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Notices of Amendments

 

given up to and including

 

Friday 26 June 2009

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

Committee of the whole House


 

Parliamentary Standards Bill


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be

 

proposed by Ms Harriet Harman.

 


 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

3

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  41,  leave out from ‘After’ to end of line and insert ‘the

 

Committee has reviewed the estimate and made any modifications, the Speaker’.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

4

 

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  28,  after ‘and’, insert ‘the Speaker must’.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

5

 

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  30,  leave out ‘On laying’ and insert ‘When the Speaker

 

lays’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 June 2009                     

1006

 

Parliamentary Standards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

26

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

‘(ca)    

members of the House of Commons.’.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

1

 

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  18,  leave out ‘IPSA’ and insert ‘Speaker’.

 


 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

6

 

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  32,  after ‘to’, insert ‘or on behalf of’.

 


 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Sir George Young

 

16

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

the Speaker of the House of Commons’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

27

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(ba)    

members of the House of Commons.’.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

2

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  25,  leave out ‘IPSA’ and insert ‘Speaker’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

28

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  29,  at end insert ‘save that no member may be required to

 

declare any specified information relating to any source of outside earned income which

 

would place him in breach of a duty of a confidentiality laid upon him by any recognised

 

profession.’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 June 2009                     

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Parliamentary Standards Bill, continued

 
 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

7

 

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  30,  leave out subsection (8).

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

29

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  2,  after ‘or’, insert ‘specified’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

30

 

Clause  5,  page  4,  line  4,  after ‘or’, insert ‘specified’.

 


 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

44

 

Clause  11,  page  7,  line  39,  at end insert—

 

‘(10)    

No act or failure to act by the Speaker under this section shall be impeached or

 

questioned in any place outside Parliament.’.

 


 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

13

 

Clause  13,  page  8,  line  45,  leave out subsection (5).

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

14

 

Clause  13,  page  9,  line  24,  leave out from ‘section’ to end of line 25 and insert

 

‘shall not be made unless a draft of the instrument has first been laid before, and approved

 

by a resolution of, the House of Commons.’.

 



 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 June 2009                     

1008

 

Parliamentary Standards Bill, continued

 
 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

8

 

Clause  6,  page  4,  line  17,  leave out Clause 6.

 


 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

9

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  35,  at end insert—

 

‘(ab)    

at the request of the member,’.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

10

 

Clause  7,  page  4,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)    

No report shall be made by the Commissioner—

 

(a)    

in any case where the member concerned has agreed that he has failed to

 

register or declare an interest, if it is the Commissioner’s opinion that the

 

interest involved is minor, or the failure was inadvertent, and the member

 

concerned has taken such action by way of rectification as the

 

Commissioner may have required within any procedure approved by the

 

IPSA for this purpose; and

 

(b)    

in any case involving the MPs’ allowance scheme, or the use of facilities

 

or services, if the Commissioner has with the agreement of the member

 

concerned referred the matter to the IPSA for the purpose of securing

 

appropriate financial reimbursement, and the member has made such

 

reimbursement within such period of time as the Commissioner

 

considers reasonable.’.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

11

 

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

 

‘(5A)    

In determining the procedures, the IPSA must consult—

 

(a)    

the Leader of the House of Commons,

 

(b)    

the Committee on Standards and Privileges, and

 

(c)    

any other person the IPSA considers appropriate.’.

 

Mr Andrew Dismore

 

48

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  6,  leave out subsection (6).


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 June 2009                     

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Parliamentary Standards Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

45

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  7,  page  5,  line  11,  at end add—

 

‘(7)    

The IPSA must ensure that any member who is subject of an investigation is

 

provided with independent advice and counsel on all matters relevant to that

 

investigation.’.

 


 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

32

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  22,  leave out from ‘IPSA’ to end of line 25 and insert ‘may

 

refer to the House of Commons Committee on Standards and Privileges any findings it

 

may make in relation to any member in the exercise of its functions.’.

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Sir George Young

 

17

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

The Committee on Standards and Privileges may accept, modify or reject as it

 

sees fit a recommendation under subsection (2).’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

33

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  26,  leave out ‘or to make a recommendation under

 

subsection (2).’.

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

46

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  28,  at end insert ‘, and must ensure that the member is

 

provided with independent advice and counsel on all matters relevant to the said direction

 

or directions.’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

34

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  29,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

Sir George Young

 

18

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  34,  leave out subsection (5).


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 June 2009                     

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Parliamentary Standards Bill, continued

 
 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

Sir George Young

 

19

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out subsection (6).

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Sir George Young

 

20

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  38,  leave out ‘Speaker’s Committee on the Independent

 

Parliamentary Standards Authority’ and insert ‘Committee on Standards and Privileges.’.

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

Sir George Young

 

21

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  leave out line 43.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

36

 

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  4,  leave out from ‘powers’ to end of line 5.

 

Sir George Young

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

12

 

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  6,  leave out ‘is, or’.

 

Sir Stuart Bell

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

Sir George Young

 

22

 

Clause  8,  page  6,  line  10,  leave out subsection (10).

 


 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

38

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  22,  leave out subsection (2).

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

47

 

Parliamentary Star    

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  23,  after ‘member’, insert ‘intentionally’.


 
 

Notices of Amendments: 26 June 2009                     

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Parliamentary Standards Bill, continued

 
 

Angus Robertson

 

Stewart Hosie

 

Mr Alex Salmond

 

Mr Mike Weir

 

Pete Wishart

 

John Mason

 

15

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  25,  at end insert—

 

‘(2A)    

A member of the House of Commons commits an offence if the member

 

intentionally fails to comply with a requirement included in the MPs’ financial

 

interests rules by virtue of section 5(8) (declaration of interests).’.

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

39

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  26,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

40

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  29,  leave out subsection (4).

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

41

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  34,  leave out subsection (5).

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

42

 

Clause  9,  page  6,  line  36,  leave out subsection (6).

 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

37

 

Page  6,  line  17,  leave out Clause 9.

 


 

Mr Alan Duncan

 

Mr Dominic Grieve

 

Mr Patrick McLoughlin

 

43

 

Clause  10,  page  7,  leave out lines 8 and 9.


 
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