Public Bill Committees
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill

• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 1st sitting (24 speeches)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Purpose (67 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 20, in clause 1, page 1, line 7, after ‘legislation’, insert ‘for (i)the removal or reduction of any burden, (ii)the re-enacting of provision having...
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Purpose (85 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 20, in clause 1, page 1, line 7, after ‘legislation’, insert ‘for (i)the removal or reduction of any burden, (ii)the re-enacting of provision...
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 3rd sitting (1 speech)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Purpose (82 speeches)
    Question proposed [28 February], That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Purpose (20 speeches)
    Question proposed [28 February], That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 2 - Provision (69 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 32, in clause 2, page 2, line 7, leave out ‘repealing or replacing’.
  • Clause 3 - Preconditions (51 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 36, in clause 3, page 2, line 31, leave out ‘he considers that’.
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 5th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]
  • Clause 4 - Subordinate legislation (20 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 22, in clause 4, page 3, line 8, leave out from ‘on’ to ‘unless’ in line 9 and insert ‘any person’.
  • Clause 5 - Taxation (16 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 6 - criminal penalties (25 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 71, in clause 6, page 3, line 23, leave out from ‘offence’ to end of line 29 and insert ‘or increase the penalty for an existing offence.’.
  • Clause 7 - Forcible entry etc (14 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 50, in clause 7, page 4, line 21, after ‘any’, insert ‘arrest, detention, confiscation of property, compulsory purchase of property or any...
  • Clause 8 - Scotland (36 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 67, in clause 8, page 4, line 32, after ‘(4)’, insert ‘and pursuant to a resolution of the Scottish Parliament’.
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 6th sitting (1 speech)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 10 - Procedure: introductory (24 speeches)
    Amendment proposed [this day]: No. 52, in clause 10, page 5, line 12, at end add— ‘(3)A Minister may not make an order under section 1 where, within the 21 day period, fifty members...
  • Clause 11 - Consultation (15 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 12 - Draft order and explanatory document laid before Parliament (26 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 13 - Determination of Parliamentary procedure (36 speeches)
    Before I ask the hon. Member for Forest of Dean to move amendment No. 14, I am not sure whether the usual channels have yet decided at what time they wish to break this evening. From the Chair, I...
  • Clause 14 - Negative resolution procedure (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 16 - Super-affirmative resolution procedure (23 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 1, in clause 16, page 8, line 40, at end insert— ‘(2A)If during the 60 day period an amendment, or amendments, to an order under section 1 is agreed...
  • Clause 17 - Calculation of time periods (15 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 18 - Interpretation of Part 1 (0 speeches)
    Amendment proposed: No. 61, in clause 18, page 9, line 35, at end add— ‘(2)In section 1, “changes” means only those changes that are reasonably related to developments in...
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 7th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr. Martin Caton in the Chair]
  • Clause 19 - principles (44 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 20 - Code of practice (6 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 21 - Code of practice: procedure (7 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 22 - Functions to which sections 19 and 22 apply (16 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
• Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Sir Nicholas Winterton in the Chair]
  • Clause 22 - Functions to which sections 19 and 20 apply (21 speeches)
    Question proposed [this day], That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 23 - “Regulatory functions” (11 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 24 - References to Community instruments (13 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 25 - EEA agreement and EEA state (5 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 26 - Power to make orders, rules and schemes (11 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 27 - Power to make ambulatory references to Community instruments (9 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment No. 56, in clause 27, page 15, line 24, after ‘instrument’ insert: ‘or any provision of a Community instrument’.
  • Clause 31 - Commencement (39 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 32 - Extent (3 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 33 - Short title (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • New Clause 17 - Combination of powers (8 speeches)
    ‘In Schedule 2 to the European Communities Act 1972 (c. 68), after paragraph 2 insert— “2A(1)This paragraph applies where, pursuant to paragraph 2(2) above, a draft of a...
  • New Clause 18 - Combination with powers under European Communities Act 1972 (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)The power to make an order under section 1 may be exercised together with, and by the same instrument as, the power to make an order under section 2(2) of the European Communities Act...
  • New Clause 2 - RESERVED AREAS OF COMPETENCE (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)Schedule [Reserved areas of competence] shall have effect. (2)A Minister may not make an order under section 1 containing provisions relating to the reserved areas of competence as set...
  • New Clause 6 - Expiry (0 speeches)
    ‘Part 1 of this Act shall cease to have effect at the end of the period of five years beginning with the day on which it is brought into force.’.—[Mr. Murphy.]
  • New Clause 7 - Excepted Acts (0 speeches)
    ‘(1)Schedule (Excepted Acts) shall have effect. (2)Provision under section 2(1) may not amend this Act or any provision amending this Act or the Human Rights Act 1998 or any provision...
  • New Clause 8 - Judicial tenure (6 speeches)
    ‘Provision under section 2(1) may not affect the appointment, terms of engagement, dismissal or tenure of any judge.’.—[Mr. Murphy.]