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| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 104* | Page 7, line 10, leave out subsection (2) |
| 105* | Page 7, line 13, leave out Paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert "the appropriate boundaries for the introduction of unitary local authorities within the region" |
| 106* | Page 7, line 13, after "change" insert "(if any)" |
| 107* | Page 7, line 13, leave out "for the region" and insert "for delivering effective, efficient local government in the region" |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| 108 | Page 7, line 14, after first "in" insert "or to" |
| 109 | Page 7, line 16, leave out subsection (4) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 110* | Page 7, line 16, leave out from "are" to end of line 17 and insert "all county, district and unitary councils within the region" |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES
THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH |
| 111 | Page 7, line 20, leave out paragraph (a) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 112* | Page 7, line 27, at end insert "(subject to any guidance to the contrary published by the Secretary of State)" |
| 113* | Page 7, line 27, at end insert "(in addition to the requirements with regard to consultation set out in the 2000 Act)" |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| 114 | Page 7, line 27, at end insert— |
| "( ) | consult members of the public, businesses, the voluntary sector, the public sector and local authorities (including their employee representatives) in the area and such others as may facilitate the Boundary Committee's carrying out of its functions;" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 115* | Page 7, line 28, leave out paragraph (a) |
| 116* | Page 7, line 36, leave out paragraph (e) |
| 117* | Page 7, line 36, leave out "issued" and insert "published" |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 13 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| 118* | Insert the following new Clause— |
| | "Duty to meet the needs of disabled people |
| (1) | This section applies to any person or body who exercises any function— |
| (a) | under Part 1 in relation to referendums; |
| (b) | under Part 2 in relation to local government reviews; |
| (c) | under Part 3 in relation to advice of the Electoral Commission; |
| (d) | under Part 4 in relation to funding of regional chambers. |
| (2) | The person or body must exercise their function with regard to the need to ensure full and equal access for disabled people. |
| (3) | For the purposes of subsection (2), the person or body must have regard to national policies and advice in guidance issued by the Secretary of State." |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 14 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 119* | Page 8, line 45, at end insert— |
| "( ) | at least forty per cent of those persons entitled to vote at such a referendum voted, and |
| ( ) | a majority of those voting in the referendum voted in favour of an elected regional assembly for the region, and" |
| 120* | Page 9, line 3, leave out "may" and insert "must" |
| 121* | Page 9, line 3, leave out from "State" to end of line 5 and insert "shall by order give effect to the recommendations of the Boundary Committee for England made to him in pursuance of a directive under section 12 before the elected regional assembly is established" |
| 122* | Page 9, line 3, leave out "or any" |
| 123* | Page 9, line 5, at end insert "or must make no changes to the existing local government structure within the region" |
| 124* | Page 9, line 6, leave out subsection (3) |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| 125 | Page 9, line 6, leave out "with or without modifications" and insert "subject to a modification to retain existing local authority structures" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 126* | Page 9, line 20, leave out subsection (6) |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 15 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 16 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 127* | Page 10, line 28, leave out from "if" to end of line 32 and insert "the Secretary of State is considering whether to cause a referendum to be held in that region about the establishment of an elected assembly for the region" |
| 128* | Page 11, line 6, at end insert— |
| "( ) | the balance of representation for rural and urban areas" |
| 129* | Page 11, line 7, leave out from "direction" to end of line 8 and insert "shall specify that, so far as it is reasonably practicable to do so, the Electoral Commission shall ensure that the number of electors in each electoral district is approximately equal in all regions" |
| 130* | Page 11, line 8, at end insert "and shall specify how many members of the assembly not directly elected by an electoral area are to be appointed" |
| 131* | Page 11, line 9, leave out subsection (5) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 132* | Page 11, line 13, at end insert "provided such a timetable shall not require the submission of their advice by the Electoral Commission within less than twelve months from the date of direction" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 133* | Page 12, line 6, at end insert "and, in particular, the importance of preserving the historic identity of county and county borough councils" |
| 134* | Page 12, line 11, leave out paragraph (c) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 135* | Page 12, line 23, after "the" insert "regional planning" |
| 136* | Page 12, line 23, at end insert— |
| "( ) | If the grant or a part of it is made in connection with the discharge of functions in connection with spatial planning, such a grant shall be made by Order." |
| 137* | Page 12, line 24, after "grant" insert "shall be subject to a condition that no part of it shall be used for any purpose in connection with campaigning for or against any question to be put in a referendum pursuant to section 1, or in anticipation of such a referendum and otherwise, and" |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 138* | Page 12, leave out line 36 and insert— |
| | "This Act shall not come into force until there is an enactment conferring" |
| | The above-named Lords give notice of their intention to oppose the Question that Clause 24 stand part of the Bill. |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 139* | Page 13, line 2, leave out "it" and insert "any Act setting out the powers and constitutional arrangements of an elected regional assembly" |
| 140* | Page 13, line 4, leave out subsection (2) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 141* | Page 13, line 8, leave out from first "region" to end of line 9 and insert "is defined in an order made under section (Regional boundaries)" |
| | THE BARONESS HAMWEE
THE LORD GREAVES |
| 142 | Page 13, line 9, at end insert— |
| "( ) | The Secretary of State may by order vary the regional boundaries specified in that Schedule. |
| ( ) | For the purposes of such variation, additional regions may be created." |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 143* | Leave out Clause 26 and insert the following new Clause— |
| | For the purposes of this Act, a region is a region as specified by the Secretary of State in an order under section 1." |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 144* | Page 13, line 11, after "order" insert ", a direction" |
| 145* | Page 13, line 16, leave subsection (3) |
| 146* | Page 13, line 29, leave out paragraph (c) |
| | THE BARONESS HANHAM
THE BARONESS BLATCH
THE LORD HANNINGFIELD |
| 147* | Page 13, line 36, leave out ", 22 and 23" and insert "and 22" |
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