Committee of the Whole House

noun

1. (in Britain) an informal sitting of the House of Commons to discuss and amend a bill

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Main debate: This is the first of two days of Committee of the Whole House on the Illegal Migration Bill.

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Main debate: Day two of Committee of the Whole House on the Illegal Migration Bill - including clauses permanently banning people from the UK if they've entered illegally.

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He also selects amendments to be considered when MPs sit as a Committee of the Whole House, as they did over the Early Election Bill, last week.

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She has no voting powers on final passage of bills but does sit on committees and, under Democrat control of the House, can vote when the House sits as a committee of the whole House.

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Committee stage often happens away from the television cameras in a Public Bill Committee - but for really important bills they are examined in the Commons chamber, in what's called a committee of the whole House.

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