House of Commons Amendments

Session 2012 - 13
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House of Commons

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Growth and Infrastructure Bill

Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee [8 November 2012].

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee

The Programming Sub-Committee appointed by the Speaker in respect of the Bill

agreed the following Resolution at its meeting on Thursday 8 November (Standing Order

No. 83C):—

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 8.55 am on Tuesday 13

November) meet—

(a)
at 2.00 pm on Tuesday 13 November;

(b)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 20 November;

(c)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 22 November;

(d)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 27 November;

(e)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 29 November;

(f)
at 8.55 am and 2.00 pm on Tuesday 4 December;

(g)
at 11.30 am and 2.00 pm on Thursday 6 December;

(2)
the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table:

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TABLE

Date
Time
Witness

Tuesday 13
Until no later
Department for Business, Innovation and Skills;

November
than 10.00 am
Department for Communities and Local

Government; Department for Energy and

Climate Change

Tuesday 13
Until no later
Local Government Association; Association of

November
than 10.30 am
Convenience Stores

Tuesday 13
Until no later
Institute of Directors; Confederation of British

November
than 11.25 am
Industry; British Chamber of Commerce

Tuesday 13
Until no later
Country Land and Business Association; British

November
than 3.00 pm
Property Federation; British Council of

Shopping Centres

Tuesday 13
Until no later
Chartered Institute of Housing; Home Builders

November
than 4.00 pm
Federation; National Housing Federation

Tuesday 13
Until no later
Royal Institute of British Architects; Shelter

November
than 5.00 pm

Tuesday 20
Until no later
Adrian Penfold (author of the Penfold Review of

November
than 9.30 am
non-planning consents)

Tuesday 20
Until no later
Royal Town Planning Institute; Town and

November
than 10.30 am
Country Planning Association; Planning Officers

Society

Tuesday 20
Until no later
National Infrastructure Planning Association;

November
than 11.25 am
Energy UK; Broadband Stakeholder Group

Tuesday 20
Until no later
Taylor Wessing LLP; Working Families; Trades

November
than 3.00 pm
Union Congress; Chartered Institute of

Personnel and Development

Tuesday 20
Until no later
English National Park Authorities Association;

November
than 4.00 pm
Campaign to Protect Rural England; RSPB;

RenewableUK

Tuesday 20
Until no later
National Trust; Friends of the Earth; Campaign

November
than 5.00 pm
for National Parks

(3)
Proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 5; Schedule 2; Clauses 6

to 8; Schedule 3; Clauses 9 to 13; Schedule 4; Clauses 14 to 28; new Clauses;

new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill;

(4)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 5.00 pm on Thursday 6 December.

Michael Fallon has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C].

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Michael Fallon

Nick Boles

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Michael Fallon

Nick Boles

That, subject to the discretion of the Chair, any written evidence received by the

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Mr Nick Raynsford

1

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(5A)
Any performance standards that apply to local planning authorities in the

consideration of planning applications shall also apply to the Secretary of State in

the performance of his functions under this section.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

2

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  40,  at end insert—

‘(6A)
Any costs incurred by a local planning authority in carrying out directions given

under subsection (6) shall be reimbursed by the Secretary of State.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

3

Clause  1,  page  3,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(9)
The Secretary of State must consult representatives of local planning authorities

before publishing the criteria described in paragraphs (8)(a) and (b).’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

4

Clause  1,  page  3,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(10)
The Secretary of State shall by regulations make provision for an independent

body to consider appeals by local planning authorities which have been

designated for the purposes of this section against such designation.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

5

Clause  1,  page  3,  line  7,  at end insert—

‘(11)
The Secretary of State shall, as soon as possible after the end of each financial

year, publish a statement of the costs incurred by the Secretary of State during that

year in pursuance of this section.’.

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Mr Nick Raynsford

6

Clause  5,  page  5,  line  32,  at end insert—

‘(2A)
An application made to an authority under subsection (2) shall be subject to a fee,

which must cover costs incurred in determining whether paragraphs (a) or (b) of

subsection (3) apply, including the costs of any specialist advice.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

7

Clause  5,  page  6,  line  9,  at end insert—

‘(3A)
The Secretary of State shall make an order by Statutory Instrument setting out the

criteria by which viability is to be assessed.

(3B)
An order shall not be made under subsection (3A) unless he has consulted those

persons or organisations he considers to be appropriate and a draft of the Order

has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, both Houses of Parliament.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

8

Clause  5,  page  6,  line  15,  at end insert—

‘(4A)
Second or subsequent applications made to an authority under subsection (2) shall

be subject to a fee.’.

Mr Nick Raynsford

9

Clause  5,  page  6,  line  35,  at end insert—

‘(6A)
Subsections (6)(b) and (c) shall not prevent the planning obligation being

modified so as to change the timing of payments.’.

Order of the House [5 November 2012]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Growth and Infrastructure Bill—

Committal

1.
The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.
Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 6 December 2012.

3.
The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.
Proceedings on Consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.
Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.
Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on Consideration and Third Reading.

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Other proceedings

7.
Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.



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