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House of Commons

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Protection of Freedoms Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee [17 March].

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 Thursday 17 March (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

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

22 March) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 22 March;

(b)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 24 March;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 29 March;

(d)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 5 April;

(e)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 26 April;

(f)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 28 April;

(g)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 3 May;

(h)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10 May;

(i)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 12 May;

(j)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 17 May;

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

Table:

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TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	The Association of Chief
		12.00 pm	Police Officers
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Lord Macdonald of River
		12.30 pm	Glaven QC (independent
			reviewer of the review of
			counter-terrorism and security
			powers)
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	The Interception of
		1.00 pm	Communications
			Commissioner
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Liberty, Justice, the Law
		5.30 pm	Society and the Criminal Bar
			Association
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	The Independent
		6.30 pm	Safeguarding Authority and
			Mrs Sunita Mason
			(Independent Advisor for
			Criminality Information
			Management)
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Genewatch UK and Action on
		7.00 pm	Rights of Children
	Thursday 24 March	Until not later than	The Information
		10.05 am	Commissioner’s Office
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	The Campaign for Freeedom
		10.25 am	of Information
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	The NSPCC, The Scout
		2.00 pm	Association and Stonewall
	Thursday 24 March	Until not later than	The Local Government
		2.45 pm	Association and the Welsh
			Local Government
			Association
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	The AA, the RAC Foundation,
		3.45 pm	the British Parking
			Association and the Security
			Industry Authority
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Andrew Rennison (Interim
		4.30 pm	CCTV Regulator), the British
			Security Industry Association
			and Birmingham Against Spy
			Cameras;

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

following order; Clauses 1 to 19; Schedule 1; Clauses 20 to 39; Schedule 2;

Clauses 40 to 53; Schedule 3; Clauses 54 to 56; Schedule 4; Clauses 57 to 60;

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Schedule 5; Clauses 61 and 62; Schedule 6; Clauses 63 to 101; Schedules 7

and 8; Clauses 102 to 107; 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 pm on Tuesday 17 May.

James Brokenshire has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of

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

James Brokenshire

As an Amendment to the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee—

in the final entry in the Table in paragraph (2) leave out ‘the British Security Industry

Association’.

James Brokenshire

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

James Brokenshire

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.

Order of the House [1 MARCH 2011]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Protection of Freedoms 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 Tuesday 10 May 2011.

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

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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.

Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

That the Order of 1 March 2011 (Protection of Freedoms Bill (Programme)) be varied

as follows:

(1)	Paragraph 2 of the Order shall be omitted.

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

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 17 May 2011.

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