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PRIVATE BUSINESS FOR MONDAY 28TH JANUARY 2002

At Seven o'clock

Private Business set down under Standing Order No. 20

Consideration of Bill, as amended

City of London (Ward Elections) Bill. (By Order.)

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
                        Mr Neil Gerrard

On Consideration of the City of London (Ward Elections) Bill, as amended, to move, That the Bill be further considered upon this day six months.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Exclusion of Crown Bodies

To move the following Clause:—

NC1

'A government department or other body exercising on behalf of the Crown functions conferred by or under any Act shall not be treated as a qualifying body within the meaning of this Act.'.

As Amendments to the proposed New Clause (NC1) (Exclusion of Crown Bodies)

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

Line      1,      leave out from 'department' to 'shall' in line 2.

(b)

Line      1,      after 'other', insert 'government appointed'.

(c)

Line      2,      after 'Act', insert 'or any institution of the European Union'.

(d)

Line      3,      at end insert 'unless it has been declared by the Secretary of State to be a qualifying body'.

(e)

Line      3,      at end insert 'unless the government department or other body has undertaken a ballot of its workforce occupying the premises in respect of which that body's right to appoint voters arises and who work for that body and a majority of its workforce has voted to seek qualification as a qualifying body'.

(f)

Line      3,      at end insert 'except for the London Development Agency'.

Relevant Issues Commission and referenda

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

'.—(1)   A Relevant Issues Commission shall be appointed by the Secretary of State to determine which issues within the jurisdiction of the Corporation are of overriding relevance to resident voters as defined by section 3(1)(b).

(2)   Where an issue is deemed to be of overriding relevance to the resident voters by the Commission, the Corporation shall be empowered to consult those voters by means of a referendum.

(3)   A referendum under subsection (2) above shall be mandatory upon the Corporation where a petition requesting consultation has been presented to it which has been signed by no less than two-thirds of the voters as defined by section 3(1)(b).

(4)   The results of any referenda conducted under subsections (2) and (3) above shall be binding upon the Corporation.'.

Statement of compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

'Section 3 of the Act shall not have force until the Secretary of State has made a statement to the effect that in his view the provisions of the Act are compatible with the Convention rights.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

31

Page      1,      line      15,      [Clause      1],      after 'Elections', insert 'and Appointment of Voters.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

32

Page      1,      line      15,      [Clause      1],      after 'Elections', insert 'and Business Appointments'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

33

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

34

Page      1,      line      19,      [Clause      2],      leave out 'city of London' and insert—

'the geographical area administered by the City Corporation'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

35

Jeremy Corbyn

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.'.

John McDonnell
John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

36

Page      1,      line      19,      [Clause      2],      at end insert—

'the Convention rights" has the same meaning as in the Human Rights Act 1998'.

Amendments to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      2,      [Clause      2],      leave out lines 1 to 4.

1

Page      2,      line      5      [Clause      2],      leave out 'occupation"' and insert 'occupying".'

2

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No. 2) (Page 2, line 5 [Clause 2])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      1,      leave out 'occupying' and insert 'working within'.

Page      2,      line      5      [Clause      2],      leave out 'hereditament, or part of a hereditament,' and insert 'premises,'.

3

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No. 3) (Page 2, line 5 [Clause 2])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      1,      leave out 'premises' and insert 'workplace'.

Page      2,      line      6      [Clause      2],      leave out 'occupation' and insert 'occupying for relevant purposes'.

