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

1137

Clause     242,     page     123,     line     4,     after 'a', insert 'biennial'.

   

Mr John Wilkinson

422

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

   

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

1138

Clause     242,     page     123,     line     10,     leave out 'three' and insert 'two'.

   

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

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

1139

Clause     242,     page     123,     line     26,     after 'production', insert 'minimisation'.

   

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

968

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

   

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

1049

Clause     242,     page     123,     line     29,     at end insert 'and

(l) biodiversity.'.

   

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 Peter Brooke

1056

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

'(l) the general condition of the streetscape'.

   

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

1140

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

'(l) the percentage of new developments built on greenfield and brownfield sites'.

   

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

1141

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

'(l) the pollution of and biodiversity of all rivers, waterways and canals in Greater London'.

   

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

1142

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

'(l) emissions to air from all individual industrial sites in Greater London'.

   

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

1143

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

'(l) The quality, condition and energy efficiency of housing in Greater London'.

   

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

1144

Clause     242,     page     123,     line     39,     after 'about', insert—

'(a) the volume of motorised traffic on roads in Greater London'.

   

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

(c) carbon monoxide

(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'.'

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

1145

Clause     243,     page     124,     line     3,     after 'Plan', insert—

    '(2) The Biodiversity Action Plan shall be approved by the Assembly by simple majority.'.

   

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

1146

Clause     243,     page     124,     line     8,     leave out from '(c)' to 'made' in line 9 and insert 'a summary of action taken or proposed action to be taken by the Mayor for the purpose of promoting measures to conserve and improve biodiversity in Greater London pursuant with 25(1) above.'.

   

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'.

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

1115

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     35,     leave out 'municipal'.

   

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

1147

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     35,     after 'waste', insert 'minimisation and'.

   

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

1148

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     35,     at end insert—

    '(2) The waste minimisation and management strategy shall be approved by the Assembly by simple majority.'.

   

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

1116

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     36,     leave out 'municipal'.

   

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

1149

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     36,     after 'waste', insert 'minimisation and'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1166

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     36,     after 'strategy' insert '—

(a)''.

   

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

1131

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     37,     after first 'the', insert 'minimisation'.

   

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

1117

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     37,     leave out 'municipal'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1167

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     38,     leave out 'which originates in Greater London' and insert ', and

(b) may contain such other proposals and policies relating to municipal waste as he considers appropriate.'.

   

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

1132

Clause     244,     page     124,     leave out lines 39 to 42.

   

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

1118

Clause     244,     page     124,     line     39,     leave out 'municipal'.

Prepared 16 Mar 1999