| Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued | House of Commons |
| back to previous text | |
|
Mr Nick Raynsford 302 Clause 79, page 43, line 27, after 'calculations' insert '(a)'.
Mr Nick Raynsford 303 Clause 79, page 43, line 28, leave out from '1999' to end of line 32 and insert ', or
as increased by the relevant portion of any new additional grant. (4B) For the purposes of subsection (4A) above, "the relevant portion of any new additional grant" means the amount of any additional grant payable to the authority for the year which was not taken into account by the authority in making the previous calculations, but—
and "special item" has the same meaning in this subsection as in sections 73 and 74 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (see section 74(2) of that Act). (4C) In subsection (4B) above, "prescribed" means specified in, or determined in accordance with, either—
as the Secretary of State may determine for the purposes of paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection and any particular financial year or years.".'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 397 *Clause 80, page 43, line 43, leave out from beginning to end of line 12 on page 44 and insert—'(1) In the case of the Metropolitan Police Authority, the amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 above shall not be that body's component budget requirement unless the Authority shall first have obtained from the Secretary of State written confirmation that such amount is sufficient to maintain an efficient and effective police force for its area. (2) If it appears to the Secretary of State that the amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 is sufficient to maintain an efficient and effective police force for the area of the Metropolitan Police Authority, he shall issue the written confirmation referred to in subsection (1) above. (3) If it appears to the Secretary of State that the amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 is not sufficient to maintain an efficient and effective police force for the area of the Metropolitan Police Authority, he shall issue a direction indicating the minimum amount necessary to maintain an efficient and effective police force for that area, and the component budget requirement of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall be the aggregate of that amount and the amount calculated under subsection (6) above in respect of the Metropolitan Police Authority.'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 332 Clause 80, page 44, line 10, leave out from 'be' to the second 'the'.
Mr Nick Raynsford 304 Clause 80, page 44, line 47, leave out from 'the' to end of line 4 on page 45 and insert 'relevant portion of any new additional grant.(8A) For the purposes of subsection (8) above, "the relevant portion of any new additional grant" means the amount of any additional grant payable to the Authority for the year which was not taken into account by the Authority in making the previous calculations, but—
and "special item" has the same meaning in this subsection as in sections 73 and 74 above (see section 74(2)). (8B) In subsection (8A) above, "prescribed" means specified in, or determined in accordance with, either—
as the Secretary of State may determine for the purposes of paragraph (a) or (b) of that subsection and any particular financial year or years.".'.
Mr Simon Hughes 62 Page 43, line 43, leave out Clause 80.
Mr Richard Ottaway 333 Clause 81, page 45, line 16, leave out '35' and insert '15'.
Mr Simon Hughes 63 Page 45, line 11, leave out Clause 81.
Mr Nick Raynsford 305 Schedule 6, page 156, line 37, at end insert 'or section 52K or 52V of the Local Government Finance Act 1992'.
Mr Nick Raynsford 306 Schedule 6, page 156, line 38, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Simon Hughes 275 Schedule 6, page 158, line 14, leave out 'at least two-thirds' and insert 'a majority'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 352 Clause 85, page 47, line 10, at end insert—'(7) The Secretary of State shall publish the cost assumptions on which the amount of the grant has been determined.'.
Mr Simon Hughes 389 Clause 86, page 47, line 22, at end insert 'but the amount of the grant shall increase by at least the annual rate of the Retail Price Index in each year beginning from the Authority's second financial year.'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 353 Clause 86, page 47, line 22, at end insert—'(6) The Secretary of State shall publish the cost assumptions on which the amount of the grant, or any variation in the amount of the grant, has been determined.'.
Mr Peter Brooke 381 Clause 87, page 47, line 35, at end insert—'including a percentage, to be determined, of enhancement obtained during the previous year to the level of non-domestic rates in Greater London.'.
Mr Nick Raynsford 307 Clause 87, page 47, line 41, at end insert—'(3A) The instalments to be paid under subsection (3) above to a functional body shall be payments of such amounts, and shall be payable at such times, as will enable the body to meet its budgeted expenditure for the year as it falls due. (3B) It shall be the duty of the Authority to pay instalments under subsection (3) above punctually. (3C) In the application of subsection (3A) above in relation to a functional body, "budgeted expenditure" means expenditure which, in accordance with the calculations (or last calculations) made under section 70(4) to (7) above, the body is to meet out of payments by way of instalments under this section.'.
Mr Nick Raynsford 308 Clause 95, page 51, line 10, at end insert—'(3) In consequence of the amendment made by subsection (2) above, in subsection (1) the paragraph (bb) inserted after paragraph (a) by paragraph 88 of Schedule 16 to the Local Government (Wales) Act 1994 (county borough council) shall become paragraph (aa).'.
Mr Nick Raynsford 309 Clause 95, page 51, line 10, at end insert—'(4) In subsection (3) (bodies which may be prescribed by regulations under subsection (1)(k)) at the end of paragraph (c) there shall be inserted "or".'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 336 Clause 97, page 51, leave out lines 40 to 45.
Mr Richard Ottaway 337 Clause 97, page 52, leave out lines 1 to 6.
Mr Richard Ottaway 338 Clause 98, page 52, line 10, leave out 'Any Minister of the Crown' and insert 'The Secretary of State'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 339 Clause 98, page 52, line 12, at end insert ', provided that, in respect of a credit approval wholly or partly for the Metropolitan Police Authority, the credit approval must be issued by the Secretary of State for the Home Department.'.
Mr Richard Ottaway 340 Clause 98, page 52, leave out lines 22 and 23.
|
| |
| ©Parliamentary copyright 1998 | Prepared 9 Feb 1999 |