4

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No. 4) (Page 2, line 6 [Clause 2])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      1,      leave out 'occupying for relevant purposes' and insert 'working within'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

37

Page      2,      line      6      [Clause      2],      after 'there' insert—

'for a period of no less than 5 years prior to the qualifying date'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

38

Page      2,      line      6      [Clause      2],      leave out from 'there' to end of line 11.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

39

Page      2,      line      7      [Clause      2],      leave out from 'occupation' to end of line 11 and insert 'through a relevant employee'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

40

Page      2,      line      8      [Clause      2],      leave out from 'director' to end of line and insert 'or employee'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

41

Page      2,      line      8      [Clause      2],      leave out from 'officer' to end of line 11 and insert 'or employee'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

42

Page      2      [Clause      2],      leave out lines 9 to 11.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

43

Page      2,      line      12      [Clause      2],      leave out from beginning to end of line 14.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

44

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

45

Page      2,      line      14      [Clause      2],      after '(c. 39)', insert—

'or trade union certificated under section one of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

46

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

47

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

48

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

49

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

50

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 jursidiction of the Corporation are of over-riding relevance to residents of the wards or to business voters.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

51

Page      2,      line      18      [Clause      2],      leave out from first 'body' to end of the line.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      2,      line      18      [Clause      2],      at end insert—

5

'workforce", in relation to a qualifying body, means all those persons whose principal or only place of work on the qualifying date is ordinarily the premises in respect of which that body's right to appoint voters arises, and who work for that body.'.

As Amendments to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 5) (Page 2, line 18 [Clause 2])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      leave out 'premises' and insert 'workplace'.

(b)

    Line      3,      leave out 'who work for that body' and insert—

'who have or will have worked for that body for a period of no less than 12 months prior to the date of the following ward elections or any by-election'.

(c)

    Line      4,      at end, insert 'who are members of a trade union'

(d)

    Line      4,      at end, insert or who are contracted to supply services to that body"

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

52

Page      2,      line      19      [Clause      2],      leave out subsection (2).

Amendments to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      2,      line      19      [Clause      2],      leave out from 'is' to 'shall' in line 20 and insert 'occupying any premises'.

6

As Amendments to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 6) Page 2, line 19 [Clause 2]

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      leave out 'occupying any premises' and insert—

'employing a workforce which has or will have been physically working within the workplace for a period of no less than 12 months prior to the date of the following ward elections or any by-election'.

(b)

    Line      2,      leave out 'premises' and insert 'workplace'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      2,      line      20      [Clause      2],      after 'to be', insert 'doing'.

7

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

53

Page      2,      line      21      [Clause      2],      leave out from beginning to end of line 22.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      2,      line      21      [Clause      2],      leave out from 'of' to end of line 22 and insert 'those premises is occupying them.'.

8

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 8) (Page 2, line 21 [Clause 2])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      1,      leave out 'those premises is occupying them' and insert 'that workplace is occupying it'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

54

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

55

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

56

Page      2,      line      25      [Clause      3],      at begining 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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

57

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.'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      2,      line      25      [Clause      3],      leave out subsection 1 and insert—

149

'(1)      Section 6 of the 1957 Act (qualification of voters at ward elections) shall be amended as follows—

              (a)   After subsection (1)(b) there shall be inserted—

"or

(c)   are persons appointed in writing as voters by a qualifying body which ordinarily occupies as owner or tenant any premises situated in that ward, being premises in respect of which the right to appoint one or more voters depends on the size of the workforce there;".

              (b)   After subsection (2) there shall be inserted—

(3)   In this section 'occupies' shall be construed in accordance with subsection (1) of section (2) of the City of London (Ward Elections) Act 2002; and 'qualifying body' and 'workforce' have the respective meanings given by that subsection.".

(1A)      The extent of the right to appoint mentioned in section 6(1)(c) of the 1957 Act as depending on the size of the workforce shall be—
(a)   one for a workforce of up to 5, plus one for every 5 by which a workforce exceeds 5, up to a workforce of 50; and

(b)   for a workforce that exceeds 50, the number given by paragraph (a), of this subsection plus 1 for every 50 of that excess.

(1B)      In the case of a workforce of over 5 whose number is not exactly divisible by 5 or 50, as the case may be, the remainder shall be disregarded for the purposes of subsection (1A) above.'
As Amendments to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (Amendment 149)

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      5,      leave out from 'persons' to 'a' and insert 'elected as voters by a ballot of the workforce of'.

