Amendments proposed to the Greater London Authority Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1192

Clause     250,     page     127,     line     19,     at beginning insert—

    'As soon as reasonably practicable after the draft strategy has been submitted to the Mayor'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1194

Clause     250,     page     127,     line     19,     after 'Mayor' insert, 'on the advice of the Environment Strategy Group'.

   

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

1163

Clause     250,     page     127,     line     20,     at end insert—

    '(2) The London air quality strategy shall be approved by the Assembly by simple majority.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1195

Clause     250,     page     127,     line     34,     leave out 'likely' and insert 'predicted'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1207

Clause     250,     page     127,     line     39,     leave out from 'are' to 'to' in line 40.

   

Mr Peter Brooke

1058

Clause     250,     page     127,     line     41,     at end insert—

'(d) future legislation which the Mayor considers may be beneficial'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1193

Clause     250,     page     128,     line     13,     after 'Agency', insert—

'(aa) the Environment Strategy Group'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1210

Clause     250,     page     128,     line     15,     at end insert—

'(c) the London Environment Strategy Group'.

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

1164

Clause     253,     page     128,     line     41,     after 'Mayor', insert 'with the approval of the Assembly'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1171

Clause     253,     page     128,     line     43,     leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 129.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1172

Clause     253,     page     129,     line     7,     leave out subsection (2).

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

1173

Clause     253,     page     129,     line     14,     leave out from 'specially' to end of line 16.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1211

Clause     253,     page     129,     line     16,     at end insert 'an authority so directed may appeal against the direction to the Secretary of State within the period of 6 weeks beginning with the day on which the authority was issued with 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 Nick Raynsford

1174

Clause     253,     page     129,     line     20,     leave out subsection (5).

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Mr Nick Raynsford

1175

Page     129,     line     25,     leave out Clause 255.

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

1205

Clause     257,     page     130,     line     13,     after 'London', insert 'and the London Assembly'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1208

Clause     257,     page     130,     line     18,     at end insert—

'(c) any local authority other than those in subsections (a) and (b) above which shall be otherwise affected.'.

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

1165

Clause     258,     page     130,     line     22,     at end insert—

    '(2) The London ambient noise strategy shall be approved by the Assembly by simple majority.'.

   

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 insert—

'(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 Peter Brooke

1059

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

'(d) future legislation which the Mayor considers may be beneficial'.

   

Mr Peter Brooke

1060

Clause     258,     page     130,     line     32,     at end insert 'but does not comprise solely'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1206

Clause     258,     page     130,     line     34,     at end insert 'noise from fixed non-industrial sources.'

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1212

Clause     258,     page     131,     line     18,     at end insert—

(2) In preparing or revising the London ambient noise strategy the Mayor shall consult

(A) the Environment Agency, and

(B) the Environment Strategy Group, and any local authority within Greater London.'.

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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.'.

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

1196

Page     131,     line     14,     leave out Clause 260.

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NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO PART IX

Directions under the Environment Act 1995

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

NC85

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) Section 85 of the Environment Act 1995 (reserve powers of the Secretary of State in relation to air quality) shall be amended in accordance with subsections (2) to (4) below.

    (2) In subsection (1) (definition of "appropriate authority" for the purposes of the section)—

(a) in paragraph (a), for the words "England and Wales, the Secretary of State; and" there shall be substituted the words "local authorities in England and Wales other than local authorities in Greater London, the Secretary of State;", and

(b) after that paragraph there shall be inserted—

"(aa) in relation to local authorities in Greater London, the Mayor of London; and".

    (3) After subsection (5) (power of the Secretary of State to give directions relating to obligations under the Community Treaties or to international agreements) there shall be inserted—

    "(5A) Subsection (5) above has effect in relation to local authorities in Greater London as if the reference to the Secretary of State were a reference to the Mayor of London.

    (5B) The powers of the Mayor of London to give directions under this section to a local authority in Greater London may only be exercised after consultation with the local authority concerned.

    (5C) In exercising any function under subsection (2), (3) or (4) above, or subsection (5) above by virtue of subsection (5A) above, the Mayor of London shall have regard to any guidance issued by the Secretary of State to local authorities under section 88(1) below."

    (4) After subsection (6) (publishing of directions under the section) there shall be inserted—

    "(6A) The Mayor of London shall send a copy of any direction he gives under this section to the Secretary of State."

    (5) In section 122(3) of the Environment Act 1995 (directions given under the Act relating to obligations under the Community Treaties) after "any direction" there shall be inserted ", other than a direction given by the Mayor of London,".'.

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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.'.

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Duty of local authorities in relation to strategies

   

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

NC83

To move the following Clause:—

    'In exercising any function, a local authority in Greater London shall have regard to the strategies prepared and published by the Mayor under this part.'.

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Water action plan

   

Mr Richard Ottaway
Mr John M. Taylor

NC 87

To move the following Clause:—

    '242A—(1) The Mayor shall produce and publish a report to be known as the "water action plan for Greater London".

    (2) The report required of the Mayor under subsection (1) shall be published—

(a) in the case of the first report within a period of one year from the date of the first ordinary election

(b) in the case of each subsequent report before the end of the period of two years beginning with the day on which the previous report was published

(c) these reports shall be published at no charge on the GLA website.

    (3) A water action plan for Greater London shall contain information about the following matters in relation to Greater London—

(a) water quality and emissions to water from industrial sources

(b) water quality and emissions to water from non-industrial sources

(c) ground water levels

(d) river levels

(e) reservoir levels relating to the total supply of water to Greater London

(f) the disposal of sewage and waste water

(g) the treatment of sewage and waste water

(h) sea level rise

(i) the industrial, transport and recreational uses of the River Thames and may contain all other matters deemed relevant by the Environment Strategy Group.

    (4) Before producing a water action plan for Greater London, the Mayor shall consult—

(a) the Environment Agency

(b) each London borough council

(c) the Common Council

(d) the Environment Strategy Group

(e) English Nature

(f) the appropriate privatised water utilities.

    (5) The water action plan shall also contain—

(a) the water quality and the predicted future water quality in Greater London

(b) the measures to be taken by the Authority for the implementation of a water strategy

(c) the measures which are to be taken by other persons or bodies in section 4 to implement the water action plan

(d) a summary of action to be taken by the Mayor for the purpose of promoting measures to improve and enhance water provision for Greater London.

    (6) In exercising any function as a water provider or user a local authority or other relevant body shall have regard to the water action plan for Greater London.'.

Prepared 23 Mar 1999