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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	Clause 80
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
222	Page 45, line 35, leave out ("This section applies") and insert ("Subsections (1B) to (1D) apply, in relation to a financial year, to the making by the Authority of calculations required by section 70 in the case of the Metropolitan Police Authority. (1A) Subsections (2) to (12) apply")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
222A	Page 45, line 36, leave out paragraph (a) and insert ("the Authority--
	(a) has made calculations in relation to a financial year in accordance with sections 70 to 75 above and sections 47 and 48 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or (b) has made substitute calculations in relation to a financial year in accordance with sections 70, 71 and 73 to 75 above and Schedule 6 to this Act and sections 47 and 48 of that Act, but")	1992 c. 14.
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
223	Page 45, line 43, at end insert-- ("(1B) The amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 in respect of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall not be the component budget requirement of the Metropolitan Police Authority unless the Authority shall first have obtained from the Secretary of State written confirmation that such amount is sufficient to maintain an efficient and effective police force for its area. (1C) If it appears to the Secretary of State that the amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 in respect of the Metropolitan Police Authority is sufficient to maintain an efficient and effective police force for the area of the Metropolitan Police Authority, he shall issue the written confirmation referred to in subsection (1B) above. (1D) If it appears to the Secretary of State that the amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 in respect of the Metropolitan Police Authority is not sufficient to maintain an efficient and effective police force for the area of the Metropolitan Police Authority, he shall issue a statement in writing indicating the minimum amount necessary to maintain an efficient and effective police force for that area, and the component budget requirement of the Metropolitan Police Authority shall be the aggregate of that amount and the amount calculated under subsection (6) of section 70 in respect of the Metropolitan Police Authority.")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
223A	Page 46, line 15, leave out from ("sections") to ("calculations") in line 17 and insert (" 70, 71 and 73 to 75 above and Schedule 6 to this Act and sections 47 and 48 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 would be different from the last relevant")	1992 c. 14.
223B	Page 46, line 20, leave out ("sections") and insert ("provisions. ( ) In subsection (5) above, "the last relevant calculations" means the last calculations made by the Authority in relation to the year in accordance with--
	(a) sections 70 to 75 above and sections 47 and 48 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, or (b) sections 70, 71 and 73 to 75 above and Schedule 6 to this Act and sections 47 and 48 of that Act.")	1992 c. 14.
223C	Page 47, line 11, at end insert ("under section 73(3)(b) of the Greater London Authority Act 1999 (in relation to item P1) or under section 74(5)(b) of that Act (in relation to item P2)")
223D	Page 47, line 15, leave out from ("with") to end of line 17 and insert ("the appropriate Greater London provisions in making the calculations. ( ) For the purposes of subsection (11) above, "the appropriate Greater London provisions" means--
	(a) in the case of calculations required to be made in accordance with sections 70 to 75 above and sections 47 and 48 of the Local Government Finance Act 1992, those provisions; and (b) in the case of calculations required to be made in accordance with sections 70, 71 and 73 to 75 above and Schedule 6 to this Act and sections 47 and 48 of that Act, those provisions.")	1992 c. 14.
	Clause 81
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
224	Page 47, line 25, leave out ("35") and insert ("15")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
224A	Page 47, line 44, leave out ("to 75 above") and insert (", 71 and 73 to 75 above and Schedule 6 to this Act")
	Clause 82
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
224B	Page 48, line 23, leave out from ("year") to end of line 26
	Schedule 6
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
224C	Page 201, line 39, leave out from ("section") to end of line 40 and insert (" 81 of this Act or section 52K or 52V of the Local Government Finance Act 1992.")	1992 c. 14.
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
224D	Page 202, line 8, leave out ("two-thirds") and insert ("a majority")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
224E	Page 202, line 18, at end insert--
	("Publication
	.--(1) This paragraph applies where any substitute calculations are made in accordance with this Schedule. (2) Where this paragraph applies, the Mayor shall as soon as practicable publish a document containing the substitute calculations. (3) In this paragraph "relevant document" means any document required to be published under sub-paragraph (2) above. (4) A copy of each relevant document shall be kept available for the appropriate period by the Mayor for inspection by any person on request free of charge at the principal offices of the Authority at reasonable hours. (5) A copy of any relevant document, or any part of a relevant document, shall be supplied to any person on request during the appropriate period for such reasonable fee as the Mayor may determine. (6) In this paragraph "the appropriate period" in the case of any document is the period of six years beginning with the date of publication of the document pursuant to this paragraph.")
	Before Clause 85
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
224F	Insert the following new Clause--
	("CHAPTER IA BORROWING POWERS
	.--(1) The Greater London Authority shall by virtue of this section have the power to borrow money. (2) The Secretary of State shall not intervene in decisions taken under subsection (1) above. (3) The Secretary of State shall issue guidance on prudent levels of borrowings for the Authority. (4) The guidance may include an indicative limit on borrowings which shall take account of-- (a) the need for prudent on-going debt management; (b) specific capital projects proposed by the Authority; and (c) the total stock of the debt of the Authority. (5) The guidance issued by the Secretary of State shall be published after discussions with the Mayor, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance Accountants and the Authority's auditor. (6) If the budget proposed by the Mayor, and agreed by the Assembly, requires higher borrowings than the indicative limit in the Secretary of State's guidance, an Assembly vote shall take place with a two thirds majority of members voting required for the higher level of debt to be approved.")	GLA borrowing powers.
