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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 4 February 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

Welfare Reform Bill Committee 1-6 and 7

Public Bill Committee

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Welfare Reform Bill

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Wednesday 4 February (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

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

10 February) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(b)	at 9.00 am on Thursday 12 February;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 February;

(d)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 26 February;

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

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

Table—

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	The Royal Association
		12.15 pm	for Disability and
			Rehabilitation (RADAR)
			and Oldham
			Metropolitan Borough
			Council
	Tuesday 10 February	Unitl no later than	Drugscope
		1.00 pm
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	Barnardo’s, the Child
		5.30 pm	Poverty Action Group
			and Gingerbread
	Tuesday 10 February	Until no later than	Professor Paul Gregg
		6.20 pm	(Bristol University)
	Thursday 12 February	Until no later than	Department for Work and
		10.25 am	Pensions

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

following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 to 7; Schedule 2;

Clauses 8 and 9; Schedule 3; Clauses 10 to 19; Schedule 4; Clauses 20 to 40;

Schedule 5; Clauses 41 to 44; Schedule 6; Clauses 45 and 46; Schedule 7;

Clauses 47 to 50; 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 March.

Mr Tony McNulty has given notice of his intention to move a Motion in the terms of

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

Tony McNulty

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.

Tony McNulty

That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Disability living allowance: mobility component

John Robertson

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	Section 73 of the Social Security Contributions and Benefits Act 1992 (c. 4) (the

mobility component) is amended as follows.

(2)	In subsection (1), after paragraph (b) insert—

“(ba)

he falls within subsection (2A); or”.

(3)	In subsection (1A)(a), after “(b)”, insert “, (ba)”.

(4)	After subsection (2), insert—

“(2A)

A person falls within this subsection if—

(a)	he is blind; and

(b)	he satisfies such other conditions as may be prescribed.”.

(5)	In subsection (5), after “(2)(a)”, insert “or subsection (2A)(a)”.

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(6)	In subsection (11)(a), after “(b)”, insert “, (ba)”.’.

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Revised 5 February 2009