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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 8 October 2010

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Committee of the whole House

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Parliamentary Voting System and Constituencies Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Programme (No. 2)

Motion to be proposed by the Deputy Prime Minister.

Mr Christopher Chope

63

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

‘(2)	The referendum must be held on such day as the Minister may specify by order.

(2A)	An order under subsection (2) may not be made unless—

(a)	a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of,

each House of Parliament, and

(b)	the condition in subsection (2B) has been satisfied.

(2B)	The condition is that the Minister has published a draft Bill providing for the

establishment of an elected House of Lords.’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

155

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out line 6 and insert—

‘(2)    

(a)	The Electoral Commission shall within two months of Royal Assent to

this Act specify the date on which the referendum is to be held.

(b)	The specified date must be—

(i)	within 18 months of the date of Royal Assent to this Act, and

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(ii)	a date on which no other election to a parliament or assembly in

the United Kingdom is to be held.

(c)	The Minister must lay before Parliament the draft of an Order in Council

to give effect to the specified date.

(d)	The draft of the Order in Council under paragraph (c) above shall not be

laid before Parliament until the specified date has been agreed by the

Scottish Parliament, the Northern Ireland Assembly and the National

Assembly for Wales.’.

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mr David Davis

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Edward Leigh

Richard Ottaway

Mr Christopher Chope

Mr William Cash

4

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘must be held on 5 May 2011’ and insert—

‘shall be held on a date specified in an order made by the Minister, provided that

such date—

(a)	shall not coincide with any poll or polls held for any parliamentary

assembly or regularly held local government election; and

(b)	shall be at least six months after the commencement of the referendum

period (as specified in Schedule 1).’.

Ms Harriet Harman

Mr Jack Straw

Mr Peter Hain

126

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘on 5 May 2011’ and insert ‘within 18 months of

Royal Assent on a date that shall not coincide with any poll or polls for any parliamentary

assembly or regularly held local government elections, to be specified by order subject to

the approval of both Houses and following a consulation undertaken by the Electoral

Commission.’.

Thomas Docherty

Fiona O’Donnell

Mark Durkan

Ms Margaret Ritchie

Tom Greatrex

Mr Russell Brown

1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘5 May 2011’ and insert ‘8 September 2011’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Caroline Lucas

Jonathan Edwards

2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘5 May 2011’ and insert—

‘(a)	within 18 months of Royal Assent, and

(b)	on a date on which no other election to Parliament or an assembly in the

United Kingdom is held.’.

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Mr Edward Leigh

Mr Brian H. Donohoe

Dr Julian Lewis

Geraint Davies

Mr James Gray

Jacob Rees-Mogg

Mr Peter Bone

Mr Philip Hollobone

124

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘5 May’ and insert ‘2 June’.

Graham Stringer

225

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  6,  leave out ‘5 May 2011’ and insert ‘the day of the next

general election’.

Caroline Lucas

Mr Douglas Carswell

Mark Lazarowicz

7

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out from line 7 to end of line 4 on page 2 and insert—

‘(3)	The questions that are to appear on the ballot paper are—

“(1)	Do you want to change the current “first past the post” system for electing

Members of Parliament to the House of Commons?

(2)	If there were a change, list your order of preference, 1, 2, 3, for the United

Kingdom to adopt:

(a)	The ‘alternative vote’ system,

(b)	The ‘additional member’ system, or

(c)	The ‘single transferable vote’ system with multi-member

constituencies?”.

(4)	In Wales, a Welsh version of the question is also to appear on the ballot papers.

(5)	The voting for the second question in the referendum shall be in accordance with

section (Counting of votes on second question of referendum).’.

Mr Roger Godsiff

Fiona Mactaggart

Tom Greatrex

Liz Kendall

Stella Creasy

Sir Peter Soulsby

Stephen Twigg

Kate Green

77

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  7,  after first ‘The’, insert ‘first’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Graham Allen

Sheila Gilmore

Simon Hart

Tristram Hunt

Mrs Eleanor Laing
	Sir Peter Soulsby		Mr Andrew Turner	Mr Bernard Jenkin

230

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 8 to 11 and insert—

‘At present, the UK uses the “first past the post"
system to elect MPs to the House of Commons. Should
the “alternative vote” system be used instead?’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

140

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 8 to 11 and insert—

‘Rank your preference for the system for electing members to the House of Commons (a)

Alternative Vote (b) First Past The Post (c) The Single Transferable Vote.’.

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Christopher Chope

244

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 8 to 11 and insert ‘Do you want the United Kingdom

to replace the current system for electing Members of Parliament to the House of

Commons with optional preferential voting with instant runoff?’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

204

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  9,  after ‘vote’, insert ‘plus’.

Mr Bernard Jenkin

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Mr Christopher Chope

245

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  12,  leave out from ‘Wales’ to end of line 4 on page 2 and

insert ‘a translation of the question in subsection (3), prepared by the Electoral

Commission, is also to appear on the ballot papers.’.

