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. Humfrey Malins in the Chair]
I beg to move, amendment No. 1, in page 1, line 7, after `product', insert `(other than a specialist tobacco product)'.
[Mr. Humfrey Malins in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 2, in page 1, line 19, leave out `a separate entity containing, or being,'. The amendment is a probing amendment to find out how the Bill will work in practice. Many...
[Mr Humfrey Malins in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 3, in page 1, line 22, leave out from `form' to end of line 23 and insert `or participating in doing so'.—[Mrs. Spelman.] Question again proposed, That...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 5, in page 2, line 17, leave out from `in,' to `information' in line 18 and insert `a communication with a person who has requested, or who has previously requested,'....
[Mr. Humfrey Malins in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 26, in page 2, line 36, leave out `had no reason to suspect' and insert `could not reasonably have been expected to know'.
As we have had a fairly wide-ranging debate on specialist tobacconists, I may not allow a clause stand part debate. It will depend on how this debate goes.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 10, in page 3, line 38, leave out ``a'' and insert'' his''. The amendments pertain to the common, historical provision of coupons. I should imagine that several...
[Mr. Humfrey Malins in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 39, in page 4, line 24, leave out `or effect'.
The Chairman : We have had a wide debate on sponsorship. I hope that the Committee will not indulge in repetition of the arguments, but will stick to the matter under discussion. Of course I...
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in page 4, line 44, leave out from `name' to `which' in line 46 and insert `or emblem which is identical in appearance to a name or emblem'.
[Mrs. Irene Adams in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 47, in page 5, line 28, leave out from `Broadcasting' to `section' in line 29 and insert `Corporation or Sianel Pedwar Cymru (the Welsh Authority referred to in'....
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.
The question is that clause 15 stand part of the Bill.
[Mrs. Irene Adams in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
The question is that the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 48, in page 9, line 13, at end insert— `( ) No statutory instrument containing regulations under section (Displays) is to be made unless a draft of the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
``(1) A person who in the course of a business displays tobacco products or causes them to be displayed in a place or on a website where tobacco products are offered for sale is guilty of an...
``(1) The Secretary of State shall commission a reputable and appropriately qualified body to carry out a rolling study of the effects of this Act on— (a) the prevalence of smoking in the...
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