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House of Commons

 
 

Notices of Amendments

 

given on

 

Friday 15 January 2010

 

For other Amendment(s) see the following page(s) of Supplement to Votes:

 

239-244

 

Committee of the whole House


 

Fiscal Responsibility Bill

 

Independent review of fiscal stability

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

NC13

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer must appoint a person to review the operation

 

of sections 1 and 2 of this Act.

 

(2)    

That person must, within 12 months of the coming into force of this Act, carry out

 

a review of those provisions and send a report on the outcome of his review to the

 

Chancellor of the Exchequer as soon as reasonably practicable after completing

 

the review.

 

(3)    

That person must, upon the amendment by future legislation of any provision

 

contained in this Act, carry out a review within 12 months of that amendment

 

coming into force and send a report on the outcome of his review to the

 

Chancellor of the Exchequer as soon as reasonably practicable after completing

 

the review.

 

(4)    

A report received by the Chancellor of the Exchequer under subsection (2) or (3)

 

above must be laid before the House of Commons.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

4

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  14,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer may, for the purpose of securing sound public

 

finances, by order made by statutory instrument disapply this section in relation

 

to any period of not more than one year beginning with the coming into force of

 

the order.


 
 

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Fiscal Responsibility Bill, continued

 
 

(5)    

The Chancellor of the Exchequer must not make an order containing, with or

 

without other provision, any provision disapplying this section in relation to any

 

period unless a draft of the order has been laid before Parliament and approved

 

by a resolution of the House of Commons.’.

 

Mr Jeremy Browne

 

Dr Vincent Cable

 

Mr Colin Breed

 

Dr John Pugh

 

5

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  14,  at end add—

 

‘(4)    

This section shall not come in to force until the Treasury has laid before the House

 

of Commons a review of the accuracy of the projections of public sector net

 

borrowing contained within—

 

(a)    

The Budget 2008,

 

(b)    

The Pre-Budget Report 2008,

 

(c)    

The Budget 2009, and

 

(d)    

The Pre-Budget Report 2009.

 

(5)    

A review under subsection (4) is subject to approval by resolution of the House

 

of Commons.’.

 


 
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