Once the committee has considered all the clauses and schedules of a bill, the Chair will propose that “That I do report the Bill, as amended, [or without amendment] to the House.” Having completed its business, the committee is disbanded.
If the committee runs out of time, the Chair is required to put a series of proposals to the committee without any debate. These are to agree:
- the amendment or clause being debated when time ran out
- any amendments proposed by a minister
- any other amendments that have already been debated and which the Chair decides warrant a separate vote
- the remaining clauses and schedules to the bill
- any new clauses or new schedules proposed by a minister
Amendments that haven’t been proposed by a minister and that haven’t been debated (because that bit of the bill wasn’t reached) can’t be voted on.