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 Gary Streeter in the Chair]
Rt Hon Maria Miller MP and Rt Hon Michael Gove MP gave evidence.
The Lord Bishop of Norwich, William Fittall and Rev. Alexander McGregor gave evidence.
Archbishop Peter Smith, Professor Christopher McCrudden and Charles Wookey gave evidence.
Rt Rev. John Davies, John Shirley and Charles Anderson gave evidence.
Lord Pannick QC and Baroness Kennedy of the Shaws QC gave evidence.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 02 Equality and Human Rights Commission MB 03 Liberal Judaism
Ben Summerskill, Sian Payne, Paula Dooley and Terry Reed OBE gave evidence.
Rabbi Danny Rich, Jon Benjamin and Sarah Anticoni gave evidence.
Benjamin Cohen and James-J Walsh gave evidence.
Colin Hart and Dr Sharon James gave evidence.
Professor Julian Rivers gave evidence.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 04 LGBT + Liberal Democrats MB 05 United Reformed Church MB 06 National Union of Teachers MB 07 UK Intersex Association...
Michael Bartlet and Derek McAuley gave evidence.
Rev. Gareth Powell and Dr Auger Pearce gave evidence.
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Written evidence reported to the House MB 23 PSHE Association MB 24 Equality and Human Rights Commission (further supplementary)
John Wadham, Robin Allen QC, Rachel Robinson and Liz Bramley gave evidence.
Craig Parr and Joe Hayman gave evidence.
The Very Rev. Jeffrey John and Alice Arnold gave evidence.
Brendan O'Neill and Mark Jones gave evidence. 3.41 pm
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 25 Liberty MB 26 General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches MB 27 Trevor Sidnell MB 28 Professor...
I beg to move amendment 15, in clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out subsection (1) and insert— ‘(1) Marriage of same sex couples is deemed to be legitimate.’.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 22, in clause 1, page 1, line 16, at end insert ‘Nothing in this Act shall prejudice the rights, privileges or powers of the Church of England to make...
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 66 David Cade MB 67 John Guy MB 68 Equal Rights Trust MB 69 Mrs Janet and Mrs Sarah Wood MB 70 Rev. Paul Burr MB 71 Dr...
Marriage according to religious rites: no compulsion to solemnize etc
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 2, page 2, line 22, at end insert— ‘(3A) No person shall be subject to discrimination or other unfavourable action...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 80 Chris Rogers MB 81 TUC MB 82 Dr Clara Greed MB 83 Peter Scott MB 84 National Aids Trust MB 85 Geoffrey R....
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 2, page 4, line 13, at end insert—
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr Jim Hood in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 4, page 5, line 21, at end insert— ‘“recognised” means recognised according to the ordinary customs and...
I beg to move amendment 55, in schedule 1, page 17, line 33, leave out paragraph 3.
I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 8, page 8, line 17, lea ve out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 98 Rev. John Hibberd MB 99 Equality and Human Rights Commission—supplementary evidence MB 100 Lesbian and Gay...
I beg to move amendment 49, in clause 9, page 9, line 5, at end insert— ‘(1A) Such a procedure must include a ceremony which reflects the requirements of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 41, in schedule 2, page 21, line 29, leave out paragraph 2.
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 39, in clause 11, page 10, line 41, l eave out subsections (1) and (2).
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Third schedule to the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 42, in schedule 4, page 26, line 9, leave out paragraphs 3 and 4. I am going to try to be helpful. I do not want to bowl any googlies or chinamen to...
I beg to move amendment 13, in schedule 5, page 40, line 18, at end insert—
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Sixth schedule to the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 31, in schedule 7, page 52, line 26, at end insert— 42 The Education Act 1996 is amended as follows. 43 Section 403 (sex education: manner of...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House MB 106 Roger Harris MB 107 Helen Belcher MB 108 Groundlevel Churches UK MB 109 Alan J. Williams MB 110 Adrian Tippetts...
I beg to move amendment 40, in clause 15, page 12, line 11, l eave out subsections (2) and (3) and insert— ‘(2) The following subordinate legislation may...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill. Mr Burrowes rose—
‘(1) Part 1 of the Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows. (2) In section 1, subsection (1), leave out “of the same sex”.’.—(Tim Loughton.)
‘(1) In the Marriage Act 1949, after section 47, insert the following section— “47A Marriages according to usages of approved organisations (1) The Registrar General may by...
‘(1) No person shall be under any duty, whether by contract or by statutory or other legal requirement, to conduct a marriage to which he has a conscientious objection. (2) For the purposes...
‘No sanction may be imposed upon or discrimination exercised against any member of the clergy who refuses to conduct a same sex marriage who— (a) is employed as a member of the armed...
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