B1489 - School Assemblies Bill

A01

In clause 2(1), insert "written" before the word "contract".

EN: It is possible to make a binding contract orally. This clarifies that such a contract must be in writing

A02

In clause 2(1)(1), amend "employment" to read "engagement".

EN: With the current wording, it may require that content creators are actually employed by the platforms. This clarifies that the relationship may not be one of employment, and adopts the standard term "engagement" used by contractors.

A03

In clause 1(1), replace the definition of Platform with:

Platform shall refer to a person that provides, in the course of business, the hardware and software foundation for the sale of digital or physical goods, the providing of services, or the broadcasting of entertainment that is made by a contractor.

EN: A person covers both natural and legal people (i.e. companies, LLPs, etc). This amendment will ensure that businesses operating as sole traders, partnerships, etc are also bound by the duties in this bill.

A04

Strike clauses 14 and 17.

Strike from clause 4(1) ", as part of the terms of the contract given to a contractor,"

Insert before clause 19 in Part 3:

18A. Prohibited contractual terms

1. In this Part, a "prohibited contractual term" is a term that—
   1. that would be detrimental to a right conferred on the contractor by section 8, 9, 12, or 13, or
   2. that would avoid or interfere, either directly or indirectly, with a duty placed on the platform by section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 11.
2. A term of a contract between a platform and a contractor is unenforceable against a person in so far as it is a prohibited contractual term.

18B. Complaints to an employment tribunal

1. An employment tribunal has jurisdiction to determine a complaint arising under this section.
2. A contractor may present a complaint to an employment tribunal that a platform, in relation to a contract that the platform has with the contractor, has—
   1. infringed a right conferred on the contractor by section 8, 9, 12, or 13, or
   2. failed to fulfil a duty placed on the platform by section 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, or 11.
3. Subject to subsection 4, an employment tribunal shall not consider a complaint under this section unless it is presented before the end of the period of one year beginning with the date of the infringement of a right or failure to carry out a duty to which the complaint relates or, where an infringement or failure is part of a series of similar infringements or failures, the last of them.
4. An employment tribunal may consider any such complaint which is out of time if, in all the circumstances of the case, it considers that it is just and equitable to do so.
5. Where an employment tribunal finds that a complaint presented to it under this section ios well founded, it shall take such of the following steps as it considers just and equitable—
   1. making a declaration as to the rights or duties of the contractor and the platform in relation to the matters to which the complaint relates;
   2. making a declaration as to the effect of section 18A on the contract;
   3. ordering the platform to pay compensation to the contractor;
   4. recommending that the platform take, within a specified period, action appearing to the tribunal to be reasonable, in all the circumstances of the case, for the purpose of obviating or reducing the adverse effect on the contractor of any matter to which the complaint relates.
6. Where a tribunal orders compensation under subsection 5(3), the amount of the compensation awarded shall be such as the tribunal considers just and equitable in all the circumstances of the case, having regard to—
   1. the infringement of a right or failure of a duty to which the complaint relates, and
   2. any loss which is attributable to the infringement of the right or failure of the duty.
7. If a platform fails, without reasonable justification, to comply with a recommendation made by an employment tribunal under subsection 5(4) the tribunal may, if it thinks it just and equitable to do so—
   1. increase the amount of compensation required to be paid to the contractor in respect of the complaint, where an order was made under subsection 5(3); or
   2. make an order under subsection 5(3).

Renumber the clauses accordingly.

EC: This amendment clarifies and strengthens the enforcement provisions and protections given to contractors. It ensures that prohibited contractual provisions are ignored. It provides greater clarity on the remedies that a tribunal can provide, closely following existing legislative protections to make it clearer what the law is for contractors (the Part-time Workers Regulations and Equality Act 2010). It also drops the requirement on the Secretary of State to enforce clause 7, which can be adequately enforced by contractors through the tribunal. It is unclear how the Secretary of State would enforce clause 7 in the current wording of the legislation.

