House of Commons Amendments

Session 2014 - 15
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House of Commons

Monday 3 November 2014

Committee of the whole House

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

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

Recall of MPs Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Recall of MPs Bill

Programme (No. 2) Motion to be proposed by the Deputy Prime Minister.

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Zac Goldsmith

Mr David Davis

Anne Marie Morris

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Douglas Carswell

Nick de Bois

Mr Frank Field

Katy Clark

Jim Fitzpatrick

Kate Hoey

Jonathan Edwards

Caroline Lucas

Mark Durkan

Adam Afriyie

Mr David Anderson

Steve Baker

Guto Bebb

Richard Benyon

Mr Peter Bone

Sir Peter Bottomley

Angie Bray

Andrew Bridgen

Mr David Burrowes

Alistair Burt

Dan Byles

Neil Carmichael

Martin Caton

Glyn Davies

Nadine Dorries

Natascha Engel

Mr Nigel Evans

Mark Field

Paul Flynn

Richard Fuller

Mr George Galloway

Mrs Mary Glindon

Mr Mike Hancock

Simon Hart

Chris Heaton-Harris

Mr Phillip Hollobone

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr David Jones

Chris Kelly

Mr David Lammy

Jeremy Lefroy

Charlotte Leslie

Fiona Mactaggart

Mrs Anne Main

John Mann

Jason McCartney

John McDonnell

Mr Michael Meacher

Nigel Mills

Mr David Nuttall

Albert Owen

Mr Dominic Raab

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Henry Smith

Andrew Stephenson

Mr Graham Stuart

Martin Vickers

Mike Weatherley

Mr Mike Weir

Chris White

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Craig Whittaker

Bill Wiggin

Roger Williams

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Margaret Hodge

38

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  27,  leave out “maximum” and insert “minimum”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment changes the number of designated places for the signing of a recall petition from

a maximum of four to a minimum of four.

The Deputy Prime Minister

50

Clause  19,  page  13,  line  3,  after “person” insert “who is, if a relevant circumstance

arises,”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment and amendments 51 and 52 remove a potential ambiguity in clause 19(1).

The Deputy Prime Minister

51

Clause  19,  page  13,  line  4,  leave out from “functions”)” to end of line 7 and

insert—

“( )
For the purposes of this section, a “relevant circumstance” arises if—

(a)
the Speaker is unable to perform the Speaker’s functions because of

absence, illness or for any other reason, or

(b)
there is a vacancy in the office of the Speaker.”

The Deputy Prime Minister

52

Clause  19,  page  13,  line  11,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

“(3)
If a relevant circumstance arises and no appointment under subsection (1) is in

force, the Speaker’s functions are to be performed by the Chairman of Ways and

Means or a Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means.”

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Remaining New Clauses

Chris Heaton Harris

Zac Goldsmith

Mr David Davis

Anne Marie Morris

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Douglas Carswell

Nick de Bois

Mr Frank Field

Katy Clark

Jim Fitzpatrick

Kate Hoey

Jonathan Edwards

Caroline Lucas

Mark Durkan

Adam Afriyie

Mr David Anderson

Steve Baker

Guto Bebb

Richard Benyon

Mr Peter Bone

Sir Peter Bottomley

Angie Bray

Andrew Bridgen

Mr David Burrowes

Alistair Burt

Dan Byles

Neil Carmichael

Martin Caton

Glyn Davies

Nadine Dorries

Natascha Engel

Mr Nigel Evans

Mark Field

Paul Flynn

Richard Fuller

Mr George Galloway

Mrs Mary Glindon

Mr Mike Hancock

Simon Hart

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr Phillip Hollobone

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr David Jones

Chris Kelly

Mr David Lammy

Jeremy Lefroy

Charlotte Leslie

Fiona Mactaggart

Mrs Anne Main

John Mann

Jason McCartney

John McDonnell

Mr Michael Meacher

Nigel Mills

Mr David Nuttall

Albert Owen

Mr Dominic Raab

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Henry Smith

Andrew Stephenson

Mr Graham Stuart

Martin Vickers

Mike Weatherley

Mr Mike Weir

Chris White

Craig Whittaker

Bill Wiggin

Roger Williams

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Margaret Hodge

NC3

To move the following Clause—

“Regulations as to extension of recall to local government etc

(1)
The Secretary of State may be regulations apply or incorporate, with or without

modifications or exceptions, any provision of or made under this Act or any other

enactment for the purposes of extending a system of recall to the offices to which

this section applies.

(2)
This section applies to the following offices—

(a)
an elected member of—

(i)
a local authority within the meaning of section 270(1) of the

Local Government Act 1972, and

(ii)
the Greater London Authority, in accordance with the Greater

London Authority Act 1999 (that is, the Mayor of London and a

member of the Assembly for London), and

(b)
an elected mayor, which for these purposes—

(i)
in relation to England, has the same meaning as in Part 1A of the

Local Government Act 2000, and

(ii)
in relation to Wales, has the same meaning as in Part II of the

Local Government Act 2000, and

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(c)
a body established under section 1 of the Police Reform and Social

Responsibility Act 2011 (police and crime commissioner).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment enables the extension of recall to local government councillors, Mayors and

police and crime commissioners.

