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.
[Matt Western in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 37, in clause 75, page 41, line 25, at end insert— “(1A) Prior to appointing an independent person, the Minister must consult the relevant committee of the...
I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 76, page 43, line 38, leave out from “the individual” to end of line 1 on page 44 and insert “is an official of a government department...
Amendments made: 4, in schedule 4, page 91, line 28, after “item” insert “or material”. This amendment clarifies that paragraph 2(3) of new Schedule 3ZD of the Social...
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.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Jeremy Wright in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 7, in clause 89, page 55, line 6, leave out from “unless” to the end of line 14 and insert— “(a) the liable person agrees, or (b) there has been a...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 8, to schedule 5, page 98, line 10, leave out from beginning to end of line 24 on page 99. This amendment would remove the requirement for banks to provide information to...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Sir Desmond Swayne 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.
I beg to move amendment 36, in clause 98, page 61, line 21, leave out from “(a)” to end of line and insert “— (i) omit the words from ‘section 115A’ to...
[Matt Western in the Chair]
“(1) Section 71ZB of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (1), for ‘The’ substitute ‘Subject to subsection (1A),...
“(1) A person who— (a) commits, (b) assists or conspires in the committal of, or (c) encourages the committal of fraud against a public authority commits an offence. (2) A person who...
“Within three months of this Act coming into force, the Secretary of State must publish the results of any pilot schemes run with banks to test the provisions in Chapter 1 of Part...
“(1) The Secretary of State must publish an annual report detailing the amount of money which has been recovered under the provisions of this Act. (2) A first report must be published no...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, publish an Anti-Fraud and Error Technology Strategy. (2) An Anti-Fraud and Error Technology Strategy...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of the passing of this Act, lay before Parliament an assessment of the expected impact of the Act on vulnerable customers. (2) For the...
“The Secretary of State may not exercise any of the powers of recovery under this Act in relation to a person who has received an overpayment of Carer’s Allowance until such time...
“(1) Where— (a) a person has been found guilty of an offence under section 1 or section 11 of the Fraud Act 2006, or the offence at common law of conspiracy to defraud, (b) that...
“(1) For the purposes of this section, ‘system’ means— (a) algorithms, algorithmic tools, and systems; and (b) artificial intelligence, including machine learning provided...
“(1) The Social Security Administration Act 1992 is amended as follows. (2) In section 111A (Dishonest representation for obtaining benefit etc), after subsection (1G) insert—...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within one year of the passing of this Act, conduct a review of whistleblowing processes in relation to fraud in the public sector. (2) A review conducted...
“(1) Before any direct deduction order under Schedule 5 is made, the Secretary of State has a duty to consider its effect on any person (‘P’) who— (a) is a victim of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
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