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House of Commons

 
 

Thursday 3 March 2011

 

Public Bill Committee

 

New Amendments handed in are marked thus Parliamentary Star

 

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Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [ Lords]


 

Note

 

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order of the

 

Committee [1 March].

 


 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

17

 

Clause  9,  page  3,  line  32,  leave out ‘(at any reasonable time)’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

18

 

Clause  9,  page  3,  line  33,  leave out ‘reasonably’.

 


 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

19

 

Schedule  1,  page  11,  line  13,  at end insert ‘, with the approval of the House of

 

Commons Treasury Select Committee.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

20

 

Schedule  1,  page  11,  line  18,  at end add—


 
 

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‘(3)    

At least one person appointed under sub-paragraphs (1)(b) or (c) shall not be an

 

economist, but have experience in public finances, accountancy and fiscal

 

sustainability issues.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

21

 

Schedule  1,  page  11,  line  20,  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

22

 

Schedule  1,  page  11,  line  23,  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

23

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  16,  at end insert ‘and approved by the House of

 

Commons Treasury Select Committee.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

24

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  23,  at end insert—

 

‘(1A)    

The Treasury shall review the remuneration of the members of the Office

 

annually and publish its reasons for its determination.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

25

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  29,  leave out from ‘a’ to end of line 30 and insert

 

‘compensation payment to the person in accordance with sub-paragraph (3).

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

26

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  30,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Office may make a payment to the person of an aggregate amount of

 

compensation benefits, not to exceed—

 

(a)    

in the case of a compulsory severance, am amount equal to that person’s

 

pensionable earnings for 12 months; or

 

(b)    

in the case of a voluntary severance, an amount equal to that person’s

 

pensionable earnings for 15 months.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

27

 

Schedule  1,  page  12,  line  33,  at end insert ‘with the consent of the House of

 

Commons Treasury Select Committee.’.


 
 

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Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

28

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  21,  at end insert—

 

‘Premises

 

7A         

The Office and its employees will not be located in the Treasury.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

29

 

Schedule  1,  page  13,  line  28,  at end insert—

 

‘(3A)    

The Staff must be employed solely by the Office, and not be seconded to or from

 

other departments.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

30

 

Schedule  1,  page  14,  line  13,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Budget Reponsibility Committee and all sub-committees established under

 

paragraph 10 will publish the minutes of all their meetings.’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

31

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  18,  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

32

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  40,  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

33

 

Schedule  1,  page  15,  line  41,  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

34

 

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  1,  leave out ‘5’ and insert ‘3’.

 

Kerry McCarthy

 

Chris Leslie

 

35

 

Schedule  1,  page  16,  line  7,  at end insert—

 

‘(3)    

The Treasury’s decisions on payments and the budgets for the operations of the

 

Office shall be subject to the approval of the House of Commons Treasury Select

 

Committee.


 
 

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(4)    

The Office’s budget will be published annually.’.

 


 

Justine Greening

 

1

 

Clause  31,  page  10,  line  13,  leave out subsection (2).

 


 

Justine Greening

 

 

That certain written evidence already reported to the House be appended to the

 

proceedings of the Committee.

 

 

Order of the House [14 February 2011]

 

That the following provisions shall apply to the Budget Responsibility and National

 

Audit Bill [Lords]—

 

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 Tuesday 8 March 2011.

 

3.    

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

 

which it meets.

 

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 any message from the Lords) may be programmed.

 

 

Order of the Committee [1 March 2011]

 

That—

 

(1)  

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

 

1 March) meet—

 

(a)  

at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 March;


 
 

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(b)  

at 9.00 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 March;

 

(c)  

at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March;

 

(2)  

the proceedings shall be taken in the following order: Clauses 1 to 9;

 

Schedule 1; Clauses 10 to 20; Schedule 2; Clauses 21 and 22; Schedule 3;

 

Clauses 23 to 26; Schedules 4 and 5; Clause 27; Schedule 6; Clauses 28 to

 

31; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

 

(3)  

The proceedings on the Bill shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

 

brought to a conclusion at 7.00 pm on Tuesday 8th March.

 


 
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