Saving Gateway Accounts Bill
10:30 am
Witness
Tuesday 27 January
Until no later than 12.30 pm
Financial Inclusion Taskforce; Institute for Fiscal Studies; Personal Finance Research Centre, University of Bristol; Citizens’ Advice.
Tuesday 27 January
Until no later than 6.30 pm.
British Bankers’ Association; Building Societies Association; Association of British Credit Unions Limited; Post Office Limited.
(3) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February.
I welcome you to the Committee, Mr. Taylor. I am sure that all hon. Members are looking forward to serving under your chairmanship and that of Mr. Bercow.
We had a consensual Second Reading debate, with support for the general principles of the Bill from all parties. However, there are many details that hon. Members will want to explore.
The programme motion has been agreed to informally. Our intention is to conclude proceedings by 10 February. We think that that will allow sufficient time for the witness sessions and for full scrutiny of the Bill.
I draw the attention of Committee members to the list of relevant documents that has been circulated. They might find the consultation document on the saving gateway helpful. It was published in March last year, and I am sure that a number of hon. Members have read it. In addition, hon. Members might want to consult on the summary of responses to the consultation, which was published on the day the Bill was introduced in December. It sets out the changes that were made in response to the consultation document.
I do not think that it is appropriate for me as a Minister to ask questions of witnesses on my Bill. I therefore do not intend to participate in those sessions. However, I hope to pop in and out during the evidence sessions as time allows. I am sure that the Committee will be particularly interested to hear about the pilots that led to the final decisions on the detail of the Bill.