NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS

given up to and including

Thursday 8th July 2004

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION (TREATMENT OF CLAIMANTS, ETC.) BILL

On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Asylum and Immigration
(Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill (Programme) (No. 3).

Lords Amendment No. 28

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(a)

*Line     14,     leave out '10 working' and insert '5'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(b)

*Line     24,     leave out '10 working' and insert '5'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(c)

*Line     36,     after 'to', insert—

    '(a)   '.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(d)

*Line     36,     at end insert—

       ', and

    (b)   where rules of court permit, other written submissions.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(e)

*Line     45,     after 'more', insert 'legally qualified'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(f)

*Line     131,     leave out from 'payments' to end of line 133.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(g)

*Line     136,     leave out 'the outcome of the appeal,' and insert 'the prospects of success in respect of the appeal at the time when the application for reconsideration was made, the fact that a reference has been made under section 103C(1).'.

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Lords Amendment No. 42

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

     Lords Amendments Nos. 42 to 44

To move the following amendments to the Bill in lieu of Lords Amendments Nos. 42 to 44—

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(a)

*Page     32,     line     19,     at end insert—

       'or,

(e) in the Lord Chancellor's opinion, has non-legal experience which makes him suitable for appointment.

    (2)   A person appointed under sub-paragraph (1)(a) to (d) shall be known as a legally qualified member of the Tribunal.'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(b)

*Page     37,     line     5,     after 'a', insert 'legally qualified'.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(c)

*Page     41,     line     3,     leave out paragraph 28 and insert—

    '28   Where immediately before commencement a person is a member of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal—

    (a)   he shall be treated as having been appointed as a member of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal under paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 to that Act immediately after commencement, and

    (b)   if he was a legally qualified member of the Immigration Appeal Tribunal (within the meaning of Schedule 5 to that Act) he shall be treated as having been appointed as a legally qualified member of the Asylum and Immigration Tribunal.'.

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Lords Amendment No. 43

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

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Lords Amendment No. 44

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

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Lords Amendment No. 46

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(a)

*Page     33,     line     9,     after 'President', insert ', having regard to the complexity and other circumstances of particular cases or classes of case,'.

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Lords Amendment No. 62

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett

(a)

*Line     33,     leave out '10 working' and insert '5'.

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Lords Amendment No. 15

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(a)

*Line     5,     after 'may', insert ', following consultation with the bodies listed in subsection (5A),'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(b)

*Line     12,     at end insert—

    '(5A)   Those bodies are—

(a)	Citizens Advice;

(b)	the Immigration Advisory Service;

(c)	the Probation Service;

(d)	the Refugee Council;

(e)	the Local Government Association;

(f)	the National Council for Voluntary Organisations; and

(g)	the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(c)

*Leave out lines 19 and 20.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(d)

*Line     26,     leave out from 'that' to beneficial' in line 27 and insert 'the Secretary of State reasonably believes are'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(e)

*Line     32,     at end insert—

'(ia)

prescribe the circumstances which constitute a breach of a requirement to participate in community activities;'.

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Lords Amendment No. 17

   

Jeremy Corbyn

*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

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Lords Amendment No. 18

   

Jeremy Corbyn

*To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(a)

*Line     3,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(b)

*Line     6,     at end insert 'within six weeks of his application'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(c)

*Leave out line 30.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(d)

*Line     42,     at end insert 'and'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(e)

*Line     43,     leave out from 'refugee' to end of line 45.

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Lords Amendment No. 21

As Amendments to the Lords Amendment:—

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(a)

*Line     17,     leave out 'seven' and insert 'fourteen'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(b)

*Line     24,     after 'satisfied', insert 'so that he is sure'.

   

Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr Humfrey Malins
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown

(c)

*Line     45,     at end insert—

    '(5)   The superintendent registrar shall keep a written record of applications refused which shall include reasons for refusal.'.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [17th DECEMBER 2003]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants etc.) 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 27th January 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 proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.

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ASYLUM AND IMMIGRATION (TREATMENT OF CLAIMANTS, ETC.) BILL (PROGRAMME) (NO. 3)

   

Mr Secretary Blunkett
Mr Peter Hain
That the Programme Orders of 17th December 2003 and 1st March 2004 relating to the Asylum and Immigration (Treatment of Claimants, etc.) Bill be supplemented as follows—

Consideration of Lords Amendments

    1.   Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments shall be taken at this day's sitting in the order shown in the following table and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the time specified.

TABLE
Proceedings	Time for conclusion of proceedings
Amendments Nos 28, 29, 42 to 62	1 hour 15 minutes after the commencement of proceedings
Amendments Nos 15, 30, 31, 17, 18, 14, 16	3 hours 30 minutes after the commencement of proceedings
Amendments Nos 21 to 27, 19, 20, 32, 40, 41, 33, 34, 1 to 13, 35 to 39, 63 to 69	10.00 p.m.

Subsequent stages

    2.   Any further Message from the Lords may be considered forthwith without any question being put.

    3.   The proceedings on any further Message from the Lords shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour after their commencement.

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Prepared 8 Jul 2004