Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)),
That the following provisions shall apply to the Scotland Bill:
Committal
1. The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
Proceedings in Committee
2. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in three days.
3. The proceedings shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the following Table and in the order so shown.
4. The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table.
TABLE
Proceedings | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
|---|
First day | |
Clauses 1 to 9, Schedule 1, Clauses 10 to 12, Schedule 2, Clauses 13 to 23. | The moment of interruption on the first day. |
Second and third days | |
Clauses 24 to 26, Schedule 3, Clauses 27 to 29, Schedule 4, Clauses 30 and 31, Schedule 5, Clauses 32 to 39, new Clauses, new Schedules, remaining proceedings on the Bill. | The moment of interruption on the third day. |
5. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to the proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House.
Consideration and Third Reading
6. Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
7. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced, or one hour after they are commenced, whichever is the earlier.
8. Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.
Other proceedings
9. Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the Lords) may be programmed.—(Mr Vara.)
Question agreed to.
SCOTLAND BILL (MONEY)
Queen’s recommendation signified.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)),
That, for the purpose of any Act resulting from the Scotland Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
(1) the payment out of money provided by Parliament of any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under any other Act out of money so provided, and
(2) any increase attributable to the Act in the sums payable under the Scotland Act 1998 out of the National Loans Fund.— (Mr Vara.)
Question agreed to.
SCOTLAND BILL (Ways and means)
Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 52(1)(a)),
That, for the purposes of any Act resulting from the Scotland Bill, it is expedient to authorise—
(1) the imposition by virtue of a rate-setting resolution of the Scottish Parliament of charges to income tax in relation to the income of Scottish ratepayers,
(2) the making of provision, by Act of the Scottish Parliament, for imposing a tax to be charged on—
(a) the acquisition of an estate, interest, right or power in or over land in Scotland, or
(b) the acquisition of the benefit of an obligation, restriction or condition affecting the value of any such estate, interest, right or power,
(3) the making of provision, by Act of the Scottish Parliament, for imposing a tax to be charged on disposals to landfill made in Scotland,
(4) the amendment of the Scotland Act 1998 by Order in Council so as to—
(a) specify, as an additional tax about which provision may be made by Act of the Scottish Parliament, a tax of any description, or
(b) make any other modifications of the provisions relating to such taxes which Her Majesty considers necessary or expedient, and
(5) the payment of sums into the Consolidated Fund or the National Loans Fund.
In the Resolution, ‘rate-setting resolution’ means a resolution providing for a number which is to be added to the rate which would otherwise be paid by Scottish taxpayers, after the deduction of ten percentage points, to calculate the basic rate, higher rate or additional rate payable by those taxpayers for any tax year on income other than savings income and which is either a whole number or half a whole number.—(Mr Vara.)
Question agreed to.