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| Tuesday 23rd January 2007 |
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| Greater London Authority Bill
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| | Another Clause (NC6) (Utilities) — (Tom Brake) — brought up, and read the first time, |
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| | ‘(1) The GLA Act 1999 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 351(3), after paragraph (k) insert— |
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| | “(l) | the efficiency of the suppliers of water and energy,”. |
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| | (3) | In section 351(4), after paragraph (c) insert— |
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| | “(cc) | the suppliers of water and energy to Greater London or any part |
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| | (4) | In section 61, after subsection (5) insert— |
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| | “(5A) | This subsection applies to persons holding the office of regulator of any |
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| | supplier of water or energy to Greater London or any part of Greater |
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| | (5) | In section 61(1) for “or (5)” substitute “, (5) or (5A)”.’. |
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| | Question proposed, That the Clause be read a second time. |
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| | Water and sewerage strategy |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | In section 41 of the GLA Act 1999 in subsection (1) after paragraph (ef) insert— |
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| | “(eg) | the water and sewerage strategy prepared and published under |
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| | (2) | In Part 9 of the GLA Act 1999 (environmental functions) after section 361E |
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| | “361F | The water and sewerage strategy |
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| | (1) | The Mayor shall prepare and publish a document to be known as “the |
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| | water and sewerage strategy for London”. |
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| | (2) | The water and sewerage strategy for London shall contain— |
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| | (a) | the Mayor’s assessment as to the consequences of actual and |
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| | planned development of whatever nature upon the water and |
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| | sewerage infrastructre within Greater London; and |
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| | (b) | the Mayor’s proposals and policies for ensuring the water and |
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| | sewerage infrastructure is adequate for the development referred |
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| | to in subsection (a) above. |
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| | (3) | The Secretary of State may give to the Mayor guidance— |
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| | (a) | about the content of the strategy; and |
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| | (b) | in relation to the preparation or revision of the strategy. |
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| | (4) | The guidance that may be given under subsection (3)(b) above |
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| | (a) | guidance specifying or describing the bodies, persons or |
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| | organisations which the Mayor must consult; and |
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| | (b) | guidance as to the consequences of development to which the |
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| | (5) | In preparing or revising the strategy the Mayor must have regard to any |
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| | guidance given under subsection (3) above.”.’. |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘After section 38(2) of the GLA Act 1999 insert— |
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| | “(2A) | The Mayor before exercising or making any decisions in respect of any of his |
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| | functions including in particular, without prejudice to the generality of the |
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| | foregoing, decisions relating to his development powers, strategies or any powers |
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| | of direction has a duty to observe the provisions of section 100A of the Local |
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| | Membership of Transport for London |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | Schedule 10 to the GLA Act 1999 (Transport for London) is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | Leave out paragraph 2 and insert— |
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| | “2 (1) | Transport for London shall consist of 15 members of whom— |
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| | (a) | eight (“the Assembly representatives”) shall be the Assembly |
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| | members appointed by the Mayor; and |
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| | (b) | the remainder (“the borough representatives”) shall be |
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| | members of the London borough councils appointed by the |
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| | Mayor on the nomination of the London borough councils |
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| | (2) | The Mayor shall exercise his power to appoint members under sub- |
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| | paragraph (1)(a) above so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the |
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| | members for whose appointment he is responsible reflect the balance |
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| | of parties for the time being prevailing among the members of the |
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| | (3) | The London borough councils shall exercise their power to nominate |
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| | members under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above so as to ensure that, so far |
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| | as practicable, the members for whose nomination they are |
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| | responsible reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing |
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| | among the members of those councils taken as a whole. |
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| | (4) | It shall be the duty of the London borough councils to nominate the |
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| | first members under sub-paragraph (1)(b) above in sufficient time |
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| | before the reconstitution day so that the appointment of those |
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| | members takes effect on that day. |
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| | (5) | The Secretary of State may by order vary any of the numbers for the |
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| | time being specified in sub-paragraph (1) above, but the number of the |
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| | Assembly representatives must exceed by one the number of the |
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| | (6) | Before making an order under sub-paragraph (5) above, the Secretary |
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| | (c) | Transport for London; and |
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| | (d) | every London borough council.”.’. |
