| Clause 34 | |
| BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |
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Page 20, line 44, after ("Council,") insert--
("( ) such organisations representative of business of all sizes as the Mayor considers appropriate having regard to the impact of his strategies on the interests of business and commerce,")
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| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE | |
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Page 21, line 19, leave out ("he considers") and insert ("he and the Assembly consider") | |
| Clause 35 | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
117 |
Page 21, line 24, after first ("to") insert ("the current version of") | |
| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE | |
118 |
Page 21, line 24, after ("strategy") insert ("and the draft of each strategy") | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
119 |
Page 21, line 24, at end insert--
("( ) The Mayor shall send to the Common Council and to each London borough council a copy of the current version of each strategy mentioned in section 33(1) above.") | |
120 |
Page 21, line 25, after ("of") insert ("the current version of") | |
121 |
Page 21, line 25, leave out ("strategy mentioned in section 33(1) above") and insert ("such strategy") | |
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Page 21, line 26, leave out ("for the appropriate period") | |
123 |
Page 21, line 27, after ("Authority") insert (", and
(b) at such other places as the Mayor considers appropriate,")
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| BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |
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Page 21, line 31, at end insert--
("( ) The Mayor shall send a copy of each strategy to each of the London boroughs and to the Common Council to enable each of those bodies to make the documents available to their councillors and if they so desire to residents and businesses in the area.") | |
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Page 21, line 31, at end insert--
("( ) A copy of each such strategy shall be made freely available to anyone visiting during the appropriate period a public internet website to be established and maintained by the Authority.") | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
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Page 21, line 32, leave out subsection (4) | |
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Page 21, line 33, at end insert--
("( ) Any reference in this section to "the current version" of a strategy or part of a strategy is a reference--
(a) in the case of the spatial development strategy, to that strategy as last published, whether originally or by way of replacement, and to any published alteration thereof for the time being having effect; and
(b) in the case of any other strategy, to that strategy as last published, whether originally or as revised.")
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| BY THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH
THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON | |
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Page 21, line 33, at end insert--
("(5) The Mayor shall maintain a Greater London Authority web-site on which he shall publish each strategy of the Authority established under Clause 33 and also publish any other documents that are published in any other way by the Authority.
(6) Nothing in this section affects the restriction requiring confidentiality for information on section 48 (2A) of this Act.") | |
| After Clause 36 | |
| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD CLEMENT-JONES | |
131 |
Insert the following new Clause-- | |
| (" .--(1) The Mayor shall prepare and publish a document to be known for the purposes of this Act as the London public health report.
(2) The London public health report shall contain--
(a) information about the state of public health in Greater London;
(b) an assessment of the impact of the Mayor's strategies specified in section 33(1) above on the state of public health in Greater London;
(c) information about the measures which other persons or bodies are to be encouraged by the Mayor to take for the purpose of improving the health of persons in Greater London;
(d) information about the measures which other persons or bodies have encouraged the Mayor to take for the purpose of improving the health of persons in Greater London.
(3) The London public health report shall be published--
(a) in the case of the first London public health report, before the end of the period of three years beginning with the day of the first ordinary election;
(b) in the case of each London public health report subsequent to the first, before the end of the period of four years beginning with the day on which the previous state of the public health report was published.")
| London public health report. |
| Clause 37 | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
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Page 22, line 2, after ("three") insert ("clear working") | |
133 |
Page 22, line 4, after ("three") insert ("clear working") | |
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Page 22, line 20, at end insert--
(a) so far as reasonably practicable, answer any such question orally at the meeting at which it is put, or
(b) if for any reason it is not reasonably practicable to do that, provide a written answer before the end of the third working day following the day on which the question was asked at the meeting,
(subject, in either case, to subsection (4) below).
(3B) For the purposes of subsection (3A)(b) above, the day on which a question is asked at a meeting is--
(a) in the case of an oral question, the day on which the question is first asked at the meeting; or
(b) in the case of a written question, the day on which the question is first raised at the meeting.")
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Page 22, line 21, after ("(3)") insert ("or (3A)") | |
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Page 22, line 23, at end insert--
(c) a member of a functional body, or
(d) a member of staff of a functional body,
except as provided by subsection (5) below.
(a) the Mayor receives advice from a person falling within paragraph (b), (c) or (d) of subsection (4) above, and
(b) the functional body mentioned in that paragraph is the Metropolitan Police Authority or the London Fire and Emergency Planning Authority,
the Mayor is not relieved by subsection (4) above from any requirement to disclose the advice, if or to the extent that the advice falls within subsection (6) below.
