Immigration and Asylum Bill (Hansard, 8 July 1999)

§ The Minister of State, Home Office (Lord Williams of Mostyn)
My Lords, I beg to move the Motion standing in my name on the Order Paper.
Moved, That it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House to whom the Immigration and Asylum Bill has been committed that they consider the Bill in the following order:
Clauses 1 to 34,

Schedule 1,

Clauses 35 to 46,

Schedule 2,

Clause 47,

Schedule 3,

Clause 48,

Schedule 4,

Clauses 49 to 73,

Schedule 5,

Clauses 74 to 75,

Schedule 6,

Clauses 76 to 77,

Schedule 7,
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Clauses 78 to 85,

Schedule 8,

Clauses 86 to 93,

Schedule 9,

Clauses 94 to 144,

Schedule 10,

Clause 145,

Schedule 11,

Clause 146,

Schedule 12,

Clauses 147 to 158,

Schedules 13 to 15.—(Lord Williams of Mostyn.)

Lord Renton
My Lords, I gladly support the Motion moved by the noble Lord, which, I am glad to say, states that we should deal with the Bill in a Committee of the Whole House in the order in which the clauses are set out in the Bill, taking the schedules with the clauses as they arise.
However, it should be borne in mind that this is a very long Bill, containing 158 clauses and 15 schedules, and that parts of it are controversial. Bearing in mind that we have only a relatively short time left in this Session, how many days are the Government prepared to let us have for discussion in what will necessarily be a long Committee stage?

§ Lord Williams of Mostyn
My Lords, I thank the noble Lord for his support for the Motion. Speaking personally, I have listened to his advice when we have had this sort of discussion in the past. We thought that this was the best way of dealing with the matter. As to the number of days, I undertake to give careful attention to what the noble Lord has said, and it must remain a matter for the usual channels.