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.

  • Finance (No. 2) Bill

    1st sitting · Tuesday, 19 October 2010 · 25 speeches

    [Mr Christopher Chope in the Chair]

    • Clause 1

      4 speeches

      Question proposed,That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Schedule 1

      10 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 1, in schedule 1, page 24, leave out lines 11 to 13. The amendment would delete subsection (6) of proposed new section 804A of the Income Tax (Trading...

    • Clause 2

      15 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 3

      4 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 4

      17 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

  • Finance (No. 2) Bill

    2nd sitting · Tuesday, 19 October 2010

    [Martin Caton in the Chair]

    • Clause 5

      7 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Schedule 2

      7 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 4, in schedule 2, page 30, line 15,  leave out ‘enter into contracts’ and insert ‘do business’. Amendment 4 relates...

    • Clause 6

      7 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 7

      5 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 8

      13 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 5, in clause 8, page 9, line 31, at end add— The amendment moves us on to a slightly different, and perhaps more accessible, part of the regime operated by Her...

    • Clause 9

      5 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 10

      5 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Schedule 4

      7 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 6, in schedule 4, page 41, line 25, at end add— ‘13. The Treasury shall publish a report in the 2011 Budget detailing the projected revenue implications of the...

  • Finance (No. 2) Bill

    3rd sitting · Tuesday, 26 October 2010

    [Mr Christopher Chope in the Chair]

    • Clause 11

      5 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Schedule 5

      7 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 8, page 49, leave out lines 23 to 31 and insert

    • Schedule 6

      10 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 24, page 56, line 21, leave out from ‘related’ to end of line 23.

    • Clause 13

      6 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 14

      10 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 14, page 11, leave out line 21 and insert ‘L + RUL’. This simple amendment regards what is essentially a typographical error in the...

    • Clause 15

      6 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 16

      12 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 17

      8 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 18

      30 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 18, page 15, line 11, a t end add— It is a pleasure to discuss the amendment with the Committee. The Opposition support...

  • Finance (No. 2) Bill

    4th sitting · Tuesday, 26 October 2010 · 4 speeches

    [Martin Caton in the Chair]

    • Clause 20

      2 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 21

      2 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 22

      6 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 23

      13 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 24

      7 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 24, page 18, line 8, at end insert—

    • Clause 25

      3 speeches

      Interest: corporation tax and petroleum revenue tax

    • Clause 26

      5 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 26, page 19, line 9, at end insert ‘subject to 12 weeks notice’.

  • Finance (No. 2) Bill

    5th sitting · Thursday, 28 October 2010

    [Martin Caton in the Chair]

    • Clause 27

      2 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 28

      2 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 29

      2 speeches

      Question proposed,That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Clause 30

      10 speeches

      Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

    • Schedule 14

      7 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 15, in page 106, line 29, leave out ‘24 March 2010’ and insert

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 5)

Chairpersons

  • Martin Caton (3)
  • Christopher Chope (2)

Members

  • David Hanson (5)
  • Chris Leslie (5)
  • Kerry McCarthy (4)
  • Stephen Williams (5)
  • David Gauke (5)
  • Justine Greening (4)
  • Robert Goodwill (5)
  • Baroness Burt of Solihull (5)
  • Lyn Brown (5)
  • Jim Shannon (4)
  • Chris Evans (5)
  • Sheila Gilmore (5)
  • Charlie Elphicke (5)
  • Alec Shelbrooke (5)
  • Alison McGovern (4)
  • Alok Sharma (5)
  • Penny Mordaunt (5)
  • Lord Harrington of Watford (4)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]