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 Jim Hood in the Chair]
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 01 Robert Messenger PS 02 Age UK PS 03 Federation of Small Businesses PS 04 British Postal Museum & Archive PS 05...
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 09 PayPoint plc PS 10 TNT Post UK Ltd PS 11 The Co-operative Group PS 12 RAPP PS 13 Consumer Focus
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 14 Justice for Subpostmasters Alliance PS 15 Association of Convenience Stores
I beg to move amendment 13, in clause 1, page 1, line 7, afte r ‘repealed’, insert ‘but the restrictions in sections 65 to 67 of the Postal...
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 16 UK Mail
I beg to move amendment 16, in clause 2, page 1, line 16, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 16, in clause 2, page 1, line 16, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 3, page 2, line 22, leave out subsections (2) to (4) and add—
I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 4, page 3, leave out line 7 and insert—
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment moved (this day): 34, in clause 4, page 3, leave out line 7 and insert—
Amendment proposed: 26, in clause 5, page 3, line 33, lea ve out ‘report’ and insert ‘Bill’.—(Nia Griffith.)
I beg to move amendment 32, in clause 8, page 5, line 14, lea ve out ‘reasonably’. I promise not to keep the Committee long with an inquiry into a single...
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 18 Royal Mail Group
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 3, in clause 11, page 6, line 22, le ave out ‘the company’s’.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 3, in clause 11, page 6, line 22, leave out ‘the company’s’.—(Mr Weir.)
I beg to move amendment 44, in clause 16, page 9, line 25, at end insert ‘(but may not convert benefits that are not money purchase benefits to money purchase...
I beg to move amendment 43, in clause 17, page 10, line 6, at end insert— When the Minister spoke about amendment 39, I was interested—and glad—to...
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 19 ifs ProShare
I beg to move amendment 42, in clause 18, page 10, line 16, a t end insert—
I beg to move amendment 97, in clause 19, page 10, line 28, leave out subsection (3) and insert—
I beg to move amendment 100, in clause 22, page 12, line 18, a t end insert— As this issue is neither long nor complicated, I hope that the Minister will be...
I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 27, page 14, line 30, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘will’.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment moved (this day): 71, in clause 27, page 14, line 30, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘will’.—(Nia Griffith.)
I beg to move amendment 40, in clause 28, page 15, line 4, at end insert ‘and to facilitate this, the current funding agreement of Postcomm in respect of...
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 74, in clause 28, page 15, line 14, at end insert
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 74, in clause 28, page 15, line 14, at end insert
I beg to move amendment 76, in clause 29, page 15, line 28, a t end insert
I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 30, page 16, line 3, af ter ‘letters’, insert ‘and other postal packets’.
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] PS 20 Employee Share Ownership Centre
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 45, in clause 33, page 18, line 16, a fter ‘May’, insert ‘after five years’.
I beg to move amendment 81, in clause 34, page 18, line 38, leave out ‘may designate one or more postal operators’ and insert ‘must designate a postal...
Amendment proposed: 51, in clause 35, page 19, line 35, leave out ‘may impose a designated USP condition on a universal service provider’ and insert...
I beg to move amendment 92, in clause 36, page 20, line 38, at end insert— I expect that hon. Members are getting hungry and will not want me to speak for too long...
I beg to move amendment 106, in clause 37, page 21, line 36, leave out ‘and’ and insert
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment moved (this day): 106, in clause 37, page 21, line 36, leave out ‘and’ and insert
Amendment proposed: 70, in clause 38, page 22, line 33, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.—(Nia Griffith.)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 108, in clause 40, page 24, line 10, a t end insert ‘OFCOM shall exercise its power under subsection (1) if it considers that the provision...
Question proposed,That the schedule be the Fourth schedule to the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 118, in clause 42, page 25, line 35, l eave out subsection (10). I really do not know how to follow that. Subsection (10) is strange. It...
I beg to move amendment 119, in clause 43, page 26, line 25, l eave out from ‘burden’ to end of line 26.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 21 Andrew Pendleton
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 121, in clause 45, page 28, line 13, l eave out ‘12 months’ and insert ‘3 years’. It is a pleasure to serve under...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 50, in clause 47, page 29, line 22, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.—(Nia Griffith.)
Amendment proposed: 112, in clause 48, page 30, line 10, a t end insert ‘provided in either case that such action would not be likely to adversely affect the...
I beg to move amendment 122, in clause 49, page 30, leave out lines 34 and 35 and insert ‘every operator appropriate to the postal service each provides’. We...
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House PS 22 COSLA
Amendment proposed (this day): 122, in clause 49, page 30, leave out lines 34 and 35 and insert
Amendment proposed: 65, in clause 50, page 31, line 35, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.—(Nia Griffith.)
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Sixth schedule to the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 123, in clause 59, page 36, line 26, l eave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’. At this point I might slow down the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 67, page 99, line 18 [Schedule 9], leave out ‘Except as mentioned below,’.
I beg to move amendment 124, in clause 65, page 40, line 7, le ave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’. The amendment seeks to change the review period,...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 125, in clause 67, page 40, line 33, a t end insert—
Amendment proposed: 130, in clause 68, page 41, line 40, a t end insert—
Amendment proposed: 131, in clause 69, page 42, line 13, a t end insert—
Amendment proposed: 134, in clause 70, page 43, line 19, a t end insert ‘and
I beg to move amendment 137, in schedule 10, page 103, line 6, leave out ‘50,’. Again, I will not detain the Committee for long. The purpose of the amendment is to...
Amendment proposed: 144, in schedule 11, page 114, line 41, at end insert: ‘and the representatives of the employees of the old company.’.—(Gordon Banks.)
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 102, in clause 80, page 48, line 38, l eave out from ‘29’ to end of line 40.
I beg to move amendment 69, in schedule 12, page 128, line 13, at end insert “unless it can be identified that the packet was incorrectly priced by— I will be...
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