Jonathan Edwards

Zac Goldsmith

Mr David Davis

Anne Marie Morris

Mr Andrew Mitchell

Douglas Carswell

Nick de Bois

Mr Frank Field

Katy Clark

Jim Fitzpatrick

Kate Hoey

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Caroline Lucas

Mark Durkan

Adam Afriyie

Mr David Anderson

Steve Baker

Guto Bebb

Richard Benyon

Mr Peter Bone

Sir Peter Bottomley

Angie Bray

Andrew Bridgen

Mr David Burrowes

Alistair Burt

Dan Byles

Neil Carmichael

Martin Caton

Glyn Davies

Nadine Dorries

Natascha Engel

Mr Nigel Evans

Mark Field

Paul Flynn

Richard Fuller

Mr George Galloway

Mrs Mary Glindon

Mr Mike Hancock

Simon Hart

Chris Heaton-Harris

Mr Phillip Hollobone

Mr Adam Holloway

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr David Jones

Chris Kelly

Mr David Lammy

Jeremy Lefroy

Charlotte Leslie

Fiona Mactaggart

Mrs Anne Main

John Mann

Jason McCartney

John McDonnell

Mr Michael Meacher

Nigel Mills

Mr David Nuttall

Albert Owen

Mr Dominic Raab

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Henry Smith

Andrew Stephenson

Mr Graham Stuart

Martin Vickers

Mike Weatherley

Mr Mike Weir

Chris White

Craig Whittaker

Bill Wiggin

Roger Williams

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Margaret Hodge

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Stewart Hosie

Pete Wishart

NC4

To move the following Clause—

“Recall from Scottish Parliament, National Assembly for Wales and Northern

Ireland Assembly to be a devolved matter

(1)
Paragraph B3 of Part II of Schedule 5 to the Scotland Act 1998 (reserved matters)

shall be amended to add the words “(other than in relation to the recall of

members from the Parliament)” after the second reference to “Parliament”.

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(2)
At the end of paragraph 13, Part 1 of Schedule 7 (devolved matters) to the

Government of Wales Act 2006 add—

“Recall of members from the Assembly”.

(3)
At the end of paragraph 8 of Schedule 3 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998

(reserved matters) add—

“Recall of members from the Assembly”.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment makes provision for recall to be treated as a devolved matter for the devolved

administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Jeremy Corbyn

John McDonnell

NC8


To move the following Clause—

“Extension of recall to members of the House of Lords

The Secretary of State shall within 6 months of this Act coming into force publish

a report on the process by which the right of recall can be introduced for members

of the House of Lords.”

Order of the House [21 October 2014]

That the following provision shall apply to the Recall of MPs Bill—

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee

2.
Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in three

days..

3.
The proceedings shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the

following Table and in the order so shown.

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

conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.

              TABLE

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of

proceedings

First day

Clauses 1 to 5, new Clauses and
The moment of interruption on

new Schedules relating to how
the first day

an MP becomes subject to a

recall process

Second day

Clause 6, Schedule 1, Clauses 7
The moment of interruption on

to 10, Schedule 2, Clauses 11 to
the second day

13, new Clauses and new

Schedules relating to the recall

petition process (except any

relating to the determination of

the success of a recall petition,

the effect of a successful recall

Third day

Clauses 14 and 15, new Clauses
The moment of interruption on

and new Schedules relating to
the third day

the determination of the success

of a recall petition or the effect

of a successful recall petition,

Clause 16, Schedules 3 to 5,

Clause 17, new Clauses and new

Schedules relating to financial

controls, Clauses 18 to 20,

Schedule 6, Clauses 21 to 25,

remaining new Clauses,

remaining new Schedules,

remaining proceedings on the

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Consideration and Third Reading

5.
Any 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

6.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

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

Programming committee

7.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on

Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

Other proceedings

8.
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.

RECALL OF MPs Bill Programme (No. 2) motion

The Deputy Prime Minister

That the Order of 21 October 2014 (Recall of MPs Bill (Programme)) be varied as

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follows—

1.
In paragraph (2) of the Order (number of days for proceedings in Committee),

for “three days” substitute “two days”.

2.
In the Table in paragraph (4) of the Order (order of proceedings etc in

Committee), for the entries for the Second and Third days substitute—

Second day

Clause 6, Schedule 1, Clauses 7
The moment of interruption on

to 10, Schedule 2, Clauses 11 to
the second day

16, Schedules 3 to 5, Clauses 17

to 20, Schedule 6, Clauses 21 to

25, remaining new Clauses,

remaining new Schedules,

remaining proceedings on the

3.
In paragraph (5) of the Order (proceedings on Consideration), for “one hour

before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are

commenced” substitute “five hours after the commencement of the

proceedings”.

4.
In paragraph (6) of the Order (proceedings on Third Reading), for “at the

moment of interruption on that day” substitute “six hours after the

commencement of proceedings on Consideration”.

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

The following Notices were withdrawn on 31 October 2014:

Amendments 34, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 35, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 36,

24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 29, 31, 37, 32, 33 and NC5.



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