Judith Cummins
Labour, Bradford South
9:26,
16 June 2020
Good morning. Before we begin, I remind everyone to please switch off their electronic devices, or to put them on silent. Tea and coffee are not allowed during sittings. The Hansard reporters would be very grateful if Members could email electronic copies of their speaking notes to hansardnotes@parliament.uk.
Does anyone have a relevant interest that they would like to declare? If not, I call the Minister to move the programme motion, which was agreed by the Programming Sub-Committee yesterday.
Greg Hands
The Minister of State, Department for International Trade
I beg to move,
That—
(1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.25am on Tuesday 16 June) meet—
(a) at 2.00pm on Tuesday 16 June;
(b) at 11.30am and 2.00pm on Thursday 18 June;
(c) at 9.25am and 2.00pm on Tuesday 23 June;
(d) at 11.30am and 2.00pm on Thursday 25 June;
(2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table:
TABLE
Date
Time
Witness
Tuesday
Until no later than 10.30am
The Institute of Directors
The Confederation of British Industry
Tuesday
Until no later than 11.00am
Tuesday
Until no later than 11.25am
Perpetuum Ltd
Tuesday
Until no later than 2.40pm
Ernst & Young
UK Trade Policy Observatory
Tuesday
Until no later than 3.10pm
The National Farmers’ Union
Tuesday
Until no later than 3.45 pm
The Chemical Industries Association
Make UK
Tuesday
Until no later than 4.10pm
The Trades Union Congress
Tuesday
Until no later than 4.30 pm
Monckton Chambers
Tuesday
Until no later than 4.50pm
Trade Remedies Authority
Thursday
Until no later than 12.00pm
Client Earth
The Trade Justice Movement
Thursday
Until no later than 12.30pm
Digital Trade Network
Sam Lowe, Centre for European Reform
Thursday
Until no later than 1.00pm
British Chamber of Commerce in Korea
(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedules 1 to 3; Clauses 4 and 5; Schedules 4 and 5; Clauses 6 to 12; 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 5.00pm on Thursday 25 June.—
I should point out that we have accommodated the Opposition’s desire to have more scrutiny sessions. There is now an additional scrutiny session on Thursday morning. That was arranged with the agreement that we would none the less finish considering the Bill by close of play next Thursday.
Judith Cummins
Labour, Bradford South
Copies of written evidence that the Committee receives will be sent to Committee members by email.
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