I beg to move,
That the Order of 15 March 2016 (Investigatory Powers Bill (Programme)) in the last session of Parliament be varied as follows:
(1) Paragraphs (5) and (6) of the Order shall be omitted.
(2) Proceedings on Consideration shall be taken on the days and in the order shown in the first column of the following Table.
(3) 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 |
| Day
1 |
|
| New
Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 1; new
Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part
8 New Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 2; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 5; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Chapter 1 of Part 9 |
Three
hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this
Order Six hours after the commencement of proceedings on the Motion for this Order |
| Day
2 |
|
| New
Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 6; new
Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part
7 New Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 3; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Part 4; new Clauses and new Schedules relating to, and amendments to, Chapter 2 of Part 9; remaining proceedings on Consideration |
Three
hours after the commencement of proceedings on Consideration on the
second
day One hour before the moment of interruption |
(4) Any proceedings in Legislative Grand Committee and proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the second day.
I am immensely grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for the opportunity to move the programme motion. I do not want to delay the House unduly, because there are many significant matters to debate in this important legislation. It has been the Government’s habit, in respect of the Bill, to engage in the most careful—