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John Healey 3 Schedule 3, page 40, leave out lines 28 to 32. John Healey 4 Schedule 3, page 40, line 38, at end insert— ‘Income Tax Act 2007 In section 923 of the Income Tax Act 2007 (definitions), in the definition of “retail prices index”— (a) in paragraph (a), for “Office for National Statistics” substitute “Statistics Board”; (b) in paragraph (b), for “that Office” substitute “the Board”.’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
175 Clause 58, page 28, line 14, leave out from beginning to end of line 16 and insert— ‘(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the expenses of the Board shall be paid out of monies provided by Parliament. (2) The Chairman of the Board shall, for the financial year ending immediately after this Act has been passed and for each subsequent financial year, prepare an estimate of the six year rolling use of resources by the Board; and the Commission for Official Statistics shall examine that estimate and lay it before the House of Commons with such modifications, if any, as the Commission thinks fit. (2A) In discharging its functions under subsection (2) above, the Commission for Official Statistics shall have regard to any advice given by the Board and the Cabinet Office. (2B) The Commission for Official Statistics shall appoint a person to be responsible as accounting officer for preparing resource accounts for the Board for each financial year; and that officer shall discharge such other duties as the Commission may determine. (2C) The Commission for Official Statistics shall appoint the Comptroller and Auditor General as auditor for the Board.’. Dr Vincent Cable
68 Clause 58, page 28, line 17, leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’. Mrs Theresa Villiers
183 Clause 58, page 28, line 17, leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Chairman of the Commission’. Dr Vincent Cable
69 Clause 62, page 29, line 4, leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’. Dr Vincent Cable
70 Clause 62, page 29, line 13, leave out ‘Treasury’ and insert ‘Cabinet Office’. NEW CLAUSES Disclosure of personal data Dr Vincent Cable
NC1 To move the following Clause:— ‘Personal data, disclosed to the Board or the National Statistician and disclosed to other authorities for statistical purposes, is subject to section 36.’. Establishment of a Commission for Official Statistics Mrs Theresa Villiers
NC2 To move the following Clause:— ‘(1) There shall be a commission name the Commission for Official Statistics (in this Act referred to as “the Commission”) for the examination of the production, release and presentation of official statistics. (2) The Commission shall consist of six members of the House of Commons appointed by the House of Commons and six Members of the House of Lords appointed by the House of Lords, none of whom shall be a Minister of the Crown. (3) The Commission shall, from time to time, present to each House of Parliament a report on the exercise of its functions. (4) Schedule (Commission for Official Statistics) to this Act shall have effect as regards the Commission.’. NEW SCHEDULE Mrs Theresa Villiers
NS1 To move the following Schedule:— Tenure of office 1 (1) Subject to paragraph 2 of this Schedule, a member of the Commission shall vacate his office— (a) if he ceases to be a Member of the House of Commons or the House of Lords; (b) if another person is appointed in his place. (2) Subject to sub-paragraph (1) above, a member of the Commission shall hold office for the duration of the Parliament in which he is nominated or appointed and for a further period provided by paragraph 2 of this Schedule. (3) A member of the Commission may resign at any time by notice to the Commission. (4) Past service is no bar to nomination or appointment as a member of the Commission. 2 (1) Subject to sub-paragraph (2) below, on a dissolution of Parliament, the members of the Commission shall continue in office until members are nominated or appointed in their place. (2) Where at any time after Parliament has been dissolved, it appears that a member of the Commission who is not a Member of the House of Lords— (a) has not been validly nominated as a candidate in the ensuing general election; or (b) although so nominated, has not been elected as a Member of Parliament at that election that member shall resign from the Commission forthwith; but nothing in sub-paragraph (1) above or this sub-paragraph shall be taken as preventing any such member from resigning otherwise than in pursuance of this sub-paragraph. Chairman 3 The Commission shall elect a chairman from amongst its members (in this Act referred to as “the Chairman of the Committee”). Proceedings and business 4 (1) The validity of any proceedings of the Commission shall not be affected by any vacancy among the members of the Committee or by any defect in the appointment or nomination of any member. (2) The Commission may determine its own procedures. (3) The Commission may appoint one of its members to act as chairman at any meeting of the Commission in the absence of the elected chairman of the Commission.’. ORDER OF THE HOUSE [8TH JANUARY 2007] That the following provisions shall apply to the Statistics and Registration Service Bill: Committal 1. The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee. Proceedings in Public Bill Committee 2. Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 25th January 2007. 3. The Public Bill 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 messages from the Lords) may be programmed. ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [16TH JANUARY 2007] That— (1) the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday 16th January) meet— (a) at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 16th January; (b) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 18th January; (c) at 10.30 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 23rd January; (d) at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 25th January; (2) the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 23; Schedule 1; Clauses 24 to 43; Schedule 2; Clauses 44 to 57; Schedule 3; Clauses 58 to 70; Schedule 4; Clauses 71 to 73; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill; (3) the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 25th January. |
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