Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Oliver Heald (Conservative), on Wednesday, 16 March 2005, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 56 members in total.

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PROGRAMMING OF BILLS

That this House expresses its concern that the House of Lords is having to take on more and more of the work of scrutiny of Bills now that the Government refuses through its guillotining of Bills to give the necessary time to do it in this House; notes that since the Queen's Speech, 32 groups of clauses and amendments have not been debated on the report stage of Bills in this House and in addition, in committee, 45 groups of amendments and 117 clauses and schedules have not been debated; considers that the outcome of the Prevention of Terrorism Bill was a victory for Parliament; and calls on the Government not to seek to reduce the powers of the House of Lords, but instead to give adequate time for debate in this House.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received 2 amendments.

945A1

Line 8, leave out from `Government' to third `to'.

945A2

Line 8, leave out from third `to' to end and insert `bring forward comprehensive proposals for the reform of the House of Lords along the lines suggested by the cross-party sponsors of the Second Chamber of Parliament Bill.'.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

945 

945A1 

945A2 

Session

2004-05

Subjects

Debates Legislative process House of Lords Parliamentary scrutiny Government bills

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk