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House of Commons

Tuesday 22 March 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Welfare Reform Bill

[first and second sittings]

Chris Grayling

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;

(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

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22 March 2011
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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

(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

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 22 March 2011
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Welfare Reform Bill, continued

conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 24 May.

Chris Grayling

As an Amendment to the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee, after the

entry for Carers UK, insert in the table—

‘Thursday 24 March
Until no later than
Professor Paul Gregg (Bristol

10.10 am
University)’

Agreed to

Motion, as amended, agreed to.

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.

Agreed to

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.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Matt Oakley, Policy Exchange, Deven Ghelani, Centre for Social Justice, Mike Brewer, Institute

for Fiscal Studies, Professor Roy Sainsbury, University of York, Dr Patrick Nolan, Reform;

Chris Goulden, Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Paul Bivand, Centre for Economic and Social

Inclusion, Kate Wareing, Oxfam, Andy Rickell, Personal Independence Payment Objective

Assessment Development Group (and Equality 2025), Vicki Nash, Mind;

Anne Spaight MBE, former Chair, Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board, Mike Adams,

Essex Coalition of Disabled People;

Andrew Lee, People First, Sue Bott, National Centre for Independent Living;

Duleep Allirajah, Macmillan Cancer Support, Marc Bush, Scope, Maeve McGoldrick, Community

Links, Nicola Smith, TUC;

Lizzie Iron and Sue Royston, Citizen’s Advice Bureau, Robin Williamson, Low Incomes Tax

Reform Group.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am



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