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English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. Committee stage eighth sitting (afternoon)

Schedule 19, amendment 352, discussed with further amendments, and withdrawn. Amendment 364 negatived on division (3 to 12). Amendment 353 negatived on division (5 to 10). Amendment 359 negatived on division (5 to 10). Amendment 52 discussed and withdrawn. Amendments made. Schedule 19, as amended, agreed to. Clause 39 agreed to. Clause 40 discussed with new clause 41. New clause 41 negatived on division (5 to 10). Clauses 40-42 agreed to. Schedule 2, amendment made and as amended, agreed to. Clause 43, amendment 247 discussed and withdrawn. Amendment 262 discussed and withdrawn. Amendment 257 discussed with further amendments and negatived on division (3 to 8). Amendment 253 negatived on division (3 to 8). Amendment 255 discussed with further amendments and negatived on division (3 to 9). Amendment 254 negatived on division (3 to 9). Clause 43 agreed to. Clause 44, amendment 21 discussed and withdrawn. Amendments made and clause 44, as amended, agreed to. Clause 45, discussed with amendments and agreed to. Schedule 21, amendments made and as amended, agreed to. Clause 46, amendments made. Amendment 24 negatived on division (3 to 11). Clause 46, as amended, agreed to. Schedule 22, amendments made and as amended, agreed to. Clauses 47-48 agreed to. Clause 49, amendment 9, discussed with further amendments and withdrawn. Clauses 49-50 agreed to. Ordered that further consideration be adjourned.