(b)

    Line      5,      leave out from 'persons' to 'a' and insert 'elected as voters subject to (1C) below, by a ballot of the workforce of'.

(c)

    Line      6,      leave out from 'ordinarily' to 'situated' and insert 'works within any workplace'.

(d)

    Line      16,      after first '5', insert 'trade union members'.

(e)

    Line      16,      after second '5', insert 'trade union members'.

(f)

    Line      17,      after '5', insert 'trade union members'.

(g)

    Line      17,      after '50', insert 'trade union members'.

(h)

    Line      18,      after '50', insert 'trade union members'.

(i)

    Line      19,      after '50', insert 'trade union members'.

(j)

    Line      19,      at end insert—

'(c)   the number of trade union members in the workforce shall be reported annually to the town clerk by the trade unions whose members comprise the workforce'.

(k)

    Line      20,      after first '5', insert 'trade union members'.

(l)

    Line      22,      at end insert—

'(1C)   For the election of voters under (1)(c) above each vote in the poll shall be a single transferable vote.
(1D)   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; and
(b)   capable of being transferred to the next choice when the vote is not needed to give a prior choice 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.'.

(m)

    Line      22,      at end insert—

'(1E)   The qualifying body shall submit before 1st September next after the passing of this Act and before each subsequent 1st September to the town clerk a list of the names of all persons comprising the workforce of the qualifying body'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

58

Page      2,      line      28      [Clause      3],      leave out from beginning to end of line 31.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

59

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

60

Page      2,      line      28      [Clause      3],      leave out 'or tenant'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

61

Page      2,      line      31      [Clause      3],      leave out '£200' and insert '£1,000,000'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

62

Page      2,      line      31      [Clause      3],      leave out '£200' and insert '£500'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

63

Page      2,      line      31      [Clause 3],      leave out '£200' and insert 'the determined rateable value'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

64

Page      2,      line      32      [Clause      3],      leave out from 'ward' to end of line 37.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

65

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

66

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

67

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

68

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

69

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

70

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

71

Page      2,      line      34,      [Clause      3],      leave out 'or tenant'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

72

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      leave out '£200' and insert '£1,000,000'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

73

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      leave out '£200' and insert '£500'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

76

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      leave out '£200' and insert 'the determined rateable value'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

74

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

75

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

77

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

78

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      at end insert—

'(e)   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 DFES 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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

79

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      at end insert—

'(f)   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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

80

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

81

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      at end insert—

'(1A)   The number of business voters elected from the business electoral college shall be no more than 2000.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

82

Page      2,      line      37,      [Clause      3],      at end insert—

'(1B)   The number of employee voters elected from the employees' electoral college shall be no more than 2000.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

83

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,'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

84

Page      2,      line      41,      [Clause      3],      at end insert—

'(2A)   —(1)   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.

(2)  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 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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

85

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

86

Page      3,      line      1,      [Clause      3],      leave out paragraph (b).

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      3,      line      6,      [Clause      3],      leave out from 'of' to 'of' in line 7 and insert 'section 6 of the 1957 Act, any premises partly situated in each of two or more wards'.

10

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

87

Page      3,      line      8,      [Clause      3],      leave out from 'greater' to end of line 9 and insert 'number of employees of the qualifying body.'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      3,      line      9,      [Clause      3],      leave out 'hereditament' and insert 'premises'.

11

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment, (No 11) (Page 3, line 9 [Clause 3])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      1,      leave out 'premises' and insert 'workplace'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

Page      3,      line      10,      [Clause      3],      leave out subsections (6) to (8) and insert—

12

'(   )      Where, apart from this subsection, sections 6(1)(a) and 6(1)(c) of the 1957 Act would both apply in relation to the same premises, only section 6(1)(a) shall apply in relation to those premises.'.

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment, (No 12) (Page 3, line 10 [Clause 3])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      leave out '6(1)(a)', and insert '6(1)(c)'.

