House of Commons

Thursday 2nd March 2006

Standing Committee Proceedings

Standing Committee A

Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

[THird and Fourth sittings]

Agreed to on division  

Question proposed, That Clause 1 stand part of the Bill.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Withdrawn  32

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  7,  leave out ‘repealing or replacing’.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr David Heath

Mr Mark Harper

Negatived on division  33

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  8,  leave out subsection (2).

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  69

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  20,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  34

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  21,  leave out subsection (4).

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  35

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  25,  leave out subsection (5).

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Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, continued

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Not called  45

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  25,  at end add—

‘(6)    

But no order under this Act shall confer on any person the power to legislate.’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Negatived on division  46

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  25,  at end add—

‘(7)    

No order may be made under section 2(1) for any purpose substantially different

from that for which the legislation was passed.’.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr David Heath

Mr Mark Harper

Negatived on division  36

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  31,  leave out ‘he considers that’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Not called  48

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  31,  after ‘he’, insert ‘reasonably’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Not called  47

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  31,  leave out ‘considers’ and insert ‘ascertains’.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  37

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  39,  leave out subsection (2) (d).

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  38

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  41,  leave out from ‘freedom’ to end of line 42.

Mr Oliver Heald

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  21

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(f)    

the relevant committees of both Houses of Parliament have issued

certificates that in their opinion the provision is not controversial.’.

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Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, continued

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  39

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  42,  at end insert—

‘(f)    

the provision will remove or reduce a legislative or administrative

burden.’.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  70

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  44,  leave out from ‘legislation’ to end of line 3 on page 3.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  40

Clause  3,  page  3,  leave out lines 2 and 3.

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr Mark Harper

Not called  41

Clause  3,  page  3,  line  4,  leave out subsection (4).

Clause Agreed to.

Further consideration adjourned­— (Mr Parmjit Dhanda)

[Adjourned till Thursday 7th March at 10.30 a.m.