Tuesday 23rd January 2007
Public Bill Committee
Greater London Authority Bill
Note
The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order
of the Committee [9th January 2007].
Another Clause (NC6) (Utilities) — (Tom Brake) —
brought up, and read the first time, as follows—
‘(1) The GLA Act 1999 is amended as follows.
Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time.
Water and sewerage strategy
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC7
Duties of the Mayor
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC8
“(2A) The Mayor before exercising or making any decisions
in respect of any of his functions including in particular, without
prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, decisions relating to
his development powers, strategies or any powers of direction has a
duty to observe the provisions of section 100A of the Local Government
Act 1972”.’.
Membership of Transport for London
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC10
(2) The Mayor shall exercise his power to appoint
members under sub-paragraph (1)(a) above so as to ensure that, so far
as practicable, the members for whose appointment he is responsible
reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among the
members of the Assembly.
(3) The London borough councils shall exercise
their power to nominate members under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above so
as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the members for whose nomination
they are responsible reflect the balance of parties for the time being
prevailing among the members of those councils taken as a whole.
(4) It shall be the duty of the London borough
councils to nominate the first members under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above
in sufficient time before the reconstitution day so that the appointment
of those members takes effect on that day.
(5) The Secretary of State may by order vary any
of the numbers for the time being specified in sub-paragraph (1) above,
but the number of the Assembly representatives must exceed by one the
number of the borough representatives.
(6) Before making an order under sub-paragraph
(5) above, the Secretary of State shall consult—
Amendment of TCPA
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC12
Vacation of office by Mayor following petition
and recall ballot
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC14
(1) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision
for, or in connection with, requiring the Mayor on receipt of a petition
which complies with the provisions of the regulations and a recall ballot
of eligible voters in London to vacate office, in such circumstances
as may be prescribed in the regulations.
Limits of the general power (No.2)
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC15
“(6A) The Authority shall not by virtue of section
30(1) above incur expenditure in promoting activities or relationships
which are primarily the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth
Office or the Department for International Development, although this
does not prevent the Authority incurring expenditure in co-operating
with or facilitating good relations with other major world cities and
regional authorities.”.’.
Assembly consideration of Mayor’s
draft budget
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC16
Assembly consideration of Mayor’s
draft budget (No.2)
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC17
Calculation of component and consolidated budget
requirements
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC18
Assembly’s power to allocate
its budget
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC19
9A The Assembly may, following consultation with the
head of the Authority’s paid service, the Authority’s monitoring
officer and the Authority’s chief finance officer, allocate monies
which it receives under the component budget for the Assembly in such
a manner as it sees fit.”.’.
Abatement of salary for any councillor with executive
responsibilities
Mr Andrew Pelling
NC20
Postponement of poll from 2012 to 2013
Mr Andrew Pelling
NC21
London Learning and Skills Council
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC22
Greater London Authority to be police authority
for London
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
NC23
Appointment of Commissioner of Police for the
Metropolis
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
NC24
Appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police for
the Metropolis
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
NC25
Provision of special services by Metropolitan
Police
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
NC26
“(1ZA) In providing special services under subsection
(1) above for football matches at the grounds of football teams in the
Premier League, payment to the police authority should cover full reimbursement
of reasonable costs to include, but not be limited to, policing in and
around the location.”.’.
Authority to be strategic health authority
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC27
Consultation on the Mayor’s
strategies
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC28
Budget and performance office
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC29
Call-in of decisions
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC30
Precepts
Michael Gove
Mr Andrew Pelling
Robert Neill
Michael Fabricant
NC31
Mayor to set the performance priorities for London
Development Agency
Mr Andrew Pelling
NC32
Pedicabs
Michael Gove
NC33
‘(1) In determining, for the purposes of enactments
mentioned in subsection (2), who was the owner of a pedicab at any time,
it shall be presumed, if the pedicab were licensed, that the owner was
the person in whose name the pedicab was licensed at that time.
(5) In section 15(12) of the Greater London Council (General
Powers Act 1974 (c.xxiv) (parking on footways, grass verges, etc.)),
in the definition of “vehicles”, after “means”
insert “a pedicab (withing the meaning given by section (Pedicabs)
of the Greater London Authority Act 2007), or”.
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