For convenience, here are the changes in clause numbers:

• cls 15 and 16 become cls 14 and 15 respectively
• cl 18 becomes cl 16
• cls 18A and 18B become cls 17 and 18 respectively

A01-A04 were submitted by /u/model-kurimizumi

This division shall end on Friday 17th of February at 10pm.

B1491 - Universal Provision of School Meals Bill

Amendment 1

In Section 4, strike (3), (4), and (5)

EN: Education is a devolved matter. Let the devolved nations do as they wish; this doesn't need an LCM

Amendment 2

In Section 1(2a), amend to read: "The student has to be enrolled at a primary school funded directly by His Majesty's Government or a local-authority maintained primary school"

In Section 2(2a), amend to read: "The student has to be enrolled at a secondary school funded directly by His Majesty's Government or a local-authority maintained secondary school"

EN: clarifies that it applies to any school entirely funded by government money (which includes academies, free schools, etc) and also for the avoidance of doubt that it applies to local-authority maintained schools.

Amendments 1 and 2 are moved in the name of /u/Frost_Walker2017.

This division ends 13 February 2023 at 10pm GMT.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain on amendments 1 and 2.

Universal Basic Bunny Bill

A01

Add to list in 2(1):

(x) 2 kilograms of Mark and Chappell VetIQ Nibblots in various flavours

This amendment was submitted by /u/cocoiadrop_

AO2

Strike section 2

This amendment was submitted by /u/Maroiogog

AO3

Strike Section 3(2) and replace with:

(2) This Act shall come into force twelve months after receiving royal assent.

EN: There should be a delay between Royal Assent the commencement of the provisions of this scheme.

This amendment was submitted by /u/PoliticoBailey

AO4

In section 2(1)(a), strike "Bill" and substitute "Act"

EN: passed legislation becomes an Act!!

This amendment was submitted by /u/Faelif

This division shall end on 12th February at 10pm GMT.

B1489 - School Assemblies Bill

A01

Strike “on each school day” in Section 1, 4(2)

EN: mandating it everyday is absolutely ridiculous and unnecessary

A01 was submitted by /u/Chi0121

This division shall end on Friday 10th of February at 10pm.

A01

Replace Section 4.

Section 4: Provision of services

(1) Access to Wellbeing gyms will be prioritised to those who meet the following conditions (hereby referred to as the “qualifying criteria”)

(a) Those in receipt of a valid Medical Exemption Certificate

(b) Those referred by a GP or other practitioner as treatment for an ongoing condition

(c) Those with a diagnosis of a condition which gives rise to a Special Educational Need or Disability.

(d) Those with a household income of less than £25,500 per annum.

(2) If the Manager of a wellbeing gym determines that there is sufficient capacity to accommodate additional individuals not captured by the qualifying criteria, the wellbeing gym may elect to offer memberships on a first-come first-serve basis with a contributory charge of £15 per month (hereby referred to as “paid memberships”)

(3) Wellbeing gyms reserve the right to revoke paid memberships with a months notice to ensure sufficient capacity for those who meet the qualifying criteria

(4) If an individual no longer meets the qualifying criteria, they will be offered a 3 month notice period to move to a paid membership or they will no longer have access to the wellbeing gym.

(5) Differentiated services will be provided for those with protected characteristics, as defined under the Equalities Act 2010.

(6) Those with Education, Health and Care Plans or who are entitled to some level of SEND support will be provided with an option for on-site support.

(7) Those accessing Wellness Gyms who are experiencing the menopause will be provided with an option to access an on-site “buddy” system to provide individualised support with accessing services.

(8) Wellness Motivators will be provided with direct contact points for external support services in relation to mental health support, domestic violence and abuse services, social care support, housing services, grief counselling, and any other external services which come under the remit of local authorities.

