Clause 13 - Determination of Parliamentary procedure
Legislative and Regulatory Reform Bill
5:45 pm
Jim Murphy (Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Cabinet Office; East Renfrewshire, Labour)
There are nine amendments that we wish to reflect upon. The hon. Gentleman knows, and my hon. Friend the Member for Plymouth, Devonport alluded to the fact, that the interactions between the various procedures have to be taken into account—for instance, the negative, affirmative or super-affirmative procedures and the different classifications that my hon. Friend mentioned in respect of preliminary periods and so on. We wish to take a further look at how clause 13 deals with the specific proposals, including whether to have a 21-day period or a 30-day period. Rather than the piecemeal acceptance of one amendment, we seek to look at the nine amendments in the round to see whether we can deliver a package that is sensible, proportionate and workable. I invite hon. Members to withdraw the amendments so that we can ensure that all nine are workable. We shall make proposals on Report to give effect to them.