Amendments proposed to the Government of Wales Bill - continued House of Commons

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Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

106

Clause     49,     page     30,     line     4,     leave out subsection (9).

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

118

Clause     49,     page     30,     line     7,     at end add—

    '(10)   The Counsel General is deemed to be a Welsh Minister for the purposes of sections 30 to 135.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

150

*Clause     52,     page     30,     line     34,     at end insert—

    '( )   Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (3), formal approval of all senior appointments made on the recommendation of the Head of the Home Service will be the exclusive responsibility of the First Minister.'.


   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

81

Clause     60,     page     35,     leave out lines 23 to 27 and insert 'promote or improve the general well-being of Wales.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

16

Clause     61,     page     36,     line     10,     at end add ', including the implementation of any of the provisions of the Welsh Language Act 1993.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

17

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     39,     leave out 'Welsh Ministers' and insert 'Assembly'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

82

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     39,     after 'Ministers', insert 'or the Senedd by resolution with a simple majority of those voting.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

18

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     41,     leave out '(other than that under section 62)'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

19

Clause     64,     page     36,     line     41,     after 'Welsh Ministers', insert 'including the pursuance of the provisions of section 33'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

20

Clause     64,     page     37,     line     6,     leave out 'Welsh Ministers' and insert 'Assembly'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

141

*Clause     75,     page     40,     line     42,     after 'business', insert ', trade unions'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

142

*Clause     75,     page     40,     line     44,     after 'business', insert 'and employees'.

   

Jessica Morden
Huw Irranca-Davies

129

*Page     40,     line     40,     leave out Clause 75.


   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

83

Clause     76,     page     41,     line     26,     leave out from 'must' to end and insert 'have it approved by the Senedd by a simple majority of those voting before it will come into effect.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

21

Clause     77,     page     41,     line     37,     at end add—

    '(3)   The assessment referred to in subsection (2)(b) must include an assessment of the effectiveness of those arrangements as regards each "group", as defined in Part 1 of the Equality Act 2006.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

22

Clause     78,     page     41,     line     41,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The sustainable development scheme shall include statements setting out the provisions of any order made under section 81(5).'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

23

Clause     78,     page     42,     line     15,     leave out 'Welsh Ministers' and insert 'Assembly'.

   

Lembit Öpik
Mr Roger Williams
Mark Williams
Jenny Willott

84

Clause     78,     page     42,     leave out line 19 and insert—

'(b) have the copy approved by the Senedd by a simple majority of those voting.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

24

Clause     78,     page     42,     line     19,     leave out 'Assembly' and insert 'Welsh Ministers'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

35

Clause     118,     page     63,     line     37,     at end insert 'and

(d) any formula used by Her Majesty's Government to determine the total amount of the payments which the Secretary of State estimates will be made for the financial year under section 117(1).'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

119

Clause     119,     page     64,     line     19,     at end insert—

'(e) the Children's Commissioner for Wales.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

145

*Clause     120,     page     65,     line     6,     leave out from 'required' to end of line 17.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

146

*Clause     120,     page     65,     line     11,     after 'borrowed', insert 'from the Secretary of State'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

147

*Clause     120,     page     65,     line     11,     leave out 'to the Secretary of State'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

151

*Clause     120,     page     65,     line     16,     after 'borrowed', insert 'from the Secretary of State'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

120

Clause     125,     page     67,     line     45,     at end add—

    '(5)   For each financial year, Welsh Ministers must table a supplementary budget motion under this section in respect of any amounts in respect of each relevant person that exceed the total amounts previously approved by the Assembly in respect of motions tabled under this section or sections 124, 126 or 127.

    (6)   The excesses referred to in subsection (5) must be determined by reference to the audited accounts of each relevant person.

    (7)   A motion under subsection (5) may only be moved after the Audit Committee has reported to the Assembly in respect of the excesses under section 142(1) or has intimated that it does not intend to make such a report.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

115

Schedule     8,     page     127,     line     30,     at end insert—

'(5) Any expenditure of the Auditor General, so far as not met out of sums received and used in accordance with section 119(2) and sub-paragraph (3) above shall be payable out of the Welsh Consolidated Fund.'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

116

Schedule     8,     page     128,     line     21,     at end insert—

'(3A) The estimates laid under sub-paragraph (3) for each financial year shall form the basis of the budget motion to be moved under section 124 in respect of the Auditor General.'.


   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

41

Schedule     9,     page     136,     line     33,     at end insert 'or the Assembly'.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

42

Schedule     9,     page     140,     line     14,     after 'Counsel General', insert 'or the Assembly'.


   

Mrs Cheryl Gillan
Mr Dominic Grieve
Mr David Mundell
Mr Patrick McLoughlin
Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams

Adam Price

49

Schedule     11,     page     161,     line     22,     leave out paragraphs 4 and 5.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

128

*Schedule     11,     page     162,     line     1,     leave out paragraph 5.

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Adam Price
Hywel Williams

117

Schedule     11,     page     182,     line     48,     at end insert—

'39A  At the end of the initial period the members of staff of the Auditor General appointed under section 92 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 are taken to have been appointed under Schedule 8, paragraph 7, and the repeal of section 92 does not break the continuity of employment.'.


NEW CLAUSES

Consultation about representation in European Union institutions

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   Within three months of the first Assembly election provided for under this Act, the Secretary of State for Wales must publish a document making proposals for increasing the representation of Wales in the UK Government's representation within European Union institutions, and consult the Assembly about that document.

    (2)   Within six months of the first Assembly election provided for under this Act, Her Majesty's Government shall consider and make decisions concerning increasing the representation of Wales in the UK Government's representation within European Union institutions.'.


Scheme for parliamentary legislative provisions

   

Mr Elfyn Llwyd
Hywel Williams
Adam Price

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

    '(1)   The Secretary of State shall draw up and publish a scheme setting out the arrangements Her Majesty's Government proposes to make in order to provide definitions of the scope within the provisions of Government bills introduced into Parliament for Assembly Measures to be introduced in accordance with sections 92 and 93.

    (2)   The scheme referred to in subsection (1) shall include guidance given to Ministers regarding—

(a) the scope within legislation for matters to be determined by the Assembly or Welsh Ministers;

(b) arrangements for making it readily apparent within legislation or any explanatory notes published by Ministers what the scope is for matters to be determined by the Assembly or Welsh Ministers.

    (3)   The Secretary of State shall amend or revise the scheme referred to in subsection (1) from time to time as he considers appropriate.

    (4)   The Secretary of State shall lay before the Assembly any scheme, or amendments to a scheme, made under this section.

    (5)   No scheme shall be made, amended or revised under this section unless the Assembly has first been consulted on such a scheme or amendments.'.



 
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