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.

  • Child Poverty Bill

    1st sitting · Tuesday, 20 October 2009 · 89 speeches

    [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]

  • Child Poverty Bill

    2nd sitting · Tuesday, 20 October 2009 · 110 speeches

    [Robert Key in the Chair] CP 01 Save the Children CP 02 Campaign to End Child Poverty CP 03 Barnardo’s CP 04 Gingerbread CP 05 Zacchaeus 2000 CP 06 Action for Children CP 07 Church of...

  • Child Poverty Bill

    3rd sitting · Thursday, 22 October 2009 · 51 speeches

    (Morning)

  • Child Poverty Bill

    4th sitting · Thursday, 22 October 2009 · 59 speeches

    [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]

  • Child Poverty Bill

    5th sitting · Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair] CP 10 Equality and Human Rights Commission

    • Clause 1

      61 speeches

      Duty of Secretary of State to ensure that targets are met

    • Clause 2

      10 speeches

      The relative low income target

    • Clause 3

      39 speeches

      The combined low income and material deprivation target

  • Child Poverty Bill

    6th sitting · Tuesday, 27 October 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Clause 4

      9 speeches

      The absolute low income target

    • Clause 5

      10 speeches

      The persistent poverty target

    • Clause 6

      29 speeches

      Interpretation of terms used in relation to targets

    • Clause 7

      24 speeches

      The Child Poverty Commission

  • Child Poverty Bill

    7th sitting · Thursday, 29 October 2009

    (Morning)

  • Child Poverty Bill

    8th sitting · Thursday, 29 October 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Clause 9

      20 speeches

      Provision of advice by Commission and consultation with others

    • Clause 14

      4 speeches

      Statement required in relation to target year

    • Clause 15

      33 speeches

      Economic and fiscal circumstances

    • Schedule 2

      4 speeches

      Continuing effect of targets after target year

  • Child Poverty Bill

    9th sitting · Tuesday, 3 November 2009

    [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]

    • Clause 20

      47 speeches

      Co-operation to reduce child poverty in local area

    • Clause 21

      3 speeches

      Local child poverty needs assessment

  • Child Poverty Bill

    10th sitting · Tuesday, 3 November 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Clause 21

      19 speeches

      Local child poverty needs assessment

    • Clause 24

      12 speeches

      Meaning of “child poverty” in Part 2

    • New Clause 1

      37 speeches

      2010 poverty target ‘(1) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the period of three months beginning with the day on which the Act is passed, publish and lay before Parliament a...

    • New Clause 2

      37 speeches

      Benefit levels ‘The Secretary of State shall ensure that a household wholly dependent on tax credits or social security benefits has an income at, or above, the relative low income target in...

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 10)

Chairpersons

  • Martin Caton (4)
  • Robert Key (6)

Members

  • Liz Blackman (8)
  • Karen Buck (10)
  • Sally Keeble (8)
  • Judy Mallaber (10)
  • Julie Morgan (5)
  • George Mudie (10)
  • Stephen Timms (8)
  • Steve Webb (10)
  • John Baron (8)
  • John Barrett (10)
  • Andrew Selous (10)
  • Graham Stuart (10)
  • Helen Goodman (10)
  • Jamie Reed (8)
  • David Gauke (10)
  • John Howell (9)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]