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| | Negatived on division nc12 |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘(1) | TCPA 1990 is amended as follows. |
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| | (2) | In section 12(3C) leave out “be in general conformity with” and insert “have |
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| | (3) | In section 13(1A) leave out “is in general conformity with” and insert “has regard |
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| | (4) | In section 13(5A) leave out “is not in general conformity with” and insert “does |
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| | (5) | In section 15(2A) leave out “are in general conformity with” and insert “have |
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| | (6) | Leave out section 21A. |
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| | (7) | In section 26 leave out subsection (2)(bb). |
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| | (8) | In section 74 leave out subsections (1B) and (1C). |
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| | (9) | Leave out section 322B.’. |
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| | Vacation of office by Mayor following petition and recall ballot |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘After section 16 of the GLA Act 1999 insert— |
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| | “16A | Vacation of office following petition and recall ballot |
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| | (1) | The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for, or in |
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| | connection with, requiring the Mayor on receipt of a petition which |
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| | complies with the provisions of the regulations and a recall ballot of |
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| | eligible voters in London to vacate office, in such circumstances as may |
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| | be prescribed in the regulations. |
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| | (2) | The provision which may be made by regulations under subsection (1) |
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| | (a) | as to the form and content of petitions (including provisions for |
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| | petitions in electronic form), |
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| | (b) | as to the minimum number of electors entitled to vote for the |
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| | Mayor under this Act who must support any petition presented to |
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| | the Mayor during any period specified in the regulations, |
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| | (c) | for or in connection with requiring an office of the GLA to |
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| | publish the number of electors who must support any petition |
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| | presented to the authority, |
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| | (d) | as to the way in which electors are to support a petition |
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| | (including provision enabling electors to support petitions by |
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| | telephone or by electronic means), |
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| | (e) | as to the action which may, may not or must be taken by the |
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| | Authority in connection with any petition, |
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| | (f) | as to the manner in which a petition is to be presented, |
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| | (g) | as to the verification of any petition, |
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| | (h) | as to the minimum and maximum number of days in which a |
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| | (i) | as to the format and wording of the recall ballot, |
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| | (j) | as to the date on which, or the time by which, the Mayor must |
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| | (k) | for or in connection with enabling the Secretary of State, in the |
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| | event of any failure by the Authority to take any action permitted |
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| | or required by virtue of the regulations, to take that action. |
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| | (3) | The number of electors mentioned in subsection (2)(b) is to be calculated |
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| | at such times as may be provided by regulations under this section and |
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| | (unless such regulations otherwise provide) is to be 10 per cent. of the |
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| | total number of electors participating in the Mayoral election preceding |
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| | the date of any petition. |
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| | (4) | Nothing in subsection (2) or (3) affects the generality of the power under |
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| | Limits of the general power (No.2) |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘After section 31(6) of the GLA Act 1999 insert— |
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| | “(6A) | The Authority shall not by virtue of section 30(1) above incur |
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| | expenditure in promoting activities or relationships which are primarily |
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| | the responsibility of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office or the |
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| | Department for International Development, although this does not |
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| | prevent the Authority incurring expenditure in co-operating with or |
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| | facilitating good relations with other major world cities and regional |
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| | Assembly consideration of Mayor’s draft budget |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999 (Procedure for determining the Authority’s |
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| | consolidated budget requirement), leave out paragraph 5(4) and insert— |
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| | “(4) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, amendments which are to |
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| | be made must be agreed to by a simple majority of the Assembly |
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| | Assembly consideration of Mayor’s draft budget (No.2) |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In Schedule 6 to the GLA Act 1999 (Procedure for determining the Authority’s |
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| | consolidated budget requirement), leave out paragraph 5(4) and insert— |
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| | “(4) | For the purposes of sub-paragraph (3) above, amendments including |
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| | those which amend the aggregates calculated in subsections (4) to (7) of |
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| | section 85 are to be agreed by a two-thirds majority of the Assembly |
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| | Calculation of component and consolidated budget requirements |
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| To move the following Clause:— |
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| | ‘In section 85 of the GLA Act 1999 (calculation of the component and |
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| | consolidated budget requirements), after subsection (4) add— |
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