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Weekly Information Bulletin: 26th March 2011

General Committees

General Committee debates are available to view on the Parliament website.

Public Bill Committee debates. www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/stand.htm

Other General Committee debates. www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/othstn.htm

For further information on General Committees see HCIO Factsheet L6 produced by the House of Commons Information Office, available in hardcopy on request or to download from the Parliament website.

Current Public Bill Committees, details of membership

Bill

Status

Membership

Budget Responsibility and National Audit [HL]

08.03.11

Issue 29 p42; Issue 30 p42

Coinage (Measurement)

01.04.11

Issue 30 p42; Issue 31 p40

Draft House of Lords Reform

Bill laid

Issue 3 p23

Education

05.05.11

Issue 28 p38; Issue 29 p42

Estates of Deceased Persons (Forfeiture Rule and Law of Succession)

04.03.11

Issue 28 p38; Issue 29 p42

Finance (No. 2)

28.10.10

Issue 13 p30; Issue 14 p31

Health and Social Care

31.03.11

Issue 27 p38; Issue 32 p40

Identity Documents

06.07.10

Issue 5 p25; Issue 6 p30

Local Government

02.11.10

Issue 15 p34

Legislation (Territorial extent)

Issue 32 p40

Localism

10.03.11

Issue 25 p38; Issue 27 p28

National Insurance Contributions

09.12.10

Issue 19 p37; Issue 20 p38

Police Reform and Social Responsibility

17.02.11

Issue 22 p37

Postal Services

09.12.10

Issue 16 p33; Issue 19 p37

Protection of Freedoms

17.05.11

Issue 31 p42

Savings Accounts and Health in Pregnancy

11.11.10

Issue 15 p34; Issue 17 p34

Sports Ground Safety Authority

04.03.11

Issue 20 p38; Issue 24 p36

Superannuation

16.09.10

Issue 11 p27; Issue 12 p30

Terrorist Asset-Freezing etc.

23.11.10

Issue 18 p36; Issue 19 p37

Welfare Reform

24.05.11

Issue 31 p40; Issue 32 p40

Wreck Removal Convention

18.03.11

Issue 25 p38; Issue 27 p38

Dates in italics denote expected reporting date, (R), of Public Bill Committee as stated in the Programme Motion, if made.

Membership announcements and changes:

None

General Committee Meetings

21 – 25 March 2011

Monday 21 March

ECA European Union Documents No. 14701/10, relating to a Draft Decision on the detailed rules for access to the public regulated service offered by the global navigation satellite system established under the Galileo programme, and No. 5530/11, relating to the Mid-term review of the European satelli te radio navigation programmes
1 st DLC Draft Social Security (Reduced Rates of Class 1 Contributions, Rebates and Minimum Contributions) Order 2011

Tuesday 22 March

PBC Education Bill (13 th & 14 th Sittings; Clauses 8-11, 13-17, 19 Agreed, Clause 18 Agreed, on division; Schedules 2-5 Agreed)
PBC Health and Social Care Bill (21 st & 22 nd Sittings; Clauses 72-76, 78-83, 85-88, 94-98, 100, 106- 107, 112 Agreed; Clauses 77, 84, 89-93, 99, 101-103, 105, 108-111 Agreed, as amended ; Clauses 69, 71, 104 Agreed, as amended on division; Clause 70 Disagreed; Schedule 8, 9 Agreed, as amended; Schedule 10 Agreed, as amended on division)
PBC Protection of Freedoms Bill
PBC Welfare Reform Bill
ECA European Union Document No. 14768/10, relating to a Commission Communication on Facing the challenge of the safety of offshore oil and gas activities and Addendum 1
2 nd DLC Draft Access to Justice Act 1999 (Destination of Appeals) (Family Proceedings) Order 2011 and the draft Family Procedure (Modification of Enactments) Order 2011
6 th DLC Insurance Premium Tax (Discounted Insurance Premiums: Higher Rate) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 661) and the draft Enactment of Extra-Statutory Concessions Order 2011
3 rd DLC Draft Media Ownership (Radio and Cross-media) Order 2011

Wednesday 23 March

4 th DLC Draft Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 and the draft Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations 2011
5 th DLC Draft Equality Act 2010 (Public Authorities and Consequential and Supplementary Amendments) Order 2011
7 th DLC Draft Code of Recommended Practice on Local Authority Publicity

Thursday 24 March

PBC Education Bill (15 th & 16 th Sittings; Clauses 20-25 Agreed; Schedule 6-8 Agreed)
PBC Health and Social Care Bill (23 rd & 24 th Sittings; Clauses 117-127, 129, 131-132, 135, 137, 140-142, 144-147, 149, 151-155, 158-60 Agreed; Clauses 114, 128, 130, 133-134, 136, 139, 148, 156-157, 161-165 Agreed, as amended; Clauses 115-116, 143 Agreed, on division; Clauses 113, 150 Agreed, as amended on division; Schedule 11 Agreed, Schedule 12 Agreed, as amended)
PBC Protection of Freedoms Bill
PBC Welfare Reform Bill

Friday 25 March

None

Forthcoming General Committee Meetings

28 March – 1 April

Monday 28 March

ECB European Union Document No. 18101/10 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to a Draft Regulation on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil and commercial matters, 4.30pm Room 10
1 st DLC Draft Employment Equality (Repeal of Retirement Age Provisions) Regulations 2011 , 4.30pm, Room 9
2 nd DLC Draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-Rating Order 2011, the draft Tax Credits Up-Rating Regulations 2011 and the draft Guardian’s Allowance Up-Rating (Northern Ireland) Order 2011 , 4.30pm, Room 6
3 rd DLC Draft Warm Home Discount Regulations 2011 , 4.30pm, Room 12
4 th DLC Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations Order 2011 , 4.30pm, Room 11

Tuesday 29 March

PBC Education Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 9
PBC Health and Social Care Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 10
PBC Protection of Freedoms Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 12
PBC Welfare Reform Bill, 10.30am & 4.00pm, Room 14
ECB European Union Document No. 18066/10 and Addenda 1, 2 and 3, relating to the Annual Growth Survey: Advancing the EU’s comprehensive response to the crisis , 4.30pm, Room 16
5 th DLC Draft Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Act 2004 (Remedial) Order 2010 , 10.30am, Room 11
6 th DLC Export Control (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2011 (S.I., 2011, No. 580) , 4.30pm, Room 6

Wednesday 30 March

WGC The Budget as it relates to Wales, 9.30am & 2.30pm, Room 14
PBC Legislation (Territorial Extent) Bill, 9.30am, Room 9
ECB European Union Document No. 6007/11 and Addenda 1 and 2, relating to the use of Passenger Name Record data for the prevention, detection, investigation and prosecution of terrorist offences and serious crimes, 8.55am. Room 10

Thursday 31 March

PBC Education Bill, 9.00am & 1.00pm, Room 9
PBC Health and Social Care Bill, 9.00am & 1.00pm, Room 10
PBC Welfare Reform Bill, 9.00am & 1.00pm, Room 14
7 th DLC Draft Legal Services Act 2007 (Approved Regulators) Order 2011 , 8.55am, Room 11

Friday 1 April

None