Amendments proposed to the Civil Contingencies Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

56

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     37,     leave out paragraph (h).

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

55

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     37,     at end insert 'save for the activities or business of honourable Members, which shall continue, and be protected'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

57

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     39,     at beginning insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

58

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     40,     at beginning insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

59

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     42,     at beginning insert 'knowingly'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

81

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     44,     after 'Part', insert 'or a provision of the Health and Safety at Work Etc. Act 1974'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

82

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     44,     after 'Part', insert 'or a provision of the Human Rights Act 1998'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

83

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     46,     leave out from 'function' to end of line 49 and insert 'subject to proper remuneration or compensation being payable'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

60

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     48,     leave out 'or compensation'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

61

Clause     21,     page     14,     line     49,     at end insert 'provided that such function is reasonable and proportional to the risk or risks in respect of which regulations are being made'.

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

62

Clause     21,     page     15,     line     15,     leave out subsection (4).


   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

63

Clause     22,     page     15,     line     31,     at end insert 'with the exception of industrial action that would lead to the endangerment of human life or property, or cause illness or injury'.


   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

64

Clause     26,     page     17,     line     18,     leave out paragraph (a) and insert—

    '(a)   these regulations shall be put to a Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament consisting of members of the Privy Council chosen to reflect the political balance of the House of Commons, (to be known as the Emergency Powers Committee), before their acceptance, to provide an initial parliamentary check.'.

   

Mr Richard Shepherd

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

33

Clause     26,     page     17,     line     39,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Paragraph (1) of House of Commons Standing Order No. 16 (Proceedings under an Act or on European Union Documents) shall not apply to proceedings in the House of Commons under this section.'.


   

Mr Douglas Alexander

65

Schedule     3,     page     27,     second column, leave out lines 34 to 37 and insert—

'The whole Act.'.


NEW CLAUSES

Performance of functions and jurisdiction of the courts

   

Mr William Cash

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       'Where Her Majesty, a Minister of the Crown or other person or any of them performs functions under Part 2 of this Act they shall carry out those functions only in circumstances in which they have reasonable cause to believe that the exercise of those functions are essential in the national interest and nothing in this Act shall be construed as ousting the jurisdiction of any court in determining that or any other matter arising under this Act.'.


Confidentiality

   

Mr Oliver Heald
Patrick Mercer
Mr Nigel Evans

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

       'Regulations under section 2(5)(iii), section 4(4)(b) (to the extent that they make provisions of a kind permitted under section 2(5)(i)) and section 6(1) or (2) shall make suitable provision to protect the confidentiality of information provided or disclosed under those regulations, including an appropriate enforcement mechanism.'.


ORDER OF THE HOUSE [19TH JANUARY 2004]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Civil Contingencies Bill:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on 10th February 2004.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

Programming Committee

    6.   Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Programming of proceedings

    7.   All other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.


ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [27th JANUARY 2004]

That—     (1)   during proceedings on the Civil Contingencies Bill the Standing Committee shall meet when the House is sitting on Tuesdays at 9.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. and on Thursdays at 2.30 p.m;

    (2)   8 sittings shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3)   the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the Table below and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

TABLE

ProceedingsTime for conclusion of proceedings
Clauses 1 to 17; Schedule 1;5.30 p.m. on Thursday 29th January.
Clauses 18 to 31; Schedules 2 and 3;
Clauses 32 to 35; remaining proceedings on the Bill.
5.30 p.m. on Tuesday 10th February.


 
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