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Public Bill Committees
Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill

Merchant Shipping (Pollution) Bill [Lords], 1st sitting (4 speeches)
[Janet Anderson in the Chair]
- Clause 1 - Power to give effect to revisions of the international arrangements relating to compensation for oil pollution from ships (13 speeches)
  I beg to move amendment No. 2, in clause 1, page 2, line 10, after ‘way’, insert ‘which shall require proof of intent or proof of reckless conduct.’. Clause 1(4)(d), the...
- Clause 4 - Short title, commencement and extent (1 speech)
  I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 4, page 3, line 14, leave out subsection (4). The amendment simply removes the standard clause that is inserted by the Lords to cover matters of...
- New Clause 1 - Supplementary fund protocol: annual report on ratification (11 speeches)
  ‘The Secretary of State shall publish and lay before Parliament annually a report on progress towards full ratification of the Supplementary Fund Protocol.’. —[Mr. Brazier.]

All Bills in this session

Committee Membership and attendance (out of 1)

Chairman

Janet Anderson (1)

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.

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