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.
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
David Dyson, Baroness Harding of Winscombe and Sean Williams gave evidence.
Daniel Butler, Paul Morris and David Wheeldon gave evidence.
Pete Moorey and James Legge gave evidence.
Jeni Tennison and Mike Bracken gave evidence.
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]
David Austin and Alan Wardle gave evidence.
Dr Edgar Whitley and Mr Scott Coates gave evidence.
Jim Killock and Renate Samson gave evidence.
Sarah Gold, Chris Taggart and Paul Nowak gave evidence.
Professor Sir Charles Bean and Hetan Shah gave evidence.
DEB 01 Christian Action Research and Education (CARE) DEB 02 The Royal Statistical Society DEB 03 Compact Media Group DEB 04 Dr Jerry Fishenden, Co-Chair, Cabinet Office Privacy and Consumer...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]
Peter Tutton, Alistair Chisholm and Dr Jerry Fishenden gave evidence.
Lindsey Fussell and Tony Close gave evidence.
Elizabeth Denham and Steve Wood gave evidence.
DEB 20 National Farmers Union (NFU) DEB 21 Media Lawyers Association DEB 22 News Media Association DEB 23 Local Government Association DEB 24 Digital Accessibility Special Interest Group (DSAG),...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 1, page 1, line 14, after “the” insert “upload and download”.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 60, in clause 3, page 2, line 35, at end insert— “(db) require a communications provider to allow an end-user to terminate a...
DEB 37 Energy Networks Association DEB 38 Arqiva DEB 39 Alec Muffett DEB 40 Relish DEB 41 Vanessa Cuthill DEB 42 Children’s Media Foundation DEB 43 Dron & Wright on behalf of London...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
Amendment proposed ( 18 October): 60, in clause 3, page 2, line 35, at end insert— “(db) require a communications provider to allow an end-user to terminate a...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 12, in schedule 1, page 82, line 29, leave out “and keep”. The code will deal with cases where apparatus has already been installed on...
I beg to move amendment 46, in schedule 2, page 138, line 17, leave out “under paragraph 2(1)” and insert— “for the purposes of paragraph 2 or...
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Third schedule to the Bill.
Amendment made: 1, in clause 5, page 3, line 23, lea ve out “or transitory” and insert “, transitory or saving”—(Matt Hancock.) The...
I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 8, page 8, line 16, lea ve out “imposed” and insert “specified”. This amendment reflects the fact that a...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 10, page 16, line 7, at end insert— ‘( ) In Schedule 8 to that Act (decisions not subject to appeal), at the end of...
I beg to move amendment 8, in clause 14, page 17, line 10, leave out “and (8)”. This is consequential on amendment 11.
I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 15, page 18, line 15, at end insert— “(d) how persons can make a report to the age-verification regulator about pornographic material available...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair] Clause 15
Amendment proposed (this day): 85, in clause 15, page 18, line 20, leave out subsection (5)(a).—(Louise Haigh.)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 68, in clause 20, page 21, line 5, at beginning insert “If the person in contravention of section 15(1) is resident in the United...
I beg to move amendment 80, in clause 23, page 25, line 1, at end insert— ‘(3) The age-verification regulator must consult with any persons it considers...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
DEB 51 BT Group DEB 52 British Property Federation DEB 53 techUK DEB 54 Virgin Media DEB 55 DCMS (further amendments) DEB 56 Adult Providers Network DEB 57 Administrative Data Research Centre DEB...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Clause 26
I beg to move amendment 92, in clause 26, page 26, line 18, leave out “, or will expose the owner of the copyright to the risk of loss.” This amendment and amendment 93 is a probing...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 28, page 27, line 31, l eave out subsections (3) to (5). This amendment, together with Amendment 64, are probing amendments to...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Clause 28
Amendment proposed (this day): 63, in clause 28, page 27, line 31, leave out subsections (3) to (5). —(Nigel Adams.) This amendment, together with Amendment 64, are...
I beg to move amendment 98, in clause 29, page 28, line 25, l eave out “had regard to” and insert “complied with”. This amendment provides...
I beg to move Government amendment 108, in clause 30, page 29, line 21, a t end insert “, or () the making of grants (by any person) under section 15 of the...
I beg to move amendment 118, in clause 35, page 32, line 30, a t end insert— “( ) The code of practice must be consistent with the code of practice...
I beg to move amendment 97, in clause 38, page 36, line 15, a t end insert— ‘(2A) An authority or civil registration official requiring the information...
DEB 60 Authors’ Licensing and Collecting Society DEB 61 Pandora Blake and Myles Jackman DEB 62 City Remembrancer’s Office, City of London Corporation DEB 63 Jim Killock, Executive...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
Amendment proposed ( 25 October): 107, in clause 38, page 36, line 12, leave out from “that” to end of subsection and insert— “(a) the authority or civil registration...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 190, in clause 40, page 39, line 21, l eave out “have regard, in particular, to” and insert “must comply with”.
Amendments made: 120, in clause 41, page 40, line 5, at end insert— “(ba) for the prevention or detection of crime or the prevention of anti-social...
Amendments made: 124, in clause 42, page 41, line 4, at end insert— “(da) for the prevention or detection of crime or the prevention of anti-social...
Amendment made: 129, in clause 44, page 42, line 7, at end insert— ‘( ) The code of practice must be consistent with the code of practice issued under...
I rise to speak to amendment 130, in clause 45, page 43, line 10, a t end insert— ‘( ) The relevant Minister may only make regulations under subsection...
Amendments made: 131, in clause 49, page 46, line 43, a t end insert— “(ba) for the prevention or detection of crime or the prevention of anti-social...
