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Simon Hughes

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Page  5,  line  1,  leave out Clause 6.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

7

Page  13,  line  28  [Clause  10],  after ‘includes’, insert ‘, subject to subsection (3B),’.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

8

Page  13,  line  32  [Clause  10],  at end add—

‘(3B)

The power to remove records in subsection (3A) must only be exercised after the

officer has taken reasonable steps to copy those records at the place where they

are produced to him, including but not limited to, making use of any available

copying facilities at such a place.’.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

9

Page  13,  line  39  [Clause  11],  leave out subsection (1).

Tony Lloyd

Mr Frank Doran

Jon Cruddas

Mr Bill Olner

Judy Mallaber

John Mann

Total signatories: 8

John Cummings

Chris McCafferty

3

Page  17,  line  7,  leave out Clause 19.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

10

Page  18,  line  15  [Clause  19],  at end add—

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‘(4)	In section 177 (interpretation and other supplementary provision), after

subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(2A)

For the purposes of section 174 an individual will only be considered to

be a member of a political party if for the 12 months prior to the date of

an individual’s application for membership of the trade union or at any

point thereafter that individual is registered with the political party as a

member.”’.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

11

Page  18,  line  15  [Clause  19],  at end add—

‘(4)	In section 177 (interpretation and other supplementary provision), after

subsection (2) there is inserted—

“(2A)

For the purposes of section 174 a group will be considered to be a

political party only where it has been registered with the Electoral

Commission under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act

2000 (c. 41) or any foreign equivalent, and the party at the time of the

individual’s application for membership of the trade union remains on

such a register.”’.

John McDonnell

1

Page  21,  line  10  [Schedule],  at end insert—

‘Part 4A

REPEALS RELATING TO SECTION (Removal of power to exclude or

modify national minimum wage for certain classes of person)

	Short title and chapter	Extent of repeal
	National Minimum Wage Act 1998	Sections 3 and 4.’.

Tony Lloyd

Mr Frank Doran

Jon Cruddas

Mr Bill Olner

Judy Mallaber

John Mann

Total signatories: 11

John McDonnell

Mr Robert Flello

Ian Stewart

John Cummings

Chris McCafferty

2

Page  21,  line  21  [Schedule],  at end add—

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‘Part 6

REPEALS RELATING TO SECTION (Right not to be excluded or expelled

from union: repeal)

	Short Title and chapter	Extent of repeal
	Trade Union and Labour Relations	Sections 174 to 177.’.
	(Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)

Order of the House [14th July 2008]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Employment Bill [Lords]:

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 23rd October 2008.

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 any

messages from the Lords) may be programmed.

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Revised 3 November 2008