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

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Page     68,     line     23     [Clause     90],     at end insert—

    '( ) Before making any determination, issuing any guidance or giving any directions under this section relating to all local authorities in England or Wales or any description of such authorities, the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the National Assembly for Wales must consult—

(a) such local authorities or representatives of local authorities as appear to him or it to be appropriate,

(b) such recipients, or representatives of recipients, of welfare services as appear to him or it to be appropriate, and

(c) such providers, or representatives of providers, of welfare services as appear to him or it to be appropriate.'.

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Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Don Foster
Mr David Davis
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)
Mr Adrian Sanders
Mr Richard Shepherd

206

Page     69,     line     27     [Clause     92],     leave out 'a particular person' and insert 'any identifiable individual.'.

   

Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Don Foster
Mr David Davis
Tony Wright (Cannock Chase)
Mr Adrian Sanders
Mr Richard Shepherd

207

Page     69,     line     31     [Clause     92],     leave out 'particular person' and insert 'identifiable individual'.

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSE OTHER THAN CLAUSES RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF SECTION 2A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1986

Indemnification of members and officers of relevant authorities

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

    '.—(1) The Secretary of State may by order make provision for or in connection with conferring power on relevant authorities in England and police authorities in Wales to provide indemnities to some or all of their members and officers.

    (2) The National Assembly for Wales may by order make provision for or in connection with conferring power on relevant authorities in Wales (other than police authorities) to provide indemnities to some or all of their members and officers.

    (3) An order under this section may apply—

(a) to all relevant authorities, or

(b) to any particular description of relevant authority.

    (4) Before making an order under this section, the Secretary of State or (as the case may be) the National Assembly for Wales must consult—

(a) such representatives of relevant authorities,

(b) such representatives of employees of relevant authorities, and

(c) such other persons,

    as he or it considers appropriate.

    (5) In this section—

"member", in relation to a relevant authority, includes—

    (i) a member of any committee or sub-committee of the authority, or

    (ii) a person who is a member of, and represents the authority on, any joint committee or sub-committee,

"police authority" and "relevant authority" have the same meaning as in Part III of this Act.'.

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AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSES 94 TO 97

   

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

30

Page     70,     line     31     [Clause     94],     leave out 'pensions,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

46

Page     70,     line     32     [Clause     94],     leave out 'of an executive'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

47

Page     70,     line     34     [Clause     94],     leave out '"executive" and "local authority" have' and insert '"local authority" has'.

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

217

Page     71,     line     9     [Clause     94],     leave out subsection (7).

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

48

Page     71,     line     13     [Clause     94],     leave out 'which are operating executive arrangements'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

49

Page     71,     line     14     [Clause     94],     leave out 'of the executive'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

187

Page     71,     line     15     [Clause     94],     leave out 'executive' and insert 'council'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

188

Page     71,     line     17     [Clause     94],     leave out 'and' and insert 'or'.

   

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

31

Page     71,     line     18     [Clause     94],     leave out 'pensions,'.

   

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

32

Page     71,     line     24     [Clause     94],     leave out 'pensions,'.

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Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

50

Page     72,     line     9     [Clause     94],     leave out 'which are operating executive arrangements'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

51

Page     72,     line     10     [Clause     94],     leave out 'of the executive'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

189

Page     72,     line     10     [Clause     94],     leave out 'executive' and insert 'council'.

   

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

33

Page     72,     line     11     [Clause     94],     leave out 'pensions,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

190

Page     72,     line     23     [Clause     94],     leave out from 'State' to end of line 25.

   

Mr Don Foster
Mr Adrian Sanders

52

Page     72     [Clause     94],     leave out lines 26 and 27.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

191

Page     72,     line     26     [Clause     94],     leave out '"executive" and "executive arrangements" have' and insert '"executive arrangements" has'.

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NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO REPEAL OF SECTION 2A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1986

Prohibition on promotion of homosexuality: bullying

   

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

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '( ).In section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 (prohibition on promoting homosexuality by teaching or by publishing material), at the end of subsection (2) there is inserted '; or

(b) prevent the headteacher or governing body of a maintained school, or a teacher employed by a maintained school, from taking steps to prevent any form of bullying.'.

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AMENDMENTS TO CLAUSES 98 TO 101

   

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

7

Page     74,     line     2     leave out Clause 98.

   

Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Don Foster
Mr Richard Shepherd
Tony Wright
Mr David Davis
Mr Adrian Sanders

Mr John McDonnell

90

Page     74,     line     25     [Clause     99],     after '10(5),', insert '21,'.

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

192

Page     74,     line     40     [Clause     100],     at end insert—

    '(3) Any reference in Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions) Order 1999 to an Act which is amended by this Act is to be treated as referring to that Act as amended by this Act.

    (4) Subsection (3) does not affect the power to make further Orders varying or omitting that reference.'.

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AMENDMENTS RELATING TO SCHEDULES 4 AND 5

   

Mr Secretary Prescott

203

Page     87,     line     33     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

    '. In section 86 of that Act (declaration by local authority of vacancy in office in certain cases), in subsection (1)(b) after "1998" there is inserted "or section 76 of the Local Government Act 2000".

    . In section 87(1) of that Act (date of casual vacancies)—

(a) after paragraph (e) there is inserted—

"(ee) in the case of a disqualification under section 76 of the Local Government Act 2000, on the expiration of the ordinary period allowed for making an appeal or application with respect to the relevant decision under that section or, if an appeal or application is made, on the date on which that appeal or application is finally disposed of or abandoned or fails by reason of non-prosecution thereof;",

(b) in paragraph (f), for "(e)" there is substituted "(ee)".

   

Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Don Foster
Mr Richard Shepherd
Tony Wright
Mr David Davis
Mr Adrian Sanders

Mr John McDonnell

91

Page     87,     line     34     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

    '. In section 100A of that Act (Admission to meetings of principal councils), in subsection (6)(a), for "three" there is substituted "five".'.

   

Mr Mark Fisher
Mr Don Foster
Mr Richard Shepherd
Tony Wright
Mr David Davis
Mr Adrian Sanders

Mr John McDonnell

92

Page     87,     line     34     [Schedule     4],     at end insert—

    '. In section 100B of that Act (Access to agenda and connected reports)—

(a) in subsection (3), for "three" there is substituted "five"

Prepared 4 Jul 2000