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.
[Derek Twigg in the Chair]
Charles Parton OBE gave evidence.
Sir Richard Dearlove KCMG OBE gave evidence.
[Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]
Dr Ashley Lenihan gave evidence.
Michael Leiter gave evidence.
David Petrie gave evidence.
Chris Cummings gave evidence.
[Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]
Lisa Wright and Christian Boney gave evidence
Professor Ciaran Martin gave evidence.
[Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]
James Palmer gave evidence.
David Offenbach gave evidence.
Creon Butler gave evidence.
Will Jackson-Moore gave evidence.
[Derek Twigg in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 3, in page 1, line 6, after “Secretary of State” insert “upon the assessment of a multi-agency review or recommendation of the...
I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 2, page 2, line 12, lea ve out subsection (1) and insert— “(1) No more than one call-in notice may be given in...
[Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 10, in clause 2, page 2, line 12, leave out subsection (1) and insert— “(1) No more than one call-in notice may be given in...
I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 3, page 3, line 1, leav e out “may” and insert “shall”. This amendment would make it obligatory for the...
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 6, in clause 6, page 4, line 27, at end insert— ‘(4A) The Secretary of State must have regard to the protection of critical...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 8, page 6, line 38, at end insert— “(10) The fifth case is where the acquisition involves state-owned entities or...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
(Morning)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 16, in clause 12, page 8, line 4, lea ve out from “does” to end of line 11 and insert “establishes that arrangements are in...
I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 13, page 8, line 22, at end insert— “(4) The Secretary of State must publish guidance that covers— (a)...
I beg to move amendment 18, in clause 14, page 8, line 36, le ave out “may” and insert “shall”. This amendment seeks to make the Secretary of...
[Derek Twigg in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 18, in clause 14, page 8, line 36, leave out “may” and insert “shall”.—(Sam Tarry.) This amendment seeks to make the...
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.
Amendment proposed: 19, in clause 18, page 11, line 28, leave out “may” and insert “shall”.—(Sam Tarry.) This amendment seeks to make the...
I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 19, page 12, leave out lines 24 to 27. This amendment seeks to broaden the Secretary of State’s powers to require information.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Derek Twigg in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 23, page 15, line 15, l eave out from “as” until end of line 16 and insert “as agreed by the Secretary of...
I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 24, page 16, line 26, a t end insert— “(6) The Secretary of State must publish each year the aggregate amount of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 29, page 19, line 39, l eave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) would be likely to prejudice the commercial...
Afternoon
Amendment proposed this day: 27, in clause 29, page 19, line 39, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) would be likely to prejudice the commercial interests of any person and where...
I beg to move amendment 24, in clause 30, page 19, line 44, l eave out “making of a final order” and insert “making of an interim or a final...
I beg to move amendment 25, in page 20, line 27, leave out from “in” until end of line 28 and insert “setting out the reasons for such direction and an...
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.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 49, page 30, line 31, l eave out “28 days” and insert “three months” This amendment would extend the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Derek Twigg in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 29, in clause 53, page 32, line 30, l eave out “may” and insert “shall”. This amendment would require the Secretary...
I beg to move amendment 30, in clause 54, page 34, line 9, le ave out “which appears to the Secretary of State” and insert “which, on a reasonable...
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.
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 31, in clause 61, page 36, line 20, a t end insert— “(m) the average number of days taken to assess a trigger event called in...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Graham Brady in the Chair]
“When assessing a risk to national security, the Secretary of State may have regard to factors including, but not restricted to— (a) whether the trigger event risks enabling a hostile...
“Not later than 18 months after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent, the Secretary of State must lay before Parliament— (a) a report setting out the impacts the Act has...
“(1) The Secretary of State shall by regulations set up a formal complaints procedure through which acquirers may raise complaints about the procedures followed during the course of an...
“(1) The Secretary of State shall set out in writing descriptions of high risk and low risk acquirers by reference to the characteristics of those persons and their actual or potential...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for the call-in power under section 1 to be exercisable by the Secretary of State in respect of circumstances where a person...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, in relation to each relevant period – (a) prepare a report in accordance with this section, and (b) provide a copy of it to the Intelligence and...
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