Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Bill

Earl of Kinnoull Excerpts

Committee stage
Monday 13th December 2021 Grand Committee

[Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)]

Amendment 8A stands in my name and is very short—

[The Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees (The Earl of Kinnoull) (CB)]

If I may, I enjoyed the debate earlier, but the convention is that you do not move it formally in Committee.

[Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)]

My Lords, I have in front of me, from the Public Bill Office, “If you wish to move your second amendment, you say, ‘My Lords, I beg to move manuscript Amendment 8A, standing in my name, which is as follows’, and read it out. You then make your speech.”

[The Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees (The Earl of Kinnoull) (CB)]

I think that was put down just in case something odd happened. The convention for right now is not to move it.

[Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)]

I am sorry; I am new. I do not know the conventions. Shall I go on to move it?

[The Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees (The Earl of Kinnoull) (CB)]

I do not think you want to move it. It was spoken to earlier.

[Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)]

This is a separate amendment.

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[The Principal Deputy Chairman of Committees (The Earl of Kinnoull) (CB)]

I know, but it was grouped with Amendment 7A and was spoken to there.

[Baroness Hoey (Non-Afl)]

That is fine, because it is very short and was simply going to repeal the Act, which would mean that we would not have the protocol consent principles.