Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill - continued	House of Commons
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David Davis
Mr Eric Pickles
Mr Philip Hammond
Mr Geoffrey Clifton-Brown
Mr Desmond Swayne

47

*Schedule     1,     page     71,     line     26,     leave out from 'chargeable' to end of line 32.

   

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

48

*Schedule     1,     page     72,     line     5,     at end insert 'or, where the interest payable is a variable amnount established by reference to a base rate or other rate of interest for the time being payable (the "reference rate"), it would do so if the reference rate remained unchanged to the end of the fixed period.'.

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

45

*Clause     20,     page     8,     line     19,     leave out 'in writing' and insert 'made by regulation.'.

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

1

Clause     103,     page     56,     leave out lines 32 to 34.

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NEW CLAUSE RELATING TO THE REPEAL OF SECTION 2A OF THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 1986

Repeal of prohibition on promotion of homosexuality

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Kali Mountford
Mr David Borrow
John Bercow
Annette Brooke

Mr Nicholas Soames	Mr David Curry	Mr Francis Maude
Mr Andrew Mackay	Mr Ian Taylor	Mr Robert Jackson
Mr Michael Portillo

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

       'Section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 (c.10) (local authorities prohibited from promoting homosexuality) ceases to have effect'.

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REMAINING NEW CLAUSE

Imposition of borrowing limits (No. 2)

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty

NC2

*To move the following Clause:—

    '—.(1)   The Secretary of State may by regulations set limits in relation to the borrowing of money by local authorities.

    (2)   The Secretary of State may only make regulations under subsection (1) if the Code for Fiscal Stability, as provided for in section 155 of the Finance Act 1998, would otherwise be breached in any way.

    (3)   Before the Secretary of State may make regulations under subsection (1), the Treasury must prepare and lay before Parliament a document which shall be subject to approval by a resolution of the House of Commons explaining how the Code for Fiscal Stability would otherwise be breached if limits were not set in relation to the borrowing of money by local authorities.

    (4)   It shall be the duty of the Comptroller and Auditor General to examine the Treasury's document published under subsection (3) and report to the House of Commons his findings.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Kali Mountford
Mr David Borrow
John Bercow
Annette Brooke

Mr Nicholas Soames	Mr David Curry	Mr Francis Maude
Mr Andrew Mackay	Mr Ian Taylor	Mr Robert Jackson
Mr Michael Portillo

10

Schedule     7,     page     105,     line     38,     at end insert—

'Local Government Act 1986 (c.10)

section 2A'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Kali Mountford
Mr David Borrow
John Bercow
Annette Brooke

Mr Nicholas Soames	Mr David Curry	Mr Francis Maude
Mr Andrew Mackay	Mr Ian Taylor	Mr Michael Portillo
Mr Robert Jackson

8

Clause     122,     page     69,     line     9,     leave out 'and 114' and insert ', 114 and (Repeal of prohibition on promotion of homosexuality)'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Matthew Green
Kali Mountford
Mr David Borrow
John Bercow
Annette Brooke

Mr Nicholas Soames	Mr David Curry	Mr Francis Maude
Mr Andrew Mackay	Mr Ian Taylor	Mr Robert Jackson
Mr Michael Portillo

9

Clause     122,     page     69,     line     12,     at end insert—

    '( )   section 2A of the Local Government Act 1986 (c.10)'.

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Prepared 17 Jan 2003