(Except Clauses 1, 4, 5, 9, 14, 22, 42, 56, 57, 124, 130 to 135, 138, 139, 148 and 184 and Schedules 5, 6, 19 and 25, and any new Clauses and Schedules tabled by Friday 9th May 2003 relating to excise duty on spirits or R&D tax credits for oil exploration.)
Finance Bill
10:30 am
Mr Gerry Sutcliffe (Government Whip (technically Vice Chamberlain, HM Household); Bradford South, Labour)
On a point of order, Mr. Gale.
Good morning, and welcome to the Committee. There may be a problem regarding Thursday's planned afternoon sitting. I have notified my opposite number, the hon. Member for Spelthorne (Mr. Wilshire), that we may need to seek a change in the programme, which will mean that the Programming Sub-Committee will need to sit. I hope that that does not cause great inconvenience to the Committee. The proposed change is caused by a clash of Government business on Thursday. We shall endeavour to enable the smooth running of the Committee and due process.