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.
[David Mundell in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 2, page 2, line 13, lea ve out “including the NHS”. This amendment would remove the specific reference to the NHS...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 85, in schedule 2, page 84, line 11, leave out from “in” to end of line 17 and insert— “this Part of this Schedule.” This...
General 3A (1) A contract is an exempted contract if it is— (a) a contract of a kind listed in this Part of this Schedule; (b) a framework for the future award of contracts only of a kind...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Clive Efford in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
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 9, in clause 12, page 9, line 24, af ter “money” insert “, including value that is social value within the meaning of the...
I beg to move amendment 22, in clause 13, page 10, line 2, le ave out “may” and insert “must”. This amendment would require a Minister to...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Clive Efford in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 20, in clause 16, page 12, line 35, a fter “suppliers” insert “, including small and medium-sized enterprises,”. This...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 19, page 14, line 16, a t end insert— “(aa) must disregard any tender from a supplier that does not guarantee the...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 25, in clause 21, page 16, line 29, a t end insert— “(6A) Subject to subsection (6D), subsection (6B) applies where a tender notice...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[David Mundell in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 23, page 18, line 4, at end insert— “(3A) Where— (a) the contracting authority is the Ministry of Defence,...
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 18, in clause 29, page 20, line 42, l eave out “paragraph 14 of Schedule 7” and insert “paragraph 42A of Schedule 6”....
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 32, in clause 32, page 23, line 22, a fter “operates” insert “wholly or partly”. This amendment would mean that an...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Clive Efford in the Chair]
I remind the Committee that Hansard colleagues will be grateful if you could send your speaking notes to hansardnotes@parliament.uk. Please switch all electronic devices to silent. Tea and coffee...
I beg to move amendment 108, in clause 42, page 29, line 29, a t end insert— “(5) Subject to subsection (6), regulations made under section (1) may...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 104, in clause 44, page 30, line 23, a t end insert— “(c) any connections between the supplier and any— (i) registered...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
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 4, in clause 52, page 35, line 23, l eave out “£5 million” and insert “£2 million”. This amendment would...
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 53, page 36, line 9, le ave out “£5 million” and insert “£2 million”. This amendment would...
I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 54, page 37, line 14, a t end insert— “The contract— (a) being awarded is a utilities contract, or (b) is...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 37, in clause 56, page 38, line 24, a t end insert— “(za) the standard adopts an internationally-recognised equivalent,...
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I beg to move amendment 23, in clause 57, page 39, line 22, a fter “mandatory” insert “or discretionary”. This amendment would make a...
Question proposed, That the schedule be the Sixth schedule to the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 87, in page 110, line 33, schedule 7, leave out paragraph 15. This amendment would leave out the discretionary exclusion ground relating to forced...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 42, in clause 62, page 43, line 30, l eave out from “section” to end of line 39 and insert “and, as part of that entry,...
Amendments made: 45, in clause 63, page 44, line 16, l eave out from “for” to end of line 17 and insert— “(a) the removal of an entry in...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 50, in clause 66, page 45, line 30, a t end insert— “(5A) The implied term does not prevent a contracting authority— (a)...
I beg to move amendment 110, in clause 67, page 46, line 32, a t end insert— “(10A) Within six months of the passage of this Act, the Secretary of State...
I beg to move amendment 53, in clause 68, page 47, line 18, a t end insert “, or (d) in relation to a concession contract.” This amendment would exempt...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: 54, in clause 74, page 51, line 5, leave out paragraph (c).—(Alex Burghart.) This amendment would remove unnecessary provision, as light touch contracts are excluded from...
Amendments made: 55, in clause 76, page 51, line 40, after “modification” insert “— (a) in respect of which the contracting authority is required to publish a contract...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[David Mundell in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 116, in clause 80, page 54, line 32, after “who” insert “directly or indirectly”.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 2, in clause 85, page 57, line 27, after “enterprises” insert “and co-operative societies”.—(Florence Eshalomi.) See explanatory...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: 59, in clause 90, page 60, line 32, a t end insert— “(1A) Regulations under subsection (1) may only include provision that is equivalent...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
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 61, in clause 94, page 62, line 37, after first “a” insert “covered”. This amendment would restrict the requirements in...
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 65, in clause 97, page 64, line 6, at end insert— “(6A) A supplier may not bring proceedings under this Part on the grounds that one or more of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[David Mundell in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 66, in clause 107, page 70, line 3, leave out “only” and insert “wholly or mainly”. This amendment would mean that a public...
Amendments made: 68, in clause 109, page 71, line 12, after “section 66” insert “or section 121”. This amendment would mean that a Minister of the Crown...
Amendments made: 70, in clause 111, page 73, line 4, l eave out— “A Minister of the Crown or”. This amendment would remove the power of a Minister...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 75, in clause 118, page 75, line 21, at end insert— “(da) section 52 (key performance indicators);”. This amendment would apply...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment made: 115, in clause 123, page 81, line 14, leave out subsection (3) and insert— “(3) A Minister of the Crown may not make specified regulations under...
Amendment made: 84, in clause 124, page 81, line 18, leave out subsection (2).—(Alex Burghart.) This amendment would remove the technical amendment made by the House of Lords...
[David Mundell in the Chair]
“(1) A supplier may apply to the court for suspension of the Minister’s decision to enter the supplier’s name on the debarment list. (2) Proceedings under subsection (1) must be...
“Part 2 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (disclosure of sensitive material) applies in relation to proceedings under sections ( (a) section 6(2)(a), (7) and (9)(a) and (c); (b) section...
“(1) This section applies where there is, or has been, a dispute relating to procurement between the United Kingdom and another state, territory or organisation of states or territories in...
“Part 2 of the Justice and Security Act 2013 (disclosure of sensitive material) applies in relation to proceedings under this Part as if, in each of the following provisions, each reference...
“(1) A Minister of the Crown may by regulations make provision for the purpose of disapplying any provision of this Act in relation to regulated health procurement. (2) In this...
“(1) A supplier may appeal to the court against a decision of a Minister of the Crown— (a) to enter the supplier’s name on the debarment list, (b) to indicate a particular date...
“(1) Where a contracting authority is considering outsourcing public services that are at the time of consideration delivered in-house or where contracts are due for renewal, the...
“(1) Subject to subsection (4), contracting authorities must obtain, assess and publish a carbon reduction plan from all suppliers under consideration for qualifying contracts before...
“Section 31(2A) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 does not apply in the case of an application for judicial review of a contracting authority’s decision to award a contract if— (a)...
“(1) By the end of 2023, the Secretary of State for Defence must conduct a review of the procurement of Fleet Solid Support Ships. (2) The review must consider and report on— (a) the...
“(1) The National Audit Office (NAO) must produce and publish a report setting out any instances of waste in Ministry of Defence procurement in the period of 5 years ending with the day on...
“(1) An appropriate authority may by regulations make provision requiring procurement transactions to be carried out in a specified manner, including through a specified online system. (2)...
“(1) In carrying out a covered procurement for local specialist support services for victims of violence against women and girls, a contracting authority must have regard to social value...
“(1) A contracting authority may apply a policy under which it does not contract for the supply of goods, services or works from a foreign country or territory based on the conduct of that...
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