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| | | Commencement of provisions relating to candidates at general elections |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Section 7 comes into force on such day after the 2007 election as the Secretary of |
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| | | State may by order appoint. |
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| | | (2) | But no order under subsection (1) may be made unless— |
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| | | (a) | the Secretary of State has undertaken appropriate consultation with— |
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| | | (ii) | each political party represented in the Assembly, and |
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| | | (b) | the Electoral Commission has made a report. |
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| | | (3) | No order under subsection (1) may be made unless a draft of the statutory |
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| | | instrument containing the order has been laid before, and approved by a |
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| | | resolution of, each House of Parliament.’. |
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| | | Composition and chairing of committees |
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| | | ‘(1) | The provision included in the standing orders in compliance with section 28(3) |
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| | | must meet the requirements of this section. |
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| | | (2) | The provision must secure that the membership of each committee and sub- |
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| | | committee reflects the balance of political parties represented in the Assembly. |
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| | | (3) | The provision must secure that, taken together, the chairmen of the committees |
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| | | and sub-committees reflect the balance of political parties represented in the |
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| | | (4) | The provision must secure that the Presiding Officer decides questions arising |
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| | | under provision made in compliance with this section.’. |
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| | | Public Expenditure Commission |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Within three months of Royal Assent to this Act, Her Majesty’s Government shall |
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| | | establish a commission to make recommendations concerning the future |
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| | | allocation of public expenditure among England, Scotland, Wales and Northern |
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| | | (2) | The commission referred to in subsection (1) shall be referred to as “the Public |
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| | | (3) | The Public Expenditure Commission shall include two members appointed by |
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| | | (a) | the Scottish Parliament, |
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| | | (b) | the National Assembly for Wales, and |
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| | | (c) | the Northern Ireland Assembly |
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| | | (4) | The Public Expenditure Commission shall include four members appointed by |
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| | | (5) | The Public Expenditure Commission shall publish, within one year following the |
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| | | establishment of the commission, a report setting out recommendations |
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| | | concerning the future allocation of government expenditure among England, |
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| | | Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. |
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| | | (6) | The Public Expenditure Commission may consider and make recommendations |
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| | | concerning the geographical allocation of public expenditure within England. |
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| | | (7) | The Public Expenditure Commission shall be guided in its considerations by the |
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| | | principle that the geographical allocation of public expenditure should be |
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| | | governed by the geographical distribution of the need for public expenditure. |
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| | | (8) | The Public Expenditure Commission shall commission statistical research to |
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| | | enable it to carry out its duty under subsection (6).’. |
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| | | Welsh language legislation |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | Sections 106 to 112 and 114 shall come into force on 1st April 2007 in respect of |
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| | | subject 20 in Part 1 of Schedule 7 (the Welsh language). |
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| | | (2) | Section 102 shall not apply to the commencement of subsection (1).’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Secretary of State shall appoint a panel of not less than four and not more than |
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| | | six experts to recommend the sums of money to be allocated to the Welsh |
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| | | (2) | The Secretary of State shall publish in full the terms of any recommendations |
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| | | made under subsection (1). |
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| | | (3) | The panel shall have regard to— |
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| | | (a) | the principle of fairness, |
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| | | (b) | the principle of transparency, and |
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| | | (c) | the particular needs of Wales.’. |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘(1) | The Welsh Ministers must make a scheme (“the business scheme”) setting out |
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| | | how they propose, in the exercise of their functions, to take account of the |
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| | | (2) | The business scheme must specify how the Welsh Ministers propose— |
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| | | (a) | to carry out consultation about the exercise of such of their functions as |
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| | | relate to matters affecting the interests of business, and |
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| | | (b) | to consider the impact of the exercise of their functions on the interests |
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| | | (a) | must keep the business scheme under review, and |
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| | | (b) | may from time to time remake or revise it. |
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| | | (4) | Before making, remaking or revising the business scheme, the Welsh Ministers |
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| | | must consult such organisations representative of business (including trade |
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| | | unions) and such other organisations as they consider appropriate. |
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| | | (5) | The Welsh Ministers must publish the business scheme when they make it and |
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| | | whenever they remake it; and, if they revise the scheme without remaking it, they |
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| | | must publish either the revisions or the scheme as revised (as they consider |
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| | | (6) | If the Welsh Ministers publish a scheme or revisions under subsection (5) they |
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| | | must lay a copy of the scheme or revisions before the Assembly. |
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| | | (7) | The Welsh Ministers must— |
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| | | (a) | within the period of two years beginning with the day on which the |
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| | | business scheme is first made, and |
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| | | (b) | subsequently at intervals of no more than two years, |
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| | | | publish a report of how the proposals set out in the business scheme have been |
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| | | (8) | The Welsh Ministers must lay before the Assembly a copy of each report |
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| | | published under subsection (7).’. |
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| | | Interval between referendums |
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| | To move the following Clause:— |
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| | | ‘No Order in Council under section 102 (1) (other than the first such Order in |
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| | | Council) may be made until four years have elapsed after the referendum held by |
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| | | virtue of the previous Order in Council under subsection (1).’. |
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| | | Bill read the third time on division, and passed. |
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