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 1, in clause 1, page 1, line 2, leave out ‘in England’.
Amendments made: 4, in clause 2, page 2, line 19, lea ve out ‘in England’. Amendment 5, in clause 2, page 2, line 27, lea...
Amendments made: 8, in clause 3, page 3, line 37, lea ve out subsection (6). Amendment 9, in clause 3, page 3, line 40, lea ve out...
I beg to move amendment 11, in clause 4, page 4, line 1, afte r ‘offence’, insert ‘in relation to an offence under section 1 or 2’.
Amendments made: 25, in clause 5, page 5, line 16, lea ve out ‘in England’. Amendment 26, in clause 5, page 5, line 38, aft...
Amendments made: 30, in clause 6, page 6, line 30, lea ve out ‘in England’. Amendment 31, in clause 6, page 6, line 39, aft...
Amendments made: 33, in clause 8, page 8, line 3, at end insert— ‘(7A) In this Act “local authority” means a county council, a county borough...
Amendment made: 47, in clause 9, page 8, line 15, lea ve out from ‘Act’ to end of line 16 and insert ‘, apart from this section, come into...
‘(1) The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for the exercise, for prescribed housing fraud investigation purposes, of powers to require the provision of information. (2) The...
‘(1) The appropriate authority may by regulations provide for the creation of an offence that may be committed by a person by refusing or failing to provide any information or document when...
‘(1) In sections [Regulations about powers to require information in connection with housing fraud] and [Regulations about related offence] “the appropriate authority”...
Amendments made: 38, in page 9, line 12, at end insert—
Amendment made: 45, in title, line 2, after ‘social housing;’ insert ‘to make provision about the investigation of social housing fraud;’.—(Brandon Lewis.)
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