Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

114

Page     128,     line     21,     leave out Clause 251.

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Mr Eric Forth

127

Clause     253,     page     129,     line     18,     leave out from 'given' to end of line 19 and insert 'may appeal to the Secretary of State who may revoke the direction.'.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

98

Schedule     20,     page     235,     line     6,     at end insert 'subject to the approval of the Assembly by a simple majority.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

99

Schedule     20,     page     235,     line     21,     after 'Mayor', insert 'and Assembly'.

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Greater London Regional Health Authority

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the Greater London Regional Health Authority.

    (2) The Greater London Regional Health Authority shall have the functions conferred or imposed on it by this or any other Act, or made exercisable by it under this Act, and any reference in this Act to the functions of the Greater London Regional Health Authority includes a reference to any functions made exercisable by this Act.

    (3) The Greater London Regional Health Authority shall exercise its functions—

(a) in accordance with such guidance or directions as may be issued to it by the Mayor under section ( ) below,

(b) for the purpose of facilitating the discharge by the Authority of the duties under this Act, and

(c) for the purpose of securing and facilitating the implementation of the health strategy.

    (4) The Authority may issue to the Greater London Regional Health Authority

(a) guidance as to the manner in which it exercises its functions,

(b) general instructions as to the manner in which it is to exercise its functions, or

(c) specific instructions as to the exercise of its functions.'.

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Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

74

Clause     276,     page     137,     line     25,     leave out 'or'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

75

Clause     276,     page     137,     line     26,     at end insert 'or

     (e) the Greater London Regional Health Authority.'.

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GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL (PROGRAMME)

     Greater London Authority (Programme),—Ordered, That the following provisions shall apply to the Greater London Authority Bill—

Committee of the whole House

    1. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House on Clauses 1 to 4 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Bill shall be completed in two allotted days and shall, if not previously concluded, be brought to a conclusion at Ten o'clock on the second day.

Standing Committee

    2. Proceedings in the Standing Committee to which the remainder of the Bill is committed shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 12.50 p.m. on 30th March 1999.

Business Committee

    3. Standing Order No. 82 (Business Committee) shall not apply to proceedings on the Bill.

Business Sub-Committee

    4. Resolutions of the Business Sub-Committee may include alterations in the order in which Clauses, Schedules, new Clauses and new Schedules are taken in the Standing Committee.

Procedure in Standing Committee

    5. At a sitting of the Standing Committee at which any proceedings on the Bill are to be brought to a conclusion in accordance with this Order or a Resolution of the Business Sub-Committee, the Chairman shall not adjourn the Committee under any Order relating to the sittings of the Committee until the proceedings have been brought to a conclusion.

Conclusion of proceedings

    6. For the purpose of concluding any proceedings which are to be brought to a conclusion at a time appointed by or under this Order—

     (1) The Chairman or Speaker shall put forthwith the following Questions (but no others)—

(a) any Question already proposed from the Chair;

(b) any Question necessary to bring to a decision a Question so proposed (including in the case of a new Clause or Schedule which has been read a second time, the Question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill);

(c) the Question on any amendment moved or Motion made by a Minister of the Crown; and

(d) any other Question necessary for the disposal of the business to be concluded.

     (2) Proceedings under sub-paragraph (1) shall not be interrupted under any Standing Order relating to sittings of the House and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

    (3) If, apart from this sub-paragraph, two or more Questions would fall to be put by the Chairman under sub-paragraph (1)(d) in relation to a series of Clauses or Schedules to which no notice of amendment has been given by a Minister of the Crown, the Chairman shall instead put a single question in relation to those Clauses and Schedules.

    (4) On a Motion made for a new Clause or a new Schedule, the Chairman or Speaker shall put only the question that the Clause or Schedule be added to the Bill.

Supplementary provisions

    7. In this Order "allotted day" means any day on which the Bill is put down on the main business as first Government Order of the Day.

    8. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to amend this Order so as to provide a greater amount of time for proceedings on the Bill under paragraph 1 or 2 of this Order, the Question thereon shall be put forthwith and may be decided, though opposed, at any hour.

    9. If any Motion is made by a Minister of the Crown to supplement the provisions of this Order in respect of proceedings on Consideration or Third Reading or on any Lords Amendments or any subsequent Message from the Lords relating to the Bill, the Motion may be proceeded with, though opposed, at any hour and the proceedings, if not previously concluded, shall be brought to a conclusion three-quarters of an hour after they have been commenced.—(Mr Graham Allen.)

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Prepared 26 Jan 1999