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. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 40, in clause 2, page 2, line 17, at end insert— ‘provided that the part of the premises that is open to the public or (as the case may be) used as a place...
[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 66, in clause 2, page 2, line 26, leave out subsection (8). I will not detain the Committee for long. This is a probing amendment, which would remove voluntary work...
I beg to move amendment No. 57, in clause 3, page 2, line 30, at end insert— '( ) No regulations shall be made that permit any premises not to be smoke-free despite section 2 for more than...
[Ann Winterton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [6 December]: No. 35, in page 2, line 40, at end insert— ‘()Regulations made under subsection (1) shall not provide for premises or areas of premises not to be...
[Ann Winterton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 59, in clause 3, page 2, line 40, at end insert— ‘(3A)The appropriate national authority shall certify, following consultation with the Health and...
I beg to move amendment No. 5, in clause 4, page 3, line 20, after ‘to’, insert ‘significant amounts of’’. This is a simple amendment. I hope that it will attract...
[Ann Winterton in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 52, in clause 5, page 3, line 29, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. We wish to change just one word of the Bill. I have discovered that irony...
No, we are trying to define work space. Someone who works in a smoke-free building can avail themselves of opportunities to go outside the building to have a cigarette. By the same token, someone...
I beg to move amendment No. 49, in clause 6, page 4, line 22, leave out from ‘he’ to end of line 30 and insert ‘took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence...
[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question again proposed.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 76, in clause 10, page 6, line 15, at end insert— ‘()In making regulations for the purposes of this Part, the appropriate national authority shall consult...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 73, in clause 12, page 7, line 18, after ‘tent,’ insert ‘and (if not a ship within the meaning of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 (c....
‘The appropriate national authority may issue regulations modifying the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 so as to substitute for the age specified in any of its...
[Ann Winterton in the Chair]
‘The appropriate national authority may issue regulations modifying the Children and Young Persons (Protection from Tobacco) Act 1991 so as to substitute for the age specified in any of its...
I beg to move amendment No. 104, in page 8, line 7, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’. After seven days we have finished what many would say is the most exciting part of...
[Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 104, in clause 13, page 8, line 7, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.—[Dr. Murrison.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 100, in clause 13, page 8, line 43, leave out from second ‘infection’ to end of line 4 on page 9 and insert ‘which arises as a result of healthcare...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 103, in clause 15, page 11, line 30, at end insert ‘and (d)specify what sanctions will be applied if the healthcare body fails to comply with the improvement...
I beg to move amendment No. 11, in clause 16, page 14, line 6, after ‘regulations’, insert ‘having consulted with representative bodies’. We are really rattling through...
[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 10, in clause 16, page 14, line 7, leave out ‘or appoint’. This is a simple amendment, like all the best amendments. It is to do with a tautology; I am...
I beg to move amendment No. 15, in page 16, line 47, at end insert— ‘(f)for measures to protect the confidentiality of patient records.’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 90, in clause 24, page 21, leave out lines 10 to 14 and insert— ‘(7B)Conditions prescribed under subsection (7A) may relate to supervision in the case...
I beg to move amendment No. 123, in clause 25, page 22, line 2, at end insert ‘but nothing in this section shall be taken to require a pharmacist to be present on those premises when...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 17, in clause 28, page 24, line 24, leave out from ‘time’ to end of line 25.
I beg to move amendment No. 121, in clause 31, page 26, leave out lines 20 to 40 and insert ‘(1)The Secretary of State may give directions to a Primary Care Trust requiring it to charge a...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: No. 82, in clause 33, page 28, line 26, at end insert— ‘(2)In section 17S of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c.29) (eligibility to be contractor...
[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 79, in clause 34, page 28, line 41, leave out from 'all' to end of line 11 on page 29 and insert 'persons'. Good morning, Mr. Illsley and may I wish you and all...
I beg to move amendment No. 29, in clause 35, page 32, line 47, at end insert— '( ) Regulations under subsection (2) must make provision for all those with entitlement to GOS to retain the...
[Mr. Eric Illsley in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 33, in page 34, line 26, at end insert— '(c) dispensing opticians, to whom payments are made for meeting or contributing towards the cost incurred for the supply...
I beg to move amendment No. 80, in clause 39, page 36, line 7, at end insert— '( ) A description set out under subsection (2) shall include any person unqualified to dispense optical...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 77, in schedule 4, page 73, line 40, leave out 'a copy' and insert 'copies of the accounts and'.—[Caroline Flint.] Schedule 4, as amended, agreed to. Clause 55...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 23, in clause 71, page 54, line 17, leave out 'which may be' and insert 'that will be'.
(a) in order to reflect the fact that (by virtue of relevant directions) transferred functions may be exercised by Local Health Boards, or (b) otherwise in consequence of, or in connection with,...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 125, in schedule 3, page 65, line 39, leave out paragraph 3 and insert— '3 (1) Each English NHS body or cross-border SHA must keep proper accounts and proper records...
Amendments made: No. 138, in clause 75, page 57, line 29, after 'section', insert '(Amendments relating to Local Health Boards and abolition of Welsh health authorities) or'. No. 83, in clause...
Amendments made: No. 84, in clause 76, page 58, line 10, at end insert— '(3A) The Scottish Ministers may by order make— (a) such supplementary, incidental or consequential...
Amendments made: No. 130, in schedule 8, page 80, line 30, leave out 'prepared in accordance with directions under'. No. 131, in schedule 8, page 80, line 31, leave out 'kept in accordance...
Amendment made: No. 137, in schedule 9, page 84, line 33, column 2, leave out 'paragraph' and insert 'paragraphs 1(g) and'.—[Caroline Flint.] Schedule 9, as amended, agreed to. Clauses 77...
Amendments made: No. 139, in clause 79, page 59, line 4, leave out 'section 71' and insert 'sections 71 and (Amendments relating to Local Health Boards and abolition of Welsh health...
Amendments made: No. 140, in clause 80, page 60, line 5, after 'sections', insert '(Amendments relating to Local Health Boards and abolition of Welsh health authorities),'. No. 88, in clause...
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