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.
[Derek Conway in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 1, page 2, leave out line 23. As the hon. Member for Somerton and Frome (Mr. Heath) has recognised, much of our debate will be on Government amendments...
I beg to move Government amendment No. 2, in clause 2, page 3, line 16, at end insert— '(ba) provision for the review of such decisions;'. We are proceeding swiftly, and I can be...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I rise to make the most pedantic and pointless intervention that I can. It is purely about the felicity of the drafting. Clause 4(2)(b) refers to ''subsection (4A) of that section''. One assumes...
I beg to move amendment No. 3, in clause 5, page 6, line 1, leave out subsection (5). The amendment is the standard removal of the privilege amendment made in the House of Lords. Amendment...
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