S.C.A.

Amendment Paper as at
Tuesday 25th October 2005

STANDING COMMITTEE A

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NATIONAL LOTTERY BILL

NOTE

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [24th October].

RESOLUTION OF THE PROGRAMMING SUB-COMMITTEE

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Monday 24th October (Standing Order No. 83C):

That—

    (1)   during proceedings on the National Lottery Bill, in addition to its first meeting on Tuesday 25th October at 10.30 a.m., the Standing Committee shall meet on Tuesday 25th October at 4.00 p.m., Thursday 27th October at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m., Tuesday 1st November at 10.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m. and Thursday 3rd November at 9.30 a.m. and 1.00 p.m.;

    (b)   the proceedings shall be taken in the order shown below and shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 5.00 p.m. on Thursday 3rd November: Clause 7; Clause 19; Clause 13; Schedule 2; Clause 14; Clauses 8 to 12; Clauses 15 to 18; Clause 20; Schedule 3; Clauses 21 to 23; Clauses 1 to 6; Schedule 1; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

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Mr Hugo Swire

24

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     21,     leave out 'prescribed'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

26

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     23,     leave out from 'charitable' to end of line 26 and insert 'and may be connected with health, education or the environment'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

27

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     26,     at end insert—

    '(2A)   After subsection (3) insert—

    "(3A)   Not less than 70 per cent. of the sum allocated under subsection (3)(d) shall be allocated to bodies (other than public bodies or local authorities) whose activities are carried on not for profit.".'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

25

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     27,     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Richard Caborn

4

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     35,     leave out 'or' and insert—

'(da)

any of the Channel Islands, or'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

29

Clause     7,     page     4,     line     38,     at end insert—

    '(3BA)   At least three months before making an order under subsection (3A) the Secretary of State shall—

(a)	give public notice of the proposed order, on his website and by other means,

(b)	invite representations to be made to him, and

(c)	consider those representations when making or not making the order, with or without modifications.

    (3BB)   The Secretary of State shall publish the representations and consultation responses received and give his reasons for making the order at the time of making the order.'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

30

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     2,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

28

Clause     7,     page     5,     line     3,     at end insert—

'(da)

persons that the Secretary of State considers to be representative of bodies (other than public or local authorities) whose activities are not carried on for profit,'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

97

Page     4,     line     15,     leave out Clause 7.

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Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

16

Clause     19,     page     12,     line     5,     leave out 'for a charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purpose' and insert—

'(a)	by charities, or

(b)	by institutions, other than charities, that are established for charitable purposes (whether or not those purposes are charitable within the meaning of any rule of law), benevolent purposes or philanthropic purposes.'.

   

Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson
Mr Hugo Swire

17

Page     12,     line     2,     leave out Clause 19.

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Mr Hugo Swire

76

Schedule     2,     page     18,     leave out lines 23 and 24.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

77

Schedule     2,     page     18,     line     27,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

78

Schedule     2,     page     18,     line     32,     leave out sub-paragraph (5).

   

Mr Hugo Swire

79

Schedule     2,     page     18,     line     37,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

75

Schedule     2,     page     19,     line     4,     at end insert—

'2A

An appointment of a member shall be for a term no longer than five years.'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

80

Schedule     2,     page     19,     line     12,     leave out 'unfit or unwilling' and insert 'or unfit'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

81

Schedule     2,     page     19,     line     13,     at end insert 'and that decision has been ratified by a two-thirds majority of the members excluding the member who is the subject of the investigation.'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

82

Schedule     2,     page     19,     line     19,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

83

Schedule     2,     page     19,     line     44,     leave out 'obtain the consent of' and insert 'consult'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

84

Schedule     2,     page     20,     line     6,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

85

Schedule     2,     page     20,     line     15,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

86

Schedule     2,     page     21,     line     5,     leave out from 'committees' to end of line 6 and insert—

'14A

A quorum for a committee shall be two-thirds of the total number of members appointed.'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

87

Schedule     2,     page     21,     line     16,     leave out 'person as Chairman or'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

91

Schedule     2,     page     21,     leave out line 22.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

88

Schedule     2,     page     21,     line     22,     leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

89

Schedule     2,     page     21,     line     23,     leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

92

Schedule     2,     page     21,     leave out lines 25 to 27.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

90

Schedule     2,     page     21,     line     26,     leave out 'the Secretary of State' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

93

Schedule     2,     page     21,     leave out lines 28 to 31.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

96

Schedule     2,     page     22,     leave out lines 9 to 14.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

94

Schedule     2,     page     22,     line     17,     after 'records,', insert 'which shall include information regarding the percentage of funds allocated to bodies (other than public or local authorities) whose activities are not carried on for profit,'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

95

Schedule     2,     page     22,     line     18,     at end insert 'and

(c)	prepare a statement in respect of each financial year detailing the sums allocated or loaned to charities or other institutions established for charitable, benevolent or philanthropic purposes.'.

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Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

15

Clause     14,     page     7,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The value of loans made under subsection (1) must not exceed the value of grants made under subsection (1).'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

35

Clause     14,     page     7,     line     4,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The total value of loans made in any financial year may not exceed more than one quarter of the total monetary value of both loans and grants combined,'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

36

Clause     14,     page     7,     leave out lines 7 to 29.

   

Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

99

Clause     14,     page     7,     leave out lines 10 to 15.

   

Mr Hugo Swire

37

Clause     14,     page     7,     line     26,     leave out 'Ministers' and insert 'Parliament'.

   

Mr Hugo Swire
Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

38

Clause     14,     page     7,     line     27,     at end insert—

'(da)

bodies (other than public or local authorities) whose activities are not carried on for profit,'.

Prepared 25 Oct 2005