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 David Amess in the Chair]
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 02 Wildlife and Countryside Link L 03 Colin Crawford L 04 Fleet Town Council L 05 Bar Association L 06 Town and Country...
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 35 Harpenden town council L 36 Rural Coalition L 37 British Holiday & Home Parks Association L 38 Royal Institute...
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Amess, and to speak in the...
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 27, in clause 5, page 4, line 4, leav e out ‘may by order’ and insert ‘must report to Parliament on how that provision...
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 31, in clause 8, page 7, line 39, lea ve out ‘may by order’ and insert ‘must report to Parliament on how that provision...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 35, in schedule 2, page 173, leave out line 2.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 48 Philip Coleman L 49 David Alexander L 50 Institute of Historic Building Conservation L 51 Highgate Society L 52...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 41, in clause 16, page 15, line 44, l eave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’. The amendment makes a code of conduct for...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 21, page 18, line 28, a fter ‘statement’, insert ‘and a low pay policy statement’.
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 put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 64 Mobile Operators Association (MOA) L 65 The Waterways Project L 66 Henry Peterson OBE L 67 Sophia Lambert, Chair of...
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, 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.
I beg to move amendment 79, in clause 39, page 28, line 16, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
I beg to move amendment 123, in clause 40, page 29, line 10, leave out subsection (2).
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 123, in clause 40, page 29, line 10, leave out subsection (2).—(Stephen Gilbert.)
Amendment proposed: 81, in clause 41, page 30, line 2, leave out ‘5%’ and insert ‘10%’.—(Barbara Keeley.)
I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 42, page 30, line 10, l eave out paragraphs (b) and (c) and insert— We are still seeking to test and scrutinise the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 86, in clause 44, page 31, line 25, l eave out subsection (5).
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 125, in clause 50, page 34, line 9, leave out subsections (4) and (5). The Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my hon....
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 schedule be the Fifth schedule to the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 103, in clause 57, page 37, line 13, a t end insert— There is something of a dichotomy. The principle of the Localism Bill is to...
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 81 National Farmers Union L 82 Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers L 83 Keighley town council L 84 Peter...
I beg to move amendment 88, in clause 66, page 48, line 28, a t end insert—
[Mr David Amessin the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 88, in clause 66, page 48, line 28, at end insert—
I beg to move amendment 94, in clause 67, page 49, line 35, l eave out subsection (5). Here we go again. I am afraid this is the same old territory: we are seeking...
I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 68, page 50, line 1, le ave out subsection (2) and insert—
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 105, in clause 71, page 51, line 17, l eave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert— It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr...
I beg to move amendment 122, in clause 72, page 52, line 7, at end insert Some 10 or 11 years ago, we had a big school reorganisation in Bradford in which we moved...
I beg to move amendment 106, in clause 73, page 53, line 10, l eave out sub-paragraph (iii) and insert—
I rise to speak to amendment 129, in clause 74, page 53, line 38, a t end insert—
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 89 Basildon borough council L 90 Taunton Deane borough council’s standards committee L 91 Planning Officers Society...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 109, in clause 76, page 54, line 32, a t end insert ‘and this review must take no longer than 12 weeks’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill
I beg to move amendment 116, in clause 79, page 56, line 22, l eave out ‘C’ and insert ‘D’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 120, in clause 82, page 58, line 2, le ave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 107 Peter Hayward—further memorandum L 108 Hampshire county council L 109 Kathleen English L 110 Society of...
I beg to move amendment 194, in clause 90, page 61, line 36, a t end insert
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 151, in clause 91, page 61, line 41, l eave out subsection (2) and insert I am grateful for the Minister’s constructive response to the...
I beg to move amendment 133, in clause 92, page 63, line 33, a t end insert— The amendment gives us an opportunity to explore the Government’s thinking,...
I beg to move amendment 134, in clause 94, page 64, line 16, a t end insert—
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 158, in schedule 9, page 288, line 34, at end insert ‘to whom a proposal for the making of a neighbourhood development order has been made’.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 115 Chartered Institute of Housing L 116 National Association for Planning Enforcement L 117 Theatres Trust L 118 Fylde...
