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House of Commons

Tuesday 9 November 2010

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Postal Services Bill

[first and second sittings]

Mr Edward Davey

Agreed to

That—

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

9 November) meet—

(a)
at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 9 November;

(b)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 11 November;

(c)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 16 November;

(d)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 18 November;

(e)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 November;

(f)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 25 November;

(g)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 30 November;

(h)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 2 December;

(i)
at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 7 December;

(j)
at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 9 December;

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

Table:

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 9
Until no later
Royal Mail

November
than noon

Tuesday 9
Until no later
Communication Workers Union

November
than 1.00 pm
Unite

National Federation of SubPostmasters

Tuesday 9
Until no later
Office of Communications (Ofcom)

November
than 5.00 pm
Postal Services Commission (Postcomm)

Tuesday 9
Until no later
Mail Users’ Association

November
than 6.00 pm
Mail Competition Forum

Tuesday 9
Until no later
Mutuo

November
than 7.00 pm
Employee Ownership Association

ifs ProShare

Thursday 11
Until no later
Consumer Focus

November
than 9.55 am
Association of British Credit Unions

Limited

Thursday 11
Until no later
Royal Mail Pension Plan Trustees

November
than 10.25 am

Thursday 11
Until no later
Richard Hooper CBE, Chair of the

November
than 2.00 pm
independent review of the UK postal

services sector

Thursday 11
Until no later
Department for Business, Innovation and

November
than 3.00 pm
Skills

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 9 November 2010
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Postal Services Bill, continued

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

following order: Clauses 1 to 8; Schedule 1; Clauses 9 and 10; Schedule 2;

Clauses 11 to 37; Schedule 3; Clauses 38 to 41; Schedule 4; Clauses 42 to 50;

Schedule 5; Clause 51; Schedule 6; Clause 52; Schedule 7; Clause 53;

Schedule 8; Clauses 54 to 64; Schedule 9; Clauses 65 to 71; Schedules 10 and

11; Clauses 72 to 89; Schedule 12; Clauses 90 and 91; 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 5.00 pm on Thursday 9 December.

Mr Edward Davey

Agreed to

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr Edward Davey

Agreed to

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.

[Adjourned until Thursday 11 November at 9.00 am



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