Debate on bill on Thursday, 1 March 2012, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Steel of Aikwood.

House of Lords (Amendment) Bill [HL]

House of Lords (Amendment) Bill (HL). Lords third reading debate agreed to on question. Bill passed and sent to the Commons.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 735 c1542-8
Session: 2010-12
Legislative stage: Third reading
Procedure: New clauses
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: House of Lords Reform Bill (HL). As amended on report. (Lords Minutes).
Friday, 10 February 2012
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House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) 5: Clause 4, page 2, line 10, leave out ““this Part”” and insert ““section 3”” 6: Clause 4, leave ...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendments 4, 5, 6 and 9, which are grouped together, are drafting amendments as a result ...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) 4: Clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out ““this Part”” and insert ““sections 1 to 3””; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1544 (Link to this contribution) 8: After Clause 5, insert the following new Clause— ““Expulsion (1) Standing orders of the House of ...; Earl of Caithness | 735 c1544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank my noble friend for tabling this amendment. I also raised this point. It is perhap...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, Amendment 7 was tabled following the discussion we had on Report—notably the point raised ...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) 3: Clause 2, page 2, line 2, after ““reasonable”” insert ““, for example undertaking other public se...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1546 (Link to this contribution) 9: Clause 6, page 2, line 22, leave out ““Part”” and insert ““Act””; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1546 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, on the second point raised by the noble Lord, Lord Richard, I entirely agree that the phra...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1546 (Link to this contribution) That the Bill do now pass.; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1546 (Link to this contribution) I am glad to say that this is a drafting amendment. I beg to move. Amendment 9 agreed. Motion Mov...; Lord Cormack | 735 c1547 (Link to this contribution) Having been associated with my noble friend and others in another place from the very beginning on t...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1546-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am conscious that, at the bottom of today's notices, it states, optimistically, that the...; Earl of Caithness | 735 c1544-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have told my noble friend that I am concerned about this matter, although not about the ...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1544 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this amendment deals with the issue raised by my noble friend Lord Dobbs many weeks ago, a...; Lord Trefgarne | 735 c1545-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am afraid that I share the concern expressed by my noble friend Lord Caithness and the n...; Lord Richard | 735 c1545 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise briefly to support what the noble Earl, Lord Caithness, said. It is a difficult que...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1542 (Link to this contribution) 1: Clause 2, page 1, line 14, leave out subsection (2); Lord Trefgarne | 735 c1542-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I agree with what my noble friend Lord Steel has just said and will speak to Amendment 2. ...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1542 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 1 and 3. I will not press Amendment 1; I will seek leave to wit...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to send it privately, but, as I mentioned the names of the Ministers concerned, it is not...; Lord Cormack | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) It could be a redacted version.; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) The answer to my noble friend Lord Trefgarne is that I wrote to the Deputy Prime Minister after Repo...; Lord Richard | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, if the noble Lord, Lord Steel, wrote to Mr Clegg, would he be kind enough to send me a cop...; Lord Trefgarne | 735 c1547-8 (Link to this contribution) I, too, am grateful to my noble friend Lord Steel for his constructive response to some of the point...; Lord Richard | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) I take that as a yes—that I will get the letter. I thank the noble Lord. Bill passed and sent to th...; Lord Trefgarne | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) You could scratch out the names.; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1548 (Link to this contribution) Very well, but I trust the noble Lord, Lord Richard. I will happily send him a copy.; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) 7: Clause 5, page 2, line 20, at end insert— ““(2) If the provisions of this section are met by virt...; Lord Trefgarne | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) 2: Clause 2, page 1, line 15, at end insert ““, or the diplomatic service”” Amendment 2 agreed. Am...; Lord Steel of Aikwood | 735 c1543 (Link to this contribution) I am happy to accept Amendment 2. I beg leave to withdraw Amendment 1. Amendment 1 withdrawn. Amen...
Subjects: Appeals Armed forces Diplomatic service Elections House of Lords House of Commons Disqualification House of Lords composition Exemptions Leave Members Public service Peers Reform Voting rights
Legislation: House of Lords Reform Bill (HL) 2010-12; House of Lords (Amendment) Bill (HL) 2010-12
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

House of Lords (Amendment) Bill [HL]

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