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Thursday 19th January 2006

CONSIDERATION OF BILL


NATIONAL LOTTERY BILL

NEW CLAUSES

Reports by distributing bodies

   

Mr Don Foster

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

'After section 25E of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (inserted by section 11 of this Act) insert—

    "25F   Reports by distributing bodies

    (1)   As soon as possible after the end of every financial year, distributing bodies specified under section 23 shall make a report to the Secretary of State about how decisions on the awards made during that year have been reached.

    (2)   Matters which may be dealt with in a report under subsection (1) include—

(a) the independence of funding decisions;

(b) the principles applied to maintain the distinction between core government expenditure and lottery funding; and

(c) the proportion of funding that has been allocated to bodies (other than public bodies or local authorities) whose activities are carried on not for profit.

    (3)   The Secretary of State shall lay a copy of every report received by him under this section before Parliament.".'.


Additionality

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

'After section 25E of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (inserted by section 11 of this Act) insert—

    "25F   The additionality principle

    (1)   A body which distributes money under section 25(1) shall have regard to the principle that funding under that section should not be provided for the provision of services, benefits and capital works which would usually be provided by government, when—

(a) determining the persons to whom, the purposes for which and the conditions subject to which the body distributes any money under section 25(1);

(b) preparing, adopting, reviewing, modifying or replacing a strategic plan under section 25C or 25D.

    (2)   The Secretary of State shall have regard, where relevant, to the principle that funding under that section should not be provided for the provision of services, benefits, and capital works which would usually be provided by government, when giving any direction under sections 26 or 36E.".'.


Duty to consider ease of applications for money

   

Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

'After section 25(2A) of the National Lottery etc. Act 1993 (c. 39) (application of money by distributing bodies) insert—

    "(2AA)   A body which solicits applications from other bodies or persons under subsection (2A) shall have regard to the ease with which other bodies or persons can apply for any of the money which the body distributes."'.


   

Secretary Tessa Jowell

1

Page     4,     line     1     [Clause     4],     after 'may', insert '(subject to the restriction in subsection (1A)(b))'.


   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

2

Page     5,     line     14     [Clause     7],     leave out 'prescribed'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

4

Page     5,     line     19     [Clause     7],     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 Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

3

Page     5,     line     20     [Clause     7],     leave out subsection (3).

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

5

Page     5,     line     38     [Clause     7],     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 Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

8

Page     5,     line     41,     leave out Clause 8.


   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

6

Page     6,     line     7     [Clause     8],     leave out 'order' and insert 'appropriate subsection of section 23.'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

7

Page     6,     line     8     [Clause     8],     at end insert—

    '(2A)   An order under this section may not prevent a body from meeting commitments it has made to provide funds in accordance with any agreed timescale.'.

   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

9

Page     6,     line     21,     leave out Clause 9.


   

Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

13

Page     7     [Clause     11],     leave out lines 4 and 5 and insert—

'(c) promotion of the benefits of the distribution of money under this Act.'.


   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

11

Page     9,     line     13     [Clause     14],     leave out 'comply with' and insert 'take account of'.


   

Mr Mark Field
Mr Hugo Swire
Hugh Robertson
Mr Malcolm Moss
Mr Tobias Ellwood

10

Page     13,     line     2,     leave out Clause 19.


   

Mr Don Foster
Jo Swinson

12

Page     19,     line     23     [Schedule     2],     after 'may', insert 'not'.


ORDER OF THE HOUSE [14th JUNE 2005]

That the following provisions shall apply to the National Lottery Bill:

Committal

    1.   The Bill shall be committed to a Standing Committee.

Proceedings in Standing Committee

    2.   Proceedings in the Standing Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 20th October 2005.

    3.   The Standing Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

    4.   Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the day on which those proceedings are commenced.

    5.   Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

    6.   Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

    7.   Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further message from the Lords) may be programmed.


 
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