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House of Commons

Tuesday 29 January 2013

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Justice and Security Bill [Lords]

[First and Second Sittings]

James Brokenshire

Agreed to

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 29

January) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 29 January;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 31 January;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 5 February;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 7 February;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 12 February; and

(f)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 14 February;

(2)
proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 16; Schedules 2 and 3;

Clause 17; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(3)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 14 February.

James Brokenshire

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

James Brokenshire

Diana Johnson

Agreed to  4

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

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Diana Johnson

Withdrawn  5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

Negatived on division  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

Not called  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

Not called  8

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

Majesty’s Government’.

Dr Julian Lewis

Withdrawn  29

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  after ‘members’, insert ‘and the Chair shall be

remunerated in line with the arrangements for Chairs of Departmental Select Committees

of the House of Commons.’.

Diana Johnson

Not called  13

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

‘(6A)
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.’.

Dr Julian Lewis

Negatived on division  30

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

‘(6A)
The ISC shall be supported by a body to be known as the ISC Secretariat about

which a memorandum of understanding under section 2 may make further

provision.’.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  35

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  31,  leave out ‘(5)’ and insert ‘(6)’.

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Diana Johnson

Not called  9

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

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  36

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

    ‘(6)
Any oath taken by a witness before the ISC may be administered by the Chair

of the ISC (or, in the Chair’s absence, by a person appointed under sub-

paragraph (3)).’.

Diana Johnson

Not called  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

Not called  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.

(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.’.

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  37

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  5,  at beginning insert—

  ‘(A1)
This paragraph applies to information requested by the ISC in the exercise of

its functions that—

(a)
does not relate to any particular operational matter, or

(b)
relates to a particular operational matter that the ISC is considering

under section 2(3)(a) or (b).’

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  38

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  7,  leave out from ‘ISC’ to first ‘information’ in line 8 and

insert ‘to disclose the’.

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  39

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  15,  leave out ‘in the exercise of its functions’.

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  40

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  16,  after ‘disclose’ insert ‘the’.

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Diana Johnson

Withdrawn  14

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

‘Secretary of State’.

James Brokenshire

Diana Johnson

Agreed to  15

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

‘Secretary of State’.

James Brokenshire

Agreed to  42

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  24,  leave out ‘A Minister of the Crown’ and insert ‘The

Secretary of State’.

Diana Johnson

Question proposed  21

Schedule  1,  page  16,  leave out from ‘ISC’ in line 30 to end of line 38.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 11.30 am



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