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SUPPLEMENT TO THE VOTES AND PROCEEDINGS

 
 

Tuesday 24 June 2014

 

Report Stage Proceedings

 

Wales Bill


 

New cLAUSES

 

Secretary David Jones

 

Added  NC1

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“Welsh taxpayers for social security or child support purposes

 

After section 155 of GOWA 2006 insert—

 

“155A

Welsh taxpayers for social security or child support purposes

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State may by order provide for individuals of any

 

specified description to be treated as if they were, or were not, Welsh

 

taxpayers for all or specified purposes of—

 

(a)    

social security, or

 

(b)    

child support.

 

(2)    

The Secretary of State may by order provide in relation to any year of

 

assessment that the Welsh basic rate, Welsh higher rate or Welsh

 

additional rate in relation to the income of Welsh taxpayers is to be

 

treated as being a specified rate for all or specified purposes of—

 

(a)    

social security, or

 

(b)    

child support.

 

(3)    

An order under subsection (1) or (2) may apply in respect of any

 

individuals whether or not they have a close connection with Wales.

 

(4)    

An order under subsection (1) or (2) may make such modifications of any

 

enactment, or any other instrument or document, as the Secretary of State

 

considers appropriate in connection with the provision made by the order.

 

(5)    

No order is to be made under subsection (1) unless a draft of the statutory

 

instrument containing it has been laid before, and approved by a

 

resolution of, each House of Parliament.

 

(6)    

No order under subsection (2) which contains a provision making

 

modifications of an enactment contained in an Act is to be made unless a

 

draft of the statutory instrument containing it has been laid before, and

 

approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24 June 2014                  

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Wales Bill, continued

 
 

(7)    

A statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (2) is (unless

 

a draft of the statutory instrument has been approved by a resolution of

 

each House of Parliament) subject to annulment in pursuance of a

 

resolution of either House of Parliament.

 

(8)    

In this section—

 

“specified” means specified in the order;

 

“Welsh basic rate”, “Welsh higher rate” and “Welsh additional rate” have

 

the same meaning as in the Income Tax Acts;

 

“Welsh taxpayer” has the same meaning as in Chapter 2 of Part 4A of this

 

Act.””

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Jonathan Edwards

 

Hywel Williams

 

Withdrawn  NC2

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“Infrastructure guarantees in Wales

 

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

 

for providing infrastructure guarantees in Wales to the Welsh Ministers.”

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Jonathan Edwards

 

Hywel Williams

 

Not called  NC3

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“National Assembly ability to hold binding referenda

 

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

 

for holding binding referenda to the National Assembly for Wales.”

 


 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Negatived on division  NC4

 

To move the following Clause—

 

“National Assembly for Wales: reserved powers

 

(1)    

The Secretary of State will lay a report before each House of Parliament on the

 

further legislative steps needed to move to a model of reserved powers for the

 

National Assembly for Wales and shall lay the report before each House of

 

Parliament within nine months of this Act receiving Royal Assent.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24 June 2014                  

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Wales Bill, continued

 
 

(2)    

Part 2, except the referendum-related provisions and sections 19 and 20 shall not

 

come into force until the report has been laid in accordance with subsection (1).”

 


 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Negatived on division  13

 

Page  1,  line  9,  leave out Clause 2

 


 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  1

 

Clause  6,  page  5,  line  12,  leave out “the taxes” and insert “particular taxes as

 

devolved taxes”

 


 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Jonathan Edwards

 

Hywel Williams

 

Not called  9

 

Clause  9,  page  13,  line  33,  leave out “10” and insert “100”

 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Not called  10

 

Clause  9,  page  13,  line  33,  leave out “10” and insert “15”

 


 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  2

 

Clause  13,  page  18,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

The Secretary of State may bring section (Welsh taxpayers for social security or

 

child support purposes) into force by order.”

 



 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24 June 2014                  

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Wales Bill, continued

 
 

Mr Elfyn Llwyd

 

Jonathan Edwards

 

Hywel Williams

 

Negatived on division  8

 

Clause  19,  page  22,  line  8,  at end insert—

 

“(1B)    

Welsh Ministers may set their own capital expenditure priorities.”

 


 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  3

 

Clause  22,  page  25,  line  43,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

section (Welsh taxpayers for social security or child support purposes)

 

(Welsh taxpayers for social security or child support purposes),”

 


 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  4

 

Clause  27,  page  30,  line  14,  at end insert—

 

“( )    

In this section, references to the provisions of Part 2 do not include section (Welsh

 

taxpayers for social security or child support purposes) (Welsh taxpayers for

 

social security or child support purposes).”

 


 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Not called  14

 

Clause  28,  page  30,  line  19,  at end insert “except section 2”

 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Not called  11

 

Clause  28,  page  30,  line  20,  after “except”, insert “sections 8 and 9”

 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Not called  12

 

Clause  28,  page  30,  line  22,  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 Govenment, 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.”


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24 June 2014                  

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Wales Bill, continued

 
 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  5

 

Clause  28,  page  30,  line  27,  after “9” insert “, (Welsh taxpayers for social security

 

or child support purposes)”

 

Owen Smith

 

Nia Griffith

 

Not called  15

 

Clause  28,  page  30,  line  37,  at end insert—

 

“(8)    

Part 1, section 2, comes into force when 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 electoral arrangements of

 

the National Assembly for Wales, is content with fairness of those arrangements.”

 


 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  6

 

Schedule  1,  page  32,  line  40,  at end insert—

 

“Assistance for designated organisations

 

6A  (1)  

An Order under section 11(1) may make provision for the provisions of

 

PPERA 2000 listed in sub-paragraph (2) to apply with specified modifications

 

in relation to a referendum held by virtue of section 11(1).

 

      (2)  

The provisions are—

 

(a)    

sections 108 and 109 of PPERA 2000 (designation of organisations to

 

whom assistance is available);

 

(b)    

section 110 of, and Schedule 12 to, that Act (assistance available to

 

designated organisations).

 

      (3)  

The modifications specified may include allowing a permitted participant to be

 

designated by the Electoral Commission under section 108(1) of PPERA 2000

 

in relation to one of the possible outcomes at the referendum whether or not a

 

permitted participant is designated in relation to the other possible outcome.”

 

Secretary David Jones

 

Agreed to  7

 

Schedule  1,  page  33,  leave out lines 1 to 29 and insert—

 

“Information and encouraging participation

 

7    (1)  

An Order under section 11(1) may authorise or require the Electoral

 

Commission to do things for the purpose of promoting public awareness and

 

understanding in Wales about one or more of the following—

 

(a)    

the referendum which the Order causes to be held;

 

(b)    

the question to be included on the ballot paper at that referendum;

 

(c)    

voting in that referendum.

 

      (2)  

An Order under section 11(1) may authorise or require the Chief Counting

 

Officer to do things for the purpose of encouraging participation in the

 

referendum which the Order causes to be held.


 
 

Report Stage Proceedings: 24 June 2014                  

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Wales Bill, continued

 
 

      (3)  

The things which the Commission or the Chief Counting Officer may be

 

authorised or required to do under sub-paragraph (1) or (2) include imposing

 

obligations, or conferring powers, on counting officers or other persons.”

 

Bill read the third time, and passed.

 


 
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