Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 4th May 1999
CONSIDERATION OF BILL
New Amendments handed in are marked thus *
GREATER LONDON AUTHORITY BILL, AS AMENDED
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the proposed programme (see pages 899-901).
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
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Page 1, line 15 [Clause 2], after 'London', insert—
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
48
Page 2, line 2 [Clause 2], leave out from 'members' to end of line 6 and insert 'representing the multi-member constituencies determined by the Local Government Commission under subsection (4) below.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
49
Page 2, line 7 [Clause 2], after 'be', insert 'more than'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
50
Page 2, line 10 [Clause 2], at end insert 'following a review carried out by the Local Government Commission under the terms of Schedule 1 to this Act.'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
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Page 2, line 13, [Clause 2], after 'Mayor', insert ', the Deputy Mayor'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
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Page 2, line 15 [Clause 2], after 'Mayor', insert ', the Deputy Mayor'.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
73
Page 2, line 20 [Clause 2], after 'Mayor', insert ', and Deputy Mayor'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
51
Page 2, line 21 [Clause 2], leave out from 'of' to second 'the' in line 22.
Mrs Gillian Shephard
Mr Richard Ottaway
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Page 2, line 23 [Clause 2], after 'Mayor', insert ', the Deputy Mayor'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
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Page 2, line 32 [Clause 2], leave out 'or (6)'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
58
Page 163 [Schedule 1], leave out line 25.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
59
Page 163 [Schedule 1], leave out lines 31 and 32.
Mr Secretary Prescott
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Page 3, line 2 [Clause 3], leave out from 'on' to end of line 3 and insert '4th May 2000 or such later date as the Secretary of State may by order provide.'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
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Page 3, line 4 [Clause 3], leave out subsection (2).
Mr Secretary Prescott
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Page 3, line 10 [Clause 3], leave out 'Subsections (2) and (3) above are' and insert 'Subsection (3) above is'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
97
Page 3, line 13 [Clause 3], leave out from beginning to 'make' in line 14 and insert—
'(5) As respects the first ordinary election, the Secretary of State may by order'.
Mr Secretary Prescott
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Page 3, line 24 [Clause 3], leave out subsection (6).
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
52
Page 3, line 35 [Clause 4], leave out from 'constituency' to end of line 37.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
43
Page 3, line 41 [Clause 4], leave out 'supplementary' and insert 'alternative'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
44
Page 3, line 43 [Clause 4], leave out 'supplementary' and insert 'alternative'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
45
Page 3, line 45 [Clause 4], leave out 'first and second'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
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Page 4, line 2 [Clause 4], leave out 'simple majority system' and insert 'single transferable vote as set out in Part IAA to Schedule 2 to this Act'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
54
Page 4 [Clause 4], leave out lines 9 to 13 and insert—
'(7) The person who is to be returned as Mayor shall be determined before it is determined who are to be returned as the Assembly members.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
55
Page 4 [Clause 4], leave out lines 14 to 18.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
47
Page 165, line 4 [Schedule 2], at end insert—
'(2) The candidate with the fewest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the second preference votes given for that candidate shall be ascertained.
(3) The second preference votes under subsection (2) above shall be transferred to the other candidates, being added to the first preference votes cast for the other candidates.
(4) If, following the recalculation under subsection (3) above, none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, the remaining candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated and the procedure in subsections (2) and (3) above is carried out.
(5) The process continues until one candidate has received more than half of all the votes, and that person shall be returned as Mayor.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
46
Page 165 [Schedule 2], leave out lines 5 to 17.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
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Page 165, line 21 [Schedule 2], at end insert—
'Part IA
Return of Constituency Members Following a Vacancy
Application
1. This Part of this Schedule applies where there are three or more candidates in an Assembly constituency.
Candidate with overall majority of first preference votes
2. If one of the candidates to be a constituency member receives more than half of all the first preference votes given in the Assembly constituency that candidate shall be returned as the constituency member for that Assembly constituency.
No candidate with overall majority of first preference votes
3.—(1) If none of the candidates to be the constituency member receives more than half of all the first preference votes given in the Assembly constituency, the following provisions of this paragraph shall have effect.
(2) The candidate with the fewest number of first preference votes is eliminated, and the second preference votes given for that candidate shall be ascertained.
(3) The second preference votes under subsection (2) above shall be transferred to the other candidates, being added to the first preference votes cast for the other candidates.
(4) If, following the recalculation under subsection (3) above, none of the candidates receives more than half of the votes, the remaining candidate with the fewest number of votes is eliminated and the procedure in subsections (2) and (3) above is carried out.
(5) The process continues until one candidate has received more than half of all the votes, and the person shall be returned as the constituency member for that Assembly constituency.
(6) If, by reason of an equality of total number of preference votes, two or more candidates remaining in the contest each have the greatest total number of preference votes, the constituency returning officer shall decide by lots which of them is to be returned as the constituency member for that Assembly constituency.'.
Mr Simon Hughes
Mr Tom Brake
Mr Paul Burstow
Dr Vincent Cable
Mr Edward Davey
Dr Jenny Tonge
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Page 165, line 21 [Schedule 2], at end insert—
'PART IAA
RETURN OF CONSTITUENCY MEMBERS
Each voter shall have a single transferable vote, that is to say a vote—
(a) capable of being given so as to indicate the voter's order of preference for the candidates for election as members for the constituency, and
(b) capable of being transferred to the next choice—
(i) when the vote is not required to give a prior choice the necessary quota of votes, or
(ii) when, owing to the deficiency in the number of votes given for a prior choice, that choice is eliminated from the list of candidates.'.
