division_name: Investigatory Powers Bill &#8212; Civil liability for certain unlawful interceptions
motion: <p class="indent" pid="a825.0/2" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;During the passage of legislation, departments should approach the Scottish Executive about Government amendments changing or introducing provisions&#8230;or any other such amendments which the Government is minded to accept&#8230; No consultation is required for other amendments tabled. Ministers resisting non-Government amendments should not rest solely on the argument that they lack the consent of the Scottish Parliament unless there is advice to that effect from the Scottish Executive.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a825.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The Scottish Executive can be expected to deal swiftly with issues which arise during the passage of a Bill&#8221;.</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a826.0/4" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;During the passage of legislation, departments should approach the Scottish Executive&#8221;&#8212;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a826.0/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;about Government amendments changing or introducing provisions requiring consent, or any other such amendments which the Government is minded to accept.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a826.0/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;It will be for the Scottish Executive to indicate the view of the Scottish Parliament.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a826.0/10" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;No consultation is required for other amendments tabled.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a826.0/12" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Ministers resisting non-Government amendments should not rest solely on the argument that they lack the consent of the Scottish Parliament unless there is advice to that effect from the Scottish Executive.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a826.0/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The Scottish Executive can be expected to deal swiftly with issues which arise during the passage of a Bill, and to recognise the exigencies of legislative timetables (eg when forced to consider accepting amendments at short notice). Nevertheless since the last opportunity for amendment is at Third Reading in the Lords or Report Stage in the Commons the absence of consent should not be a bar to proceeding with the Bill in the interim.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a832.4/3" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;Today marks a turning point. We can move on from simply talking about Lord Justice Leveson&#8217;s report to start acting on it, with a new package...The package includes a new royal charter, as announced by the Prime Minister earlier; a new costs and damages package that seeks to maximise incentives for relevant publishers to be part of the new press self-regulator; and one short clause reinforcing the point that politicians cannot tamper with the new press royal charter, which is the subject of debate in the other place.&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2016-03-18">18 March</phrase> 2013; Vol. 560, c. 698.]</p>
  
  <p class="indent" pid="a832.4/6" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;an updated version of the Press Complaints Commission. God forbid that it is&#8221;&#8212;[Official Report, <phrase class="date" code="2016-03-18">18 March</phrase> 2013; Vol. 560, c. 662.]</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a839.0/8" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a839.0/9" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 298, Noes 261.</p>