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Order of the House [11 MAY 2009]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Equality Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 7 July 2009.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Orders of the Committee [2 and 9 June 2009]

That—

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

2 June) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 2 June;

(b)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 9 June;

(c)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 11 June;

(d)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 16 June;

(e)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 18 June;

(f)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 June;

(g)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 25 June;

(h)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 30 June;

(i)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 2 July;

(j)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 7 July;

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

Table—

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	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 2 June	Until no later	Equality and Diversity Forum
		than 12 noon	Equality and Human Rights
			Commission
			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	Press for Change
			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,
			Muslim Women’s Network
			Board of Deputies of British Jews
	Tuesday 9 June	Until no later	Confederation of British Industry
		than 1.00 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 5.00 pm

(3)	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.

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Revised 30 June 2009