The Deputy Prime Minister

Mr Graham Allen

Sheila Gilmore

Simon Hart

Tristram Hunt

Mrs Eleanor Laing

Sir Peter Soulsby

Mr Andrew Turner

Mr Bernard Jenkin

231

Clause  1,  page  2,  leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert—

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‘Ar hyn o bryd, mae’r DU yn defnyddio’r system “y

cyntaf i’r felin” i ethol ASau i Dy’r Cyffredin. A ddylid

defnyddio’r system “pleidlais amgen” yn lle hynny?’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

141

Clause  1,  page  2,  leave out lines 1 to 4 and insert—

‘Graddiwch pa gyfundrefn o ethol aelodau i Ty’r Cyffredin sydd well gennych chi. (a)

Pleidlais Amgen (b) Cyntaf i’r Felin (c) Pleidlais Sengl Drosglwyddadwy.’.

Mr Philip Hollobone

205

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  2,  after ‘amgen’, insert ‘plws’.

Mr Angus Brendan MacNeil

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

142

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(4)	In Scotland, the following Gaelic version of the question is also on ballot

papers—

Rangaich do roghainn a thaobh an t-siostaim taghaidh buill gu Taigh nan

Cumantan?(a) Bhòt Eadar-roghnach (b) A’Chiad Bhuannaiche (c) Bhòt

Mhalairteach Shingilte

.’.

Mr Roger Godsiff

Fiona Mactaggart

Tom Greatrex

78

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(4A)

The second question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—

  Do you want the United Kingdom to make it mandatory, for any general

election of Members of Parliament to the House of Commons, for all

persons whose names appear on the electoral register either to attend a

polling station and be handed a ballot paper on election day, or to

request that a ballot paper be received through the post?

(4B)	In Wales, a Welsh version of the second question is also to appear on the ballot

papers.’.

Liz Kendall
Stella Creasy
Sir Peter Soulsby
Stephen Twigg
Kate Green

 

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Clause  1,  page  2,  line  4,  at end insert—

 

‘(4A)

The second question that is to appear on the ballot papers is—

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Do you want to elect Members of the House of Lords using the “single

 

transferable vote” system instead of the current system of appointment?

 

(4B)	In Wales, a Welsh version of the second question is also to appear on the ballot

 

papers.’.

  

Mr Bernard Jenkin               

 

Mr David Davis

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr William Cash

 

5

 

Schedule  1,  page  14,  line  7,  leave out ‘day on which this Act is passed’ and insert

 

‘relevant date’.

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr David Davis

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Edward Leigh

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr William Cash

 

6

 

Schedule  1,  page  14,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

‘1A(1)

For the purposes of paragraph 1(a) above the “relevant date” is a date specified

 

in an order made by the Minister, after consultation to be held after Royal

 

Assent to this Act with the Electoral Commission as to an appropriate period

 

for the fair conduct of the referendum.

 

(2)	If in the opinion of the Electoral Commission the date on which Royal Assent

 

is given to this Act would mean that there would be an insufficient period for

 

the fair conduct of the referendum if it were held on the date otherwise required

 

by section 1, the Minister may by order specify such later date on which the

 

referendum shall be held as the Electoral Commission shall approve.’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Liz Kendall	Stella Creasy	Sir Peter Soulsby
Stephen Twigg	Kate Green

 

14

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  30,  leave out ‘in favour of each answer to the question’

 

and insert ‘in answer to the questions’.

 

The Deputy Prime Minister

 

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Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

‘( )	directions requiring them to take specified steps in preparation for the

 

referendum;’.

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The Deputy Prime Minister

 

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Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

‘( )	directions requiring them to take specified steps in preparation for the

 

referendum;’.

 

Mr Jack Straw

 

Mr Peter Hain

 

136

 

Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  at end insert ‘subject to the agreement of the Speaker’s

 

Committee on the Electoral Commission.’.

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Christopher Chope

 

Mr John Whittingdale

 

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Schedule  1,  page  17,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘7A(1)

The Electoral Commission shall not issue any explanatory document to

 

persons entitled to vote in the referendum during the relevant period unless the

 

wording, content and design of such document has been agreed by both

 

organisations designated for the purposes of section 108 of the 2000 Act

 

(designation of organisations to whom assistance is available), where such

 

designations have occurred.

 

(2)	In sub-paragraph (1) the “relevant period” is the relevant period for the

 

referendum as defined in section 125 of the 2000 Act (restriction on

 

publication etc. of promotional period by central governement etc.).’.

 

Caroline Lucas

 

Mr Douglas Carswell

 

Mark Lazarowicz

 

Mr Roger Godsiff

 

Fiona Mactaggart

 

Tom Greatrex

 

Liz Kendall	Stella Creasy	Sir Peter Soulsby
Stephen Twigg	Kate Green

 

15

 

Schedule  1,  page  19,  line  24,  leave out ‘question’ and insert ‘questions’.

  

Mr Graham Brady

 

Mrs Eleanor Laing

 

Mr Bernard Jenkin

 

Mr Charles Walker

 

59

 

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  9,  after ‘constituency’, insert ‘with the exception of citizens

 

of Commonwealth countries or, subject to sub-paragraph (c) below, of the Republic of

 

Ireland.’.

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Revised 11 October 2010