Amendment proposed (17 February): 206, in schedule 9, page 290, line 9, leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 10 and insert—
I beg to move amendment 164, in schedule 10, page 300, line 12, at end insert “by the authority in relation to a neighbourhood area within the area of the authority”.
I beg to move amendment 166, in schedule 11, page 313, line 8, leave out ‘neighbourhood development’ and insert ‘community right to build’. The...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 235, in clause 101, page 71, line 34, at end insert— This important amendment would introduce much-needed flexibility, with a caveat...
I beg to move amendment 152, in clause 102, page 72, line 34, at end insert—
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 239, in schedule 13, page 319, line 20, at end insert—
I beg to move amendment 237, in clause 108, page 89, line 16, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— At present, the Bill leaves on a case-by-case...
I beg to move amendment 248, in clause 109, page 92, leave out lines 20 to 26.
I beg to move amendment 220, in clause 121, page 105, line 38, ;at end insert—
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 152 Neighbourhood group from a combined Hampshire village of Wildhern and the hamlet of Charlton Down (Matt Dobson, Ian...
I beg to move amendment 223, in clause 122, page 106, line 40, after ‘may’, insert ‘after a consultation of not less than 12 weeks with local housing authorities,...
I beg to move amendment 225, in clause 123, page 109, leave out lines 1 to 3. The amendment deals with yet another power that Ministers want to award to the Secretary of...
I beg to move amendment 226, in clause 124, page 110, line 19, ;after ‘suitability’, insert ‘and affordability’.
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
Amendment moved (this day): 226, in clause 124, page 110, line 19, after ‘suitability’, insert ‘and affordability’.—(Alison Seabeck.)
I beg to move amendment 170, in clause 125, page 111, line 33, ;at end insert
I beg to move amendment 255, in clause 126, page 113, line 16, ;leave out subsection (2) and insert—
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 159 Jessica Sim L 160 RES L 161 Fire Industry Association and British Security Industry Association L 162 Association of...
I beg to move amendment 172, in clause 128, page 114, line 20, leave out ‘that Act’ and insert It is good to start on what I hope will be the home straight,...
I beg to move amendment 261, in clause 129, page 114, line 33, ;at end insert— We have no major objections to the clause, so I will speak briefly to the...
I beg to move amendment 254, in clause 130, page 116, line 33, after ‘subject’, insert ‘to the discretion of the court not to make an order if it...
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 264, in clause 134, page 121, line 36, ;at end insert ‘or The amendment will no doubt seem familiar to the Committee, as it is broadly...
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
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.
I beg to move amendment 285, in schedule 16, page 341, line 16, at end insert—
I beg to move amendment 290, in schedule 17, page 351, line 40, at end insert— I shall be brief. The amendment deals with a matter that was raised with us by the National Housing...
I beg to move amendment 266, in clause 153, page 130, line 21, ;leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.
I beg to move amendment 284, in clause 159, page 143, line 6, at end insert— Much to my relief, this is the probably the last clause to which I will speak. It has...
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 272, in schedule 19, page 356, line 3, leave out paragraph 1.
I beg to move amendment 126, in clause 169, page 148, line 34, ;leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.
I beg to move amendment 173, in clause 173, page 151, line 41, after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the passing of this Act)’. Clause 173...
Amendment made: 174, in clause 185, page 157, line 28, after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the passing of this Act)’.—(Robert Neill.)
I beg to move amendment 292, in clause 194, page 161, line 18, after ‘subject to’, insert ‘formal agreement from a majority of London borough councils...
I call Barbara Keeley to move amendment 271. [ Interruption. ]
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 167 Hunstanton town council L 168 Birmingham city council—additional memorandum L 169 Kent Federation of Amenity...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Brought up, and read the First time.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Brought up, read the First time, and Question proposed (this day), That the clause be read a Second time.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Amendment made: 175, in clause 201, page 166, line 17, leave out ‘primary’.—(Greg Clark.)
Amendments made: 176, in clause 205, page 168,line 21, leave out from ‘202(1)’ to ‘, and’ in line 22. 177, in...
Amendments made: 180, in clause 206, page 169,line 11, leave out ‘The following provisions’ and insert ‘Subject to subsections (1) and (3) to (6), provisions...
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