Member

My lead amendment, Amendment 299, sets out the composition of the committee, which would be appointed by the Secretary of State. The SSAC consists, broadly, of only experts in the subject area that is being covered. I would have preferred that model, but I constantly hear from the Front Bench opposite that the preferred model for the Government is what the Minister calls the social contract way of working, which means having representatives from employers and workers embedded in the committee. That is what I have proposed in Amendment 299, with equal numbers of those representing employers, employees and independent people.