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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 19 May 2009

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Equality Bill Committee 1-5, 7 and 9-10

Public Bill Committee

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Equality 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 Tuesday 19 May (Standing Order No.

83C):

That—

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

2 June) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 2 June;

(b)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 9 June;

(c)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 11 June;

(d)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 16 June;

(e)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 18 June;

(f)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 23 June;

(g)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 25 June;

(h)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 30 June;

(i)	at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 2 July;

(j)	at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 7 July;

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

Table—

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 2 June	Until no later	Equality and Diversity Forum
		than 12 noon	Equality and Human Rights
			Commission
			Employment Tribunals Service
	Tuesday 2 June	Until no later	Help the Aged and Age Concern
		than 1.00 pm	Children’s Rights Alliance
			Disability Charities Consortium
			RADAR
			Carers UK
	Tuesday 2 June	Until no later	Stonewall
		than 5.00 pm	Gender Identity Research and
			Education Society
			Runnymede Trust
			Race on the Agenda
	Tuesday 2 June	Until no later	Fawcett Society
		than 6.00 pm	Women’s National Commission
			Women Like Us
	Tuesday 9 June	Until no later	British Humanist Association
		than 11.30 am	General Synod of the Church of
			England
			Catholic Bishops Conference
			Sufi Muslim Council
	Tuesday 9 June	Until no later	Confederation of British Industry
		than 12.30 pm	Association of British Insurers
			Federation of Small Businesses
			Chartered Institute of Personnel
			and Development
			Trades Union Congress
	Tuesday 9 June	Until no later	Government Equalities Office
		than 6.00 pm

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Equality Bill, continued

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

the following order: Clauses 1 to 6; Schedule 1; Clauses 7 to 29; Schedules 2

and 3; Clauses 30 to 35; Schedules 4 and 5; Clauses 36 to 49; Schedule 6;

Clauses 50 to 75; Schedule 7; Clauses 76 to 78; Schedules 8 and 9; Clauses

79 to 83; Schedule 10; Clause 84; Schedule 11; Clauses 85 to 89; Schedule

12; Clauses 90 to 93; Schedule 13; Clause 94; Schedule 14; Clauses 95 to

101; Schedules 15 and 16; Clauses 102 to 110; Schedule 17; Clauses 111 to

143; Schedule 18; Clause 144; Schedule 19; Clauses 145 to 179; Schedule 20;

Clauses 180 to 182; Schedule 21; Clauses 183 and 184; Schedule 22; Clauses

185 to 189; Schedule 23; Clauses 190 and 191; Schedule 24; Clauses 192 and

193; Schedule 25; Clauses 194 to 198; Schedules 26 and 27; Clauses 199 to

201; Schedule 28; Clauses 202 to 205; 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 7 July.

The Solicitor General has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms

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

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Equality Bill, continued

Mr Mark Harper

John Penrose

Mr John Baron

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  26,  leave out subsections (2) to (7).

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Revised 20 May 2009