Procurement Bill [HL] - Report (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 7:45 pm on 30 November 2022.
Baroness Neville-Rolfe:
Moved by Baroness Neville-Rolfe
174: Clause 113, page 72, line 17, at end insert—“(za) section 5 (utilities contracts)”Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of the powers inserted by the Government amendment to Clause 5.
175: Clause 113, page 72, line 20, at end insert—“(ca) section 50 (publication of contracts);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of powers under Clause 50.
176: Clause 113, page 72, line 22, at end insert— “(ea) section 65(3)(a) (information about payments: financial thresholds);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of powers under Clause 65.
177: Clause 113, page 72, line 23, at end insert—“(fa) section 81 (regulated below-threshold contracts: notices);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of powers under Clause 81.
178: Clause 113, page 72, line 25, at end insert—“(ha) section 86 (pipeline notices);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of powers under Clause 86.
179: Clause 113, page 72, line 31, at end insert—“(na) section 114 (interpretation);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of the powers inserted by the Government amendment to Clause 114.
180: Clause 113, page 73, line 12, at end insert—“(za) section 5 (utilities contracts)”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of the powers inserted by the Government amendment to Clause 5.
181: Clause 113, page 73, line 15, at end insert—“(ca) section 65(3)(a) (information about payments: financial thresholds);(cb) section 70 (contract change notices and publication of modifications);(cc) section 81 (regulated below-threshold contracts: notices);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of powers under Clause 65, 70 or 81.
182: Clause 113, page 73, line 16, at end insert—“(da) section 86 (pipeline notices);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of powers under Clause 86.
183: Clause 113, page 73, line 20, at end insert—“(ha) section 114 (interpretation);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of the powers inserted by the Government amendment to Clause 114.
184: Clause 113, page 73, line 32, at end insert—“(za) section 5 (utilities contracts);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of the powers inserted by the Government amendment to Clause 5.
185: Clause 113, page 73, line 35, leave out paragraph (c)Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment is consequential on a Northern Ireland department not having the power to make regulations under clause 64 and would remove the power of a Northern Ireland department to amend the thresholds in that clause.
186: Clause 113, page 73, line 39, at end insert— “(ga) section 114 (interpretation);”Member’s explanatory statementThis amendment would apply the affirmative procedure to an exercise of the powers inserted by the Government amendment to Clause 114.
Amendments 174 to 186 agreed.
Clause 114: Interpretation
As a bill passes through Parliament, MPs and peers may suggest amendments - or changes - which they believe will improve the quality of the legislation.
Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
The Speaker - or the chairman in the case of standing committees - has the power to select which amendments should be debated.
A parliamentary bill is divided into sections called clauses.
Printed in the margin next to each clause is a brief explanatory `side-note' giving details of what the effect of the clause will be.
During the committee stage of a bill, MPs examine these clauses in detail and may introduce new clauses of their own or table amendments to the existing clauses.
When a bill becomes an Act of Parliament, clauses become known as sections.
