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 8)

Chairpersons

  • Mr Alan Hurst (6)
  • Mr Peter Pike (3)

Members

  • Clive Betts (7)
  • Sir Sydney Chapman (6)
  • Paul Clark (8)
  • Geoffrey Clifton-Brown (8)
  • Yvette Cooper (7)
  • Edward Davey (2)
  • Barbara Follett (8)
  • Keith Hill (8)
  • Siobhain McDonagh (8)
  • Terry Rooney (8)
  • Lord Touhig (2)
  • Alan Whitehead (8)
  • Hywel Francis (6)
  • Mark Francois (8)
  • Mr Matthew Green (8)
  • Andrew Turner (7)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]