Transport, Local Government and the Regions - Fifteenth Report

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Commons to be printed 17 July 2002.

CONTENTS

Terms of Reference

REPORT

Conclusions

Introduction

The draft Bill

General principles

Regulation

Part 1: Capital Finance and Accounts

Clause 2: Control of borrowing

Clause 3: Duty to determine affordable borrowing limit

Clause 4: Imposition of borrowing limits

Clause 10: Capital receipts

Housing

Timescale

Clause 21: Accounting practices

Part 2: Financial Administration

Clause 25: Minimum reserves

Clauses 26 and 27: Budget calculations: report on robustness of estimates etc and budget monitoring

Part 3: Grants etc

Clauses 29-44: Proposals to merge the Revenue Support Grant and National Non-Domestic Rates

Clauses 31-33: Determination of Grant and Local Government Finance Reports

Clauses 48 and 49: Loans by Public Works Loan Commissioners and Payment towards local authority indebtedness

Part 4: Business Improvement Districts

Funding new activities

Occupiers

Small businesses and other special interest groups

Part 5: Non-domestic rates

Clause 69: Small business rate relief

Clause 71: Transitional relief

Part 6: Council tax

Part 7: Housing Finance

Clause 96: Housing Revenue Account subsidy: payment and calculation

Clause 97: Housing Revenue Account subsidy: negative amounts

Part 8: Miscellaneous

Clause 102: Power to trade in function related activities

Clauses 105-106: Performance Categories

Inspection

Categorisation

Appeal

Clause 113: Overview and scrutiny committees: voting rights of co-opted members

Additional measures

Council tax discounts and exemptions

Expenditure grant

Two tier workforce

Omissions

A new approach to local government

Specific measures

Councillors

Licensing of private landlords and housing in multiple occupancy

Mandatory rate relief to Community Amateur Sports Clubs

Disposal of capital assets

Capacity of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister

Pre-legislative scrutiny

Wales

Conclusions

List of conclusions

PROCEEDINGS OF THE URBAN AFFAIRS SUB-COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT
PROCEEDINGS OF THE COMMITTEE RELATING TO THE REPORT

LIST OF WITNESSES

LIST OF MEMORANDA (HC 981-II)

LIST OF REPORTS IN THE CURRENT PARLIAMENT



MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME II (HC 981-II)

Monday 8 July 2002
Tuesday 9 July 2002
Thursday 11 July 2002 (Morning sitting)
Thursday 11 July 2002 (Afternoon sitting)

MEMORANDA - VOLUME II (HC 981-II)

APPENDICES TO THE MINUTES OF EVIDENCE - VOLUME III (HC 981-III)

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Prepared 24 July 2002