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Thursday 22nd February 2007

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Local Government and Public Involvement in Health Bill


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The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the Committee [30th January].


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

63

Clause 77, page 52, line 6, at end insert ‘or’.

Mr Phil Woolas

132

Clause 77, page 52, line 7, leave out paragraph (b) and insert—

        ‘(b) a county council in England for an area for which there are no district councils, or’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

64

Clause 77, page 52, line 8, leave out from ‘districts’ to end of line 9.


Mr Phil Woolas

133

Clause 78, page 52, line 20, leave out from ‘council’ to ‘county’ in line 21 and insert ‘in England, other than a council for a district in a county for which there is a’.


Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

49

Clause 79, page 53, leave out line 4 and insert—

          ‘(i) an NHS Trust or a Foundation Trust either commissioning or providing services to residents of some or all of the area;’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

88

Clause 79, page 53, line 4, at end insert—

        ‘( ) any individuals or groups of individuals or body, including any NHS organisation, providing general medical services’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

65

Clause 79, page 53, line 10, at end insert—

        ‘(m) NHS Foundation Trusts and Health Trusts;

        (n) the Mayor of London;

        (o) Transport for London.’.

Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

117

Clause 79, page 53, line 10, at end insert—

        ‘(m) the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government;

        (n) the Secretary of State for Education and Skills;

        (o) the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry;

        (p) the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs;

        (q) the Secretary of State for the Home Department;

        (r) registered social landlords;

        (s) public utilities;

        (t) the Royal Mail’.

Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

136

Clause 79, page 53, line 10, at end insert—

        ‘(m) Regional Offender Managers,

        (n) Probation Trusts and providers of probation services,

        (o) Network Rail,

        (p) the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships,

        (q) the Forestry Commission,

        (r) the National Forest Company,

        (s) Regional Lottery Boards.’.

Andrew Gwynne
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Alison Seabeck

168

* Clause 79, page 53, line 10, at end insert—

        ‘(m) sports trusts;

        (n) registered social landlords.’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

137

Clause 81, page 54, line 30, leave out from beginning to ‘must’ and insert ‘A responsible local authority, in negotiation with the Secretary of State,’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

126

Clause 81, page 54, line 40, after ‘authority’, insert—

      ‘( ) other non-statutory partners to the Local Area Agreement’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

89

Clause 81, page 55, line 3, after ‘being’, insert—

        ‘( ) the interests of the commissioners of general medical services;

        ( ) any guidance issued by the Director of Public Health;

        ( ) any guidance issued by the Chief Medical Officer;’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

67

Clause 81, page 55, line 4, at end insert—

        ‘(iii) the comprehensive area assessment which shall be phased in to coincide with the commencement date for Chapter 1 of this Act’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

90

Clause 81, page 55, line 11, after ‘authorities)’, insert ‘the Director of Public Health, the Chief Medical Officer’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

138

Clause 82, page 55, line 20, leave out ‘modify’ and insert ‘reconsider’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

109

Clause 84, page 56, line 1, at end insert—

      ‘( ) The number of targets designated under subsections (1) and (2) shall not exceed 35 at any one time.’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

110

Clause 84, page 56, line 4, at end add—

      ‘( ) For the purposes of this Act “designated target” means a national target for economic, social or environmental improvement such as the Secretary of State may by regulation define.’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

72

Clause 85, page 56, line 27, leave out from ‘(6)’ to end of line 28.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

73

Clause 85, page 56, line 31, at end insert—

      ‘(7) The responsible local authority may, with the consent of each person to whom the target in question is to relate, change, remove or revise a local improvement target.’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

76

Clause 86, page 56, line 42, leave out paragraph (c).

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

78

Clause 86, page 57, line 5, leave out paragraph (b).

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

127

Clause 86, page 57, line 9, after ‘authority’, insert—

      ‘( ) other non-statutory partners to the Local Area Agreement’.

Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Andrew Gwynne

116

Clause 86, page 57, line 10, at end insert—

          ‘(iii) Members of Parliament for the area.’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

80

Clause 86, page 57, line 12, leave out ‘or additional local improvement targets’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

82

Clause 86, page 57, line 20, leave out ‘or additional local improvement targets’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

128

Clause 89, page 58, line 34, after ‘authority’, insert ‘Local Area Agreement partner’.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

139

Clause 92, page 60, leave out lines 43 to 45.


Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

118

Clause 94, page 61, line 20, after ‘to’, insert ‘the written or oral’.

Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

119

Clause 94, page 61, line 20, after ‘authorities’, insert ‘, or those contracted to them,’.

Andrew Gwynne
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Alison Seabeck

169

* Clause 94, page 61, line 20, after ‘authorities’, insert ‘or other bodies providing services to the public locally’.

Andrew Gwynne
Dr Roberta Blackman-Woods
Alison Seabeck

170

* Clause 94, page 61, line 23, after ‘authority’, insert ‘or other body providing services to the public locally’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

140

Clause 94, page 61, line 23, at end insert ‘and

        (c) requiring officers or employees of relevant partner authorities to attend the relevant committee to answer questions.’.


Mr Phil Woolas

134

Clause 95, page 64, line 2, leave out from ‘council’ to ‘county’ in line 3 and insert ‘in England, other than a council for a district in a county for which there is a’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

86

Clause 95, page 64, line 2, leave out ‘for an area’.

Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

91

Clause 95, page 64, line 5, at end insert—

          ‘(iv) a district council in England other than those described in sub-paragraph (ii)’.


Tom Brake

171

* Clause 97, page 46, line 23, at end insert—

      ‘(1A) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), after subsection (1) insert—

      “(1A) The procedure for the making and coming into force of the following byelaws shall be in accordance with this section:

        (a) the regulation of hackney carriages (taxis) under section 68 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1847,

        (b) the regulation of omibuses under section 6 of the Town Police Clauses Act 1889,

        (c) the regulation of local light railways and tramways under section 59 of the Leeds Supertram Act 1993, section 46 of the Croydon Tramlink Act 1994, paragraph 26 of Schedule 11 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999, section 62 of the Greater Nottingham Light Rapid Transit Act 1994 and other relevant local acts and Transport and Works Act Orders,

        (d) the regulation of walkways under section 35(6) of the Highways Act 1980,

        (e) the regulating of countryside recreation under the following enactments:

          (i) section 6 of the Metropolitan Commons Act 1866,

          (ii) section 84 of the Wimbledon and Putney Common Act 1871,

          (iii) section 15 of the Commons Act 1876,

          (iv) section 36 of The Epping Forest Act 1878,

          (v) section 1 of the Commons Act 1899,

          (vi) section 15 of the Open Spaces Act 1906,

          (vii) section 193 of the Law of Property Act 1925,

          (viii) section 235 of the Local Government Act 1972,

          (ix) section 19 of The Ashdown Forest Act 1974,

          (x) section 11 of The Dartmoor Commons Act 1985,

          (xi) section 17 of the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000,

          (xii) sections 90 and 91 of the National Parks and Access to the Countryside Act 1949,

          (xiii) sections 12 and 13 of the Countryside Act 1968,

          (xiv) section 41 of the Countryside Act 1968,

          (xv) section 17 of the Green Belt (London and Home Counties) Act 1938.

        (f) for land drainage purposes under section 66 of the Land Drainage Act 1991 (in so far as the body making the byelaws is a local authority),

        (g) the regulation of acupuncture, tattooing, semi-permanent skin-colouring, cosmetic piercing and electrolysis under Part VIII of the Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982,

        (h) the regulation of the use of public libraries and museums and the conduct of persons in those premises under section 19 of the Public Libraries and Museums Act 1964.”.’.

Tom Brake

172

* Clause 97, page 66, line 28, at end insert—

      ‘(2A) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws)

        (a) in subsection (3) leave out “by the confirming authority”.

