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.
[Phil Wilson in the Chair]
Martin Lines, Patrick Begg, Thomas Lancaster and Gilles Deprez gave evidence.
ffinlo Costain, David Bowles and Simon Doherty gave evidence.
(Afternoon)
Andrew Clark gave evidence.
Christopher Price and George Dunn gave evidence.
Jason Feeney gave evidence.
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
John Cross, Professor Pete Fox and Helen Taylor gave evidence.
Jack Ward and Helen Browning OBE gave evidence.
(Afternoon)
Professor Terry Marsden, Vicki Hird, David Baldock and Professor Erik Millstone gave evidence.
Diana Holland and Ed Hamer gave evidence.
Jonnie Hall, Ivor Ferguson, Wesley Aston, George Burgess and Alan Clarke gave evidence.
[Phil Wilson in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 44, in clause 1, page 1, line 4, leav e out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of...
[Phil Wilson in the Chair] Clause 1
Amendment proposed (this day): 51, in clause 1, page 2, line 3, at end insert— “(h) supporting agriculture and horticulture businesses to ensure public access to healthy, local,...
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall, by regulations, make provision for environmental land management contracts. (2) A person who manages land may enter into an environmental land management...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 2, page 2, line 27, at end insert— ‘(3A) It shall be a condition for receipt of financial assistance under section...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] Clause 2
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 101, in clause 3, page 3, line 25, leave out subsection (h). It is disproportionate to create criminal offences for failing to meet the rules of a...
I beg to move amendment 102, in clause 5, page 4, line 41, at end insert— “(5) The power under subsection (2) includes the power to vary and increase...
I beg to move amendment 105, in clause 6, page 5, line 6, leav e out subsection (2).
I beg to move amendment 103, in clause 7, page 5, line 12, lea ve out “either or both of”.
I beg to move amendment 77, in clause 9, page 7, line 10, leave out “negative” and insert “affirmative”.
Amendment made: 4, in clause 10, page 7, line 26, at end insert “(unless section 29(4A) applies)”.—(George Eustice.) See the Explanatory Statement...
AB44 City of London Corporation AB45 EcoNexus AB46 British Poultry Council
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 79, in clause 11, page 7, line 35, leave out “simplifying or improving” and insert “making a change or changes which the Secretary of State believes to...
I beg to move amendment 113, in clause 14, page 9, line 45, at end insert— (ia) achieve a reduction in food waste of no less than 50 per cent by 2030, from a...
I beg to move amendment 46, in clause 17, page 12, line 35, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] Clause 17
Amendment proposed (this day): 46, in clause 17, page 12, line 35, leave out “may” and insert “must”. —(Dr Drew.) This amendment would require the Secretary of State...
Amendment made: 7, in clause 19, page 14, line 38, a t end insert “(unless section29(4A) applies)”—(George Eustice.) See the explanatory statement...
I beg to move amendment 47, in clause 20, page 15, line 18, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make regulations for...
Amendment made: 8, in clause 21, page 16, line 24, at end insert “(unless section 29(4A) applies)”.—(George Eustice.) See the Explanatory Statement for Amendment 2.
I beg to move amendment 56, in clause 22, page 16, line 30, leave out “to the Secretary of State”. See explanatory statement for Amendment 59.
Amendment made: 18, in schedule 1, page 27, line 18, at end insert “(unless section 29(4A) applies)”. —(George Eustice.) See the Explanatory Statement for...
Amendment proposed: 62, in clause 23, page 18, line 30, leave out “the Secretary of State” and insert “an appropriate authority (within the meaning given in section...
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Second schedule to the Bill.
Amendment made: 12, in clause 24, page 19, line 7, af ter “unless” insert “section 29(4A) applies or”—(George Eustice.) See the...
I beg to move amendment 48, in clause 25, page 19, line 21, leave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require the Secretary of State to make regulations for...
AB 19(a) NFU Scotland (supplementary) AB 41(a) Sustain (further written evidence) AB 47 Cornwall Council AB 48 Dr Stuart Calimport AB 49 Joss Hibbs AB 50 Dr Nigel Maxted AB 51 Mrs K C Haslam AB...
