NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Wednesday 13th January 1999
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL
(Clauses 1 to 4 and Schedules 1 and 2)
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
15
Clause 1, page 1, line 8, leave out 'an' and insert 'a regional'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
81
*Clause 2, page 1, leave out from beginning of line 15 to end of line 1 on page 2, and insert—
'(a) an Assembly for Greater London to be known as the Greater London Assembly; and
(b) the Mayor of Greater London to be elected by the Assembly'.
Mr Eric Forth
56
Clause 2, page 1, line 15, leave out '(a) the Mayor of London and'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
16
Clause 2, page 1, line 15, after 'of', insert 'Greater'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
60
Clause 2, page 1, line 15, at end insert—
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
17
Clause 2, page 2, line 1, after 'the', insert 'Greater'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
1
Clause 2, page 2, leave out lines 2 to 22 and insert—
'(2) The Assembly shall consist of 33 members comprising—
(a) one nominated representative from each London Borough and
(b) one nominated representative from the Corporation of London.
(3) The Mayor shall be returned in accordance with the provisions made in or by virtue of this Act for the holding of elections and the filling of a vacancy in the office of Mayor.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
82
*Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out from first 'shall' to 'members' and insert ', until the first boundary review under Schedule 9 consist of forty'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
3
Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out 'twenty five' and insert 'thirty-three'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
18
Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out 'twenty five' and insert 'forty'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
19
Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out from 'members' to end of line 6 and insert 'representing the multi-member constituencies determined by the Local Government Commission under subsection (4) below.'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
4
Clause 2, page 2, line 2, leave out from 'members' to end of line 6.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
20
Clause 2, page 2, line 3, leave out 'fourteen' and insert 'twenty three'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
21
Clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out 'eleven' and insert 'seventeen'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
22
Clause 2, page 2, line 7, after 'be', insert 'more than'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
24
Clause 2, page 2, line 10, at end insert 'following a review carried out by the Local Government Commission under the terms of Schedule 1 to this Act.'
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
61
Clause 2, page 2, line 13, after 'Mayor', insert ', the Deputy Mayor'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
62
Clause 2, page 2, line 15, after 'Mayor', insert ', the Deputy Mayor'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
74
*Clause 2, page 2, line 15, after 'Mayor', insert 'and'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
75
*Clause 2, page 2, line 16, leave out 'and the London members'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
76
*Clause 2, page 2, line 18, leave out 'or the London members'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
73
*Clause 2, page 2, line 20, after 'election', insert 'under the alternative vote system'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
63
Clause 2, page 2, line 20, after 'Mayor', insert 'and Deputy Mayor'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
79
*Clause 2, page 2, leave out line 21.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
25
Clause 2, page 2, line 21, leave out from 'of' to second 'the' in line 22.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
80
*Clause 2, page 2, line 22, after 'elections', insert 'under the single transferable vote system'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
64
Clause 2, page 2, line 23, after 'Mayor', insert ', the Deputy Mayor'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
27
Clause 2, page 2, leave out lines 25 to 27 and insert—
'(a) begin on the first Monday in July following the ordinary election; and'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
70
Clause 2, page 2, line 25, leave out 'second'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
65
Clause 2, page 2, line 25, after first 'day', insert 'two months'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
71
Clause 2, page 2, line 28, leave out 'second'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
66
Clause 2, page 2, line 28, after first 'day', insert ', two months'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
2
Clause 2, page 2, leave out lines 34 to 39.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
5
Clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 2 to 6.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
31
Clause 3, page 3, line 2, leave out from 'on' to end of line 3 and insert 'the first Thursday in May in the year following the Royal Assent of this Act'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
77
*Clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 4 to 6.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
67
Clause 3, page 3, line 6, at end insert—
', such a poll not to take place more than four years after the previous election.'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
6
Clause 3, page 3, line 7, after '(3)', insert—
'The poll of the first ordinary election shall be held on 4th May 2000 and'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
78
*Clause 3, page 3, line 10, leave out from beginning to 'subject' and insert 'Subsection (3) above is'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
32
Clause 3, page 3, leave out lines 24 to 28.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Vincent Cable
Dr Jenny Tonge
33
Clause 3, page 3, line 28, at end insert—
'(7) If any subsequent Act changes the usual day for the holding of elections to a day other than Thursday, references to Thursday in this section shall be deemed to refer to the day to which polling has been changed.'.