        (b) in subsection (3A) leave out “by the confirming authority”.’.

Tom Brake

173

* Clause 97, page 66, line 28, at end insert—

      ‘(2A) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws)

        (a) for “application for” substitute “the proposed”.

        (b) for “apply for confirmation” substitute “confirm”.’.

Tom Brake

174

* Clause 97, page 66, line 28, at end insert—

      ‘(2A) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), in subsection (5) for “application for” substitute “the proposed”.’.

Tom Brake

175

* Clause 97, page 66, line 28, at end insert—

      ‘(2A) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws), in subsection (7)

        (a) for “the confirming authority” substitute “the authority by whom the byelaws are made”.

        (b) for “submitted” substitute “made”.

        (c) leave out “for confirmation”.’.

Tom Brake

176

* Clause 97, page 66, line 28, at end insert—

      ‘(2A) In section 236 (procedure for byelaws) omit subsection (11).’.


Mr Phil Woolas

141

8 Clause 116, page 82, line 17, leave out ‘an order’ and insert ‘a scheme’.


Mr Phil Woolas

144

8 Schedule 11, page 150, line 38, at beginning insert ‘Subject to paragraph 9(2A),’.

Mr Phil Woolas

145

8 Schedule 11, page 154, line 13, after ‘terms’ insert ‘, including terms as to payment,’.

Mr Phil Woolas

146

8 Schedule 11, page 154, line 14, leave out sub-paragraphs (3) to (5) and insert—

      ‘(2A) In sub-paragraph (1), the reference to another public authority includes a public authority outside the United Kingdom.’.


Mr Phil Woolas

142

8 Clause 122, page 85, line 32, leave out ‘and’.

Mr Phil Woolas

143

8 Clause 122, page 85, line 34, at end insert ‘; and

        ( ) section 42 (consultancy services relating to audit of accounts of registered social landlords).

      ( ) In section 43 of that Act (interpretation), for the words from the beginning to “have” substitute “In this section and sections 40 to 41B, “registered social landlord” has”.’.

Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

108

Page 85, line 30, leave out Clause 122.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

87

Page 86, line 34, leave out Clause 125.


Andrew Stunell
Tom Brake
Dr John Pugh

124

Clause 131, page 91, line 21, leave out subsection (4).


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

165

* Clause 132, page 92, line 20, at end insert—

      ‘(1A) Where a standards committee receives an allegation under subsection (1) it must copy the allegation to the person who is the subject of the complaint.’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

166

* Clause 132, page 92, line 41, after ‘allegation’, insert ‘and the person who is the subject of the complaint’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

151

* Clause 132, page 93, leave out lines 9 to 29.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

152

* Clause 132, page 93, line 34, leave out ‘and 57B(4)’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

164

* Clause 132, page 93, line 38, at end insert—

      ‘(1A) The Standards Board for England shall publish the reasons for making or revoking a direction under subsection (1)’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

153

* Clause 132, page 94, leave out lines 4 to 9.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

167

* Clause 132, page 94, line 46, after ‘allegation’, insert ‘and the person who is the subject of the complaint’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

154

* Clause 132, page 95, leave out line 20.


Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

163

* Clause 138, page 98, line 32, leave out subsection (3) and insert—

      ‘(3) Section 62 of the Act (ethical standards officers: investigations and findings) is amended as follows—

        (a) omit subsection (1),

        (b) in subsection (2)(b) after “such”, insert “documents,”.’.

Alistair Burt
Mr Robert Syms
Michael Fabricant
Robert Neill
Mr David Burrowes
Mr Philip Dunne

155

* Clause 138, page 98, line 35, at end insert—

      ‘(3A) In section 63(1) of that Act (restrictions on disclosure of information obtained by ethical standards officers)—

        (a) at the beginning insert ‘Confidential’;

        (b) leave out paragraph(c).’.

 
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