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.

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    1st sitting · Tuesday, 27 January 2009 · 92 speeches

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    2nd sitting · Tuesday, 27 January 2009 · 105 speeches

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] PC 01 Liberty PC 03 Wine and Spirit Trade Association PC 04 Stephen Paterson PC 05 Association of Convenience Stores PC 06 British Retail Consortium PC 07 Outsiders Trust

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    3rd sitting · Thursday, 29 January 2009 · 46 speeches

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] PC 10 Mayor of London PC 11 Dr. Helen Self

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    4th sitting · Thursday, 29 January 2009 · 99 speeches

    [Sir Nicholas Wintertonin the Chair]

  • 5th sitting · Tuesday, 3 February 2009 · 1 speech

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]

    • Clause 1

      59 speeches

      Duty of police authorities in relation to public accountability

  • 6th sitting · Tuesday, 3 February 2009

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair]

    • Clause 1

      1 speech

      Duty of police authorities in relation to public accountability

    • New Clause 4

      36 speeches

      Responsibilities of police authorities ‘(1) Each police authority will have the ability to determine its own local precept agreement with the relevant local council or councils as...

    • Clause 2

      26 speeches

      Police senior appointments panel

    • Clause 3

      6 speeches

      Regulations about senior officers

    • Clause 4

      10 speeches

      Metropolitan police force appointments

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    7th sitting · Thursday, 5 February 2009 · 1 speech

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] PC 12 Rights of Women PC 13 National Organisation of Residents Associations PC 14 C. Hargrave PC 15 Toynbee Hall PC 16 City of London Corporation PC 17 Robyn...

    • Clause 7

      6 speeches

      Authorisations for obtaining and disclosing communications data

    • Clause 8

      0 speeches

      Authorisations for surveillance etc

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    8th sitting · Thursday, 5 February 2009 · 3 speeches

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]

    • Clause 13

      85 speeches

      Paying for sexual services of a controlled prostitute: England and Wales

  • 9th sitting · Tuesday, 10 February 2009

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair]

    • Clause 13

      55 speeches

      Paying for sexual services of a controlled prostitute: England and Wales

    • Clause 15

      34 speeches

      Amendment to offence of loitering etc for purposes of prostitution

    • Clause 16

      14 speeches

      Orders requring attendance at meetings

  • 10th sitting · Tuesday, 10 February 2009 · 1 speech

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]

    • Clause 16

      8 speeches

      Orders requiring attendance at meetings

    • Schedule 1

      5 speeches

      Schedule to the Street Offences Act 1959

    • Clause 25

      33 speeches

      Regulation of lap dancing and other sex encounter venues etc

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    11th sitting · Thursday, 12 February 2009 · 3 speeches

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] PC 20 Angela Chew and David Chew PC 21 Lynsey Pitt PC 22 Claire Redford (and others) PC 23 Thierry Schaffauser PC 24 Adrian Nicholas PC 25 Susan Jones PC 26...

    • Clause 29

      36 speeches

      Offence of persistently possessing alcohol in a public place

    • Clause 30

      1 speech

      Directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    12th sitting · Thursday, 12 February 2009

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair]

    • Clause 30

      22 speeches

      Directions to individuals who represent a risk of disorder

    • Schedule 4

      42 speeches

      General licensing conditions relating to alcohol

    • Clause 33

      16 speeches

      Power to retain seized property: England and Wales

    • Clause 34

      0 speeches

      Power to retain seized property: Scotland

    • Clause 35

      0 speeches

      Power to retain seized property: Northern Ireland

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    13th sitting · Tuesday, 24 February 2009 · 2 speeches

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair] PC 62 Dr. John Davies PC 63 Oxford City Council PC 64 David Morris PC 65 Maggie O’Neil and Jane Pitcher PC 66 Arun District Council PC 67 Sexual Freedom Coalition

