Amendments proposed to the Local Government Bill, As Amended - continued | House of Commons |
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Use of housing capital receiptsreserved portion
David Davis
NC3 To move the following Clause:'(1) This section applies to capital receipts paid to the Secretary of State pursuant to section 11(2)(b). (2) The Secretary of State shall pay to each local authority which makes a payment to him of a capital receipt pursuant to section 11(2)(b) a special grant equivalent to fifty per cent. of such capital receipt paid to him for the use by the local authority solely for the purposes of
(3) Any grant which falls to be paid by the Secretary of State pursuant to subsection (2) above shall be paid in the financial year in which the Secretary of State receives the payment from the local authority pursuant to section 11(2)(b) in relation to which the grant becomes payable.'.
Public sector rents
David Davis NC5 To move the following Clause:'.In relation to public sector rents the Secretary of State must report to Parliament on the extent to which there is variance with market rents for broadly similar properties for each local authority area, the justification for such policies, and on the operation of the national rent formula and rent restructuring.'.
Empty homes
David Davis NC6 To move the following Clause:'.(1) The information obtained in relation to council tax on empty homes shall not be used to require the owner of an empty property that is in reasonable repair to give up the freedom to enjoy and manage that property as the owner wishes. (2) Any amount raised by levying Council Tax on an empty home will be retained by the billing Authority and there shall be no substitution of any grant, subsidy or money due from central Government as a result of such a change.'.
Housing Revenue Account
David Davis NC7 To move the following Clause:'.The Secretary of State shall make an annual report to Parliament on the operation of section 90 (under which a local housing authority is required to pay to the appropriate person an equivalent amount of the Housing Revenue Account subsidy in which a negative figure occurs) stating
Council Tax and regional bodies
David Davis NC8 To move the following Clause:'.Nothing in Part 6 of this Act (sections 74-86) may be used in conjunction with the use of council tax to raise tax for any regional body.'.
Mobile Homes Act 1983
Mr Desmond Swayne NC9 To move the following Clause:'(1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument amend any provision of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34). (2) No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'.
Mobile Homes Act 1983 (No. 2)
Mr Desmond Swayne NC12 To move the following Clause:'.(1) The Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument cause local authorities to maintain a register of persons who own protected sites for the purposes of the Mobile Homes Act 1983 (c. 34). (2) No order shall be made under this section unless a draft of the order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'.
Employment rights of local authority employees
Andrew Selous NC13 To move the following Clause:'.(1) No employee whose employer is a local authority or local authority company shall be required to work at any time on both a Saturday and a Sunday in the same week if that person has the care and control of a school-age child. (2) Any adult with whom a school-age child customarily lives as part of his or her family has the care and control of that school-age child and where more than one adult qualifies under this test each of them has the care and control. (3) In this section: "employee" and "employer"
"local authority" means a local authority in any part of the United Kingdom, including the Common Council of the City of London but excluding a parish or community council. "local authority company" means a company through which is exercised a power conferred under section 95. "week" means a period of seven consecutive days ending on a Sunday. "school-age child" means a person who has attained the age of five but has not attained the age of eighteen.'.
Relief for charities and certain sports clubs
Mr David Borrow NC15 To move the following Clause:'.(1) In section 43 of the 1988 Act (occupied hereditaments: liability) for subsection (6) there is substitued: "(6) This subsection applies where on the day concerned the ratepayer is
(2) In section 45 of that Act (unoccupied hereditaments: liability) for subsection (6) there is substitued: "(6) This subsection applies where on the day concerned the rate payer is
Repayment of overhanging debt
David Davis NC16 To move the following Clause:'The Secretary of State shall make an annual report to Parliament detailing
Council Tax on residential care accommodation
Mr David Heathcoat Amory
NC18 *To move the following Clause:'. Care and nursing homes registered with the National Care standards Commission shall be counted as one unit for council tax purposes.'.
Abolition of capping powers
Mr Charles Kennedy NC19 *To move the following Clause:'. Section 30 and Schedule 1 of the Local Government Act 1999 (c. 27) are repealed.'.
Mr Charles Kennedy 39 *Page 3, line 3 [Clause 4], after 'regulations', insert 'made by order by statutory instrument'.
Mr Charles Kennedy 42 *Page 3, line 4 [Clause 4], at end insert'(1A) Before the Secretary of State makes any order under subsection (1) above, the Chancellor of the Exchequer must lay a report before Parliament setting out
Mr Charles Kennedy 40 *Page 3, line 5 [Clause 4], after 'direction', insert 'made by order by statutory instrument'.
Mr Charles Kennedy 41 *Page 3, line 23 [Clause 4], at end insert'(6A) An order made by statutory instrument under this section shall be subject to an affirmative resolution of each House of Parliament.'.
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