65A (1) Sections 45A and 45B of the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 (which provide for the setting of a local education authority's schools budget) are amended in accordance with sub-paragraphs (3) to (6).

(2) In sections 41 and 42 of the Education Act 2002, the sections 45A and 45B inserted into the School Standards and Framework Act 1998 are amended in accordance with those sub-paragraphs.

(3) In section 45A(5) (authority to set, and give notice of, its schools budget before the end of January), for "end of January" there is substituted "schools budget deadline".

(4) In section 45A, after subsection (5) there is inserted—

"(6) For the purposes of this section and section 45B "the schools budget deadline" is—

(a) the end of December in the case of an authority in England, and

(b) the end of January in the case of an authority in Wales."

(5) In section 45B(1) (appropriate person may serve counter-notice within period of fourteen days beginning with giving of notice), for "day on which the notice was given" there is substituted "schools budget deadline in the financial year preceding that financial year".

(6) In section 45B(2) (power of appropriate person to act where authority has not given notice under section 45A(5) by the end of January)—

(a) for "end of January" there is substituted "schools budget deadline", and

(b) for "the end of that January" there is substituted "that deadline"." Page 114, line 17, at end insert—

"67A (1) Section 52 (meetings of the London Assembly) is amended as follows.

(2) After subsection (4) there is inserted—

"(4A) There must be at least 21 clear days between a meeting under subsection (3) above and the last such meeting before it, but this does not apply to the gap between the first such meeting after an ordinary election and the last such meeting before that election."

(3) In subsection (6)(b) (notice of meeting under subsection (3) to be given at least 28 clear days before meeting), for "28" there is substituted "14".

(4) Subsection (7) (notice of meeting not to be given during currency of a notice already given) is omitted."

On Question, amendments agreed to.

Schedule 7 [Repeals and revocations]:

moved Amendment No. 29:

Page 118, line 46, column 2, after "Sections" insert "52(7),"

On Question, amendment agreed to.

On Question, Bill passed, and returned to the Commons with amendments.