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ON New Amendments handed in are marked thus* NOTICES OF MOTIONS AT THE TIME OF PRIVATE BUSINESS for Wednesday 2nd May The Chairman of Ways and Means That the Amendments to Standing Orders set out in the Schedule be made, with effect from 27th November 2001:— SCHEDULE
The Chairman of Ways and Means That the following Standing Order be made, with effect from 27th November 2001:— 'Reports concerning human rights.169A. In the case of a private bill originating in this House or brought from the House of Lords, a report from a minister of the Crown on the statement of opinion required by Standing Order 38(2A) shall be presented to the House (by being deposited in the Private Bill Office) not later than the second sitting day after that on which the bill was read a first time.'for Wednesday 2nd May at Seven o'clock Mr Jeremy Corbyn On Further Consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended, to move, That the Bill be further considered upon this day six months.
Page 1, line 18 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'business electoral college" means a body comprising voters appointed under section 3(1)(c) with responsibility for electing the business voters entitled to vote in ward elections.'.
Page 1, line 19 [Clause 2], leave out 'City of London' and insert— 'the geographical area administered by the City Corporation'.
Page 1, line 19 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'employees' electoral college" means a body comprising voters appointed under section 3(1)(d) with responsibility for electing the employees' voters entitled to vote in ward elections.'.
Page 1, line 19 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'the Convention rights" has the same meaning as in the Human Rights Act 1998.'
Page 2, line 6 [Clause 2], leave out from 'there' to end of line 11.
Page 2, line 6 [Clause 2], after 'there' insert— 'for a period of no less than 5 years prior to the qualifying date'.
Page 2, line 7 [Clause 2], leave out from 'occupation' to end of line 11 and insert 'through a relevant employee'.
Page 2, line 8 [Clause 2], leave out from 'director' to end of line and insert 'or employee'.
Page 2, line 8 [Clause 2], leave out from 'officer' to end of line 11 and insert 'or employee'.
Page 2, line 9 [Clause 2], leave out from beginning to end of line 11.
Page 2, line 12 [Clause 2], leave out from beginning to end of line 14.
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], after '(c. 39)' insert— 'or a church, religious body, voluntary sector or community organisation which has registered as a charity under the Charities Act 1993'.
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], after '(c. 39)' insert— 'or a trade union certificated under section one of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992'.
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'rateable value" means that level of rateable value calculated to ensure that the sum total of persons qualified to vote at ward elections on the basis of occupation in relation to any hereditament, or part of any hereditament, does not exceed the sum total of persons qualified to vote at ward elections on the basis of being residents of the City.'.
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'relevant employee" means a person whose principal or only place of work on the qualifying date is ordinarily the hereditament in respect of which the entitlement to appoint a voter arises and who works for that qualifying body.'
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'relevant employee" means a person employed by a qualifying body and registered as such by the City Corporation.'.
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'relevant issues" means issues within the jurisdiction of the Corporation which are determined by a Commission established by the Secretary of State under this Act to be of over-riding relevance to residents of the wards or as relevant to business voters.'.
Page 2, line 14 [Clause 2], at end insert— 'Relevant Issues Commission" means a body established by the Secretary of State under the powers of this Act to determine which issues within the jurisdiction of the Corporation are of over-riding relevance to residents of the wards or to business voters.'
Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2], leave out from first 'body' to end of line.
Page 2, line 19 [Clause 2], leave out subsection (2).
Page 2, line 20 [Clause 2], leave out from 'tenant' to end of line 22.
Page 2, line 25 [Clause 3], at beginning insert— '( ) This section shall not come into force until the Corporation has presented to the Secretary of State a report on the benefits which its provisions will bring to the Greater London area and to Londoners; and the Secretary of State has laid that report before Parliament and has published a notice that it has been laid in the London Gazette.'
Page 2, line 25 [Clause 3], at beginning insert— '( ) This section shall not come into force until the Corporation of the City of London has consulted the Mayor and Greater London Assembly elected under the Greater London Authority Act 1999, on its provisions, and has published a report on the issues raised by the Mayor and Greater London Assembly and the Corporation's response.'.
Page 2, line 25 [Clause 3], at beginning insert— '( ) This section shall not come into force until the Corporation of the City of London has consulted the Mayor and Greater London Assembly elected under the Greater London Authority Act 1999, on its provisions, and has secured the approval of the Mayor for its implementation.'.
Page 2, line 25 [Clause 3], at beginning insert— '( ) This section shall not come into force until the Corporation of the City of London has consulted the residents of the City and has secured their majority approval by means of a referendum.'.
Page 2, line 28 [Clause 3], leave out from beginning to end of line 31.
Page 2, line 28 [Clause 3], leave out 'is ordinarily in occupation' and insert— 'has been ordinarily in occupation for no less than 5 years'.
Page 2, line 28 [Clause 3], leave out 'or tenant'.
Page 2, line 31 [Clause 3], leave out '£200' and insert '£1,000,000'.
Page 2, line 31 [Clause 3], leave out '£200' and insert '£500'.
