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.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 100, in clause 8, page 3, leave out lines 11 to 14 and insert— '(1) The test for registration in respect of proposed hunting is that its utility in preventing...
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 100, in clause 8, page 3, leave out lines 11 to 14 and insert— '(1) The test for registration in respect of proposed hunting is that its utility in...
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [9 January]: No. 100, in clause 8, page 3, leave out lines 11 to 14 and insert— '(1) The test for registration in respect of proposed hunting is that its utility in...
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 131, in clause 8, page 3, line 11, leave out 'hunting' and insert 'pest control'.—[Dr. Whitehead.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [14 January]: Amendment No. 94, in clause 8, page 3, line 11, after 'hunting', insert 'or coursing'.—[Mr. Gray.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 16, in clause 8, page 3, line 12, leave out 'significant'.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [16 January]: No. 185, in clause 8, page 3, line 16, after 'birds', insert 'or wild birds'.—[Alun Michael] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [16 January]: No. 185, in clause 8, page 3, line 16, after 'birds', insert 'or wild birds'.—[Alun Michael.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 192, in clause 9, page 3, line 32, at beginning insert 'As regards England'.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment moved [this day]: No. 304, in clause 9, page 3, line 32, after 'registrar'')', insert 'who is appropriately qualified in terms of subsection (1A) below'.—[Mr. Gray.]
I beg to move amendment No. 211, in schedule 2, page 23, line 41, at end insert— '( ) he is free from bias on the issue of hunting with dogs.'.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [23 January]: No. 211, in schedule 2, page 23, line 41, at end insert— '( ) he is free from bias on the issue of hunting with dogs.'.—[Mr. Gray] Question again...
I beg to move amendment No. 209, in clause 11, page 4, line 14, leave out from 'regulations' to end of line 15 and insert 'form an animal welfare standing committee comprised of members...
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 320, in clause 11, page 4, line 18, leave out subsection (3).—[Mr. Gray.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 31, in clause 13, page 4, line 30, leave out '18' and insert '12'.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 263, in clause 14, page 5, leave out lines 10 to 12.
I beg to move amendment No. 178, in clause 16, page 6, line 10, leave out 'six' and insert 'twelve'.
I beg to move amendment No. 246, in clause 17, page 7, line 3, after 'satisfied', insert 'beyond a reasonable doubt by the applicant or applicants'.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 324, in clause 17, page 7, line 12, at end insert— '( ) conviction for an offence under the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c.14), ( ) conviction...
I beg to move amendment No. 332, in clause 18, page 7, line 34, after '14', insert ', or grants it in reliance on section 17(5),'.
Amendment made: No. 243, in clause 19, page 8, line 7, leave out from 'may' to end of line 8.—[Mr. Marris.] Clause 19, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 20 ordered...
I beg to move amendment No. 232, in clause 22, page 8, line 40, leave out 'and' and insert— '(dd) in the case of a group registration, the name and address of every person for the time...
I beg to move amendment No. 233, in clause 23, page 9, line 11, after 'inspection', insert '(otherwise than by a person mentioned in subsection (2A))'.
I beg to move amendment No. 271, in clause 24, page 9, line 18, leave out from 'effect' to 'as' in line 20 and insert— '(a) unless and until such time as the licensee may be shown to the...
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 271, in clause 24, page 9, line 18, leave out from 'effect' to 'as' in line 20 and insert— '(a) unless and until such time as the licensee may be shown...
Amendment made: No. 334, in clause 25, page 9, line 27, after 'specified', insert— '(i) by the registrar or Tribunal on granting the application for renewal, or (ii) where no period...
I beg to move amendment No. 222, in clause 27, page 10, line 13, leave out from 'registration' to 'hunting' in line 18 and insert— '(a) reasonable steps are taken for the purpose of...
Amendments made: No. 326, in clause 28, page 11, line 18, leave out 'or' and insert ', the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c.14),'. No. 327, in clause 28, page 11, line 19, at end...
I beg to move amendment No. 221, in clause 29, page 11, leave out lines 23 and 24. In the absence of my hon. Friend the Member for Alyn and Deeside (Mark Tami), I am pleased to speak to the...
I beg to move amendment No.40, in clause 32, page 12, leave out lines 25 and 26. Subsection (4) has no relation whatever to animal welfare. By no stretch of anybody's imagination could something...
Amendments made: No. 330, in clause 33, page 13, line 11, leave out 'or' and insert— '( ) the Protection of Animals (Scotland) Act 1912 (c.14), ( ) section 2 of the Protection of...
Amendment made: No. 117, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, after 'registered' insert 'for the purpose of pest control'.—[Rob Marris.]
I beg to move amendment No. 77, in clause 2, page 1, line 11, leave out 'the' and insert 'one or more'.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
On a point of order, Mr. Stevenson. I was absent from the Committee last week, attending the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe. My attention has been drawn to references to me made...
I beg to move amendment No.4, in clause 3, page 2, leave out lines 15 and 16. This will be a brief discussion about the negative and affirmative resolution procedures. I am moving the amendment...
I beg to move amendment No. 335, in schedule 1, page 21, line 5, leave out 'wild mammal' and insert 'deer'.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 212, in schedule 1, page 21, line 39, at end insert— 'Mink (1A) The hunting of mink is exempt if it takes place on land— (a) which belongs to the...
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 73, in schedule 1, page 22, line 1, leave out paragraphs 2 and 3.—[Mr. Gray.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 5, in clause 4, page 2, line 18, leave out 'knowingly' and insert 'expressly'. The amendment may sound a little on the dry side to Labour Members but Opposition...
I beg to move amendment No. 262, in clause 5, page 2, line 24, leave out '1' and insert '4'. I shall be brief, because many of the points that I wish to make under this amendment have been...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 10, in clause 7, page 2, leave out line 34.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
No. NC10, to move the following Clause:— 'Registration under Part 2 shall not be effected in respect of the hunting of hares.'.—[Mr. Michael Foster.] Brought up, and read the First...
[Mr. George Stevenson in the Chair]
'Registration under Part 2 shall not be effected in respect of any hunting that involves the use of a dog below ground.'. Brought up, and read the First time.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
'Registration under Part 2 shall not be effected in respect of any hunting that involves the use of a dog below ground.'.—[Mr. Michael Foster.] Brought up, and read the First time. ...
I beg to move amendment No. 41, in clause 40, page 15, line 30, at end insert 'or'.
I beg to move amendment No. 291, in clause 42, page 16, line 33, at end insert— '(4A) A forfeiture order must, in the case of a dog, make specific provision for its care and well being.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 359, in clause 45, page 18, line 4, leave out 'includes, in particular' and insert 'is'.
[Mr George Stevenson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 361, in clause 45, page 18, leave out line 16. During an exchange with the Minister before the Committee, I was trying to think of an analogy for this situation....
I beg to move amendment No. 61, in schedule 3, page 26, leave out lines 28 to 30. We now come to a more substantial part of this morning's business, which deals with an error in the...
I beg to move amendment No. 356, in clause 50, page 19, line 23, leave out 'section 6' and insert 'sections 6 and 7'.
I beg to move amendment No. 45, in clause 51, page 19, line 33, leave out 'three' and insert 'twelve'.
[Mrs. Marion Roe in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 45, in clause 51, page 19, line 33, leave out 'three' and insert 'twelve'—[Mr. Barker.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
'Compensation shall be paid to all of those whose livelihoods will be affected by— (a) the failure of an applicant to become a registered hunt, at a level and in a manner to be decided by...
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