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Tuesday 27th February 2007

Public Bill Committee

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus 8

UK Borders Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee.

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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 26th February (Standing Order No. 83C).

   That—

(1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 27th February) meet—

(a) at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 27th February;

(b) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.30 p.m. on Thursday 1st March;

(c) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 6th March;

(d) at 9.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 8th March;

(e) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 13th March;

(f) at 9.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 15th March;

(g) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 20th March;

(h) at 9.00 a.m. and 2.00 p.m. on Thursday 22nd March;

(2) the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following Table;

TABLE

Date	Time	Witness
Tuesday 27th February	Until no later than 1.00 p.m.	Home Office
Tuesday 27th February	Until no later than 5.30 p.m.	Immigration Law Practitioners Association
Tuesday 27th February	Until no later than 6.30 p.m.	Immigration Advisory Service
Thursday 1st March	Until no later than 9.40 a.m.	National Car Parks
Thursday 1st March	Until no later than 10.25 a.m.	Trades Union Congress; Transport and General Workers’ Union
Thursday 1st March	Until no later than 2.30 p.m.	Professor Ross Anderson, Cambridge University; Phil Booth, National Coordinator, NO2ID
Thursday 1st March	Until no later than 3.30 p.m.	Liberty
Thursday 1st March	Until no later than 5.00 p.m.	Additional witnesses to be decided by the Committee

(3) proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 43; Schedule; Clauses 44 to 46; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.30 p.m. on Thursday 22nd March.

   Mr Liam Byrne has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

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Mr Liam Byrne

   That, subject to the discretion of the Chairman, any written evidence received by the Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr Liam Byrne

   That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

   

Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

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* Clause 2, page 1, line 14, after ‘individual’, insert ‘on an immigration or nationality matter’.

David T. C. Davies

1

Clause 2, page 2, line 8, leave out ‘three’ and insert ‘24’.

Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

26

* Clause 2, page 2, line 16, at end insert—

‘(6) For the purposes of this section, “an immigration or nationality matter” means an offence under the Immigration Acts.’.

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David T. C. Davies

2

Clause 3, page 2, line 27, at end insert ‘, or

‘(d) automatic deportation.’.

David T. C. Davies

3

Clause 3, page 2, line 30, leave out ‘51 weeks’ and insert ‘two years’.

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Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

21

* Clause 6, page 5, line 7, after ‘Parliament’, insert ‘with or without amendment’.

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Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

22

* Clause 7, page 5, line 21, at end insert—

‘(3) No action taken in accordance with regulations made under subsection (2) shall permit a breach of—

(a) a person’s convention rights;

(b) the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Refugee Convention; or

(c) a person’s rights under the Community Treaties.’.

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Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

23

* Clause 8, page 5, line 27, after ‘purposes’, insert ‘in accordance with, and for the purposes of, another enactment.’.

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David T. C. Davies

4

Clause 9, page 6, line 12, leave out ‘£1,000’ and insert ‘£5,000’.

David T. C. Davies

5

Clause 9, page 6, line 13, after ‘days’, insert ‘and not more than 28 days’.

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Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

24

* Clause 15, page 8, line 43, at end insert—

‘(h) “non biometric information” does not include any sensitive personal data (within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 1998 (c. 29) or anything the disclosure of which would tend to reveal such data.’.

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Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

25

* Clause 16, page 9, line 16, at end insert—

‘(2) For the purposes of section 3(1)(c)(v) any condition imposed upon residence must be reasonable in all circumstances.’.

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David T. C. Davies

6

Clause 17, page 9, line 27, leave out ‘can bring’ and insert ‘has brought’.

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David T. C. Davies

7

Clause 28, page 14, line 15, leave out ‘a’ and insert ‘any’.

David T. C. Davies

8

Clause 28, page 14, line 15, leave out ‘of at least 12 months’.

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David T. C. Davies

9

Clause 29, page 15, line 4, leave out ‘18’ and insert ‘16’.

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David T. C. Davies

10

Clause 30, page 15, line 40, leave out from ‘made’ to end of line 41 and insert ‘within 14 days of conviction.’.

David T. C. Davies

11

Clause 30, page 15, line 46, leave out paragraph (b).

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David T. C. Davies

12

Clause 33, page 17, line 15, leave out subsection (2).

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David T. C. Davies

13

Clause 34, page 17, line 28, leave out ‘does not include’ and insert ‘includes’.

David T. C. Davies

14

Clause 34, page 17, line 31, leave out ‘does not include’ and insert ‘includes’.

David T. C. Davies

15

Clause 34, page 17, line 38, leave out ‘at least 12 months’ and insert ‘any length of time’.

David T. C. Davies

16

Clause 34, page 17, line 41, leave out ‘(provided that it may last for 12 months)’.

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David T. C. Davies

17

Clause 35, page 18, line 21, leave out from ‘(i)’ to end of line 23 and insert ‘for “does not include” substitute “does include”.’.

David T. C. Davies

18

Clause 35, page 18, line 24, leave out subsection (3).

David T. C. Davies

19

Clause 36, page 18, line 33, after ‘RCPO)’, insert ‘and the Department for Work and Pensions’.

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New Clause

No requirement to carry a biometric information document

Damian Green
Mr Crispin Blunt

NC1

* To move the following Clause:—

‘Nothing in this Act authorises the making of regulations the effect of which would be to require an individual to carry a biometric immigration document at all times.’.

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ORDER OF THE HOUSE [5TH JANUARY 2007]

   The following provisions shall apply to the UK Borders Bill:

Committal

1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 22nd March 2007.

3. The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Prepared: 27 February 2007