– in a Public Bill Committee am ar 6 Gorffennaf 2021.
Christina Rees
Labour/Co-operative, Castell-nedd
9:25,
6 Gorffennaf 2021
We are now sitting in public and the proceedings are being broadcast. Before we begin, I have a few preliminary announcements. Members will understand the need to respect social distancing guidance. In line with the Commission’s decision, face coverings should be worn in Committee unless Members are speaking or they are medically exempt. Hansard colleagues would be grateful if Members could email their speaking notes to hansardnotes@parliament.uk. Please switch electronic devices to silent. Tea and coffee are not allowed during sittings.
We will first consider the programme motion on the Amendment paper. We will then consider a motion to enable the reporting of written evidence for publication and a motion to allow us to deliberate in private about our questions before the oral evidence session. In view of the time available, I really hope that we can take those matters forward without debate. I call the Minister to move the programme motion standing in his name, which was discussed yesterday by the programming sub-committee for the Bill.
Ordered,
That—
1. the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday
meet—
(a) at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 6 July;
(b) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 8 July.
2. the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:
Date
Time
Witness
Tuesday
Until no later than 10.30 am
UK Finance
Tuesday
Until no later than 11:00 am
The Chartered Institute of Credit Management
Tuesday
Until no later than 11:25 am
Dr John Tribe, University of Liverpool
Tuesday
Until no later than 2:45 pm
The Chartered Institute of Public Finance
and Accountancy; The Institute of Revenues
Rating and Valuation
Tuesday
Until no later than 3:15 pm
Local Government Association
Tuesday
Until no later than 4:00 pm
The Transparency Task Force
Tuesday
Until no later than 4:45 pm
UKHospitality
Tuesday
Until no later than 5:15 pm
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3. the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday
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