Localism Bill

Baroness Hanham Excerpts

Thursday 30th June 2011 Lords Chamber

[The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Communities and Local Government (Baroness Hanham)]

My Lords, I would just say that in the Library are a number of documents which have been laid for the attention of the Committee.

Clause 42 : Duty to hold local referendum

Amendment 120B

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[Baroness Hanham]

120D: Clause 43, page 38, line 8, after “44),” insert—
“(ba) where the principal local authority is the Greater London Authority, it is duly signed—(i) by the required percentage of local government electors in each London borough, and(ii) by the required percentage of local government electors in the area of the Common Council of the City of London,”

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[Baroness Hanham]

120F: Clause 43, page 38, line 12, leave out from “though” to end of line 14 and insert “—
(a) where the principal local authority is not the Greater London Authority, the petition does not comply with subsection (1)(b), or(b) where the principal local authority is the Greater London Authority, the petition complies with neither or only one of paragraphs (b) and (ba) of subsection (1).”

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[Baroness Hanham]

126G: Clause 47, page 40, line 25, leave out from “ground” to “is” in line 27