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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Wednesday 14 October 2015

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Amendments tabled since the last publication: 1-2, NCs 1-7

Committee of the whole House

Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill

[Lords]

Note

This document includes all remaining amendments and includes any withdrawn

amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in accordance with

the Order of the House [14 October 2015].

Clauses 1 and 2; New Clauses and New Schedules relating to the subject

matter of Clauses 1 and 2; Clause 3; Schedule 1; Clause 4; New Clauses and

New Schedules relating to the subject matter of Clauses 3 and 4;

Mr Graham Allen

NC1

To move the following Clause—

“Competences of local government

(1)    

The Secretary of State must, after consultation with representatives from local

government, publish a list of competences of local government.

(2)    

After the list has been published, the Secretary of State may not publish any

amended list of competences of local government without first obtaining

approval of the revised list consent from—

(a)    

the House of Commons, with two-thirds of its membership voting in

favour of the amended list, and

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(b)    

the Local Government Association.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause entrenches the independence of local government from interference by national

government.

Mr Graham Allen

NC2

To move the following Clause—

“Subsidiarity

That Subsidiarity as defined by the Maastricht Treaty 1992 Article 5(3) shall

apply to the functions of national and local government.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This extends protection of local government’s independence by protecting its subsidiarity behind

a European Treaty applicable to the United Kingdom.

Clause 5; Schedule 2; Clauses 6 to 8; Clauses 17 to 19; Clause 9; Schedule 3;

Clauses 10 to 16; new Clauses and New Schedules relating to the subject

matter of Clauses 5 to 19;

Mr Graham Allen

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Schedule  3,  page  32,  line  12,  after “persons” insert “including representatives of

parish, neighbourhood, community and other councils in the area of the combined

authority”

Member’s explanatory statement

This would ensure parish, neighbourhood, community and other councils may be invited to attend

meetings of the overview and scrutiny committee of a combined authority.

Mr Graham Allen

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Clause  16,  page  16,  line  6,  at end insert—

“(d)    

the creation of a Constitutional Convention to discuss further local authority

governance, functions and related democratic issues.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This would set up a Constitutional Conventional as outlined in NC4.

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Mr Graham Allen

NC4

To move the following Clause—

“Local Government Constitutional Convention

(1)    

A convention is to be held to consider and make recommendations on the

constitution of local government in the United Kingdom.

(2)    

The Secretary of State must make regulations to—

(a)    

appoint a day on which the convention must commence its operations,

(b)    

make fair and transparent rules about how the convention is to operate

and how evidence is to be adduced,

(c)    

make further provision about the terms of reference prescribed under

section (Local Government Constitutional Convention: terms of

reference), and

(d)    

specify how those who are to be part of the convention are to be chosen

in accordance with section (Local Government Constitutional

Convention: composition).

(3)    

The date appointed under subsection (2)(a) must not be later than 31 December

2016.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause establishes a Local Government Constitutional Convention.

Mr Graham Allen

NC5

To move the following Clause—

“Local Government Constitutional Convention: terms of reference

The convention must consider the following terms of reference—

(a)    

the devolution of legislative and fiscal competence to local authorities within the

United Kingdom,

(b)    

the reform of the electoral system for local government,

(c)    

constitutional matters relating to local government to be considered in further

conventions, and

(d)    

procedures to govern the consideration and implementation of any future

constitutional reforms in relation to local government.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause determines the terms of reference for the Local Government Constitutional

Convention.

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Mr Graham Allen

NC6

To move the following Clause—

“Local Government Constitutional Convention: recommendations

(1)    

The Local Government Constitutional Convention must publish

recommendations within the period of one year beginning with the day appointed

under section (Local Government Constitutional Convention).

(2)    

The Secretary of State must lay responses to each of the recommendations before

each House of Parliament within six months beginning with the day on which the

recommendations are published.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause requires the Secretary of State to publish and respond to the recommendations

of the Local Government Constitutional Convention.

Mr Graham Allen

NC7

To move the following Clause—

“Local Government Constitutional Convention: composition

(1)    

The Local Government Constitutional Convention must be composed of

representatives of the following—

(a)    

registered political parties within the United Kingdom,

(b)    

local authorities, and

(c)    

the nations and regions of the United Kingdom.

(2)    

At least 50% of the members of the convention must not be employed in a role

which can reasonably be considered to be political.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This New Clause determines the composition of the Local Government Constitutional Convention.

Clauses 20 and 21; new Clauses and New Schedules relating to the subject

matter of Clauses 20 and 21;

Mr Graham Allen

NC3

To move the following Clause—

“Governance arrangements of local authorities in England: election of

councillors

(1)    

Section 36 of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (local elections in

England and Wales) is amended as follows.

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(2)    

After subsection (1) insert—

“(1A)    

Rules made by the Secretary of State under subsection (1) must ensure

that each poll at an election shall be conducted in accordance with an

electoral system to be decided by that local authority.””

Member’s explanatory statement

This would allow each local authority to choose its own electoral system.

Order of the House [14 October 2015]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Cities and Local Government

Devolution Bill [Lords]:

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 two

days.

3.    

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

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.

      TABLE

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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 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 any message from the Lords) may be programmed.