(6) Advice given to the Mayor by a functional body falls within this subsection if it has been disclosed-- | |
| (a) at a meeting of, or of a committee or sub-committee of, the functional body at a time when the meeting was open to members of the public by virtue of Part VA of the Local Government Act 1972 (access to meetings and documents); or
(b) in a document which has been open to inspection by members of the public by virtue of that Part of that Act.
(7) Any reference in this section to a member of staff of a functional body includes a reference to an officer or employee of that body.
(8) In this section "advice" includes--
(a) an expression of opinion; and
(b) an analysis of information.")
| 1972 c. 70. |
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Page 22, line 23, at end insert--
("( ) For the purposes of this section, a day is a working day unless it is--
(a) a Saturday or Sunday;
(b) Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, Maundy Thursday or Good Friday;
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| (c) a day which is a Bank Holiday in England under the Banking and Financial Dealings Act 1971; or
(d) a day appointed for public thanksgiving or mourning.")
| 1971 c. 80. |
| Clause 38 | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
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Page 22, line 31, at end insert--
("( ) a statement of any targets for the time being in force under section 33(8A) above with respect to the implementation of those strategies and an assessment of the progress made by authorities involved in the implementation of those strategies towards achieving those targets;")
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| BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |
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Page 22, line 41, at end insert ("; and
(c) shall send a copy to each of the London boroughs and to the Common Council and make it freely available to anyone visiting a public internet website to be established and maintained by the Authority.")
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| Clause 39 | |
| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE | |
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Page 23, line 7, leave out ("a") and insert ("an annual") | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
141 |
Page 23, line 8, leave out from ("meeting") to end of line 9 and insert ("under this section (in this section referred to as a "State of London debate") which shall be open to all members of the public.") | |
| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE | |
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Page 23, line 8, leave out ("to be known as a "State of London debate"") and insert ("an annual public meeting") | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
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Page 23, line 9, at end insert--
("( ) The form of, and procedure for, a State of London debate shall be such as the Mayor may determine after consultation with the Assembly, but must be such that there is an opportunity for members of the public to speak.
( ) The power to determine the form of, and procedure for, a State of London debate includes power to appoint a person to preside.
( ) Any person may be appointed to preside at a State of London debate, whether or not he has any connection with the Authority.
( ) A member of the public who attends or speaks at a State of London debate shall do so subject to and in accordance with the procedure for the State of London debate.") | |
| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE | |
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Page 23, line 10, leave out ("A State of London debate") and insert ("An annual public meeting") | |
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Page 23, line 16, leave out ("the State of London debate") and insert ("the annual public meeting") | |
| Clause 40 | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
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Page 23, line 22, leave out from ("meeting") to end of line 23 and insert ("under this section (in this section referred to as a "People's Question Time") which shall be open to all members of the public.") | |
| BY THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD TOPE | |
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Page 23, line 22, after ("public,") insert ("in this Act") | |
| BY THE LORD WHITTY | |
148 |
Page 23, line 23, at end insert--
("( ) The purpose of a People's Question Time is to afford an opportunity to members of the public to put questions to the Mayor and Assembly members and to enable the Mayor and Assembly members to respond.
( ) The form of, and procedure for, a People's Question Time shall be such as the Mayor may determine after consultation with the Assembly.
( ) The power to determine the form of, and procedure for, a People's Question Time includes power to appoint a person to preside.
( ) Any person may be appointed to preside at a People's Question Time, whether or not he has any connection with the Authority.
( ) A member of the public who attends or speaks at a People's Question Time shall do so subject to and in accordance with the procedure for the People's Question Time.") | |
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| After Clause 40 | |
| BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |
150 |
Insert the following new Clause-- | |
| (" .--(1) The Authority shall make available at reasonable cost (or at no cost) copies of all public documents and minutes of the Authority and shall promptly make all such documents freely available to anyone visiting a public internet site to be maintained by the Authority during the appropriate period.
(2) In this section "the appropriate period" is the period of six years beginning with the original date of the document or minutes.") | Publication of documents by Authority. |
| Clause 41 | |
| BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |
151 |
Page 23, line 36, at end insert ("who shall be elected in accordance with section 2") | |
152 |
Page 23, line 40, leave out subsections (3) to (7) and insert--
("( ) A person may not be the Deputy Mayor and a member of the Assembly at the same time.") | |
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| Clause 42 | |
| BY THE BARONESS MILLER OF HENDON
THE LORD BRABAZON OF TARA
THE LORD DIXON-SMITH | |
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