Scotland Bill

Baroness Pitkeathley Excerpts

Monday 22nd February 2016 Lords Chamber

[Lord McCluskey]

I am not sure whether I moved Amendment 79F originally, but if I did, I would want to withdraw it. The same applies to Amendments 79G, 81A and 82A. What I want to do is return to these matters on Report. For the benefit of my noble and learned friend Lord Hope of Craighead and others, it is possible to make those amendments known tonight. Officials are meeting at the end of this debate to discuss what is to go into the list of amendments for Report and I have put mine in by dint of simply asking them to repeat certain numbered ones which appeared in the Marshalled List. They accept that that is a method they can use to proceed.

The other point is a matter for the Committee. It appears quite silly in a way for the Committee to group Amendments 75 to 82, and then not allow those to be dealt with when the discussion on all these amendments is completed. We ought at that stage to be able to say, “I am not going to move Amendment 82A”, or whatever it may be, instead of which we have to go through the sequence. Therefore, I have been sitting here for approximately two and a half hours, waiting to stand up and say, “Not moved”. I am happy to say it now.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees (Baroness Pitkeathley) (Lab)]

As the noble and learned Lord has spoken to the amendment, I think he will have to move it, after which it can be withdrawn.

[Lord McCluskey]

I beg to move.

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[Lord Dunlop]

This obviously has to be discussed through the usual channels but my understanding is that we will consider the Bill on Report in the same order that we have considered it in Committee.

[The Deputy Chairman of Committees]

Does the noble and learned Lord, Lord McCluskey, now wish to withdraw his amendment?

[Lord McCluskey]

With the leave of the Committee, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.