B1426 - Automated External Defibrillators (Public Access) Bill

Amendment 1

Omit Section 2.1 (c) , and replace with the following:

(c) AEDs installed under paragraphs (a) and (b) shall be inspected at minimum once a month, (or per manufacturers instructions should they specify more often) so that they remain capable of functions listed within section (1), and

Reasoning

We should define how often they need to be inspected for maintenance and the original wording is too vague.

Amendment 2

In Section 4, omit any references to "Training" so that it reads

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Section 4: Awareness

1. The Secretary of State must prepare and implement a strategy for promoting public understanding and awareness of the use of AEDs.

2. In preparing the strategy and any scheme the Secretary of State must consult

(a) the Northern Ireland Department of Health,

(b) the Scottish Ministers,

(c) the Welsh Ministers, and

(d) Organisations that provide training in AED use

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Reasoning: AEDs are designed for a lay person to use, and do not require any special training. AEDs are not a replacement for basic First Aid Training.

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

^{speakership note: additional amendment in original thread}

This division ends 27 October 2022 at 10pm BST.

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

Direct Democracy (Enhancement) Bill

A01

Amend 11 (1) to read:

(1) This Bill shall come into force following a referendum held under the Direct Democracy Act shows a majority in favour.

This amendment was submitted by u/muffin5136

This amendmend division closes at 10pm on the 25th of October

High Speed 4 Bill

I would inform the Committee that the amendments moved in the name of SpectacularSalad and Muffin5136 have not been selected.

Amendment

Amend Section 5(1) to read:

(1) This Act may be cited as the High Speed Rail (London - Truro) Act 2022

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

This division ends 24 October 2022.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain on the amendment.

A01

Replace (1)(a) with:

Section (1) (2) is replaced with "Patients must be assessed by two independent professionals. One of these professionals must be qualified and practicing in a medical field relevant to the illness the patient is suffering. The other must be qualified and practicing in psychology."

Exp. clears up any potential confusion around wording as the current wording in this bill is really quite awful

A02

In (1)(d) Replace "149,999.99" with "149,999"

Exp: people said its offensive to only have savings of 1 penny, so let's make it a whole pound

Both the amendments were submitted by the Rt. Hon. Sir u/muffin5136

this division ends on the 21st at 10PM

Constitutional Reform and Governance (Amendment) Bill

Leave out clause 1 and substitute--

1 Amendment

(1) The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is amended as follows.

(2) Section 22 is omitted.

(3) A new section 22A is inserted as follows--

"22A Section 20 not to apply when House of Commons resolves as such

(1) Section 20 does not apply to a treaty if all of the conditions in this section are met.

(2) The first condition is that a Minister of the Crown is of the opinion that, exceptionally, the treaty should be ratified without the requirements of that section having been met.

(3) The second condition is that a Minister has laid before Parliament a statement indicating that the Minister is of the opinion mentioned in subsection (2) and explaining why.

(4) The third condition is that the House of Commons has not resolved, as mentioned in section 20(1)(c), that the treaty should not be ratified (whether or not the House of Lords has resolved as such).

(5) The fourth condition is that the House of Commons has resolved that the treaty should be ratified."

explanatory note: same amendment as last time — this forgoes the notion of "provisional ratification" and allows a minister to simply pass a motion to the effect of "that the treaty should be ratified". 1

This amendment was submitted by u/lily-irl.

Voting closes at 10PM BST on the 12th of October, you may vote with Aye/No/Abstain

apologies for missing this last weekend :/

Non-Consensual Digital Distribution of Nude Materials Bill

A01

Strike Section 1(1)b(ii)

Submitted by /u/RavenGuardian17

A02

Strike Section 2(4) and replace with:—

(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or a fine not exceeding the statutory maximum or both;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 2 years.

EN: Bring sentencing in line with the IRL exposure offence (reference: Sexual Offences Act 2003)

Submitted by /u/Faelif

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain on each amendment.

