Amendment Paper as at
Wednesday 8th March 2000
CONSIDERATION OF LORDS AMENDMENTS
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL
Lords Amendment No. 34
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(a)
*Line 6, leave out 'the first' and insert 'an'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(b)
*Line 9, leave out from 'address' to 'sent' in line 13.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(c)
*Line 13, leave out 'that' and insert 'the Greater London returning'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(d)
*Line 14, at end insert
'(1A)(a) Notwithstanding anything in this section or in Schedule 3A to this Act, the Greater London returning officer shall not combine the candidates' election addresses to be sent to electors, whether in a booklet or otherwise; and no order under subsection (3) below may provide for election addresses to be combined in a booklet or otherwise.
(b) For the avoidance of doubt, nothing in this subsection shall be interpreted as prohibiting the Greater London returning officer from delivering the candidates' election addresses together.'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(e)
*Leave out lines 28 to 31 (subsection (3)(a) and (b)) and insert 'for election to the Assembly'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(f)
*Line 55 (subsection (4)(d)) leave out from 'circumstances' to end of line 59.
Lords Amendment No. 78
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(a)
*Line 3, leave out 'First'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(b)
*Line 7, leave out 'First'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(c)
*Line 13, leave out 'first'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(d)
*Leave out lines 16 and 17.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(e)
*Line 34 (paragraph 3(2)), leave out from 'gain' to end of line 36.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(f)
*Line 58 (paragraph 4(2)), leave out 'A5' and insert 'A4'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(g)
*Line 58 (paragraph 4(2)), leave out from 'paper' to end of paragraph 4.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(h)
*Line 82 (paragraph 5(1)), leave out 'for inclusion in the election booklet'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(i)
*Line 99, leave out paragraphs 6 and 7.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(j)
*Line 156 (paragraph 8(1)), leave out 'booklet' and insert 'addresses'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(k)
*Line 160 (paragraph 8(2)), leave out 'booklet' and insert 'addresses'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(l)
*Line 162, leave out paragraph 9.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(m)
*Line 180 (paragraph 10), leave out 'Except so far as they are met by payments under paragraph 9 above,'.
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Bernard Jenkin
Mr Edward Davey
(n)
*Line 184, leave out sub-paragraph 11(1).
REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE BILL (SUPPLEMENTAL ALLOCATION OF TIME)
Margaret Beckett
Mr Secretary Straw
That the Order of the House of 20th January be supplemented as follows:
Lords Amendments
1. Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments shall be completed at today's sitting and, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion two hours after the commencement of proceedings on this Order.
2.(1) This paragraph applies for the purpose of bringing proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with paragraph 1.
(2) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(3) If that Question is for the amendment of a Lords Amendment, the Speaker shall then put forthwith
(a) a single Question on any further Amendments of the Lords Amendment moved by a Minister of the Crown, and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
(4) The Speaker shall then put forthwith
(a) a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown to a Lords Amendment and
(b) the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House agrees or disagrees with the Lords in the Amendment or (as the case may be) in their Amendment as amended.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown, That this House disagrees with the Lords in a Lords Amendment.
(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Amendments.
(7) As soon as the House has agreed or disagreed with the Lords in any of their Amendments, or disposed of an Amendment relevant to a Lords Amendment which has been disagreed to, the Speaker shall put forthwith a single Question on any Amendments moved by a Minister of the Crown relevant to the Lords Amendment.
Subsequent stages
3.(1) The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the consideration forthwith of any further Message from the Lords on the Bill.
(2) The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.
(3) Sub-paragraphs (4) to (7) apply for the purpose of bringing those proceedings to a conclusion.
(4) The Speaker shall first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided.
(5) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown which is related to the Question already proposed from the Chair.
(6) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown on or relevant to any of the remaining items in the Lords Message.
(7) The Speaker shall then put forthwith the Question, That this House agrees with the Lords in all the remaining Lords Proposals.
Reasons Committee
4. The Speaker shall put forthwith the Question on any Motion made by a Minister of the Crown for the appointment, nomination and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the appointment of its Chairman.
5.(1) A Committee appointed to draw up Reasons shall report before the conclusion of the sitting at which it is appointed.
(2) Proceedings in the Committee shall, if not previously brought to a conclusion, be brought to a conclusion 30 minutes after their commencement.
(3) For the purpose of bringing any proceedings to a conclusion in accordance with sub-paragraph (2) the Chairman shall
(a) first put forthwith any Question which has been proposed from the Chair and not yet decided; and
(b) then put forthwith successively Questions on motions which may be made by a Minister of the Crown for assigning a Reason for disagreeing with the Lords in any of their Amendments.
(4) The proceedings of the Committee shall be reported without any further Question being put.
Miscellaneous
6. If the House is adjourned, or the sitting is suspended, before the expiry of the period at the end of which proceedings are to be brought to a conclusion under this Order, no notice shall be required of a Motion made at the next sitting by a Minister of the Crown for varying or supplementing the provisions of this Order.
7.(1) In this paragraph "the proceedings" means proceedings on the Consideration of Lords Amendments, on any further Message from the Lords on the Bill, on the appointment and quorum of a Committee to draw up Reasons and the Report of such a Committee.
(2) Standing Order No. 15(1) (Exempted business) shall apply to the proceedings.
(3) The proceedings shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to the sittings of the House.
(4) No dilatory Motion with respect to, or in the course of, the proceedings shall be made except by a Minister of the Crown; and the Question on any such Motion shall be put forthwith.
8. If proceedings on a Motion for the Adjournment of the House would, by virtue of Standing Order No. 24 (Adjournment on specific and urgent matter that should have urgent consideration), commence at a time when proceedings to which paragraph 7 applies are in progress, proceedings on the Motion shall be postponed to the conclusion of those proceedings.