English Votes for English Laws — House of Commons, 2021-07-13
Topic: Government Operations
Jacob William Rees-Mogg (Conservative, Centre-right): I beg to move, That Standing Orders Nos. 83J to 83X (Certification according to territorial application etc) be rescinded and the following changes be made to Standing Orders: (1) in sub-paragraph (3)(b) of Standing Order No. 12 (House not to sit on certain Fridays), leave out "Consent Motions under Standing Order No. 83M (Consent Motions for certified England only or England and Wales only provisions) and of"; (2) in paragraph of Standing Order No. 39A (Voting by proxy), leave out "or in any legislative grand committee"; (3) in paragraph of Standing Order No. 51 (Ways and means motions), leave out "or, in the case of a motion to which Standing Order No. 83U applies, forthwith upon the announcement of the Speaker’s decision with respect to the motion under that Standing Order"; (4) in Standing Order No. 63 (Committal of bills not subject to a programme order) leave out paragraphs and (6); (5) in Standing Order No. 64 (Notices of amendments, &c., to bills), leave out ", of Consent Motions under Standing Order No. 83M (Consent Motions for certified England only or England and Wales only provisions)"; (6) in Standing Order No. 73 (Report of bills committed to public bill committees), leave out "or the Legislative Grand Committee (England)"; (7) in Standing Order No. 83A (Programme motions), in paragraph (9), leave out "up to and including"; (8) in Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees), (a) in paragraph (1), leave out "or in legislative grand committee or on reconsideration or consequential consideration" and (b) in paragraph (5), leave out "or in legislative grand committee or on reconsideration or consequential consideration"; (9) in Standing Order No. 83C (Programming sub-committees), (a) in sub-paragraph (5)(e), leave out "up to and including", (b) in sub-paragraph (12)(b), leave out "up to and including", and (c) in sub-paragraph (14) leave out "up to and including"; (10) in Standing Order No. 83D (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings in public bill committee or in committee of the whole House, etc.), (a) in the title, leave out ", etc.", and (b) in paragraph (1), leave out ", in the Legislative Grand Committee (England) when exercising functions under Standing Order No. 83W(6)(a) (Legislative Grand Committees)"; (11) in Standing Order No. 83E (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration up to and including third reading), (a) in the title for the words "and up to and including" substitute "or", (b) in paragraph (1), leave out "up to and including", and (c) leave out paragraph (5); (12) in Standing Order No. 83F (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on consideration of Lords amendments), leave out paragraphs to (11); (13) in Standing Order No. 83G (Programme orders: conclusion of proceedings on further messages from the Lords), (a) in paragraph (5), leave out ", subject to paragraphs (6) and (7),", and (b) leave out paragraphs (6) to (9); (14) in Standing Order No. 83I (Programme orders: supplementary provisions), in paragraph (1), leave out "or in legislative grand committee"; and (15) in Standing Order No. 86 (Nomination of general committees) leave out sub-paragraph (2)(iv). The motion in my name on the Order Paper would rescind Standing Orders Nos. 83J to 83X and make related changes across the House’s Standing Orders to remove the English votes for English laws—EVEL—process from the legislative process.