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

46

Clause     40,     page     22,     line     8,     after 'date', insert 'and place'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

185

Clause     40,     page     22,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(3A) The Mayor shall satisfy himself that the Meeting shall be held at a venue of sufficient size to accommodate all members of the public who may wish to attend and to provide them with sufficient facilities to ask questions and to hear proceedings.

    (3B) All members of the public shall be allowed to ask questions of the Mayor and members of the Assembly at the meeting.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

187

Clause     40,     page     22,     line     8,     at end add—

    '(3A) The Mayor and any Member of the Assembly may, subject to the provisions of this Act, receive petitions bearing such number of signatures of electors registered within Greater London as the Assembly shall from time to time determine. Any petition so received shall be the subject of a report from the Mayor to the Assembly on a basis to be determined by the Assembly.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

186

Page     21,     line     43,     leave out Clause 40.


   

Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway

128

Clause     41,     page     22,     leave out lines 15 and 16.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

47

Clause     41,     page     22,     line     15,     leave out 'appointed by the Mayor' and insert 'elected by the Assembly'.

   

Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway

129

Clause     41,     page     22,     leave out lines 19 and 20.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

48

Clause     41,     page     22,     line     19,     leave out 'Mayor appoints' and insert 'Assembly elects'.

   

Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway

130

Clause     41,     page     22,     leave out lines 23 to 25.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

49

Clause     41,     page     22,     line     23,     leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.

   

Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway

131

Clause     41,     page     22,     leave out line 27.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

188

Clause     42,     page     22,     line     36,     leave out first 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

189

Clause     42,     page     22,     line     36,     leave out second 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

190

Clause     42,     page     22,     line     38,     leave out first 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

191

Clause     42,     page     22,     line     39,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

282

Clause     42,     page     22,     line     40,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

283

Clause     42,     page     23,     line     6,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

284

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     13,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

285

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     15,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

286

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     17,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

287

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     18,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

288

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     19,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

289

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     20,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

290

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     21,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

291

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     22,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

292

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     23,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

293

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     24,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

294

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     25,     leave out 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

295

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     27,     leave out first 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

296

Clause     43,     page     23,     line     27,     leave out second 'Chair' and insert 'Chairman'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

51

Clause     44,     page     23,     line     31,     leave out from beginning to 'there' in line 32 and insert 'On 1st July in the year following the Royal Assent of this Act'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

244

Clause     44,     page     23,     line     41,     leave out 'if the Assembly so wishes,'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

192

Clause     44,     page     24,     line     16,     at end add—

    '(6A) The Authority shall provide facilities, for which it may charge, to enable proceedings of the Assembly and its Committees to be broadcast on both a live and recorded basis on both television and radio and, at the Assembly's discretion, over the Internet.

    (6B) The Authority shall provide adequate facilities to enable representatives of all functional bodies, London Borough Councils, the Common Council, accredited representatives of the media and members of the public to attend any public meeting of the Assembly and its Committees.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

327

Clause     45,     page     24,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(3) The procedures of the Assembly shall include provision for Assembly members to table written questions for answer by the Mayor.'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

193

Clause     46,     page     24,     line     28,     leave out from 'Assembly' to end of line 29.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

53

Clause     46,     page     24,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '(4) Subsection (1)(b) above does not apply to functions relating to the capital spending plan.'.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

194

Clause     48,     page     25,     line     15,     leave out from 'Authority' to 'shall' in line 16.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

54

Clause     50,     page     25,     line     43,     at end insert—

    '(2) The Mayor shall take such steps that are necessary to implement any proposal submitted by the Assembly under subsection (1) above.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

324

Clause     51,     page     26,     line     5,     leave out 'or (5)' and insert '(5) or (5A)'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

55

Clause     51,     page     26,     line     9,     at end insert—

    '(2) The Assembly may also require the Secretary of State or any person who has within the three years prior to the date of the requirement been the Secretary of State to attend proceedings of the Assembly for the purpose of explaining and justifying any guidance or direction given by him under this Act.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

195

Clause     51,     page     26,     leave out lines 16 to 37.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

325

Clause     51,     page     26,     line     37,     at end insert—

    '(5A) This subsection applies to—

      (a) any person who is a member, or a member of the staff, of a body specified in New Schedule (Bodies and Offices Covered by Section 51), and

      (b) any person who is, or is a member or staff of a person who holds, an office so specified.'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

326

Clause     51,     page     27,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(9A) A requirement imposed on a person under subsection (5A)—

      (a) if imposed under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) above, is to attend to give evidence in connection with the affairs of the body or office in question so far as relating to Greater London, and

      (b) if imposed under paragraph (b) of subsection (1) above, is to produce documents which relate to those affairs.'.

 
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