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[John Cummings in the Chair] — Thalidomide (4 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: It is a great pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Banbury (Tony Baldry), who has made some telling points. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Staffordshire, Moorlands (Charlotte Atkins) on securing this vital debate and on making an excellent case in support of the campaign by thalidomide survivors to secure financial assistance from Government. I am the chair of the all-party...

[John Cummings in the Chair] — Thalidomide (4 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: The hon. Gentleman is absolutely right. I do not want to go into the history of the case against Distillers, but the parents were worn down at the time by Distillers' resistance to paying anything like decent compensation. If they had not been and the case had gone through properly, they probably would have received a much more substantial payout than they did, even with the Sunday Times...

[John Cummings in the Chair] — Thalidomide (4 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: My hon. Friend is right. I agree with the hon. Member for Banbury that precedent is not a great problem in this case. It is true that Governments do not like to admit culpability. Frankly, I do not care whether the Government admit culpability, but I care whether they accept their responsibility to do the right thing. Thalidomiders need the right thing to be done. There is the strongest...

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 21 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment 72, in clause 21, page 12, line 26, at end insert ‘including the levels of benefit and tax credit take up among the eligible populations’.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 20 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: I call John Howell.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 20 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: With this it will be convenient to discuss amendment 5, in clause 20, page 11, line 45, after ‘authorities’, insert ‘as the authority thinks fit’.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 19 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: The ayes have it.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 19 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: I am sorry. The last time I chaired a Committee I always forgot to say, “Unlock”, and I was thinking about remembering to say that. To avoid any doubt, the noes have it. Unlock.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 19 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: Would you like to move your amendment formally, Mr. Stuart?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill: Clause 19 (3 Nov 2009)

Martin Caton: With this it will be convenient to discuss the following: amendment 62, in clause 19, page 11, line 3, at end add— ‘(i) a Mental Health Trust.’. Amendment 73, in clause 19, page 11, line 3, at end insert— ‘(i) a Regional Development Agency, (j) Learning and Skills Council.’.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: May I remind Members and witnesses that we are bound by the Standing Orders and the deadline agreed on Tuesday? That means that this morning’s sitting must end at 10.25 am. I hope that I do not have to interrupt Members or witnesses in the middle of a sentence, but if I need to I will have to do so. We will now hear evidence from Charlotte Pickles, Edna Speed and Reverend Paul Nicolson....

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: The first question is from Steve Webb.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: I am sorry to interrupt you, Edna, but we have a lot of territory to cover this morning, so I ask all our witnesses to try to be as succinct as possible.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: I would be grateful if we could turn the competition for length of contributions to brevity of contributions.

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: Thank you. Do other witnesses want to comment?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: Do you have a contribution to make, Reverend Paul Nicolson?

Public Bill Committee: Child Poverty Bill (22 Oct 2009)

Martin Caton: That is excellent. One word is fine.