Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill (Except Clauses 1 to 4 and Schedules 1 and 2) - continued House of Commons

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Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

204

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     27,     leave out 'ten' and insert 'two'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

123

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     37,     leave out 'under subsection (1) above'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

205

Clause     56,     page     29,     line     41,     at end insert—

      '(ca) the name of any political party to which such person may belong or have belonged in the previous three years.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

209

Clause     56,     page     30,     line     21,     at end insert—

    '(9) In making appointments the Mayor and Assembly shall as far as practicable secure that staff of the Authority are representative of London's diverse population.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

58

Clause     57,     page     30,     line     34,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

59

Clause     57,     page     30,     line     35,     at end insert 'and

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

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

249

*Clause     57,     page     30,     line     36,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

115

Clause     57,     page     30,     line     37,     after 'section', insert '56(2) above where the appointment is made for the purpose of providing assistance to the members of any political group to which members of the Authority belong, or'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

206

Clause     59,     page     31,     line     14,     after '(1)', insert 'Subject to such limits as may by Order be prescribed by the Secretary of State'.


NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART II

Consultation with business and voluntary organisations

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

NC6

To move the following Clause:—

    '( ) Within one year of its first meeting, the Greater London Authority shall produce proposals for including business and voluntary organisations in the formal consultation processes of the Authority.'.


Value for money

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

    'In the exercise of its functions, the Authority shall seek to obtain best value for money.'.


Greater London Debate

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

    ',—(1) In addition to the requirements of section 37 above, the Mayor shall once a year attend a meeting of the Assembly convened for the sole purpose of debating the annual report, to be known as the "Greater London Debate".

    (2) A Greater London Debate shall be held on a date to be determined, on not less than three months' notice, by the Mayor—

      (a) during April, May or June, excluding the date of and three weeks preceding a General Election and elections other than by elections to the Authority, European Parliament or to London Borough Councils, in each successive period of twelve months beginning with 1st April 2001, and

      (b) where the Mayor has determined that a Greater London Debate will be held in June and a General Election would otherwise cause a breach of subsection (2)(a) above, the Mayor will give not less than one month's notice of a revised date in the following month when the Greater London Debate will instead be held.

    (3) As soon as practicable following the Greater London Debate, the Mayor should with Members of the Assembly, hold a meeting to which two representatives from each of the London Borough Councils and Common Council are invited to discuss his annual report.'.


Authority public Internet site

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

    'The Authority shall promptly make all public documents and Minutes of the Authority freely available to anyone visiting a public Internet site to be maintained by the Authority.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

60

Clause     71,     page     37,     line     33,     after '(5)', insert 'With the majority agreement of the members of the Assembly'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

61

Clause     73,     page     39,     line     20,     after '(8)', insert 'With the majority agreement of the members of the Assembly'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

62

Page     43,     line     43,     leave out Clause 80.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

63

Page     45,     line     11,     leave out Clause 81.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

64

Clause     107,     page     57,     line     45,     after 'Assembly', insert 'so it may debate the report'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

65

Clause     107,     page     57,     line     45,     at end insert—

    '(4A) the Assembly shall debate and vote on the capital spending plan.

    (4B) If the Assembly votes against the Mayor's capital spending plan, an election for the Mayor and Assembly members shall be held.'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART III

Proposal for tax-varying powers

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1) The Greater London Authority shall be empowered to adopt proposals for greater financial autonomy with tax-varying powers by a two-thirds majority vote of the Assembly.

    (2) Before implementing proposals for greater financial autonomy with tax-varying powers, a referendum of those entitled to vote in ordinary elections shall be held in which a simple majority of those voting shall be required to allow the tax-varying proposals to be implemented.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

104

Page     65,     line     7,     leave out Clause 124.


   

Mr Eric Forth

124

Clause     128,     page     66,     line     43,     after 'above', insert 'the Council may appeal to the Secretary of State against the direction. The Secretary of State will have the power to determine whether the direction will have effect.'.

   

Mr Eric Forth

125

Clause     128,     page     67,     line     27,     leave out from first 'Council' to end of line 28 and insert 'he will pay to the Council from his budget any additional costs caused by the implementation of his plan.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

81

Schedule     8,     page     162,     line     15,     after 'Subject' insert 'to sub-paragraph (1A) and'

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

82

Schedule     8,     page     162,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(1A) Any appointment made under sub-paragraph (1) above shall be subject to the approval of the Assembly by a simple majority.'

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

76

Schedule     8,     page     162,     leave out line 34.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

103

Clause     163,     page     83,     leave out line 15 and insert 'consult the Authority before making his final decision.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

100

Schedule     10,     page     172,     line     47,     at end insert—

'Review of PPP agreements

    2A.—(1) The Assembly shall review the operation of any PPP agreement two years after implementation.

    (2) The review under sub-paragraph (1) above shall, in the case of London Underground, consider the provision of London Underground services and proposed changes to these services.'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO CHAPTERS I TO VI OF PART IV

Concessionary fares for London residents

   

Mr Eric Forth

NC5

To move the following Clause:—

    The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for and in connection with the provision of travel concessions to persons who are resident in Greater London.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

66

Clause     200,     page     104,     line     3,     after '(1)', insert 'With the majority agreement of the members of the Assembly'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

67

Clause     200,     page     104,     line     3,     after '(1)', insert 'Where the revenue raised is to be used solely and exclusively for investment in London's public transport system'.

 
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