	Clause 85
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
225	Page 49, line 10, at end insert ("and the cost assumptions on which the amount of the grant has been determined, which shall be published in such manner as the Secretary of State deems appropriate")
	Clause 86
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
225A	Page 49, line 27, at end insert ("but the amount of the grant shall increase by at least the annual rate of the Retail Price Index in each year beginning from the Authority's second financial year.")
	Clause 92
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
225B	Page 52, line 4, leave out from ("1999") to end of line 5 and insert-- ("(cd) a substitute calculation made in accordance with any of sections 70, 71 and 73 to 75 of, and Schedule 6 to, that Act;".")
	Clause 93
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
225C	Page 52, line 14, leave out from ("1999") to end of line 15 and insert-- ("(bc) making a substitute calculation in accordance with any of sections 70, 71 and 73 to 75 of, and Schedule 6 to, that Act;".")
	After Clause 96
	BY THE LORD SHEPPARD OF DIDGEMERE THE BARONESS HAMWEE
225D	Insert the following new Clause--
	("( ) After section 43(8) of the Local Government and Housing Act 1989 there shall be added-- (9) Notwithstanding anything in this section, or in any other enactment, the Greater London Authority may issue a loan instrument secured only on the revenue from new charges or levies raised under section 228 or section 229 of the Greater London Authority Act 1999."")	GLA borrowing powers (No. 2).
	Clause 98
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
226	Page 54, line 30, leave out paragraph (c)
	Clause 99
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
227	Page 55, line 3, leave out subsection (3)
	Clause 104
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
228	Page 57, line 46, at end insert ("provided that no such payment may be directed to be made by a body until that body's debts have been fully repaid")
229	Page 58, line 26, at end insert-- ("( ) The anticipated percentage of the available capital receipts of each functional body that are to be paid to the Authority as specified in subsection (1) above shall be published by the Mayor in the capital spending plan prepared for that body under section 106 below. ( ) The amount paid out of available capital receipts to the Authority by that body during the year shall not exceed or be less than the amount stated in the capital spending plan by more than ten per cent of available capital receipts.")
	Clause 105
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
230	Page 58, line 43, at end insert-- ("(5) The amount of any grant under this section, whether made by the Authority or by any of the functional bodies, shall first have been specified in the draft component budget of the component body making the payment prepared by the Mayor under section 73 and, where the payment is made by a functional body, in the capital spending plan prepared for that body under section 107 below.")
	Clause 106
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
231	Page 59, line 12, at end insert-- ("(5) The amount of any grant under this section, whether made by the Authority or by any of the functional bodies, shall first have been specified in the draft component budget of the component body making the payment prepared by the Mayor under section 72.")
	Clause 107
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
232	Page 59, line 28, at end insert ("; and (d) the amounts which the functional body is expected to pay out of usable capital receipts to the Authority during the year under section 104 above")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
232A	Page 59, line 31, leave out paragraph (a) and insert-- ("(a) if the Mayor has decided a minimum amount of grant which the Authority is to pay to the body for the year under section 105(1) above, that minimum amount;")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
233	Page 59, line 31, leave out ("minimum") and insert ("estimated")
234	Page 59, line 33, at end insert-- ("( ) the estimated amount of grant which the Mayor has decided that the Authority is to pay to the body for the year out of capital receipts from other functional bodies under section 104 above;")
235	Page 60, line 10, at end insert ("including those made in accordance with sections 104 and 105 above")
236	Page 60, line 16, at end insert-- ("(7) Section E of a capital spending plan made for any financial year ("the relevant financial year") other than the first two financial years following the commencement of the Authority shall consist of-- (a) a statement of-- (i) the amount of the body's total capital spending in the preceding financial year, and (ii) the total amount of expenditure which the Mayor had expected the body to incur in the capital spending plan for the previous year; (b) where the amount in paragraph (a)(i) exceeds the amount in paragraph (a)(ii), a statement of the reasons for this and a proposal for reducing the capital spending plan for the relevant financial year by the amount of the excess.")
	Clause 108
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
237	Page 60, line 22, after ("Assembly") insert (", to each of the London borough councils, to the Common Council")
238	Page 60, line 33, after ("Assembly") insert (", to each of the London borough councils, to the Common Council")
	BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE THE LORD TOPE THE BARONESS THOMAS OF WALLISWOOD
238A	Page 60, line 33, at end insert-- ("(4A) The Assembly shall debate and vote on the capital spending plan. (4B) If the Assembly votes by a majority of those voting to reject the Mayor's capital spending plan, not later than 56 days thereafter an election shall be held for the office of Mayor and all Assembly members as if such election were an ordinary election and the Mayor and Assembly members so elected shall hold office until the first Thursday in May in the fourth calendar year following that in which the ordinary election preceding such election was held.")
	BY THE LORD WHITTY
238B	Page 60, line 34, leave out subsection (5) and insert-- ("( ) A copy of the capital spending plan shall be kept available for the appropriate period by the Mayor for inspection by any person on request free of charge at the principal offices of the Authority at reasonable hours. ( ) A copy of the capital spending plan, or any part of it, shall be supplied to any person on request during the appropriate period for such reasonable fee as the Mayor may determine. ( ) In this section "the appropriate period" in the case of a capital spending plan is the period of six years beginning with the date of publication of that plan pursuant to this section")
	BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA THE LORD DIXON-SMITH THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
239	Page 60, line 36, at end insert-- ("(6) Members of the public shall be entitled to make copies of the capital spending plan and copying facilities shall be made available to them at a reasonable charge.")



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