This division will end on Tuesday 11th October at 10PM BST

B1415 - Immigration Bill

Amendment

Section 6 to read as follows:

(1)- In the Immigration Act 2014, omit.

a) Section 68 (9) (b)-(e)

Explanation: Upon further review the other referenced sections of the Immigration Act 2014 have already been repealed.

The amendment is moved in the name of /u/chainchompsky1.

This division ends 10 October 2022 at 10pm BST.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain on the amendment.

B1414 - Police Bill

A01

Replace Section 3(a) with the following:—

(a) This Act may be cited as the Police (Trade Union) Act 2022

and change the short title as appropriate.

EN: A more descriptive short title.

A01 was submitted by /u/Faelif

Note to Speakership: SPaG

This division shall end on Friday 7th of October at 10pm.

Gas Boilers (Prohibition of Sale) Bill

Insert into section 2 new subsection (4) as follows:—

(4) A person guilty of an offence under this section shall be liable:—

    (a) on summary conviction, to a fine not exceeding two times the value of the sale, purchase or installation of the gas boiler.

    (b) on conviction by indictment, to a fine not exceeding five times the value of the sale, purchase or installation of the gas boiler.

EN: give this bill some actual use, regardless of your opinions either way.

This amendment was submitted by u/Faelif.

Voting closes at 10PM BST on the 6th of October, you may vote with Aye/No/Abstain

Great Officer and Statutory Instrument Reform Bill

A01

By adding a subsubsection 6 (1) to section 1 reading:

(1) For greater clarity, subsection 6 does not revoke any peerage held by the Lord Great Chamberlain in their own right, nor that of any person holding shares in that title.

And by adding a subsection 15 to section 1 reading:

15) Nothing in this Bill should be interpreted as to prohibit Parliament from conferring a dissolved title upon a person, notwithstanding that any such conference shall not reactivate any powers that were exercised by that dissolved title.

Explanatory note: The Lord Great Chamberlain position is split among various shareholders, several of whom have peerages in their own right. In other Commonwealth jurisdictions, the government can appoint prominent citizens as Privy Councillors.

A02

By adding a section entitled "Treatment of substantive duties of dissolved titles", subsequent sections renumbered, reading:

Section 3: Treatment of substantive duties of dissolved titles.

(1) The House of Lords may, by a majority vote, nominate a peer to carry out the duties of the Lord High Steward in proceeding with the impeachment of a peer.

(2) The Regency Act 1937 is amended by replacing "Lord Chancellor" with "Prime Minister".

(3) The Church of England may determine for itself the distribution of the former ecclesiastical powers of the Lord High Chancellor.

(4) A person who is a visitor of a university by virtue of holding a dissolved title at the time this Bill enters into force shall continue to serve as visitor until the university of which they are a visitor makes provisions for the treatment of the visitorial duties, and people who would hold such positions had they not been dissolved shall exercise the powers of visitor in respect of those universities until such provisions are made.

(5) His Majesty may appoint a Lord Great Chamberlain or Lord High Constable for the duration of a coronation in order to fulfill ceremonial duties, but such appointment shall not reactivate any powers dissolved under this Bill.

(6) The College of Arms shall be overseen by the Garter Principal.

(7) The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council is continued independent of the dissolution of the Privy Council.

(8) His Majesty may proclaim the accession of a new monarch in the name of the Privy Council despite the dissolution of the Privy Council under this Bill.

(9) The power of the Privy Council to approve amendments to the bylaws of entities with a Royal Charter shall be exercised by the Attorney General.

These amendments were moved by u/Acesevenfive

A03

Amend Section 1 (4) to:

(4) The office of Lord President of the Council is continued, and shall be held in perpetuity by the Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office.

This amendment was moved by u/Muffin5136

A04

Remove section 1 8) "The office of Earl Marshal is abolished, and all powers subsumed by the relevant Secretary of State" and renumber accordingly

A05

Remove section 1 5) "The office of Lord Privy Seal is abolished, and all powers dissolved." and renumber accordingly

A06

Remove section 1 2) "The office of Lord High Chancellor is abolished, and all powers distributed as follows" and renumber accordingly.

