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.
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 29, in clause 1, page 1, line 7, leave out 'must' and insert 'may'. I am delighted to kick off our proceedings. At first sight, the amendment might seem to weaken...
[Miss Anne Begg in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 32, in clause 2, page 2, line 8, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 36, in clause 4, page 3, line 28, after 'authority', insert 'taking into account that there can be no separation of responsibilities between district, or county...
I beg to move amendment No. 37, in clause 5, page 4, line 4, after 'may', insert 'with the agreement of the relevant waste disposal authorities'. I have been trying to acquaint myself with the...
I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 6, page 4, line 17, leave out 'by regulations', and insert 'not'.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 11, in clause 7, page 5, leave out lines 40 and 41. The sun is shining a little on the Liberal Democrats this morning, and I am happy to leave it there. However, I...
I beg to move amendment No. 40, in clause 8, page 6, leave out lines 23 and 24.
I beg to move amendment No. 48, in clause 9, page 7, line 7, at end add 'Waste disposal authorities are the responsibility of the allocating authority and any penalty must be specific to the...
I beg to move amendment No. 52, in clause 10, page 7, line 39, leave out from 'must' to 'be'. I shall not detain the Committee long. I seek to ensure that responsibility is retained by the...
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment No. 53, in clause 10, page 8, line 2, at end add 'and publish this audit annually.'. It is not my intention to delay the Committee much. Subsection (2)(b) contains the...
I beg to move amendment No. 24, in clause 11, page 8, line 17, leave out from beginning to 'make' and insert 'The Secretary of State must'.
I beg to move amendment No. 14, in clause 12, page 9, line 19, at end insert 'equivalent to that specified in section 9'. I welcome you back to the Committee, Mr. Amess. This morning, we had an...
I beg to move amendment No. 64, in clause 13, page 9, line 37, leave out 'or for removal for inspection elsewhere'.
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 No. 54, in clause 17, page 11, line 19, leave out 'reducing'.
'.—(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and environmental...
'.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and environmental...
'.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and...
'.—(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and...
'(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The Secretary of State will set out in Regulations: (a) that all...
'(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The Scottish Ministers will set out in legislation: (a) that all...
'.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The National Assembly for Wales will set out in...
'.—(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The Department of the Environment will set out in...
'The Secretary of State shall introduce a moratorium on the building of new municipal waste incinerators until— (a) each responsible local authority, either directly or indirectly by...
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [8 April]: No. 59, in clause 17, page 11, line 27, after 'production', insert 'or'. —[Mr. Wiggin.]
'.—(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and environmental...
'.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and environmental...
'.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and...
'.—(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and...
'(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The Secretary of State will set out in Regulations: (a) that all...
'(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The Scottish Ministers will set out in legislation: (a) that all...
'.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The National Assembly for Wales will set out in...
'.—(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for assessing the environmental and health impacts from incinerators. (2) The Department of the Environment will set out in...
'The Secretary of State shall introduce a moratorium on the building of new municipal waste incinerators until— (a) each responsible local authority, either directly or indirectly by...
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Question proposed [this day]: That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill. Question again proposed.
'.—(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for— (a) reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and (b) extending the powers of local authorities and the Environment...
'.—(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for— (a) reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and (b) extending the powers of local government and the Scottish...
'.—(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for— (a) reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and (b) extending the powers of local government and the...
'.—(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for— (a) reducing the amount of waste which is flytipped, and (b) extending the powers of local government to deal...
'(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for— (a) setting of statutory targets for the recycling of waste streams from (i) households; (ii) construction and demolition waste;...
'(1) The Scottish Ministers must have a strategy for— (a) setting of statutory targets for the recycling of waste streams from (i) households; (ii) construction and demolition waste;...
'(1) The National Assembly for Wales must have a strategy for— (a) setting of statutory targets for the recycling of waste streams from (i) households; (ii) construction and demolition...
'(1) The Department of the Environment must have a strategy for— (a) setting of statutory targets for the recycling of waste streams from (i) households; (ii) construction and demolition...
'(1) The Secretary of State must develop a national strategy for zero waste. (2) The Secretary of State will set out in regulations a requirement upon local authorities to develop zero waste...
'(1) The Scottish Ministers must develop a national strategy for zero waste. (2) The Scottish Ministers will set out in regulations a requirement upon local government to develop zero waste...
'(1) The National Assembly for Wales must develop a national strategy for zero waste. (2) The National Assembly for Wales will set out in regulations a requirement upon local government to...
'(1) The Department of the Environment must develop a national strategy for zero waste. (2) The Department of the Environment will set out in regulations a requirement upon local government to...
'(1) The Secretary of State shall— (a) within twelve months put before Parliament a strategy to deliver a year on year decrease in the volume of waste sent to landfill that shall be...
I beg to move amendment No. 73, in clause 18, page 12, line 37, at end insert 'and must be in accordance with the Best Practicable Environmental Option.'.
I beg to move amendment No. 78, in clause 21, page 14, line 41, leave out 'such as' and insert 'including, but not exclusively'.
I beg to move amendment No. 84, in clause 22, page 15, line 8, after 'land', insert 'both solid rock and sedimentary deposits, including soil'.
[Mr. Win Griffiths in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [10 April]: No. 84, in clause 22, page 15, line 8, after 'land', insert 'both solid rock and sedimentary deposits, including soil'.—[Norman Baker.] Amendment again...
I beg to move amendment No. 67, in clause 23, page 15, line 37, leave out '2019' and insert '2015'.
I beg to move amendment No. 93, in clause 24, page 16, line 11, before 'area', insert 'geographical'.
I beg to move amendment No. 95, in clause 25, page 16, line 26, after the first 'sludges', insert 'and other nonhazardous materials'. We have some concerns about definitions. Different parts of...
I beg to move amendment No. 16, in clause 26, page 17, line 7, at end insert 'for a maximum period of one year'. The amendment returns us to a point that was discussed earlier, namely the...
[Mr. David Amess in the Chair]
Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 96, in clause 26, page 17, line 25, at end insert, 'A Waste collection authority in England which is not also a waste disposal authority may direct that the...
I beg to move amendment No. 17, in clause 27, page 17, leave out lines 42 to 44. This debate will be rather shorter than the previous one. I simply seek from the Government a statement on their...
I beg to move amendment No. 71, in clause 31, page 20, line 18, at end insert— '(1A) In section 45 (collection of controlled waste), subsection (3) (charges) shall be omitted.'. A little...
'.—(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for— (a) Placing a moratorium on the building of new incinerators until a review is completed of the health and environmental...
'(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy to meet Directive 2000/53/EC on end of life vehicles. (2) The Secretary of State will establish by regulation that the original vehicle...
'(1) The Secretary of State shall— (a) within twelve months put before Parliament a strategy to deliver a year on year decrease in the volume of waste sent to landfill that shall be...
'The Secretary of State shall make an annual report to Parliament on the progress made towards encouraging and requiring the producers and manufacturers of goods and products to use processes and...
'The Secretary of State shall introduce a moratorium on the building of new municipal waste incinerators until— (a) each responsible local authority, either directly or indirectly by...
'(1) The Secretary of State must have a strategy for ensuring that from 1st January 2005 no radioactive waste is sent to landfill sites and is disposed of at a central designated site. (2) The...
'(1) A waste collection authority in England which is not also a waste disposal authority may direct that the waste disposal authority to whom it delivers its waste shall not dispose of that...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment No. 22, in clause 38, page 23, line 3, leave out subsection (2). The amendment simply removes the privilege amendment inserted in another place to secure the right of...
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