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| Wednesday 18 November 2015 |
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| New Amendments handed in are marked thus  |
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| Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance
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| Cities and Local Government
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| Devolution Bill, As Amended
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| | This document includes all amendments tabled to date, and includes any |
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| | withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in the |
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| | order in which they relate to the Bill. |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Local Government Constitutional Convention |
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| | (1) | A convention is to be held to consider and make recommendations on the |
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| | constitution of local government in the United Kingdom. |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State must make regulations to— |
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| | (a) | appoint a day on which the convention must commence its operations; |
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| | (b) | make fair and transparent rules about how the convention is to operate |
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| | and how evidence is to be adduced; |
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| | (c) | make further provision about the terms of reference prescribed under |
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| | section (Local Government Constitutional Convention: terms of |
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| | (d) | specify how those who are to be part of the convention are to be chosen |
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| | in accordance with section (Local Government Constitutional |
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| | Convention: composition). |
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| | (3) | The date appointed under subsection (2)(a) must not be later than 31 December |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public |
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| | discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make |
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| | recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate. |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Local Government Constitutional Convention: terms of reference |
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| | The convention must consider the following terms of reference— |
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| | (a) | the devolution of legislative and fiscal competence to local authorities |
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| | within the United Kingdom; |
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| | (b) | the reform of the electoral system for local government; |
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| | (c) | constitutional matters relating to local government to be considered in |
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| | (d) | procedures to govern the consideration and implementation of any future |
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| | constitutional reforms in relation to local government.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public |
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| | discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make |
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| | recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate. |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Local Government Constitutional Convention: recommendations |
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| | (1) | The Local Government Constitutional Convention must publish |
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| | recommendations within the period of one year beginning with the day appointed |
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| | under section (Local Government Constitutional Convention). |
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| | (2) | The Secretary of State must lay responses to each of the recommendations before |
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| | each House of Parliament within six months beginning with the day on which the |
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| | recommendations are published.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public |
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| | discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make |
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| | recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate. |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Local Government Constitutional Convention: composition |
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| | (1) | The Local Government Constitutional Convention must be composed of |
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| | representatives of the following— |
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| | (a) | registered political parties within the United Kingdom, |
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| | (b) | local authorities, and |
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| | (c) | the nations and regions of the United Kingdom. |
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| | (2) | At least 50% of the members of the convention must not be employed in a role |
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| | which can reasonably be considered to be political.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public |
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| | discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make |
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| | recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate. |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Commission on devolution of fiscal powers and taxation |
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| | (1) | The Secretary of State shall appoint a commission on devolution of fiscal powers |
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| | and taxation to local authorities. |
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| | (2) | The Commission shall consider the following issues— |
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| | (a) | the desirability, impact and process necessary to implement an Income |
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| | Tax rate of 10p in the pound on English tax payers; |
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| | (b) | the desirability, impact and process necessary to give English Councils |
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| | the same fiscal and taxation powers as those devolved to the Scottish |
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| | Parliament in the 2012 Scotland Act, and |
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| | (c) | any other issues that the Commission considers relevant. |
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| | (3) | The Commission shall produce a report covering the issues listed in subsection |
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| | (2) no later than 31 December 2017, and shall make such recommendations to the |
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| | Secretary of State as it deems necessary.” |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new Clause would establish a Commission to consider the possibility of England local |
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| | authorities being granted the same fiscal and taxation powers already devolved to Scotland in the |
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| To move the following Clause— |
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| | | “Constitutional Convention |
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| | A convention is to be held to consider and make recommendations on the |
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| | constitution of the United Kingdom, commencing its operation no later than 31 |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This new clause would establish a national public discussion on the renewal of the UK democracy. |
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| Clause 15, page 17, line 7, at end insert— |
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| | “( ) | all local authorities in a mayoral combined authority commencing a community |
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| | governance review of their whole local authority area within two years of this Act |
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| | Member’s explanatory statement
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| | This amendment introduces further measures to support the creation of new local councils with |
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| | mayoral and combined authorities required to conduct a community governance review within two |
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| | years of the Act coming into force. |
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| | Order of the House [14 October 2015] |
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| | That the following provisions shall apply to the Cities and Local Government |
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| | 1. | The Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the Whole House. |
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| | 2. | Proceedings in Committee of the Whole House shall be completed in two |
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| | 3. | The proceedings shall be taken on the days shown in the first column of the |
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| | Table and in the order so shown. |
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| | 4. | The proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a |
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| | conclusion at the times specified in the second column of the Table. |
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| | Time for conclusion of proceedings |
| | | | | | | | | Clauses 1 and 2; new Clauses and |
| Two and a half hours after |
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| commencement of proceedings on |
| | | | subject matter of Clauses 1 and 2; |
| | | | | Clause 3; Schedule 1; Clause 4; |
| | | | | new Clauses and new Schedules |
| | | | | relating to the subject matter of |
| | | | | | | | | | Clause 5; Schedule 2; Clauses 6 to |
| The moment of interruption on the |
| | | | 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 20 and 21; new Clauses |
| Two and a half hours after |
| | | | and new Schedules relating to the |
| commencement of proceedings on |
| | | | subject matter of Clauses 20 and |
| | | | | | | | | | Remaining new Clauses; remaining |
| The moment of interruption on the |
| | | | new Schedules; Clause 22; |
| | | | | Schedule 4; Clauses 23 to 25; |
| | | | | remaining proceedings on the Bill |
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| | Consideration and Third Reading |
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| | 5. | Any proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) |
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| | be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the |
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| | day on which those proceedings are commenced. |
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| | 6. | Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be |
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| | brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day. |
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| | 7. | Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to |
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| | proceedings in Committee of the whole House, to any proceedings on |
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| | Consideration or to proceedings on Third Reading. |
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| | 8. | Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on |
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| | consideration of any message from the Lords) may be programmed. |
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