Dormant Bank and Building Society Accounts Bill [Lords]
10:30 am
Joe Benton (Bootle, Labour)
Before we begin, I have a few announcements. Members may, if they wish, remove their jackets in Committee. Would all Members please ensure that mobile phones, pagers and so on are turned off or switched to silent running in Committee? I remind the Committee that there is a money resolution in connection with the Bill—copies are available in the room—and that adequate notice should be given of amendments. As a general rule, my fellow Chairman and I do not intend to call starred amendments. We also do not intend to call amendments that are not signed by members of the Committee, because we assume that they would not be moved.
Briefly, I remind the Committee of the procedure at the start of today’s sitting. The Committee will first consider the programme motion on the amendment paper. Debate is limited to half an hour. We will then proceed to a motion to report written evidence, before starting clause-by-clause scrutiny.