Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 25th January 2000
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
DISQUALIFICATIONS BILL
Mr William Hague
Mr Andrew MacKay
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr James Arbuthnot
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
10
*Clause 1, page 1, line 5, at beginning insert 'Subject to section (Commencement of Act to be conditional on progress in implementing decommissioning),'.
Mr William Ross
Mr William Thompson
26
*Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after 'than', insert 'the Republic of'.
Mr William Ross
Mr William Thompson
29
*Clause 1, page 1, line 9, leave out 'Ireland' and insert 'Member States of the European Union'.
Mr William Cash
32
*Clause 1, page 1, line 9, after 'Ireland)', add 'provided that, in respect of Ireland, a person who is or has been a member of a proscribed organisation within the meaning of the Terrorism Act 2000 and who has not disavowed terrorism within the meaning given to that expression by that Act before taking his or her seat in the said House or Assembly shall be disqualified from membership of the House of Commons and the Northern Ireland Assembly'.
Mr Eric Forth
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end add—
'(2A) This section shall come into force on a day to be appointed by an order made by the Secretary of State; and the Secretary of State shall not make such an order unless he has previously laid before both Houses of Parliament a statement in relation to the Belfast Agreement (Cm 3883), stating that in his opinion and in the opinion of all parties to that Agreement all aspects of the Agreement have been implemented.
(2B) No order shall be made under subsection (2A) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'.
Mr Eric Forth
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end add—
'(2A) This section shall come into force on a day to be appointed by an order made by the Secretary of State; and the Secretary of State shall not make such an order unless he is satisfied that Members of the House of Lords and the House of Commons are qualified for membership of either House of the legislature of the Republic of Ireland'.
Mr David Trimble
Mr William Ross
Mr Andrew Mackay
Miss Ann Widdecombe
6
*Clause 1, page 1, line 9, at end add—
'(3) is a Minister in the government of any country or territory outside the United Kingdom, or'
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
21
*Clause 2, page 1, line 13, after 'Minister', insert 'Presiding Officer or Deputy Presiding Officer'.
Mr David Trimble
Mr William Ross
Mr Andrew Mackay
Miss Ann Widdecombe
7
*Clause 2, page 1, line 15, at end insert 'or
'(d) be nominated as a chairman or a deputy chairman of a statutory committee'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
25
*Clause 2, page 1, line 16, after 'he', insert 'or she'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
11
*Clause 2, page 1, line 16, after 'Minister', insert 'or Junior Minister'.
Mr William Ross
Mr William Thompson
30
*Clause 2, page 1, line 16, leave out 'Government' and insert 'Republic'.
Mr Eric Forth
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
3
Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert 'or a member of either House of the legislature of the Republic of Ireland'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
13
*Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert 'or is a Party Whip in the Government of Ireland'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
14
*Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end insert 'or is Chair or Vice Chair of a Subject Committee in the legislature of Ireland'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
23
*Clause 2, page 1, line 16, at end add 'or if he or she is a member of the European Parliament'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
12
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, after 'Minister', insert 'or Junior Minister'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
16
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, after 'Minister', insert 'or Junior Minister'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
17
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, after 'Minister', insert 'or Party Whip'.
Mr William Ross
Mr William Thompson
31
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, leave out 'Government' and insert 'Republic'.
Mr Eric Forth
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
4
Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add 'or a member of either House of the legislature of the Republic of Ireland'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
18
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add 'or on becoming a Chair or Vice Chair of a subject Committee'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
19
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add 'or is appointed to the British-Irish Council'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
20
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add 'or is appointed to any North/South implementation body'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
22
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add 'or on taking up a post in the service of the Government of Ireland'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
24
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add 'or becoming a member of the European Parliament'.
Mr William Ross
The Reverend Martin Smyth
15
*Clause 2, page 1, line 18, at end add—
'(3) The First Minister or Deputy First Minister shall cease to hold office on becoming a Minister or Junior Minister of the Government of Ireland'.
NEW CLAUSES
Commencement of Act to be conditional on progress in implementing decommissioning
Mr William Hague
Mr Andrew MacKay
Miss Ann Widdecombe
Sir Patrick Cormack
Mr James Arbuthnot
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
'This Act shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; but no such order shall be made until the Commission referred to in section 7 of the Norther Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 is satisfied that there has been substantial progress in implementing the commitments made in the Decommissioning section of the Belfast Agreement (Command Paper 3883).'.
'No person who is a member of the legislature of Ireland (the Oireachtas) may hold any Ministerial position, or be a Party Whip, or be a member of the Government of the United Kingdom.'.
'No person who is a member of the legislature of Ireland (the Oireachtas) may be elected as Speaker or Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons'.
'Any person who is elected as a member of both the Northern Ireland Assembly and the legislature of Ireland shall be paid 50 per cent. of the salary of a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly'.
'Any person who is elected as a member of both the Northern Ireland Assembly and the legislature of Ireland shall receive no more than 50 per cent. of the office costs allowance payable to a member of the Northern Ireland Assembly'.
'No person shall be appointed to any Ministerial Office in the Northern Ireland Assembly who is not registered as an elector within the United Kingdom.'.