Page 2, line 31 [Clause 3], leave out '£200' and insert 'the determined rateable value'.
Page 2, line 32 [Clause 3], leave out from 'ward' to end of line 37.
Page 2, line 32 [Clause 3], after 'ward' insert— 'or is a resident of a ward within a London borough, where the ward has a common ward boundary with a ward of the City of London'.
Page 2, line 32 [Clause 3], after 'ward' insert— 'or in any ward in any London borough in which the City of London Corporation owns and manages property or facilities for public use other than the Traffic Control Systems Unit.'
Page 2, line 33 [Clause 3], leave out from 'is' to 'which' and insert— 'a relevant employee of the qualifying body elected as a voter by the relevant employees of that qualifying body'.
Page 2, line 33 [Clause 3], leave out from 'person' to second 'a' and insert— 'elected from the business electoral college comprising voters appointed by'.
Page 2, line 33 [Clause 3], leave out from 'person' to 'ordinarily' in line 34 and insert— 'elected from the business electoral college comprising voters appointed by the qualifying bodies which are'.
Page 2, line 34 [Clause 3], leave out 'is ordinarily in occupation' and insert— 'has been ordinarily in occupation for no less than 5 years'.
Page 2, line 34 [Clause 3], leave out 'or tenant'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], leave out '£200' and insert '£1,000,000'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], leave out '£200' and insert '£500'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], leave out '£200' and insert 'the determined rateable value'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], after '£200' insert— 'and which has conducted a ballot of its relevant employees to determine the person to be appointed as a voter.'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], after '£200' insert— 'following a ballot of its shareholders or members to determine the appointment of the person appointed as its voter'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(d) is a person who has been an employee of a qualifying body for no less than two years.'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(d) is a person elected from the employees' electoral college comprising voters who are employees of a qualifying body which is ordinarily in occupation for relevant purposes as owner or tenant of the whole or part of a hereditament situated in that ward which is shown in the local non-domestic rating list as having a rateable value of not less than £200.'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(1A) The business electoral college shall reflect the range of business activity within the City, and shall comprise relevant business operational constituencies for which a qualifying body must register based upon its principal business operation; and the proportion of voters to be elected from a business operational constituency will be determined in proportion to the number of qualifying bodies registering for a particular business operational constituency in relation to the total registrations.'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(1B) The employees' electoral college shall reflect the range of occupations operating within the City of London, and shall comprise relevant occupational constituencies for which an employee must register based upon his/her principal occupation as defined under the DfEE Standard Occupational Classification Major Groups; and the proportion of voters to be elected from an occupational constituency shall be determined in proportion to the number of employees registering for a particular occupational constituency in relation to the total registrations.'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(1C) The number of business voters elected from the business electoral college shall be no more than 2000.'.
Page 2, line 37 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(1D) The number of employee voters elected from the employees' electoral college shall be no more than 2000.'.
Page 2, line 40 [Clause 3], after 'year,' insert— 'except for electors appointed under subsections 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(c) above, for whom the qualifying date is 1st September in the second preceding year,'.
Page 2, line 41 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(2A) For the election of voters to represent the business operational and occupational constituencies within the electoral colleges, each vote in the poll shall be a single transferable vote. (2B) A single transferable vote is 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 when the vote is not needed to give a prior choice to the necessary quota of votes or when a prior choice is eliminated from the list of candidates because of a deficiency in the number of votes given for him.'.
Page 2, line 44 [Clause 3], leave out from second 'year' to end of line and insert— 'determined by ballot of the voters qualified to vote as in section 3(1)(b) above.'.
Page 3, line 1 [Clause 3], leave out paragraph (b).
Page 3, line 8 [Clause 3], leave out from 'greater' to end of line 9 and insert 'number of employees of the qualifying body.'.
Page 3, line 10 [Clause 3], leave out from beginning to end of line 18.
Page 3, line 13 [Clause 3], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 3, line 17 [Clause 3], after 'values,' insert 'the number of relevant employees'.
Page 3, line 18 [Clause 3], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 3, line 18 [Clause 3], at end insert 'subject to subsections (1C) and (1D) above'.
Page 3, line 22 [Clause 3], after 'Elections' insert 'and Appointment of Voters'.
Page 3, line 22 [Clause 3], at end insert— '(8A) This section shall not come into effect until the Corporation has reported to the Secretary of State that it has by a referendum gained consent to the qualification set out in subsection 3(1) above; and those entitled to vote in the referendum shall be those listed on the electoral register as resident in a ward of the City on the day that notice of the referendum is given.'.
Page 3, line 24 leave out Clause 4.
Page 3, line 24 [Clause 4], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 3, line 25 [Clause 4], leave out from 'shall' to end of line 27 and insert 'conduct a ballot of all relevant employees to elect its voter or voters.'.
Page 3, line 27 [Clause 4], after 'workforce' insert 'including gender, race and disability.'.
Page 3, line 27 [Clause 4], after 'workforce' insert— 'in consultation with the Commission for Racial Equality, Women's National Commission and any other bodies designated by the Secretary of State.'.
