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Banking Bill

Motion A That this House do not insist on its Amendment 83 to which the Commons have disagreed, but do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 83A in lieu thereof. 83A: Page 111, line 25, at end insert the following new Clause- ““Reports (1) The Treasury shall prepare reports about any arrangements entered into which involve or may require reliance on section 225(1). (2) A report must be prepared in respect of- (a) the period beginning with 1st April 2009 and ending with 30th September 2009, and (b) each successive period of 6 months; but no report is required for a period in respect of which there is nothing to record. (3) The Treasury shall lay each report before the House of Commons as soon as is reasonably practicable. (4) A report must not- (a) specify individual arrangements, or (b) identify, or enable the identification of, individual beneficiaries. (5) The Treasury must aim to give as much information as possible in a report, subject to subsection (4) and other considerations of public interest.””