Scotland Bill — Acts of the Scottish Parliament — 29 Jan 1998

Mr John Taylor MP, Solihull voted with the majority (No).

Considered in Committee [Progress, 28 January].

I beg to move amendment No. 36, in clause 18, page 8, line 42, after 'deputies', insert

'or such other number of deputies as the Parliament may determine.'.

Clause 18, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 19 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

I beg to move amendment No. 118, in page 9, line 33, after 'purposes', insert

', including any simultaneous interpretation and translation staff and facilities required in order to give effect to paragraph 3A, of Schedule 3'.

Question proposed , That this schedule be the second schedule to the Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Schedule 2 agreed to.

Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 21 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

I beg to move amendment No. 219, in schedule 3, page 57, line 17, after 'for', insert '(a)'.

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments: Government amendments Nos. 220 and 221.

I beg to move amendment No. 74, in page 57, line 40, at end insert--

'(4) The standing orders shall include provision to allow members of the European Parliament to sit on any committee or sub-committee charged with the scrutiny of European Commission documents or European legislation.'.

I beg to move amendment No. 159, in page 10, line 33, after 'person', insert

', organisation or trade union'.

Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

I am advised by the Law Society that that is a matter of some substance.

Question put and agreed to.

Clause 22, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

I beg to move amendment No. 163, in page 11, line 8, after 'Parliament', insert 'by a two-thirds majority'.

The Chairman of Ways and Means (Sir Alan Haselhurst):

With this, it will be convenient to discuss the following: Government amendments Nos. 223 and 224.

Clause 23, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Amendment made: No. 227, in page 12, line 15, after '23(8)', insert 'and (9)'.-- [Mr. McFall.]

Clause 24, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Clauses 25 and 26 ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Amendment proposed: No. 23, in page 13, line 31, at end add

'in relation to reserved matters'.-- [Mr. Salmond.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:--

The Committee divided: Ayes 24, Noes 239.

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What are Boths? An MP can vote both aye and no in the same division. The boths page explains this.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (No)Minority (Aye)BothTurnout
Con24 0014.8%
Lab215 (+2 tell) 0052.0%
LDem0 19 (+1 tell)043.5%
SNP0 5 (+1 tell)0100.0%
Total:239 24042.3%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

MPs for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible MP who could have voted in this division

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