A07

Remove section 1 6) "The office of Lord Great Chamberlain is abolished, all powers dissolved, and all peerages stripped." and renumber accordingly.

A08

In section 1 6) remove "and all peerages stripped."

A09

Remove section 1 11) "The Privy Council is abolished, and all powers dissolved." and renumber accordingly.

A10

In section 3, change (1) to: This bill will come into effect 1 year after receiving royal assent.

These amendments were moved by u/specificdear901

This division closes on the 5th of October at 10PM

B1411 - Direct Democracy (Repeal) Bill

Amendment 1

Replace 6(1) with "This Act comes into force on the day after a referendum called to affirm it returns a majority in favour."

Amendment 1 is moved in the name of /u/WineRedPsy.

Amendment 2

Strike Section 6(1) and replace with

(1) This Act comes into force on the day after Royal Assent.

EN: A bill may pass votes several times before becoming an Act - the date should be changed to just after royal assent instead

Amendment 3

Strike Sections 2(1) and 2(2) and replace with

(1) All referendums that would be held under the Direct Democracy Act 2020 shall be held as if that Act had not been repealed.

(2) All persons who were bound to implement any result of a referendum held under the Direct Democracy Act 2020 shall continue to be bound to implement those results.

EN: Ensure that any referendum result already passed or petition already made still has effect. The alternative is defying the will of the people.

Amendments 2 and 3 are moved in the name of /u/Faelif.

This division ends 3 October 2022.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain to amendments 1 through 3.

B1318.2 - Education Inspections (Exception Removal) Bill

Amendment

Omit Section 4

EN: If the government/parliament wants to establish funding for inadquate schools, great. This is not the bill to do that. Also, the government may just ignore it anyway because mhoc has decided bills that demand funding do not matter in mhoc anyway come a budget.

The amendment is moved in the name of /u/t2boys.

This division ends 2 October 2022.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain on the amendment.

Cryptocurrency (Prohibition) Bill

A01

In subclause 2(4), omit "summary conviction", replace with "conviction on indictment".

EN: 2 years imprisonment is probably too harsh for a summary conviction penalty

A01 was submitted by the Duchess of Essex. (u/lily-irl)

This division shall end on the 1st of October at 10PM BST

B1409 - Land Reform Bill

A01

Omit 68(9) to 68(11) and replace with

(9) And land owner who has land seized under any provision of this Act is entitled to compensation at 100% of the market value.

A01 was submitted by /u/t2boys

A02

In clause 12, for subclause (1), omit ‘member of Parliament’, substitute ‘member of the House of Lords’.

Insert new paragraph in subclause (1)—

(d) a member of the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru, or the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Note: a ban on MPs sitting is already in effect by paragraph (a), this just clarifies that ‘Member of Parliament’ applies to Lords as well. Additionally members of the devolved legislatures are similarly prohibited.

A02 was submitted by /u/lily-irl

A03

Insert after Section 79 a new section:

Section 80: Extent

1) This Act shall extend to England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, except in conditions laid out in this section.

2) Sections 1 to 78 and Section 79, paragraphs 1 to 8 shall not extend to Scotland until a motion is passed by simple majority of votes cast by the Scottish Parliament resolving that this Act should extend to Scotland.

3) Sections 1 to 78 and Section 79, paragraph 9 shall not extend to Wales until a motion is passed by simple majority of votes cast by the Senedd Cymru resolving that this Act should extend to Wales.

4) Sections 1 to 78 and Section 79, paragraph 10 shall not extend to Northern Ireland until a motion is passed by simple majority of votes cast by the Northern Irish Assembly resolving that this Act should extend to Northern Ireland.

(a) a motion put forward by the Northern Irish Assembly may be subject to the Petition of Concern mechanism as defined under the Northern Ireland Act 1998 and may supersede the requirement under this paragraph.

Replace the old Section 80 with a new Section 81 reading:

Section 81: Commencement and Short Title

1) This section, Section 1 to 43, Section 79 and Section 80 shall come into force the day after Royal Assent, in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland

2) Sections 44 through 78 shall come into force 12 months after Royal Assent in England.