[Phil Wilson in the Chair]
[Phil Wilson in the Chair] Clause 26
I beg to move amendment 67, in clause 26, page 20, line 36, a t end insert— ‘( ) Regulations under this section containing provision that extends to...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 19, in schedule 3, page 33, line 21, at end insert “(unless section 29(4A) applies)”. See the Explanatory Statement for Amendment 2.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 28, in schedule 4, page 44, line 39, leave out “paragraph 2” and insert “paragraphs 2 to 2C”. This amendment is consequential...
Amendment made: 14, in clause 29, page 23, line 3, at end insert— “(4A) Regulations which— (a) contain provision made by virtue of subsection...
I beg to move amendment 16, in clause 30, page 24, line 3, le ave out from “legislation”” to end of line 4 and insert “means an instrument...
I beg to move amendment 17, in clause 31, page 24, line 9, le ave out paragraph (c). Schedule 5 to the Bill amends the CMO Regulation in consequence of provision...
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Fifth schedule to the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 109, in clause 33, page 24, line 39, a t end insert— “(2) Payments made by virtue of this Act must be paid pursuant to...
I beg to move amendment 42, in clause 34, page 25, line 15, a t end insert— ‘( ) Part (Red Meat Levy) extends to England and Wales and Scotland...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with reducing the national and net direct (2) For this purpose— the “national direct...
“(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations modify legislation governing the basic payment scheme to make provision for and in connection with securing that the basic payment scheme...
“(1) A scheme under this section (“the scheme”) may— (a) make provision for amounts of red meat levy collected by the levy body for one country in Great Britain to be paid...
‘(1) Subsection (2) applies to any function of the Secretary of State under— (a) Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on...
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall, by regulations, make provision for environmental land management contracts. (2) A person who manages land may enter into an environmental land management...
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall lay before both Houses of Parliament reports on the extent to which the provisions of this Act have helped the UK meet its obligations, including (but not...
‘(1) The Secretary of State shall lay before both Houses of Parliament reports on the impact of the provisions of this Act on— (a) the availability in England of agricultural products...
[Phil Wilson in the Chair] New Clause 10
“(1) The Secretary of State must report on funding for each purpose listed in section 1. (2) A report under subsection (1) must be made for each financial year and must be laid before both...
“(1) A UK-wide framework for agriculture, agricultural support and land management shall, subject to subsection (2), be established jointly by— (a) Ministers of the Crown; (b)...
“(1) A Minister of the Crown may not lay a copy of an international trade agreement before Parliament under section 20(1) of the Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 unless the...
“(1) The Secretary of State shall make regulations requiring meat, meat products, milk, dairy products and egg products (including those produced intensively indoors) to be labelled as to...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, in exercising functions under this Act, take all reasonable steps to— (a) further the purposes within section 1(1)(a) to (g), and (b) following a...
[Sir Roger Gale in the Chair] New Clause 16
“(1) The Secretary of State must, in exercising functions under this Act, take all reasonable steps to— (a) further the purposes within section 1(1)(a) to (g), and (b) following a...
‘(1) The Secretary of State must, within one calendar month of this Act being given Royal Assent, open a consultation on what body should administer— (a) any payment of financial...
“(1) The Secretary of State must promote agricultural co-operatives by— (a) offering financial assistance for the creation or development of agricultural co-operatives, and (b)...
“(1) Foie gras may not be imported into the UK. (2) “Foie gras”, for the purposes of this section, shall mean a product derived from the liver of any goose or duck which has...
(1) The Secretary of State shall, within 18 months of Royal Assent being given to this Act, lay before Parliament a report containing an assessment of the impact of the provisions of this Act on...
‘(1) The live export of livestock for slaughter or fattening is prohibited from exit day, subject to subsection (2). (2) The live export of livestock for slaughter or fattening is permitted...
(1) The Secretary of State must, within six months of Royal Assent being given to this Act, publish proposals— (a) to monitor the use and effects of pesticides in the management of...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, no later than one month before exit day, lay before Parliament a statement of his policy on whether sums will be made available to Scottish Ministers each...
‘(1) Where in respect of a tenancy of an agricultural holding a tenant is restricted by the terms of the tenancy agreement in respect of any activity for which financial assistance has been...
AB67 Royal Town Planning Institute AB68 Rare Breeds Survival Trust (RBST) AB69 Fresh Produce Consortium AB70 Academics and farmers from the Institute of Development Studies at the University of...
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