Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill [Lords] - continued House of Commons

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Primary elections for candidates for mayor

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

NC16

To move the following Clause:—

    'The Secretary of State shall establish a commission which shall within one year of the enactment of this Act report on the introduction of primaries for the selection of candidates for the choice of elected mayor'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

48

Clause     88,     page     61,     line     15,     leave out 'pensions'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

53

Clause     88,     page     61,     line     23,     leave out subsection (4).

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

49

Clause     88,     page     61,     line     42,     leave out 'pensions'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

50

Clause     88,     page     61,     line     45,     leave out 'pensions'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

296

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     2,     leave out 'every' and insert 'a'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

297

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     3,     leave out first 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

298

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     4,     after 'functions' insert 'as may be specified in the regulations'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

51

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     5,     leave out 'pensions'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

299

Clause     88,     page     62,     leave out line 6 and insert—

    '(3BA) Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection with enabling a panel established by a body specified in the regulations to exercise such functions as may be specified in the regulations in relation to allowances, or pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable to members of such district councils, county councils or London borough councils in England as may be specified in the regulations.

    (3BB) Regulations under this section may make provision for or in connection with the establishment by the National Assembly for Wales on a permanent or temporary basis of a panel which is to have such functions as may be specified in the regulations in relation to allowances, or pensions, allowances or gratuities, payable to members of county councils and county borough councils in Wales.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

300

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     14,     at end insert—

    '( ) Regulations under subsection (3BA) may include provision—

      (a) with respect to the number of persons who may or must be appointed to a panel mentioned in that subsection,

      (b) with respect to the persons who may or must be appointed to such a panel.

    ( ) Regulations under subsection (3B), (3BA) or (3BB) may include provision-'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

301

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     15,     leave out 'the panel of a council to consider and' and insert 'a panel mentioned in that subsection'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

302

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     16,     leave out first 'the' and insert 'a'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

303

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     18,     leave out from 'enabling' to 'which' in line 20 and insert 'such a panel to make recommendations to a council which are operating executive arrangements as to'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

52

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     21,     leave out 'pensions'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

304

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     22,     at end insert—

      '( ) which permits different recommendations to be made in relation to different councils or descriptions of council.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

305

Clause     88,     page     62,     line     32,     at end insert '(where the council is in England) or the National Assembly for Wales (where the council is in Wales)'.


   

Hilary Armstrong

306

Clause     90,     page     63,     line     27,     leave out 'which operates executive arrangements' and insert '(within the meaning of that Act) which are operating executive arrangements (within the meaning of Part II of this Act)'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

307

Clause     90,     page     63,     line     31,     leave out from beginning to 'For' in line 32 and insert—

    '( ) After section 1 of that Act there is inserted the following section—

"Meaning of "social services functions".1A.'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

308

Clause     90,     page     63,     line     39,     leave out 'subsection' and insert 'section'.

   

Hilary Armstrong

309

Clause     90,     page     63,     line     40,     leave out subsection (4).


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

67

Clause     47,     page     29,     line     20,     after 'newspapers' insert 'widely'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

40

Clause     48,     page     30,     line     9,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (9) to (11)'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

41

Clause     48,     page     30,     line     22,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (9) to (11)'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

42

Clause     48,     page     30,     line     35,     at end insert 'subject to subsections (9) to (11)'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

43

Clause     48,     page     31,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(9) A member or co-opted member required to vacate his office under subsection 2(b), 4(b) or 6(b) may appeal to the Standards Board for England for a decision that he may remain in office on the grounds that any of the following are in his case unreasonable or oppressive:

      (a) the relevant code of conduct;

      (b) the size, composition, or terms of reference of the standards committee of the authority of which he is a member;

      (c) the provisions, if any, made under section 49(6), 49(7), 50(4) or 50(6).

    (10) A member or co-opted member appealing under subsection (9) shall remain in office until his appeal has been determined by the relevant Standards Board, who shall give written reasons for their decision.

    (11) If his appeal is rejected the member or co-opted member shall vacate his office on the day following the issue of such decision; if his appeal is upheld his office shall not become vacant under this section.'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

68

Clause     49,     page     31,     line     19,     leave out 'executive leader, and insert 'member of the executive'.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

69

Clause     49,     page     31,     leave out line 20.

   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

44

Clause     49,     page     31,     line     20,     at end insert ', and

    (c) in the case of an authority operating executive arrangements may not have a majority of its members composed of members of the executive.'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Mr Tim Loughton
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson

335

Clause     75,     page     52,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '( ) Any regulations that are made under subsection (5) shall provide that, in respect of interests arising solely from the occupation of residential property owned by a local authority, any dispensation in favour of a member of that authority occupying on a secure tenancy under the Housing Act 1985 shall be granted in no less favourable terms to any member holding on a lease from that authority.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

45

Clause     54,     page     35,     line     42,     at end insert—

    '(3) Where the Standards Board for England decides that any allegation made under this section shall not be investigated, it shall give its reasons in writing.'.


   

Mr Nigel Waterson
Sir Paul Beresford
Mr David Curry
Mr Peter Atkinson
Mr Tim Loughton

46

Clause     56,     page     36,     line     38,     at end insert ', or to a former member or co-opted member'.

 
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