Amendments proposed to the Regional Assemblies (preparations) Bill - continued House of Commons

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David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

20

Clause     12,     page     6,     line     39,     leave out subsection (10).


   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

21

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     1,     leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert 'the appropriate boundaries for the introduction of Unitary local authorities within the region'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

47

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     3,     at end insert—

      '(c) whether any boundary changes should be made to the region in connection with or to facilitate the carrying out of the structural change'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

49

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     4,     after 'the', insert 'unitary authority,'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

48

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     6,     leave out subsection (5).

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

50

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     16,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

51

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     17,     leave out paragraph (b).

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

52

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     20,     leave out 'have regard to the need to'.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

22

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     24,     leave out paragraph (e).

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

23

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     24,     leave out 'issued' and insert 'published'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

65

Clause     13,     page     7,     line     24,     at end add—

      '(f) consult members of the public, employee representatives in the relevant local authorities, primary care trusts and strategic health authorities, chambers of commerce and trade organisations, Confederation of British Industry and other significant business organisations in the area, fire and civil defence authorities, Flood Defence Committees, Government Offices (Regions), Local Government Association and National Association of Local Councils, Local Strategic Partnerships, Lords Lieutenant in the region, Magistrates' Courts Committees, National Park Authorities, if appropriate, parish and town councils in the region, charter trustees in the region, passenger transport authorities, police authorities, port authorities, Port Health Authorities, Primary Care Trusts, Probation Committees, Regional Chamber, Rural Community Councils, if appropriate, Sea Fisheries Committees, Voluntary Sector Bodies, waste disposal authorities, Regional Development Agencies.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

66

Clause     14,     page     7,     line     30,     after column, insert 'with the additional requirement that all reports submitted under the provisions of the 1992 Act shall be published'.


   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

61

Clause     15,     page     8,     line     45,     at end insert—

      '(aa) at least fifty per cent. of those persons entitled to vote at such a referendum voted, and

      (ab) a majority of those voting in the referendum voted in favour of an elected regional assembly for the region, and.'.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

59

Clause     15,     page     9,     line     3,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

60

Clause     15,     page     9,     line     3,     leave out 'all or any of'.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

62

Clause     15,     page     9,     line     6,     leave out paragraph (3).

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green

67

Clause     15,     page     9,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   Under subsection 3 above the only modification which the Secretary of State may make is the retention of existing local authority structures.'.

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

63

Clause     15,     page     9,     line     20,     leave out paragraph (6).


   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

57

Clause     16,     page     9,     line     38,     leave out 'sections 22 and' and insert 'section'.


   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

58

Clause     18,     page     10,     line     22,     leave out 'But'.


NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO PART 2

Further referendum on petition

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   This section applies if an elected assembly for a region has been established pursuant to a referendum held under section 1(1).

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall by order cause a further referendum to be held in a region specified in the order if he is presented with a petition requesting such a referendum signed by not less than 5 per cent. of the electors eligible to vote in the region as defined in section 3(1).

    (3)   The question to be asked in a referendum held pursuant to an order under subsection (2) above is the question set out in section 2(1).'.


REMAINING NEW CLAUSE

Assistance for designated organisations

   

David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   This section applies where the Electoral Commission has made any designations under section 108 of the 2000 Act in respect of a referendum held pursuant to section 1.

    (2)   The amount designated in subsection 110(2) of the 2000 Act shall, for the purposes of any grant made in connection with a referendum held pursuant to section 1, be £600,000 divided by the population of the United Kingdom, the resultant multiplied by the population of the region in which the referendum is to be held.'.


ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [3rd DECEMBER]

    That—   

    (1)   during proceedings on the Regional Assemblies (Preparations) Bill (except Clauses Nos. 1 to 4) the Standing Committee do meet on Tuesdays at half-past Ten o'clock and at half-past Four o'clock and on Thursdays at five minutes to Nine o'clock and at half-past Two o'clock, except that the Committee shall not meet on Thursday 5th December 2002;

    (2)   10 sittings in all shall be allotted to the consideration of the Bill by the Committee;

    (3)   the proceedings shall be taken in the following order, namely—

    Clauses 5 to 15, the Schedule, Clauses 16 to 18, New Clauses and New Schedules relating to Part 2, Clauses 19 to 22, New Clauses and New Schedules relating to Part 3, Clauses 23 to 29, and Remaining New Clauses and New Schedules and any remaining proceedings on the Bill,

    (4)   the Committee shall report the Bill (except Clauses Nos. 1 to 4) to the House not later than Thursday 19th December 2002.

    Mr Christopher Leslie has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Sessional Order C(9) relating to Programming (28th June 2001, as renewed on 29th October 2002).].


ORDER OF THE HOUSE (26th NOVEMBER 2002)

REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL (PROGRAMME)

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 on 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.


 
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