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Report Stage Proceedings: 23 June 2014
63

Deregulation Bill, continued

(2)
Paragraph 15 (five-year plan) is amended as set out in subsections (3) and (4).

(3)
In sub-paragraph (1), after “paragraph 14” insert “in respect of the first financial

year to begin after the day on which Parliament meets for the first time following

a parliamentary general election,”.

(4)
After that sub-paragraph insert—

  “(1A)
The Speaker’s Committee may require the Commission to submit a

plan under sub-paragraph (1) when the Commission submit such an

estimate as is mentioned in paragraph 14 in respect of a financial year

other than one mentioned in that sub-paragraph.”

(5)
In paragraph 16 (annual examination of Commission by Comptroller and Auditor

General), in sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)
after “paragraphs 14 and 15” insert “in respect of any year when both an

estimate under paragraph 14 and a five-year plan under paragraph 15 are

submitted to them,”;

(b)
for “in each year” substitute “before the Committee consider the estimate

and plan”.

(6)
In the cross-heading preceding paragraph 16, for “Annual examination”

substitute “Examination”.”

Tom Brake

Oliver Heald

Added  NC23

To move the following Clause—

“LGBC for England: changes to facilitate efficient administration

(1)
Schedule 1 to the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction

Act 2009 (Local Government Boundary Commission for England) is amended as

follows.

(2)
In paragraph 5 (committees), for sub-paragraph (3) substitute—

    “(3)
A committee established under this paragraph to review the economy,

efficiency or effectiveness with which the Commission has used its

resources, or any sub-committee of such a committee, may include up

to two people who are not also members of the Commission

(“independent members”).

      (4)
The Commission may not appoint as an independent member anyone

who would be ineligible for appointment as a member of the

Commission because of paragraph 1(3).

      (5)
An independent member must be appointed on such terms and

conditions, including terms and conditions as to remuneration, as the

Commission may determine.

      (6)
Except as provided by sub-paragraph (3), only a member of the

Commission may be a member of one of its committees or sub-

committees.”

(3)
Paragraph 12 (five-year plan) is amended as set out in subsections (4) and (5).

(4)
In sub-paragraph (1), after “paragraph 11” insert “in respect of the first financial

year to begin after the day on which Parliament meets for the first time following

a parliamentary general election”.

Report Stage Proceedings: 23 June 2014
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Deregulation Bill, continued

(5)
After that sub-paragraph insert—

  “(1A)
The Speaker’s Committee may require the Commission to submit a

plan under sub-paragraph (1) when the Commission submits such an

estimate as is mentioned in paragraph 11 in respect of a financial year

other than one mentioned in that sub-paragraph.”

(6)
In paragraph 13 (annual examination by Comptroller and Auditor General), in

sub-paragraph (1)—

(a)
for “For the purposes of paragraphs 11 and 12” substitute “For the

purpose of assisting the Speaker’s Committee to discharge their

functions under paragraphs 11 and 12 in respect of any year when both

an estimate under paragraph 11 and a five-year plan under paragraph 12

are submitted to them,”;

(b)
for “in each year” substitute “before the Committee consider the estimate

and plan”.

(7)
In the cross-heading preceding paragraph 13, for “Annual examination”

substitute “Examination”.”

Tom Brake

Oliver Heald

Added  NC24

To move the following Clause—

“Poisons and explosives precursors

Schedule (Poisons and explosives precursors) introduces a common system for

regulating the possession etc of non-medicinal poisons and explosives

precursors.”

Caroline Lucas

Negatived on division  NC8

To move the following Clause—

“Replacing homes lost through the Preserved Right to Buy

(1)
Within one year of this Act receiving Royal Assent, the Secretary of State shall

lay before each House of Parliament a plan to—

(a)
replace the homes lost through the Preserved Right to Buy;

(b)
review the effectiveness of the current Right to Buy policy.

(2)
Before making any further changes to Right to Buy, the Secretary of State must

carry out and publish an assessment of the impact of Right to Buy policy on

affordable housing supply since 2012.”

Report Stage Proceedings: 23 June 2014
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Deregulation Bill, continued

Chris Williamson

Not selected  NC9

To move the following Clause—

“Licensing: review of legislation

(1)
No later than the end of the period of six months beginning with the day on which

this Act is passed, the Secretary of State must commence a cross-government

review of all legislation relating to local authority licensing, consents, permits and

registrations.

(2)
The review must include a review of whether and if so how the legislation can be

simplified and consolidated.

(3)
A report on the review must be presented to Parliament by the Secretary of State

no later than the end of the period of 24 months beginning with the day on which

the review is commissioned.”

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Not called  NC10

To move the following Clause—

“Repeal of the Sunday Trading Act 1994

(1)
The Sunday Trading Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2)
Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (which restricts

Sunday trading at large shops) is repealed.

