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House of Commons

Thursday 18 July 2019

Consideration of Lords Amendments

Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
(changed to Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill)

On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill
(changed to Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Bill)

MANUSCRIPT MOTIONS AND AMENDMENTS

Lords Amendment No. 1

As an Amendment to the Lords Amendment:—

Hilary Benn

Alistair Burt

Chris Bryant

Mr Edward Vaizey

Stella Creasy

Justine Greening

Mr Dominic Grieve

Stephen Doughty

Sir Oliver Letwin

Dr Philippa Whitford

Dr Phillip Lee

Joanna Cherry

Mr Sam Gyimah

Peter Kyle

Guto Bebb

Jonathan Edwards

Mr Chris Leslie

Heidi Allen

Jo Swinson

Anna Soubry

Martyn Day

Caroline Lucas

Mr Ben Bradshaw

Alison McGovern

(a)

Page  1,  line  16,  at end insert—

“(2C)    

If, as a result of Parliament standing prorogued or adjourned, a Minister of the

Crown cannot comply with the obligations in subsection (2A) or (2B), a

proclamation under the Meeting of Parliament Act 1797 (c. 127) shall require

Parliament to meet on a specified day within the period within which compliance

with subsection (2B) is required and to meet on the five following days (other

than Saturdays, Sundays or a day which is a bank holiday in the United Kingdom

or in any part of the United Kingdom) to allow for compliance with subsection

(2B).”

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Secretary Karen Bradley

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Order of the House [8 July 2019] extract

That the following provisions shall apply to the proceedings on the Northern Ireland

(Executive Formation) Bill:

Consideration of Lords Amendments

(10)    

(a)    

Any Lords Amendments to the Bill may be considered forthwith without

any Question being put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose

shall be suspended accordingly.

(b)    

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their

commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph

(a) shall thereupon be resumed.

(11)    

Paragraphs (2) to (11) of Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion

of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments) apply for the purposes of

bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (10) of

this Order.

Subsequent stages

(12)    

(a)    

Any further Message from the Lords on the Bill may be considered

forthwith without any Question being put; and any proceedings

interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended accordingly.

(b)    

Proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not

previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their

commencement; and any proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph

(a) shall thereupon be resumed.

(13)    

Paragraphs (2) to (9) of Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion

of proceedings on further messages from the Lords) apply for the purposes of

bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph (12) of

this Order.

Reasons Committee

(14)    

Paragraphs (2) to (6) of Standing Order No. 83H (Programme orders: reasons

committee) apply in relation to any committee to be appointed to draw up reasons

after proceedings have been brought to a conclusion in accordance with this

Order.

Miscellaneous

(15)    

Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply so far as necessary for

the purposes of this Order.

(16)    

Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply in relation to any

proceedings to which this Order applies.

(17)    

(a)    

No Motion shall be made, except by a Minister of the Crown, to alter the

order in which any proceedings on the Bill are taken, to recommit the Bill

or to vary or supplement the provisions of this Order.

(b)    

No notice shall be required of such a Motion.

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(c)    

Such a motion may be considered forthwith without any Question being

put; and any proceedings interrupted for that purpose shall be suspended

accordingly.

(d)    

The Question on such a Motion shall be put forthwith; and any

proceedings suspended under sub-paragraph (c) shall thereupon be

resumed.

(e)    

Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to

proceedings on such a Motion.

(18)    

(a)    

No dilatory Motion shall be made in relation to proceedings to which this

Order applies except by a Minister of the Crown.

(b)    

The Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.

(19)    

No debate shall be held in accordance with Standing Order No. 24 (Emergency

debates) at today’s sitting after this Order has been agreed.

(20)    

Proceedings to which this Order applies shall not be interrupted under any

Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.