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.

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 12)

Chairpersons

  • Mr Win Griffiths (2)
  • Mr Bill O'Brien (1)
  • Mr George Stevenson (5)
  • Ann Widdecombe (3)

Members

  • Bob Ainsworth (7)
  • Norman Baker (11)
  • David Borrow (7)
  • John Denham (9)
  • Barbara Follett (9)
  • Dame Cheryl Gillan (11)
  • Mr Nick Hawkins (11)
  • John Heppell (10)
  • Ashok Kumar (7)
  • Anne McGuire (1)
  • James Paice (11)
  • Bridget Prentice (10)
  • Mr Paul Stinchcombe (9)
  • Howard Stoate (10)
  • Vera Baird (9)
  • Annette Brooke (10)
  • Colin Challen (11)
  • Sylvia Hermon (4)
  • Boris Johnson (10)
  • Kevan Jones (7)
  • Ian Lucas (9)
  • John MacDougall (8)
  • Patrick Mercer (9)
  • Meg Munn (9)
  • George Osborne (9)
  • Huw Irranca-Davies (11)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]