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. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 173, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, after 'implement', insert 'effective'.
I beg to move amendment No. 174, in clause 2, page 1, line 10, leave out 'furthers the establishment of' and insert 'establishes to the legally binding timetable required'.
I beg to move amendment No. 3, in clause 3, page 2, line 29, at beginning insert— '( ) Each licence to abstract water shall be issued in response to an application for planning...
I beg to move amendment No. 176, in clause 4, page 3, line 12, leave out 'which are not discrete waters'.
I beg to move amendment No. 5, in clause 5, page 4, line 22, at end insert 'unless the impounding works are contained in an area less than 50m x 20m x 3m'. I suspect that this also has to do...
I beg to move amendment No. 7, in clause 6, page 6, line 10, leave out subsection (2).
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment moved [this day]: No. 7, in clause 6, page 6, line 10, leave out subsection (2).—[Mr. Wiggin.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 178, in clause 7, page 6, leave out from beginning of line 44 to end of line 19 on page 7.
I beg to move amendment No. 48, in clause 8, page 8, line 10, at end insert— '(1A) Where the construction of a bore hole in connection with an exempt abstraction could affect the...
I beg to move amendment No. 18, in clause 9, page 9, leave out lines 34 to 43. The subject of the amendment has probably already been dealt with, as it refers to the internal drainage boards and...
I beg to move amendment No. 21, in clause 10, page 11, line 10, leave out subsection (3). This amendment may be unnecessary. I seek clarification because I suspect that this part of the Bill has...
I beg to move amendment No. 24, in clause 11, page 13, line 15, at end insert— '(d) a prescribed industry, or (e) trickle irrigation.'. We touched on trickle irrigation when debating a...
I beg to move amendment No. 27, in clause 12, page 14, line 9, at end insert 'or partly in England and partly in Scotland'.
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 187, in clause 13, page 15, leave out lines 31 and 32. Good morning, Mr. Amess. I wipe the sleep from my eyes and reflect on the early starts for Committee sittings...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 188, in clause 15, page 16, line 6, leave out 'ought to be' and insert 'will be considered as if'.
I beg to move amendment No. 34, in clause 16, page 17, line 45, at end insert 'of less than 50,000 cubic metres'. I return to the word of the day—''proportionality''. The amendment would...
I beg to move amendment No. 225, in clause 17, page 20, line 10, at end insert— '(2A) After subsection (2) there is inserted— ''(2A) The Secretary of State shall make a code of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 38, in clause 19, page 22, line 32, leave out 'four' and insert 'six'.
[Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 38, in clause 19, page 22, line 32, leave out 'four' and insert 'six'.—[Mr. Wiggin.] Question again proposed, That the amendment be made.
I beg to move amendment No. 196, in clause 20, page 23, line 22, at end insert— '(f) a duty for the Agency to publicise the procedure and expiry date for applying for a protected right to...
I beg to move amendment No. 164, in clause 21, page 24, line 7, at end insert— '(2A) At the end of subsection (2) there is inserted— ''(c) provision for ensuring public access to...
I beg to move amendment No. 39, in clause 23, page 25, leave out lines 27 to 34.
I beg to move amendment No. 201, in clause 26, page 31, line 29, at end insert 'or to their property or to both'. First, I want to check that ''damage to another person'' includes, by...
I beg to move amendment No. 141, in clause 27, page 32, line 30, leave out subsection (2).
I beg to move amendment No. 229, in clause 29, page 34, line 3, at end insert 'or such later date as the Secretary of State may by order prescribe'. In tabling the amendment, we seek further...
I beg to move amendment No. 203, in clause 30, page 35, line 6, after 'shall', insert 'put these arrangements in the public domain and'.
I beg to move amendment No. 204, in clause 31, page 35, line 17, leave out from beginning to 'or' and insert 'reasonable terms'.
I beg to move amendment No. 206, in clause 32, page 36, line 15, leave out 'significant'. I wanted to explore with the Minister the meaning of the word ''significant'' in the phrase...
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 208, in clause 33, page 37, line 43, at end insert 'and at the end of paragraph (b) of subsection (1) there is inserted ''or''.'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 239, in schedule 1, page 133, line 8, after 'Chairman', insert 'a Chief Executive'.
I beg to move amendment No. 230, in clause 38, page 41, leave out lines 4 to 6 and insert— '(12) The Council shall exercise and perform its powers and duties so as to contribute to the...
I beg to move amendment No. 122, in schedule 2, page 136, leave out lines 10 to 12 and insert 'understands disability'. On page 136, the Government have sought to include disability as one of...
I beg to move amendment No. 103, in clause 40, page 42, line 28, at beginning insert— 'Subject to subsection (2A) below,'.
I beg to move amendment No. 73, in clause 41, page 44, line 6, leave out 'make to the Secretary of State' and insert 'lay before each House of Parliament'.
I beg to move amendment No. 76, in clause 42, page 45, line 17, after 'capital', insert 'in line with market expectations'.
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 281, in clause 42, page 45, line 23, after 'the', insert 'immediate and long term'. Good morning, Mr. Amess. I happy to say that I am in fuller breath than I was...
I beg to move amendment No. 78, in clause 43, page 47, line 36, leave out 'or mainly'. This is another probing amendment. The clause refers to guidance on social and environmental matters ''by...
I beg to move amendment No. 80, in clause 44, page 49, line 5, leave out from 'Council' to end of line 7.
I beg to move amendment No. 83, in clause 46, page 52, line 26, after 'obtaining', insert 'publishing'. This is not a particularly difficult proposal. It relates to the interests of consumers...
