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 David Amess in the Chair]
Jack Ward, Caroline Drummond, ffinlo Costain and Martin Lines gave evidence.
Thomas Lancaster, John Cross, Simon Hall, Christopher Price and David Bowles gave evidence.
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
Ivor Ferguson and Norman Fulton gave evidence.
Nick von Westenholz and David Goodwin gave evidence.
Richard Self gave evidence.
Graeme Willis, Jim Egan and Jake Fiennes gave evidence.
Judicaelle Hammond and George Dunn gave evidence.
(Morning)
Dr Nick Fenwick, John Davies, Huw Thomas, and Tim Render gave evidence.
Gareth Morgan gave evidence.
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
Jonnie Hall, Alan Clarke and George Burgess gave evidence.
George Monbiot gave evidence.
Professor Bill Keevil gave evidence.
Diana Holland and Jyoti Fernandes gave evidence.
Vicki Hird, Dr Nick Palmer and James West gave evidence.
Sue Davies gave evidence.
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 1, page 2, line 6, leav e out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of...
[Sir David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 40, in clause 1, page 2, line 17, at end insert “, including measures to improve the standard of accommodation for farrowing...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 2, page 3, line 25, at end insert— “(1A) The Secretary of State must by regulations make provision for establishing...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
Amendment made: 16, in clause 2, page 3, line 31, lea ve out from “to” to end of line 32 and insert “the maker or operator of a third party scheme...
I beg to move amendment 37, in clause 4, page 5, line 14, after “period” insert “, and (d) set out the budget for each financial assistance scheme under...
Two amendments to clause 5, amendments 39 and 47, have been debated. Do the Opposition wish to press either of them to a vote?
I beg to move amendment 9, in clause 8, page 8, line 5, afte r “extending” insert “or pausing the transition process and”. It is my pleasure...
AB48 Prof. Nigel Maxted (University of Birmingham) and Julian Hosking (Member of UK PGR Group and former member of UK FAnGR Committee) AB49 Greener UK/Wildlife and Countryside Link further...
[Graham Stringer in the Chair]
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 74, in clause 13, page 11, line 8, le ave out subsection (4) and insert— “(4) Regulations under this section shall make provision...
I beg to move amendment 43, in clause 14, page 11, line 45, l eave out “any”. This drafting amendment removes an unnecessary word from clause 14(3) for...
I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 17, page 14, line 20, l eave out “five years” and insert “year”. I am very happy to move this amendment;...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
(Afternoon)
I beg to move amendment 77, in clause 27, page 22, line 4, le ave out lines 4 to 7 and insert— “(1) The Secretary of State must, before the end of the...
I beg to move amendment 21, in clause 28, page 23, line 42, l eave out “to the Secretary of State”.
I beg to move amendment 29, in clause 30, page 26, line 29, a t end insert— “(2A) Regulations under section 28 or 29 containing provision that extends to...
I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 31, page 28, line 48, l eave out “the National Assembly for Wales” and insert “Senedd Cymru”. Section 2...
Amendments made: 89, in clause 32, page 30, line 5, af ter “England” insert “or Wales”. This amendment treats Wales in the same way as...
I beg to move amendment 30, in clause 33, page 31, line 32, a t end insert— “(10) The first scheme under this section must come into force no later than...
I beg to move amendment 87, in schedule 3, page 50, line 15, leave out “may” and insert “must”.
I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 35, page 31, line 38, l eave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would make it a duty for the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 52, in clause 37, page 35, line 15, l eave out “the National Assembly for Wales” and insert “Senedd Cymru”. See the...
[Sir David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 31, in clause 40, page 36, line 20, a t end insert— “(1A) Regulations under this section containing provision that extends to...
I beg to move amendment 32, in clause 42, page 38, line 17, l eave out from “support” to end of line 19. This amendment would remove the role of the...
Amendments made: 65, in schedule 5, page 58, line 18, leave out from “scheme” to end of line 20 and insert ‘, so far as it operates in relation to Wales, for...
Amendments made: 54, in clause 47, page 41, line 3, le ave out “the National Assembly for Wales” and insert “Senedd Cymru”. See the...
Amendment made: 56, in clause 48, page 41, line 46, l eave out “the National Assembly for Wales”
Amendment made: 95, in clause 50, page 42, line 31, a t end insert—
Amendments made: 96, in clause 53, page 43, line 35, l eave out paragraph (c). This amendment removes clause 53(2)(c) which is superseded by the words proposed to be...
‘(1) Agricultural goods may be imported into the UK only if the standards to which those goods were produced were as high as, or higher than, standards which at the time of import applied...
[Sir David Amess in the Chair]
‘(1) Agricultural goods may be imported into the UK only if the standards to which those goods were produced were as high as, or higher than, standards which at the time of import applied...
‘(1) After IP completion day, agricultural goods imported under a free trade agreement may be imported into the UK only if the standards to which those goods were produced were as high as,...
‘(1) Every smallholdings authority which immediately before the commencement of Part 1 of this Act holds any land for the purposes of smallholdings shall review the authority’s...
“(1) Subsection (2) applies to any function of the Secretary of State under— (a) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on...
“(1) A Minister of the Crown may not lay a copy of an international trade agreement before Parliament under section 20(1) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 unless the...
“(1) It shall be the duty of the Secretary of State to establish a regulatory framework relating to agricultural and horticultural activity for or in connection with the following...
“(1) Foie gras may not be imported into the UK. (2) ‘Foie gras’, for the purposes of this section, shall mean a product derived from the liver of any goose or duck which has...
“(1) The Food Standards Act 1999 is amended as follows. (2) After section 20 insert— ‘20A Whistleblowing: standards in abattoirs (1) The Agency shall establish a method by which...
“Sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 6 of the Welfare of Farmed Animals (England) Regulations 2007 shall be omitted.”— This new clause and Amendments 40 and 41 would end the use of...
“(1) The Secretary of State must— (a) conduct, (b) commission, or (c) assist the conduct of research into the impact on animal welfare of highly intensive livestock farming practices...
“(1) The Secretary of State must— (a) commission an independent review of the economic, environmental and wildlife impacts of driven grouse shooting, and (b) consult on regulation of...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, no later than one month before IP completion day, lay before Parliament a statement of his or her policy on whether sums will be made available to Scottish...
“(1) The Secretary of State shall, within 18 months of Royal Assent being given to this Act, lay before Parliament a report containing an assessment of the impact of the provisions of this...
‘(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of Royal Assent being given to this Act, publish proposals— (a) to monitor the use and effects of pesticides in the management of...
‘(1) No licence may be granted to kill or take badgers, or to interfere with a badger sett, for the purpose of preventing the spread of bovine tuberculosis. (2) Sub-paragraph (1)(g) of...
‘(1) The Secretary of State must, within one calendar month of this Act being given Royal Assent, open a consultation on what body should administer— (a) any payment of financial...
“(1) There shall be an Agricultural Co-ordination Council composed of— (a) the Secretary of State, or representatives of the Secretary of State, (b) Scottish Ministers, or...
“(1) The Secretary of State must promote agricultural co-operatives by— (a) offering financial assistance for the creation or development of agricultural co-operatives, and (b)...
29‘(1) When considering the provision of financial assistance under sections 1(1) and 1(2) of this Act, the Secretary of State shall ensure that the likely impact of that funding is...
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