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

39

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     14,     after '2(b)', insert 'and 2(c)'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

25

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     15,     after 'of', insert 'an interest in'.

   

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

41

Clause     11,     page     5,     line     20,     leave out subsection (5).


   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty

64

Clause     14,     page     6,     line     19,     after 'may', insert 'reasonably'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty

65

Clause     14,     page     6,     line     19,     at end add 'and may charge the Secretary of State for the cost of providing that information.'.


   

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

42

Clause     15,     page     6,     line     24,     leave out from beginning to end of line 26 and add, 'to such guidance as the Secretary of State may by regulations specify for the purposes of this provision, whether or not issued by him.'.


   

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

43

Clause     16,     page     6,     line     30,     leave out 'proper practices' and insert 'Generally Accepted Accounting Practices.'.

   

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

78

*Clause     16,     page     6,     line     31,     leave out subsection (2) and add—

    '(2)   The Secretary of State may request the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy or the Comptroller and Auditor General at any time to provide guidelines and advice on what expenditure of local authorities shall be treated for the purposes of this Chapter as being, or not being, capital expenditure, and shall lay any such guidelines or advice so received before Parliament.

    (3)   The Secretary of State may direct a local authority to follow any guidelines and advice laid before Parliament under subsection (1)'.

   

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

44

Clause     16,     page     6,     line     35,     leave out from beginning to end of line 37.


   

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

46

Schedule     1,     page     71,     line     25,     after 'chargeable' insert 'and reasonably expected to be received in that period'.

   

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.'.


   

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.'.


   

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

79

*Clause     26,     page     11,     line     7,     leave out subsection (1).

   

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

80

*Clause     26,     page     11,     line     16,     leave out 'controlled'.

   

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

81

*Clause     26,     page     11,     line     16,     leave out from 'reserve' to end of line 19 and insert 'the chief finance officer shall notify the District Auditor of the balance of that reserve at the end of the financial year under consideration, and if the District Auditor considers that this balance of the reserve is not appropriate, he shall notify the Council of his opinion and publish that notification.'.

   

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

82

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


   

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

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.'.

   

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

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.'.


   

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

85

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


   

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

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

87

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

   

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

88

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

   

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

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.'.


   

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

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

91

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

   

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

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

Dr John PughSue DoughtyMr Paul Marsden

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.'.

 
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