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.
[Peter Dowd in the Chair]
Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Sir Francis Atherton, Professor Sir Michael McBride and Professor Sir Gregor Ian Smith gave evidence.
Hazel Cheeseman, Sheila Duffy, Suzanne Cass and Naomi Thompson gave evidence.
Dr Ian Walker and Sarah Sleet gave evidence.
[Sir Mark Hendrick in the Chair]
Councillor David Fothergill, Professor Tracy Daszkiewicz and Alison Challenger gave evidence.
Professor Linda Bauld gave evidence.
Lord Michael Bichard and Wendy Martin gave evidence.
Inga Becker-Hansen gave evidence.
Matthew Shanks gave evidence.
Dr Laura Squire OBE gave evidence.
Professor Steve Turner and Professor Sanjay Agrawal gave evidence.
Andrew Gwynne MP gave evidence.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
We begin with the group led by amendment 17. The hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Helen Maguire), who tabled all the amendments in the group, is not a member of the Committee and therefore...
[Peter Dowd in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 17, clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out “born on or after 1 January 2009” and insert “under the age of 25”. This amendment makes it an...
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