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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Wednesday 18 November 2015

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

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

Consideration of Bill (Report Stage)

Cities and Local Government

Devolution Bill, As Amended

Note

This document includes all amendments tabled to date, and includes any

withdrawn amendments at the end. The amendments have been arranged in the

order in which they relate to the Bill.

new clauses

Mr Graham Allen

NC1

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

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(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 creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public

discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make

recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate.

Mr Graham Allen

NC2

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 creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public

discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make

recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate.

Mr Graham Allen

NC3

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 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

recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate.

Mr Graham Allen

NC4

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 creates the means by which every UK citizen can engage in a national public

discussion of devolution local government, governance and electoral systems and make

recommendations and receive a response from government and parliament to that national debate.

Mr Graham Allen

NC5

To move the following Clause—

“Commission on devolution of fiscal powers and taxation

(1)    

The Secretary of State shall appoint a commission on devolution of fiscal powers

and taxation to local authorities.

(2)    

The Commission shall consider the following issues—

(a)    

the desirability, impact and process necessary to implement an Income

Tax rate of 10p in the pound on English tax payers;

(b)    

the desirability, impact and process necessary to give English Councils

the same fiscal and taxation powers as those devolved to the Scottish

Parliament in the 2012 Scotland Act, and

(c)    

any other issues that the Commission considers relevant.

(3)    

The Commission shall produce a report covering the issues listed in subsection

(2) no later than 31 December 2017, and shall make such recommendations to the

Secretary of State as it deems necessary.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new Clause would establish a Commission to consider the possibility of England local

authorities being granted the same fiscal and taxation powers already devolved to Scotland in the

Scotland Act 2012.

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Mr Graham Allen

NC6

To move the following Clause—

“Constitutional Convention

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

constitution of the United Kingdom, commencing its operation no later than 31

December 2016.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would establish a national public discussion on the renewal of the UK democracy.

Mr Graham Allen

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Clause  15,  page  17,  line  7,  at end insert—

“( )    

all local authorities in a mayoral combined authority commencing a community

governance review of their whole local authority area within two years of this Act

coming into force.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment introduces further measures to support the creation of new local councils with

mayoral and combined authorities required to conduct a community governance review within two

years of the Act coming into force.

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.

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      TABLE

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.