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.
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 34, page 20, line 16, l eave out subsection (2). I have rarely been in a Committee where the Chair has spoken more than the...
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations to provide the powers necessary for the relevant local authorities to levy charges on hotel occupancy and short-term rentals in their...
“(1) Within 3 months of this section coming into force, the Secretary of State must direct the Organising Committee to prepare a strategy for ensuring that a living wage, as a minimum, is...
“(1) The Organising Committee must not enter into any sponsorship, or contractual arrangement, with any business or company that derives part or all of its income from gambling. (2) For the...
“(1) The Secretary of State must designate the Games as a Group A listed sporting event. (2) For the purposes of this section, a ‘Group A listed sporting event’ is an event...
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