European Parliament (Representation) Bill
Ms Yvette Cooper (Parliamentary Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department; Pontefract and Castleford, Labour)
I beg to move,
That—
(1) during proceedings on the European Parliament (Representation) Bill the Standing Committee shall, after its first sitting on Tuesday 7th January at 4.30 pm, sit on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 9.25 am and 2.30 pm;
(2) the proceedings to be taken at the sittings shall be as shown in the second column of the Table below and shall be taken in the order so shown;
(3) the proceedings which under paragraph 2 are to be taken at any sitting shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table;
(4) paragraph 2 does not prevent proceedings being taken (in the order shown in the second column of the table) at any earlier sitting than that provided for under paragraph 2 if previous proceedings have already been concluded.
Sitting Proceedings Time for Conclusion of Proceedings 7th January Clauses 1 to 6, the Schedule and Clause 7 --- 9th January Clauses 1 to 6, the Schedule and Clause 7 5.30 p.m. 14th January Clauses 8 to 25, new Clauses, new Schedules and remaining proceedings on the Bill --- 16th January Clauses 8 to 25, new Clauses, new Schedules and remaining proceedings on the Bill 5.30 p.m.
I welcome you to the Committee, Mr. Cook, and look forward to serving under your chairmanship.
The programme motion was agreed at the meeting of the Programming Sub-Committee on 16 December. We changed the proposals in response to concerns raised by Opposition parties and I hope that the motion satisfies those concerns.
Mr William Cash (Stone, Conservative)
I also want to say that it will be a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr. Cook. I have no comments to make on the programme motion.
Mr David Heath (Somerton and Frome, Liberal Democrat)
I can be equally brief. I welcome you to the Chair, Mr. Cook, and look forward to the time that we shall spend examining the Bill in this Committee. The Programming Sub-Committee was extremely helpful in securing a little more time for those parts of the Bill that may need closer scrutiny and I am happy to accept the programme motion.
Question put and agreed to.
Mr Frank Cook (Stockton North, Labour)
I remind the Committee that there is a financial resolution in connection with the Bill and that copies are available in the Room.
I also remind hon. Members that adequate notice should be given of amendments. As a rule, I do not intend to call starred amendments, including any that may be reached during an afternoon sitting.