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Report Stage Proceedings: 4th November 2008
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Simon Hughes

Not called  17

Page  5,  line  1,  leave out Clause 6.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

Not called  7

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

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

Not called  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

Not called  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

John Cummings

Chris McCafferty

Not called  3

Page  17,  line  7,  leave out Clause 19.

Mr Alan Duncan

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

Mr John Baron

Negatived on division  10

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

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

subsection (2) there is inserted—

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“(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

Not called  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

Not called  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

John McDonnell

Mr Robert Flello

Ian Stewart

John Cummings

Chris McCafferty

Mr David Anderson

Paddy Tipping

Not called  2

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

‘Part 6


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

from union: repeal)

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Short Title and chapter
Extent of repeal

Trade Union and Labour Relations
Sections 174 to 177.’.

(Consolidation) Act 1992 (c. 52)

Bill, as amended, read the third time and passed.