I beg to move amendment No. 64, in clause 47, page 55, leave out lines 31 to 34 and insert— '(3) Before giving a direction under this section and in specifying the form in which any...
I beg to move amendment No. 57, in clause 49, page 59, line 39, at end insert— '(12A) Where a report is made to the Authority pursuant to subsection (10), and the report shows that, in...
Amendment made: No. 259, in clause 50, page 60, line 14, leave out 'Office of Fair Trading' and insert 'OFT'.—[Mr. Morley.] Clause 50, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 84, in clause 51, page 62, line 6, leave out from 'penalty' to end of line 7. I have been looking forward to this amendment, because the idea that a penalty should be...
I beg to move amendment No. 87, in clause 52, page 66, line 40, leave out subsection (3). Bearing in mind the Minister's comments about a Bill the size of the Encyclopaedia Britannica, I have to...
I beg to move amendment No. 88, in clause 53, page 67, leave out lines 29 to 36.
I beg to move amendment No. 91, in clause 54, page 69, line 11, leave out from 'decision' to end of line 13. The amendment would omit the words ''in such manner as it considers appropriate for...
I beg to move amendment No. 92, in clause 55, page 69, line 32, at end insert— (e) the Drinking Water Inspectorate'. Why are we not encouraging co-operation between the Secretary of...
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 123, in schedule 4, page 143, leave out lines 27 to 30.
Amendments made: No. 299, in schedule 8, page 202, line 15, after 'licences', insert '(within the meanings of Chapter 1A of this Part)'. No. 300, in schedule 8, page 213, line 17, after...
I beg to move amendment No. 105, in clause 60, page 75, leave out lines 16 to 24. This clause deals with the appointment of the drinking water inspectorate, and the amendment concerns the...
[Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: No. 261, in clause 81, page 96, line 40, leave out 'in pursuance of' and insert 'pursuant to'.—[Mr. Morley.] Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 211, in clause 85, page 98, line 22, leave out subsection (1) and insert— '(1) It is the duty of each public authority, in carrying out his or its functions,...
I beg to move amendment No. 162, in clause 87, page 102, line 3, at end insert— '4D Powers of the Authority with respect to any abandoned mine All the statutory powers conferred on the...
Amendments made: No. 267, in schedule 6, page 183, line 10, leave out '4B' and insert '4C'. No. 268, in schedule 6, page 183, line 18, leave out '4B' and insert '4C'. No. 269, in schedule 6,...
I beg to move amendment No. 114, in clause 89, page 103, line 33, leave out 'or 6 above'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: No. 262, in clause 91, page 106, line 20, leave out paragraph (b) and insert— '(b) in subsection (6), at the end there is inserted ''and ''controlled waters'' has the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
'After section 102 of the WIA there is inserted— ''102A Power to require adoption of private sewers (1) The Secretary of State may be regulations establish a scheme to enable a sewerage...
[Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
I beg to move amendment No. 212, in clause 99, page 123, line 46, after 'building', insert 'and is outside the curtilage of that building'. Welcome back to our chilly Committee Room, Mr....
I beg to move amendment No. 136, in clause 100, page 124, line 26, at end insert— '(2A) Substitute for paragraph (b) of subsection (2)— ''(b) to discharge directly or...
I beg to move amendment No. 117, in clause 101, page 125, line 42, leave out 'or mainly'.
Amendment made: No. 302, in clause 102, page 128, line 15, after first 'amendments', insert '(including the repeal of certain spent enactments)'.—[Mr. Morley.] Clause 102, as amended,...
I beg to move amendment No. 130, in schedule 7, page 185, line 35, leave out paragraph 4. On my notes is written, ''Why not convert?'' and that is the question that I seek to raise with the...
Amendments made: No. 274, in schedule 9, page 223, line 30, column 2, at end insert— 'In Schedule 1, the entry for ''Local authority''.'. No. 316, in schedule 9, page 223, line 41,...
Amendment made: No. 263, in clause 103, page 129, line 11, leave out second '(6)' and insert '(5)'.—[Mr. Morley.] Clause 103, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clauses 104...
Amendment proposed: No. 264, in clause 106, page 132, line 3, at end insert— '( ) section 87(3).'.—[Mr. Morley.]
'(1) The relevant authority must, where appropriate, take steps to encourage the conservation of water. (2) The relevant authority is— (a) the Secretary of State, in relation to...
'(1) In section 144 of the WIA (relating to the liability of occupiers for charges), in subsection (1), after ''of this section'', there is inserted ''and of section 144AA below''. (2) After...
'After section 95 of WIA there is inserted— ''95A Power to approve Codes of Practice (1) The Secretary of State may by Order approve any code of practice (whether prepared by him or...
'After section 76 of the WIA, there is inserted— ''76A Temporary sprinkler bans (1) If a water undertaker is of the opinion that a serious deficiency of water available for distribution...
'After section 144B of the WIA, there is inserted— ''144BB Joint charging for water and sewerage services With effect from April 1st 2004, notices of payment due from occupants of...
'(1) In section 142 of the Water Industry Act 1991 (powers of undertakers to charge), in subsection (2), ''(2A),'' is omitted. (2) In section 142 of the Water Industry Act (charges schemes)...
[Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 319, in clause 61, page 76, line 28, leave out from 'until' to end of line 30 and insert 'an indemnity with respect to the arrangements has been given by virtue of...
[Mr. Bill O'Brien in the Chair]
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