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]
Peter Stanyon, Emily Yule and Councillor Kevin Bentley gave evidence.
Vijay Rangarajan gave evidence.
Dr Jess Garland gave evidence.
Karen Jones, Malcolm Burr and Robert Nicol gave evidence.
[David Mundell in the Chair]
David Marshall and Cahir Hughes gave evidence.
Harriet Andrews and Andy Mycock gave evidence.
Professor Toby James and Professor Paul Bernal gave evidence.
Harry Busz, Councillor Peter Golds and Richard Mawrey KC gave evidence.
Alexander Browder gave evidence.
Colin Blackwell, Imogen Tyreman, Richard Williams, Jenny Shorten and Tom McAdam gave evidence.
Azzurra Moores and Chris Morris gave evidence.
Duncan Hames, Dr Sam Power and Dr Susan Hawley gave evidence.
Samantha Dixon MBE MP gave evidence.
[Dr Rosena Allin-Khan 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 5, in clause 6, page 10, line 9, at end insert “and recall petitions”. This amendment is consequential on amendment 7.
Amendments made: 6, in schedule 1, page 103, line 35, at end insert— “Police Reform and Social Responsibility Act 2011 14A In section 51 of the Police Reform and Social Responsibility...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Dame Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 17, page 23, line 23, at end insert— “(f) if the person’s existence has been properly verified using three separate datasets used for...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 28, in clause 21, page 33, line 33, at end insert— “(8) voter registration provision does not mean any provision which amends the franchise for UK parliamentary...
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Dame Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
I beg to move amendment 8, in clause 30, page 40, line 30, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— “(a) in subsection (1), omit from “and except” to the end;”. This...
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.
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.
“Duty of Electoral Commission to provide candidate safety guidance (1) The Electoral Commission must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and publish guidance on the safety...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 47, page 60, line 18, at end insert— “, and (iii) shows when the card expires (see also paragraph (1NA)).” This amendment and Amendment 11...
(Morning)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendments made: 14, in schedule 3, page 118, leave out lines 19 to 23. See the explanatory statement for Amendment 15. Amendment 15, in schedule 3, page 119, line 7, leave out from...
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: 18, in schedule 5, page 135, line 5, leave out “and (2)”.—(Samantha Dixon.) This amendment corrects an error by removing a reference to regulations made under...
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 39, in clause 58, page 67, line 38, leave out “, when it” and insert “— (a) the party has not previously undertaken a risk assessment in relation...
Amendments made: 44, in schedule 8, page 147, line 37, leave out “, when it is added to any other” and insert “— (a) the regulated donee has not previously undertaken a...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 34, in clause 60, page 72, line 36, at end insert— “(c) the person has nominated a director or partner who is to be personally responsible for ensuring the...
[Sir Desmond Swayne in the Chair]
Amendment proposed (this day): 34, in clause 60, page 72, line 36, at end insert— “(c) the person has nominated a director or partner who is to be personally responsible for ensuring...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
I beg to move amendment 88, in clause 62, page 83, line 17, leave out “£11,180” and insert “£500”. This amendment, together with Amendments 89 to 94, would bring...
Amendments made: 80, in schedule 9, page 168, line 2, at end insert “, unless it already has one (see sub-paragraph (6A))”. This amendment, and amendment 81, amends the new provisions...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
[Dame Siobhain McDonagh in the Chair]
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
“(1) In Part 1 of PPERA 2000 (the Electoral Commission) omit— (a) sections 4A to 4E and the italic heading before those sections (strategy and policy statement); (b) section 13ZA and...
“In section 155 of PPERA 2000 (power to vary specified sums or percentages), in subsection (1A)— (a) after ‘vary’ insert ‘— (a) ’; (b) at the end insert...
“(1) Section 54 of PPERA 2000 (permissible donors) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (2) insert— ‘(2A) An individual who would otherwise fall within subsection (2)(a)...
“(1) Section 54 of PPERA 2000 (permissible donors) is amended as follows. (2) After subsection (3ZB) insert— ‘(3ZC) A person is not to be treated as a permissible donor in...
“(1) PPERA 2000 is amended as set out in subsection (2). (2) In Section 55 (payments etc. which are (or are not) to be treated as donations by permissible donors), at end insert—...
“(1) RPA 1985 is amended as follows. (2) After section (12) insert— ‘12A Overseas electors: postal ballots (1) The Secretary of State must, by regulation, make provision...
