20 January
Until no later than
British Chambers of

1.00 pm
Commerce

Tuesday 20 January
Until no later than
Confederation of British

4.45 pm
Industry

Tuesday 20 January
Until no later than
British Business

5.30 pm
Improvement Districts

Tuesday 20 January
Until no later than
Royal Institution of

6.15 pm
Chartered Surveyors

Tuesday 20 January
Until no later than
Local Government

7.00 pm
Association

Thursday 22 January
Until no later than
Department for

10.25 am
Communities and Local

Government

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 20 January 2009
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Business Rate Supplements Bill, continued

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

following order: Clauses 1 to 5; Schedule 1; Clauses 6 to 22; Schedule 2;

Clauses 23 to 32; 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 pm on Tuesday 3 February.

Mr Sadiq Khan

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

John Healey

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:

Jane Milne, Director of Business Environment, and

Tom Ironside, Policy Executive—Local Government and Taxation, British Retail Consortium;

David Frost, Director-General, British Chambers of Commerce;

Karen Dee, Head of Infrastructure, and

Julian Lyon, Manager, European Real Estates, General Motors Corporation, and Chair of the CBI

Property Group, Confederation of British Industry;

Dr Julie Grail, Chief Executive, British Business Improvement Districts;

Blake Penfold, Chair, and

Jerry Schurder, Panel Member, Rating and Local Taxation Policy Panel, Royal Institution of

Chartered Surveyors;

Councillor Keith Ross, Leader of the LGA Independent Group, and

Councillor Stephen Knight, Deputy Leader of Richmond upon Thames Council, Local Government

Association.

[Adjourned till Thursday at 9.00 a.m.