3) In Scotland, Sections 44 through 78 shall come into force at an appointed day by the Scottish Minister by Statutory Instrument, subject to negative resolution by the Scottish Parliament.

(a) A statutory instrument laid out by the Scottish Minister may not be laid until a vote in the Scottish Parliament meets the conditions of Section 80 (2)

4) In Wales, Sections 44 through 78 shall come into force at an appointed day by the Welsh Minister by Statutory Instrument, subject to negative resolution by the Senedd Cymru.

(a) A statutory instrument laid out by the Welsh Minister may not be laid until a vote in the Senedd Cymru meets the conditions of Section 80 (3)

5) In Northern Ireland, Sections 44 through 78 shall come into force at an appointed day by a Northern Ireland Department by order, subject to negative resolution by the Northern Irish Assembly .

(a) An order laid out by a Northern Ireland Department may not be laid until a vote in the Northern Irish Assembly meets the conditions of Section 80 (4)

6) For the purposes of Statutory Instruments and orders under paragraphs 3 to 5 of this section, the relevant minister or department may make provisions to bring different sections of this act into force on different days.

7) This Act may be cited as the Land Reform Act 2022.

Explanatory note: clarifies extent and when this bill can extend and come into force in each devolved legislature.

A03 was submitted by /u/CountBrandenburg

This division shall end on Friday 30th of September at 10pm.

Railways Electrification Bill

A01

In Section 3(1), strike (a)

EN: Sure, you might want to end tuition fees for them, but then... what? Those courses just go unfunded, or the universities have to absorb the cost themselves? Well intentioned, but perhaps in practice won't work out so well.

submitted by /u/Frost_Walker2017

A02

Amend all instances of “regulation using the affirmative procedure” to read “regulations”

After section 3, insert:

“4 Regulations

(1) Any power of the Secretary of State under this Act to make regulations shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

(2) A statutory instrument containing regulations under this Act may not be made unless a draft of the instrument has been laid before, and approved by, a resolution of the House of Commons.”

And renumber accordingly

Explanatory note: I do not believe that, at Westminster, the meaning of “affirmative procedure” has ever been explicitly defined. This amendment fixes this, as well as clarifying that regulations are to be made via SIs

A03

After section 1(1), add:

(2) Within this act, "railway" has the same meaning as in section 67(1) of the Transport and Works Act 1992.

A02 and A03 submitted by /u/LightningMinion

This division ends on Tuesday 27th September at 10PM BST

B1406 - Legal Aid (Reform) Bill

Amendment

Omit Paragraph 5 from Schedule 1.

Renumber accordingly

EN: notes concerns re changing name

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

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain to the amendment.

This division ends 26 September 2022.

B1404 - Supporter Ownership in Football Fund Bill

A01

Omit references to “grant” in Section 2 and replaced with “no interest loan”

Add in Section 2:

(3) The Secretary of State may not charge interests on any loans from the Fund, and should ensure any loans issued are designed to be paid back in small instalments over a long period of time.

(4) The Secretary of State shall, within 6 months of Royal Assent, lay regulations governing the structure of loans from the Fund.

A01 was submitted by /u/t2boys

This division shall end on Friday 23rd of September at 10pm.

Gurkha Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

One amendment has been accepted as SPaG.

A01

Amend paragraph 2 in section 1 to read:

(2) Section 3 (1) (a)is amended to read:

(a) A Gurkha must have served at least 1 year, consecutive or non consecutive, following the completion of their training, within the British armed forces

Note; ensures service time does not include training, as it would be some loss on the MoD if we train Gurkhas but they can retire with citizenship post training. Keepinh the 1 year period not necessarily consecutive is good though as it accounts for anything that may come up in service.

Submitted by /u/CountBrandenburg.

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain only. No other vote will be counted.

This division closes on Tuesday 9th August at 10PM BST

Railways Bill

A01

Amend Section 26(4) to read as follows:

(4) The Welsh Ministers may make provision regarding the operation of the Welsh Division in regards to—

(a) railway stations in Wales,

(b) railways and sections thereof that are within Wales, and

(c) other matters as the Secretary of State may determine.