    • Clause 36

      7 speeches

      Search and seizure of property: England and Wales

    • Clause 37

      0 speeches

      Search and seizure of property: Scotland

    • Clause 38

      26 speeches

      Search and seizure of property: Northern Ireland

    • Clause 37

      0 speeches

      Search and seizure of property: Scotland

    • Clause 38

      0 speeches

      Search and seizure of property: Northern Ireland

    • Clause 39

      6 speeches

      Power to sell seized personal property: england and wales

    • Clause 40

      0 speeches

      Power to sell seized personal property: Scotland

    • Clause 41

      0 speeches

      Power to sell seized personal property: Northern Ireland

    • Clause 50

      5 speeches

      Extradition to category 1 territory

    • Clause 51

      0 speeches

      Extradition to category 2 territory

    • Clause 53

      4 speeches

      Return from category 1 territory

  • Policing and Crime Bill

    14th sitting · Tuesday, 24 February 2009

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]

    • Clause 53

      6 speeches

      Return from category 1 territory

    • Clause 54

      0 speeches

      Return from category 2 territory

    • Clause 55

      24 speeches

      Return to extraditing territory etc

    • Clause 59

      4 speeches

      Use of live link in extradition proceedings

    • Schedule 5

      6 speeches

      Amendment of Part 3 of the Aviation Security Act 1982

    • Clause 62

      11 speeches

      Renaming of Independent Barring Board

    • Clause 63

      3 speeches

      Educational establishments: check on members of governing body

    • Clause 73

      3 speeches

      General information powers in relation to persons entering or leaving the UK

    • Clause 77

      4 speeches

      Prohibition on importation of offensive weapons

    • Clause 86

      5 speeches

      Minor and consequential amendments and repeals and revocations

  • 15th sitting · Thursday, 26 February 2009 · 1 speech

    [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair] PC 68 Association of Chief Police Officers PC 69 Northumbria Police PC 70 Dr. Nicola Mai PC 71 Terrence Higgins Trust PC 72 Susan Marie Harris

  • 16th sitting · Thursday, 26 February 2009

    [Hugh Bayley in the Chair]

    • New Clause 11

      0 speeches

      Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence ‘(1) A court may grant an injunction under this section if two conditions are met. (2) The first condition is that the court is satisfied on the...

    • New Clause 12

      0 speeches

      Contents of injunctions ‘(1) This section applies in relation to an injunction under section [Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence]. (2) The prohibitions included in the injunction...

    • New Clause 13

      0 speeches

      Contents of injunctions: supplemental ‘(1) This section applies in relation to an injunction under section [Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence]. (2) The court must specify, in...

    • New Clause 14

      0 speeches

      Applications for injunctions under section [Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence] ‘(1) An application for an injunction under section [Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence]...

    • New Clause 15

      0 speeches

      Consultation by applicants for injunctions ‘(1) Before applying for an injunction under section [Applications for injunctions under section [Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence]],...

    • New Clause 16

      0 speeches

      Applications without notice ‘(1) An application under section [Applications for injunctions under section [Injunctions to prevent gang-related violence]] may be made without the respondent...

    • New Clause 17

      0 speeches

      Interim injunctions: adjournment of on notice hearing ‘(1) This section applies if— (a) the court adjourns the hearing of an application for an injunction under section [Injunctions to...

    • New Clause 18

      0 speeches

      Interim injunctions: adjournment of without notice hearing ‘(1) This section applies if the court adjourns the hearing of an application without notice under section [Applications without...

    • New Clause 19

      0 speeches

      Variation or discharge of injunctions ‘(1) The court may vary or discharge an injunction under this Part if either— (a) a review hearing is held, or (b) an application to vary or...

    • New Clause 20

      0 speeches

      Arrest without warrant ‘(1) This section applies if a power of arrest is attached to a provision of an injunction under this Part. (2) A constable may arrest without warrant a person whom...