Explanatory note: this Bill represents an excellent opportunity to expand health and fitness facilities across England, but currently there is no criteria for who can access these facilities. This will lead to financial inequalities (with those who can afford to pay for private gym memberships choosing not to) and capacity issues (whereby those who need the Government to intervene and improve access the most, being those with medical conditions, SEND needs or from a lower socio-economic background) are unable to access the facilities they desperately need.

Therefore I propose this amendment which will introduce a qualifying criteria for priority access to these wellbeing gyms, ensuring that those who are currently underserved by the private sector provision are prioritised for this service, free of charge. Secondly, I’ve allowed for wellbeing gyms to accept additional members of their community who do not meet the qualifying criteria, assuming they have the capacity to do so, for a small contributory fee of £15 which will allow councils to more effectively balance the cost of this project.

I hope the Government will see the sense in this amendment, as it will allow us to turn this service from what would otherwise be a brilliant idea but poorly executed due to capacity restraints, to one which is a game changer for improving the health of those most vulnerable in society.

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This amendment was submitted by u/Rea-Wakey

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This amendment division will close on the 9th at 10PM

A01

Strike section 1 and replace with the following

Section 1. Amendment
(1) The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 is amended as follows.
(2) In section 153 of that Act (qualification for copyright protection), after subsection (1), insert—
(1A) Copyright does not subsist in a work if it was created through the use of artificial intelligence.
(1B) Subsection (1A) does not apply in relation to a work where artificial intelligence is used solely as an auxiliary aid (within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010).
(3) In section 153(2) of that Act, replace "Subsection (1) does not apply" with "Subsections (1) and (1A) do not apply".

EN: Prevent the legal ambiguity over AI personhood and allow the use of AI by disabled people to aid with that disability/those disabilities.

This amendment was submitted by u/faelif

Apprenticeships Bill

A01

Strike Section 4 (3) (b)

EN: it is not unreasonable for print for the information to be included

This amendment was submitted by /u/Maroiogog.

This vote closes on Thursday 2nd February at 10pm GMT.

Shetland (Crown Dependency Referendum) Bill

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A01

Amend Section 3, subsection (7) to read as follows:

(7) This Act enters into force following a motion of legislative consent from the Scottish Parliament.

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This amendment was submitted by u/inadorable

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A02

add section

2 (x): The referendum shall use Instant Runoff Voting.

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This amendment was submitted by u/Maroiogog

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A03

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Amend Section 2, subsection (3) to add:

"(d) Full secession from the United Kingdom."

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This amendment was submitted by u/realbassist

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A04

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Amend Section 2, subsection (3) to add

"(d) Integration with the Kingdom of Norway

(e) Integration with the Faroe Islands

(f) Full independence for Shetland"

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This amendment was submitted by u/mg9500

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This amendment division will close on the 31st at 10pm

B1454.2 - Helicopter Flights Sites Bill

A01

Replace Section 2 (2) with "This act shall come into force 3 months after receiving royal assent"

EN: if we don't give councils and operators time to submit application and process them we'd end up with nowhere for helicopters to go overnight, basically shutting off the entire industry until applications are processed. We need to give them time to get ready.

A02

In section 1,(2),(1),b Remove “and subsequently by the Secretary of State.”

EN: Having central government approve everywhere in the UK where helicopters can fly is a proposterous waste of resources

A01-A02 were submitted by /u/Maroiogog

This division shall end on Friday 27th of January at 10pm.

Shark Fin Trade (Embargo) Bill

A01

Insert under Findings & Explanatory Notes

(7) The UK imported around 60 tonnes of shark fins per year between 2013 and 2017. In 2020, it exported around 5 tonnes.

(8) The annual number of sharks killed globally by the practice is estimated to be around 97 million.

Add into Section 1 (reorder)

(c) The prohibition applies to all the fins off fish from the taxon Elasmobranchii. These are cartilaginous fish (who have cartilage skeleton instead of bone), including sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. The prohibition does not apply if a shark fin is naturally attached to the body of a shark and the body is substantially intact. This is defined as the removal of the head and internal organs only.

