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	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1026
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
	Mr Gareth Thomas
	Jon Trickett
	John McDonnell
	Mr Frank Field
	Mary Creagh
	Fiona O’Donnell
		Negatived on division  32
	Page  21,  line  11  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Agricultural Wages Board for England
	and Wales’.
	Mary Creagh
	Fiona O’Donnell
	Dr Alan Whitehead
	Huw Irranca-Davies
	Bill Esterson
	Grahame M. Morris
		Not called  39
	Page  21,  line  18  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Commission for Rural Communities,’.
	Mark Durkan
		Not selected  51
	Page  22,  line  1  [Schedule  1],  at end insert ‘Investigatory Powers Tribunal,’.
	Rob Flello
	Jon Trickett
	John McDonnell
	Alun Michael
	Robert Flello
	Mr Peter Hain
		Negatived on division  33
	Page  22,  line  17  [Schedule  1],  leave out ‘Youth Justice Board for England and
	Wales.’.
	Amendments to Clause 3 and Schedule 3
	Hywel Williams
	Mr Mark Williams
		Not selected  40
	Page  2,  line  41  [Clause  3],  at end insert—
		‘(4)     No order shall be made under this section which will or may compromise the
		editorial or operational independence of Sianel Pedwar Cymru (“S4C”).’.
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  52
	Page  23,  line  12  [Schedule  3],  leave out ‘Administrative Justice and Tribunals
	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1027
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
	Council’.
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  34
	Page  23,  line  15  [Schedule  3],  leave out ‘Commission for Equality and Human
	Rights’.
	Hywel Williams
	Mr Mark Williams
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
	Michael Dugher
	Susan Elan Jones
		Not called  4
	Page  23,  line  21  [Schedule  3],  leave out ‘Sianel Pedwar Cymru (“S4C”)’.
	Amendments to Clause 4 and Schedule 4
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  53
	Page  23,  line  25  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘Administrative Justice and Tribunals
	Council’.
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  35
	Page  23,  line  26  [Schedule  4],  leave out ‘Commission for Equality and Human
	Rights’.
	Amendments to Clause 5 and Schedule 5
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  54
	Page  24,  line  5  [Schedule  5],  leave out ‘Administrative Justice and Tribunals
	Council’.
	Andrew Percy
	Mr Philip Hollobone
	Mrs Madeleine Moon
	Mr Kevin Barron
	Ann Coffey
	Sir Gerald Kaufman
		Negatived on division  2
	Page  24  [Schedule  5],  leave out lines 9 and 10.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1028
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  36
	Page  24,  line  11  [Schedule  5],  leave out ‘Commission for Equality and Human
	Rights’.
	Francis Maude
		Not moved  47
	Page  24,  line  12  [Schedule  5],  leave out ‘Dover Harbour Board.’
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
		Not selected  37
	Page  24,  line  16  [Schedule  5],  leave out ‘Human Fertilisation and Embryology
	Authority’.
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
		Not selected  38
	Page  24,  line  17  [Schedule  5],  leave out ‘Human Tissue Authority’.
	Francis Maude
		Not moved  48
	Page  24  [Schedule  5],  leave out lines 31 to 33.
	Amendments to Clauses 6 to 27
	John McDonnell
		Not selected  43
	Page  5,  line  45  [Clause  10],  at end insert—
		‘(fa)     trade unions’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  6
	Page  7,  line  10  [Clause  11],  at end insert—
		‘(11)     In this section, references to the “30-day”, “40-day” and “60-day” periods in
		relation to any draft order are to the periods of 30, 40 and 60 days beginning with
		the day on which the draft order was laid before Parliament.
