House of Lords Bill [HL]
MARSHALLED
LIST OF AMENDMENTS
TO BE MOVED
IN COMMITTEE
The amendments have been marshalled in accordance with the Instruction of 21st July 2008, as follows—
[Amendments marked * are new or have been altered]
Amendment
No.
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| 1* | Page 1, line 4, at beginning insert "After the making of an order by the Secretary of State," |
| 2* | Page 1, line 4, after "to" insert "(a)" |
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| 3* | Page 1, line 5, leave out "for the creation of life peerages" and insert "as to the making of appointments for a fixed term of persons who are independent of any registered political party" |
| 4* | Page 1, line 5, after "of" insert "hereditary and" |
| 5* | Page 1, line 5, at end insert "in relation to persons who are independent of any registered political party, within the meaning of section 8(4); and |
| (b) | vet persons nominated for life peerages by the leader of a registered political party specified under section 4(2)" |
| 6* | Page 1, line 5, at end insert "under the Life Peerages Act 1958" |
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| 7* | Page 1, line 5, at end insert— |
| "(1A) | No order may be made under subsection (1) before the passing of an Act of Parliament providing for not less than 80 per cent of the members of the House of Lords to be elected, and any other members to be appointed." |
| 8* | Page 1, line 6, leave out "creation of life peerages" and insert "making of term appointments" |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 9 | Page 1, line 8, leave out "Prime Minister" and insert "Lord President of the Council" |
| 10* | Page 1, line 8, at end insert "unless he has reason to suspect that any member of the Commission has— |
| (a) | been subject to influence to make or support a recommendation which a reasonable person might consider would influence their judgment; or |
| (b) | is a relative or friend of a person recommended and such interest has not been publicly declared at the time of recommendation; |
| (c) | received a benefit from the person concerned, by way of public speaking or appearance, at a function organized by a member of the Commission or any body or company of which he may be a trustee or director or in which he holds a position of authority or from which he derives pecuniary advantage, |
| | or if a person recommended is a serving or former member of the Commission, who is not already a member of the House of Lords." |
| 11* | Page 1, line 8, at end insert "unless he has reason to believe that for reasons of national security or 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, the person concerned is not a fit and proper person to be recommended to the Crown" |
| 12* | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Creation of life peerages not to confer automatic membership of the House of Lords |
| (1) | Recommendation for a life peerage by the Commission will not confer membership of the House of Lords, unless membership is also recommended by the Prime Minister. |
| (2) | In section 1(2)(b) of the Life Peerages Act 1958 (c. 21) (power to create life peerages carrying right to sit in the House of Lords) at the beginning insert "if the Prime Minister and the Commission so recommend,". |
| (3) | Nothing in this Act shall detract from the power of Her Majesty under letters patent to create a hereditary or life peerage that does not confer the right to receive a writ of summons to the House of Lords or to sit and vote therein." |
| 13* | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Annual report on nature of Commission appointments |
| (1) | At least once in each calendar year the Commission must publish and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report setting out, for each of its appointees— |
| (a) | the reasons for the appointment it has made, |
| (b) | whether the peer nominated himself or was nominated by a political party or the Prime Minister and, |
| (c) | where it has taken these factors into account in the appointment, his or her— |
| (i) | academic or vocational qualifications, |
| (vi) | faith group or non-faith group, |
| (2) | At the same time as it publishes a report under this section, the Commission shall lay before both Houses of Parliament a table showing the representation of each category in subsection (1) in the House of Lords." |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 14 | Page 1, line 10, leave out "nine members" and insert "eleven peers, all of whom shall be members of the Privy Council" |
| 15 | Page 1, leave out lines 12 and 13 and insert "in accordance with the following— |
| (a) | three members to be appointed by the Lord President of the Council; |
| (b) | three members to be appointed by the Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords; |
| (c) | three members to be appointed by the Convenor of the Crossbench peers; and |
