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

157

Clause     72,     page     35,     line     7,     leave out '21' and insert '28'.

   

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

158

Clause     72,     page     35,     line     23,     at end insert—

    '(6)   For the purposes of sub-paragraph 5A(2) above—

(a)	where a valuation officer serves a notice under this section this will comply with guidance to be published by the Secretary of State for the purposes of this section; and

(b)	before publishing any such guidance the Secretary of State shall consult with such persons or organisations as appear to him to be relevant.'.

   

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

159

Clause     72,     page     35,     line     36,     leave out 'may' and insert 'shall'.

   

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

160

Clause     72,     page     35,     line     44,     at end insert—

    '(7)   Where an appeal made under this paragraph is withdrawn a valuation officer may mitigate or repeal any penalty made under paragraph 5A above if satisfied on either or both of the grounds specified in sub-paragraph (6) above.'.

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

165

Clause     75,     page     37,     line     39,     at end add—

    '(8)   If a Billing Authority makes a determination under this section it shall be disregarded for the purposes of distributing Revenue Support Grant to receiving authorities under section 78 of the Local Government Finance Act 1988.'.

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

161

Clause     77,     page     38,     line     21,     leave out 'tenth' and insert 'fifth'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

122

Clause     77,     page     38,     line     27,     leave out 'by statutory instrument'.

   

Mr Nick Raynsford

123

Clause     77,     page     38,     line     33,     leave out 'valuation' and insert 'listing'.

   

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

162

Clause     77,     page     39,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(8A)   Where a list is compiled under subsection (3) above, a Billing Authority shall provide an estimated council tax Bill no later than 31st October in the year preceding the coming into effect of the list.'.

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Patrick Hall

148

Clause     78,     page     39,     line     12,     at end add 'and introduce sub-national variation between bands'.

   

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

163

Clause     78,     page     39,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(4B)   'Any order made under this section may apply to a Billing Authority or any number of Billing Authorities.'.

   

Patrick Hall
Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty

147

Clause     78,     page     39,     line     18,     at end add—

    '(4B)   The power under section (4)(a) above includes power to make provision for different proportions for different areas of England and Wales.

    (4C)   The power under section (4)(b) above includes power to make provision for different valuation bands for different areas of England and Wales.'.

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

164

Clause     79,     page     39,     line     41,     at end insert—

'(d)	make provision for any scheme made under subsection (1) above to only apply for the two financial years following the compilation of a new list.'.

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

170

Clause     87,     page     43,     line     9,     at beginning insert 'Subject to subsection (5)'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty

150

Clause     87,     page     43,     line     27,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   In carrying out their functions under this Part, the appropriate person and the local housing authority must have particular regard to the provisions of sections 1 to 3 of the Homelessness Act 2002.'.

   

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

170A

Clause     87,     page     43,     line     29,     at end insert—

    '(5)   The appropriate person shall pay to each local housing authority required to have a strategy a grant equivalent to the cost of preparing that strategy.'.

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

171

Clause     89,     page     44,     line     21,     leave out 'determine' and insert 'order'.

   

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

171A

Clause     89,     page     45,     line     17,     at end insert—

    '(1B)   An order made under this section in England shall be subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

166

Clause     90,     page     46,     line     16,     at end insert—

    '(6)   The Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall keep for each financial year an account (to be called a negative housing subsidy account).

(a)	The Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall keep each account in such form as the Treasury may direct, and

(b)	The Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall at such time as the Treasury may direct send copies of each account to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

    (7)   The Comptroller and Auditor General shall examine, certify and report on any account sent to him under sub-paragraph (2) above and shall lay copies of the account and his report before each House of Parliament or in the case of Wales before the National Assembly for Wales.

    (8)   For each financial year the following shall be credited to the account kept for the year—

(a)	sums received by the appropriate person in the year under subsection (1)(b) above.

    (9)   For each financial year the following shall be debited to the account kept for the year—

(a)	payments made by the Secretary of State, or in the case of Wales—the National Assembly for Wales, in the year under paragraph 11 below.

    (10)   Before a financial year begins the Secretary of State, or in the case of Wales the National Assembly for Wales, shall estimate—

(a)	the aggregate of the items of account that will be credited to the account kept for the year; and

(b)	the aggregate of the items of account that will be debited to the account kept for the year under paragraph.

    (11)   The Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall make payments to the housing revenue accounts of local authorities.

    (12)   The aggregate of the payments made under subsection (11) above shall not be less than the estimate made by the Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales under subsection (10)(a) above.

    (13)   The Secretary of State or the National Assembly for Wales shall determine a scheme for the payments to local authorities—

(a)	the scheme shall take account of the need for investment in the housing owned by that authority.

    (14)   In this section "local authority" means—

(a)	in relation to England—

(i)	a district council,

(ii)	a county council that is the council for a county in which there are no district councils,

(iii)

a London borough council,

(iv)	the Common Council of the City of London, or

(v)	the Council of the Isles of Scilly.

(b)	in relation to Wales, a county council or a county borough council.'.

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

168

Clause     93,     page     48,     line     17,     leave out from 'with another,' to end of line 18 and insert 'the costs of provision do not exceed the income from charges under that subsection.'.

   

Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

174

Clause     93,     page     48,     line     18,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   The costs of provision shall be defined as all direct and appropriate indirect costs arising in relation to the activity in question falling to be met by the local authority concerned.'.

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Mr Edward Davey
Dr John Pugh
Sue Doughty
Mr Paul Marsden

181

Clause     94,     page     49,     line     1,     leave out from beginning to end of line 2.

   

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

169

Clause     94,     page     49,     line     8,     at end insert—

    '(3)   The power under subsection (1) may not be exercised—

(a)	unless an authority which may be affected has been consulted, and

(b)	unless the appropriate person has given reasons for the proposed disapplication.'.

Prepared 6 Feb 2003