Clause 11 - Use of capital receipts
Local Government Bill
3:45 pm
Mr Win Griffiths (Bridgend, Labour)
With this it will be convenient to discuss the following amendments:
No. 59, in
clause 11, page 5, line 4, leave out from 'State' to end of line 5 and insert
'shall not in any circumstances interfere in the use of capital receipts by local authorities.'.
No. 69, in
clause 11, page 5, line 4, after 'use' insert 'by a local authority'.
No. 70, in
clause 11, page 5, line 5, leave out 'a' and insert 'that'.
No. 60, in
clause 11, page 5, line 6, leave out subsection (2).
No. 61, in
clause 11, page 5, line 6, leave out from beginning to end of line 22.
No. 67, in
clause 11, page 5, line 6, leave out 'in particular'.
No. 51, in
clause 11, page 5, line 7, leave out from beginning to end of line 10.
No. 62, in
clause 11, page 5, line 11, leave out from beginning to end of line 12.
No. 3, in
clause 11, page 5, line 11, leave out from 'requiring' to 'of' and insert
'such amount as the Secretary of State shall specify, being not more than 20 per cent.'.
No. 40, in
clause 11, page 5, line 12, at end insert—
'(c) make provision requiring an amount not exceeding sixty per cent. of a capital receipt to be used only to meet capital expenditure in connection with the local authority's functions under part II of the Housing Act 1985 (provision of housing).'.
No. 63, in
clause 11, page 5, line 12, at end insert—
'(2A) Regulations made under subsection (2)(b) may only include the following in relation to payments to the Secretary of State—
(a) in relation to the disposal of dwellings, the maximum amount that can be specified is 25 per cent. of the capital receipt; and
(b) in relation to the disposal of any other asset, the maximum amount that can be specified is 15 per cent. of the capital receipt.'.
No. 39, in
clause 11, page 5, line 14, after '2(b)', insert 'and 2(c)'.
No. 25, in
clause 11, page 5, line 15, after 'of', insert 'an interest in'.
No. 41, in
clause 11, page 5, line 20, leave out subsection (5).