Public Bill Committees
Criminal Defence Service (Advice and Assistance) Bill

All Bills in this session

Committee Membership and attendance (out of 1)

Chairman
Members

[ Committee memberships can change partway through. ]

What are Public Bill Committees?

Previously called Standing Committees, Public Bill Commitees study proposed legislation (Bills) in detail, debating each clause and reporting any amendments to the Commons for further debate.

There are at least 16 MPs on a Committee, and the proportion of parties reflects the House of Commons, so the government always has a majority.