Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill - continued House of Commons

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

82

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     20,     leave out subsection (3).


   

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

107

*Clause     27,     page     11,     line     41,     leave out 'regulations under'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

83

Clause     31,     page     14,     line     7,     at end insert 'but only after Parliament has agreed an instrument laid by the Minister relating to that grant.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

84

Clause     31,     page     14,     line     17,     at end add 'but only after Parliament has approved any instrument pursuant to subsection (1) relating to any grant.'.

   

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

109

*Clause     31,     page     14,     line     17,     at end add—

    '(6)   Any grant paid under this section shall be reported to Parliament as a special grant report pursuant to section 88B of the Local Government Finance Act 1988 within not more than five months of such grant being made.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

85

Clause     32,     page     14,     line     21,     leave out 'require' and insert 'ask'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

86

Clause     33,     page     15,     line     3,     at end insert—

    (6A)   No grant may be paid under this section in relation to any agreement under the Public-Private Partnership for London Underground.'.


   

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

120

*Clause     36,     page     16,     line     18,     leave out sub-paragraph (c).

   

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

110

*Clause     36,     page     16,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(6A)   Any determination made under this section shall be reported to Parliament as a special grant report pursuant to section 88B at the Local Government Finance Act 1988 within not more than five months of the date of such determination.'.


   

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

121

*Clause     37,     page     17,     line     7,     leave out sub-paragraph (c).


   

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

111

*Clause     38,     page     17,     line     29,     at end add—

    '(4)   Any grant paid under this section shall be reported to Parliament as a special grant report pursuant to section 88B at the Local Government Finance Act 1988 within not more than five months of such grant being made.'.


   

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

112

*Clause     40,     page     17,     line     39,     after 'appropriate', insert 'by order'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

87

Clause     40,     page     17,     line     41,     leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

88

Clause     40,     page     18,     line     3,     leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

89

Clause     40,     page     18,     line     20,     at end add—

    '(6)   When the Secretary of State or the National Assembly of Wales makes a payment specified under subsection (1) or subsection (2) the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall not reduce or extinguish such debt disproportionately between authorities.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

90

Clause     41,     page     18,     line     22,     leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.

   

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

113

*Clause     41,     page     18,     line     23,     after 'appropriate', insert 'by order'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

91

Clause     41,     page     18,     line     26,     leave out 'a' and insert 'each'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

92

Clause     41,     page     19,     line     6,     at end add—

    '(8)   When the Secretary of State or the National Assembly of Wales makes a payment specified under subsection (1) or subsection (2) the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall not reduce or extinguish such debt disproportionately between authorities.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

94

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     22,     after 'projects', insert 'and services'.

   

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

71

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     23,     after 'work', insert 'invest'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

95

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     25,     after 'projects', insert 'and services'.

   

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

72

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     27,     at end add 'in relation to a hereditament owned in the business improvement district ("relevant hereditament"); and

      (c) where so specified in the BID arrangements, all or part of the BID levy to be paid by property owners, or a class of property owners, with an interest in the relevant hereditament superior to that held by the non-domestic ratepayer ("owners of superior property interests") on whom the BID levy is imposed.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

93

Clause     43,     page     19,     line     27,     at end add 'in relation to a hereditament owned in the business improvement district; and

      (c) where so specified in the BID arrangements, all or part of the BID levy to be paid by property owners, or a class of property owners, with an interest in the relevant hereditament superior to that held by the non-domestic ratepayer on whom the BID levy is imposed.'.


   

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

73

Clause     48,     page     20,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Any owners of superior property interests must be described in the BID arrangements

      (a) by name of the legal owner of the property interest,

      (b) by an address for service of any BID related information, and

      (c) by reference to the relevant hereditament to which the superior property interest relates.

    (1B)   The means of calculating any BID levy to be paid by an owner of a superior property interest must be set out in the BID arrangements and must be an allocated proportion of the BID levy ("allocated proportion") in respect of the relevant hereditament.

    (1C)   The BID arrangements must specify the residual proportion (if any) of the BID levy ("residual proportion") for which the non-domestic ratepayer will be liable.

    (1D)   The aggregate of the allocated proportions and the residual proportion of the BID levy shall not exceed the amount that would be charged if the BID levy were being paid only by the non-domestic ratepayers.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

96

Clause     48,     page     20,     line     24,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Any owners of superior property interests who are to be liable for BID levy for a chargeable period must be described in the BID arrangements—

      (a) by name of the legal owner of the property interest;

      (b) by an address for service of any BID-related information; and

      (c) by reference to the relevant hereditament to which the superior property interest relates.

    (1B)   The means of calculating any BID levy to be paid by an owner of a superior property interest must be set out in the BID arrangements and must be an allocated proportion of the BID levy in respect of the relevant hereditament.

    (1C)   The BID arrangements must specify the residual proportion (if any) of the BID levy for which the non-domestic ratepayer will be liable.

    (1D)   The aggregate of the allocated proportions and the residual proportion of the BID levy shall not exceed the amount that would be charged if the BID levy were being paid only by the non-domestic ratepayer.'.


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

97

Clause     50,     page     21,     line     7,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   Regulations under (1) above may specify that all or a proportion of the start up costs of a BID can be met from the BID levy.'.

 
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