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House of Commons

Tuesday 27 January 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Saving Gateway Accounts Bill

[First and Second SittingS]

Ian Pearson

Agreed to

That—

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

27 January) meet—

(a)
at 4.30 pm on Tuesday 27 January;

(b)
at 10.30 am and 4.30 pm on Tuesday 3 February;

(c)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 5 February;

(d)
at 10.30 am and 4.30 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

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

Table:

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 27 January
Until no later than
Financial Inclusion

12.30 pm
Taskforce; Institute for

Fiscal Studies; Personal

Finance Research Centre,

University of Bristol;

Citzens’ Advice.

Tuesday 27 January
Until no later than
British Bankers’

6.30 pm
Association; Building

Societies Association;

Association of British

Credit Unions Limited;

Post Office Limited

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February.

Ian Pearson has given notice of his intention to make a Motion in the terms of the

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 27 January 2009
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Saving Gateway Accounts Bill, continued

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C(9)].

Ian Pearson

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

Ian Pearson

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:

Sharon Collard, Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol; Teresa Perchard, Di

rector of Policy, Citizens Advice;

Brian Pomeroy, Chairman, Financial Inclusion Taskforce;

Matthew Wakefield, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies;

Helen Banks, Policy Director in the Retail Division, British Bankers’ Association;

Adrian Coles, Director General, Building Societies Association;

Alan Cook, Managing Director, and Kevin Seller, Head of Government Services, Post Office Ltd;

Mark Lyonette, Chief Executive, Association of British Credit Unions Limited.

[Adjourned till Tuesday 3 February at 10.30 am