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Committee of the whole House: 24 January 2012            

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Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

(6)    

A billing authority which makes a determination under this section must

 

publish a notice of it in at least one newspaper circulating in its area and

 

do so before the end of the period of 21 days beginning with the date of

 

the determination.

 

(7)    

Failure to comply with subsection (6) does not affect the validity of a

 

determination.

 

(8)    

For the purposes of this section, the Secretary of State may by regulations

 

prescribe the definition of a dwelling to be considered a “second home”.

 

(3)    

In section 11(2) (discounts: no chargeable residents) after “sections 11A”, insert

 

“, 11B”.

 

(4)    

In section 11A (discounts: special provision for England) after subsection (4B)

 

(inserted by section 9) insert—

 

“(4D)    

Subsections (3), (4) and (4A) are subject to section 11B (4).”.

 

(5)    

In section 66(2)(b) (matters to be questioned only by judicial review), after

 

“section 8(2), 11A”, insert “, 11B”.

 

(6)    

In section 67(2)(a) (functions to be discharged only by authority), after “section

 

8(2), 11A”, insert “, 11B”.’.

 


 

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.’.

 



 
 

Committee of the whole House: 24 January 2012            

4056

 

Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

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.’.

 


 

Remaining New Clauses

 

Impact on economic development

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before the end of one year after the commencement of this Act, and every three

 

years thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before the House a report on the

 

impact of the provisions of this Act on economic development in each region of

 

England, including the impact on manufacturing, retail, service industries and

 

small and medium sized enterprises.’.

 



 
 

Committee of the whole House: 24 January 2012            

4057

 

Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Impact on service provision

 

Hilary Benn

 

Helen Jones

 

Jack Dromey

 

Roberta Blackman-Woods

 

Chris Williamson

 

NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘Before the end of one year after the commencement of this Act, and every three

 

years thereafter, the Secretary of State must lay before the House a report on the

 

impact of the provisions of this Act on the level of service provision in local

 

authorities including an assessment of the impact on—

 

(a)    

adult social care

 

(b)    

children’s services, and

 

(c)    

such other services as the Secretary of State thinks fit.’.

 

 

Order of the House [10 January 2012]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Local Government Finance Bill:

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.

 

Proceedings in Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in three

 

days.

 

3.    

The proceedings shall be taken in the order shown in the first column of the

 

following Table.

 

4.    

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

 

conclusion at the time specified in the second column of the Table.

 

      TABLE

 

Proceedings

Time for conclusion of proceedings

 
 

Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clause 2,

The moment of interruption on the

 
 

Schedule 2, Clauses 3 to 5,

second day.

 
 

Schedule 3, Clauses 6 and 7, new

  
 

Clauses relating to non-domestic

  
 

rates, new Schedules relating to

  
 

non-domestic rates.

  
 

Clause 8, Schedule 4, Clauses 9 to

The moment of interruption on the

 
 

16, new Clauses relating to council

third day.

 
 

tax, new Schedules relating to

  
 

council tax, remaining new Clauses,

  
 

remaining new Schedules,

  
 

remaining proceedings in

  
 

Committee.

  

 
 

Committee of the whole House: 24 January 2012            

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Local Government Finance Bill, continued

 
 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

5.    

Any 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.

 

6.    

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

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which

 

those proceedings are commenced.

 

Programming committees

 

7.    

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

 

proceedings on the Bill in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings

 

on Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

8.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 


 
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