division_name: Scotland Bill &#8212; New Clause 2 &#8212; Constitutional Convention
motion: <p pid="b.137.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">&#8216;(1) The Prime Minister shall establish a Constitutional Convention within one month of the day on which this act is passed.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) The Chair and Members of the Constitutional Convention shall be appointed in accordance with a process to be laid before, and approved by, resolution in each House of Parliament.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(3) The Chair of the Constitutional Convention is not permitted to be a Member of Parliament or a member of a political party.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(4) Members of the Constitutional must include, but not be limited to, the following&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) members of the public, chosen by lot through the jury system, who shall comprise the majority of those participating in the convention;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) elected representatives at all levels;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) representatives of civil society organisations and, in an advisory role, academia.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(5) The Constitutional Convention shall review and make recommendations in relation to future governance arrangements for the United Kingdom, including but not limited to the following&#8212;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) the role and voting rights of Members of the House of Commons;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) democratic reform of the House of Lords;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes">(c) further sub-national devolution within England;</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes">(d) codification of the constitution.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes">(6) The Constitutional Convention shall engage in widespread consultation across the nations and regions of the UK, and must provide a report to both Houses of Parliament by <phrase class="date" code="2016-03-31" pwmotiontext="yes">31 March 2016</phrase>.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/14" pwmotiontext="yes">(7) The Secretary of State must lay before both Houses of Parliament a formal response to each recommendation of the Constitutional Convention within four months of the publication of the final report from the Constitutional Convention.&#8221; &#8212;<i>(Ian Murray.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.137.1/15" pwmotiontext="yes">This New Clause provides an outline for a Constitutional Convention selected from the widest possible number of groups in society to analyse and design future governance arrangements for the United Kingdom, and to report by <phrase class="date" code="2016-03-31" pwmotiontext="yes">31 March 2016</phrase>.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.137.1/16" pwmotiontext="yes">Brought up, and read the First time.</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/17" pwmotiontext="yes"><i>Question put,</i> That the clause be read a Second time.</p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="b.137.1/18" pwmotiontext="yes">The Committee divided:</p>
  
  <p pid="b.137.1/19" pwmotiontext="yes">Ayes 218, Noes 306.</p>