Cities and Local Government Devolution Bill [HL] — Report (2nd Day) — 15 Jul 2015 at 18:59

Relevant documents: 1st, 2nd and 3rd Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee

Amendment 34A

Moved by Lord McKenzie of Luton

34A: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause-

“Audit committees

(1) A combined authority must arrange for the appointment of an audit committee to-

(a) scrutinise the authority’s financial affairs;

(b) review and assess the authority’s risk management, internal control and corporate governance arrangements; and

(c) review and assess the economy, efficiency and effectiveness with which resources have been used in discharging the authority’s functions.

(2) The audit committee must have an independent chair.”

Debate in Parliament | Source |

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Party Summary

Votes by party, red entries are votes against the majority for that party.

What is Tell? '+1 tell' means that in addition one member of that party was a teller for that division lobby.

What is Turnout? This is measured against the total membership of the party at the time of the vote.

PartyMajority (Content)Minority (Not-Content)Turnout
Con1 131 (+2 tell)57.5%
Crossbench10 1714.6%
DUP0 125.0%
Independent Labour0 1100.0%
Judge1 113.3%
Lab121 (+1 tell) 055.7%
LDem81 (+1 tell) 081.2%
Non-affiliated4 013.3%
PC1 050.0%
UUP0 150.0%
Total:219 15247.3%

Rebel Voters - sorted by party

Lords for which their vote in this division differed from the majority vote of their party. You can see all votes in this division, or every eligible lord who could have voted in this division

Sort by: Name | Party | Vote

NamePartyVote
Baroness Cumberlege Conaye
Lord Berkeley of KnightonCrossbenchaye
Lord Bew Crossbenchaye
Baroness Boothroyd Crossbenchaye
The Earl of ClancartyCrossbenchaye
Lord Elystan-Morgan Crossbenchaye
Lord Hannay of ChiswickCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Kerr of KinlochardCrossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Quirk Crossbench (front bench)aye
Lord Rees of LudlowCrossbench (front bench)aye
Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbench (front bench)aye

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