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Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

302

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

26

 

Schedule  2,  page  55,  line  26,  leave out ‘question’ and insert ‘questions’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

27

 

Schedule  2,  page  55,  line  27,  leave out ‘question’ and insert ‘questions’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

293

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  55,  line  29,  leave out ‘question’ insert ‘the direction “Vote (X) in

 

one box only”’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Austin Mitchell

 

28

 

Schedule  2,  page  55,  line  32,  leave out ‘question’ and insert ‘questions’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

294

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  57,  line  15,  leave out ‘once’ insert ‘in one box’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

46

 

Schedule  2,  page  57,  line  15,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to question 1, and

 

indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

303

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

97

 

Schedule  2,  page  57,  line  15,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

47

 

Schedule  2,  page  57,  line  18,  leave out ‘you are voting for’ and insert ‘to question

 

1 you are voting for, and indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

295

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  58,  line  32,  leave out ‘once’ insert ‘in one box’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

48

 

Schedule  2,  page  58,  line  32,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to question 1, and

 

indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

98

 

Schedule  2,  page  58,  line  32,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

49

 

Schedule  2,  page  59,  line  2,  leave out ‘you are voting for’ and insert ‘to question 1

 

you are voting for, and indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

50

 

Schedule  2,  page  60,  line  6,  leave out ‘you are voting for’ and insert ‘to question 1

 

you are voting for, and indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

304

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

296

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  60,  line  7,  leave out ‘ONCE’ insert ‘in ONE box’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

51

 

Schedule  2,  page  60,  line  7,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to question 1, and

 

indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

99

 

Schedule  2,  page  60,  line  7,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

52

 

Schedule  2,  page  63,  line  15,  leave out ‘you are voting for’ and insert ‘to question

 

1 you are voting for, and indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

297

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  63,  line  17,  leave out ‘ONCE’ insert ‘in ONE box’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

53

 

Schedule  2,  page  63,  line  17,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to question 1, and

 

indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

100

 

Schedule  2,  page  63,  line  17,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

54

 

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  5,  leave out ‘you are voting for’ and insert ‘to question 1

 

you are voting for, and indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

305

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

298

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  9,  leave out ‘once’ insert ‘in one box’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

55

 

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  9,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to question 1, and

 

indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

101

 

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  9,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

299

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  14,  at the end insert ‘so please ignore this poll card’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

300

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  67,  line  24,  leave out from beginning to the end of line 36 on page

 

68.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

301

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  70,  line  16,  leave out from beginning to the end of line 9 on page

 

72.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

302

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  73,  line  2,  at end insert—

 

Referendum on the voting system for United Kingdom parliamentary elections’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

56

 

Schedule  2,  page  73,  line  5,  leave out ‘you are voting for’ and insert ‘to question 1

 

you are voting for, and indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

303

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  73,  line  7,  leave out ‘once’ insert ‘in one box’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

306

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Austin Mitchell

 

57

 

Schedule  2,  page  73,  line  7,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to question 1, and

 

indicate your preferences in relation to question 2’.

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Liz Kendall

 

Stella Creasy

 

Sir Peter Soulsby

 

Stephen Twigg

 

102

 

Schedule  2,  page  73,  line  7,  after ‘only’, insert ‘in relation to each question’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

304

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  2,  page  73,  line  16,  after ‘for’ insert ‘United Kingdom’.

 


 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

173

 

Schedule  3,  page  76,  line  14,  leave out sub-paragraph (9).

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

174

 

Schedule  3,  page  77,  line  47,  at end insert—

 

    ‘(9)  

The record kept under sub-paragraph (8) must be retained by the registration

 

officer for the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the poll for

 

the referendum.’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

175

 

Schedule  3,  page  83,  line  12,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(11)  

The record kept under sub-paragraph (10) must be retained by the registration

 

officer for the period of twelve months beginning with the date of the poll for

 

referendum.’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

176

 

Schedule  3,  page  83,  line  28,  leave out ‘(subject to any conditions prescribed by the

 

relevant regulations)’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

177

 

Schedule  3,  page  85,  line  18,  leave out sub-paragraph (8).


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

307

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

305

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  3,  page  92,  line  13,  after ‘FOR’ insert ‘UNITED KINGDOM’.

 


 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

178

 

Schedule  4,  page  93,  line  28,  leave out ‘(subject to sub-paragraph (4)(b))’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

179

 

Schedule  4,  page  93,  line  32,  leave out sub-paragraphs (4) and (5).

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

180

 

Schedule  4,  page  94,  leave out lines 7 to 27.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

181

 

Schedule  4,  page  94,  line  38,  leave out ‘for “this Part” substitute’ and insert ‘after

 

“this Part” insert’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

182

 

Schedule  4,  page  100,  leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert—

  

‘In subsection (4), for the words after “whatever means”

 
  

substitute—

 
  

    

“and the reference to a forecast as to the result of

 
  

the referendum includes a reference to a forecast

 
  

as to the number or proportion of votes expected

 
  

to be cast for each answer to the referendum

 
  

question in any region, voting area or other

 
  

area.”’.

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

183

 

Schedule  4,  page  100,  line  17,  leave out ‘1(5)’ and insert ‘1B’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

306

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  100,  line  24,  leave out from beginning to the end of line 11 on

 

page 101.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

307

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  101,  line  31,  leave out from ‘a’ to end of line 41 and insert

 

‘counting officer or Regional Counting Officer under paragraph 2A of Schedule 1 to the

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Act 2010,’.


 
 

Committee of the whole House: 12 October 2010            

308

 

Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill, continued

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

308

 

Parliamentary Star    

Schedule  4,  page  104,  line  9,  leave out ‘once’ insert ‘in one box’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

184

 

Schedule  4,  page  104,  line  16,  at end insert—

  

‘In subsection (7)—

 
  

(a)    

for “returning officer at a parliamentary election

 
  

or a local government election” substitute

 
  

“counting officer”;

 
  

(b)    

for “the election” substitute “the referendum”.

 
  

In subsection (9), for “returning officer” substitute

 
  

“counting officer”.’.

 
 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

185

 

Schedule  4,  page  104,  line  29,  at end insert—

 

‘1A(1)  

In relation to England and Wales, section 13B of the 1983 Act has effect for

 

the purposes of the referendum as if a reference to an election to which that

 

section applies included a reference to the referendum.

 

      (2)  

In relation to Northern Ireland, section 13BA of the 1983 Act has effect for the

 

purposes of the referendum as if—

 

(a)    

a reference to an election to which that section applies included a

 

reference to the referendum,

 

(b)    

a reference to the final nomination day included a reference to the

 

eleventh day before the date of the poll for the referendum,

 

(c)    

a reference in subsection (4) to an election included a reference to the

 

referendum, and

 

(d)    

subsection (4)(b) referred also to the postal voters list or list of proxies

 

kept for the referendum under paragraph 16(2) or (3) of Schedule 3.

 

      (3)  

A reference in any enactment to section 13B or 13BA of the 1983 Act includes

 

(where the context allows) a reference to that section as modified by this

 

paragraph.

 

      (4)  

Sub-paragraph (3) has effect, in relation to any register, until the first

 

publication after the referendum of a revised version of the register under

 

section 13 of the 1983 Act.

 

1B         

In sections 173 and 173A of the 1983 Act (which relate to incapacities where

 

a person has been convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice) a reference to a

 

person convicted of a corrupt or illegal practice includes a reference to a person

 

convicted of such a practice under a provision of the 1983 Act applied by

 

paragraph 1.’.


 
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