(b)

    Line      3,      leave out 'premises' and insert 'workplace'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

88

Page      3,      line      10,      [Clause      3],      leave out from beginning to end of line 18.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

89

Page      3,      line      13,      [Clause      3],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

90

Page      3,      line      17,      [Clause      3],      after 'values', insert 'the number of relevant employees.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

91

Page      3,      line      18,      [Clause      3],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

92

Page      3,      line      18,      [Clause      3],      at end insert 'subject to subsections (1A) and (1B) above'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

93

Page      3,      line      22,      [Clause      3],      after 'Elections', insert 'and Appointment of Voters'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

94

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

95

Page      3,      line      24,      leave out Clause 4.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

96

Page      3,      line      24,      [Clause      4],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

13

Page      3,      line      25,      [Clause      4],      leave out 'section 3(1)(c) above' and insert 'section 6(1)(c) of the 1957 Act'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

97

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'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)
14
Page      3,      line      26,      [Clause      4],      leave out second 'the' and insert 'its'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

98

Page      3,      line      27,      [Clause      4],      after 'workforce', insert 'including gender, race and disability'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

99

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

100

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'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

101

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.'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

102

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'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

15

Page      3,      line      28,      [Clause      4],      leave out subsection (2).

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

103

Page      3,      line      30,      [Clause      4],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

104

Page      3,      line      33,      leave out Clause 5.

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Jeremy Corbyn

105

Page      3,      line      33,      [Clause      5],      leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.

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16

Page      3,      line      33,      [Clause      5],      leave out 'section 3(1)(c) above' and insert 'section 6(1)(c) of the 1957 Act'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

106

Page      3,      line      36,      [Clause      5],      leave out from 'him;' to end of line 40.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

107

Page      4,      line      1,      [Clause      5],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

108

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.'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

109

Page      4,      line      3,      [Clause      5],      leave out subsection (3).

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

110

Page      4,      line      9,      [Clause      5],      leave out subsection (4).

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Jeremy Corbyn

111

Page      4,      line      12,      [Clause      5],      leave out subsection (5).

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Jeremy Corbyn

112

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.'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

17

Page      4,      line      16,      [Clause      5],      leave out 'hereditament (or part)' and insert 'premises'.

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 17) (Page 4, line 16 [Clause 5])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      leave out 'premises', and insert 'workplace'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

18

Page      4,      line      16,      [Clause      5],      leave out from 'which' to 'arises' in line 17 and insert 'that qualifying body's right to appoint'.

As an Amendment to its Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 18) (page 4, line 16 [Clause 5])

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      at end insert 'or to submit him as a candidate in a ballot of the workforce'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

19

Page      4,      line      18,      leave out Clause 6.

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Jeremy Corbyn

113

Page      4,      line      24,      [Clause      7],      leave out '5' and insert '2'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

114

Page      4,      line      24,      [Clause      7],      leave out '5' and insert '3'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

115

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'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

116

Page      4,      line      27,      [Clause      7],      at end insert 'no later than six months after the appointment of the said committee'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

117

Page      4,      line      28,      [Clause      7],      leave out 'The Corporation' and insert 'The committee'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

118

Page      4,      line      28,      [Clause      7],      leave out from 'reports,' to 'and' in line 29 and insert 'every 5 years thereafter;'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

119

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'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

120

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.'.

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121

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.'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

122

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.'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

123

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 Electorial Commission.'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

124

Page      4,      line      36,      [Clause      8],      after 'bodies' insert 'and their relevant employees'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

20

Page      5,      line      1,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'hereditament or part of a hereditament' and insert 'premises'.

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 20) (Page 5, line 1, [Clause 8]),

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      leave out premises" and insert workplace".

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Jeremy Corbyn

125

Page      5,      line      3,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

21

Page      5,      line      4,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'Schedule 1 to this Act' and insert 'section 3(1A) above'

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 21) (Page 5, Line 4 [Clause 8],

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      at end insert a list of the names of those persons comprising the workforce of that body; and"

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Jeremy Corbyn

126

Page      5,      line      6,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.

