Public Bill Committees

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.

All bills in this session

Committee membership and attendance (out of 10)

Chairpersons

  • Mr Bill O'Brien (5)
  • Mr Jonathan Sayeed (3)
  • Mr Bowen Wells (2)

Members

  • John Bercow (10)
  • Lord Chidgey (6)
  • Charles Clarke (10)
  • Michael Fabricant (6)
  • Linda Gilroy (10)
  • Keith Hill (7)
  • Helen Jones (10)
  • David Kidney (8)
  • Lord McCabe (7)
  • Baroness McIntosh of Pickering (10)
  • Andrew Miller (9)
  • Greg Pope (10)
  • Bob Russell (10)
  • Jonathan R Shaw (9)
  • Keith Simpson (6)
  • Gareth Thomas (10)

[ Committee memberships can change partway through ]