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LOCAL TRANSPORT BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
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For Amendments, see pages 2503–04, 2683–86, 2957–60, 3041–46 and 3051–60 of Supplement to Votes.
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HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
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For Amendments, see pages 2669–70, 2955–56, 2965–67, 2969–71, 2999–3003, 3009–10, 3023–31, 3033–34 and 3047 of Supplement
to Votes.
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TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
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That the draft Fixed-term Employees (Prevention of Less Favourable Treatment) (Amendment) Regulations 2008, which were laid
before this House on 2nd July, be approved.
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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
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For Amendments, see pages 2961–63, 2973, 2997, 3021–22 and 3037–38 of Supplement to Votes.
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That the draft Remand on Bail (Disapplication of Credit Period) Rules 2008, which were laid before this House on 7th July,
be approved.
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That the draft Mental Health Act 2007 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 8th July,
be approved.
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CLIMATE CHANGE BILL [LORDS]: As amended in the Public Bill Committee, to be considered.
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For Amendments, see pages 3035–36, 3039 and 3049 of Supplement to Votes.
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DATA PROTECTION AND FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (Queen’s Recommendation signified.)
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That, in respect of service from 30th November 2007, the salary of the Information Commissioner shall be at a yearly rate
of £140,000.
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POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS BILL: Second Reading.
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POLITICAL PARTIES AND ELECTIONS BILL [MONEY]: Queen’s Recommendation signified.]
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That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Political Parties and Elections Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
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the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other
Act out of money so provided;
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the payment out of the Consolidated Fund of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums to be charged on and paid out
of the Fund under any other Act; and
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the payment into the Consolidated Fund of any increase attributable to the
Act in the sums payable into that Fund under any other Act.
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That the Value Added Tax (Finance) Order 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 1892), dated 17th July 2008, a copy of which was laid before
this House on 17th July, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Pre-release Access to Official Statistics Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 21st July, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008, which were laid before this House on 22nd July, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Police Appeals Tribunals Rules 2008, which were laid before this House on 22nd July, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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That the draft Police (Performance) Regulations 2008, which were laid before this House on 22nd July, be approved.
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The Instrument has not yet been considered by the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments.
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION (APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMAN)
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That an Humble Address be presented to Her Majesty, praying that Her Majesty will appoint Jennifer Watson to the office of
chairman of the Electoral Commission with effect from 1st January 2009 for the period ending on 31st December 2012.
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The First Report from the Speaker’s Committee, on Appointment of the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, HC 961, is relevant.
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ELECTORAL COMMISSION (REMUNERATION OF CHAIRMAN) [Queen’s Recommendation signified.]
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That the following provision shall be made with respect to the remuneration and expenses of the Chairman of the Electoral
Commission (“the chairman”):
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In respect of remuneration for service between 1st January 2009 and 31st December 2009, the chairman shall be paid £150,000.
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In respect of the year starting with 1st January 2010 and in respect of any subsequent year starting on the anniversary of
her appointment, the chairman shall be paid as remuneration for that year the sum payable during the immediately preceding
year increased by the same percentage of that sum as the percentage (if any) or total of the percentages (if more than one)
used to increase the salary of a High Court Judge during that immediately preceding year.
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Where during any of the years referred to above the chairman ceases to hold that office, the sum to be paid to her in respect
of the part of the year for which she held office shall be such proportion of the sum which would have been due had she completed
that year in office as reflects the portion of that period during which she held the office of chairman.
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The chairman shall be reimbursed for any expenses she incurs in connection with the discharge of her duties as chairman on
travel, accommodation and subsistence.
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The pension of the chairman shall be calculated broadly by analogy with the pension scheme of the staff of the Commission,
thereby delivering a pension based on the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme.
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The First Report from the Speaker’s Committee, on Appointment of the Chairman of the Electoral Commission, HC 961, is relevant.
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ELECTION OF SELECT COMMITTEE MEMBERS BY HONOURABLE MEMBERS
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(1) Standing Order No. 121 (Nomination of Select Committees) shall be repealed and the following Standing Order be made:
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‘Election of Select Committees
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Within seven days of his election at the beginning of a Parliament the Speaker shall call for nominations in writing for each
of the select committees appointed under the Standing Orders of this House; and any Member may nominate any other Member who
is willing to serve.
