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House of Commons

Tuesday 25 February 2014

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Deregulation Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee.

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 24 February (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 25

February) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 25 February;

(b)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 27 February;

(c)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 4 March;

(d)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 6 March;

(e)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 11 March;

(f)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 13 March;

(g)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 18 March;

(h)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 20 March;

(i)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 25 March;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

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TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Institution for Occupational Safety and Health

February
than 9.30 am

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Trades Union Congress;

February
than 10.00 am
Unite

Tuesday 25
Until no later
British Chambers of Commerce

February
than 10.30 am

Tuesday 25
Until no later
BAE Systems

February
than 11.00 am

Tuesday 25
Until no later
R3;

February
than 11.25 am
Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied

Workers (Usdaw)

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Janet Davis and Sarah Slade, on behalf of

February
than 2.30 pm
Natural England’s Stakeholder Working

Group on Unrecorded Rights of Way

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Local Government Association

February
than 3.00 pm

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Association of School and College Leaders;

February
than 3.45 pm
Andy Grace, Principal of The Boulevard

Academy, Hull

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Equality and Human Rights Commission

February
than 4.30 pm

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Federation of Small Businesses;

February
than 5.00 pm
Institute of Directors

Tuesday 25
Until no later
Forum of Private Business;

February
than 5.45 pm
Professor Julia Black, Professor of Law,

London School of Economics

(3)
the proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in

the following order: Clauses 1 to 3; Schedule 1; Clauses 4 and 4; Schedule 2;

Clause 6; Schedule 3; Clauses 7 to 11; Schedule 4; Clause 12; Schedule 5;

Clauses 13 to 19; Schedule 6; Clauses 20 to 23; Schedule 7; Clause 24;

Schedule 8; Clause 25; Schedule 9; Clauses 26 to 29; Schedule 10; Clause 30;

Schedule 11; Clauses 31 to 35; Schedule 12; Clause 36; Schedule 13; Clause

37; Schedule 14; Clauses 38 and 39; Schedule 15; Clauses 40 to 57; Schedule

16; Clauses 58 to 60; Schedule 17; Clauses 61 to 69; new Clauses; new

Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;.

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Tuesday 25 March.

Tom Brake has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee (Standing Order No. 83C).

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Tom Brake

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Tom Brake

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Chi Onwurah

Toby Perkins

Thomas Docherty

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

‘(1)
After section 52 of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (meaning of work

and at work) insert—

“52A
Self-employed persons: list of low risk activities

The Executive shall, for the purpose of clarifying the duty set out in

section 3(2) of this Act—

(a)
prepare and maintain a list of undertakings commonly carried

out by self-employed persons that, so far as can be reasonably

expected, will not expose any persons to risks to their health or

safety; and

(b)
publicise this list in such ways as the Executive thinks

appropriate, including on their website.”.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

Creates a duty on the Health and Safety Executive to maintain a list of ‘low risk’ activities that are

not likely to fall within the duty under section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974.

Chi Onwurah

Toby Perkins

Thomas Docherty

4


Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Regulations resulting from the amendments made by subsection (1)(2) of this Act

shall be made by statutory instrument.

(2B)
A statutory instrument under subsection (2A) shall be made until—

(a)
the Secretary of State has—

(i)
consulted with relevant parties; and

(ii)
conducted and published a full impact assessment; and

(b)
the instrument has been laid in draft and approved by resolution of both

Houses of Parliament.

(2C)
The Secretary of State shall—

(a)
review the definitions of prescribed undertakings specified in regulations

resulting from this section annually; and

(b)
publicise widely the prescribed undertakings and any subsequent

changes made to those regulations.

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Member’s explanatory statement

This would amend the procedure for the Secretary of State to make regulations on which under

takings are covered by the Health and Safety at Work Act etc. 1974.

Tom Brake

2


Clause  1,  page  1,  line  11,  leave out from ‘Executive)’ to end of line 12 and insert

‘after subsection (4A) insert—

“(4AA)
Subsection (4)(b)(i) does not apply in relation to the making of regulations under

section 3(2) for the railway safety purposes (and, accordingly, the Executive shall

submit under subsection (3) such proposals as the Executive considers

appropriate for the making of regulations under section 3(2) for those

purposes).”.’

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment will enable the Health and Safety Executive to make proposals for the making of

regulations under section 3(2) of the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 for railway safety

purposes. Section 3(2) is amended by clause 1(2) to restrict the general duty imposed by it to self-

employed persons who conduct an undertaking prescribed in regulations.

Dr Julian Huppert

John Hemming

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Schedule  17,  page  147,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘The Treason Felony Act 1848


The Treason Felony Act 1848 is repealed.’.

Order of the House [3 February 2014]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Deregulation Bill:

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 25 March 2014.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

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Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.



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