division_name: Parliamentary Elections (Recall and Primaries) &#8212; New Clause 13 &#8212; Local Spending Reports
motion: <p pid="c.252.1/1" pwmotiontext="yes">'(1) The Secretary of State must as soon as practicable but not less than 12 months after the passing of this Act produce and publish a Local Spending Report.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/2" pwmotiontext="yes">(2) The reports must cover-</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/3" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) all government departments, and</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/4" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) any other person exercising public functions.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/5" pwmotiontext="yes">(3) The reports must include-</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/6" pwmotiontext="yes">(a) all public expenditure for each local authority area in so far as it is possible to define it, and</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/7" pwmotiontext="yes">(b) both current and proposed future spending.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/8" pwmotiontext="yes">(4) Local spending reports shall be updated as frequently as is reasonably practicable but in any event at least once every two years.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/9" pwmotiontext="yes">(5) The first report under this section must be laid before Parliament no later than 12 months after this Act is passed.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/10" pwmotiontext="yes">(6) In this section the term "Local Spending Report" has the same meaning as in the Sustainable Communities Act 2007 (c. 23).'.-<i> (Mr. Drew.)</i></p>
  
  <p class="italic" pid="c.252.1/11" pwmotiontext="yes"> Brought up.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/12" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> Question put,</i> That the clause be added to the Bill.</p>
  
  <p pid="c.252.1/13" pwmotiontext="yes"><i> The House divided:</i> Ayes 203, Noes 261.</p>