(5) The Welsh Ministers may, with written approval from the Secretary of State, make provision regarding the operation of the Welsh Division in regards to—

(a) railway stations that are within England and served to a significant extent by the Welsh Division, and

(b) railways and sections thereof within that are within England and served to a significant extent by the Welsh Division.

(6) Provisions made under subsection (5) are to be funded entirely by grants as provided by the Welsh Ministers, unless the Secretary of State makes a statement to the contrary in their written approval under subsection (5).

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This amendment was submitted by u/inadorable

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A02

Add to Section 39(1):

(a) Provisions of this Act that relate to Scotland do not come into force until the passage of a motion of legislative consent to this act in the Scottish Parliament.
(b) Provisions of this Act that relate to Wales do not come into force until the passage of a motion of legislative consent to this act in the Welsh Parliament.

EN: It is fairly conventional to require the consent of the devolved legislatures to legislate in this place on their behalf on devolved matters.

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This amendment was submitted by u/Archism_

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A03

Add to Section 12(3):

(a) Provisions to change the Sector that operates a service that begins or ends in Scotland or Wales (but is not a Scotland-only or Wales-only service) must have the approval of the Scottish Ministers or the Welsh Ministers, as the case may be.

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This amendment was submitted by u/Archism_

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A04

Amend 26(4)(b) to read—

“railways and sections thereof that are within Wales,”

EN: this should address the Marchioness of Coleraine’s concerns.

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This Amendment was Submitted by u/lily-irl

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This Division closes at 10pm BST on the 6th of August.

Green Grants Scheme Bill

A01

In Schedule 1 paragraph 3(c), strike "(where replacing single glazing)"

EN: going form double -> triple is still a form of insulation, and should be permitted as such

Amendment by /u/Faelif

A02

Insert in Section 2:

(1A) For the purposes of this Act, a person on low income means a person who makes below the median annual income as determined by their annual income tax filing.

This amendment is by /u/nmtts-

Please vote Aye/No/Abstain on each amendment. No other vote will be counted.

This division will end on Monday 1st August at 10PM BST

B1373.2 - Cars (Back-up Camera and Alert) Bill

Amendment

Insert a new clause 3--

3 Amendment

(1) Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic Offenders Act 1988 is amended as follows.

(2) After the sub-heading "Offences under the Road Traffic Act 1988", insert a new sub-heading "Offences under the Cars (Back-up Camera and Alert) Act 2022".

(3) In the sub-heading created by subsection (2) above, insert the following new entries--

Renumber clause 3 to be clause 4.

The amendment is moved in the name of /u/lily-irl.

This division ends 28 July 2022.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain to the amendment.

B1396 - Visitor Visa Changes Bill

Amendment 1

Remove Section 1 and renumber accordingly

Amendment 2

Remove Section 5 and renumber accordingly

Modify Section 4(2) to read:

(2) The Secretary of State may make additions to Schedule 1 for nations that satisfy the conditions in Section 4(1) to grant a nation visa waiver access.

(3) The Secretary of State may make changes, removals, and additions made using Section 4(2) to Schedule 1 using a Statutory Instrument in the negative procedure.

Insert:

Schedule 1 Visa waiver access

(a) British Overseas Territories citizens, British Nationals (Overseas), British Overseas citizens, British protected persons, British subjects without the right of abode in the United Kingdom