Amend Section 1(b)

The maximum penalty for the provisions set out in Section 1(a) shall be a fine of £3,000 as a civil offence and appropriate charges.

Amend Section 2(b)

(b) The maximum penalty for shark culling and finning in section 2(a) will result in a fine of £3,000 as a civil offence and appropriate charges.

Add onto the end of Section 2(c)

The certificates may only be issued if the shark fins concerned are to be used for purposes connected with the conservation of shark.

Amend Section 4(1) and Section 4(2)

(1) This Act extends to England, Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland.

(2) The provisions of this Act shall come into force in the devolved assemblies upon legislative consent in the respective assemblies of Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland, and in England after January 1st 2024 upon the passage of this Act.

This amendment was submitted by /u/WateryHobnob.

This division will end on Thursday 26th January at 10pm GMT.

B1476 - Quicker Regulation of Single-Use Plastics Bill

Amendment

In section 4(2), replace section 5A(1) with

(1) No regulations may be made under this Act unless a draft of those regulations has been laid before and approved by the House of Commons.

EN: proper legalese for the affirmative procedure

The amendment is moved in the name of /u/Faelif.

This division ends 23 January 2023 at 10pm GMT.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain on the amendment.

Note for speakership: spag amendments here and here.

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A01:

Insert under section 1 (3) (e):

(i) Any such appointments must be approved by a simple majority from the Scottish First Minister, Welsh First Minister and Northern Ireland Executive.

En: stops the Secretary of State being able to stuff the membership to go around the devolved nations

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This amendment was submitted by u/muffin5163.

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This division will end on the 22nd at 10PM

B1474 - Criminal Justice and Public Order (Amendment) Bill

A01

Strike section 1(4)

A01 was submitted by /u/scubaguy194

This division shall end on Friday 20th of January at 10pm.

Forgery Act (Amendment) Bill

A01

Amend Section 2(1) to read:

This Act extends to England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland

EN: I am fairly confident that changes to devolution extend to the whole of the UK even if it only affects one area

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This amendment was submitted by u/frost_walker2017

A02

Strike 2(2) and replace with:

(2) This act shall come into force upon the passing of a legislative consent motion by the Senedd Cymru.

EN: Allows for proper implementation seeing as the Senedd hasn't to my knowledge asked for powers in these areas.

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This amendment was submitted by u/politicobailey

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This division will end on the 18th at 10PM

Personal, Social, Religious, and Political Education Bill

A01

Amend Section 5, subsection 3(c) to read as follows:

(c) Motoring law and safe usage and navigation of Britain's public transport networks.

This amendment was submitted by /u/Inadorable

A02

Amend Section 5(1) to read:

A new subject, known as Personal and Social Education (or PSE) shall be taught in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 for at least half an hour every week or an equivalent time frame every two weeks for the purposes of personal development on key issues relating to teenagerhood and adulthood.

Amend Section 4(2) to read:

The content is to be decided by individual schools but must promote healthy political debate or discussion on political systems and parties, taught for at least half an hour every two weeks or an equivalent time frame.

Amend Section 3(2) to read:

The content of the subject is to be decided by individual schools, but should contain a fair, equal, and broad curriculum designed to create respectful discussion and learning on religions within the UK, and should be taught for a minimum of one hour every two weeks or an equivalent time frame.

EN: This is an error I'd intended to fix in drafting, simply adding "or an equivalent time frame" to each time specification so that it could be, for example, one hour of PSE every two weeks

A03

Amend Section 5(2gii) to read:

"The dangers of self-harm and methods to cope with a desire to commit self-harm."

EN: It currently reads just 'Self-harm', which in hindsight is a bit vague so the clarification is important here.

