[Sandra Osborne in the Chair]

Good morning, everyone. Before we begin, I have a few preliminary announcements. Could electronic devices be switched to silent or switched off? Tea and coffee are not allowed during sittings of the Committee. The notice period for amendments is three working days. Starred amendments—those tabled with inadequate notice—will not normally be called.

The Committee will now consider the programme motion on the amendment paper. We will then consider a motion to report written evidence, followed by a motion to permit the Committee to deliberate in private. Assuming that the last of those motions is agreed to, the Committee will move into private session. Once the Committee has deliberated, the witnesses and members of the public will be invited back into the room and our oral evidence session will begin.

Ordered,

That—

(1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 3 February) meet—

(a) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 5 February;

(b) at 9.25 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 10 February;

(c) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 12 February;

(2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:

Date

Time

Witness

Tuesday 3 February

Until no later than 11.00 am

HM Revenue and Customs

HM Treasury

Northern Ireland Office

(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2; Schedule 1; Clause 3; Schedule 2; Clauses 4 to 6; 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 5.00 pm on Thursday 12 February. —(Gavin Barwell.)

Resolved,

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.—(Gavin Barwell.)

Resolved,

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.—(Gavin Barwell.)

The Committee deliberated in private.