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House of Commons

Tuesday 1 March 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords]

[First and Second Sittings]

Justine Greening

Agreed to

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;

(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.

Justine Greening

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

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Withdrawn  2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  16,  at end insert ‘within four weeks of this Act receiving

Royal Assent’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 1 March 2011
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Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords] continued

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  3

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  16,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
Once the Charter has been laid before Parliament, the Treasury must hold a public

consultation on the Charter for a period of not less than 12 weeks before it is due

to come into force.’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  4

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  4,  at end insert ‘and by the House of Commons Treasury

Select Committee.’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  5

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  6,  at end add ‘and by the House of Commons Treasury Select

Committee.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Withdrawn  6

Clause  2,  page  2,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
If the Treasury Select Committee determines that the Financial Statement and

Budget Report fail to conform with the provisions of the Charter, it may table a

motion in the House of Commons requiring the Chancellor of the Exchequer to

account for this failure.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Withdrawn  7

Clause  3,  page  2,  line  17,  at end insert—

‘(3)
The relationship between the Treasury, Office for Budget Responsibility and the

Bank of England shall be formalised in a Memorandum of Understanding agreed

by the three organisations and laid before Parliament within three months of this

Act receiving Royal Assent.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 1 March 2011
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Budget Responsibility and National Audit Bill [Lords] continued

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Negatived on division  12

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  20,  at end insert ‘The Office shall also examine and report on

the impact of Treasury policy on the duties of the Secretary of State under section 2 of the

Child Poverty Act 2010.’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Negatived  13

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  20,  at end insert ‘The Office shall also examine and report on

the impartiality of the local government finance settlement as it is applied across local

authorities in England.’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  8

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  20,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
Sustainability will be defined in its reports by the Office and will include, but not

be limited to, consideration of public sector net borrowing, national debt, gross

domestic product, economic growth, employment and risks to UK finances.’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  9

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  27,  leave out ‘one occasion’ and insert ‘two occasions’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  10

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  30,  at end insert ‘over the next five years.’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  11

Clause  4,  page  2,  line  37,  at end add—

‘(7)
The Office will take an active role in informing public debate on fiscal

sustainability and will convene a fiscal sustainability research committee of

interested authorities in the public and private sectors.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Withdrawn  15

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  3,  leave out ‘(2) and (3)’ and insert ‘(2) to (4)’.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Not called  14

Clause  5,  page  3,  line  8,  at end add—

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 1 March 2011
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‘(4)
The Office shall include in each of its publications full details of contact with

Treasury Ministers and Treasury officials since its most recent previous

publication.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Kerry McCarthy

Chris Leslie

Withdrawn  16

Clause  6,  page  3,  line  13,  at end insert—

‘(1A)
Such guidance shall not prevent the Office from preparing any forecasts,

assessment or analysis at a time of its choosing.’.

Clause Agreed to.

Clause 7 Agreed to.

Clause 8 Agreed to.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.00 am



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