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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Friday 20 January 2012

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

3995-4008 and 4035

 

Committee of the whole House


 

Local Government Finance Bill

 

Tax increment financing schemes

 

Mr John Healey

 

NC10

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State may provide in regulations under paragraphs 20, 23 or 26

 

of Schedule 1 (levy payments, safety net payments and safety net payments on

 

account) for the calculated amount for an area in which a tax increment financing

 

scheme is in place to disregard the levy and any re-set.

 

(2)    

Regulations under subsection (1) shall be made by statutory instrument and may

 

not be made unless a draft has been laid before and approved by resolution of each

 

House of Parliament.’.

 

Graham Jones

 

63

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  21,  leave out ‘50’ and insert ‘100’.

 

Graham Jones

 

64

 

Clause  10,  page  6,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘(c)    

the amount collected within the jurisdiction of two tier authorities for the

 

sum total within the boundaries of each lower district shall be aggregated

 

and distributed in the proportion 80:20 in favour of the lower tier

 

authority.

 

(d)    

the fire and police authorities shall be entitled to an equivalent uplift in

 

their precepts.’.


 
 

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Payment of additional grant

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC11

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘The Secretary of State shall be required to pay an additional grant to a local

 

authority if, at the end of any financial year, the total expenditure incurred by the

 

authority under any scheme approved pursuant to Schedule 4 of this Act is greater

 

than the amount of grant received from the Secretary of State to fund the scheme.

 

The amount paid to the authority shall be the difference between the sum

 

originally received and the total cost to the authority of the scheme.’.

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

65

 

Schedule  2,  page  36,  line  42,  at end insert—

 

  ‘(2A)  

In determining whether or not to pay a grant to any authority named above the

 

Secretary of State must satisfy him or herself—

 

(a)    

that the resources available to any local authority (including payments

 

made under Schedule 1 of this Act) are sufficient to meet the needs of

 

the local authority, and

 

(b)    

that there has been no significant change in the circumstances of the

 

local authority resulting in a substantial increase in demand for the

 

authority’s services or for reductions in council tax.’.

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

66

 

Clause  8,  page  5,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

In exercising its powers under section 1(b) the authority must have regard to the

 

impact of the scheme on—

 

(a)    

those persons in the area who are in employment or actively seeking

 

employment, and

 

(b)    

the levels of poverty in the area, including the levels of child poverty.’.

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

67

 

Schedule  4,  page  47,  line  6,  at end insert ‘and set out the steps which the local

 

authority will take to ensure that—


 
 

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(a)    

persons entitled to a reduction will be made aware of their entitlement,

 

and

 

(b)    

assistance is available to such persons who wish to make an

 

application.’.

 

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

68

 

Schedule  4,  page  48,  line  15,  at end insert ‘including local charities, organisations

 

providing advice on benefits and organisations representing older people.’.

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

69

 

Schedule  2,  page  37,  line  26,  at end insert—

 

‘(5A)    

Require the local authority to produce an assessment of the impact of the scheme

 

on the living standards of people in the area including—

 

(a)    

those of working age in employment and actively seeking work,

 

(b)    

those in receipt of benefits including disability benefits, and

 

(c)    

persons of pensionable age.’.

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

70

 

Schedule  4,  page  49,  line  13,  at end insert—

 


 

‘In considering the need for replacement or revision of the scheme the authority must have

 

regard to the impact of any such revision or replacement on the living standards of people

 

in the area including—

 

(a)    

those of working age in employment and actively seeking work,

 

(b)    

those in receipt of benefits including disability benefits, and

 

(c)    

persons of pensionable age.’.

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

71

 

Schedule  4,  page  50,  line  23,  at end insert ‘Before issuing such guidance the

 

Secretary of State must have regard to the impact on—

 

(a)    

those of working age in employment and actively seeking work,

 

(b)    

those in receipt of benefits including disability benefits, and


 
 

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(c)    

persons of pensionable age.’.

 

Report on effects of provisions

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC12

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘At a date no later than three years from the implementation of this Act the

 

Secretary of State shall prepare a report detailing the effects of these provisions

 

on—

 

(a)    

the number of people receiving council tax support in each local authority

 

including the number in employment, the number actively seeking work,

 

and the number of pensionable age, and

 

(b)    

the costs incurred by each authority in running the scheme, including the

 

cost of appeals.’.

 


 
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