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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 30th April 2002

STANDING COMMITTEE E


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

NATIONALITY, IMMIGRATION AND ASYLUM BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [29th April]

RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE

   

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 29th April (Sessional Order C relating to Programming):
       That—

      (1) during proceedings on the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill the Standing Committee do meet when the House is sitting on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and half-past Four o'clock and on Thursdays at Nine o'clock and half-past Two o'clock, except that on Thursday 2nd May the Committee shall not meet and on Tuesday 7th May the Committee shall not meet at half-past Four o'clock;

      (2) the proceedings to be taken on a sitting shall be as shown in the second column of the Table below and shall be taken in the order so shown;

      (3) the proceedings which under paragraph (2) are to be taken on any sitting shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the third column of the Table;

      (4) paragraph (2) does not prevent proceedings being taken (in the order shown in the second column of the Table) on any earlier sitting than that provided for under paragraph (2) if all previous proceedings have already been concluded.

TABLE

SittingProceedingsTime for conclusion of proceedings
1stClauses 1 to 3, Schedule 1, Clauses 4 to 13, Schedule 29.55 pm
2nd and 3rdClauses 14 to 3311.25 am at 3rd Sitting
4thClauses 34 to 447pm
5th and 6thClauses 45 to 59, Schedule 3, Clauses 60 to 78, Schedule 4, Clauses 79 to 90, Schedules 5 and 69.55 pm at 6th sitting
7thClauses 91 to 126, Schedule 7, Clauses 127 to 12911.25 am
8thNew Clauses, New Schedules and remaining proceedings on the Bill7 pm

   

Angela Eagle has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Sessional Order C(9) relating to Programming (28th June 2001)]


   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

91

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     4,     leave out subsection (1).

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

15

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     7,     leave out 'sufficient knowledge about life in the' and insert 'a basic knowledge of the history and government of the'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

16

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     7,     leave out 'sufficient' and insert 'basic'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

45

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     7,     leave out 'sufficient'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

22

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     7,     after 'about', insert 'political, civic and multicultural'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

23

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     11,     after 'language', insert 'or sign language'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

92

Clause     1,     page     1,     leave out lines 12 to 14.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

46

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     12,     leave out 'sufficient'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

95

Clause     1,     page     1,     line     16,     at beginning insert—

    '(1AA)   No Regulations shall be made under (1)(ba) or (bb) without prior consultation with, and agreement from—

      (i) the Commission for Racial Equality,

      (ii) the Citizenship Foundation, and

      (iii) the Immigration Advisory Service.'.

   

Mr Neil Gerrard

14

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     5,     at end insert—

      '(ea) make provision for the Secretary of State to make payment to provide specified courses and to make payment for travel and childcare costs for those attending'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

47

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     7,     leave out 'sufficiency of'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

17

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(4)   The Secretary of State shall by regulations provide for age and other exemptions in respect of the provisions referred to in subsection (3).'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

21

Clause     1,     page     2,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(4)   Any person aggrieved by a decision of the Secretary of State made under this section may appeal to a County Court Judge.'.


   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

97

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     11,     leave out 'spouse of citizen'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

98

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     12,     after 'paragraphs' insert '2'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

99

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     13,     leave out 'spouse of citizen'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

100

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '( )   In paragraph 2(e) for 'the requirement specified in paragraph 1(1)(c)' substitute 'the requirements specified in paragraph 1(1)(c) and (1)(ca)'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

24

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   These requirements shall not apply to a person married to a British citizen and who is settled and has been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom continuously for three years immediately preceding the application for naturalisation'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

48

Clause     2,     page     2,     line     23,     at end insert—

    '(3)   These requirements shall only apply to a person married to a British citizen and who is settled and has been ordinarily resident in the UK continuously for the three years immediately preceding the application for naturalisation.'.


   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

27

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     6,     leave out second 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

50

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     6,     leave out 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

51

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     9,     leave out 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

28

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     9,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

93

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     10,     at end insert 'or in writing at the request of the applicant'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

53

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     13,     leave out first 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

29

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     13,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

54

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     13,     leave out second 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

6

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     14,     at end insert 'or in writing at the request of the applicant which shall not unreasonably be withheld.'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

94

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     14,     at end insert 'or in writing at the request of the applicant'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

55

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     17,     leave out 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

30

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     17,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

56

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     20,     leave out 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins
Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

31

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     20,     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

57

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     24,     leave out 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Mr Humfrey Malins

26

Schedule     1,     page     69,     leave out lines 25 and 26 and insert—

    '(6)   The Secretary of State may'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

58

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     30,     leave out first 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

   

Simon Hughes
Mr Richard Allan

59

Schedule     1,     page     69,     line     30,     leave out second 'citizenship' and insert 'nationality'.

 
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