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Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 18 March 2011

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

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

Public Bill Committee

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Welfare Reform 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 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 31 March;

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

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

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

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

(i)	at 9.00 am on Thursday 5 May;

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

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

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

(m)	at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 19 May;

(n)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 24 May;

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

Table:

TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Policy Exchange; Centre for
		12 noon	Social Justice; Institute for
			Fiscal Studies; Professor Roy
			Sainsbury (University of
			York); Reform
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Joseph Rowntree Foundation;
		1.00 pm	Centre for Economic and
			Social Inclusion; Oxfam;
			Personal Independence
			Payment Objective
			Assessment Development
			Group (and Equality 2025);
			Mind
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Anne Spaight, former Chair of
		4.45 pm	Disability Living Allowance
			Advisory Board; Essex
			Coalition of Disabled People
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	People First; National Centre
		5.15 pm	for Independent Living
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	MacMillan; Scope;
		6.15 pm	Community Links; TUC
	Tuesday 22 March	Until no later than	Low Incomes Tax Reform
		6.45 pm	Group; Citizen’s Advice
			Bureau
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Social Security Advisory
		9.30 am	Committee
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Carers UK
		9.50 am
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Child Poverty Action Group;
		2.00 pm	Gingerbread; Fatherhood
			Institute; Working Families
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Women’s Budget Group;
		2.45 pm	Centre for Separated Families;
			Family Action
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Local Government
		3.15 pm	Association; London Councils
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Shelter; National Housing
		4.15 pm	Federation; National
			Landlords Association; Crisis
	Thursday 24 March	Until no later than	Department for Work and
		5.00 pm	Pensions

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

following order; Clauses 1 to 31; Schedule 1; Clause 32; Schedule 2; Clauses

33 and 34; Schedule 3; Clause 35; Schedule 4; Clause 36; Schedule 5; Clause

37; Schedule 6; Clauses 38 to 48; Schedule 7; Clauses 49 to 69; Schedule 8;

Clauses 70 to 88; Schedule 9; Clauses 89 and 90; Schedule 10; Clauses 91 to

99; Schedule 11; Clause 100; Schedule 12; Clauses 101 to 133; Schedule 13;

Clauses 134 to 137; 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 24 May.

Chris Grayling 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].

Chris Grayling

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Chris Grayling

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 [9 march 2011]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Welfare Reform 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 24 May 2011.

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

which it meets.

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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.

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