Page 3, line 27 [Clause 4], after 'workforce' insert— 'subject to the verification to this effect of the Commission for Racial Equality and any other such bodies which shall be designated from time to time by the Secretary of State.'.
Page 3, line 27 [Clause 4], after 'workforce' insert— 'and to this end will conduct a ballot of its workforce to elect that person or persons to serve as a voter or voters for that qualifying body'.
Page 3, line 27 [Clause 4], at end insert— 'and such appointments shall be made following consultation with the recognised Trade Unions or a body or bodies representing staff, or any proportion of staff.'.
Page 3, line 30 [Clause 4], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 3, line 33 leave out Clause 5.
Page 3, line 33 [Clause 5], leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.
Page 3, line 36 [Clause 5], leave out from 'him;' to end of line 40.
Page 4, line 1 [Clause 5], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 4, line 2 [Clause 5], after 'months' insert— '; and (c) he has submitted a declaration to the Town Clerk of interests and membership of any bodies, including masonic lodges, which may lead to any conflict of interest as a voter.'.
Page 4, line 3 [Clause 5], leave out subsection (3).
Page 4, line 9 [Clause 5], leave out subsection (4).
Page 4, line 12 [Clause 5], leave out subsection (5).
Page 4, line 13 [Clause 5], after 'shall,' insert— 'if he has been a member of that board of directors on that governing body for no less than 2 years prior to the qualifying date,'.
Page 4, line 24 [Clause 7], leave out '5' and insert '2'.
Page 4, line 24 [Clause 7], leave out '5' and insert '3'.
Page 4, line 24 [Clause 7], leave out from 'year,' to 'a' in line 25 and insert— 'the Secretary of State shall establish a committee comprising representatives of the City Corporation, the Greater London Authority and the boroughs to prepare'.
Page 4, line 27 [Clause 7], at end insert— 'no later than six months after the appointment of the said committee'.
Page 4, line 28 [Clause 7], leave out 'The Corporation' and insert 'The committee'.
Page 4, line 28 [Clause 7], leave out from 'reports,' to 'and' in line 29 and insert 'every 5 years thereafter;'.
Page 4, line 29 [Clause 7], after 'require' insert 'but no later than every two years after the laying before Parliament of the previous report'.
Page 4, line 30 [Clause 7], at end insert— '(2A) Prior to the preparation of any report under subsection (1) or (2) above, each voter qualified under section 3(1)(b) shall be sent a notice by the Town Clerk inviting representations within a period of twenty-eight days; and any such representation received shall be listed in the report, and kept available for public inspection and duplication for six months from the date of publication of the report.'.
Page 4, line 32 [Clause 7], at end insert— '(4) Such report shall contain information on any consultations undertaken by the Corporation with persons entitled to vote at ward elections in the City of London on any further proposals with respect to altering the qualifications of voters at such elections.'.
Page 4, line 32 [Clause 7], at end insert— '(5) Such report shall be distributed by the City Corporation to every person entitled to vote at such elections.'.
Page 4, line 32 [Clause 7], at end insert— '(6) Prior to the submission of such report to the Secretary of State, the City Corporation shall consult on its contents with the Mayor of London, the Greater London Authority, the boroughs and the Electoral Commission.'.
Page 4, line 36 [Clause 8], after 'bodies', insert 'and their relevant employees'.
Page 5, line 3 [Clause 8], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 5, line 6 [Clause 8], leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.
Page 5, line 7 [Clause 8], at end insert— '(c) stating the relevant employees registered to vote in the election of the voters pursuant to section 3(1)(c) above and the procedure for the election of the voters.'.
Page 5, line 9 [Clause 8], leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.
Page 5, line 10 [Clause 8], leave out 'appointment' and insert 'election'.
Page 6, line 6 [Schedule 1], leave out from beginning to end of line 34 on page 7.
Page 6, line 7 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 6, line 8 [Schedule 1], leave out from 'calculated' to end of line 23 and insert—. 'in proportion to the rateable value of the hereditament occupied by the qualifying body, so that the sum total of persons qualified to vote at ward elections on the basis of sections 3(1)(a) and 3(1)(c) of this Act does not exceed the total of persons qualified to vote at ward elections on the basis of being residents of the City'.
Page 6, line 8 [Schedule 1], leave out from 'scale:' to end of line 23 and insert—
Page 6, line 8 [Schedule 1], leave out from 'scale:' to end of line 23 and insert— 'One voter for the first £1,000,000 rateable value and one voter for every £1,000,000 rateable value hereditament thereafter up to a maximum of 10 voters.'.
Page 6, line 10 [Schedule 1], in second column leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 6, line 25 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appointment' and insert 'election'.
Page 6, line 26 [Schedule 1], leave out 'rateable value' and insert 'number of relevant employees'.
Page 6, line 29 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 7, line 39 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 7, line 42 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 8, line 4 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.
Page 8, line 10 [Schedule 1], leave out 'appointment' and insert 'election'.
Page 8, line 25 [Schedule 1], leave out paragraph 14.
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