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(2)	Subject to the following amendments, the Parliamentary Constituencies Act

1986 shall apply for the purpose of revising the constituency names,

boundaries and number of members to be elected contained in each

constituency provided for in (1).

(3)	In section 1 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986, leave out the words

“, each returning a single member,”.

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(4)	In Schedule 2 of the Parliamentary Constituencies Act 1986:

(a)	in rule 1(1), delete “613” and insert “513”;

(b)	delete rule 1(3) and insert “The number of seats in Wales shall be not

less than 28.”;

(c)	delete rule 1(4) and insert “The number of seats in Northern Ireland

shall not be greater than 14 or less than 12, and shall be 13 unless it

appears to the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland that

Northern Ireland should for the time being be divided into 12 or (as the

case may be) into 14 constituencies.”;

(d)	rules 2 and 3 are repealed;

(e)	in rule 4(1)(a), delete (i) and (ii), and insert “regard shall be had to the

boundaries of local authority areas, and, in Wales, to the boundaries of

the preserved counties as defined by section 64 of the Local

Government (Wales) Act 1964.”;

(f)	rule 4(1A) is repealed;

(g)	in rule 5 delete “The electorate of any constituency” and insert “The

electorate of any constituency divided by the number of members to

be elected in that constituency”;

(h)	insert after rule 5—

“(5A)

In setting the sizes of constituencies and the number of

members to be elected from each constituency, a Boundary

Commission shall normally provide for constituencies of

no fewer than three and no more than six members, but in

areas of exceptionally low population density or in

exceptionally isolated areas, the Commission shall

consider providing for constituencies with fewer than three

members, including single member constituencies. This

rule is subject to rule 3A.”’.

Daniel Kawcynski

NS4

To move the following Schedule:—

‘voting by simple majority

Local Government (Northern Ireland) Act 1972 (c. 9)

The provisions under this Act of the Northern Ireland Parliament and under

preceding legislation of the Northern Ireland Parliament which provide for the

use of the single transferable vote in local elections are repealed.

Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38)

1    (1)

In section 2, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

“(1)	the Assembly shall consist of 60 members.

(2)	The Boundary Commission for Wales shall submit a report to the

Secretary of State on the creation of 60 Assembly constituencies to be

determined with due regard to parliamentary constituency and local

authority boundaries. An order givng effect to such a report shall not

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have effect unless approved by resolution of both Houses of

Parliament.

(2A)	Assembly members shall be elected in each constituency by the simple

majority system.”.

(2)	In section 4, leave out subsections (1) to (6) and (8).

(3)	Leave out sections 5, 6, 7 and 9.

(4)	In section 10(2), leave out “or more than one electoral region vote”.

(5)	In sections 14 and 15, leave out the words “or Assembly electoral region”

wherever occurring.

(6)	Leave out Schedule 1.

Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998 (c. 12)

2    (1)

In section 1, leave out subsections (3) to (5) and insert—

“(2A)

The Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland shall submit a report

to the Secretary of State on the creation of 108 Assembly

constituencies to be determined with due regard to parliamentary

constituency and local authority boundaries. An order giving effect to

such a report shall not have effect unless approved by resolution of

each House of Parliament.

(2B)	Assembly members shall be elected in each constituency by the simple

majority system.”.

(2)	In section 2, leave out subsections (3) and (4).

Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46)

3    (1)

In section 1, leave out subsection (3).

(2)	Leave out sections 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10

(3)	In section 11, leave out subsection (2)(b).

(4)	In section 12, leave out subsection (2)(f) and subsection (3).

(5)	In sections 17 and 18, leave out the words “or region” wherever occurring.

(6)	Leave out Schedule 1 and insert—

“scottish parliamentary constituencies

(1)	The Boundary Commission for Scotland shall submit a report to the

Secretary of State on the creation of 129 Scottish Parliamentary

constituencies, with due regard to parliamentary constituency and

local authority boundaries.

(2)	An order giving effect to such a report shall not have effect unless

approved by resolution of each House of Parliament.”.

Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22)

4    (1)

Leave out section 42 and insert—

“41A (1)

Each person entitled to vote as an elector at an election for the return

of an elected mayor is to have one vote.

(2)	The elected mayor is to be returned under the simple majority

system.”.

(2)	Leave out Schedule 2.

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European Parliament Elections Act 2002 (c. 24)

5    (1)

Leave out sections 1 to 3 and insert—

“1	For the purposes of election in the United Kingdom of members of

the European Parliament [MEPs], the United Kingdom is to be

divided into 87 equal electoral districts, to be determined by the

Boundary Commission, with due regard to parliamentary

constituency and local authority boundaries.

2	MEPs shall be elected in each electoral district by the simple

majority system.”.

(2)	Leave out Schedule 1.

Local Government (Scotland) Act 2004 (2004 asp 9)

6    (1)

In section 2, leave out from “paper” to end and insert “the voter’s preference

for the candidates to be councillor up to the number of councillors to be elected

for that electoral ward”.

(2)	In section 3, leave out subsection (2).’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

Chris Huhne

95

Clause  62,  page  32,  line  38,  at beginning insert ‘Except for section [Electoral

System for the House of Commons], which shall come into force at Royal Assent,’.

Secretary Jack Straw

100

Clause  62,  page  32,  line  38,  leave out ‘(apart from this Part)’.

David Howarth

Mr David Heath

35

Clause  62,  page  32,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(3A)

Subsection (3) is subject to section [Commencement of Part 3].’.

Secretary Jack Straw

101

Clause  62,  page  32,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘( )	Subsection (3) does not apply to—

(a)	section [Section 3 of the Act of Settlement], and

(b)	this Part,

(which accordingly come into force on the day this Act is passed).’.

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Secretary Jack Straw

43

Title,  line  10,  after ‘Office;’ insert ‘to amend Schedule 5 to the Government of Wales Act

2006 in relation to the Auditor General for Wales;’.

Secretary Jack Straw

102

Title,  line  1,  after ‘State;’ insert ‘to make provision in relation to section 3 of the Act of

Settlement and other provision in relation to nationality restrictions connected with

employment or the holding of office in a civil capacity under the Crown;’.

Order of the House [20 october 2009]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Constitutional Reform and Governance

Bill:

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

Proceedings in Committee

2.	Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in four

days.

3.	The proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 and 2,

Schedule 1, Clauses 3 to 19, Schedule 2, Clause 20, new Clauses relating to

Part 1, new Schedules relating to Part 1, Clauses 21 to 25, new Clauses

relating to Part 2, new Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 26 and 27,

Schedule 3, Clauses 28 to 31, new Clauses relating to Part 3, new Schedules

relating to Part 3, Clause 32, Schedule 4, new Clauses relating to Part 4, new

Schedules relating to Part 4, Clauses 33 and 34, new Clauses relating to Part

5, new Schedules relating to Part 5, Clause 35, Schedule 5, Clause 36, new

Clauses relating to Part 6, new Schedules relating to Part 6, Clauses 37 to 43,

Schedule 6, Clause 44, Schedule 7, Clauses 45 to 49, Schedules 8 and 9,

Clause 50, new Clauses relating to Part 7, new Schedules relating to Part 7,

Clauses 51 and 52, new Clauses relating to Part 8, new Schedules relating to

Part 8, Clauses 53 to 56, remaining new Clauses, remaining new Schedules,

remaining proceedings on the Bill.

4.	The Proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at the moment of interruption on the fourth day.

5.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the

proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House.

Consideration and Third Reading

6.	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.

7.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

8.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

9.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

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Revised 26 January 2010