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Public Bill Committee: 1 February 2011                  

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Localism Bill, continued

 
 

(f)    

the pay multiple to be maintained between the lowest paid and the highest

 

paid employee of the authority.’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

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Clause  22,  page  19,  line  5,  after ‘statement’, insert ‘and low pay policy statement’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

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Clause  22,  page  19,  line  5,  after ‘must’, insert ‘each’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

51

 

Clause  22,  page  19,  line  6,  leave out ‘it comes’ and insert ‘they come’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

52

 

Clause  22,  page  19,  line  11,  after ‘statement’, insert ‘or low pay policy statement’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

53

 

Clause  22,  page  19,  line  14,  after first ‘statement’, insert ‘or low pay policy

 

statement’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

54

 

Clause  24,  page  19,  line  29,  at end insert ‘or to the lowest paid workers of the

 

authority’.

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

55

 

Clause  24,  page  19,  line  30,  after ‘statement’, insert ‘and its low pay policy

 

statement’.


 
 

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Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

56

 

Clause  24,  page  19,  line  40,  after ‘statement’, insert ‘and low pay policy

 

statement’.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

57

 

Page  21,  line  24,  leave out Clause 27.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

58

 

Page  21,  line  27,  leave out Clause 28.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

59

 

Page  22,  line  3,  leave out Clause 30.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

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Page  22,  line  28,  leave out Clause 31.

 



 
 

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Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

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Page  23,  line  41,  leave out Clause 32.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

62

 

Page  24,  line  23,  leave out Clause 33.

 


 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

63

 

Page  24,  line  38,  leave out Clause 34.

 


 

Andrea Leadsom

 

Graham Stuart

 

Jackie Doyle-Price

 

Chris Heaton-Harris

 

Simon Reevell

 

Andrew Griffiths

 

Mr David Davis

 

Philip Davies

 

Dr Julian Lewis

 

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Schedule  9,  page  299,  line  11,  after ‘(1)(b)’, insert ‘except that for the purpose of

 

this definition the reference to “50 megawatts” in section 15(2)(c) of the Planning Act

 

2008 is to be read as “100 megawatts”’.

 


 

New Clause

 

Pay transparency statement by local authority contractors

 

Barbara Keeley

 

Alison Seabeck

 

Jack Dromey

 

NC1

 

Parliamentary Star    

To move the following Clause:—


 
 

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‘(1)    

It is the duty of every relevant authority when entering into a public supply or

 

works contract with a company or organistation (a “contractor”) for the supply of

 

services or for the execution of works to the value of more than £250,000 in any

 

financial year, to include a provision in that contract that the contractor prepare a

 

pay transparency statement relating to its highest and lowest paid workers within

 

three months of the contract being finalised.

 

(2)    

The contracts which are public supply or works contracts for the purposes of this

 

section are contracts for the supply of goods or materials, for the supply of

 

services or for the execution of works; but this section does not apply in relation

 

to contracts entered into before the commencement of this section.

 

(3)    

Where the individual value of contracts referred to in subsection (1) fall below

 

£250,000 but the aggregated value of contracts with a company or organisation (a

 

“contractor”) exceed £250,000, then that company or organisation (a

 

“contractor”) will be subject to the same conditions set out in subsection (1).

 

(4)    

A pay transparency statement must include—

 

(a)    

the highest gross pay any employee of the contractor, carrying out work

 

in relation to the contract or contracts referred to in subsections (1) and

 

(3), is currently being paid,

 

(b)    

the lowest gross pay any employee of the contractor, carrying out work

 

in relation to the contract or contracts referred to in subsections (1) and

 

(3), is currently being paid, and

 

(c)    

the pay multiple to be maintained between the lowest paid and the highest

 

paid employee of the contractor.

 

(5)    

The contract referred to in subsections (1) or (3) must provide that the contractor

 

prepare a new pay transparency statement for each financial year by the date

 

specified in section 22(3).

 

(6)    

A relevant authority must publish any pay transparency statement produced by its

 

contractors under subsection (1) or subsection (5) in the manner set out in section

 

22(5).

 

(7)    

In this section—

 

(a)    

“relevant authority” means a relevant authority within the meaning of

 

section 26(1),

 

(b)    

“financial year” means a financial year within the meaning of section

 

26(6).

 

(8)    

In Part 2 of the Local Government Act 1988 (public supply or works contracts),

 

after section 17(10)(b) insert—

 

“(c)    

the duty imposed on it by section [Pay transparency statement by

 

local authority contractors] of the Localism Act 2011.”’.

