Amendments proposed to the Government of Wales Bill - continued House of Commons

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Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

80

Clause     27,     page     17,     line     15,     at end insert 'not belonging to the same political group.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

201

Clause     27,     page     17,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   The Deputy Presiding Officer may act as a member of the Assembly Commission in the absence of the Presiding Officer.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

202

Clause     27,     page     17,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   The standing orders must provide that, so far as is practicable, the four other Assembly members are drawn from different political groups.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

111

Clause     27,     page     17,     line     28,     at end add—

    '(8)   Any expenditure of the Assembly Commission, so far as it is not met out of sums received and used in accordance with section 119(2), shall be payable out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

251

Clause     29,     page     18,     line     10,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The standing orders shall include provision for ensuring that, in appointing members to committees and sub-committees, regard is had to the balance of political parities in the Assembly.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

97

Clause     29,     page     18,     line     11,     leave out subsections (2) to (9) and insert—

    '(1A)   The members of any committee established by the Assembly under section 28(1)—

      (a) shall be elected by the Assembly from among the Assembly members, and

      (b) shall, unless the committee exists solely to provide advice, be elected so as to secure that, as far as is practicable, the balance of the parties in the Assembly is reflected in the membership of the committee.

    (1B)   The committees established by the Assembly under section 28(1) shall be, as far as is practicable, chaired by members of political parties in proportion to the number of members of the Assembly belonging to each party.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

274

Clause     29,     page     18,     line     11,     leave out subsections (2) to (9).

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

121

Page     18,     line     8,     leave out Clause 29.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

112

Clause     30,     page     19,     line     19,     at end insert 'or by such other name as the standing orders may provide.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Mr Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

113

Clause     30,     page     19,     line     28,     at end insert 'or

      (e) a member of the National Assembly for Wales Commission.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

140

Clause     32,     page     20,     line     44,     at end add—

    '(6)   The provisions of this section cease to have effect on the day on which the Assembly Act provisions come into force.'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

203

Clause     33,     page     21,     leave out lines 17 to 22 and insert 'consult the Assembly about the bill.'.


   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

99

Clause     34,     page     21,     line     24,     leave out 'If not an Assembly Member'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

100

Clause     34,     page     21,     line     25,     after 'orders', insert 'but only to provide his legal opinion to Senedd Members.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

101

Clause     34,     page     21,     line     27,     leave out 'if not an Assembly member'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Mr Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

13

Clause     35,     page     21,     line     35,     leave out from 'effect' to 'to' in line 36 and insert 'save in exceptional cases where it is not reasonably possible to do so'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

14

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     25,     leave out 'Assembly Government' and insert 'Executive'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price
Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell

15

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     26,     leave out 'Assembly Government' and insert 'Executive'.

   

Dr Hywel Francis
Mr Martyn Jones

182

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     26,     leave out 'Assembly Government or Llywodraeth Cynulliad' and insert 'Executive or Gweithrediaeth'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

47

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     26,     leave out 'Cynulliad'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

152

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     31,     leave out 'Assembly Government' and insert 'Executive'.

   

Dr Hywel Francis
Mr Martyn Jones

183

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     31,     leave out 'Assembly Government or Cwnsler Cyffredinol i Lywodraeth Cynulliad' and insert 'Executive or Cwnsler Cyffredinol i Weithrediaeth'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

153

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     32,     leave out 'Cymulliad'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

219

Clause     45,     page     27,     line     38,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Executive'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

205

Clause     48,     page     29,     line     7,     after 'appoint', insert 'not more than eight'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

207

Clause     49,     page     29,     line     28,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   No recommendation for the appointment of a person as the Counsel General may be made by the First Minister without prior consultation with the Attorney General.

    (3B)   No person may be recommended for appointment as the Counsel General unless he is—

      (a) a member of the Bar of England and Wales of at least ten years' standing, or

      (b) a solicitor of the Supreme Court of at least ten years' standing.

    (3C)   The functions of the Counsel General shall be exercised by him independently of any other person.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

103

Clause     49,     page     29,     line     30,     at end insert—

    '(4A)   The First Civil Service Commissioner shall make recommendations to the First Minister on the appointment of the Counsel General when a vacancy occurs in that office.'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

102

Clause     49,     page     29,     line     31,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

104

Clause     49,     page     29,     line     34,     leave out 'First Minister' and insert 'Permanent Secretary'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

105

Clause     49,     page     30,     line     1,     leave out subsection (8).

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

106

Clause     49,     page     30,     line     4,     leave out subsection (9).

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

118

Clause     49,     page     30,     line     7,     at end add—

    '(10)   The Counsel General is deemed to be a Welsh Minister for the purposes of sections 30 to 135.'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

206

Clause     50,     page     30,     line     9,     after 'appoint', insert 'not more than three'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

204

Clause     51,     page     30,     line     19,     after 'means', insert 'the office of First Minister,'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

150

Clause     52,     page     30,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '( )   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), formal approval of all senior appointments made on the recommendation of the Head of the Home Civil Service will be the exclusive responsibility of the First Minister.'.

   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin

214

Clause     52,     page     31,     line     23,     after 'function', insert 'within their powers.'.



 
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