“(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report on proposals for facilitating overseas electors to...
“(1) Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as follows. (2) After rule 8 (consent to nomination) insert— “Declaration of income or gifts from Foreign...
[Sir Desmond Swayne in the Chair]
“(1) Part 4 of PPERA 2000 (control of donations to registered parties and their members etc) is amended as follows. (2) After section 66 (Declaration by treasurer in donation report)...
“(1) Schedule 7 to PPERA 2000 (control of donations to individuals and members associations) is amended as set out in subsection (2). (2) After paragraph 6 insert— ‘Prohibition...
“(1) In the Elections Act 2022 omit section 1 (voter identification). (2) In the Elections Act 2022 omit Schedule 1. (3) Schedule 1 to RPA 1983 (parliamentary elections rules) is amended as...
“(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Electoral Commission must publish a report on the prevention of electoral online harms. (2) For the purposes of this section,...
“(1) The Elections Act 2022 is amended as set out in subsection (2). (2) After section 61 insert— ‘Part 6A Repository of digital political advertising 61A. Establishing a...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within twelve months of the passing of this Act, publish and lay before both Houses of Parliament, a Critical Election Incident Protocol (‘the...
“(1) Part 4 of PPERA 2000 (control of donations to registered parties and their members etc) is amended as follows. (2) After section 54B (Declaration as to whether residence etc condition...
“(1) RPA 1983 is amended as follows. (2) After Section 90D insert— ‘90E Access to Elected Office Fund (England) (1) The Secretary of State must, by regulations, require the...
(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report into the impact of the Act’s provisions on trust in...
(1) Within six months of the passing of this Act, the Electoral Commission must prepare draft guidance for Returning Officers on enforcing the provisions of the Ballot Secrecy Act 2023. (2) Once...
“(1) During the relevant period campaign material must not be promoted or published in a foreign language. (2) A person is guilty of an offence if the person causes campaign material to be...
“(1) PPERA 2000 is amended as set out in subsection (2). (2) In Schedule 19C, in paragraph 1, after sub-paragraph (1) insert— ‘(1A) When deciding whether to impose a fixed...
“(1) The Secretary of State, must, by regulations, make provision to enable overseas voters to vote in person at a United Kingdom Embassy, High Commission or consulate at United Kingdom...
“(1) The Secretary of State may, by regulations, introduce a system to give overseas electors the option to register to vote when they renew their British passport online. (2) Any...
“(1) The Secretary of State must, within 12 months of the passing of this Act, publish a report on proposals to support the extension of the franchise to 16- and 17- year-olds under this...
“(1) Section 54 of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (permissible donors) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (2)(a), at end insert ‘(but this is subject...
“In Schedule 19B of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (investigatory powers of Commission), after paragraph 1 insert— ‘Power to require disclosure from...
“(1) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must exercise the power in section 43(1) of the Political Parties and Elections Act 2009 to bring into force...
“(1) The Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 is amended as follows. (2) In section 83 (declaration by treasurer as to return relating to campaign expenditure), in...
“In section 54A of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (declaration as to source of donation)— (a) in subsection (1), for ‘£7,500’ substitute...
“(1) Schedule 20 to the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (penalties) is amended as follows. (2) In the entry for section 54A(5) (making a false declaration as to source...
“(1) The Electoral Commission and the National Crime Agency must each produce and publish an annual report about— (a) the risk of foreign interference in relation to controlled...
“(1) PPERA 2000 is amended as set out in subsection (2). (2) In Schedule 19B, paragraph 3, subparagraph (5), at end insert— ‘or;
“(1) Within three months of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must publish proposals for the establishment of a Royal Commission to consider— (a) the merits of a cap on...
“(1) A person standing as a candidate in a parliamentary election commits an offence if— (a) they act with the intention of misleading the public or are reckless as to whether their...
“In Schedule 1 to PPERA 2000, leave out sub-paragraph (2)(b).” — This new clause would remove the prohibition on the Electoral Commission from instituting criminal proceedings...
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
Amendment proposed: 33, in clause 80, page 100, line 15, at end insert— “(1A) Part 1 does not come into force until the Secretary of State has laid a report before both Houses of...
Amendment made: 21, in title, line 9, after “purposes;” insert “to repeal provision about the designation of a strategy and policy statement for the Electoral...
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