Amendments made: 135, in clause 50, page 47, line 44, a t end insert— “(da) for the prevention or detection of crime or the prevention of anti-social...
Amendment made: 140, in clause 52, page 49, line 7, at end insert— ‘( ) The code of practice must be consistent with the code of practice issued under...
[Mr Gary Streeter in the Chair] Clause 56
Amendments made: 143, in clause 56, page 52, line 31, after “person”, insert “, other than the public authority,”. See the explanatory statement for amendment 142....
Amendments made: 150, in clause 57, page 53, line 24, a t end insert— ‘( ) In its application to a public authority with functions relating to the...
Amendments made: 152, in clause 58, page 53, line 38, leave out “56(9)” and insert “56(3B)”. See the explanatory statement for amendment 142. Amendment 153, in...
Amendment made: 160, in clause 59, page 54, line 43, l eave out “56(9)” and insert “56(3B)”.—(Chris Skidmore.) See the explanatory...
Amendments made: 161, in clause 60, page 55, line 19, a t end insert— ‘( ) The code of practice must be consistent with the code of practice issued under...
Amendments made: 163, in clause 61, page 56, line 7, le ave out “56” and insert “subsection (1) of section 56”. See the explanatory statement...
Amendments made: 168, in clause 63, page 57, line 18, leave out subsection (2) and insert— ‘(2) A person is not a public authority for the purposes of this Chapter if the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 171, in clause 67, page 60, line 37, a t end insert— “() a subsidiary undertaking of the Bank of England within the meaning of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 177, in clause 72, page 70, line 15, a fter “135”, insert “of the Communications Act 2003”. This amendment makes it...
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 178, in clause 76, page 74, line 24, a t end insert— ‘( ) In subsection (4)(a) after “concession” insert...
I beg to move amendment 195, in clause 77, page 75, line 22, l eave out “direct marketing” and insert “any form of marketing, including direct...
I beg to move amendment 182, in clause 82, page 80, line 3, at end insert— “() section (Power to apply settlement finality regime to payment...
I beg to move amendment 185, in clause 83, page 80, line 31, a t end insert— ‘( ) Section (Qualifications in information technology: payment of tuition...
‘(1) The Apprenticeships, Skills, Children and Learning Act 2009 is amended as follows. (2) In section 88(1) (qualifications for persons aged 19 or over: payment of tuition fees), for...
After section 24 of the Broadcasting Act 1996 (digital additional services) insert— “24A Duty to prevent access to seriously harmful extrinsic material (1) In carrying out their...
‘(1) In Chapter 2 of Part 3 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (sound broadcasting services), for section 111B (power to suspend licence to provide satellite service) substitute—...
In Part 24 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (insolvency) after section 379 insert— ‘ “379A Power to apply settlement finality regime to payment institutions (1)...
“Schedule (Bank of England oversight of payment systems) extends Part 5 of the Banking Act 2009 (Bank of England oversight of inter-bank payment systems) to other payment systems; and makes...
‘(1) Within six months of this Act coming into force, the Secretary of State shall commission a strategic review of the sharing of telecommunications infrastructure and shall lay the report...
DEB 67 CLOSER (Cohort & Longitudinal Studies Enhancement Resources) Partnership DEB 68 David Redford-Crowe DEB 69 Dr Edgar A Whitley (follow-up) DEB 70 Community Land Scotland DEB 71...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair] New Clause 5
‘(1) It is an offence for a person to make available on the internet pornographic material on a commercial basis to persons in the United Kingdom if they know or ought to know that the...
‘(1) A person commits an offence if he or she utilizes digital ticket purchasing software to purchase tickets over and above the number permitted in the condition of sale. (2) A person...
“(1) The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 is amended as follows. (2) After Regulation 19 (a)(ii) insert— “(iii) does not play an active role in the storage of...
‘In section 43(2) of the Digital Economy Act 2010, leave out from “limited time” to “and loan.”’ This new clause aims to extend public lending rights to remote...
‘(1) The Data Protection Act 1998 is amended as follows. (2) After section 24 insert— “24A Personal data breaches: notification to the Commissioner (1) In this section, section...
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations establish a code of practice for the augmentation of on-demand audiovisual programme services to require providers of such services to...
“Where a business provides a digital service in which they act as an intermediary between labour suppliers and consumers where that service retains significant control over the service...
‘(1) The Secretary of State must commission an independent review of information disclosure and data ownership under Chapter 1 of Part 5 of this Act. (2) In conducting the review, the...
‘After section 49C of the Communications Act 2003 insert— “(49D) OFCOM has the power to enforce the structural separation of BT Openreach, should OFCOM consider this...
‘(1) A telecommunications service provider supplying a contract relating to a hand-held mobile telephone must, at the time of entering into such a contract, allow the end-user the...
‘(1) The Railways Act 1993 is amended as follows. (2) After section 26 insert— “(26D) In deciding whether to select the person who is to be the franchisee under a franchise...
1 In this Part— “the commencement date” means the day on which Schedule 3A to the Communications Act 2003 comes into force; “enactment” includes— (a) an...
Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (c. 56) 4 In section 43 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (tenancies to which provisions on security of tenure for business etc tenants do not apply) after...
1 The Banking Act 2009 is amended as follows. 2 In the heading to Part 5 (inter-bank payment systems) omit “Inter-bank”. 3 In section 181 (overview) for “payments between...
Financial Services Act 2012 31 The Financial Services Act 2012 is amended as follows. 32 (1) Section 68 (cases in which Treasury may arrange independent enquiries) is amended as follows. (2) In...
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