    • New Clause 21

      0 speeches

      Issue of warrant of arrest ‘(1) This section applies in relation to an injunction under this Part. (2) If the person who applied for the injunction considers that the respondent is in breach...

    • New Clause 22

      0 speeches

      Remand for medical examination and report ‘(1) This section applies in relation to a person who is brought before the relevant judge or the court under section [Arrest without warrant] or...

    • New Clause 23

      0 speeches

      Further provision about remands ‘Schedule [Injunctions: powers to remand] (which makes further provision about the remand of a person under sections [Arrest without warrant](5) and [Issue of...

    • New Clause 24

      0 speeches

      Guidance ‘(1) The Secretary of State must issue guidance relating to injunctions under this Part. (2) The Secretary of State may revise any guidance issued under subsection (1). (3) The...

    • New Clause 25

      0 speeches

      Supplemental ‘(1) Rules of court may provide that any power conferred on a county court to grant, vary or discharge an injunction under this Part may be exercised by a judge or district...

    • New Clause 26

      0 speeches

      Interpretation ‘(1) In this Part— “application without notice” has the meaning given by section [Applications without notice](2); “court” means the High Court or a...

    • New Clause 27

      0 speeches

      Notification of proposal to include person in barred list: England and Wales ‘(1) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47) is amended as follows. (2) After section 34 insert—...

    • New Clause 28

      0 speeches

      Notification of proposal to include person in barred list: Northern Ireland ‘(1) The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)) is amended as...

    • New Clause 29

      0 speeches

      Provision of safeguarding information to the police: England and Wales ‘After section 50 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47) insert—

    • New Clause 30

      0 speeches

      Provision of safeguarding information to the police: Northern Ireland ‘After Article 52 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)) insert—

    • New Clause 31

      0 speeches

      Barring process: England and Wales ‘(1) Schedule 3 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 (c. 47) (barred lists) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph 1 (automatic inclusion in...

    • New Clause 32

      0 speeches

      Barring process: Northern Ireland ‘(1) Schedule 1 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (S.I. 2007/1351 (N.I. 11)) (barred lists) is amended as follows. (2) In...

    • New Clause 33

      40 speeches

      Retention and destruction of samples etc: England and Wales ‘(1) After section 64A of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) insert— “64B Retention and destruction of...

    • New Clause 34

      0 speeches

      Retention and destruction of samples etc: service offences ‘(1) Section 113 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (c. 60) (application to armed forces) is amended as follows. (2)...

    • New Clause 35

      0 speeches

      Retention and destruction of samples etc: Northern Ireland ‘(1) The Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (S.I. 1989/3141 (N.I. 12)) is amended as follows. (2) After...

    • New Clause 1

      12 speeches

      Community punishments for graffiti and fly-posting ‘After section 43 of the Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003 (c.38) insert— “43A Community punishments for graffiti and fly-posting...

    • New Clause 5

      10 speeches

      Extraordinary rendition ‘After section 24B of the Aviation Security Act 1982 (c. 36) insert— “24C Police powers to search aeroplanes (1) If the Secretary of State has any reason to...

    • Title

      4 speeches

      Amendment made: 307, in title, line 6, after ‘2006’ insert ‘and the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007’.—(Mr. Coaker.)

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 16)

Chairpersons

  • Hugh Bayley (6)
  • Nicholas Winterton (10)

Members

  • Simon Burns (16)
  • Alan Campbell (15)
  • Ian Cawsey (9)
  • Lord Coaker (15)
  • Jim Fitzpatrick (15)
  • Evan Harris (13)
  • Sally Keeble (14)
  • Julie Kirkbride (10)
  • David Ruffley (15)
  • Paul Holmes (16)
  • Nadine Dorries (12)
  • Lord Austin of Dudley (16)
  • Roberta Blackman-Woods (10)
  • James Brokenshire (16)
  • Lynda Waltho (10)
  • Phil Wilson (14)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]