Local Audit and Accountability Bill [HL]

Moved by

Lord McKenzie of Luton

18ZZZA*: Schedule 9, page 74, line 1, at end insert—<...

My Lords, this amendment refers to Schedule 9, and in particular paragraph 8(2).

The power ...

My Lords, what worries me with this is the possibility of spreading the data protection rules and...

Will the noble Lord accept that the purpose of the amendment is not to spread anything further bu...

Let me give an example. If one is looking into housing fraud, one does not, as a local authority,...

My Lords, for these purposes, I should remind noble Lords that I am the spokesman in the Lords fo...

I am grateful to the Minister, and that we got two for the price of one with the Minister for the...

Moved by

Lord Wallace of Saltaire

18ZZA: Schedule 10, page 75, line 32, at end insert...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 18ZZA, which applies to paragraph 8 of Schedule 10, I shall also sp...

Moved by

The Earl of Lytton

18ZA: Clause 34, page 21, line 6, after “authorities” ins...

My Lords, this amendment returns to an issue that was flagged up by more than one noble Lord at S...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Earl, Lord Lytton, for moving his amendment, to which I have...

My Lords, I am a vice-president of the LGA but I am not sure that I will retain that position aft...

Whole place.

Yes, whole place. It is playing with words, and of course Labour words such as “total” are not ac...

My Lords, like my noble friend who was unable to support these amendments from the noble Earl, Lo...

My Lords, it is not very often that the noble Lord, Lord McKenzie, makes my case for me, and I am...

My Lords, first, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Tope, for his support and the noble Lords, Lord McK...

Before the noble Earl withdraws his amendment, can the Minister tell us any more about the value-...

We are currently considering the future management of the Audit Commission’s value for money—the ...

Not to prolong the matter, I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

Moved by

Baroness Hanham

19: Schedule 11, page 78, line 22, after “force” insert “on ...

Moved by

Lord Tope

19B: After Clause 37, insert the following new Clause—

“Loca...

My Lords, in moving Amendment 19B I shall also speak to Amendment 19E, which must be the longest ...

My Lords, I have a certain sympathy with the amendment moved by the noble Lord. It is a long time...

My Lords, I will follow what the noble Lord, Lord Beecham, said, in the same vein, because I thin...

My Lords, happily, noble Lords have not quite agreed on this again, which is always very useful a...

My Lords, I am searching for the words in the coalition agreement which certainly comply with the...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

19BA*: Clause 38, page 24, line 46, at end insert—

“(3) I...

My Lords, this rather intimidating-looking amendment is a probing amendment. It arises somewhat c...

My Lords, I just want to check for the noble Lord the exact position regarding elections because ...

Is an election to be treated the same as a referendum because a referendum is putting an issue? I...

My Lords, this is an important point. If the noble Lord withdraws the amendment, perhaps we can d...

Yes. I am grateful for the assurance and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment.

My Lords, I gave notice of my intention to oppose Clause 38 standing part of the Bill, and I did ...

My Lords, perhaps I can give the Minister a few more minutes to assemble her thoughts.

Once...

My Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Tope, will be pleased to know that the National Association of Loc...

My Lords, I recognise that the Room is not with me but it is none the less extremely important th...

Moved by

Lord Beecham

19BB*: Clause 39, page 26, line 14, leave out subsection (15)