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Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24th January 2006
258

Government of Wales Bill, continued

Dr Hywel Francis

Mr Martyn Jones

Not called  186

Clause  102,  page  56,  line  33,  leave out subsection (6).

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

Mr Dominic Grieve

David Mundell

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

Not called  195

Clause  102,  page  56,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(6A)
The draft of any statutory instrument containing an Order in Council under

subsection (1) laid before each House of Parliament shall be amendable by either

House during its consideration and approval.’.

Mr Frank Field

Not selected  281


Clause  102,  page  56,  line  41,  at end add—

‘(9)
Notwithstanding the other provisions of this section no referendum shall be held

until legislation has been passed providing for the holding of a referendum

throughout England on the creation of a National Assembly for England

(however named) with at least the same powers and status as the National

Assembly for Wales; such a National Assembly for England (however named)

either to be separately elected or to be constituted by the Members of Parliament

for constituencies in England sitting as the National Assembly for England

(however named).’.

Lembit Öpik

Mr Roger Williams

Mark Williams

Jenny Willott

Not selected  55

Page  56,  line  17,  leave out Clause 102.

Clause Agreed to.

Mrs Cheryl Gillan

Mr Dominic Grieve

David Mundell

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

Not called  194

Schedule  6,  page  112,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘1A
Both the question to be included on the ballot paper and any statement to

precede the question must first have been approved by each House of

Parliament in a procedure where the question and statement shall have been

capable of amendment by each House.’.

Schedule Agreed to.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings: 24th January 2006
259

Government of Wales Bill, continued

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

Hywel Williams

Adam Price

Withdrawn  32

Clause  103,  page  57,  line  7,  leave out from ‘which’ to end of line 9 and insert ‘a

majority of Assembly Members present and voting vote in favour’.

Ian Lucas

Mr Paul Murphy

Mark Tami

Albert Owen

Mr Dai Harvard

Question proposed  110

Clause  103,  page  57,  line  13,  leave out subsection (3) and insert—

‘(3)
The Secretary of State must—

(a)
within the period of 120 days beginning immediately after the day upon

which it is received consult upon—

(i)
the voting system, and

(ii)
the number of Assembly members


of an Assembly after the Assembly Act provisions have come into force,

and

(b)
within the period of 180 days after the end of the consultation—

(i)
lay a draft of a statutory instrument containing on Order in

Council under section 102(1) before each House of Parliament,

or

(ii)
give notice in writing to the First Minister of the Secretary of

State’s refusal to do so and the reasons for that refusal.’.

Progress reported