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Public Bill Committee: 13 September 2011                

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Sianel Pedwar Cymru

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘For section 61 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (funding of Sianel Pedwar Cymru)

 

there is substituted—

 

“61    

Funding of Welsh Authority

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State shall secure that in 2012 and each subsequent year

 

the Welsh Authority are paid an amount which he considers sufficient to

 

cover the cost to the Authority during that year of—

 

(a)    

providing the Authority’s public services (within the meaning of

 

section 207 of the Communications Act 2003), and

 

(b)    

arranging for the broadcasting or distribution of those services.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may discharge the duty in subsection (1) by

 

making payments himself or entering into an agreement with another

 

person for that person to do so (or both).

 

(3)    

If under this section the Welsh Authority are paid an amount for any year

 

which exceeds the cost referred to in subsection (1), the Authority may

 

pay the difference from the public service fund referred to in section 61A

 

to the person (or pro rata to the persons) from whom payments were

 

received.

 

(4)    

Any sums required by the Secretary of State under this section shall be

 

paid out of money provided by Parliament.”’.

 


 

V & A, Science Museum, Kew and English Heritage

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

NC4

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The National Heritage Act 1983 is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

In section 3 (power of the Board of Trustees of the Victoria and Albert Museum

 

to form companies)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1), for “one or more of those mentioned in subsection (2)”

 

there is substituted—

 

“(a)    

one or more of the particular objects mentioned in

 

subsection (2), or

 

(b)    

any other object or objects incidental to the Board’s

 

functions.”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (2) for “objects” there is substituted “particular objects”.

 

(3)    

In section 11 (power of the Board of Trustees of the Science Museum to form

 

companies)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1) for “one or more of those mentioned in subsection (2)”

 

there is substituted—


 
 

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“(a)    

one or more of the particular objects mentioned in

 

subsection (2), or

 

(b)    

any other object or objects incidental to the Board’s

 

functions.”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (2) for “objects” there is substituted “particular objects”.

 

(4)    

In section 25 (power of the Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

 

to form companies)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1) for “one or more of those mentioned in subsection (2)”

 

there is substituted—

 

“(a)    

one or more of the particular objects mentioned in

 

subsection (2), or

 

(b)    

any other object or objects incidental to the Board’s

 

functions.”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (2) for “objects” there is substituted “particular objects”.

 

(5)    

In section 35 (power of the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission for

 

England to form companies)—

 

(a)    

in subsection (1) for “one or more of those mentioned in subsection (2)”

 

there is substituted—

 

“(a)    

one or more of the particular objects mentioned in

 

subsection (2), or

 

(b)    

any other object or objects incidental to the

 

Commission’s functions.”;

 

(b)    

in subsection (2) for “objects” there is substituted “particular objects”’.

 


 

Impact assessment of removal of regional development agencies (RDAs)

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Jon Trickett

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before abolishing any regional development agency (RDA), the Secretary of

 

State must produce and lay before both Houses of Parliament a report setting out

 

the impact of the removal of RDAs on business development and economic

 

growth in the region concerned and the preparedness of local economic

 

partnerships (LEPs) to take over the functions of RDAs.’.

 



 
 

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Public Bodies Bill-[Lords], continued

 
 

Welsh Authority

 

Mr Mark Williams

 

Hywel Williams

 

NC5

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘For section 61 of the Broadcasting Act 1990 (funding of Sianel Pedwar Cymru)

 

there is substituted—

 

“61    

Funding of Welsh Authority

 

(1)    

In 2012 and thereafter at intervals of five years the Secretary of State

 

shall pay, or shall secure the payment to the Welsh Authority of, such

 

amount as may be agreed between them to cover the cost to the Authority

 

during the five year period of—

 

(a)    

providing the Authority’s public services (within the meaning of

 

section 207 of the Communications Act 2003), and

 

(b)    

arranging for the broadcasting or distribution of those services.

 

(2)    

If the Secretary of State and the Welsh Authority cannot reach agreement

 

for the purposes of subsection (1) by the end of August in the year

 

preceding that in respect of which a payment to the Authority must be

 

made, the Secretary of State shall by order prescribe an amount which is

 

sufficient to cover the cost of the Authority referred to in subsection (1).

 

(3)    

In determining or prescribing an amount for the purpose of this section

 

the Secretary of State shall ensure that the amount is sufficient to enable

 

the Welsh Authority to fulfil the public service remit in respect of S4C

 

Digital under section 204(5) of, and paragraph 3(3) of Schedule 12 to, the

 

Communications Act 2003 throughout the period to which the amount

 

relates.

 

(4)    

The Secretary of State shall not prescribe an amount less than the amount

 

paid to the Welsh Authority in the preceding year or preceding three year

 

period, as the case may be.

 

(5)    

An order shall not be made under subsection (2) unless a draft of it has

 

been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of

 

Parliament.

 

(6)    

If a resolution required under subsection (5) is not approved, the

 

Secretary of State shall secure that the Welsh Authority is paid an amount

 

which is not less than the amount paid to the Authority in the preceding

 

year or preceding period, as the case may be.

 

(7)    

The Secretary of State may discharge the duty in subsection (1) by

 

making payments himself or entering into an agreement with another

 

person for that person to do so (or both).

