Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill: Commons remaining stages
7 December 2015 (updated on 7 December 2015)
MPs debated the remaining stages of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill in the House of Commons on Monday 7 December 2015.
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, James Wharton, opened the debate. The Shadow Minister for Communities and Local Government, Liz McInnes, responded on behalf of the Opposition.
The Bill was amended at report stage and passed third reading without a division. The Commons amendments to the Bill will now be considered by the House of Lords.
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Summary of the Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill
A Bill to make provision for the election of mayors for the areas of, and for conferring additional functions on, combined authorities established under Part 6 of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009; to make other provision in relation to bodies established under that Part; to make provision about local authority governance and functions; to confer power to establish, and to make provision about, sub-national transport bodies; and for connected purposes.
Progress of the Bill
This Government Bill was introduced to the House of Lords on 28 May 2015. It had its first reading in the House of Commons on 21 July 2015.
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What happens next?
The Commons amendments to the Bill will now be sent to House of Lords for consideration.
What is the report stage of a bill?
The report stage gives MPs an opportunity, on the floor of the House, to consider any further amendments (proposals for change) to a bill which has been examined in a public bill committee or on the floor of the House. There is no set time period between the end of committee stage and the start of the report stage.
What happens at report stage?
All MPs may speak and vote. For lengthy or complex bills, the debates may be spread over several days. All MPs can suggest amendments to the bill or new clauses (parts) that they think should be added.
What happens after report stage?
Report stage is usually followed immediately by debate on the bill's third reading.
What happens at third reading?
Debate on the bill is usually short, and limited to what is actually in the bill, rather than, as at second reading, what might have been included.
Amendments (proposals for change) cannot be made to a bill at a third reading in the Commons. At the end of the debate, the House decides (votes on) whether to approve the third reading of the bill.
What happens after third reading?
This bill started in the Lords so it will return to the House of Lords for consideration of any amendments the Commons has made.
Watching proceedings from the public gallery
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