House of Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Session 2012 - 13
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House of Commons

Tuesday 13 November 2012

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Growth And Infrastructure Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Michael Fallon

Agreed to

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:

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

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Growth And Infrastructure Bill, continued

(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

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.

Agreed to

Michael Fallon

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Rt Hon. Michael Fallon MP, Minister of State for Business and Enterprise, Department of

Business, Innovation and Skills, Nick Boles MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for

Planning, Department for Communities and Local Goverment, Rt Hon. Greg Barker MP, Minister

of State, Department for Energy and Climate Change;

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Growth And Infrastructure Bill, continued

Councillor Mike Jones and Paul Raynes, Local Government Association, James Lowman,

Association of Convenience Stores;

Katja Hall, Confederation of British Industry, Mike Spicer, British Chamber of Commerce;

Harry Cotterell, Country Land and Business Association, Liz Peace, British Property Federation,

Edward Cooke, British Council of Shopping Centres;

Gavin Smart, Chartered Institute for Housing, Andrew Whitaker, Home Builders Federation,

David Orr, National Housing Federation;

Ruth Reed, Royal Institute of British Architects, Toby Lloyd, Shelter.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 20 November at 8.55 am



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