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House of Commons

Tuesday 23 March 2010

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Bribery Bill [Lords]

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

Committee [16 March 2010].

Advisory service - fee

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)	The advisory service provided by a government department shall be entitled to

charge those commercial organisations making specific enquiries pursuant to

section [Advisory service] above, a fee.

(2)	The Secretary of State shall determine the fee payable under subsection (1) on an

annual basis and the amount so determined will be detailed in the annual strategy

report published pursuant to section [Annual strategy report].’.

Facilitation payments

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

‘A person is not guilty of an offence under sections 1, 2 or 6 if the offer, promise

or giving of a financial or other advantage is—

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(a)	necessary to expedite a routine government action or to prevent damage

to an important commercial interest,

(b)	reasonable in amount given the circumstances,

(c)	a single payment,

(d)	considered customary in the situation by those usually subject to such

routine government action, and

(e)	the person has no other reasonable alternative in the circumstances to

expedite the action referred to in paragraph (a).’.

Hospitality payments

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

‘A person is not guilty of an offence under sections 1, 2 or 6 if the offer, promise

or giving of a financial or other advantage is a reasonable hospitality payment as

specified in the guidance to be provided pursuant to section 9.’.

Extortion payments

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

‘A person is not guilty of an offence under sections 1, 2 or 6 if the offer, promise

or giving of a financial or other advantage is the subject of an act of extortion as

specified in the guidance to be provided pursuant to section 9.’.

Exclusion from prosecution under other statutes

Mr Jonathan Djanogly

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘An individual or other person prosecuted for an offence under this Act shall not

be subject to proceedings under the provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

or other statute by virtue of the acts or omissions which gave rise to the

proceedings under this Act.’.

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Claire Ward

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

proceedings of the Committee.

Order of the House [3 March 2010]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Bribery 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 25 March 2010.

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

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

Order of the Committee [16 march 2010]

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

16 March) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 16 March;

(b)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 18 March;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 23 March;

(d)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 25 March;

(2)	the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 17;

Schedules 1 and 2; Clauses 18 to 20; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining

proceedings on the Bill;

(3)	the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 25 March.

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Revised 23 March 2010