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House of Commons

Tuesday 2 June 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Equality Bill

[first and second Sittings]

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

Ordered, 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—

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

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)
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.)

                                                                Not moved

The Solicitor General

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 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;

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Equality Bill, continued

(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—

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

(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;

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Equality Bill, continued

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

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

The Solicitor General

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:

Sarah Spencer CBE, Chair, Equality and Diversity Forum, Mr John Wadham, Group Director, Le

gal, Equality and Human Rights Commission, and Mr Kevin Sadler, Chief Executive, Tribunals

Service;

Mr Andrew Harrop, Head of Policy, Help the Aged/Age Concern, Mr Mike Lindsay, National Co-

ordinator, Children’s Rights Alliance, Ruth Scott, Policy Group Member, Disability Charities

Consortium, Caroline Gooding, Specialist Adviser, RADAR, and Imelda Redmond, Chief Execu

tive, Carers UK;

Mr Ben Summerskill, Chief Executive, Stonewall, Professor Stephen Whittle, Press for Change, Mr

Rob Berkeley, Director, Runneymede Trust, and Mr Theo Gavrielides, Chief Executive, Race on

the Agenda;

Dr Katherine Rake, Director, Fawcett Society, Baroness Gould, Chair, Women’s National Com

mission, and Emma Stewart, Director of Partnership, Women Like Us.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 9 June at 10.30 am.