| Amendments proposed to the Office of Communications Bill [Lords] - continued | House of Commons |
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Mr Simon Thomas 53 *Schedule, page 11, line 32, at end insert—'( ) As soon as possible after the end of each financial year, OFCOM shall also prepare and send to the National Assembly of Wales and the Scottish Parliament a report of how OFCOM are ensuring that Welsh and Scottish interests are being adequately met.'.
Mr Tim Yeo 24 Schedule, page 11, line 34, at end insert 'which shall be referred to the relevant Select Committee or Select Committees of each House and debated by each House of Parliament.'.
Mr Simon Thomas 49 *Schedule, page 12, line 9, at end insert—
Mr Simon Thomas 51 *Schedule, page 12, line 22, at end insert—'( ) OFCOM shall establish—
Mr Tim Yeo 32 Schedule, page 12, line 25, at end insert—
'Consumer Panel (2) Members will be appointed for four year terms and shall serve a maximum of two consecutive terms. (3) Paragraphs 17, 18 and 19 of the Schedule shall apply to the proceedings of the Consumer Panel, but paragraphs 15 and 16 shall not apply and the Consumer Panel shall make other such arrangements for regulating their own procedure as they think fit. (4) The Consumer Panel shall—
(6) The Consumer Panel shall make an annual report of its proceedings and financial position to each House of Parliament.'.
Mr Simon Thomas 50 *Schedule, page 12, line 25, at end insert—
'Consumer Panels (2) Its members shall not be members, employees or past members or employees of OFCOM. (3) The consumer panels shall
(5) The consumer panels shall make an annual report to each House of Parliament and the devolved governments of Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.'.
Mr Simon Thomas 52 *Schedule, page 12, line 29, at end insert ',except that in Wales, OFCOM shall make such arrangements as if it were a public body as designated by the Welsh Language Act.'.
Mr Tim Yeo 35 *Schedule, page 12, line 29, at end insert—'(1A) Decisions of OFCOM shall be taken by a majority of its members.'.
Mr Tim Yeo 11 Clause 2, page 2, line 22, leave out from first 'for' to end of line 24 and insert 'the purpose of making institutional arrangements required to facilitate the future implementation of, or for securing the modification of, any relevant proposals about the regulation of communications, and to identify opportunities for achieving cost savings arising from any relevant proposal; and in particular to reflect standards of good taste and decency.'.
Mr Philip Hammond 44 *Clause 2, page 2, line 22, leave out from 'of' to 'any' in line 23.
Mr Philip Hammond 45 *Clause 2, page 2, line 24, at end insert 'or the promotion of investment in communications infrastructure.'.
Mr Tim Yeo 14 Clause 2, page 2, line 24, at end insert—'(1A) The functions conferred upon OFCOM under this section shall have effect only for a period of one year following its commencement'.
Mr Tim Yeo 27 Clause 2, page 2, line 24, at end insert—'(1A) It shall be the duty of OFCOM to have regard to the work of their Consumer Panel in carrying out their function under subsection (1).'.
Mr Tim Yeo 12 Clause 2, page 2, line 36, at end insert—'(2A) In carrying out its functions under this section, OFCOM shall take into account the need to ensure continued effective ITV regional programming and news editions.'.
Nick Harvey 42 * Clause 2, page 2, line 36, at end insert—'(2A) It shall be the duty of OFCOM to report on its performance and subject its performance to scrutiny six months after its establishment and every six months thereafter to a designated Select Committee of Parliament.'.
Mr Tim Yeo 39 *Clause 2, page 2, line 45, after 'industry;', insert 'any proposals for the conferring on OFCOM of any functions relating to the regulation of the financial and pecuniary interests of the employees of the media;'.
Mr Tim Yeo 13 Clause 2, page 3, line 2, at end insert 'and
Mr Tim Yeo 15 Clause 3, page 3, line 26, at end add—'(2) Decisions of OFCOM shall be published.'.
Mr Philip Hammond 43 *Clause 4, page 3, line 33, leave out subsection 4(b).
Mr Tim Yeo 16 Clause 4, page 4, line 16, at end insert—'(3A) The Secretary of State shall set targets for deregulation in relation to the functions of the existing regulators with which the regulators shall have a duty to comply.'.
Mr Tim Yeo 17 Page 4, line 30, leave out Clause 5.
Mr Tim Yeo 18 Clause 6, page 5, line 28, at end insert—
Mr Tim Yeo 1 Clause 7, page 6, line 6, leave out 'Office of Communications' and insert 'Communications Regulation Commission'.
Mr Douglas Alexander 33 Clause 7, page 6, line 14, leave out subsection (5).
NEW CLAUSESDigital television
Mr Tim Yeo NC1 To move the following Clause:—'It shall be a duty of OFCOM to make proposals to the Secretary of State on the regulatory requirements relating to analogue switch off and full conversion to digital television within one year of OFCOM's establishment.'.
Duration
Mr Tim Yeo NC2 To move the following Clause:—'The Act shall cease to have effect at the end of a period of one year after its commencement.'.
Competition regulation
Mr Tim Yeo NC3 *To move the following Clause:—'In the event of a conflict between OFCOM and the Office of Fair Trading, the Office of Fair Trading shall be deemed to be the superior body.'.
Office of Communications: Welsh Language Act 1993
Mr Simon Thomas NC4 *To move the following Clause:—'In Section 6(1) of the Welsh Language Act 1993, at the end there is inserted:
Mr Tim Yeo 2 Title, line 1, leave out 'Office of Communications' and insert 'Communications Regulation Commission'.
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