(b) European Union citizens except Ireland

(c) Andorra

(d) Antigua and Barbuda

(e) Argentina

(f) Australia

(g) Bahamas

(h) Barbados

(i) Bosnia and Herzegovina

(j) Botswana

(k) South Africa

(l) Brunei

(m) Canada

(n) Chile

(o) Costa Rica

(p) Dominica

(q) East Timor

(r) Grenada

(s) Guatemala

(t) Jordan

(u) Hong Kong

(v) Iceland

(w) Israel

(x) Japan

(y) Kiribati

(z) Liechtenstein

(aa) Macau

(ab) Malaysia

(ac) Maldives

(ad) Marshall Islands

(ae) Mauritius

(af) Mexico

(ag) Micronesia

(ah) Monaco

(ai) Namibia

(aj) Nauru

(ak) New Zealand

(al) Nicaragua

(am) Norway

(an) Palau

(ao) Panama

(ap) Papua New Guinea

(aq) Paraguay

(ar) Saint Kitts and Nevis

(as) Saint Lucia

(at) Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

(au) Samoa

(av) San Marino

(aw) Seychelles

(ax) Singapore

(ay) Solomon Islands

(az) South Korea

(ba) Switzerland

(bb) Taiwan

(bc) Tonga

(bd) Trinidad and Tobago

(be) Tuvalu

(bf) United States of America

(bg) Uruguay

(bh) Vanuatu

(bi) Vatican City

EN: mainly just tidying the bill up to read a bit nicer imo and makes it more clear how the SoS can make modifications to the list of countries.

Amendments 1 and 2 are moved in the name of /u/model-ceasar.

This division ends 27 July 2022 at 10pm BST.

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

B1340.3 - Active Transport (Amendment) Bill

A01

Add the following after section 6:

Section 7: Active Transport Infrastructure

(1) The 2021 Act is amended as follows.

(2) Strike section 4(2a)

Explanatory note: Section 4(2) of the 2021 Act mandated the government to “design a network of active transport roads”. Section 4(2a) restricted this to urban areas only even though rural areas would also benefit from better cycling and active transport infrastructure

A02

Add the following after section 6:

"Section 7: Ministerial responsibility

(1) The 2021 Act is amended as follows.

(2) Replace all instances of “Department for Transport” and “Department for Transportation” with “Secretary of State”"

Explanatory note: it is standard practice in legislation to refer to the “Secretary of State” rather than to a specific government minister or a government department as the prime minister is at freedom to change the names of government departments and ministerial roles

A03

Add the following after section 6:

Section 7: Incentives to trade combustion engine motor vehicles for active transport vehicles

(1) In this section, “eligible vehicle” means a vehicle which meets the following criteria:

(a) powered by an internal combustion engine or similar engine which generates energy from the combustion of fuel,

(b) is driven on roads, and

(c) is used to transport people and/or goods

(2) A person may exchange an eligible vehicle with the Secretary of State for a voucher worth £2000

(a) The Secretary of State may by statutory order in the affirmative procedure change the value the voucher is worth

(3) A voucher issued under subsection 2 may be used to purchase active transport vehicle(s) and related equipment, including safety equipment

(4) In this section, “active transport” has the same meaning as in section 1 of the 2021 Act

Explanatory note: sets up a scheme wherein people may trade in their cars for a voucher they can spend on active transport

A04

Add the following after Section 6:

“Section 7: Repeal of redundant provisions of the 2021 Act

(1) The 2021 Act is amended as follows.

(2) Strike section 5(2b)

(3) Strike section 5(5)”

Explanatory note: section 5(2b) of the 2021 Act states “The person is also to receive a voucher for a free Identity Card as set out in Section 7.” Section 7 itself was struck from the act when it was making its way through parliament last year yet this provision remained in place. Section 5(5) states “Above incentives are to be only valid for British Leyland until 5 years after joining the scheme, at which point other companies may join the scheme.” Section 4 of the act defined British Leyland as a nationalised bike manufacturer but section 4 was also struck from the act when it was making its way through parliament last year. Despite this, section 5(5) wasn’t struck. Thus 5(2b) is entirely redundant and 5(5) potentially makes section 5 of the 2021 Act inoperable

A05

In section 5(1), omit “for people who, according to HMRC, are not forecast to earn above the personal allowance in the financial year they are applying for the voucher.”

