House of Lords Bill [HL]
AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE
| Page 1, line 8, at end insert "unless he has reason to believe that the person concerned is not a fit and proper person to be recommended to the Crown for reasons of national security; of the residential, legal or tax status of the individual (that have not been disclosed to the Commission); or for any other reason that seems to him to be appropriate." |
| Page 1, line 8, at end insert "unless he has reason to suspect that any member of the Commission— |
| (a) | has been subject to influence to make or support a recommendation which a reasonable person might consider would influence his judgment; or |
| (b) | is a relative or friend of a person recommended and such interest has not been declared to the Prime Minister at the time of recommendation; |
| | or a person recommended is a serving or former member of the Commission, who is not already a member of the House of Lords" |
| Page 1, line 8, at end insert "except in the case of former— |
| (a) | Lords of Appeal in Ordinary or Justices of the Supreme Court; |
| (b) | Archbishops of Canterbury; |
| (d) | Chiefs of the Defence Staff; |
| (e) | Speakers of the House of Commons; |
| (g) | holders of the offices of Foreign Secretary, Chancellor of the Exchequer or Home Secretary, |
| | who may be recommended to the Crown by the Prime Minister for a life or hereditary peerage if they are not nominated by the Commission on their retirement" |
| Page 4, line 27, at end insert "and shall not be eligible for nomination under section 4" |
| Page 5, line 2, after "shall" insert "not" |
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