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 James Gray 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 3, in clause 3, page 2, line 31, leave out subsection (1) and insert— ‘(1) If a relevant authority proposes to procure or make...
Amendments made: 18, in clause 5, page 4, line 2, leave out ‘Social Enterprise and’. Amendment 19, in clause 5, page 4, line 5, at end insert— ‘( ) Sections 3 and (Local...
‘In section 17 of the Local Government Act 1988 (exclusion of non-commercial considerations in the case of local and other public authority contracts), after subsection (10) insert—...
Amendments made: 21, Title, line 1, leave out lines 1 to 3. Amendment 22, Title, line 4, leave out from ‘require’ to second ‘and’ in line 5 and insert ‘public...
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