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House of Commons

Tuesday 9 July 2019

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

Amendments tabled since the last publication: 10 to 24 and NC14 to NC22

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill

Note

This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any

withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in

accordance with the Order of the House [8 July 2019].

NEW CLAUSES, NEW SCHEDULES RELATING TO ABORTION, MARRIAGE OR CIVIL

PARTNERSHIP, HISTORICAL INSTITUTIONAL ABUSE, OR PENSIONS OF THE KIND

MENTIONED IN PARAGRAPH 28 OF THE STORMONT HOUSE AGREEMENT (VICTIMS’

PENSIONS)

Conor McGinn

Justine Greening

Yvette Cooper

Nick Herbert

Layla Moran

Caroline Lucas

Ged Killen

Owen Smith

Stella Creasy

Wes Streeting

Stephen Doughty

Vernon Coaker

Alex Sobel

Tonia Antoniazzi

Diana Johnson

Jo Stevens

Ruth Jones

Susan Elan Jones

Nick Boles

Crispin Blunt

Nicky Morgan

Catherine West

Anna Soubry

Christian Matheson

Ann Coffey

Tim Loughton

Jo Swinson

Helen Hayes

Matt Western

NC1

To move the following Clause—

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“Marriage of same-sex couples in Northern Ireland

(1)    

The Secretary of State must make regulations to change the law relating to

marriage in Northern Ireland to provide that marriage between same-sex couples

is lawful.

(2)    

Regulations under this section must be in force no later than 21 October 2019,

subject to subsections (3) and (4).

(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations under subsection (1)—

(a)    

must be laid before both Houses of Parliament;

(b)    

is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of

Parliament.

(4)    

If a Northern Ireland Executive is formed before the regulations under this section

come into force, any regulations made under this section and any extant

obligations arising under subsection (1) shall cease to have effect.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would require UK secondary legislation to extend same-sex marriage to Northern

Ireland unless a Northern Ireland Executive is formed by 21 October 2019.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

NC2

To move the following Clause—

“Pension for victims and survivors of Troubles-related incidents: debate

(1)    

A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of two sitting days beginning

with the first sitting day on or after the day on which the report on progress made

towards preparing legislation to implement a pension for seriously injured

victims and survivors of Troubles-related incidents mentioned in section 3 is

published, make arrangements for—

(a)    

a motion to the effect that the House of Commons has approved that

report to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the

period of seven Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which

the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published, and

(b)    

a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the report mentioned in

paragraph (a) to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown

within the period of seven Lords sitting days beginning with the day on

which the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published.

(2)    

In this section—

“Commons sitting day” means a day on which the House of Commons is

sitting (and a day is only a day on which the House of Commons is sitting

if the House begins to sit on that day);

“Lords sitting day” means a day on which the House of Lords is sitting (and

a day is only a day on which the House of Lords is sitting if the House

begins to sit on that day).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause is linked to amendment 1 on a report on progress made towards preparing

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legislation to implementing a pension for seriously injured victims and survivors of Troubles-

related incidents, and provides for the report to be debated in Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

NC3

To move the following Clause—

“Pension for victims and survivors of Troubles-related incidents: regulations

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a pension for seriously

injured victims and survivors of Troubles-related incidents, to be charged to the

Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund.

(2)    

Regulations under subsection (2) are to be made by statutory instrument.

(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section made by the

Secretary of State may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4)    

The Secretary of State must lay a draft of an instrument under this section before

each House of Parliament by no later than 21 October 2019.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to lay regulations before Parliament by 21

October 2019 providing for a pension for seriously injured victims and survivors of Troubles-

related incidents, to be charged to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

Diana Johnson

NC4

To move the following Clause—

“Reproductive rights of women in Northern Ireland: debate

(1)    

A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of two sitting days beginning

with the first sitting day on or after the day on which the report on progress made

towards meeting international human rights obligations applicable to the United

Kingdom in relation to the reproductive rights of women mentioned in section 3

is published, make arrangements for—

(a)    

a motion to the effect that the House of Commons has approved that

report to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the

period of seven Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which

the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published, and

(b)    

a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the report mentioned in

paragraph (a) to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown

within the period of seven Lords sitting days beginning with the day on

which the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published.

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(2)    

In this section—

“Commons sitting day” means a day on which the House of Commons is

sitting (and a day is only a day on which the House of Commons is sitting

if the House begins to sit on that day);

“Lords sitting day” means a day on which the House of Lords is sitting (and

a day is only a day on which the House of Lords is sitting if the House

begins to sit on that day).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause is linked to amendment 2 on a report on progress made towards meeting

international human rights obligations applicable to the United Kingdom in relation to the

reproductive rights of women, and provides for the report to be debated in Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

Diana Johnson

NC5

To move the following Clause—

“Reproductive rights of women in Northern Ireland: regulations

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for services to meet the

reproductive rights of women in Northern Ireland to be charged to the Northern

Ireland Consolidated Fund.

(2)    

Regulations under subsection (2) are to be made by statutory instrument.

(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section made by the

Secretary of State may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4)    

The Secretary of State must lay a draft of an instrument under this section before

each House of Parliament by no later than 21 October 2019.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to lay regulations before Parliament by 21

October 2019 providing services to meet the reproductive rights of women in Northern Ireland

with any costs to be charged to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

NC6

To move the following Clause—

“Historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland: debate

(1)    

A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of two sitting days beginning

with the first sitting day on or after the day on which the report on progress made

towards implementing the recommendations made by the Report of the Inquiry

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into Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995 is

published, make arrangements for—

(a)    

a motion to the effect that the House of Commons has approved that

report to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the

period of seven Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which

the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published, and

(b)    

a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the report mentioned in

paragraph (a) to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown

within the period of seven Lords sitting days beginning with the day on

which the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published.

