House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Modern Slavery Bill 2014-15

Here you can browse the record of the public proceedings of the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Modern Slavery Act 2015.

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Committee members and staff

Chairs: Mr David Crausby and Mark Pritchard

Clerks: Kate Emms and Fergus Reid

19 Members:

• Karen Bradley (Staffordshire Moorlands)
• Fiona Bruce (Congleton)
• Conor Burns (Bournemouth West)
• Mr David Burrowes (Enfield, Southgate)
• Sarah Champion (Rotherham)
• Michael Connarty (Linlithgow and East Falkirk)
• Mark Durkan (Foyle)
• Mr David Hanson (Delyn)
• Damian Hinds (East Hampshire)
• Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North)
• Mike Kane (Wythenshawe and Sale East)
• Karen Lumley (Redditch)
• Fiona Mactaggart (Slough)
• Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North)
• Christopher Pincher (Tamworth)
• Chloe Smith (Norwich North)
• Sir Andrew Stunell (Hazel Grove)
• Sarah Teather (Brent Central)
• Phil Wilson (Sedgefield)

Documents

Reports of Proceedings

Full transcripts of the Public Bill Committee meetings.

Proceeding	Date
Committee Debate: 11th sitting | PDF version, 256KB	14.10.2014
Committee Debate: 10th sitting | PDF version, 163KB	14.10.2014
Committee Debate: 9th sitting | PDF version, 197KB	11.09.2014
Committee Debate: 8th sitting | PDF version, 124KB	11.09.2014
Committee Debate: 7th sitting | PDF version, 262KB	09.09.2014
Committee Debate: 6th sitting | PDF version, 134KB	09.09.2014
Committee Debate: 5th sitting | PDF version, 242KB	04.09.2014
Committee Debate: 4th sitting | PDF version, 91KB	04.09.2014
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting | PDF version, 186KB	02.09.2014
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting | PDF version, 125KB	02.09.2014
Committee Debate: 1st sitting | PDF version, 169KB	21.07.2014

Written evidence

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence	Date
Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version (PDF, 2MB)	17.10.2014
Written Evidence: Ethical Trading Initiative MS23	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Joseph Rowntree Foundation MS25	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: TRAC (Trafficking - Raising Awareness and Campaigning) MS26	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: The Rotarian Action Group Against Child Slavery MS27	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Dr Virginia Mantouvalou MS28	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Geoffrey Knipe MS29	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: EEF MS30	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Hibiscus Initiatives MS31	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Al-Khoei Foundation MS32	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Association of Labour Providers MS33	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Adam Simmonds, Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire MS34	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Hope for Justice MS35	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Dr Julinda Beqiraj MS36	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: The Information Commissioner MS37	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Doctors of the World MS24	15.10.2014
Written Evidence: Christine Beddoe MS20	17.09.2014
Written Evidence: Homeworkers Worldwide MS21	17.09.2014
Written Evidence: UK Network of Sex Work Projects MS22	17.09.2014
Written Evidence: Kalayaan MS 18	09.09.2014
Written Evidence: PWC MS19	09.09.2014
Written Evidence: CARE MS04	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Dr Andrew Rowland MS05	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: UNICEF UK MS06	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Unseen MS07	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: British Medical Assocation MS08	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Law Society MS09	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Liberty MS10	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Amnesty International UK MS11	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners' Association MS12	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: ShareAction MS13	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Justice MS14	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Restore MS15	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Justice MS14	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Restore MS15	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Peter L. Talibart MS16	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Anti-Trafficking Monitoring Group MS17	02.09.2014
Written Evidence: Professor Jean Allain MS01	22.07.2014
Written Evidence: Peter Carter QC MS02	22.07.2014
Written Evidence: Nadine Finch MS03	22.07.2014

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