(3)
Section 2, subsection (5) of that Act and Schedule 3 to the Act (which restricts

loading and unloading at large shops on Sunday mornings) are repealed.”

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Not called  NC11

To move the following Clause—

“Extending of Sunday trading hours

(1)
The Sunday Trading Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2)
In Schedule 1, paragraph 2(3), leave out “six” and insert “eight”.

(3)
In Schedule 1, paragraph 2(3), leave out “6 p.m.” and insert “8 p.m.”.”

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Not called  NC12

To move the following Clause—

Report Stage Proceedings: 23 June 2014
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Deregulation Bill, continued

“Suspension of restriction of Sunday trading hours

(1)
Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (which restricts

Sunday opening at large shops) does not apply during the suspension period.

(2)
But Schedule 3 to that Act (which restricts loading and unloading at large shops

on Sunday mornings) is to apply during the suspension period to any shop to

which it would apply during that period were it not for the disapplication made

by subsection (1).

(3)
“The suspension period” means the part of the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth

Games period which—

(a)
begins with Sunday 27 July 2014, and

(b)
ends with Sunday 3 August 2014.

(4)
Where a shop worker gives an opting-out notice in the pre-Games period that

relates to work at an exempted large shop, section 41(3), of the Employment

Rights Act 1996 has effect as if the notice period in relation to the shop worker

were the period which—

(a)
begins with the day on which the notice is given, and

(b)
ends two months after that day, or with Sunday 3 August 2014 (if that is

later).

(5)
Section 42(2) of that Act accordingly has effect in relation to the shop worker as

if the reference to three months were a reference to the notice period as it is

modified by subsection (1).

(6)
Where the opting-out notice includes an express statement to the effect that the

shop worker objects to Sunday working only during the suspension period, the

shop worker is to be treated for the purposes of that Act as having given an opting-

in notice at the end of that period.

(7)
The “pre-Games period” is the period which—

(a)
begins with the day on which this Act is passed, and

(b)
ends with Sunday 3 August 2014.

(8)
An “exempted large shop” is a shop to which paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the

Sunday Trading Act 1994 would apply during the suspension period were it not

for the disapplication made by section 1(1).

(9)
In this section—

(a)
“opting-in notice”, “opting-out notice” and “shop worker” each have the

same meaning as in the Employment Rights Act 1996, and

(b)
“suspension period” has the meaning given in section 1(3).”

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Not called  NC13

To move the following Clause—

“Suspension of restriction on Sunday trading hours

(1)
Paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the Sunday Trading Act 1994 (which restricts

Sunday opening at large shops) does not apply during the suspension period.

(2)
But Schedule 3 to that Act (which restricts loading and unloading at large shops

on Sunday mornings) is to apply during the suspension period to any shop to

which it would apply during that period were it not for the disapplication made

by subsection (1).

Report Stage Proceedings: 23 June 2014
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Deregulation Bill, continued

(3)
“The suspension period” means the part of the Rugby World Cup 2015 period,

which—

(a)
begins with Sunday 20 September 2015, and

(b)
ends with Sunday 25 October 2015.

(4)
Where a shop worker gives an opting-out notice in the pre-Rugby Cup period that

relates to work at an exempted large shop, section 41(3) of the Employment

Rights Act 1996 has effect as if the notice period in relation to the shop worker

were the period which—

(a)
begins with the day on which the notice is given, and

(b)
ends with Saturday 31 October 2015.

(5)
Section 42(2) of that Act accordingly has effect in relation to the shop worker as

if the reference to three months were a reference to the notice period as it is

modified by subsection (1).

(6)
Where the opting-out notice includes an express statement to the effect that the

shop worker objects to Sunday working only during the suspension period, the

shop worker is to be treated for the purposes of that Act as having given an opting-

in notice at the end of that period.

(7)
The “pre-Rugby Cup period” is the period which—

(a)
begins on Friday 17 July 2015, and

(b)
ends with Friday 11 September 2015.

(8)
An “exempted large shop” is a shop to which paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 1 to the

Sunday Trading Act 1994 would apply during the suspension period were it not

for the disapplication made by section 1(1).

(9)
In this section—

(a)
“opting-in notice”, “opting-out notice” and “shop worker” each have the

same meaning as in the Employment Rights Act 1996, and

(b)
“suspension period” has the meaning given in section 1(3).”

Philip Davies

Mr David Nuttall

Not called  NC14

To move the following Clause—

“Further exemption to Sunday trading hours: garden centres

(1)
The Sunday Trading Act 1994 is amended as follows.

(2)
In Schedule 1, paragraph 3(1), after paragraph (k) at end insert—

“(l)
any garden centres.”

Tom Brake

Oliver Heald

Added  NS2

To move the following Schedule—



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