Greater London Authority Bill

had given notice of her intention to move Amendment No. 55: 55: Before Clause 36, insert the following new Clause— ““(1) After section 360 of the GLA Act 1999 insert— ““360A The London Waste and Recycling Forum and Fund (1) There shall be a body corporate to be known as the London Waste and Recycling Forum and Fund (in this section and Schedule (The London Waste and Recycling Forum and Fund) referred to as ““the Forum””). (2) The Forum shall have the following functions— (a) to advise the Mayor of London and London local authorities on matters of strategic importance related to waste minimisation, recycling, waste collection, waste treatment and waste disposal in and for Greater London, (b) to administer a fund to be known as the London Waste and Recycling Fund (in this section and Schedule (The London Waste and Recycling Forum and Fund) referred to as ““the Fund””) the primary purpose of which is to improve and enhance the waste minimisation, recycling, waste collection, waste treatment and waste disposal performance of London local authorities. (3) Schedule (The London Waste and Recycling Forum and Fund) makes provision in relation to the Forum and the Fund. (4) The Secretary of State may, with the consent of Treasury, pay the Forum a grant to be used for the Fund and such other monies as he determines appropriate for the exercise of its functions. (5) For the purposes of this section and Schedule (The London Waste and Recycling Forum and Fund), ““London local authority”” means— (a) a London borough; (b) the Common Council of the City of London; (c) a joint waste disposal authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1985 (joint arrangements for waste disposal functions) which is constituted of London boroughs.”” (2) Schedule (The London Waste Recycling Forum and Fund) is to be inserted after Schedule 2A to the GLA Act 1999.”” The noble Baroness said: My Lords, I would be happy to hear from the Minister on AmendmentNo. 56 in this group, which would probably resolve the problem of my Amendment No. 55. [Amendment No. 55 not moved.]