division_name: Greater London Authority Bill - Nomination of candidate for Mayor
motion: <p>As amended in the Standing Committee, considered. 
  
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   I beg to move amendment No. 93, in page 2, line 32, leave out 'or (6)'.
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      Madam Speaker:   
   With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 94 to 98, 108A and 99 to 101.
  <p>Amendment agreed to. 
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   I beg to move amendment No. 136, in page 166, line 29, leave out 'the prescribed percentage' and insert '5 per cent.'.
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      Madam Speaker:   
   With this, it will be convenient to discuss Government amendments Nos. 137 and 138.
  <p>Amendment agreed to. 
  <p>Amendment made:  No. 137, in page 166, leave out lines 35 to 37.-- [Mr.  Dowd.] 
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   I beg to move amendment No. 102, in page 174, line 38, at end insert--
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    'Broadcasting during elections   
   21A.--(1) Section 93 shall be amended as follows.
   
  
   
  (2) In subsection (1), after "local government election" there shall be inserted ", other than an Authority election,".'.
  <p>Amendment agreed to. 
  
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   Amendment made:  No. 108A, in page 10, line 25, leave out from 'prepare' to 'required' in line 27 and insert
   
  'an account of any sums which are issued to him out of the Consolidated Fund by virtue of this section and of his use of those sums.
   
  (6) The account'.-- [Mr.  Dowd.] 
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   I beg to move amendment No. 105A, in page 10, leave out lines 39 to 41 and insert
   
  
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  'a citizen of the United Kingdom'.<p>Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. 
  
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   Amendment made:  No. 99, in page 13, line 28, leave out & 3(1)' and insert & 3(5)'.-- [Mr.  Raynsford.] 
   
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   I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.
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   We now move from a young, thrusting, radical amendment to a young, thrusting, radical new clause. It is designed to give respectability and credibility to the method of selecting mayoral candidates and would provide that all those involved in the selection process, of whatever political party, are there to represent their party's members and are not imposed from the centre.
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  <p>Question put,  That the clause be read a Second time:--
  <p>The House divided:  Ayes 128, Noes 285.
   