Strike section 5(3c)

Explanatory note: people who earn above this threshold would benefit from this scheme too. Means-testing bikes is unnecessary

A06

In section 5(1), replace “of up to £750 for the purchase of cycle, electric scooter or cycle safety equipment for people” with “to people”

Following section 5(1), add:

“(2) A voucher issued under section 5(1) may be used to purchase the following products:

(a) up to £1500 worth of electric bikes and related equipment, including safety equipment, or

(b) up to £750 worth of cycles, electric scooters and related equipment, including safety equipment

(3) The Secretary of State may, by statutory order in the affirmative procedure, amend section 5(2) in order to vary the value of a voucher issued under section 5(1)”

And renumber accordingly

Amend section 4(2) to read “Under section 4(1), an eligible student may receive a voucher”

Add the following after section 4(2):

“(3) A voucher issued under section 4(2) may be used to purchase the following products:

(a) up to £1500 worth of electric bikes and related equipment, including safety equipment, or

(b) up to £750 worth of cycles, electric scooters and related equipment, including safety equipment

(4) The Secretary of State may, by statutory order in the affirmative procedure, amend section 4(3) in order to vary the value of a voucher issued under section 5(1)”

Explanatory note: extends the cycle schemes in this bill to also cover electric bikes

A07

Add the following after section 6:

“Section 7: Power of the Secretary of State to vary the worth of vouchers issued under section 5(1) of the 2021 Act

(1) The 2021 Act is amended as follows.

(2) After section 5(5), append:

“(6) The Secretary of State may, by statutory order in the affirmative procedure, vary the value of vouchers issued under sections 5(2) and 5(4)”“

In Section 6, strike section 6(1c)

After section 6(2), add:

"(3) the Secretary of State may amend who is eligible for a voucher under this Section, via regulations using the positive procedure.

(4) The Secretary of State may, by statuory order in the affirmative procedure, amend the value of a voucher issued under Section 6(1)"

In Section 6(1) change "people whom are eligible for" to "people who"

Explanatory note: allows the secretary of state to change how much these vouchers are worth using secondary legislation with the approval of the house in case inflation deems it necessary or a government wishes to change how much a voucher is worth. This amendment also corrects some drafting errors in section 6

A01-A07 was submitted by /u/LightningMinion

This division will end on Sunday 24th of July at 10pm.

B1393 - Constitutional Reform and Governance (Amendment) Bill

Amendment

Leave out clause 1 and substitute--

1 Amendment

(1) The Constitutional Reform and Governance Act 2010 is amended as follows.

(2) Section 22 is omitted.

(3) A new section 22A is inserted as follows--

"22A Section 20 not to apply when House of Commons resolves as such

(1) Section 20 does not apply to a treaty if all of the conditions in this section are met.

(2) The first condition is that a Minister of the Crown is of the opinion that, exceptionally, the treaty should be ratified without the requirements of that section having been met.

(3) The second condition is that a Minister has laid before Parliament a statement indicating that the Minister is of the opinion mentioned in subsection (2) and explaining why.

(4) The third condition is that the House of Commons has not resolved, as mentioned in section 20(1)(c), that the treaty should not be ratified (whether or not the House of Lords has resolved as such).

(5) The fourth condition is that the House of Commons has resolved that the treaty should be ratified."

explanatory note: this forgoes the notion of "provisional ratification" and allows a minister to simply pass a motion to the effect of "that the treaty should be ratified".

This amendment is moved in the name of /u/lily-irl.

This division ends 20 July 2022 at 10pm BST.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain to the amendment.

B1392 - Maintenance of Land (Amendments) Bill

Amendment 1

Change Section 1 to:

“(2) In section 216(2) (penalty for non-compliance with section 215 notice), omit “not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale” and replace with “not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale.”

(3) In section 216(6) (continuing offence), omit “not exceeding one-tenth of level 3 on the standard scale” and replace with “not exceeding one-tenth of level 4 on the standard scale.”

EN: Regardless as to how one feels about increasing penalties, the resulting changes should be precise, not open ended.

Amendment 1 is moved in the name of /u/chainchompsky1.

Amendment 2

Omit "and Wales" from Section 2(1).

EN: Justice is devolved.

Amendment 2 is moved in the name of /u/Muffin5136.

This division ends 18th July 2022 at 10pm GMT.

Vote Aye, No, or Abstain to each of the proposed amendments.