NOTICES OF AMENDMENTS
given up to and including
Thursday 5th December 2002
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE HOUSE
REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL
(Clauses Nos. 1 to 4)
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
1
Clause 1, page 1, line 5, leave out 'in a region specified in the order' and insert 'throughout England'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
13
Clause 1, page 1, line 7, at end insert 'provided that no previous referendum under this section has been held in the region specified in the order'
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
14
Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out 'two' and insert 'three'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
8
Clause 1, page 1, line 11, leave out from 'has' to end of line 12 and insert 'concluded on the basis of the evidence available that there is likely to be a majority in favour of an elected assembly if a referendum is held in that region'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
2
Clause 1, page 1, line 12, leave out 'in the region'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
3
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, leave out 'in relation to the region'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
15
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end add—
'(5a) The third condition is that an Act setting out the powers and functions of elected regional assemblies shall have received Royal Assent.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
17
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end add—
'(5a) The third condition is that the Secretary of State has concluded on the basis of the evidence available to him that there is substantial support from the business community within the region for the holding of such a referendum.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
18
Clause 1, page 1, line 14, at end add—
'(5a) The third condition is that the Secretary of State has commissioned and published a report by an independent auditor expressing the opinion that, on the basis of the information available to him at the time of his report, that no additional public expenditure overall would be incurred as a result of the proposed implementation of elected regional assemblies and the associated reorganisation of local government in the region.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
9
Clause 1, page 2, line 1, leave out subsections (6) and (7).
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
4
Clause 1, page 2, line 4, leave out 'in relation to the region'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
5
Clause 1, page 2, line 6, leave out 'in the region'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
6
Clause 1, page 2, line 10, leave out from 'state' to 'thinks'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
10
Clause 1, page 2, line 12, leave out 'if subsection (6) does not apply'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
7
Clause 1, page 2, line 16, leave out subsection (9).
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
16
Clause 2, page 2, line 21, leave out from '1' to end of line 23 and insert 'shall be as determined by the Electoral Commission'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
19
Clause 2, page 2, line 23, at end add '(the (insert name of region) region comprises (insert names of all countries, metropolitan boroughs and unitary authority districts within the region))'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
11
Clause 2, page 2, line 24, leave out subsection (2) and insert—
'(2) The question on the ballot paper shall be preceded by a statement, in a form to be prescribed by the Electoral Commission, conveying such information as the Electoral Commission believe is requisite to enable electors to understand the question and to ensure that electors understand the conclusions of the Boundary Committee review of the region.
(3) The statement to be prescribed under subsection (2) may not include any statement about the intended functions or powers of the proposed elected assembly unless such functions and powers are defined in an Act of Parliament.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
20
Clause 2, page 2, line 33, at end add 'It is not proposed to establish an elected regional assembly in any region until at least three regions have voted in favour of the establishment of such assemblies in referenda conducted pursuant to section 1 above.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
21
Clause 2, page 2, line 33, at end add 'It is not proposed to proceed with the establishment of elected regional assemblies in any region where less than fifty per cent. of the persons entitled to vote in a referendum held pursuant to section 1 above, do so.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Phil Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
12
Clause 3, page 2, line 38, leave out subsections (2) and (3).
RESOLUTION OF THE HOUSE OF TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER 2002
Mr Secretary Prescott
Mr Robin Cook
That the following provisions shall apply to the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill:
Committal
1. Clauses 1 to 4 of the Bill shall be committed to a Committee of the whole House.
2. The remainder of the Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.
Programming of proceedings
3. All proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings or consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.
Proceedings
4. Proceedings in Committee of the whole House shall be completed in one day.
5 (1) Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 19th December 2002.
(2) The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.
6. When the provisions of the Bill considered, respectively, by the Committee of the whole House and by the Standing Committee, have been reported to the House, the Bill shall be proceeded with as if it had been reported as a whole to the House from the Standing Committee.
Consideration and Third Reading
7. Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.
8. Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on the day on which proceedings on consideration are commenced.
9. Sessional Order B (programming committees) made on 28th June 2001 shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.