 

(8)    

In discharging his duties under this section, the Secretary of State shall

 

have regard to the Welsh Authority’s operational and editorial

 

independence.

 

(9)    

Any sums required by the Secretary of State under this section shall be

 

paid out of money provided by Parliament.’.

 



 
 

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New Schedule

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

NS1

 

To move the following Schedule:—

 

‘Regional development agencies: consequential repeals

 

Short title and chapter

Extent of repeal

 
 

Parliamentary Commissioner Act

In Schedule 2, “Regional development agencies”.

 
 

1967 (c. 13)

  
 

Superannuation Act 1972 (c. 11)

In Schedule 1, “A development agency established

 
  

under section 1 of the Regional Development

 
  

Agencies Act 1998”.

 
 

House of Commons

In Part 2 of Schedule 1, “A development agency

 
 

Disqualification Act 1975

established under section 1 of the Regional

 
 

(c. 24)

Development Agencies Act 1998”.

 
 

Northern Ireland Assembly

In Part 2 of Schedule 1, “A development agency

 
 

Disqualification Act 1975

established under section 1 of the Regional

 
 

(c. 25)

Development Agencies Act 1998”.

 
 

Deregulation and Contracting Out

Section 70(1ZA)(a).

 
 

Act 1994 (c. 40)

  
 

Regional Development Agencies

The whole Act, so far as not repealed by the

 
 

Act 1998 (c. 45)

Localism Act 2011.

 
 

Greater London Authority Act

In Schedule 25, paragraphs 1 and 6(1) and (2).

 
 

1999 (c. 29)

  
 

Freedom of Information Act 2000

In Schedule 1, in Part 6, “Any regional development

 
 

(c. 36)

agency established under the Regional

 
  

Development Agencies Act 1998,”.

 
 

Transport Act 2000 (c. 38)

In Schedule 5, paragraph 18.

 
 

Communications Act 2003 (c. 21)

In Schedule 17, paragraph 155.

 
 

London Olympic Games and

Section 36.

 
 

Paralympic Games Act 2006

  
 

(c. 12)

  
 

Natural Environment and Rural

Section 26(2)(c) and (4).

 
 

Communities Act 2006 (c. 16)

  
 

Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement

In Schedule 22, paragraph 10.

 
 

Act 2007 (c. 15)

  
 

Sustainable Communities Act 2007

In section 8, the definition of “region”.

 
 

(c. 23)

  
 

Local Government and Public

Section 104(2)(l).

 
 

Involvement in Health Act 2007

  
 

(c. 28)

  
 

Housing and Regeneration Act

Section 51(1)(a)(iii) (but not the final “or”).

 
 

2008 (c. 17)

  
  

In Schedule 8, paragraphs 66 to 71.

 
 

Planning Act 2008 (c. 29)

In Schedule 9, paragraph 6.

 
 

Local Democracy, Economic

In section 23—

 
 

Development and Construction

(a)    

subsection (2)(i), and

 
 

Act 2009 (c. 20)

(b)    

in subsection (7), the definition of “regional

 
  

development agency”.

 
  

Section 83.

 
  

Section 123(2)(j).

 
 

Corporation Tax Act 2010 (c. 4)

In Schedule 1, paragraph 299.

 
 

Equality Act 2010 (c. 15)

Section 1(3)(j).

 
  

In Part 1 of Schedule 19, “A regional development

 
  

agency established by the Regional Development

 
  

Agencies Act 1998”.

 
 

Postal Services Act 2011 (c. 5)

In Part 3 of Schedule 12, paragraph 154.

 

 
 

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NOTE

 

1          

Nothing in this Schedule affects the meaning of “region” given by section

 

333A(10) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, section 101(1)(c) of the

 

Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000, section 31(2) of the

 

Civil Contingencies Act 2004 or section 8 of the Sustainable Communities Act

 

2007; or the meaning of “regional” given by section 76A(9) of the Town and

 

Country Planning Act 1990.’.

 


 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

22

 

Title,  line  3,  after ‘bodies;’ insert ‘to abolish regional development agencies;’.

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

23

 

Title,  line  3,  after ‘bodies;’ insert ‘to make provision about the funding of Sianel Pedwar

 

Cymru;’.

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

 

48

 

Parliamentary Star    

Title,  line  3,  after ‘bodies;’ insert ‘to make provision about the powers of bodies

 

established under the National Heritage Act 1983 to form companies;’.

 

 

Order of the House [12 JULY]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Public Bodies Bill [Lords]—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 13 October 2011.


 
 

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3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.

 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [8 September]

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.00 am on Thursday

 

8 September) meet—

 

(a)  

at 1.00 pm on Thursday 8 September;

 

(b)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 13 September;

 

(c)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 15 September;

 

(d)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 11 October;

 

(e)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 13 October;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1;

 

Clause 2; Schedule 2; Clause 3; Schedule 3; Clause 4; Schedule 4; Clause 5;

 

Schedule 5; Clauses 6 to 32; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining

 

proceedings on the Bill;

 

(3)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 13 October.

 

 

NOTICES WITHDRAWN

 

The following Notices have been withdrawn:

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Jon Trickett

 

29

 

Schedule  1,  page  19,  leave out lines 11 to 21.

 

Mr Nick Hurd

 

16

 

Clause  30,  page  17,  line  19,  at end insert ‘subject to subsection (2)’.

 


 
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