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House of Commons

 
 

Tuesday 2 November 2010

 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

 

Local Government Bill [Lords]


 

Robert Neill

 

Agreed to

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 am on Tuesday

 

2 November) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 2 November;

 

(b)  

at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 4 November;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order; Clauses 1 and 2;

 

remaining proceedings on the Bill;

 

(3)  

the proceedings shall (so far as no previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 4 November.

 


 

Robert Neill

 

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

 

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

 

Agreed to

 


 

Chris Williamson

 

Negatived on division  2

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  3,  at beginning insert ‘Subject to subsection (1A)’.

 

Chris Williamson

 

Not called  3

 

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  5,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

An order having the same effect as a relevant order (“a replacement order”) may

 

be made after the commencement of this Act.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 2 November 2010        

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Local Government Bill-[ Lords], continued

 
 

(1B)    

The Secretary of State shall, within three years of the coming into force of this

 

Act, publish the criteria that will need to be satisfied before a replacement order

 

may be made.’.

 

Clause Agreed to on division.

 


 

Mr Ben Bradshaw

 

Withdrawn  1

 

Clause  2,  page  1,  line  14,  leave out subsection (2) and insert—

 

‘(2)    

Subject to subsection (2A) this Act comes into force on such day as the Secretary

 

of State may by order appoint.

 

(2A)    

No order may be made under subsection (2) until the Secretary of State has made,

 

in respect of each area for which a relevant order had been made under section 7

 

of the 2007 Act, a budgetary and financial planning order.

 

(2B)    

A budgetary and financial planning order made under subsection (2A) shall

 

require the county council in the area concerned to provide the district council

 

periodically with budgetary and financial planning information including—

 

(a)    

disaggregated expenditure and income data for the services it provides

 

and the activities it undertakes with the district council,

 

(b)    

a fully disaggregated medium term financial plan for all its services and

 

activities within the district council.

 

(2C)    

A budgetary and financial planning order under subsection (2A) shall specify the

 

date by which the first information must be provided, and the frequency of

 

subsequent provision of information.

 

(2D)    

A budgetary and financial planning order under subsection (2A) shall be made by

 

statutory instrument.’.

 

Clause Agreed to.

 


 

New Clause

 

Independent report: principal authorities

 

Chris Williamson

 

Negatived on division  NC1

 

To move the following Clause:—

 

‘(1)    

The Secretary of State shall lay before Parliament an independent report not

 

earlier than one and not later than two years after the coming into force of this

 

Act.

 

(2)    

The report shall cover the operations of principal authorities that could, save for

 

section 1(1), be the subject of a relevant order.

 

(3)    

The report shall cover the extent to which retaining the existing arrangements for

 

a principal authority is delivering value for money for each such principal

 

authority.

 

(4)    

The provisions of the 2007 Act shall apply for the purposes of determining a

 

principal authority.’.


 
 

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 2 November 2010        

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Local Government Bill-[ Lords], continued

 
 

Bill to be reported.

 


 
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