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House of Commons

Tuesday 18th July 2006

Proceedings

on Consideration of Lords Amendments

Government of Wales Bill

On Consideration of Lords Amendments to the Government of Wales Bill

Lords Amendment No. 3

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to on division

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 17

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to on division

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 21

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments: 18th July 2006
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Government of Wales Bill, continued

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 22

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 18

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to on division

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 4

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Mr Secretary Hain

To move the following Amendment to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—

Agreed to  (a)

Page  17,  line  14,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
The provision included in the standing orders in compliance with subsection (3)

must (so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so) secure that not more than one

of the members of the Assembly Commission (other than the Presiding Officer)

belongs to any one political group.’.

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Government of Wales Bill, continued

Lords Amendment No. 5

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Mr Secretary Hain

To move the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendment:—

Agreed to  (a)

Page  18,  line  9,  leave out from beginning to first ‘the’ in line 12 and insert—

‘(1A)
The provision must secure that the appointments to the places on each committee

are (if possible) determined by a resolution of the Assembly—

(a)
which secures that its membership reflects (so far as is reasonably

practicable) the balance of the political groups to which Assembly

members belong, and

(b)
which (if the motion for it is passed on a vote) has no effect unless at least

two-thirds of the Assembly members voting support it.

(2)
The provision must secure that, if the membership of a committee is not so

determined—

(a)
the person appointed to the first place on the committee is an Assembly

member belonging to the largest political group, and

(b)
’.

Agreed to  (b)

Page  18,  line  38,  after ‘of’ insert ‘the provision made in compliance with’.

Agreed to  (c)

Page  19,  line  1,   leave out from ‘provision’ to ‘the’ in line 12 and insert ‘must modify

the operation of the provision made in compliance with subsections (1A) to (7) with a

view to securing that (so far as is reasonably practicable having regard to the total number

of places on committees)—

(a)
every Assembly member who does not belong to a political group is

entitled to be a member of at least one committee, and

(b)
’.

Agreed to  (d)

Page  19,  line  16,  after ‘under’ insert ‘the’.

Lords Amendment No. 6

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

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Government of Wales Bill, continued

Lords Amendment No. 7

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 8

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 9

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 19

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendment No. 20

Mr Secretary Hain
Agreed to

To move, That this House disagrees with the Lords in their Amendment.

Lords Amendment accordingly disagreed to.

Lords Amendments Nos. 6 to 9, 19 and 20

Mr Secretary Hain

To move the following Amendments to the Bill in lieu of the Lords Amendments Nos. 6 to 9,

19 and 20:—

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Government of Wales Bill, continued

Agreed to  (a)

Page  19,  line  19,   at end insert ‘or by such other name as the Assembly may determine;

and, if the Assembly makes such a determination, references to the committee in—

(a)
any enactment (including any enactment comprised in or made under this

Act) or prerogative instrument, or

(b)
any other instrument or document,


have effect accordingly.’.

Lords Amendmens 16, 1, 2, 10 to 15 and 23 to 102 agreed to.