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Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued	House of Commons

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Mr Nick Raynsford

224

Clause 235, page 119, leave out lines 13 and 14 and insert—

'(2) The matters to which the Mayor is to have regard by virtue of subsection (1) above are in addition to the matters to which he is to have regard by virtue of section 33(3) above.'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

110

Page 119, line 15, leave out Clause 236.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

111

Clause 238, page 122, leave out lines 12 and 13.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

112

Clause 238, page 122, line 15, leave out 'with the approval of'.

Mr John Wilkinson

422

Clause 242, page 123, line 10, leave out 'three years' and insert 'one year'.

Mr John Wilkinson

423

Clause 242, page 123, line 13, leave out 'four' and insert 'two'.

Mr John Wilkinson

424

Clause 242, page 123, line 15, at end insert—

'(c) The Mayor shall establish an environmental strategy group comprising appropriate experts to advise on all matters relating to the environmental functions of the Mayor.'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

960

Clause 242, page 123, line 24, leave out 'warming' and insert 'climate change'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

968

Clause 242, page 123, line 28, leave out 'and'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

969

Clause 242, page 123, line 29, at end insert—

'(l) housing conditions,

(m) communicable diseases,

(n) occupational health and safety,

(o) food safety, and

(p) the effects of the environment on human health.'.

Mr John Wilkinson

543

Clause 242, page 123, leave out lines 30 and 31 and insert 'and may contain information about any other matters in relation to the environment of Greater London that the Mayor deems appropriate on the advice of his environmental strategy group.'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

961

Clause 242, page 123, line 31, after 'appropriate', add—

'(4) A state of the environment report shall also set performance targets in the above areas and assess progress in achieving those targets.'.

Mr John Wilkinson

544

Clause 242, page 123, line 33, at end insert 'within six months of the day of the first advisory election and within twelve months for any subsequent state of the environment report.'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

962

Clause 242, page 123, line 34, after 'Agency', insert—

'(b) appropriate non-governmental organisations'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

970

Clause 242, page 123, line 36, leave out from 'Council' to 'any' in line 37 and insert—

'(d) the Health and Safety Executive,

(e) the Food Standards Agency,

(f) the regional Director of Public Health, and

(g)'.

Mr John Wilkinson

545

Clause 242, page 123, line 36, after 'Council', insert—

'(cc) the Mayor's environmental strategy group,'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

963

Clause 242, page 123, line 40, after 'number', insert 'and type'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

964

Clause 242, page 123, line 41, after 'by', insert 'each type of'.

Mr John Wilkinson

547

Clause 242, page 123, line 44, at end insert—

'(6) For the purposes of subsection 3(a) above, information about air quality etc means information about:—

(a) benzene

(b) 1, 3—butedine

(d) lead

(e) nitrogen dioxide

(f) ozone

(g) fine particles (PM10)

(h) sulphur dioxide.'.

Mr John Wilkinson

548

Clause 242, page 123, line 44, at end insert—

'(7) for the purposes of subsection 3(d) above information about water quality means—

(a) volume available as a resource;

(b) volume available as a reserve'.'

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

965

Clause 243, page 124, line 20, after 'Agency', insert—

'(d) appropriate non-governmental organisations'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

113

Page 125, line 21, leave out Clause 245.

Mr Eric Forth

126

Clause 247, page 126, line 15, leave out from 'given' to end of line 16 and insert 'may appeal to the Secretary of State who may revoke the direction.'.

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.'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

966

Clause 258, page 130, line 27, leave out 'and'.

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

967

Clause 258, page 130, line 31, at end add—

'(d) an assessment of the impact of the implementation of the ambient noise strategy upon airport capacity at each of the non-military airports within the Greater London Authority Area.'.

Mr John Wilkinson

546

Clause 260, page 131, line 18, at end insert—

'(2) The Major shall establish an environmental strategy group to replace the London Ecology Committee within six months of the first advisory election and the aforementioned committee shall comprise appropriate experts from recognised authoritative bodies.'.

NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART IX

Impact of ambient noise strategy on airport capacity

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

NC 72

To move the following Clause:—

'In preparing the "London ambient noise strategy" assessment of the impact of implementation on airport capacity on non-military airports within the Greater London Authority Area, the mayor shall have regard to the impact on capacity at airports outside the Greater London Authority area.'.

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

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

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

Sir Sydney Chapman

813

Clause 262, page 132, line 5, at end insert—

'(aa) recreational walking, riding and cycling.'.

Sir Sydney Chapman

811

Clause 262, page 132, line 9, at end insert—

'(cc) open space for recreation, visual enjoyment and nature conservation'.

Sir Sydney Chapman

812

Clause 262, page 132, line 11, after 'library', insert 'and archive'.

REMAINING NEW CLAUSES

Companies in which local authorities have interests

Mr Nick Raynsford

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1) In Part V of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 (companies in which local authorities have interests) section 67 (application of, and orders under, the Part) shall be amended as follows.

(2) In subsection (3) (which specifies the bodies which are local authorities for the purposes of the Part) after paragraph (b) there shall be inserted—

"(bb) the Greater London Authority;

(bc) a functional body, within the meaning of the Greater London Authority Act 1999;".'.

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

(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