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Public Bill Committee: 18 June 2009                     

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Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

156

 

Page  73,  line  7,  leave out Clause 116.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

98

 

Page  113,  line  27,  leave out Schedule 6.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

157

 

Page  73,  line  10,  leave out Clause 117.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

158

 

Clause  119,  page  74,  line  16,  leave out from beginning to end of line 17 and insert

 

‘parish councils’.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

159

 

Clause  120,  page  75,  line  18,  leave out from first ‘state’ to end of line 28.


 
 

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Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

160

 

Clause  120,  page  75,  line  31,  leave out from ‘nature’ to end of line 38.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

161

 

Clause  121,  page  76,  line  10,  leave out from ‘may’ to end of line 12 and insert

 

‘notify the Secretary of State of their intention to establish a multi-area agreement.’.

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

162

 

Clause  121,  page  76,  line  19,  leave out ‘request’ and insert ‘notification’.

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

163

 

Clause  121,  page  76,  line  20,  leave out ‘request’ and insert ‘notification’.

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

164

 

Clause  121,  page  76,  line  24,  leave out ‘request’ and insert ‘notification’.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

165

 

Clause  122,  page  76,  line  27,  leave out subsection (1).

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

166

 

Clause  122,  page  76,  line  36,  leave out subsection (4).

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

92

 

Clause  123,  page  77,  line  2,  leave out from ‘agreement’ to ‘the’ in line 3.

 



 
 

Public Bill Committee: 18 June 2009                     

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Local Democracy, Economic Development and -[ [], continued

 
 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

93

 

Clause  124,  page  77,  line  26,  leave out ‘Secretary of State approves’ and insert

 

‘local authorities and partner authorities approve’.

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

94

 

Clause  124,  page  77,  line  28,  leave out subsection (3).

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

95

 

Clause  124,  page  77,  line  31,  leave out subsection (4).

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

96

 

Clause  125,  page  77,  line  35,  leave out subsection (1).

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

97

 

Clause  129,  page  79,  line  12,  leave out paragraph (b).

 


 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Phillip Dunne

 

168

 

Clause  135,  page  81,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

In section 114 of that Act after subsection (4) insert—

 

“(4A)    

Regulations made under this section shall include provision that local

 

authorities in making decision on the award of construction contracts

 

may have regard to—

 

(a)    

their functions under section 66 of the Local Democracy,

 

Economic Development and Construction Bill; and

 

(b)    

the desirability of maintaining a diverse range of contractors in

 

the local authority area.”.’.

 



 
 

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Dan Rogerson

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

169

 

Clause  139,  page  83,  leave out lines 8 to 10.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

170

 

Clause  139,  page  83,  leave out lines 14 to 24.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

171

 

Clause  139,  page  83,  line  30,  leave out from ‘subsection’ to ‘(3)(a)’.

 

Dan Rogerson

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

172

 

Clause  139,  page  83,  leave out line 33 to line 23 on page 84.

 


 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

44

 

Clause  144,  page  87,  line  3,  leave out ‘Chapters 1 and 2’ and insert ‘Chapter 1’.

 

Julia Goldsworthy

 

Dan Rogerson

 

45

 

Clause  144,  page  87,  line  6,  at end insert—

 

‘( )    

Chapter 2 shall not come into force until an Act of Parliament has been

 

passed placing duties on central government departments to make,

 

publicise, and comply with a scheme for handling both paper and

 

electronic petitions.’.

 


 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

167

 

Clause  146,  page  88,  line  26,  leave out from ‘the’ and insert ‘Further

 

Centralisation, Regional Strategy (resuscitation) and Construction Act 2009.’.

 

John Healey

 

1

 

Clause  146,  page  88,  line  28,  leave out subsection (2).

 

 

Member’s explanatory statement


 
 

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This amendment removes the standard privilege amendment made in the House of Lords.

