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House of Commons

Thursday 2 December 2010

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

National Insurance Contributions Bill

[First Sitting]

David Gauke

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 1.00 pm on Thursday

2 December) meet—

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

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

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

TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Thursday 2 December
Until no later
British Chamber of Commerce;

than 2.30 pm
Federation of Small Businesses; London

Councils

Thursday 2 December
Until no later
Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce;

than 3.30 pm
Southampton Chamber of Commerce;

Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce;

London First; East London Small

Business Centre; Wenta

Thursday 2 December
Until no later
Treasury; HM Revenue and Customs

than 4.00 pm

(3)
the proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 9 December.

As amendments to David Gauke’s proposed Motion:

Robert Goodwill

Agreed to  (a)

In the Table, in the third column, leave out ‘; London Councils’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 2 December 2010
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National Insurance Contributions Bill, continued

Robert Goodwill

Agreed to  (b)

In the Table, in the third column, leave out ‘Cambridgeshire Chamber of Commerce;

Southampton Chamber of Commerce; Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce;

London First; East London Small Business Centre’.

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

David Gauke

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

David Gauke

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:

Priyen Patel, Policy Advisor, Federation of Small Businesses, Steven Hughes, Economic Advisor,

British Chambers of Commerce;

Chris Pichon, Chief Executive, Wenta;

David Gauke MP, Exchequer Secretary, HM Treasury, David Owen, Head of National Insurance

Policy, HM Treasury, Sam Mitha, Assistant Director, HM Revenue and Customs.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 7 December at 10.30 am



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