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.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
Gavin Thomas, Tim Jackson and Steve Williams gave evidence.
[Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
Dame Anne Owers gave evidence.
Councillor Mehboob Kahn, Angela Mawdsley, Eamon Lynch, Rebecca Bryant, Chris Grose and Penelope Gibbs gave evidence.
Professor Shirley Pearce, Alex Marshall and John Randall gave evidence.
[Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
Tony Lloyd, Ron Ball, Tim Passmore, Deputy Chief Constable Gareth Pritchard, Sara Thornton, and Richard Bennett gave evidence.
Jasvinder Sanghera and Aneeta Prem gave evidence.
[Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
Adam Pemberton gave evidence.
Libby Clarke and Emily Wilson gave evidence.
Isabella Sankey and Katie Johnston gave evidence.
Gavin Grant and Clarissa Baldwin gave evidence.
Jeremy Browne and the right hon. Damian Green gave evidence.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 5, in clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end insert— ‘(2A) The second condition is that the court is satisfied, on the balance of probabilities, that the respondent...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 13, in clause 2, page 2, line 35, aft er ‘make’, insert ‘and to meet the costs of’.
I beg to move amendment 15, in clause 3, page 3, line 15, lea ve out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.
I beg to move amendment 16, in clause 4, page 3, leave out lines 34 to 39.
I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 7, page 4, line 32, at end insert— ‘(1A) The court may vary an injunction under section 1 on the application of any...
I beg to move amendment 18, in clause 8, page 5, line 18, aft er ‘by’, insert ‘the High Court or’.
I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 9, page 6, line 10, at end add— ‘(7A) Within a year of this section coming into force, the Secretary of State shall...
I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 12, page 6, line 21, at end insert ‘or is in a domestic private rented property’.
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 14, page 8, line 5, at end insert— ‘(3A) Within a year of this section coming into force, the Secretary of State...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Mr Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 28, in clause 21, page 11, line 21, l eave out from ‘persons’ to end of line.
Proceedings on an application for an order
I beg to move amendment 44, in clause 23, page 13, line 29, at end add— ‘(7) The Secretary of State shall produce guidance on the scope of requirements that...
I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 26, page 14, leave out line 19.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 32, page 18, line 17, a t end insert ‘and once the relevant local authority has been consulted.’. It is a pleasure,...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] 2 pm
I beg to move amendment 78, in clause 40, page 22, leave out line 27.
I beg to move amendment 81, in clause 41, page 23, line 23, l eave out subsection (3). We want to test the provision under which a person’s conduct cannot be...
I beg to move amendment 82, in clause 42, page 23, line 31, l eave out ‘reasonable’. I want to test the meaning of reasonable inquiries. A case was...
I beg to move amendment 83, in clause 43, page 24, line 25, l eave out subsection (3). Subsection (3) reads: “A notice against which an appeal is made is of no...
I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 47, page 27, line 16, l eave out ‘as soon as reasonably practicable’.
I beg to move amendment 86, in clause 55, page 32, line 40, a t end insert— ‘(7A) The Secretary of State must carry out an assessment of the consultation...
Amendment 88 was not selected, because it is effectively a negative on the clause. Under a clause stand part debate, the hon. Member for Ashfield has the opportunity to argue that a clause should...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 89, in clause 60, page 35, line 37, a t end insert— ‘(d) any other measures that have been or could be taken to alleviate the...
I beg to move amendment 92, in clause 62, page 37, line 3, le ave out ‘interested’.
I beg to move amendment 94, in clause 67, page 40, line 1, le ave out ‘for an area for which there is no district council’.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 69, page 41, line 6, le ave out ‘on reasonable grounds’. Good afternoon, Sir Roger. I hope that the Minister and...
I beg to move amendment 66, in clause 70, page 42, line 8, le ave out ‘24’ and insert ‘48’.
I beg to move amendment 69, in clause 73, page 44, line 9, at end insert— ‘(2A) An application for a closure order may not be made unless a closure...
I beg to move amendment 71, in clause 76, page 46, line 19, a t end insert— ‘(e) any other person who appears to the justice of the peace to have an...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 73, in clause 81, page 49, line 17, after ‘owner’, insert ‘or occupier’.
I beg to move amendment 75, in clause 82, page 49, line 40, a t end insert ‘or arising out of gross negligence’. The exemptions, which are contained in...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 116, in clause 91, page 62, line 2, at end add— ‘(3) The Secretary of State shall review one year after this section comes into...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 117, in clause 96, page 67, line 3, at end insert— ‘(1A) The relevant bodies must decide under subsection (1)(b) that the...
[Sir Roger Galein the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 37, in clause 98, page 70, leave out line 3 and insert— (ii) for “injures any person” there is substituted “injures or kills...
[Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 118, in clause 103, page 75, line 15, at end add— ‘(8) It shall be a duty on the Secretary of State to prepare and publish...
I beg to move amendment 127, in clause 104, page 75, line 18, after ‘coercion’, insert ‘or any form of deception’.
I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 105, page 76, line 21, leave out from ‘so’ to end of line 22.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 107, page 78, line 22, leave out from ‘officer’ to end of line 24.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 47, in clause 107, page 78, line 22, leave out from ‘officer’ to end of line 24.—(Mr Hanson.)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 60, in clause 113, page 80, line 33, leave out ‘five’ and insert ‘four’.
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Fifth schedule to the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 98, in clause 116, page 85, line 39, after ‘Part’ insert ‘and of any regulations made under this Part’.
I beg to move amendment 100, in clause 118, page 86, leave out lines 35 to 37.
I beg to move amendment 124, in clause 120, page 91, line 12, after ‘period’, insert ‘but not by more than 20 days.’. This is a small matter...
I beg to move amendment 125, in clause 122, page 95, line 11, leave out subsection (2). The clause relates to grants to local policing bodies. Currently, under...
I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 123, page 95, line 16, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.
I beg to move amendment 111, in schedule 6, page 132, line 28, at end insert—
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 113, in clause 133, page 103, line 31, ;leave out ‘£200’ and insert ‘£100’.
[Jim Dobbin in the Chair]
‘(1) Paragraph 2 of Schedule 8 to the Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 (appointment of chief constables) is amended as follows. (2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), for “is,...
‘(1) In section 63U of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (fingerprints and samples etc: exclusions from destruction rules)— (a) in subsection (5) (material that is or may...
‘Schedule [Powers to seize invalid passports etc] (powers to seize invalid passports etc) has effect.’.—(Damian Green..)
‘(1) In section 11 of the Extradition Act 2003 (bars to extradition), in subsection (5), for “21” there is substituted “21A”. (2) After section 21 of that Act there...
‘(1) In section 11 of the Extradition Act 2003 (bars to extradition), after paragraph (a) of subsection (1) there is inserted— “(aa) absence of prosecution decision;”. (2)...
‘(1) Section 16 of the Extradition Act 2003 (extradition to category 1 territory barred by reason of hostage-taking considerations) is repealed. (2) In section 11 of that Act (bars to...
‘Before section 22 of the Extradition Act 2003 there is inserted— “21B Request for temporary transfer etc (1) This section applies if— (a) a Part 1 warrant is issued which...
‘(1) After section 36 of the Extradition Act 2003 there is inserted— “36A Judge informed after extradition hearing that person charged with offence in United Kingdom (1) This...
‘In the Extradition Act 2003 the following provisions are repealed— (a) section 45(3); (b) section 128(5).’.—(Damian Green.)
‘(1) For sections 64 and 65 of the Extradition Act 2003 there is substituted— “64 Extradition offences: person not sentenced for offence (1) This section sets out whether a...
‘(1) In section 68 of the Courts Act 2003 (Criminal Procedure Rules: meaning of “criminal court”), at the end there is inserted— “(c) the High Court in relation to...
‘(1) It is an offence for a person to supply, or offer to supply, a psychoactive substance, including but not restricted to— (a) a powder; (b) a pill; (c) a liquid; or (d) a herbal...
‘(1) Where an authorised officer has reasonable cause to believe that a dog is not under sufficient control and requires greater control in any place, as a preventative measure to protect...
‘(1) The Firearms Act 1968 is amended as follows. (2) After section 28A (Certificates: supplementary) insert— (1) When assessing the threat to public safety under sections 27, 28,...
‘(1) Section 43 of the Firearms Act 1968 (power of Secretary of State to alter fees) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (1) insert— “(1A) Before making an order under...
‘The Secretary of State must carry out an assessment of the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, and must lay a copy of the assessment before Parliament within 12 months of this section...
‘(1) Part 1 of Schedule 4 to the Police Reform Act 2002 (powers exercisable by community support officers) is amended as follows. (2) After section 1(2)(b) insert— “(ba) the...
‘(1) A person, being a member of the public, who assaults a worker— (a) in the course of that worker’s employment, or (b) by reason of that worker’s employment, commits an...
‘(1) A person who conducts, participates in or facilitates the apprehension and extrajudicial transfer of a person from one country to another commits an offence. (2) An offence is...
Interpretation 1 (1) In this Schedule “examining officer” means— (a) a constable, (b) a person appointed as an immigration officer under paragraph 1 of Schedule 2 to the...
Amendments made: 112, in schedule 7, page 146, line 16, at end insert— ‘( ) In paragraph 20A(4), at the end there is inserted “, but this is subject to...
Amendments made: 109, in clause 140, page 107, line 30, ;at end insert— ‘() section [Retention of personal samples that are or may be...
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