House of Lords Amendments - Greater London Authority Bill

Greater London Authority Bill - Amendments to be debated in the House of Lords - continued	House of Lords
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	After Clause 242
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
348	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . The London Assembly shall debate annually the report and accounts of the London Development Agency.")		Annual debate on London Development Agency report and accounts.
	Schedule 20
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
349	Page 274, leave out lines 14 and 15 and insert-- (""(4) This section does not apply in relation to London where the London Development Agency shall have regard to the views of and regularly consult with small, medium and large businesses in London and with their representative bodies."")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
349A	Page 274, line 22, leave out ("In")
349B	Page 274, line 22, at end insert ("shall be amended as follows. (2) At the beginning there shall be inserted "(1)". (3) In the subsection (1) so formed,")
349C	Page 274, line 24, at end insert-- ("(4) After the subsection (1) so formed there shall be inserted-- (2) The Secretary of State may, with the approval of the Treasury, make to the Greater London Authority grants of such amounts, and on such terms, as he thinks fit. (3) Any grant made under subsection (2) shall be made for the purposes of the London Development Agency."")
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
350	Page 275, line 26, at end insert-- ("(8) The report shall include the criteria used by the London Development Agency for granting financial support to other institutions."")
351	Page 276, line 1, leave out paragraph 14
352	Page 276, line 39, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 277
353	Page 277, line 19, at end insert ("and Assembly"")
354	Page 277, line 23, at end insert ("and Assembly"")
	Clause 243
	BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY THE VISCOUNT ASTOR THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
354ZA*	Page 133, line 11, leave out from beginning to end of line 3 on page 134
	Schedule 21
	BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY THE VISCOUNT ASTOR THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
354A	Page 277, line 31, leave out ("twelve") and insert ("six")
354B	Page 277, line 32, at end insert-- ("(aa) six shall be persons appointed by a joint committee of the London boroughs under paragraph 2A,")
354C	Page 277, line 38, leave out ("members of the London Assembly")
354D	Page 277, line 39, at end insert ("and paragraph 2A")
354E	Page 277, line 42, at end insert-- ("(3) One half of the number provided for under paragraph (1)(2)(a) shall be appointed under paragraph 2 and one half of the number provided for under paragraph (1)(2)(a) shall be appointed under paragraph 2A. (4) If the number provided for under paragraph (1)(2)(a) is an odd number then the members appointed under paragraph 2 shall be greater in number by one than the members appointed under paragraph 2A.")
354F	Page 277, line 45, leave out ("Mayor of London") and insert ("London Assembly")
354G	Page 278, leave out lines 1 to 3
354H	Page 278, line 4, leave out from beginning to ("shall") in line 5 and insert ("The Chair of the London Assembly")
354J	Page 278, line 6, leave out ("he") and insert ("it")
354K	Page 278, line 7, at end insert-- ("2A.--(1) The members of the Metropolitan Police Authority referred to in paragraph 1(3) shall be appointed by a joint committee consisting of persons appointed by the London boroughs from among their own members. (2) The number of members of the joint committee, and the number of those members to be appointed by each London borough, shall be such as the boroughs may agree or, in the absence of agreement, as may be determined by the Secretary of State. (3) The joint committee shall exercise its powers to appoint members of the Metropolitan Police Authority under this paragraph so as to ensure that, so far as practicable, the members for whose appointment it is responsible reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among the members of the London boroughs taken as a whole.")
354L	Page 278, line 16, at end insert-- ("3A. The members of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall exercise their powers to appoint members under paragraph 3(3)(a) so as to ensure that, so far as is practicable, where members for whose appointments they are responsible are members of political parties, their numbers reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among members of the London Assembly.")
354M	Page 279, line 8, at end insert-- ("(5) A panel or joint committee shall exercise its power to appoint members of the Metropolitan Police Authority under sub-paragraph (2) or (3) so as to ensure that, so far as is practicable, where members for whose appointments they are responsible are members of political parties, their numbers reflect the balance of parties for the time being prevailing among members of the London Assembly.")
	Clause 254
	BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY THE VISCOUNT ASTOR THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
354MA*	Page 137, line 39, leave out from first ("be") to ("superintendent") in line 42
354MB*	Page 137, line 43, at end insert ("or such as may be prescribed by regulations under section 50")
	After Clause 255
	BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY THE VISCOUNT ASTOR THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
354MC*	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" .--(1) In the absence of agreement between the Police Authorities for Essex, Hertfordshire and Surrey and the Metropolitan Police Authority about the transfer of land, buildings, capital and other assets from the Metropolitan Police to the other authorities, the Secretary of State shall make an order to determine what transfers shall take place. (2) No order under this section shall be made unless a statutory instrument containing a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament.")		Transfer of assets from Metropolitan Police Authority.
