– in the House of Commons am 12:00 am ar 19 Rhagfyr 1973.
| The Committee consisted of the following Members: | |
| Benyon, Mr. W. (Buckingham) | McBride, Mr. Neil (Swansea, East) |
| Coombs, Mr. Derek (Birmingham, Yardley) | Mawby, Mr. Ray (Totnes) |
| Mudd, Mr. David (Falmouth and Camborne) | |
| Dormand, Mr. J. D. (Easington) | |
| Eyre, Mr. Reginald (Under-Secretary of State for the Environment) | Oakes, Mr. Gordon (Widnes) |
| Owen, Mr. Idris (Stockport, North) | |
| Fisher, Mrs. Doris (Birmingham, Ladywood) | Reed, Mr. Laurance (Bolton, East) |
| Rhodes, Mr. Geoffrey (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, East) | |
| Freeson, Mr. Reginald (Willesden, East) | |
| Hawkins, Mr. Paul (Norfolk, South-West) | Stott, Mr. Roger (Westhoughton) |
| Hunt, Mr. John (Bromley) | Tebbit, Mr. Norman (Epping) |
| Jones, Mr. Arthur (Northants, South) | White, Mr. James (Glasgow, Pollok) |
| Latham, Mr. Arthur (Paddington, North) | |
| Miss A. Milner-Barry, Committee Clerk. | |
The Second Reading is the most important stage for a Bill. It is when the main purpose of a Bill is discussed and voted on. If the Bill passes it moves on to the Committee Stage. Further information can be obtained from factsheet L1 on the UK Parliament website.
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