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Committee of the whole House: 30 April 2014
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Wales Bill, continued

‘(3)
The Secretary of State shall review the historical volatility of stamp duty land tax

revenues in Wales, and place a copy of the review in the Library of the House of

Commons.’.

Owen Smith

Nia Griffith

8

Clause  17,  page  20,  line  29,  at end add—

‘(3)
The Secretary of State shall review the historical volatility of landfill tax revenues

in Wales, and place a copy of the review in the Library of the House of

Commons.’.

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

36

Clause  19,  page  21,  line  18,  leave out ‘, with the approval of the Treasury,’.

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

37

Clause  19,  page  21,  leave out lines 26 to 31 and insert—

‘“(1)
On receipt of notice of an appropriate resolution of the Assembly, the Secretary

of State shall by order amend subsection (1A) so as to vary, in the manner

indicated by the terms of such resolution, the means by which Welsh Ministers

may borrow money.”.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

These amendments would enable the National Assembly to change the way money for capital

expenditure is borrowed, including the issuance of bonds, without the need for consent by the

Treasury or Resolution of the House of Commons.

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

35

Clause  19,  page  21,  line  31,  at end insert—

‘(6)
The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for an independent report to be

compiled on the issuance of bonds by Welsh Ministers.

(7)
The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report specified in subsection (6)

before each House of Parliament within three months of this Act being passed.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The Scotland Act 2012 enables the Secretary of State, by order and consent of HM Treasury, to

change how Scottish Ministers can borrow money for capital purposes, for example, allowing the

issue of bonds. Clause 19(5) of the Wales Bill contains the same provisions. This amendment seeks

clarification on the power to issue bonds.

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Wales Bill, continued

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

34

Clause  19,  page  21,  line  38,  at end insert ‘and if that amount is more than the

amount for which it is substituted it shall not thereafter be reduced below that higher

amount’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment would ensure that when the Secretary of State raises the borrowing for investment

limit, it cannot subsequently be reduced.

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

5

Clause  19,  page  21,  line  38,  at end insert—

‘(3B)
The figure mentioned in inserted subsection (3A) shall be recalculated on an

annual basis to maintain its value in real terms against inflation.’.

David T. C. Davies

Guto Bebb

12

Clause  21,  page  23,  line  4,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
In Part 1, in paragraph 9 (Health and health services), after “national health

service” insert—


“Organisation and funding (expenditure and income) of the provision

of health services in England to people registered with a GP in Wales

and the provision of such services in Wales to people registered with

a GP in England.”.’.

David T. C. Davies

Guto Bebb

13

Clause  21,  page  23,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(d)
the scrutiny of reductions of, and additions to, the block grant to reflect

expenditure and income arising from the provision of certain services in

England to people resident or otherwise eligible for such services in

Wales and the provision of such services in Wales to people resident or

otherwise eligible in England.’.

David T. C. Davies

Guto Bebb

14

Clause  21,  page  23,  line  24,  at end insert—

‘(g)
a Welsh Minister responsible for a service falling under section 13(d)

(definition of budgetary procedures)’.

Secretary David Jones

29

Clause  21,  page  23,  line  32,  at end insert—

Committee of the whole House: 30 April 2014
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Wales Bill, continued

‘( )
in sub-paragraph (2), after paragraph (a) insert—

“(aa)
section 119 in so far as it relates to estimated payments

for a financial year into the Welsh Consolidated Fund or

to the Welsh Ministers, the First Minister or the Counsel

General;”;’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment ensures that the Assembly is not prevented from modifying section 119 of GOWA

2006 (statement of estimated payments) provided such modification relates to the estimated

payments described in the amendment and not to the Secretary of State’s duty in subsection (3) of

that section.

Mr Mark Harper

17

Clause  22,  page  24,  line  46,  leave out ‘and’.

Mr Mark Harper

18

Clause  22,  page  24,  line  46,  at end insert—

‘(ae)
an estimate of the costs of providing services in Wales to people resident

in England; an estimate of the monies received from HM Treasury to

fund such provision; and an assessment of the effectiveness of any

relevant agreements in place governing cross-border service provision,

and’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment and amendment 17 to Clause 22 are intended to make the operation of

agreements that govern cross-border services, such as the NHS protocol, more transparent to

residents of both England and Wales.

REmaining new clauses relating to part 2

Review of options for Barnett formula reform

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
The Secretary of State shall make arrangements for a review of options for

reforming the Barnett formula in order to meet the objective of calculating the

block grant funding for Wales on the basis of need.

