S.C.B.
Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 15th November 2001
STANDING COMMITTEE B
ELECTORAL ADMINISTRATION BILL
Except Clauses Nos. 9 to 18; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to Part 2 or Part 3 of the Bill; any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to the procedure to be followed at an election on the death of a candidate; and any new Clauses or new Schedules relating to candidates standing in more than one constituency at an election.
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [14th November2005].
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 14th November (Standing Order 83C):
That—
(1) during the proceedings on the Electoral Administration Bill, in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 15th November, the Standing Committee shall meet at:
| (a) | 4.00 p.m on Tuesday 15th November, |
| (b) | 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 17th November, |
| (c) | 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. on Tuesday 22nd November, |
| (d) | 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m on Thursday 24th November; |
(2) the Bill be considered in the following order, namely, Clauses 1 to 8, Clauses 19 to 66, Schedules 1 and 2, Clauses 67 to 71, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill;
(3) proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m on Thursday 24th November.
Harriet Harman has given notice of her intention to move a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].
Harriet Harman
To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely Clauses 1 to 8, Clauses 19 to 66, Schedules 1 and 2, Clauses 67 to 71, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
35
Clause 1, page 1, line 4, after 'may', insert ', pursuant to consultation with all affected political parties,'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
36
Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out 'may' and insert 'must'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
37
Clause 1, page 2, line 5, at end insert ', and
| (c) | require the CORE keeper to maintain the information securely to protect the integrity of the information from non-specified third parties.'. |
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
38
Clause 1, page 2, line 7, at end insert—
'(7A) the relevant person in HM Forces shall provide the CORE keeper with accurate details of anyone who has left HM Forces every three months.'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
39
Clause 1, page 2, line 26, at end insert—
'(12) A CORE scheme may require, in the interests of protecting entries from fraud, that all electors must supply an individual unique identifier such as, where appropriate, a national insurance number.'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
40
Clause 2, page 3, line 19, at end insert 'in an individual constituency;'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
42
Clause 5, page 5, line 40, at end insert—
'(11) A CORE scheme shall make provision to allow registered political parites full access, without charge, to information controlled by the CORE keeper. Access to information shall be governed by the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 (c.41).'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
43
Clause 6, page 5, line 42, at end insert '; and
| (e) | affected political parties.'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr John Pugh
3
Clause 19, page 18, line 36, at end insert ', except that such a notice may not be made in the period of three months before an eletion the date of which is prescribed.'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
44
Clause 19, page 20, line 36, at end insert—
'18E Electoral Boundary Reform
There shall be introduced an electoral quota system to determine the size of each constituency electorate. The quota shall be determined by dividing the total electorate in the United Kingdom by the number of seats. Maintaining an equal number of electors per seat shall be the overriding consideration in determining electoral boundaries.'.
Mr David Heath
Dr John Pugh
4
Clause 20, page 22, line 5, leave out 'nominated as a candidate' and insert 'elected'.
Mr David Heath
Dr John Pugh
5
Clause 22, page 24, line 18, at end insert—
'(7A) In rule 7 (subscription of nomination paper), in paragraph (1), for the word "eight" substitute "one hundred".'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
46
Clause 22, page 24, line 33, leave out section (9).
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
47
Clause 23, page 24, line 42, leave out 'or' and insert 'and'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
19
Clause 23, page 25, line 3, leave out 'Scotland'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
20
Clause 23, page 25, line 7, at end insert—
| '(c) | in relation to a candidate standing in an election in Scotland, it consists of the word "independent" or the word "Neo-eisimeil".'. |
Mr David Heath
Dr John Pugh
6
Clause 23, page 25, line 8, leave out subsections (3) to (9).
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
48
Clause 23, page 25, line 13, leave out 'to be likely'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
49
Clause 23, page 25, line 15, leave out 'it is not likely to' and insert 'will not'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
50
Clause 23, page 25, line 22, leave out 'be likely'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
21
Clause 23, page 25, line 43, after 'Wales' insert 'or Scotland'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
22
Clause 23, page 25, line 45, after 'or' insert 'Scottish Gaelic or'.
Sir Patrick Cormack
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr John Denham
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Chris Grayling
Sir George Young
13
Clause 23, page 26, line 8, leave out '(b)' and insert '(c) (inserted by section [Candidate not to stand in more than one constituency])'.
Sir Patrick Cormack
Sir Menzies Campbell
Mr John Denham
Mrs Gwyneth Dunwoody
Chris Grayling
Sir George Young
14
Clause 23, page 26, line 10, leave out '(c)' and insert '(d)'.
Mr Jonathan Djanogly
Mr Henry Bellingham
Mrs Eleanor Laing
51
Clause 23, page 26, line 23, at end insert—
'( ) If the returning officer thinks that the description on the nomination paper of a candidate whose description is not authorised as mentioned in rule 6A(1) or (1B) is misleadingly similar to a "registered description", as detailed in section 28A or 28B of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, he must, as soon as practicable after the receipt of the non-authorised description, give his decision on its validity.'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
23
Clause 23, page 26, line 35, leave out 'Scotland'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
24
Clause 23, page 26, line 38, at end insert—
| '(c) | in relation to an election in Scotland "IND/NEO-E" or, if the candidate so requests, "NEO-E/IND".'. |
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
26
Clause 23, page 26, line 45, after '"ANNIB/IND"', insert '"IND/NEO-E" and "NEO-E/IND".'.
Mr Angus MacNeil
Mr Alex Salmond
Pete Wishart
Mr Mike Weir
Angus Robertson
Stewart Hosie
25
Clause 23, page 26, line 45, leave out 'and'.
