division_name: Bill Presented &#8212; Clause 9 &#8212; Union supervision of picketing
motion: <p pid="a.326.4/1" pwmotiontext="yes">Question accordingly negatived.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/2" pwmotiontext="yes">Proceedings interrupted (Programme Order, this day).</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/3" pwmotiontext="yes">The Speaker put forthwith the Questions necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded at that time (<phrase class="standing-order" code="83E" pwmotiontext="yes">Standing Order No. 83E</phrase>).</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/4" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Amendments made: </i>2,&#160;page&#160;5, leave out line 16 and insert</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/5" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;the picketing is approved by the union.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/6" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment would make clear that the purpose of the letter from the union, held by picket supervisor, is to confirm that the picketing has been approved by the union. Approval of the picketing would require the union to supervise the picketing in accordance with the requirements inserted by clause 9.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/7" pwmotiontext="yes">Amendment 3,&#160;page&#160;5, leave out lines 17 to 19 and insert&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/8" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(6) If an individual who is, or is acting on behalf of, the employer asks the picket supervisor for sight of the approval letter, the picket supervisor must show it to that individual as soon as reasonably practicable.&#8221;</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/9" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment would oblige the picket supervisor to show the approval letter as soon as reasonably practicable if requested to do so, and also specifies that such a request can be made only by the employer or someone acting on the employer&#8217;s behalf.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/10" pwmotiontext="yes">Amendment 4,&#160;page&#160;5,&#160;line&#160;27, leave out &#8220;section &#8220;picketing&#8221;&#8221; and insert</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/11" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;section&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/12" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;approval letter&#8221; means the letter referred to in subsection (5);</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/13" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;employer&#8221; means the employer to which the trade dispute relates;</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/14" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;picketing&#8221;&#8221; &#8212;<i>(Stephen Barclay.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/15" pwmotiontext="yes">This amendment inserts definitions of expressions used in amendment 3.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/16" pwmotiontext="yes">New Clause 10</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/17" pwmotiontext="yes">Application of provisions to public sector employees across the UK</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/18" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8220;The extent and provisions of this Bill shall only apply to the public sector in the UK,</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/19" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) By consent of the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly, Mayor of London and other public bodies and local authorities in England in their areas of responsibility.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/20" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) Where consent has been granted, this consent can be withdrawn at any time.&#8221;&#8212;<i>(Chris Stephens.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/21" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up.</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/22" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the clause be added to the Bill.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="a.326.4/23" pwmotiontext="yes">The House divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="a.326.4/24" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 267, Noes 306.</p>