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Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 23rd March 1999

STANDING COMMITTEE A


New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL
(Except Clauses 1 to 4 and Schedules 1 and 2)

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Business Sub-Committee [20th January].

Clause No. 227 (Public participation)

1086

    Amendment (No.1086) proposed, in page 115, line 9, leave out the word 'and'—(Mr Richard Ottaway.)

    Question proposed, that the Amendment be made.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1087

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     9,     after 'bodies', insert 'the London boroughs and such persons representative of business, professional, environmental, transport and local interests as he considers appropriate'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1088

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     11,     leave out 'the Assembly and the functional bodies' and insert 'those persons and bodies'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1089

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     15,     at end insert—

      '(aa) prepare an environmental assessment of the proposed spatial development strategy,'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes

Mr Tom Brake

Mr Paul Burstow

Mr Edward Davey

1109

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '(aa) present the draft plan to the Assembly for approval by a simple majority;'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes

Mr Tom Brake

Mr Paul Burstow

Mr Edward Davey

1110

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     15,     at end insert—

    '(ab) undertake a full public consultation exercise;'.

   

Mr Peter Brooke

1227

Clause     227,     page     115,     leave out lines 20 and 21 and insert—

      '(d) consult any other body or person whom the Mayor considers to be appropriate, including organisations representative of businesses in Greater London'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes

Mr Tom Brake

Mr Paul Burstow

Mr Edward Davey

1111

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     29,     leave out 'and'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes

Mr Tom Brake

Mr Paul Burstow

Mr Edward Davey

1112

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     31,     at end insert—

    'and

      (e) any other such persons or bodies as the Mayor or Assembly deem appropriate.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1090

Clause     227,     page     115,     line     44,     at end insert 'which shall not be less than six weeks from the date that copies are made available under subsection (2) above.'.


   

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

1113

Clause     228,     page     116,     line     9,     leave out from 'every' to end of line 9 and insert 'each of the bodies and persons specified in subsection (4) below.'.

   

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

1114

Clause     228,     page     116,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(4) The bodies and persons referred to in section (2)(b) above are—

      (a) the Assembly;

      (b) the functional bodies;

      (c) the Secretary of State;

      (d) all London borough councils;

      (e) the Common Council;

      (f) the council of any county or district whose area adjoins Greater London and is affected by the proposed spatial development strategy;

      (g) every person who has made representations about the proposed spatial development strategy; and

      (h) such other persons or bodies as may be prescribed under section 236 below.'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

106

Clause     229,     page     116,     leave out line 19.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1091

Clause     229,     page     116,     line     20,     leave out 'findings' and insert
'recommendations'.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

107

Clause     229,     page     116,     line     35,     leave out from beginning to end of line 8 on page 117.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1176

Clause     229,     page     116,     line     38,     leave out 'or regional policies' and insert 'policies or relevant regional planning guidance'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1177

Clause     229,     page     117,     line     15,     leave out 'before, or' and insert 'or announced before, or otherwise'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1178

Clause     229,     page     117,     line     18,     leave out '"regional policies" are' and insert '"relevant regional planning guidance" means'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1179

Clause     229,     page     117,     line     19,     leave out 'consists of,'.


   

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

1092

Clause     230,     page     117,     line     25,     leave out from 'shall' to 'cause'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1093

Clause     230,     page     117,     line     36,     leave out 'findings' and insert
'recommendations'.


   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey

109

Clause     234,     page     118,     leave out lines 32 to 36.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1184

Clause     234,     page     118,     line     32,     leave out from 'shall' to 'prepare' in line 33.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1094

Clause     234,     page     118,     line     36,     at end insert—

    '(2A) The Secretary of State may only exercise the power in subsection (2) above if, and in so far as, it appears to him—

      (a) that the spatial development strategy is inconsistent with current national or regional policies, or

      (b) that it is expedient to do so for the purpose of avoiding any detriment to the interests of an area outside Greater London.'.


   

Mr Nick Raynsford

222

Clause     235,     page     119,     leave out line 7.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1180

Clause     235,     page     119,     line     9,     leave out 'consists of,'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1095

Clause     235,     page     119,     line     10,     at end insert—

      '(ba) the unitary development plans of the London boroughs and any published proposals for the alteration or replacement of such unitary development plans'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

223

Clause     235,     page     119,     line     11,     leave out '(c) the resources likely to be available;'.

   

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 Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1096

Clause     236,     page     119,     leave out lines 25 and 26.

   

Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Paul Burstow
Mr Edward Davey
Mr Peter Brooke

110

Page     119,     line     15,     leave out Clause 236.


   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1098

Clause     237,     page     119,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(1A) In section 12 (preparation of unitary, development plan) after subsection (6)(a) there shall be inserted—

      "(aa) if the authority is a London borough, the spatial development strategy;'.".

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1097

Clause     237,     page     119,     leave out from the beginning of line 30 to the end of line 11 on page 121.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1099

Clause     237,     page     121,     line     11,     at end insert—

    '(8A) In section 70 (determination of applications: general considerations) after "development plan" in subsection (2) there shall be inserted "and, if it is a London borough, the spatial development strategy".'

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1100

Clause     237,     page     121,     leave out lines 12 to 27.

   

Mr Peter Brooke

1229

Clause     237,     page     121,     line     16,     at end insert 'approve or'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1101

Clause     237,     page     121,     line     18,     after 'case', insert 'provided the application raises matters which are of strategic importance to Greater London'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1181

Clause     237,     page     121,     line     18,     leave out 'and' and insert—

      '(aa) for prohibiting a local planning authority to which any such direction is given from implementing the direction in prescribed circumstances or during prescribed periods; and'.

 
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