Main Business |
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| Note: Provision has been made for a Business Motion to be moved at 6.00 p.m. (Standing Order No. 15).
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| + 1 | CONSOLIDATED FUND (APPROPRIATION) BILL: Second Reading.
[No debate]
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| The Questions on Second and Third Reading of the Consolidated Fund (Appropriation) Bill will be put without debate (Standing Order No.
56).
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| + 2 | SUPPORT FOR MEMBERS WHO HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO TAKE THEIR SEATS
[Up to 3 hours]
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| Mr Peter Hain
Mr Secretary Murphy
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| That for a period of suspension of one year commencing on 1st April 2005 the Resolution of the House of 18th December 2001 relating to Members who have chosen not to take their seats and thus do not qualify to participate in proceedings in Parliament shall not have effect in so far as it provides for their claiming support for their costs under the provisions of the Resolutions of this House relating to Members' Allowances, Insurance etc., and the allowances relating to travel within the United Kingdom for Members, their families and staff.
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| As Amendments to Mr Peter Hain's proposed Motion (Support for Members who have chosen not to take their seats):
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| Mr Oliver Heald
Mr David Lidington
Mr David Trimble
Mr Roy Beggs
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
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| Mrs Iris Robinson | Mr Nigel Dodds | Kate Hoey |
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| (a) |
| Line 1, leave out from `That' to `1st' and insert `as from'.
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| Mr Oliver Heald
Mr David Lidington
Mr David Trimble
Mr Roy Beggs
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
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| Mrs Iris Robinson | Mr Nigel Dodds | Kate Hoey |
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| (b) |
| Line 4, leave out from `effect' to end.
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| Mr Peter Robinson
Mr Nigel Dodds
Mr Andrew Hunter
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mrs Iris Robinson
Mr David Trimble
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| (c) |
| Line 7, at end add `The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland will bring forward proposals to make the necessary arrangements to
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| (a) financially sanction Sinn Fein Members in local government in Northern Ireland by removing various allowances;
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| (b) financially sanction Sinn Fein Members of the Assembly by removing their salaries and various allowances; and
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| (c) financially sanction the Sinn Fein Member of the European Parliament from the Northern Ireland constituency by removing any payments for which Parliament has responsibility.'.
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| Mr David Trimble
Mr Roy Beggs
David Burnside
The Reverend Martin Smyth
The Reverend Ian Paisley
Mr Peter Robinson
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| Mrs Iris Robinson | Mr Nigel Dodds | |
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| (d) |
| Line 7, at end add `That a select committee of not more than 13 Members be appointed to investigate and to report by 31st March 2006 to the House together with such recommendations as it shall see fit as to whether such Members who have chosen not to take their seats have before or after being returned to serve as a Member of Parliament been involved in directing the activities of the Irish Republican Army and/or have served as a member of the latter's Army Council.'.
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| Sir Patrick Cormack
Frank Field
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| (e) |
| Line 7, at end add `and insofar as it provides for them to have access to any of the facilities available to elected Members within the precincts of the Palace of Westminster.'.
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| The Speaker shall put the Questions necessary to dispose of proceedings not later than three hours after their commencement; proceedings may continue, though opposed, after the moment of interruption; and Standing Order No.
41A (Deferred divisions) shall not apply (Order of 7th March).
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| At 6.00 p.m.
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| + | BUSINESS OF THE HOUSE [No debate]
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| That, at this day's sitting, consideration of any Lords Messages that may be received may be proceeded with, though opposed, until any hour.
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| To be decided without debate (Standing Order No.
15).
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| Note: The House may be asked to consider any Lords Messages that may be received.
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| The Speaker shall not adjourn the House until any Messages from the Lords shall have been received, any Committee to draw up Reasons which has been appointed at this sitting has reported, and he has notified the Royal Assent to Acts agreed upon by both Houses (Order of 7th March).
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| At the end of the sitting:
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| 3 | ADJOURNMENT
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| Proposed subject: Low flying military aircraft and the case of Heather Bell(Mr Edward Leigh).
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| Debate may continue until 6.30 p.m., or for half an hour, whichever is later (Standing Order No. 9 and Order of 29th October 2002).
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