 


 

new clauseS

 

Award of construction projects

 

Ms Sally Keeble

 

Ms Dari Taylor

 

Joan Walley

 

NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘In considering the award of a contract in accordance with the Housing Grant,

 

Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 (c. 53), a local authority may have

 

regard to—

 

(a)    

their functions under section 66 of the Local Democracy, Economic

 

Development and Construction Act 2009 (local authority economic

 

assessment); and

 

(b)    

the desirability of maintaining a diverse range of contractors in its local

 

authority area.’.

 


 

Referendums

 

Graham Stringer

 

NC2

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A principal local authority must provide a facility for the holding of

 

referendums—

 

(a)    

in electronic form, or

 

(b)    

in such other manner as the authority considers appropriate.

 

(2)    

A principal local authority must give reasons for not granting a request to use the

 

facility provided by it under this section for the holding of a referendum.

 

(3)    

A principal local authority must make a scheme (a “referendum scheme”) for the

 

holding of a referendum.

 

(4)    

A referendum scheme must be approved at a meeting of the authority before it

 

comes into force.

 

(5)    

A principal local authority must publish its referendum scheme—

 

(a)    

on its website, and

 

(b)    

in such other manner as the authority considers appropriate for bringing

 

the scheme to the attention of persons who live, work or study in its area.

 

(6)    

A principal local authority may at any time revise its referendum scheme (and

 

subsections (3) and (4) apply in relation to any scheme which is revised under this

 

subsection).

 

(7)    

A principal local authority must comply with its referendum scheme.


 
 

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(8)    

Subject to that, nothing in this Chapter affects the powers or duties of a principal

 

local authority in relation to any referendum held.’.

 


 

Penalties

 

Graham Stringer

 

NC3

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

A principal local authority commits an offence by failing to comply with a duty

 

imposed on it by virtue of Chapter 1 or 2 of Part 1.

 

(2)    

A principal local authority found guilty of an offence under subsection (1) is

 

liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding £100,000.’.

 


 

Amalgamation of one or more local authorities

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

NC4

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

One or more principal councils may request the Local Government Boundary

 

Commission for England to advise, no later than a date specified in the request,

 

on proposals for the amalgamation of the relevant principal councils.

 

(2)    

The Local Government Boundary Commission for England shall provide the

 

advice requested.

 

(3)    

Where they provide that advice, the Local Government Boundary Commission

 

for England must also do any of the following that they think appropriate—

 

(a)    

recommend that the Secretary of State implements the proposal without

 

modification;

 

(b)    

recommend that he does not implement it.

 

(4)    

Any principal council submitting a proposal for amalgamation must if requested

 

by the Local Government Boundary Commission for England by such date as

 

they may specify with any information that the Local Government Boundary

 

Commission for England may reasonably require in connection with its functions

 

under this Clause.

 

(5)    

If the Local Government Boundary Commission for England recommends the

 

proposal without modification the Secretary of State may—

 

(a)    

by order implement the proposal, with or without modification; or

 

(b)    

decide to take no action.

 

(6)    

The Secretary of State may not in any case make an order under subsection (5)(a)

 

implement a proposal unless he has consulted the following about the proposal—

 

(a)    

every authority affected by the proposal (except the authority or

 

authorities which made it); and


 
 

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(b)    

such other persons as he considers appropriate.’.

 


 

Local spending reports

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

NC5

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Section 6 of the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (c. 23) (local spending

 

reports) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

At the end of subsection (9) insert “and shall make all arrangements within the

 

period of 26 months beginning on that date.”’.

 


 

Power of general competence

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

NC7

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Local Government Act 2000 (c. 22) is amended as follows.

 

(2)    

Sections 3(1) to (4A) and (8) are deleted.

 

(3)    

After subsection 8 insert—

 


 

“The Secretary of State must prepare proposals to devolve more functions to

 

principal local authorities (as defined in Clause (3) of this Act) within the period

 

of one year beginning with the day on which this Act is passed.”’.

 


 

Abolition of comprehensive area assessments

 

Mr Paul Goodman

 

Mr Stewart Jackson

 

Mr Philip Dunne

 

NC8

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

Sections 99 and 100 of the Local Government Act 2003 (c. 26) are deleted.’.

 



 
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