Amendment to be proposed (by the promoters)

22

Page      5,      line      7,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'section 3(1)(c) above' and insert 'section 6(1)(c)of the 1957 Act'.

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 22) (Page 5, line 7 [Clause 8]),

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      at end insert—and the result of any ballot of the workforce of the qualifying body setting out the number of votes cast for each candidate"

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127

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.'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

128

Page      5,      line      9,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'appointed' and insert 'elected'.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

129

Page      5,      line      10,      [Clause      8],      leave out 'appointment' and insert 'election'.

Amendments to be proposed (by the promoters)

23

Page      5,      line      14,      [Clause      8],      after 'Act' insert 'shall'.

24

Page      5,      line      20,      [Clause      9],      leave out 'third' and insert 'second'.

25

Page      6,      line      1,      leave out Schedule 1.

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Jeremy Corbyn

130

Page      6,      line      6,      [Schedule      1],      leave out from beginning to end of line 34 on page 7.

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Jeremy Corbyn

131

Page      6,      line      7,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

132

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'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

133

Page      6,      line      8,      [Schedule      1],      leave out from 'scale;' to end of line 23 and insert—

Number of Relevant Employees Maximum Number of Persons whom that
Body may Elect

Up to 1,000 1.

Forevery 1,000 over the first 1,000 1 for every thousand relevant employees.

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Jeremy Corbyn

134

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'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

135

Page      6,      line      10,      [Schedule      1],      in second column leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

136

Page      6,      line      25,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appointment' and insert 'election'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

137

Page      6,      line      26,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'rateable value' and insert 'number of relevant employees'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

138

Page      6,      line      29,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appoint'and insert 'elect'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

139

Page      7,      line      39,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

140

Page      7,      line      42,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

141

Page      8,      line      4,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appoint' and insert 'elect.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

142

Page      8,      line      10,      [Schedule      1],      leave out 'appointment' and insert 'election.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

143

Page      8,      line      25,      [Schedule      1],      leave out paragraph 14.

Amendments to be proposed (by the promoters)

26

Page      9,      line      24,      [Schedule      2],      at end insert—

'7      In paragraph 6 of that Schedule, for the words their application", substitute its application"'.

27

Page      9,      line      28,      [Schedule      3],      leave out 'In section 4(1), the definition rateable"' and insert—

'In section 4(2) the words subsections (3) and (4) and", and the explanatory words in brackets'.

28

Page      9,      line      29,      [Schedule      3],      leave out 'Section 4(2)' and insert—

'In section 6(1)(a), the words , and for which the rateable value shown in that list is not less than £10"'.

As an Amendment to the Promoters' proposed Amendment (No 28) (page 9 line 29 [Schedule 3]).

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn
Mr Kelvin Hopkins
John Cryer
Ms Diane Abbott
Mr Alan Simpson
Mr Neil Gerrard

(a)

    Line      2,      leave out £10" and insert £200"

Amendments to be proposed (by the promoters)

29

Page      9,      line      31,      [Schedule      3],      leave out in Schedule 6, paragraph 6' and insert—

'In paragraph 6 of Schedule 6, the words subsections (3) and (4) and", and the explanatory words in brackets'.

30

Page      9,      line      33,      [Schedule      3],      leave out lines 33 and 34.

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

144

Page      1,      line      3,      [Preamble],      after '(c. x)' insert 'and is not based upon universal adult suffrage.'

John McDonnell
Jeremy Corbyn

145

Page      1,      line      4,      [Preamble],      leave out 'expedient' and insert 'in the interests of certain commercial occupiers of premises within the City of London'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

146

Page      1,      line      4,      [Preamble],      leave out 'expedient' and insert 'open to debate'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

147

Page      1,      line      7,      [Preamble],      leave out 'expedient' and insert 'open to debate'.

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Jeremy Corbyn

148

Page      1,      [Long title],      after 'elections' to insert 'and the appointment of voters'.

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