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.
[Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 4, leave out from 'relationship' to 'between' in line 5.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment moved [19 October]: No. 183, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out 'of the same sex'.—[Mr. Chope.]
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 3, Noes 14.
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 3, page 2, line 19, at end insert 'and has made a spoken declaration of commitment as may be prescribed by order'.
[Mr. Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 14, in clause 3, page 2, line 19, at end insert 'and has made a spoken declaration of commitment as may be prescribed by order'.—[Mr. Duncan.] Question...
Amendment made: No. 3, in clause 4, page 2, line 38, leave out 'Subject to subsection (2),'.—[Jacqui Smith.]
We are about to embark on clause 5. Considerable reference was made to the clause during the previous debate and I am conscious of the reason for that. As it was linked with the previous clause,...
I beg to move amendment No. 21, in clause 6, page 3, line 29, leave out from 'subject' to end of line 33 and insert 'to— (a) section 21 (modified procedures for certain non-residents); ...
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in clause 7, page 4, line 3, at end insert 'and'.
I beg to move amendment No. 189, in clause 9, page 4, line 33, leave out 'a registration authority' and insert 'the registration authority for the area in which they reside'.
I beg to move amendment No. 22, in clause 11, page 6, line 3, at end insert— '( ) by any registration authority in whose area the proposed civil partner of the person giving the notice...
[Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: No. 6, in page 38, line 30, leave out 'Subject to subsection (2),'.—[Jacqui Smith.] Question put, That the amendment be made:— The Committee divided: Ayes 12, Noes 1.
Motion made, and Question put, That this schedule be the Eleventh schedule to the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 12, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 3.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Amendment made: No. 56, in clause 90, page 42, line 6, leave out 'of understanding the nature of civil partnership' and insert 'of— (i) (i) understanding the nature of civil...
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 13, Noes 2.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 236, in clause 115, page 59, line 37, leave out 'dissolution' and insert 'cessation'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 57, in clause 120, page 62, line 8, leave out from 'other' to end of line 9 and insert ', the civil partnership is void if, and only if— (a) they were not eligible to...
Amendment made: No. 8, in clause 123, page 63, line 31, leave out subsection (3).—[Jacqui Smith.] Clause 123, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 124 to 132 ordered...
I beg to move amendment No. 65, in clause 133, page 67, line 22, leave out 'civil partnership'.
Amendments made: No. 9, in clause 134, page 67, line 25, leave out 'Subject to subsection (2),'. No. 10, in clause 134, page 67, line 33, leave out subsection (2).—[Jacqui Smith.] ...
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill:— The Committee divided: Ayes 14, Noes 2.
Motion made, and Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill. The Committee divided: Ayes 14, Noes 2.
Amendment made: No. 11, in clause 155, page 75, line 29, leave out subsection (2).—[Jacqui Smith.] Clause 155, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 156 to 169 ordered...
I beg to move amendment No. 243, in clause 170, page 83, line 33, at end insert— '(ca) at the time of its formation, the respondent was suffering from a communicable sexual disease;'. The...
I beg to move amendment No. 174, in schedule 15, page 239, line 18, at end insert— '( ) In paragraph (1)(ba) (application may be made by person living as husband or wife of the deceased),...
Amendments proposed: No. 44, in schedule 16, page 252, line 46, leave out sub-paragraph (3). No. 45, in schedule 16, page 253, line 1, after 'under' insert 'paragraph 22 or'. No. 46, in...
Amendments proposed: No. 48, in schedule 18, page 296, line 10, leave out sub-paragraph (4) and insert— '(4) The matters to which the court is to have regard under sub-paragraph (3)(a), so...
Amendments proposed: No. 168, in clause 201, page 96, line 17, at end insert— '( ) In sub-paragraph (b)(iii) of Article 2(2), after ''wife'' insert ''or civil partner''.'. No. 169, in...
Amendment proposed: No. 66, in clause 204, page 98, line 36, after 'Act)' insert 'with a responsible authority'.—[Jacqui Smith.] Question put, That the amendment be made:— The...
Amendment proposed: No. 76, in schedule 21, page 315, line 10, at end insert— 'Canada: Nova Scotia domestic partnership Canada: Quebec civil union'. —[Jacqui Smith.] ...
