Equality Bill
10:30 am
Witness
Tuesday 2 June
Until no later than 12 noon
Equality and Diversity Forum
Equality and Human Rights Commission
Tribunals Service
Tuesday 2 June
Until no later than 1.00 pm.
Help the Aged and Age Concern
Children’s Rights Alliance
Disability Charities Consortium
RADAR
Carers UK
Tuesday 2 June
Until no later than 5.00 pm.
Stonewall
Press for Change
Runnymede Trust
Race on the Agenda
Tuesday 2 June
Until no later than 6.00 pm.
Fawcett Society
Women’s National Commission
Women Like Us
Tuesday 9 June
Until no later than 11.30 am.
British Humanist Association
General Synod of the Church of England
Catholic Bishops Conference
Tuesday 9 June
Until no later than 12.30 pm.
Confederation of British Industry
Association of British Insurers
Federation of Small Businesses
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
Trades Union Congress
Tuesday 9 June
Until no later than 6.00 pm.
Government Equalities Office
(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 6; Schedule 1; Clauses 7 to 29; Schedules 2 and 3; Clauses 30 to 35; Schedules 4 and 5; Clauses 36 to 49; Schedule 6; Clauses 50 to 75; Schedule 7; Clauses 76 to 78; Schedules 8 and 9; Clauses 79 to 83; Schedule 10; Clause 84; Schedule 11; Clauses 85 to 89; Schedule 12; Clauses 90 to 93; Schedule 13; Clause 94; Schedule 14; Clauses 95 to 101; Schedules 15 and 16; Clauses 102 to 110; Schedule 17; Clauses 111 to 143; Schedule 18; Clause 144; Schedule 19; Clauses 145 to 179; Schedule 20; Clauses 180 to 182; Schedule 21; Clauses 183 and 184; Schedule 22; Clauses 185 to 189; Schedule 23; Clauses 190 and 191; Schedule 24; Clauses 192 and 193; Schedule 25; Clauses 194 to 198; Schedules 26 and 27; Clauses 199 to 201; Schedule 28; Clauses 202 to 205; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;
(4) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 p.m. on Tuesday 7 July.
Thank you for those helpful guidelines, Mr. Benton, and I look forward to serving under your chairmanship during the oral evidence sessions, and under the chairmanship of your co-Chairman, Lady Winterton. I welcome every member of the Committee to our proceedings. The Bill is excellent, but it will undoubtedly benefit from the input of the public, who are to give evidence to us, and from the scrutiny in which we shall engage. The original programme motion was tabled following the resolution agreed by the Programming Sub-Committee on Tuesday 19 May.