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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Thursday 18 June 2015

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

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

Amendments tabled since the last publication: 111 to 114

Committee of the whole House

Scotland Bill

Note

This document includes all remaining amendments and includes any withdrawn

amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in accordance with

the Order of the House [8 June 2015].

CLAUSES 12 TO 17, SCHEDULE 1, CLAUSE 18, NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 2,

NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO PART 2

Graham Stringer

Mr Kevan Jones

36

Page  19,  line  18,  leave out Clause 16

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Scotland Bill, continued

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Mr Douglas Carswell

NC1

To move the following Clause—


“Independent Commission on Full Fiscal Autonomy

(1)
The Secretary of State shall appoint a commission of between four and eleven

members to conduct an analysis of the impact of full fiscal autonomy on the

Scottish economy, labour market and public finances and to report by 31 March

2016.

(2)
No Member of the House of Commons or of the Scottish Parliament may be a

member of the commission.

(3)
No employee of the Scottish Government or of any government Department or

agency anywhere in the United Kingdom may be a member of the commission.

(4)
The Secretary of State shall appoint as members of the commission only persons

who appear to the Secretary of State to hold a relevant qualification or to have

relevant experience.

(5)
The Secretary of State shall not appoint as a member of the commission any

person who is a member of a political party.

(6)
Before appointing any member of the commission, the Secretary of State must

consult—

(a)
the Chair of any select committee appointed by the House of Commons

to consider Scottish affairs, and

(b)
the Chair of any select committee appointed by the House of Commons

to examine the expenditure, administration and policy of Her Majesty’s

Treasury and its associated public bodies.

(7)
The Secretary of State may by regulations issue the commission with terms of

reference and guidelines for the commission’s working methods, including an

outline definition of the policy of full fiscal autonomy for the commission to

analyse.

(8)
The Secretary of State must lay copies of the report of the commission before

both Houses of Parliament, and must transmit a copy of the report of the

commission to the presiding officer of the Scottish Parliament.

(9)
Regulations under this section must be made by statutory instrument, subject to

annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause requires the Secretary of State for Scotland to establish an independent

commission of external experts, appointed in consultation with the Treasury Select Committee and

Scottish Affairs Select Committee, to publish a report by 31 March 2016 setting out an analysis of

the policy of Full Fiscal Autonomy on the Scottish economy, labour market and public finances.

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Scotland Bill, continued

CLAUSES 19 TO 30, NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART 3,

NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO PART 3

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

11

Clause  19,  page  21,  line  28,  after “employment”, insert—

“(d)
housing benefit.”

Ian Murray

Kate Green

112


Clause  19,  page  22,  leave out lines 6 and 7

Member’s explanatory statement

Removes the word “short-term” in the clause devolving disability benefit. It is not clear what

“short-term” means in this context, how it will be defined or whom it may exclude from receiving

the benefit.

Ian Murray

Wayne David

48

Clause  19,  page  22,  line  45,  leave out sub-paragraph (a).

Ian Murray

Wayne David

49

Clause  20,  page  23,  line  33,  leave out “8” and insert “9”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

50

Clause  20,  page  23,  line  34,  leave out “8” and insert “9”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

12

Clause  21,  page  24,  leave out lines 9 and 10

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Scotland Bill, continued

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

13

Clause  22,  page  24,  leave out lines 36 and 37

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

8

Clause  23,  page  25,  line  28,  leave out “short term”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

111


Clause  23,  page  25,  line  39,  leave out “occasional”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

15

Clause  23,  page  25,  line  46,  at end insert—


“Exception 9


A benefit not in existence at the relevant date provided entitlement to or the

purpose of the benefit is different from entitlement to or the purpose of any

benefit that is—

(a)
in existence at the relevant date,

(b)
payable by or on behalf of a Minister of the Crown, and

(c)
otherwise a reserved benefit.


For the purpose of this exception—

“the relevant date” means the date of introduction into Parliament of the Bill

that becomes the Scotland Act 2015;

“reserved benefit” means a benefit which is to any extent a reserved matter.”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

5

Clause  24,  page  26,  line  23,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

“(b)
they have consulted the Secretary of State as to when any change made

by the regulations is to start to have effect.’

