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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given on

Tuesday 9 February 2010

Consideration of Bill

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Constitutional Reform and Governance Bill, As Amended

Reducing the size of Parliament: equal constituencies

Mr David Cameron

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 is amended as follows—

(2)	For Schedule 2 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 substitute—

“Schedule 2

The rules

1    (1)

The number of constituencies in the United Kingdom shall be reduced

by 10 per cent. from the figure existing on 1 July 2010.

(2)	A constituency shall be located wholly within one of—

(a)

England,

(b)

Wales,

(c)	Scotland, or

(d)	Northern Ireland.

(3)	The electorate of any constituency—

(a)	shall be as near the electoral quota as is practicable, and all

other special geographical considerations, including in

particular the size, shape and accessibility of a constituency,

shall be subordinate to achieving this aim,

(b)	and shall in any case be no greater than 103.5 per cent. and no

less than 96.5 per cent. of the electoral quota, except where

this makes it impossible to meet the provisions of clause 2 of

this schedule.

(4)	In accordance with rules 1 to 3, the Commission may have regard to—

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(a)	local authority boundaries in England, Wales and Scotland,

and

(b)	the boundaries of wards in Northern Ireland.

(5)	In the application of rule 3—

(a)	the expression “electoral quota” means a number obtained by

dividing the electorate of the United Kingdom by the number

of constituencies in it,

(b)	the expression “electorate” means in relation to a

constituency, the number of persons whose names will appear

on the register of parliamentary electors in force on the

enumeration date under the Representation of the People Acts

for the constituency.

(c)	in calculating this number, the Boundary Commission shall

have regard to—

(i)	the number of persons whose names appear on the

register of parliamentary electors in force, under the

Representation of the People Acts for the

constituency,

(ii)	official local authority population forecasts provided

by the Statistics Board, and

(iii)

any change in the number or distribution of the

electors likely to take place within five years from the

review,

(iv)	in all cases, the most up to date official electoral and

statistical data available.

(d)	the expression “electorate” means in relation to the United

Kingdom, the aggregate electorate as defined in subsection (b)

above of all the constituencies in the United Kingdom.

(e)	the expression “enumeration date” means, in relation to any

report of the Boundary Commission under this Act, the date

on which the notice with respect to that report is published in

accordance with section 3 of this Act.

(6)	In this Schedule, a reference to a rule followed by a number is a

reference to the rule set out in the correspondingly numbered

paragraph of this Schedule.

2	Each Boundary Commission shall, within eighteen months of the

passage of this Act submit a report to the Secretary of State under

section 3(1)(a) of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986.

3	Section 3A of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986 shall not

apply to a report required under section (2).”’.

Mr Dominic Grieve

Mrs Eleanor Laing

1

Page  56  [Schedule  5],  leave out lines 33 to 37 and insert—

‘Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (c. 15)

2    (1)

In section 137, the following amendments are made in relation to the use of

amplified noise equipment in the area around Parliament.

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(2)	For “loudspeaker” wherever it occurs substituted “amplified noise

equipment”.

(3)	In subsection (1) leave out “in a street in the designated area” and insert “in the

area around Parliament, as specified by order under section 14ZB of the Public

Order Act 1986”.

(4)	In subsection (2), leave out paragraph (i).

(5)	After subsection (3) insert—

“(3A)

A police officer shall, on receipt of a complaint of excessive noise

caused by amplified noise equipment, have the power—

(a)	to require the operator to desist, and

(b)	in the event of non-compliance, to seize the amplified noise

equipment and to retain it as long as it is deemed

necessary.”.

(6)	In subsection (6) leave out “or of” and insert “save where prohibited under”.’.

Royal marriages (prevention of religious discrimination)

Dr Evan Harris

Mr Edward Leigh

Mr Andrew Dismore

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The Bill of Rights (1688 1 Will. & Mar. Sess. 2 c. 2) is amended as follows.

(2)	In section 1, the paragraph starting “Upon which their said Majestyes did accepte

the crowne”, omit the words “or shall marry a papist” and “or marrying”.

(3)	The Act of Settlement 1700 is amended as follows.

(4)	In section 2 (The persons inheritable by this Act, holding communion with the

church of Rome, incapacitated as by the former Act, to take the oath at their

coronation, according to Stat 1, W & M c. 6), omit the words “or shall marry a

papist”.

(5)	The Union with Scotland Act 1706 (c. 11) is amended as follows.

(6)	In Article II (succession to the monarchy), omit the words “and persons marrying

papists” and the words “or person marrying a papist”.

(7)	The Union with England Act 1707 (c. 7) is amended as follows.

(8)	In Article II, omit the words “and persons marrying papists” and the words “or

person marrying a papist”.

(9)	The Royal Marriages Act 1772 (c. 11) is repealed.

(10)	Within one year of Royal Assent to this Act the Secretary of State shall consult

governments of constitutional monarchies under Her Majesty within the

Commonwealth on the provisions of this section.

(11)	Subject to subsection (14), this section comes into force on such a day as the

Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(12)	No order may be made under this section before the Secretary of State has carried

out consultations pursuant to subsection (10).

(13)	For the avoidance of doubt this section does not affect the validity of any

succession to the Crown which occurred before the date on which this section

comes into force.

(14)	This section affects the order of succession to the Crown in the event of the death

of Her present Majesty.

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(15)	The Secretary of State shall make an order under this section within three years

of Royal Assent to this Act.

(16)	This section extends to the United Kingdom only.’.

Succession to the Crown (prevention of sex discrimination)

Dr Evan Harris

Lynne Featherstone

Mr Andrew Dismore

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	In determining the line of succession to the Crown and to all rights, privileges and

dignities belonging thereto, no account shall be taken of gender, notwithstanding

any previous custom or rule of law to the contrary.

(2)	This section is subject to the Act of Settlement 1700.

(3)	Within one year of Royal Assent to this Act the Secretary of State shall consult

governments of constitutional monarchies under Her Majesty within the

Commonwealth on the provisions of this section.

(4)	Subject to subsection (7), this section comes into force on such a day as the

Secretary of State may by order appoint.

(5)	No order may be made under this section before the Secretary of State has carried

out consultations pursuant to subsection (3).

(6)	For the avoidance of doubt this section does not affect the validity of any

succession to the Crown which occurred before the date on which this section

comes into force.

(7)	This section affects the order of succession to the Crown in the event of the death

of Her present Majesty.

(8)	The Secretary of State shall make an order under this section within three years

of Royal Assent to this Act.

(9)	This section extends to the United Kingdom only.’.

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Revised 10 February 2010