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The Members shall be elected by secret ballot under such arrangements as the Speaker shall direct, provided that each Member
of the House shall have one vote in respect of each select committee.
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The Speaker shall appoint one Member from the minority parties to each select committee; ‘minority parties’ means those opposition
parties other than the largest opposition party.
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Each select committee shall elect its chairman from among its members.
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(2) The Speaker shall, one year after the making of this Order and after consulting all parties represented in this House, lay
upon the table a report on the operation of the Standing Order.’.
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NEW DRAFT EU CONSTITUTION
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(1) The Government shall seek the agreement of the House to a British draft Constitution for the EU which shall not mandate Her
Majesty’s Government but which will be put forward as a basis for consideration by the member states of the EU; and
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(2) Such a draft Constitution shall be no more than 1,000 words and shall include an inspirational preamble, and no more than
15 articles which shall
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clearly define and limit the power of the Union,
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reserve power to the nation states unless specifically granted to the Union,
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base the Union on human rights,
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ensure power is exercised at the lowest level of authority,
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be based upon elected institutions,
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exercise authority only by consent,
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apply equally to all,
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be within the rule of law,
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be written in understandable terms,
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be amended only by agreement,
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be interpreted impartially,
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be set within a global context, and
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respect the natural world.
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SELECTION OF PRIME MINISTER
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That, within two days of the meeting of a new Parliament following a General Election, or within 25 days of the death or resignation
of a serving Prime Minister, this House shall order an Address to be presented to Her Majesty naming one of its Members and
asking Her Majesty to invite that Member to form a Government.
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WAR MAKING POWERS (PARLIAMENTARY APPROVAL OF THE COMMITMENT OF UK ARMED FORCES TO HOSTILITIES ABROAD)
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(1) Parliament shall have the opportunity to consider and approve the exercise of duties vested in HM Ministers to commit the
United Kingdom’s armed forces to hostilities abroad, or to a situation abroad where hostilities are likely,
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before such a commitment is made by Her Majesty’s Government, where circumstances permit, or
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where circumstances do not permit, no later than 20 days after deployment.
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The Prime Minister shall present a report to Parliament setting out—
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the circumstances necessitating the commitment of the armed forces;
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the extent of the commitment, the mandate to be given to the armed forces personnel, and the chain of command in circumstances
where joint participation with other nations is anticipated, and
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the current or anticipated scope and duration of the hostilities;
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this report shall be the subject of a debate in the House within 20 days of deployment on a substantive motion to approve
the commitment of armed forces personnel; and when the House is not sitting, the laying of such a report shall be deemed to
meet the public interest criteria set out in Standing Order No. 13 for the earlier meeting of the House in certain circumstances,
and the Speaker shall forthwith appoint and give notice of a time for the House to meet; and
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the Government should bring forward a Bill to establish a statutory footing for parliamentary consideration of this exercise
of the Royal Prerogative along the lines set out in this Resolution.
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EARLIER MEETING OF THE HOUSE IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES
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That Standing Order No. 13 (Earlier meeting of the House in certain circumstances) be amended, by leaving out paragraph (1)
and inserting—
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‘(1) If the Speaker is of the opinion that the public interest requires that the House should meet at a time earlier than that
to which it stands adjourned, the House shall meet at such time as the Speaker shall appoint.’.
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PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS (FIXED TERMS)
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That general elections shall only take place every five years on the first day of June.
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Paragraph (1) of Standing Order No. 14 (Arrangement of public business) is repealed.
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The Business Committee to be established in accordance with this order shall have as its principal function the preparation
of a rolling fortnightly forward programme of the public business of the House, to be put to the House for decision every
week. The programme shall include the dates of legislative proceedings, and of Opposition days under Standing Order No. 14(2).
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Notice of the proposed programme of business must be given at least two days before it is put to the House. Changes to the
agreed programme may be proposed in case of urgency.
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The question on any proposal from the Business Committee relating to the programme of business, and on any amendment selected
thereto, shall be put forthwith, and may be decided at any hour, though opposed.
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The Committee shall consist of
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The Chairman of Ways and Means, who shall be the Chairman
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Eight Members elected by the House.
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