354MD*	Insert the following new Clause--
	(" . No police officer shall be seconded from the metropolitan police to another police force unless the metropolitan police has been certified by the Chief Inspector of Constabulary as having sufficient officers to perform its duties.")		Secondment of police officers.
	Clause 256
	BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY
	The Lord Cope of Berkeley gives notice of his intention to oppose the Question that Clause 256 stand part of the Bill.
	Schedule 22
	BY THE LORD COPE OF BERKELEY THE VISCOUNT ASTOR THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
354N	Page 292, line 30, at end insert--
	("Pensions liabilities
	. After section 14 of the Police Act 1996 there shall be inserted--
	<~et>("Pensions liabilities of Metropolitan Police Authority.	14A. The liabilities of the Metropolitan Police Authority in relation to pensions being paid subject to regulations made under the Police Pensions Act 1976 to or in respect of persons who, having served as members of police forces, have ceased so to serve, shall be met out of moneys provided by Parliament.".")
354P	Page 298, line 36, leave out paragraph 98
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD CLEMENT-JONES THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
354Q	Page 298, line 41, leave out (""subsection") and insert (""subsections (4) to")
354R	Page 298, line 45, leave out sub-paragraph (3) and insert-- ("(3) Subsection (3) (which makes provision for the Secretary of State to issue guidance to the Commissioner of the Metropolis) shall cease to have effect.")
354S	Page 298, line 46, at end insert-- ("(4) In subsections (4) and (5) for "Commissioner" there shall be substituted "Metropolitan Police Authority".")
	Clause 258
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
355	Page 138, line 27, at end insert ("and shall have the same duties as its predecessor Authority")
356	Page 139, line 24, at end insert-- ("( ) In the provision of its services the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority will not pursue reclamation of the costs of a call-out of the fire service for services which are not related to the suppression of a fire.")
	After Clause 258
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
357	Insert the following new Clause--
		(" . The London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority shall provide annually, within three months of the end of its financial year, a report to the Authority which sets out its performance in fulfilling its functions, its financial report and any Audit Commission recommendations with regard to its performance.")	London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority: annual report.
	Schedule 23
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
357A*	Page 303, line 3, at end insert-- ("( ) On a casual vacancy occurring in that office, the Mayor shall as soon as reasonably practicable appoint one of the members of the Fire etc Authority to fill the vacancy.")
357B*	Page 303, line 4, leave out ("elect") and insert ("appoint")
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
358	Page 303, line 21, at end insert ("; or (d) is otherwise disqualified for any reason mentioned in section 20(1)")
	Schedule 24
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
358YA*	Page 314, line 13, at end insert--
	("The Crime and Disorder Act 1998
	Duty to consider crime and disorder implications
		. In section 17 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (duty of certain authorities in exercising their functions) in subsection (2) (which specifies the authorities) after "a joint authority," there shall be inserted "the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,".")	1998 c. 37.
	After Clause 262
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
358ZA*	Insert the following new Clause-- (" . The Mayor and the GLA will, by 2030, reconstitute the pension scheme of the London Fire Brigade moving it from the present unfunded scheme to a fully funded pension scheme.")
	Clause 264
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
358A	Page 141, line 6, after ("shall") insert (", after consultation with the Common Council and the London boroughs,")
359	Page 141, line 6, after ("document") insert ("based on the boroughs' views")
360	Page 141, line 7, leave out (""spatial") and insert (""London")
361	Page 141, line 8, leave out ("spatial") and insert ("London")
362	Page 141, line 9, leave out ("spatial")
363	Page 141, line 10, leave out ("spatial")
364	Page 141, line 11, leave out ("includes") and insert ("comprises")
365	Page 141, line 13, leave out ("spatial") and insert ("London")
366	Page 141, line 14, leave out ("in relation to spatial development")
	BY THE LORD BERKELEY
366A	Page 141, line 17, after ("Mayor,") insert-- ("(c) in respect of the transport strategy, reflect the future land requirements of passenger and freight transport needs,")
	BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
367	Page 141, line 22, leave out ("spatial") and insert ("London")
368	Page 141, line 26, at end insert ("provided that it has a significant effect greater than the area of a single London borough")
369	Page 141, line 27, leave out ("spatial") and insert ("London")
370	Page 141, line 30, leave out ("spatial") and insert ("London")
371	Page 141, line 30, leave out ("for different cases or")
372	Page 141, line 31, at end insert-- ("(9) The spatial development strategy shall include policies in respect of-- (a) the conservation of those parts of London which are not developed; (b) the improvement of the physical environment, including the quality of development and the regeneration of brownfield sites.")
372A	Page 141, line 31, at end insert-- ("(9) The spatial development strategy shall include policies in respect of-- (a) the conservation of the natural beauty and amenity of London; (b) the improvement of the physical environment, including the quality of development, and the regeneration of brownfield sites.")



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