S.C.A.
Amendment Paper as at
Thursday 12th December 2002
STANDING COMMITTEE A
REGIONAL ASSEMBLIES (PREPARATIONS) BILL
(Except Clauses Nos. 1 to 4)
NOTE
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee. [3rd December]
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
11
Clause 12, page 5, line 37, leave out 'But'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
12
Clause 12, page 5, line 37, after 'direction', insert 'under subsection (1)'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
13
Clause 12, page 5, line 37, leave out from 'has' to end of line 38 and insert 'concluded on the basis of the evidence available to him that there is likely to be a majority in favour of an elected assembly if a referendum is held in that region'.
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
43
Clause 12, page 5, line 38, leave out from 'interest' to end of line and insert 'in the relevant local authority areas in any local government review'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
14
Clause 12, page 6, line 1, leave out subsection (3).
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
44
Clause 12, page 6, line 9, at end insert 'and shall publish all such views, information and evidence in an appropriate form.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
15
Clause 12, page 6, line 11, after 'direction', insert 'under subsection (1)'.
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
46
Clause 12, page 6, line 11, after 'State', insert 'must take as his primary consideration the level of interest in holding a referendum and'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
16
Clause 12, page 6, line 11, leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
53
Clause 12, page 6, line 17, leave out paragraph (c).
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
45
Clause 12, page 6, line 18, leave out 'two' and insert 'three'.
Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
54
Clause 12, page 6, line 20, leave out paragraph (d).
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
17
Clause 12, page 6, line 24, at end insert—
'(5A) If the Secretary of State makes a direction under subsection (1) he shall cause to be paid to every relevant local authority in the region concerned such sum as the Boundary Committee shall advise him represents a reasonable estimate of the likely cost (in the case of each individual relevant authority) to that authority of the direction.'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
18
Clause 12, page 6, line 31, leave out subsection (7).
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
19
Clause 12, page 6, line 38, at end insert 'and published their response'.
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'. |
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
77
Clause 13, page 7, line 4, leave out from 'are' to end of line 5 and insert 'all county and district councils within the region'.
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).
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
78
Clause 13, page 7, line 15, after 'must', insert '(subject to any guidance to the contrary published by the Secretary of State)'.
David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne
79
Clause 13, page 7, line 15, after 'must', insert '(in addition to the requirements with regard to consultation set out in the 2000 Act)'.
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
76
Clause 15, page 8, line 45, after '1', insert 'and at least twenty-five per cent. of persons eligible to vote at that referendum voted in favour of the establishment of an elected regional assembly for the region.'.
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).
