Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Bill
8:55 am
Mr John Hutton (Minister of State, Department of Health; Barrow and Furness, Labour)
I beg to move,
That—
(1) in addition to the sittings provided for by the Order of the Committee of 13th May 2003, the Committee shall meet on Wednesday 4th June at 8.55 am and 2.30 pm;
(2) in the Table in that Order, for the entries relating to the sitting on 22nd May at 2.30 pm and the sittings on 3rd June, there shall be substituted—
'22nd May (2.30 pm)
Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 to 25; Schedule 3; Clauses 26 to 32; Schedule 4; Clauses 33 to 35; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.
—
3rd June (10.30 am)
Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 to 25; Schedule 3; Clauses 26 to 32; Schedule 4; Clauses 33 to 35; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.
—
3rd June (4.30 pm)
Clause 1, Schedule 1; Clause 2, Schedule 2; Clauses 3 to 25; Schedule 3; Clauses 26 to 32; Schedule 4; Clauses 33 to 35; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to Part 1.
7 pm
4th June (8.55 am)
Clause 36; Schedule 5; Clause 37, Schedule 6; Clause 38, Schedule 7; Clauses 39 to 41; Clauses 43 to 65; Clauses 72 to 88; Clauses 99 to 105; Clauses 107 to 109; Clause 111; Clauses 113 to 128; Clauses 133 and 134; Schedule 8; Clauses 135 and 136.
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4th June (2.30 pm)
Clause 36; Schedule 5; Clause 37, Schedule 6; Clause 38, Schedule 7; Clauses 39 to 41; Clauses 43 to 65; Clauses 72 to 88; Clauses 99 to 105; Clauses 107 to 109; Clause 111; Clauses 113 to 128; Clauses 133 and 134; Schedule 8; Clauses 135 and 136.
If hon. Members have had an opportunity to study the motion, they will have seen that it proposes, first, to extend the time that the Committee has to debate part 1 of the Bill. Instead of concluding our deliberations today at 5 o'clock, we propose delaying the closure of the debate on part 1 until the end of the two sittings of the Committee on Tuesday 3 June. Secondly, it proposes an additional two sittings for the following day, Wednesday 4 June. The Opposition requested that we have 10 Committee sittings to consider part 1, and that is what the programme motion provides.
I emphasise that it is our intention to ensure that Committee members have the fullest possible opportunity to examine part 1, as the radical proposals that it contains are controversial. It is necessary for the Committee to have the fullest opportunity to study all the provisions in part 1, and therefore it is important that the motion of the Programming Sub-Committee be supported today.