Tory Backbenchers introduce 42 alternative Queen's Speech Bills
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Tory backbenchers table 42 Bill proposals for an Alternative Queen's Speech
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All of the proposals were laid before the House of Commons last night after the Tory backbenchers hijacked an obscure Parliamentary procedure by camping out in Westminster for four successive nights.
The 42 Bills in Full
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Originally Posted by Guido
1. Face Coverings (Prohibition) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to prohibit the wearing of certain face coverings; and for connected purposes.
2. National Service Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to provide a system of national service for young persons; and for connected purposes.
3. European Communities Act 1972 (Repeal) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and related legislation; and for connected purposes.
4. Young Offenders (Parental Responsibility) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to make provision for the parents of young offenders to be legally responsible for their actions.
5. Foreign National Offenders (Exclusion from the United Kingdom) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to make provision to exclude from the United Kingdom foreign nationals found guilty of a criminal offence committed in the United Kingdom.
6. Asylum Seekers (Return to Nearest Safe Country) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to facilitate the transfer of asylum seekers to the safe country nearest their country of origin.
7. Prisoners (Completion of Custodial Sentences) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to require prisoners to serve in prison the full custodial sentence handed down by the court.
8. Fishing Grounds and Territorial Waters (Repatriation) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to make provision for the Government to designate certain fishing grounds and territorial waters as sovereign territory of the United Kingdom outside the control of the Common Fisheries Policy.
9. School Governing Bodies (Adverse Weather Conditions) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to require school governing bodies and headteachers to make provision to keep schools open in adverse weather conditions.
10. Capital Punishment Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to allow for capital punishment for certain offences.
11. Government Departments (Amalgamation of Scotland Office, Wales Office and Northern Ireland Office) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to make provision for the amalgamation of the Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland Offices.
12. Residential Roads (Adoption by Local Highways Authority) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to require the handover of residential roads built by developers to local highways authorities within certain time periods; and for connected purposes.
13. Equality and Diversity (Reform) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to prohibit the use of affirmative and positive action in recruitment and appointment processes; to amend the Equality Act 2010 to remove the special provision for political parties in relation to the selection of candidates; and for connected purposes.
14. Sentencing Escalator Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to provide that a criminal reconvicted for an offence on a second or further occasion receives a longer sentence than for the first such offence.
15. Leasehold Reform (Amendment) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to amend the Leasehold Reform, Housing and Urban Development Act 1993 in relation to the permitted signatories of notices; and for connected purposes. 8 Monday 24 June 2013
16. BBC Licence Fee (Civil Debt) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to make provision to decriminalise the non-payment of the BBC licence fee.
17. Smoking (Private Members’ Clubs) Mr Philip Hollobone
Bill to make provision to allow smoking in a separate ventilated room in a private members’ club if a majority of the members of the club so decide.
18. Margaret Thatcher Day Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision that the annual Bank Holiday Monday in late August be known as Margaret Thatcher Day.
19. Department of Energy and Climate Change (Abolition) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Department of Energy and Climate Change and for its functions to be absorbed into the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
20. Married Couples (Tax Allowance) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for a tax allowance for married couples.
21. Foreign Aid Ring-Fencing (Abolition) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for foreign aid and development not to be linked to a specific percentage of Gross National Income, but to be set yearly, by Parliament, in relation to need.
22. Charitable Status for Religious Institutions Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for a presumption that religious institutions meet the public benefit test for charitable status.
23. Same Sex Marriage (Referendum) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for a referendum on whether same sex marriage should be allowed.
24. Wind Farm Subsidies (Abolition) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for the cessation of subsidies for the development of wind farms. Withdrawal from the European Convention of Human Rights and Removal of
25. Alleged Terrorists Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for an application to the Council of Europe to withdraw from the European Convention of Human Rights and to deport alleged terrorists subject to approval by the British courts.
26. Romanian and Bulgarian Accession (Labour Restriction) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for restrictions on the residence in the UK of Bulgarian and Romanian nationals to continue.
27. BBC Privatisation Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for the privatisation of the British Broadcasting Corporation by providing shares in the Corporation to all licence fee payers.
28. Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (Abolition) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for the abolition of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, and its responsibilities to be allocated to other Departments of State.
29. Prime Minister (Replacement) Mr Peter Bone
Bill to make provision for the appointment of a Prime Minister in the event that a Prime Minister is temporarily or permanently incapacitated.
30. United Kingdom (Withdrawal from the European Union) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to make provision for the Government to give notice under Article 50 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union; and for connected purposes.
31. Asylum (Time Limit) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to require that asylum claims in the United Kingdom be lodged within three months of the claimant’s arrival in the United Kingdom; and that persons who have already entered the United Kingdom and wish to make an asylum claim must do so within three months of the passing of this Act.
32. Benefit Entitlement (Restriction) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to make provision to restrict the entitlement of non-UK Citizens from the European Union and the European Economic Area to taxpayer-funded benefits.
33. Illegal Immigrants (Criminal Sanctions) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to make provision for criminal sanctions against those who have entered the UK illegally or who have remained in the UK without legal authority.
34. Sexual Impropriety in Employment Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to require that claims by employees alleging sexual impropriety be limited to cases where the alleged misconduct is contrary to the criminal law and has been reported to the police.
35. Collection of Nationality Data Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to require the collection and publication of information relating to the nationality of those in receipt of benefits and of those to whom national insurance numbers are issued.
36. Foreign Nationals (Access to Public Services) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to restrict access by foreign nationals to United Kingdom public services for which no charge is made.
37. House of Lords (Maximum Membership) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to provide for a maximum limit on the number of Peers entitled to vote in the House of Lords, and to provide for a moratorium on new appointments.
38. Control of Offshore Wind Turbines Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to restrict the height, number, location and subsidies of wind turbines situated offshore within 20 miles of the coast.
39. Employment Opportunities Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to introduce more freedom, flexibility and opportunity for those seeking employment in the public and private sectors; and for connected purposes.
40. EU Membership (Audit of Costs and Benefits) Mr Peter Bone, on behalf of Mr Christopher Chope
Bill to require an independent audit of the benefits and costs of UK membership of the European Union.
And two more 10 Minute Rule Bills: one from Philip Hollobone on removing planning regulation provisions in respect of Gypsies and travellers and one from Peter Bone on modern day slavery.
I support just about every single Bill that has been proposed there, some with a few amendments but broadly speaking - it's spot on. See, whether you agree with the bulk of these or not - this is what a Conservative Party should be doing.... this is some actual conservatism (although, i'll admit, not much libertarianism).
My favourites - the repeal of the EEC Act, the bringing back of the Death Penalty, Asylum Seekers Act, BBC privatisation, the merging of the Scotland, Northern Ireland and Welsh offices and the abolition of Diversity/Equality aka 'positive discrimination' legislation.
Thoughts? favourite bills here that have been proposed?
A full article rather than a list can be read here - http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/poli...ban-burka.html