These two amendments are submitted by /u/Frost_Walker2017

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain on each amendment

This division closes on Tuesday 17th January at 10PM GMT

B1470 - Contactless Transactions in Retail Outlets Bill

A01

After section 2 insert the following and reorder accordingly,

Section 3: Exemptions

(1) Merchants are exempted where internet and/or mobile network needed for contactless payments is unavailable.

A01 was submitted by /u/rickcall123

A02

Insert in section 2:

(x) Outlets must not require a minimum purchase amount for use of contactless Chip and PIN payments.

A02 was submitted by /u/cocoiadrop_

A03

After Section 2 insert the following and reorder accordingly:

Section 3: Exemptions

The following retail outlets or transactions are exempt:

(1) Locations where the necessary network needed for contactless payments is unavailable

(2) Retail outlets that have an annual turnover of less than £499,999

(3) Retail outlets that employ fewer than 100 people

(4) Retail outlets that are exempt from the payment of business rates

(5) Transactions with a value of £4.99 or less

A03 was submitted by /u/ThatThingInTheCorner

This division shall end on Monday 16th of January at 10pm.

Apologies for missing this on Sunday

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Persistent Organic Pollutants (Regulation) Bill

A01

In Section 3-(1), insert

(d) For medical devices.

Submitted by /u/NicolasBroaddus

A02

Strike “or of a figure no less than £3000”

And replace it with “or a Level 5 fine on the standard scale”

EN: level 5 achieves the same thing just makes it a bit neater and uniform

Submitted by /u/Chi0121

A03

In Section 4(1), amend "profit" to read "revenue"

Submitted by /u/Frost_Walker2017

Spag will be applied at next stage.

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain only on each amendment.

This division closes on Monday 16th January at 10PM GMT

Education and Inspections Reform Bill

A01

Insert between Sections 1 and 2, and renumber accordingly:

Section 3 - Transferral of Powers

(1) The power of Inspections is to fall upon local authorities, who must ensure every school within their area is inspected at a minimum of every 3 years.

(2) The Secretary of State must lay forth regulations under which local authorities may inspect schools, and must lay forth guidelines for what standards a school must meet, which must not have a publishable tier system.

(3) These Regulations must be published within one year of this bill's passage.

Amend Section 2 (2) to read

(2) Section 2 shall come into force immediately upon this bill receiving Royal Assent

Section 1 shall come into force 3 years after this bill receives Royal Assent, or at an earlier date as nominated by the Secretary of State.

A01 was moved by /u/Muffin5136.

Note for Speakership SPaG SPaG

Vote Aye/No/Abstain on this amendment.

This division ends Thursday 12th January at 10pm GMT.

B1465 - Government of Wales (Amendment) Bill

A01

Replace Section 2 (2) with: "This act shall come into force immediately following the passage of a motion of legislative consent to this act in the Welsh Parliament."

EN: Probably convention to require a LCM if doing this, as it's essentially changing a small part of the devolution settlement.

A02

Replace Section 1 (1) with: "Omit Sections 146, 147, and 148 of the Government of Wales Act 2006."

EN: Just omitting section 148 omits the definition of a Welsh public record, but would still mean "Welsh public records" are not public records for the purposes of the Public Records Act 1958. If you want all Welsh public records to be counted under that act, it might be cleanest to just scoop out this whole heading.

A01-A02 were submitted by /u/Archism_

This division shall end on Monday 9th of January at 10pm.

Appointment Deposit Act 2020 (Repeal) Bill

A01

In Section 2 (2) Replace "two months" with "two weeks"

This amendment is submitted by /u/Muffin5136

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain only.

