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.

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 11)

Chairpersons

  • Roger Gale (6)
  • Baroness Clark of Kilwinning (5)

Members

  • Norman Baker (9)
  • Jim Dowd (6)
  • David Hanson (11)
  • Helen Jones (9)
  • Lord Soames of Fletching (5)
  • Robert Syms (10)
  • John Robertson (9)
  • Mark Harper (11)
  • Anne Milton (11)
  • Meg Hillier (10)
  • Pat McFadden (10)
  • Ian Paisley Jnr (0)
  • Phil Wilson (10)
  • William Bain (9)
  • Priti Patel (10)
  • Henry Smith (10)
  • Julian Huppert (8)
  • Simon Kirby (9)
  • Jackie Doyle-Price (10)
  • Guy Opperman (11)
  • Nigel Mills (9)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]