Criminal Defence Service Bill [Lords]
10:30 am
Bridget Prentice (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department for Constitutional Affairs; Lewisham East, Labour)
I beg to move,
That—
(1) during proceedings on the Criminal Defence Service Bill [Lords] the Standing Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday 10th January) meet—
(a) at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 10th January;
(b) at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 12th January;
(2) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 12th January.
I wish you a happy new year, Mr. Conway, and say what a delight it is to be serving under your chairmanship. You dealt with the programming sub-committee last night very effectively and informally. I hope that the Committee will follow in your footsteps in the course of today's debates.