Recall of MPs Bill

Amendments
to be moved
in committee

Clause 7

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 5, line 39, leave out “maximum” and insert “minimum”

Clause 8

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 8
stand part of the Bill
.

Clause 9

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 6, line 37, leave out subsection (4)

 

Page 7, line 6, leave out “amend subsection (4)” and insert “set out the wording of
the petition signing sheet, following consultation with the Electoral Commission
and in consultation with the Welsh Language Commissioner”

Clause 10

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 7, line 27, at end insert—

“( )     Any persons wishing to apply to vote by post, who are not registered to do
so before the Speaker’s notice is given or before the cut-off day, must do so
no later than the end of the fifth week of the signing period.”

Clause 12

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

 

Page 8, line 29, leave out “169” and insert “168”

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 8, line 30, leave out from “for” to end of line 31 and insert “corrupt practices)
as a corrupt practice,”

Clause 18

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 12, line 11, leave out paragraph (d)

 

Page 12, line 45, after “campaigning” insert “and campaign literature”

 

Page 12, line 46, at end insert—

“( )   provision about sufficient staffing levels at each petition signing
place and adequate times for the locations to be open”

Clause 21

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 14, line 4, leave out “(including this Act)”

Schedule 3

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 24, line 17, leave out “£500” and insert “£50”

 

Page 24, line 33, at end insert—

“(A1)    The Electoral Commission will, in relation to each of the two possible
outcomes of the recall petition, designate under this paragraph one
accredited campaigner as representing those campaigning for the
outcome in question.”

Schedule 5

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 55, line 41, leave out “, on request,”

Schedule 6

BARONESS HAYTER OF KENTISH TOWN

LORD KENNEDY OF SOUTHWARK

 

Page 57, line 32, leave out “may” and insert “shall”

 

Page 58, line 28, at end insert—

“(viii)   all other campaigners not covered under sub-
paragraph (vii);”

Prepared 7th January 2015