| (d) | two members to be appointed by the Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party in the House of Lords." |
| 16 | Page 1, line 12, leave out "the Speaker of the House of Commons and" |
| 17 | Page 1, line 14, leave out "the Speaker and" |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 18 | Page 1, line 14, leave out "Speaker and the Lord Speaker" and insert "Lord President of the Council, the Leader of the Conservative peers, the Convenor of the Crossbench peers and the Leader of the Liberal Democrat peers" |
| 19* | Page 1, line 15, leave out "or bodies" |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 20 | Page 2, line 1, leave out subsection (4) |
| 21 | Page 2, line 1, leave out "the Speaker and" |
| 22* | Page 2, line 3, at end insert "and includes representatives of the population and regions of the United Kingdom" |
| 23* | Page 2, line 4, leave out "four" and insert "40 per cent" |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 24 | Page 2, line 6, leave out subsection (6) and insert— |
| "(6) | The Chairman of the Commission shall be chosen from amongst the Crossbench members of the Commission." |
| 25* | Page 2, line 7, at end insert "and the Chairman shall be a member of the House of Lords" |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 26 | Page 2, line 8, leave out subsection (7) |
| 27 | Page 2, line 9, leave out subsection (8) |
| 28* | Page 2, line 12, leave out paragraph (b) |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 29 | Page 2, line 17, leave out "by the Speaker and the Lord Speaker" |
| 30 | Page 2, line 17, leave out "the Speaker and" |
| 31* | Page 2, line 29, at end insert— |
| "( ) | No salary shall be payable to a Commissioner, except that the Senior Salaries Review Board may recommend a scheme of expenses to defray the costs of carrying out his duties. |
| ( ) | Service as a member of the Commission shall be non-pensionable and no payment in relation to uncompleted service shall be made before or after his removal to any member of the Commission removed in accordance with subsection (13) and, in the event of any impropriety in the conduct of his duties, a member of the Commission removed under subsection (13) may be required to repay expenses or other remuneration received." |
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| 32* | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Duty of Commission to collect demographic information |
| | The Commission shall compile such information as to the composition and diversity of the population of the United Kingdom as shall in its opinion enable it satisfactorily to fulfil its functions." |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 33 | Page 2, line 35, leave out "and (c)" and insert ", (c) and (d)" |
| 34* | Page 2, line 37 leave out paragraphs (b) and (c) |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 35 | Page 2, line 38, after "nominees")" insert— |
| "( ) | the Convenor of the Crossbench peers;" |
| 36* | Page 2, leave out line 41 and insert "The Commission shall normally vet" |
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| 37* | Page 2, line 41, leave out "(1)(a)" and insert "(1)(b)" |
| 38* | Page 3, line 1, leave out "six" and insert "ten" |
| 39* | Page 3, line 1, after "Commons" insert "or the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland" |
| 40 | Page 3, line 2, at end insert— |
| "(3) | Within one month of this Act being passed, the Clerk of the Parliaments shall submit the Register of Hereditary Peers who wish to stand for election as members of the House of Lords under Standing Order 10 (Hereditary peers: by-elections) to the Appointments Commission for consideration when recommending life peerages." |
| 41* | Page 3, line 6, leave out subsection (2) |
| | LADY SALTOUN OF ABERNETHY |
| 42 | Page 3, line 7, leave out paragraph (a) |
| 43 | Page 3, line 7, leave out paragraph (a) and insert— |
| "(a) | special experience and expertise in a specific area; and" |
| 44* | Page 3, line 7, leave out "conspicuous" |
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| | BARONESS JONES OF WHITCHURCH |
| 45* | Page 3, line 7, after "merit" insert "as defined in an order laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament" |
| 46* | Page 3, line 7, leave out "and" |
| 47* | Page 3, line 9, at end insert ", and |
| (c) | residence in the United Kingdom for the purposes of taxation" |
| 48* | Page 3, line 12, leave out "United Kingdom population" and insert "population and regions of the United Kingdom" |
| 49* | Page 3, line 15, leave out from "to" to end of line 16 and insert "the affirmative resolution procedure" |
| 50* | Page 3, line 19, leave out subsection (7) |
| | LORD BROOKE OF ALVERTHORPE |
| 51* | Page 3, line 20, leave out "subsections 4(a) and 4(b)" and insert "subsection (4)" |
| 52* | Page 3, line 22, leave out subsection (8) |
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