Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Bill
9:00 am
Simon Hughes (Shadow Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs & Shadow Attorney General, Constitutional Affairs; North Southwark and Bermondsey, Liberal Democrat)
I, too, welcome you to the Chair, Mrs. Humble. This is the first time that I served with you in the Chair, and the first time I have served on a Public Bill Committee as opposed to one of the myriad other predecessor Committees on which—with some exceptions—I have had the pleasure of serving. I share the view of the hon. Member for North-West Norfolk that the controversial parts of the Bill come later, in parts 3 and 4.
I should like to raise one further matter, if I may.The Minister has tabled a second motion about evidence, which she will no doubt move in a second. The guidance notes sent to Members on Public Bill Committees state:
“The programme for oral evidence will be included in the programme motion agreed by the Programming Sub-Committee and proposed by the Minister at the first meeting of the Public Bill Committee. The motion is debatable.”
I seek your guidance, Mrs. Humble. I want to propose that we take oral evidence from two organisations, so I assume that that request should come under the next motion for discussion, although the leaflet suggests that it might covered by the one we are considering. I shall take your guidance.