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 Roger Gale in the Chair]
Jon Featonby gave evidence.
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
Lucy Moreton and Zoe Gardner gave evidence.
Assistant Chief Constable Dave Kirby gave evidence .
Councillor Roger Gough and Councillor Rachael Robathan gave evidence.
Tony Smith gave evidence.
Rob Jones gave evidence.
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair] Examination of Witnesses
Siobhán Mullally and Dame Sara Thornton gave evidence.
Lisa Doyle, Mariam Kemple-Hardy, Priscilla Dudhia and Alphonsine Kabagabo gave evidence.
Patricia Durr, Patricia Cabral and Adrian Berry gave evidence.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
Bambos Charalambous: I beg to move amendment 29 in page 2, line 10, leave out “parents been treated equally” and insert “mother been treated equally with...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 59, in clause 3, page 8, line 17, leave out “under this section” and insert “on an application under subsection (1)(a)”. This...
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 35, in clause 7, page 9, line 36, at end insert— ‘(1A) In section 1 (acquisition by birth or adoption) subsection (5)— (a)...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 88, in clause 10, page 13, line 13, l eave out paragraph (a). This amendment would remove a provision allowing the Government to treat...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 87, in clause 10, page 13, line 40, at end insert— “(10) Before this section comes into force, the Secretary of State must lay...
I beg to move amendment 98, in clause 11, page 14, line 26, a t end insert— “(3A) In section 16 of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002...
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I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 14, page 17, line 31, a t end insert— “(d) there are in law and practice— (i) appropriate reception...
I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 16, page 20, line 8, at end insert “, subject to subsection (1A)” This amendment is consequential to the amendment...
I beg to move amendment 39, in clause 17, page 20, line 22, a t end insert— ‘(1A) For subsection (1) substitute— In determining whether to believe...
I beg to move amendment 60, in clause 18, page 22, line 26, l eave out “10(1) or (2)” and insert “10”. This amendment is consequential on...
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
Amendment moved (this day): 60, in clause 18, page 22, line 26, leave out “10(1) or (2)” and insert “10”.—(Tom Pursglove.) This amendment is...
I beg to move amendment 62, in clause 19, page 22, line 43, l eave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— “(a) the PRN cut-off date, or (b) if later, the...
I beg to move amendment 139, in clause 20, page 23, line 40, a t end insert— “(3A) For the purposes of subsection (3) ‘good reasons’ include,...
I beg to move amendment 155, in clause 21, page 24, line 21, a t end insert— “(2A) The Secretary of State must accept that there are good reasons for P...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 43, in clause 23, page 26, line 38, l eave out subsection (2) and insert— “(2) Where subsection (1) applies, the deciding...
I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 24, page 28, leave out lines 9 to 11. This amendment would remove the requirement for detainees to give their notice of appeal within 5...
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 152, in clause 29, page 30, leave out subsection (2) and insert— “(2) The decision-maker must first determine whether there is a reasonable...
I beg to move amendment 49, in clause 30, page 31, line 47, l eave out “both” and insert “either”. This amendment would mean that – in...
I beg to move amendment 157, in clause 34, page 33, line 20, a t end insert— “(1A) Subsection (1) shall not apply to any refugee— (a) whose claim...
I beg to move amendment 51, in clause 35, page 34, line 1, le ave out sub-paragraph (i). Under this amendment, persons receiving certain prison sentences in the UK...
I beg to move amendment 55, in clause 36, page 35, line 14, a t end insert— “‘protection in accordance with the Refugee Convention’ means a...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 110, in clause 37, page 36, line 4, at end insert— “(C1A) A person who— (a) is required under immigration rules not to...
I beg to move amendment 33, in clause 38, page 37, line 22, l eave out subsection (2). This amendment deletes the subsection which removes “and for gain”...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 137, in clause 43, page 40, line 8, le ave out subsections (3) to (5).
I beg to move amendment 143, in clause 44, page 41, line 7, at end insert— “(1A) A prisoner who arrived in the United Kingdom before their tenth...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 170, in clause 46, page 41, line 41, l eave out “, before the specified date,”. This amendment would remove the hard deadline for...
