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.
[Rushanara Ali in the Chair]
Jonathan Hall QC gave evidence.
Sir Alex Younger and Professor Sir David Omand gave evidence.
Paddy McGuiness gave evidence.
[Rushanara Ali in the Chair]
Carl Miller and Sam Armstrong gave evidence.
Louise Edwards gave evidence.
Professor Ciaran Martin gave evidence.
Dr Nicholas Hoggard, Professor Penney Lewis and Rich Owen gave evidence.
Poppy Wood gave evidence.
Dan Dolan gave evidence.
[James Gray in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 46, in clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out “prejudicial” and insert “damaging”. This amendment seeks to clarify the tests to be met before the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move, amendment 49, in clause 3, page 3, line 30, leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert “activities which are prejudicial to the safety or interests of the United Kingdom.”
I beg to move amendment 50, in clause 4, page 5, line 9, at end insert— “(7) No offence is committed under subsection (1) if the conduct is for the purposes of protest unless the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[James Gray in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 5, in clause 7, page 7, line 3, at end insert— “(ca) any land or building in the United Kingdom or the Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia which...
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 51, in clause 13, page 11, line 26, leave out “England and Wales” and “any part of the United Kingdom”. This amendment would mean that...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 10, in schedule 1, page 51, line 5, at end insert— “Offences under the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c.14 (N.I.)) An offence under any of these...
I beg to move amendment 52, in clause 15, page 13, line 6, leave out “in preparation for” and insert “which materially assists”. This amendment ensures that only actions...
[Rushanara Ali in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: 12, in schedule 2, page 62, line 9, after “rules” insert “and magistrates’ courts rules”.—(Stephen McPartland.) This amendment enables Northern...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 45, in schedule 3, page 70, line 27, at end insert— “(1A) A place designated by the Secretary of State under sub-paragraph (1) must be subject to an...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Rushanara Ali in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 54, in clause 24, page 19, line 5, at end insert— “(2A) The conduct in question, or a course of conduct of which it forms part, is not to be treated as carried...
[James Gray 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 63, in clause 30, page 23, line 16, at end insert— “(c) in Scotland, only with the consent of the Lord Advocate.” This amendment would require 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 55, in clause 33, page 24, line 6, leave out “reasonably believes” and replace with “believes on the balance of probabilities”. This amendment...
I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 34, page 25, line 12, leave out “four” and insert “two”. This amendment would mean the Secretary of State could seek to extend a part...
(Afternoon)
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.
[James Gray in the Chair]
[James Gray in the Chair]
[Rushanara Ali 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.
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.
Amendments made: 25, in schedule 9, page 133, line 1, leave out paragraph (f). This amendment removes paragraph (f) from a list of provisions under which fingerprints, data and other samples may...
[Rushanara Ali in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 54, page 38, line 29, at end insert— “(2) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish a statement setting...
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 61, in clause 62, page 44, line 21, leave out “F” and insert “G”. This amendment is a paving amendment for Amendment 60.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 39, in schedule 11, page 141, line 29, after “offence” insert “under section 15 of the National Security Act 2022 or”. This amendment inserts a reference...
Does the hon. Member for Halifax wish to move amendment (a) to Government amendment 64?
(1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person— (i) obtains, accepts or retains a material benefit which is not an excluded benefit, or (ii) obtains or accepts the provision of...
[James Gray in the Chair]
“Schedule (Disclosure orders) makes provision for disclosure orders.” This new clause introduces the new Schedule inserted by NS1.
“Schedule ( This new clause introduces the new Schedule inserted by NS2.
‘Schedule (Account monitoring orders) makes provision for account monitoring orders’.—(Tom Tugendhat.)
‘(1) A person (“P”) who makes a foreign activity arrangement must register the arrangement with the Secretary of State before the end of the period of 10 days beginning with the...
[James Gray in the Chair]
“(1) A person (‘P’) who makes a foreign activity arrangement must register the arrangement with the Secretary of State before the end of the period of 10 days beginning with the...
“(1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person carries out an activity, or arranges for an activity to be carried out, in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign activity...
“(1) A specified person must not carry out activities in the United Kingdom unless the activities are registered with the Secretary of State. (2) The prohibition in subsection (1) does not...
“(1) A person who makes a foreign influence arrangement must register the arrangement with the Secretary of State before the end of the period of 10 days beginning with the day on which the...
‘(1) An activity is a “political influence activity” if— (a) it is within subsection (2), and (b) the purpose, or one of the purposes, for which it is carried out is the...
“(1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person carries out a political influence activity in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign influence arrangement required to be...
“(1) A foreign principal must not carry out political influence activities in the United Kingdom unless the activities are registered with the Secretary of State. (2) The prohibition in...
‘(1) The registration requirements do not apply— (a) in relation to an arrangement that is a UK arrangement; (b) to the extent that an arrangement relates to the provision of legal...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about the information a person is required to provide to the Secretary of State when registering— (a) a foreign activity...
“(1) The Secretary of State may give an information notice to— (a) a person who is a party to a foreign activity arrangement registered under section (Requirement to register foreign...
“(1) Nothing in this Part is to be taken to require any person to disclose any information that the person is entitled to refuse to disclose in legal proceedings on grounds of legal...
“(1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person provides information to the Secretary of State under section (Registration information) or (Information notices) in connection with...
“(1) A person commits an offence if— (a) the person carries out an activity in the United Kingdom pursuant to a foreign activity arrangement required to be registered under section...
“(1) A person who commits a foreign activity offence is liable— (a) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 5 years or to a fine (or both); (b) on...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision about— (a) publication of information provided to the Secretary of State under this Part; (b) copying of information...
“(1) Section 28 (offences by body corporate etc) applies in relation to offences under this Part as it applies in relation to offences under Part 1. (2) Section 29(1) and (3) to (5)...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, as soon as is practicable after the end of each relevant period— (a) prepare a report in relation to that period, and (b) lay a copy of the report...
‘(1) In this Part— “foreign activity arrangement” has the meaning given by section (Requirement to register foreign activity arrangements); “foreign influence...
“(1) This section applies where a court is considering proceedings under Part 1 of this Act, where the proceedings involve the safety or interests of the United Kingdom. (2) In proceedings...
“(1) This section applies in relation to any Minister of the Crown who engages with, or intends to engage with, or ought reasonably to know that they are about to engage with, a person who...
“(1) In any proceedings for an offence under section 2 of this Act or section 5 of the Official Secrets Act 1989, it shall be a defence— (a) that the disclosure in question was in the...
“(1) A former employee of a security or intelligence service of a foreign power who is present in the United Kingdom for more than 2 months must register their presence with the Secretary...
Introductory 1 (1) This Part of this Schedule applies in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. (2) “Relevant investigation” means an investigation into the identification of...
Introductory 10 (1) This Part of this Schedule applies in Scotland. (2) In this Part of this Schedule “relevant investigation” and “relevant property” have the same...
1 (1) An appropriate officer may apply to a judge for a customer information order. (2) The judge may grant the application if satisfied that— (a) the order is sought for the purposes of an...
1 (1) An appropriate officer may apply to a judge for an account monitoring order. (2) The judge may grant the application if satisfied that— (a) the order is sought for the purposes of an...
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