Amendments proposed: No. 67, in clause 206, page 99, line 24, at end insert 'and'. No. 68, in clause 206, page 99, line 27, leave out from 'married' to end of line 30.—[Jacqui Smith.] ...
Amendments proposed: No. 69, in clause 208, page 100, line 14, leave out from 'if)' to 'one' in line 15 and insert ', at the time mentioned in section 207(2)— (a)'. No. 70, in clause...
Amendments proposed: No. 71, in clause 229, page 110, line 13, at end insert— '( ) applying sections 227 and 228 and subsection (1) with modifications in relation to any country whose...
[Mr. Frank Cook in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 79, in schedule 24, page 319, line 19, at end insert— 'In section 8 (role of the courts with respect to maintenance for children), after subsection (11)(e)...
I beg to move amendment No. 180, in clause 245, page 119, line 23, after 'amendments', insert '(including the power to make retrospective pension provision)'.
I beg to move amendment No. 114, in clause 250, page 123, line 16, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— '(1) Subsection (2) applies where any person, by Order in Council or...
I beg to move amendment No. 116, in clause 251, page 124, line 2, at end insert— '(2A) Schedule (Minor and consequential amendments: Northern Ireland) contains minor and consequential...
Amendments made: No. 127, in schedule 27, page 349, line 2, at end insert— 'Explosive Substances Act 1883 (c.3) In section 6 (inquiry by Attorney-General, and apprehension of absconding...
Amendments made: No. 99, in schedule 28, page 368, line 13, at end insert— 'In section 36(1) (interpretation), in the definition of ''prior rights'', after ''spouse'' insert ''or civil...
Amendments made: No. 107, in schedule 29, page 382, line 12, at end insert— 'Family provision: Northern Ireland Title and number Extent of revocation Inheritance (Provision for...
I beg to move amendment No. 165, in clause 252, page 124, line 5, after 'Wales),' insert 'excluding section (Power to assimilate provisions relating to civil registration in England and Wales) but'.
I beg to move amendment No. 118, in clause 253, page 124, line 26, leave out 'Parts 1 and 2, including Schedules 2 to 10, come' and insert 'Part 1 comes into force in accordance with...
Amendment proposed: No. 126, in clause 254, page 125, line 32, leave out subsection (2).—[Jacqui Smith.] Question put, That the amendment be made:— The Committee divided: Ayes 12,...
'(1) An action for the separation of the civil partners in a civil partnership may be brought in the Court of Session or in the sheriff court. (2) In such an action the court may grant decree...
'(1) This section applies where a civil partnership has been dissolved or annulled. (2) Subject to subsection (3), an application may be made under section 66 (including that section as...
'(1) Any enactment or rule of law relating to the giving of evidence by a spouse applies in relation to a civil partner as it applies in relation to the spouse. (2) Subsection (1) is subject to...
'(1) Where a person dies survived by a civil partner then, unless the circumstance is as mentioned in subsection (2), the civil partner has right to half of the moveable net estate belonging to...
'(1) Where two people register as civil partners of each other in England or Wales, the civil partnership is— (a) void, if it would be void in England and Wales under section 49, and ...
'(1) Where a civil partnership has been dissolved or annulled or is void (whether or not it has been annulled), either party may make an application under section 186 (or under that section as...
'(1) Any enactment or rule of law relating to the giving of evidence by a spouse applies in relation to a civil partner as it applies in relation to the spouse. (2) Subsection (1) is subject to...
'Section 1 of the Matrimonial Causes (Reports) Act (Northern Ireland) 1966 (c.29 (N.I.)) (restriction on publication of reports of proceedings) shall extend to proceedings— (a) for the...
'(1) Amend the Gender Recognition Act 2004 (c.7) as follows. (2) In— (a) section 3 (evidence), in subsection (6)(a), and (b) section 4 (successful applications), in subsections (2)...
'Schedule (Immigration control and formation of civil partnerships) contains provisions relating to the formation of civil partnerships in the United Kingdom by persons subject to immigration...
'(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer may by order make— (a) such amendments of this Act as appear to him appropriate for the purpose of assimilating any provision connected with the...
Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c.33 (N.I.)) 1 In section 46 (miscellaneous definitions), in subsection (2), after the definition of ''barrister-at-law'' insert— '' ''civil...
Part 1 Introduction Application of Schedule 1 (1) This Schedule applies if— (a) two people wish to register as civil partners of each other, and (b) one of them is subject to...
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