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]
Will everyone please ensure that all electronic devices are turned off or switched to silent mode? Tea and coffee are not allowed in the Public Bill Committee. We are here today for line-by-line...
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: 1, in schedule 4, page 125, line 28, leave out “untaxed amount” and insert “UK proportion”. This amendment corrects an error in the calculation of...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 15, in clause 21, page 11, line 21, after “is” insert “or has been”. This amendment makes it clear that new section 690 applies if an employee has...
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.
(Afternoon)
Question (this day) again 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: 38, in schedule 6, page 180, line 32, leave out “by a person (‘P’) other than a company”. This amendment allows for the distributions relief to be given...
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 20, in clause 37, page 31, line 21, at end insert— “12A So much of any amount of income treated as arising to an individual under section 633 (capital sums...
Amendments made: 44, in schedule 8, page 194, line 33, leave out “qualifying” and insert “non-resident or qualifying”. This amendment is to make parenthetical description...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 55, in schedule 9, page 208, line 24, leave out “sections 56(5)(a), 61G(5)(a) and 61R(5)(a)” and insert “sections 56, 61G and 61R” This amendment together...
Amendment made: 59, in schedule 10, page 214, line 6, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) Part 2 of this Schedule (exemptions etc for designated qualifying overseas...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 60, in schedule 12, page 238, leave out lines 21 to 23 and insert— “(b) the original recipient— is liable neither to income tax nor to capital gains tax by...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 62, in schedule 13, page 266, line 35, at end insert— “(2A) In subsection (1)— (a) in the definition of “excluded property”, for “6 and...
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.
[Valerie Vaz in the Chair]
Good morning everyone. Will Members please ensure that all electronic devices are turned off or switched to silent? We continue line-by-line consideration of the Finance Bill. The selection list...
Question ( 28 January) again 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 66, in clause 63, page 68, line 10, leave out “£32.79” and insert “£31.64”.
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.
[Valerie Vaz in the Chair]
Clause 73 ordered to 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.
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 67, in clause 82, page 95, line 14, at end insert— “(2) In doing so His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs must have regard to the desirability of requiring a...
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.
“(1) In paragraph 7(3A) of Schedule 1 to VERA 1994 (which specifies the rate of vehicle excise duty applicable to haulage vehicles other than showman’s vehicles), for £350’...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of the passing of this Act and every six months thereafter, review the impact of the measures contained in sections 63 and 64 of...
“The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act being passed, publish an assessment of the impact of the changes introduced by section 65 of this Act, on the illicit...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act being passed, publish an assessment of the impact of the £40,000 expensive car supplement threshold included in...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act being passed— (a) conduct a review of business taxes, and (b) lay before the House of Commons a report setting...
“(1) The Chancellor of the Exchequer must, within six months of this Act being passed, publish an assessment of the impact of the changes in this Act on household finances. (2) The...
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