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.

  • Health Bill

    1st sitting · Tuesday, 16 June 2009 · 3 speeches

    [Mr. Edward O’Hara in the Chair]

    • Clause 2

      43 speeches

      duty to have regard to nhs constitution

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    2nd sitting · Tuesday, 16 June 2009

    [Mr. Edward O’Hara in the Chair] H 01 Imperial Tobacco UK H 02 Association of Convenience Stores H 03 Tobacco Manufacturers Association H 04 Imported Tobacco Products Advisory Council H 05...

    • Clause 2

      23 speeches

      Duty to have regard to NHS Constitution

    • Clause 3

      48 speeches

      Availability and review of the NHS Constitution

    • Clause 4

      4 speeches

      Other revisions of NHS Constitution

    • Clause 5

      19 speeches

      Availability, review and revision of Handbook

    • Clause 6

      8 speeches

      Report on effect of NHS Constitution

    • Clause 7

      2 speeches

      Regulations under section 3 or 4

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    3rd sitting · Thursday, 18 June 2009 · 1 speech

    [Mr. Edward O'Hara in the Chair] H 09 British Retail Consortium

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    4th sitting · Thursday, 18 June 2009

    [Mr. Edward O’Hara in the Chair]

    • Clause 8

      32 speeches

      Duty of providers to publish informtion

    • Clause 9

      34 speeches

      Duty of providers to publish information

    • Clause 11

      19 speeches

      Direct payments for health care

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    5th sitting · Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Clause 11

      35 speeches

      Direct payments for health care

    • Clause 12

      3 speeches

      Jurisdiction of Health Service Commissioner

    • Schedule 1

      5 speeches

      Direct payments: minor and consequential amendments

    • Clause 15

      18 speeches

      Trust special administrators: NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

    • Clause 17

      2 speeches

      Trust special administrators: Primary Care Trusts

    • Clause 19

      3 speeches

      NHS and other health appointments: suspension

    • Schedule 3

      26 speeches

      NHS and other health appointments: suspension

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    6th sitting · Tuesday, 23 June 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Schedule 3

      8 speeches

      NHS and other health appointments: suspension

    • Clause 21

      8 speeches

      Prohibition of tobacco displays etc

    • Clause 22

      13 speeches

      Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines

    • Clause 25

      14 speeches

      Pharmaceutical needs assessments

    • Clause 26

      25 speeches

      New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list

    • Clause 28

      6 speeches

      Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties

    • Clause 29

      5 speeches

      LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities

    • Clause 33

      11 speeches

      Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

    • Schedule 5

      21 speeches

      Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    6th sitting · Wednesday, 24 June 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Schedule 3

      8 speeches

      NHS and other health appointments: suspension

    • Clause 21

      8 speeches

      Prohibition of tobacco displays etc

    • Clause 22

      13 speeches

      Power to prohibit or restrict sales from vending machines

    • Clause 25

      14 speeches

      Pharmaceutical needs assessments

    • Clause 26

      25 speeches

      New arrangements for entry to pharmaceutical list

    • Clause 28

      6 speeches

      Breach of terms of arrangements: notices and penalties

    • Clause 29

      5 speeches

      LPS schemes: powers of Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities

    • Clause 33

      11 speeches

      Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

    • Schedule 5

      21 speeches

      Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    7th sitting · Thursday, 25 June 2009

    [Robert key in the Chair]

    • Schedule 5

      48 speeches

      Investigation of complaints about privately arranged or funded adult social care

  • Health Bill [Lords]

    8th sitting · Thursday, 25 June 2009

    [Robert Key in the Chair]

    • Clause 35

      9 speeches

      Disclosure of information by Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs

    • New Clause 1

      26 speeches

      Purchase of tobacco on behalf of children ‘After section 7(2) of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933 (c. 12) (sale of tobacco, etc, to persons under (eighteen)) insert— “(2A) A...

    • New Clause 6

      11 speeches

      Cross border pharmaceutical services ‘After paragraph 13 of schedule 1 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42) add— (14) The Welsh Ministers must ensure that residents...

    • New Clause 8

      16 speeches

      Charges to overseas visitors ‘(1) The National Health Service (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations 1989 (S.I. 1989/306) are amended as follows— (2) In regulations 4, paragraph (c)...

    • New Clause 9

      6 speeches

      Accessible information ‘(1) This section applies to information provided by the National Health Service to patients or members of the public. (2) Information to which this section applies...

    • New Clause 10

      15 speeches

      Plain packaging ‘(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations imposing such requirements as he considers necessary prohibiting or restricting the sale or supply of tobacco products...

    • New Clause 11

      4 speeches

      Decriminalisation of pharmaceutical errors ‘(1) The Medicines Act 1968 is amended as follows. (2) In section 67 (Offences under part III) after “sections 52, 58, 63;” leave out...

    • New Clause 12

      8 speeches

      Nicotine replacement therapy ‘The Secretary of State shall before 21 July 2009 set out guidance for consultation with appropriate stakeholders to provide greater access to nicotine...

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 9)

Chairpersons

  • John Bercow (0)
  • Robert Key (4)
  • Edward O'Hara (4)

Members

  • Jim Cunningham (8)
  • Patrick Hall (8)
  • John Horam (8)
  • Gillian Merron (8)
  • Doug Naysmith (8)
  • Mike O'Brien (8)
  • Desmond Turner (7)
  • Stephen O'Brien (8)
  • Sandra Gidley (7)
  • John Pugh (4)
  • Andrew Turner (8)
  • Andrew Slaughter (8)
  • Mike Penning (8)
  • Rob Wilson (8)
  • Lynda Waltho (6)
  • Mary Creagh (8)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]