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Scotland Bill, continued

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

7

Clause  25,  page  27,  line  1,  after second “of”, insert “the delivery mechanism for”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

6

Clause  25,  page  27,  line  3,  leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

“(b)
they have consulted the Secretary of State as to when any change made

by the regulations is to start to have effect.’

Ian Murray

Kate Green

113


Clause  26,  page  27,  line  29,  leave out “where the assistance is for at least a year”

Member’s explanatory statement

This would allow the provision of employment programmes where assistance is for less than a

year. The Scottish Government could develop support programmes for those who repeatedly move

in and out of short periods of work, or admit people to the Work Programme early.

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

9

Clause  26,  page  27,  line  36,  after “person”, insert “in conjunction with the local

authority”

Ian Murray

Kate Green

114


Clause  26,  page  27,  line  39,  at end insert—

“(b)
provision of support for disabled persons in the form of non-repayable

payments to enable them to access employment, remain in employment,

or move into self-employment or start a business.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment provides for the devolution of the Access-to-work scheme.

Ian Murray

Wayne David

Kate Green

10

Clause  26,  page  27,  line  41,  at end insert “and

(d)
temporary jobs paid at least the national minimum wage providing a

route back into further work.”

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Scotland Bill, continued

CLAUSES 31 TO 37, SCHEDULE 2, CLAUSES 38 TO 45, NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART

4, NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO PART 4

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Ian Murray

Wayne David

23

Clause  31,  page  30,  line  34,  leave out “may” and insert “must”

Ian Murray

Wayne David

52

Clause  31,  page  30,  line  36,  leave out “Ministers” and insert “Parliament”

Mr Alistair Carmichael

57

Clause  31,  page  30,  line  38,  at end insert—

“(1A)
The Treasury and Scottish Ministers must agree a scheme transferring to the

control of each of Shetland Islands Council, Orkney Islands Council and

Comhairle nan Eilean Siar (“the island authorities”) on the transfer date all the

existing Scottish functions and rights of the Commissioners relating to those parts

of the Scottish zone surrounding each of the island authorities.

(1B)
The exact extent of the parts of the Scottish zone to be transferred under

subsection (lA) will be agreed by the Treasury and Scottish Ministers in

consultation with the island authorities and in accordance with the principles

contained within the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea articles

16, 74 and 84.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This Amendment would require the relevant functions of the Crown Estate in the Shetland Islands,

Orkney and Na h-Eileanan Siar (the “Western Isles”) to be transferred to the councils for those

areas. Articles 16, 74 and 84 of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea set out principles for

defining geographical extent in relation to the territorial sea, exclusive economic zones and the

Continental shelf respectively.

Mr Alistair Carmichael

24

Clause  31,  page  32,  line  25,  leave out “C” and insert “A”

Mr Alistair Carmichael

25

Clause  31,  page  32,  line  31,  leave out “then, instead of the type C procedure”

Mr Alistair Carmichael

26

Clause  31,  page  32,  line  31,  leave out “I” and insert “A”

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Scotland Bill, continued

Ian Murray

Wayne David

91

Clause  32,  page  34,  line  13,  at end insert “including a requirement for gender

balance among the members of boards of Scottish public authorities.”

Member’s explanatory statement

The Amendment would ensure continued progression towards achieving gender balance on boards

of Scottish public authorities.

Ian Murray

Wayne David

53

Clause  33,  page  35,  line  18,  leave out sub-sub-paragraph (b)

Mr Alistair Carmichael

27

Clause  33,  page  35,  leave out lines 18 and 19

Mr Alistair Carmichael

28

Clause  33,  page  35,  leave out lines 24 and 25

Mr Alistair Carmichael

29

Clause  33,  page  35,  leave out lines 26 to 30

Ian Murray

Wayne David

54

Clause  33,  page  37,  line  17,  at end insert—

“(7A)
Scottish Ministers, in conjunction with the Advisory, Conciliation and

Arbitration Service (ACAS) shall establish and oversee a process, involving

Scottish businesses and trades unions, to end the current employment tribunal fee

system in Scotland”

Mr Alistair Carmichael

30

Clause  43,  page  45,  line  7,  at end add—

“(aa)
leave out the subject matter of the Estate Agents Act 1979”

Mr Alistair Carmichael

31

Clause  45,  page  47,  line  7,  leave out “for which the maximum charge for use is

more than £10”



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