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.

  • Trade Bill

    1st sitting · Tuesday, 23 January 2018

    [Philip Davies in the Chair]

  • Trade Bill

    2nd sitting · Tuesday, 23 January 2018

    [James Gray in the Chair]

    • Examination of Witnesses

      50 speeches

      Dr Lorand Bartels, Dr Holger Hestermeyer, Jude Kirton-Darling and Dr Brigid Fowler gave evidence.

  • Trade Bill

    3rd sitting · Thursday, 25 January 2018

    [Philip Davies in the Chair]

  • Trade Bill

    4th sitting · Thursday, 25 January 2018

    [Philip Davies in the Chair]

    • Written evidence reported to the House

      0 speeches

      TB11 St Andrews TTIP Action Group TB12 Trade Justice Scotland coalition TB13 Liberty TB14 Professor Alan Winters, Professor of Economics and Director of the UK Trade Policy Observatory (UKTPO) in...

  • Trade Bill

    5th sitting · Tuesday, 30 January 2018

    (Morning)

  • Trade Bill

    6th sitting · Tuesday, 30 January 2018

    (Afternoon)

    • Restrictions on devolved authorities

      0 speeches

      Amendment proposed: 36, in schedule 1, page 7, line 24, at end insert— “(4) This paragraph does not apply to regulations made under section 1(1) or 2(1) by the...

    • Regulations under Part 1

      40 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 13, in schedule 2, page 12, line 5, leave out from “section 1(1)” to the end of line 6 and insert “may not be made unless a draft of...

    • The Trade Remedies Authority

      48 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 21, in schedule 4, page 14, line 24, leave out line 34 and insert— “(a) a member to chair it, appointed by the Secretary of State with the...

  • Trade Bill

    7th sitting · Tuesday, 30 January 2018

    [Joan Ryan in the Chair]

    • The Trade Remedies Authority

      14 speeches

      I beg to move amendment 42, page 18, line 39, at end insert “and to each devolved authority”. This amendment would require the TRA to send its annual report to...

    • Review of free trade agreements

      5 speeches

      “(1) The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament a review of the operation and impacts of each free trade agreement to which this Act applies. (2) Each such review shall be laid...

    • Application during transitional period

      4 speeches

      “(1) The Secretary of State shall, before exit day, lay before Parliament a report on the application of this Act during any transitional period agreed between the UK and the European Union...

  • Trade Bill

    8th sitting · Thursday, 1 February 2018

    [Philip Davies in the Chair]

    • HMRC: impact

      19 speeches

      “No later than 12 months after this Act has come into force, the Secretary of State shall lay a report before Parliament on the impact of the provisions of sections 7 and 8 of this Act on...

    • Role of Joint Ministerial Committee

      27 speeches

      “(1) The Joint Ministerial Committee is to be a forum— (a) for discussing— (i) the terms upon which the United Kingdom is to commence negotiations with respect to any...

    • Animal welfare and sentience

      36 speeches

      “(1) Regulations may only be made under section 2(1) if the provisions of the international trade agreement to which they relate are compatible with— (a) any provision in UK law...

    • Written evidence reported to the House

      0 speeches

      TB28 Unlock Democracy TB29 38 Degrees TB30 International Chamber of Commerce United Kingdom (Supplementary to oral evidence) TB31 Africa APPG, together with the Royal African Society TB32...

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 8)

Chairpersons

  • David Crausby (0)
  • James Gray (1)
  • Joan Ryan (2)
  • Philip Davies (5)

Members

  • Barry Gardiner (8)
  • Mark Prisk (8)
  • Greg Hands (8)
  • Nick Smith (7)
  • Martin Vickers (7)
  • Bill Esterson (8)
  • Craig Whittaker (8)
  • Iain Stewart (8)
  • Alan Brown (8)
  • Mike Wood (8)
  • Tom Pursglove (7)
  • Judith Cummins (8)
  • Hannah Bardell (6)
  • Anna McMorrin (8)
  • Gillian Keegan (8)
  • Kemi Badenoch (8)
  • Eddie Hughes (7)
  • Faisal Rashid (7)
  • Matt Western (8)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]