 

 

Order of the House [17 January 2011]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Localism Bill—

 

Committal

 

1.    

The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

 

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

 

2.    

Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

 

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 10 March 2011.

 

3.    

The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

 

which it meets.


 
 

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Localism Bill, continued

 
 

Consideration and Third Reading

 

4.    

Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

 

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

 

5.    

Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

 

6.    

Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

 

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

 

Other proceedings

 

7.    

Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

 

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

 

Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [25 January 2011]

 

That—

 

(1)  

the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.30 am on Tuesday 25

 

January) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 25 January;

 

(b)  

at 9.30 am and 12.30 pm on Thursday 27 January;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 February;

 

(d)  

at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 February;

 

(e)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 February;

 

(f)  

at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 February;

 

(g)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 15 February;

 

(h)  

at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 February;

 

(i)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 March;

 

(j)  

at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 March;

 

(k)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March;

 

(l)  

at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 March;

 

(2)  

the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

 

Table—

 

TABLE

 

Date

Time

Witness

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

Local Government Association; Localis;

 
 

25 January

11.00 am

Centre for Local Economic Strategies; Local

 
   

Government Information Unit.

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

Cllr. Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire

 
 

25 January

11.30 am

Council; Cllr. Mike Jones, Leader of Cheshire

 
   

West and Chester Council; Civic Voice.

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

SOLACE; New Local Government Network;

 
 

25 January

12.15 pm

Prof. George Jones, Emeritus Professor of

 
   

Government, London School of Economics;

 
   

Prof. John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of

 
   

Local Government and Administration,

 
   

University of Birmingham.

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

Greater London Authority; London Councils;

 
 

25 January

1.00 pm

Unison.

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

Chartered Institute for Housing; Shelter;

 
 

25 January

5.00 pm

National Housing Federation; Brent Private

 
   

Tenants Rights Group; Tenant Services

 
   

Authority.

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

Barratt Developments; Redrow; Taylor

 
 

25 January

6.00 pm

Wimpey; Emerson Group.

 
 

Tuesday

Until no later than

Home Builders Federation; British Property

 
 

25 January

7.00 pm

Federation; National Federation of ALMOs;

 
   

British Land.

 
 

Thursday

Until no later than

Confederation of British Industry; British

 
 

27 January

10.25 am

Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small

 
   

Businesses.

 
 

Thursday

Until no later than

Wildlife and Countryside Link; Royal Society

 
 

27 January

1.15 pm

for the Protection of Birds; Campaign to

 
   

Protect Rural England; The Country Land and

 
   

Business Association; Action with

 
   

Communities in Rural England.

 
 

Thursday

Until no later than

Town and Country Planning Association;

 
 

27 January

2.00 pm

Planning Officers Society; Royal Town

 
   

Planning Institute; Royal Institute of

 
   

Chartered Surveyors.

 
 

Thursday

Until no later than

National Association of Local Councils;

 
 

27 January

2.45 pm

National Council for Voluntary

 
   

Organisations; Association of Chief

 
   

Executives of Voluntary Organisations;

 
   

National Association for Voluntary and

 
   

Community Action; Open Spaces Society.

 
 

Thursday

Until no later than

Department for Communities and Local

 
 

27 January

3.30 pm

Government.

 

 
 

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(3)  

proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

 

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 10; Schedule 2; Clause

 

11; Schedule 3; Clauses 12 to 14; Schedule 4; Clauses 15 to 56; Schedules 5

 

and 6; Clauses 57 to 64; Schedule 7; Clauses 65 to 89; Schedule 8; Clauses

 

90 to 96; Schedules 9 to 11; Clauses 97 to 101; Schedule 12; Clauses 102 to

 

107; Schedule 13; Clauses 108 to 133; Schedule 14; Clauses 134 to 140;

 

Schedule 15; Clauses 141 to 150; Schedule 16; Clause 151; Schedule 17;

 

Clauses 152 to 156; Schedule 18; Clauses 157 to 166; Schedules 19 and 20;

 

Clauses 167 to 169; Schedule 21; Clauses 170 to 193; Schedule 22; Clauses

 

194 and 195; Schedule 23; Clauses 196 to 200; new Clauses; new Schedules;


 
 

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Clauses 201 to 203; Schedule 24; Clauses 204 to 207; remaining proceedings

 

on the Bill;

 

(4)  

the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

 

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 10 March.

 


 
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