Late compliance with slavery or trafficking information notice: damage to credibility
I beg to move amendment 183, in clause 48, page 42, leave out line 38. This amendment would ensure that the threshold applied (in the Modern Slavery Act 2015) when determining...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. Electronic devices switched off, please, and masks on, if possible, as a courtesy to colleagues. No food and drink in the room, and all that sort of stuff. You...
I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 49, page 43, line 33, leave out “30” and insert “45”. This amendment would increase the recovery period for...
I beg to move amendment 180, in clause 50, page 44, line 4, at end insert— “(aa) the person was aged 18 or over at the time of the circumstances which...
I beg to move amendment 164, in clause 51, page 44, line 31, a t end insert— “was aged 18 or over at the time of the circumstances which gave rise to the...
I beg to move amendment 4, in clause 52, page 46, line 9, af ter “50A” insert— “Meaning of assistance and support ‘(1) For the purposes...
I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 53, page 47, line 12, after “Kingdom” insert “for a minimum 12 months”. This amendment would give modern slavery victims in England...
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
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 150, in clause 58, page 52, line 19, a t end insert— “(3A) Before making regulations under this section, the Secretary of State...
I beg to move amendment 151, in clause 59, page 52, line 33, a t end insert— “(3A) The Secretary of State must publish impact assessments on the effect...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, 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 made: 120, in clause 69, page 58, line 28, at end insert— ‘(4) A power under any provision listed in subsection (5) may be exercised so as to extend, with or without...
I beg to move amendment 107, in clause 70, page 58, line 30, l eave out “and (4)” and insert “to (5)”. This amendment is consequential on...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
“(1) For the purposes of this section, an ‘expedited section 82 appeal’ is an expedited appeal within the meaning of section 82A of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act...
“(1) In this section ‘accelerated detained appeal’ means a relevant appeal (see subsection (6)) brought— (a) by a person who— (i) was detained under a relevant...
“(1) The Criminal Justice Act 2003 is amended as follows. (2) Section 260 (early removal of prisoners liable to removal from the United Kingdom) is amended as set out in subsections (3) to...
“(1) The immigration rules may make such visa penalty provision as the Secretary of State considers appropriate in relation to a specified country. (2) A country may be specified for the...
“(1) This section applies where any visa penalty provision is in force in relation to a specified country. (2) The Secretary of State must, before the end of each relevant period— (a)...
“(1) The Special Immigration Appeals Commission Act 1997 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4). (2) After section 2E insert— ‘2F Jurisdiction: review of certain...
“(1) Schedule 7 to the Terrorism Act 2000 (port and border controls) is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph 1(2) (definitions), in the definition of ‘ship’, after...
“(1) In this section, ‘the 1981 Act’ means the British Nationality Act 1981. (2) In section 40 of the 1981 Act (deprivation of citizenship), after subsection (5) (which requires...
“(1) After section 11 of the Immigration Act 1971 (construction of references to entry etc) insert— ‘11A Working in United Kingdom waters (1) An “offshore worker” is...
“(1) The Immigration Act 1971 is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4). (2) After Part 1 insert— ‘Part 1A Electronic travel authorisations 11C Electronic travel...
“(1) Section 40 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (liability of carriers in respect of passengers) is amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (8). (2) For subsection (1)...
“(1) Section 10 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999 (removal of persons unlawfully in the United Kingdom) is amended as set out in subsections (2) to (6). (2) In subsection (1)—...
“(1) In this Part, ‘age-disputed person’ means a person— (a) who requires leave to enter or remain in the United Kingdom (whether or not such leave has been given), and...
“(1) The following authorities may refer an age-disputed person to a designated person for an age assessment under this section— (a) a local authority; (b) a public authority...
“(1) A designated person may conduct an age assessment on an age-disputed person for the purposes of deciding whether or how the Secretary of State or an immigration officer should exercise...
“(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations specifying scientific methods that may be used for the purposes of age assessments under section ( (2) The types of scientific method that...
“(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations about age assessments under section ( (a) the processes to be followed, including— (i) the information and evidence that must be...
“(1) This section applies if— (a) an age assessment is conducted on an age-disputed person (“P”) under section ( (b) the decision-maker decides that P is an age other than...