		(12)     For the purposes of subsection (11) no account is to be taken of any time during
		which Parliament is dissolved or prorogued or during which either House is
		adjourned for more than four days.’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1029
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  12
	Page  8,  line  1  [Clause  13],  leave out ‘Welsh devolved function relating to the
	environment’ and insert ‘Welsh environmental function’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  13
	Page  8,  line  44  [Clause  14],  at end insert—
		‘( )     In subsection (5)(a), the reference to modifying constitutional arrangements has
		effect as if the references in section 3(2)(h) and (3)(e) to Ministers were to the
		Welsh Ministers.’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  14
	Page  9,  line  24  [Clause  15],  after ‘modifying’ insert ‘constitutional or’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  15
	Page  9,  line  25  [Clause  15],  leave out ‘section 4(3)(a)’ and insert ‘sections 3(2)(h)
	and (3)(e) and 4(3)(a)’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  16
	Page  9,  line  34,  leave out Clause 16.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  17
	Page  10,  line  36  [Clause  18],  leave out ‘functions, other than Welsh devolved
	functions,’ and insert ‘non-devolved functions’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  18
	Page  11,  line  2  [Clause  19],  leave out ‘sections 13 to 16’ and insert ‘section 13 or
	14’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  19
	Page  11,  line  20  [Clause  20],  leave out ‘sections 13 to 16’ and insert ‘section 13 or
	14’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  20
	Page  11,  line  26  [Clause  20],  leave out ‘, in the case of an order under section 13 or
	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1030
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
	14,’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  7
	Page  12,  line  17  [Clause  20],  at end insert—
		‘(10A)     In this section, references to the “30-day”, “40-day” and “60-day” periods in
		relation to any draft order are to the periods of 30, 40 and 60 days beginning with
		the day on which the draft order was laid before the National Assembly for Wales.
		(10B)     For the purposes of subsection (10A) no account is to be taken of any time during
		which the National Assembly for Wales is dissolved or is in recess for more than
		four days.’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  21
	Page  12,  line  23  [Clause  21],  leave out ‘or authorise the creation of’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  22
	Page  12,  line  38  [Clause  22],  leave out from ‘functions’ to end of line 40.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  23
	Page  13,  line  9  [Clause  23],  leave out ‘or authorise the creation of’.
	John McDonnell
		Not called  44
	Page  14,  line  19  [Clause  24],  at end insert—
		‘(4A)     Where a transfer scheme provides for the transfer of an employee to an eligible
		person or so as to become employed in the civil service of the state the scheme
		must provide for the TUPE regulations to apply (to the extent that they would not
		otherwise apply) as if—
		(a)     any transfer of functions (however effected and described) to an eligible
		person or the Crown were a transfer of an undertaking;
		(b)     the transfer of the undertaking took effect on a designated date;
		(c)     the transfer of the undertaking were a relevant transfer for the purposes
		of the regulations;
		(d)     the employee had for those purposes been assigned to an organised
		grouping of resources or employees that was subject to the relevant
		transfer.
		(4B)     A staff tranfer scheme may provide for the transfer of an employee to an eligible
		person or so as to become employed in the civil service of the state despite any
		provisions, of whatever nature, which would otherwise prevent the employee
		from being so transferred.’.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1031
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
	John McDonnell
		Not called  45
	Page  14  [Clause  24],  leave out lines 37 to 38.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  24
	Page  16,  line  31  [Clause  27],  leave out ‘it’ and insert ‘a draft of the instrument’.
	Amendments to Clauses 28 to 35
	Edward Miliband
	Jon Trickett
	Mr Gareth Thomas
	Michael Dugher
	Susan Elan Jones
	Mr Peter Hain
		Not called  30
	Page  17,  line  3,  leave out Clause 28.
	Hywel Williams
	Mr Mark Williams
	Jonathan Edwards
	Mr Elfyn Llwyd
		Not called  3
	Page  17  [Clause  28],  leave out lines 7 to 22 and insert—
		‘(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.
	Report Stage Proceedings: 25 October 2011                 1032
	Public Bodies Bill [Lords] continued
		(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.’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  25
	Page  18,  line  27  [Clause  31],  after ‘Act’ insert ‘, other than an order under sections
	[Delegation of functions by Environment Agency] to [Shared services: Forestry
	Commissioners],’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  8
	Page  18,  line  37  [Clause  32],  at end insert—
		‘“community benefit society” means—
		(a)     a society registered as a community benefit society under the Co-
		operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions
		Act 1965,
		(b)     a pre-2010 Act society (as defined by section 4A(1) of that Act)
		which meets the condition in section 1(3) of that Act, or
		(c)     a society registered or deemed to be registered under the
		Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
		which meets the condition in section 1(2)(b) of that Act;’.
	Francis Maude
		Agreed to  9
	Page  18,  line  39  [Clause  32],  at end insert—
		‘“co-operative society means—
		(d)     a society registered as a co-operative society under the Co-
		operative and Community Benefit Societies and Credit Unions
		Act 1965,
		(e)     a pre-2010 Act society (as defined by section 4A(1) of that Act)
		which meets the condition in section 1(2) of that Act, or
		(f)     a society registered or deemed to be registered under the
		Industrial and Provident Societies Act (Northern Ireland) 1969
		which meets the condition in section 1(2)(a) of that Act;’.

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