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House of Commons

Notices of Amendments

given up to and including

Friday 13 March 2020

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

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

Public Bill Committee

Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill

[Lords]

Note

This document includes all amendments tabled to date and includes any

withdrawn amendments at the end.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

accordance with the Order to be proposed by Nigel Huddleston.

Nigel Huddleston

To move, That the Bill be considered in the following order, namely: Clauses 1 to 5;

Schedule 1; Clauses 6 to 10; Schedule 2; Clauses 11 to 20; Schedule 3; Clauses 21 to 34;

new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

Nigel Huddleston

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

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Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill-[Lords], continued

Nigel Huddleston

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Clause  34,  page  20,  line  16,  leave out subsection (2).

Preet Kaur Gill

Steve McCabe

Catherine West

NC1

To move the following Clause—

“Local Commonwealth Games levy

(1)    

The Secretary of State must make regulations to provide the powers necessary for

the relevant local authorities to levy charges on hotel occupancy and short-term

rentals in their respective areas for the duration of the Birmingham

Commonwealth Games in the United Kingdom.

(2)    

The regulations must define “relevant local authorities” to include the local

authorities for each Games location.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would provide for money to be raised during the Games by the relevant local

authorities charging a levy on hotel occupancy and short term rentals.

Catherine West

NC2

To move the following Clause—

“Payment of a living wage

(1)    

Within 3 months of this section coming into force, the Secretary of State must

direct the Organising Committee to prepare a strategy for ensuring that a living

wage, as a minimum, is paid to all staff employed—

(a)    

directly by the Organising Committee, and

(b)    

by organisations awarded contracts to deliver the Games.

(2)    

In preparing the strategy under subsection (1), the Organising Committee must

consult representatives of businesses and trade unions in the Birmingham area.

(3)    

For the purposes of this section, the hourly living wage for the year 2020 is—

(a)    

£9.30 outside London, and

(b)    

£10.75 inside London.

(4)    

For the purposes of this section, the living wage for each year after 2020 shall be

the amounts determined by the Living Wage Foundation.

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Birmingham Commonwealth Games Bill-[Lords], continued

(5)    

The Secretary of State must direct the Organising Committee to seek

accreditation from the Living Wage Foundation once it is eligible to do so.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would direct the Organising Committee to seek accreditation from the Living

Wage Foundation.

Catherine West

NC3

To move the following Clause—

“Gambling advertising

(1)    

The Organising Committee must not enter into any sponsorship, or contractual

arrangement, with any business or company that derives part or all of its income

from gambling.

(2)    

For the purposes of this section, “gambling” is defined as it is in section 3 of the

Gambling Act 2005.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would prevent the Organising Committee from receiving sponsorship from

gambling companies.

Catherine West

NC4

To move the following Clause—

“Broadcasting: listed sporting events

(1)    

The Secretary of State must designate the Games as a Group A listed sporting

event.

(2)    

For the purposes of this section, a “Group A listed sporting event” is an event

included in Group A of the list maintained by the Secretary of State under section

97 of the Broadcasting Act 1996.”

Member’s explanatory statement

This new clause would direct the Secretary of State to make the Games available on free to air

television.

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Order of the House [9 March 2020]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Birmingham Commonwealth Games

Bill [Lords]:

Committal

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Tuesday 24 March 2020.

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading

4.    

Proceedings on Consideration and any proceedings in legislative grand

committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which

proceedings on Consideration are commenced.

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.    

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

proceedings on Consideration and up to and including Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill may be programmed.