“(1) This section applies to an appeal under section ( (2) The appeal must be brought from within the United Kingdom. (3) If the person who brings the appeal leaves the United Kingdom...
“(1) This section applies where— (a) an age assessment has been conducted on an age-disputed person (“P”) under section ( (b) an appeal under section ( (c) the...
“(1) Schedule 1 to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (civil legal services) is amended as follows. (2) In Part 1 (services) after paragraph 31A insert—...
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations setting out the terms of a resettlement scheme for Afghan citizens known as the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme (‘ACRS’)....
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations— (a) ensuring that the proportion of supported asylum seekers accommodated in each government region will reflect each region’s...
“(1) The British Nationality Act 1981 is amended as follows. (2) After subsection 1(3A) insert— ‘(3B)(a) A person born in the United Kingdom after commencement who is not a...
“(1) This section applies where— (a) the Secretary of State makes a decision under Appendix FM of the UK’s Immigration Rules on whether to grant entry clearance, leave to remain...
‘(1) The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows. (2) At the end of section 2(1) insert— “(c) that person is a former member of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps or the...
[Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
“(1) The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows. (2) At the end of section 2(1) insert— “(c) that person is a former member of the Hong Kong Military Service Corps or the...
“(1) The Secretary of State must within 12 months of the commencement of this section, and thereafter within each successive 12 months’ period, lay before Parliament a report...
‘(1) The Immigration Act 2014 is amended as follows. (2) After section 38, insert— “38A Immigration health surcharge: exemption for international volunteers (1) A charge under...
“(1) It is the duty of the Secretary of State to encourage, promote and facilitate awareness and exercise of rights to British citizenship or British overseas territories citizenship among...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within 30 days of the date of Royal Assent to this Act and annually thereafter, publish a report on— (a) all current safe and legal asylum routes to...
‘(1) The Asylum Support Regulations 2000 (S.I. 2000/704) are amended as follows. (2) In regulation 2(2) (interpretation) for “28” substitute “56”. (3) Subject to...
‘(1) On an application by a person (“P”) to the appropriate decision-maker for entry clearance, the appropriate decision-maker must grant P entry clearance if he is satisfied...
‘(1) The Secretary of State must, within 2 months of this Act gaining Royal Assent, publish a strategy on the accommodation of asylum seekers under a relevant provision. (2) The strategy...
‘(1) The Modern Slavery Act 2015 is amended as follows. (2) For section 48 substitute— “48 Independent Child Trafficking Guardians (1) The Secretary of State must make...
“(1) The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows. (2) After section 3(2) (general provisions for regulation and control) insert— ‘(2A) In making rules under subsection (2),...
‘(1) Within 6 months of this Act being passed, under the power in section 3(2) of the Immigration Act 1971, the Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament rules making provision for the...
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations providing for— (a) a six month time limit for determining applications for asylum; and (b) an officer of Director level or above to...
“(1) The Secretary of State must make regulations requiring– (a) the Secretary of State to disclose the contents of any agreements with any international governments or agencies...
“(1) Within two months of this Act being passed, the Secretary of State must amend the Immigration Rules so that – for persons to whom this section applies – the requirements to...
“(1) The Children Act 1989 is amended as follows. (2) In section 22, after subsection (3C) insert— “(3D) In respect of a suspected child victim of trafficking who is looked...
‘(1) Within six months of this Act being passed, the Secretary of State must commission and lay before Parliament an independent assessment of the effect of British National (Overseas)...
“(1) Schedule 10 to the Immigration Act 2016 is amended as follows. (2) In paragraph 2, in sub-paragraph (3)(a), leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’. (3) In paragraph...
“Within two months of this Act coming into force, the Secretary of State must instruct the Migration Advisory Committee to undertake the following work— (a) a review of the minimum...
‘This is the Schedule to be inserted after Schedule 19A to the Criminal Justice Act 2003—
Modification of dates for referral to the Board 1 Paragraph 2 applies where section 244ZC(2), 244A(2) or 246A(4) (when read with section 260(4A)) would require the Secretary of State to refer a...
‘Immigration Act 1971 1 The Immigration Act 1971 is amended as follows. 2 In section 8 (exceptions for seamen etc), after subsection (1) insert— “(1A) Subsection (1) does not...
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