(2)
The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of the report of the review mentioned in

subsection (1) before each House of Parliament within six months of this Act

receiving Royal Assent.’.

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Wales Bill, continued

Cross-border health care

Mr Mark Harper

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

‘After section 1 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006, insert—

“1A
Duty to have regard to impact on services in certain areas

In exercising functions relating to the health service, the Welsh Ministers

must have regard to the likely impact of those decisions on the provision

of health services to persons who reside in an area of England that is close

to the border with Wales.”.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause places a duty on Welsh Ministers to consider the impact of their decisions on the

provision of health services to people who reside in England, analagous to a duty already placed

on the NHS Commissioning Board in England to consider the impact of its decisions on people

residing in Wales and Scotland.

Owen Smith

Nia Griffith

38

Clause  28,  page  29,  line  34,  after ‘except’, insert ‘sections 8 and 9 and’.

Owen Smith

Nia Griffith

42

Clause  28,  page  29,  line  34,  leave out paragraph (2)(b).

Owen Smith

Nia Griffith

39

Clause  28,  page  29,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
Sections 8 and 9 shall not come into force until a Welsh Government Minister has

laid a report before the National Assembly for Wales containing a statement to

the effect that the Welsh Government, with regard to the Statement of Funding

Policy, is content with the fairness of the arrangements for allocating funding

from the UK Government to Wales.

(2B)
Sections 8 and 9 shall be suspended following any substantive reform,

amendment or other alteration of the arrangements mentioned in subsection (2A),

until the process under subsection (2A) has been repeated.’.

Owen Smith

Nia Griffith

43

Clause  28,  page  29,  line  36,  at end insert—

‘( )
Part 2, except the referendum-related provisions and sections 19 and 20, will

come into force the day after the Secretary of State has laid a report before each

House of Parliament on the further legislative steps needed to move to a model of

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1934

Wales Bill, continued

reserved powers for the National Assembly for Wales; the report must be laid

within six months of this Act receiving Royal Assent.’.

REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Crown Estate in Wales

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

NC7

To move the following Clause:—

‘Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the transfer of legislative

responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales to the National Assembly for

Wales.’.

Crown Estate in Wales:Revenue

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

NC8

To move the following Clause:—

‘Revenue raised by the Crown Estate in Wales shall be paid into the Welsh

Consolidated Fund.’.

Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Wales

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

NC9

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1)
In Schedule 1 to the Crown Estate Act 1961 (Constitution etc of Crown Estate

Commissioners), paragraph 1 is amended as follows.

(2)
After sub-paragraph (3) insert—

“(3A)
One of the Commissioners shall be appointed as the Crown Estate

Commissioner with special responsibility for Wales, who must be a

person who knows about conditions in Wales as they relate to the

functions of the Commissioners.”.

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Wales Bill, continued

(3)
After sub-paragraph (4) insert—

“(4A)
The Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Wales

shall be appointed on the recommendation of the Chancellor of the

Exchequer, who shall consult the Welsh Ministers before making that

recommendation.”.’.

Welsh Government Finance Department

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

‘The Welsh Government may, by resolution of the National Assembly for Wales,

rename its finance department and this shall be recognised as its official title in

all dealings with the Treasury.’.

Jonathan Edwards

Hywel Williams

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

4

Title,  line  3,  leave out ‘a rate’ and insert ‘rates’.

Order of the House [31 March 2014]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Wales Bill—

Committal

1.
The following 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 two

days.

3.
The proceedings shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the

following Table and in the order so shown.

4.
The Proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

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

Committee of the whole House: 30 April 2014
1936

Wales Bill, continued

TABLE

Proceedings
Time for conclusion of proceedings

First
Day

Clauses 1 to 5, new Clauses relating to
The moment of interruption on the first

Part 1, new Schedules relating to Part 1,
day

Clauses 8 to 11, Schedule 1, Clauses 12

and 13, new Clauses relating to the

subject matter of Clauses 8 to 13 and

Schedule 1, new Schedules relating to

the subject matter of Clauses 8 to 13 and

Schedule 1

Second
Day

Clauses 6 and 7, Clauses 14 and 15,
The moment of interruption on the

Schedule 2, Clauses 16 to 22, remaining
second day

new Clauses relating to Part 2,

remaining new Schedules relating to

Part 2, Clauses 23 to 29, remaining new

Clauses, remaining new Schedules,

remaining proceedings on the Bill

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 that day.

Programming committee

7.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings in Committee, 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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