Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill [Lords]
10:30 am
Derek Conway (Old Bexley and Sidcup, Conservative)
Good morning. It is a warm day, so if anyone wishes to remove their jacket, it will of course be perfectly in order.
I remind the Committee that there is a money resolution in connection with the Bill, and copies are available in the room. I remind members that adequate notice should be given of amendments. As a general rule my co-Chairman, Eric Martlew, and I do not intend to call starred amendments. Will all colleagues ensure that their mobile phones, pagers and so on are turned off, or at least on silent mode, during our sittings?