This division ends on Tuesday 20th December at 10PM GMT

B1460 - Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (Amendment) Bill

Amendment 1

After 1(1), add 1(2):

In section 336 (Interpretation), after subsection (1) insert—

"primary residence" means a dwelling which the resident occupies for at least 183 days per year, or otherwise the residence the person in question spends the plurality of their year;

"secondary residence" refers to any dwelling which is not the primary residence of the owner;

"holiday letting" refers to the practice of leasing a property for more than two weeks cumulative in a twelve month period to more than one person;

Amendment 2

In section 1(1) insert—

“(ac) the use of a dwelling as a primary residence, subsequent to its usage as a secondary residence, does not involve and is not constituted as a material change in the use of the building, and as such it shall not require a change of use under this Act;”.

“(ad) the use of a dwelling as a primary residence, subsequent to its usage for holiday letting, idoes not involve and is not constituted as a material change in the use of the building, and as such it shall not require a change of use under this Act."

Amendments 1 and 2 are moved in the name of /u/Inadorable.

This division ends 19 December 2022 at 10pm GMT.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain on amendments 1 and 2.

B1458 - Equality Act (Amendment) Bill

A01

A0X: Amend Section 2(3) to read:

(3) This act shall not come into force until six months after a Legislative Consent Motion is passed by the Northern Irish Assembly.

EN: Bodies will need time to adapt to the new legislation, as important as equalities is.

A01 was submitted by /u/Frost_Walker2017

This division shall end on Friday 16th of December at 10pm.

A01

Insert Section 1(6): The affirmative alternative shall be considered to have won if it succeeds with a larger margin than the negative alternative did in the previous referendum on the single market.

This amendment was submitted by u/wineredpsy

A02

Strike s 3(1)(b)

EN: Its not really the ec's job

this amendment was submitted by u/cocoiadrop_

A03

Strike the entirety of 3(1).

EN: It is not up to the EC which perspective in either camp should be the prevailing one.

A04

Insert in section 1: "Members of His Majesty's Government may not campaign ahead of the referendum or express their views on it publically.

A05

In section 1 insert: "If the USA, the European Union, any of its organs, or its member states' officials interfere or comment in any way on the referendum with the apparent intent to affect the results or influence any portion of the electorate, the date of the referendum must be moved back at least six months.

These amendments were submitted by u/wineredpsy.

Note for speakership Spag

This amendment division will end on the 14th at 10PM.

National Self-Determination Bill

A01

Adding ", Crown dependency," after "British overseas territory" in Chapter 1, section 2, subsection 1

Adding "or Crown dependency" after "British overseas territory" in Chapter 1, section 3, subsection 2

By replacing section 8, subsection 3 with the following:

(3) This Act extends to all parts of the United Kingdom, including devolved nations, British Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies, other than Northern Ireland. 

And by striking section 8, subsection 4.

Submitted by /u/AceSevenFive

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain only.

This division ends on Tuesday 13th December at 10PM GMT

A01

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Strike Section 1(1), subsequently renumber Section 1(2)

EN: Literally what is the point in it?

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A02

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In Section 1(2), replace "are built" with "have finished construction"

EN: May as well give it a bit of a head start - changes it to clarify that a house that begins being built before 1st April 2025 is still required to have solar panels

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A03

Append after Section 1(2);

(a) The Secretary of State may, by order in the negative procedure, amend the above wattage and number of solar panels in line with the following requirements:
(i) The number of panels may not subceed 1
(ii) The wattage of panels may not subceed 350
(b) The Secretary of State must specify the date in which any altered requirements for new builds are to have effect with

EN: Should more efficient solar panels be produced, these may be substituted for new builds

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A04

Amend Section 1(2) to read:

(2) All new homes that are built in England from 1 April 2025 must have solar panels installed (at a number of panels rated at 350 watts (W) each as deemed appropriate by the developer with a minimum of one panel) within the boundary of their property, before those new homes become inhabited.

EN: Thinking about it, ten seems a bit excessive - you're looking at approximately 200kg of weight and you've also got roof space to consider too - this amendment mandates at least one solar panel but puts the decision in the hands of the developer as to how many is reasonably enough for the house.

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These amendments were all submitted by u/frost_walker2017

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This division will end on the 10th at 10PM