Orders of the Day — Private Members' Bills – in the House of Commons am 2:26 pm ar 3 Mai 1991.
Ordered,That, if the Social Security (Contributions) Bill be committed to a Committee of the whole House, further proceedings on the Bill shall stand postponed, and that as soon as the proceedings on any Resolutions come to by the House on Social Security (Contributions) Bill [Money] and Social Security (Contributions) Bill [Ways and Means] have been concluded, this House will immediately resolve itself into a Committee on the Bill.—[Mr. Nicholas Baker.]
A proposal for new legislation that is debated by Parliament.
The clause by clause consideration of a parliamentary bill takes place at its committee stage.
In the Commons this usually takes place in a standing committee, outside the Chamber, but occasionally a bill will be considered in a committee of the Whole House in the main chamber.
This means the bill is discussed in detail on the floor of the House by all MPs.
Any bill can be committed to a Committee of the Whole House but the procedure is normally reserved for finance bills and other important, controversial legislation.
The Chairman of Ways and Means presides over these Committees and the mace is placed on a bracket underneath the Table.
