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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 22nd February 2005

 

Report Stage Proceedings

 

Drugs Bill


 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not selected  8

 

Page  1,  line  11  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘16’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  9

 

Page  1,  line  17  [Clause  1],  after ‘committed’, insert ‘on or’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  10

 

Page  1,  line  17  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘a school’ and insert ‘school premises’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  4

 

Page  1,  line  18  [Clause  1],  after ‘school’, insert ‘or any other place where children

 

frequently congregate’.

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Negatived on division  5

 

Page  1,  line  18  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘at a relevant time’.

 


 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  3

 

Page  2,  line  3  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

In subsection (3) “in the vicinity” is—

 

(a)    

within one mile of the school; or

 

(b)    

within five miles of the school when on a route known to be used by

 

pupils accessing the school; or

 

(c)    

on a vehicle used by local education authorities to transport children to

 

school.’.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd February 2005            

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Drugs Bill, continued

 
 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  6

 

Page  2,  line  4  [Clause  1],  leave out subsection (5).

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  11

 

Page  2,  line  5  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘a school is’ and insert ‘the school premises

 

are’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  12

 

Page  2,  line  9  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘requests’ and insert ‘causes or permits’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  13

 

Page  2,  line  12  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘drug related cash’ and insert ‘a drug related

 

consideration’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  14

 

Page  2,  line  13  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘drug related cash is cash’ and insert ‘a drug

 

related consideration is a consideration of any description’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  15

 

Page  2,  line  16  [Clause  1],  leave out ‘to obtain’ and insert ‘in connection with

 

obtaining’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  16

 

Page  2  [Clause  1],  leave out lines 18 to 25.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  17

 

Page  2,  line  25  [Clause  1],  at end insert—

 

‘“school premises” means land used for the purposes of a school excluding

 

any land occupied solely as a dwelling by a person employed at the

 

school; and’.

 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  18

 

Page  2  [Clause  1],  leave out lines 33 to 35.

 


 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  2

 

Page  8,  line  47  [Clause  7],  at end insert—


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd February 2005            

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Drugs Bill, continued

 
 

‘(aa)    

the offence is the driving of a mechanically propelled vehicle

 

dangerously on a road or other public place; or’.

 


 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not selected  1

 

Page  9,  line  10  [Clause  7],  leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘16’.

 


 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  7

 

Page  11,  line  11  [Clause  9],  leave out ‘may, at any time’ and insert ‘shall’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  19

 

Page  20,  line  8  [Clause  20],  after ‘section’, insert ‘made by the Secretary of State’.

 


 

Mr Secretary Clarke

 

Agreed to  20

 

Page  21,  line  7  [Clause  20],  at end add—

 

‘(2)    

In section 114(2) of that Act (procedure for subordinate legislation) after “1A”

 

insert “, 1G”.’.

 


 

New Clause

 

Classification of cannabis as Class B

 

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

 

Mr Crispin Blunt

 

Not called  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Schedule 2 to the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971[2] (which specifies the drugs which

 

are subject to control under that Act) shall be amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In paragraph (a) of Part I of that Schedule, insert at an appropriate place

 

“Cannabinol, except where contained in cannabis or cannabis resin” and

 

“Cannabinol derivatives”.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 22nd February 2005            

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Drugs Bill, continued

 
 

(3)    

In paragraph (a) of Part II of that Schedule, insert at an appropriate place

 

“Cannabis and cannabis resin”.

 

(4)    

In paragraph (a) of Part III of that Schedule, “Cannabinol”, “Cannabinol

 

derivatives” and “Cannabis and cannabis resin” shall be deleted.

 

(5)    

In paragraph 1(d) of Part III of that Schedule, “cannabinol or a cannabinol

 

derivative” shall be deleted.’.

 

Bill read the third time, and passed.


 
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