House of Commons Amendments

Session 2012 - 13
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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Wednesday 23 January 2013

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s):

Justice and Security Bill [Lords] Committee 1-2 and 3

Public Bill Committee

Justice and Security Bill [Lords]

Diana Johnson

4

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  after ‘Committee’, insert ‘of Parliament’.

Diana Johnson

5

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
Article 9 of the Bill of Rights shall apply to the proceedings of the ISC as if they

were proceedings in Parliament.’.

Diana Johnson

6

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
A majority of the ISC’s members shall be drawn from the members of the House

of Commons.’.

Diana Johnson

7

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
The Prime Minister must ensure that no more than six members of the ISC are

members of parties participating in Her Majesty’s Government.’.

Diana Johnson

8

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  after ‘ISC’, insert ‘who is in opposition to Her Majesty’s

Government’.

Notices of Amendments: 23 January 2013
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Justice and Security Bill [Lords] continued

Diana Johnson

9

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  31,  leave out ‘(5)’ and insert ‘(7)’.

Diana Johnson

10

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(6)
The ISC shall have a duty to consider meeting in public where it considers that to

do so will not lead to the disclosure of sensitive information.

(7)
The ISC shall not less than once in each calendar year hold a public meeting for

which it shall determine applicable procedures.’.

Diana Johnson

11

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  leave out ‘paragraph 3(3)(a)’ and insert ‘paragraphs

2(6) and 3(3)(a)’.

Diana Johnson

12

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
The ISC shall consider the proposed appointment of each of the following,

including by questioning the prospective appointee at a meeting of the ISC—

(a)
the Director-General of the Security Service;

(b)
the Chief of the Secret Intelligence Service;

(c)
the Director of the Government Communications Headquarters; and

(d)
such other persons as the Prime Minister may direct.’.

Diana Johnson

13

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Financial support shall be available to members of the ISC who are members of

the House of Commons as if they were members of a Select Committee of that

House; and to those who are members of the House of Lords as if they were

members of a Select Committee of that House.’.

Diana Johnson

14

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  17,  leave out ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

15

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  23,  leave out ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

16

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  37,  leave out ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Notices of Amendments: 23 January 2013
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Justice and Security Bill [Lords] continued

Diana Johnson

17

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  44,  leave out ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

18

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  46,  leave out ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

19

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  1,  leave out first ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

20

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  1,  leave out second ‘Minister of the Crown’ and insert

‘Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

21

Schedule  1,  page  16,  leave out lines 31 to 34.

Diana Johnson

22

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  leave out from ‘oversee’ to end of line 11 and insert ‘any

part of a government department, or any part of Her Majesty’s forces, which is engaged

in intelligence or security activities’.

Diana Johnson

23

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  19,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
The ISC may, notwithstanding subsection (3), consider any particular operational

matter if the relevant Minister of the Crown agrees to the consideration of the

matter.’.

Diana Johnson

24

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  25,  leave out subsection (5) and insert—

‘(5)
A memorandum of understanding shall not take effect under this section unless a

draft has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of

Parliament.’.

Diana Johnson

25

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(6)
The ISC shall consider any request by a select committee of either House of

Parliament to—

(a)
review any particular issue related to national security; or

(b)
transfer information to that Select Committee which it has stated it needs

to carry out its functions as a select committee.

Notices of Amendments: 23 January 2013
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Justice and Security Bill [Lords] continued

(7)
The terms of any consideration under sub-paragraph (6) are to be set out in a

memorandum of understanding between the ISC and the select committee in

question.’.

Diana Johnson

26

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  36,  leave out from ‘matter’ to end of line 39, and insert

‘contains—

(a)
sensitive information (as defined in Schedule 1, paragraph 4); or

(b)
information which, in the interests of national security, should not be

disclosed.’.

Diana Johnson

27

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  3,  at end insert—

‘(8)
Where the ISC makes a report under subsection (7), the Prime Minister or

Secretary of State must provide a response to the ISC within 3 months of

receiving the report.’.



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