(2)    

In this section—

“Commons sitting day” means a day on which the House of Commons is

sitting (and a day is only a day on which the House of Commons is sitting

if the House begins to sit on that day);

“Lords sitting day” means a day on which the House of Lords is sitting (and

a day is only a day on which the House of Lords is sitting if the House

begins to sit on that day).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause is linked to amendment 3 on a report on progress towards implementing the

recommendations made by the Hart Report of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse in

Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995, and provides for the report to be debated in Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

NC7

To move the following Clause—

“Historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland: regulations

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for a publicly funded

compensation scheme under an HIA Redress Board, distinct from the Northern

Ireland Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2009, to be charged to the

Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund.

(2)    

Regulations under subsection (2) are to be made by statutory instrument.

(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section made by the

Secretary of State may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4)    

The Secretary of State must lay a draft of an instrument under this section before

each House of Parliament by no later than 21 October 2019.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to lay regulations before Parliament by 21

October 2019 providing for a publicly funded compensation scheme under an HIA Redress Board

as recommended by the Hart Inquiry, with any costs to be charged to the Northern Ireland

Consolidated Fund.

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Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

Diana Johnson

Mr Alistair Carmichael

NC8

To move the following Clause—

“Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland: debate

(1)    

A Minister of the Crown must, within the period of two sitting days beginning

with the first sitting day on or after the day on which the report on progress made

towards implementing marriage for same-sex couples in Northern Ireland is

published, make arrangements for—

(a)    

a motion to the effect that the House of Commons has approved that

report to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown within the

period of seven Commons sitting days beginning with the day on which

the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published, and

(b)    

a motion for the House of Lords to take note of the report mentioned in

paragraph (a) to be moved in that House by a Minister of the Crown

within the period of seven Lords sitting days beginning with the day on

which the relevant report mentioned in section 3 is published.

(2)    

In this section—

“Commons sitting day” means a day on which the House of Commons is

sitting (and a day is only a day on which the House of Commons is sitting

if the House begins to sit on that day);

“Lords sitting day” means a day on which the House of Lords is sitting (and

a day is only a day on which the House of Lords is sitting if the House

begins to sit on that day).”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause is linked to amendment 3 on a report on progress towards implementing the

recommendations made by the Hart Report of the Inquiry into Historical Institutional Abuse in

Northern Ireland between 1922 and 1995, and provides for the report to be debated in Parliament.

Jeremy Corbyn

Tony Lloyd

Karin Smyth

Mr Nicholas Brown

Diana Johnson

Anna Soubry

Caroline Lucas

Mr Alistair Carmichael

NC9

To move the following Clause—

“Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland: regulations

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by regulations provide for marriage for same-sex

couples in Northern Ireland, with any public costs to be charged to the Northern

Ireland Consolidated Fund.

(2)    

Regulations under subsection (2) are to be made by statutory instrument.

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(3)    

A statutory instrument containing regulations under this section made by the

Secretary of State may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid

before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.

(4)    

The Secretary of State must lay a draft of an instrument under this section before

each House of Parliament by no later than 21 October 2019.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to lay regulations before Parliament by 21

October 2019 providing for a same-sex marriage for couples in Northern Ireland, with any public

costs to be charged to the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund.

REMAINING PROCEEDINGS

Stella Creasy

Jo Swinson

Tom Brake

Chuka Umunna

Wera Hobhouse

Norman Lamb

Kate Green

Jess Phillips

Helen Hayes

Tonia Antoniazzi

Jo Stevens

Ms Angela Eagle

Anna Turley

Stephen Doughty

Martin Whitfield

Liz Kendall

Wes Streeting

Mr Edward Vaizey

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Sir Edward Davey

Ged Killen

Rosie Duffield

Angela Smith

Chris Bryant

Diana Johnson

Nick Boles

Dr Dan Poulter

Alex Sobel

Hannah Bardell

Caroline Lucas

Heidi Allen

Debbie Abrahams

Ruth Cadbury

Dr Rosena Allin-Khan

Dame Margaret Hodge

Ms Harriet Harman

Dr Paul Williams

Dr Sarah Wollaston

Mike Gapes

Anna Soubry

Layla Moran

Nicky Morgan

Catherine West

George Freeman

Holly Lynch

Lilian Greenwood

Peter Kyle

Ms Karen Buck

Preet Kaur Gill

Kerry McCarthy

Sarah Champion

Mrs Madeleine Moon

Caroline Flint

Thelma Walker

Daniel Zeichner

Christian Matheson

Hilary Benn

Thangam Debbonaire

Jeff Smith

Owen Smith

Ann Coffey

Alex Norris

Tracy Brabin

John Woodcock

Gill Furniss

Gloria De Piero

Maria Eagle

Rachel Reeves

Jonathan Edwards

Tulip Siddiq

Laura Pidcock

Lisa Nandy

Crispin Blunt

Dan Jarvis

Angela Crawley

Mr Alistair Carmichael

Tim Loughton

Karl Turner

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods

Justine Greening

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Clause  1,  page  1,  line  3,  at end insert—

“(2)    

This section comes into force on the day after the Secretary of State has laid

before both Houses of Parliament regulations to enable the effective application

in Northern Ireland of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of All

Forms of Discrimination against Women in order to guarantee the rights of all

women in Northern Ireland.”

Member’s explanatory statement

The Report of the inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

under article 8 of the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of