House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Childcare Bill [HL] 2015-16

Here you can browse the record of the public proceedings of the House of Commons Public Bill Committee on the Childcare Act 2016.

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Committee members and staff

Chairs:

• Nadine Dorries (Mid Bedfordshire)
• David Hanson (Delyn)

Clerks:

• Fergus Reid
• Joanna Welham

Committee Membership:

• James Berry (Kingston and Surbiton)
• Ruth Cadbury (Brentford and Isleworth)
• Alex Cunningham (Stockton North)
• Michelle Donelan (Chippenham)
• Flick Drummond (Portsmouth South)
• Lucy Frazer (South East Cambridgeshire)
• Pat Glass (North West Durham)
• Chris Green (Bolton West)
• Sam Gyimah (East Surrey)
• Margot James (Stourbridge)
• Christian Matheson (City of Chester)
• Jess Phillips (Birmingham, Yardley)
• Chloe Smith (Norwich North)
• Jeff Smith (Manchester, Withington)
• Michael Tomlinson (Mid Dorset and North Poole)
• Robin Walker (Worcester)

Documents

Reports of Proceedings

Full transcripts of the Public Bill Committee meetings.

Proceeding	Date
Committee Debate: 4th sitting | PDF version, 74KB	10.12.2015
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting | PDF version, 118KB	10.12.2015
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting | PDF version, 189KB	08.12.2015
Committee Debate: 1st sitting | PDF version, 142KB	08.12.2015

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, 4MB)	17.12.2015
Written Evidence: Professional Association for Childcare and Early Years (PACEY) (CB 19)	11.12.2015
Written Evidence: DFE - application of Standing Order 83L (CB 20)	11.12.2015
Written Evidence: Jean Kemp (CB 22)	11.12.2015
Written Evidence: National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) (CB 18)	11.12.2015
Written Evidence: Local Government Association (CB10)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Independent Association of Prep Schools (CB11)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Independent Schools Council (CB12)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Shirley Jenkins (CB13)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Catholic Education Service (CB14)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Early Education (CB15)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Mencap (CB16)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: National Day Nurseries Association (CB17)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Letter from the Department for Education (CB21a) (PDF, 231KB)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Letter from the Department for Education (CB21b) (PDF, 105KB)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Letter from the Department for Education (CB21c) (PDF, 23KB)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Letter from the Department for Education (CB21d) (PDF, 299KB)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: Letter from the Department for Education (CB21e) (PDF, 915KB)	10.12.2015
Written Evidence: 4Children (CB01)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Polly Anna's Nursery (CB02)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Keith Beardmore, The Manor Nursery School (CB03)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: National Children's Bureau (CB04)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (CB05)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Family and Childcare Trust (CB06)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Contact a Family (CB07)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Pre-school Learning Alliance (CB08)	08.12.2015
Written Evidence: Montessori Schools Association (CB09)	08.12.2015

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