– in a Public Bill Committee at 12:00 am on 5 June 2018.
Peter Bone
Conservative, Wellingborough
9:25,
5 June 2018
Before we begin, I have a few preliminary announcements. Please switch electronic devices to silent. Teas and coffees are not allowed during sittings as they are deemed to be hot drinks, although you can persuade me otherwise. We will first consider the programme motion on the Amendment paper. We will then consider a motion to enable the reporting of written evidence for publication, and a motion to allow us to deliberate in private about our questions before the oral evidence session. In view of the time available, I hope that we can take those matters formally, without debate.
I call the Minister to move the programme motion standing in his name, which was discussed yesterday by the Programming Sub-Committee.
Ordered,
That—
(1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25 am on Tuesday 5 June) meet—
(a) at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday
(b) at 9.25 am, 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm on Tuesday
(2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:
Table
Date
Time
Witness
Tuesday
Until no later than 10.25 am
ARLA Propertymark; National Approved Letting Scheme; OpenRent
Tuesday
Until no later than 10.55 am
National Landlords Association; Residential Landlords Association
Thursday
Until no later than 12.15 pm
Local Government Association; Chartered Trading Standards Institute
Thursday
Until no later than 1.00 pm
Shelter; Citizens Advice; Generation Rent; National Union of Students
(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 and 5; Schedule 2; Clauses 6 to 8; Schedule 3; Clauses 9 to 33; 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 pm on Tuesday 12 June.
Peter Bone
Conservative, Wellingborough
The deadline for amendments to be considered at the first line-by-line sitting of the Committee was the rise of the House yesterday. The next deadline will be the rise of the House on Thursday for the Committee’s sitting a week today.
Peter Bone
Conservative, Wellingborough
Copies of written evidence that the Committee receives will be made available in the Committee Room.
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