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Wednesday 2nd May 2007

Public Bill Committee

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New Amendments handed in are marked thus *

Other Amendments not tabled within the required notice period are marked thus #

Sustainable Communities Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Order to be proposed by Mr Nick Hurd.

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Mr Nick Hurd

   That remaining proceedings on the Bill be taken in the following order: Clauses 4 to 8; Clauses 2 and 3; Clauses 9 to 13; the Schedule; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

   

Mr Nick Hurd

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# Clause 4, page 3, line 43, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert—

‘(1) A principal council may request from the Secretary of State the production of a local spending allocation (“the allocation”) in respect of its area.

(2) The allocation shall—

(a) provide a breakdown of expenditure and proposed expenditure by—

(i) government departments;

(ii) a fire and rescue authority;

(iii) a National Park authority;

(iv) the Broads Authority;

(v) a police authority;

(vi) a chief officer of police;

(vii) a waste disposal authority established under section 10 of the Local Government Act 1986 (c.51);

(viii) a metropolitan county passenger transport authority established by section 28 of the Local Government Act 1985 (c.51). (joint arrangements);

(ix) a primary care trust;

(x) a development agency established by section 1 of the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998 (c.45);

(xi) a local probation board established by section 4 of the Criminal Justice and Court Services Act 2000 (c.43);

(xii) a youth offending team established under section 39 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (c.37).

(xiii) the English Sports Council;

(xiv) the Environment Agency;

(xv) the Health and Safety Executive;

(xvi) the Historic Buildings and Monuments Commission;

(xvii) the Learning and Skills Council for England;

(xviii) Natural England; and

(xix) any regional office of government

in the council’s area on services provided wholly or largely for the benefit of persons resident in the council’s area;

(b) identify specific proposals to which the spending has been allocated; and

(c) provide a breakdown of expenditure and proposed expenditure by those bodies specified in paragraph (a) of this subsection in the council’s area on services primarily of wider or national nature.

(2A) In subsection (2) “services primarily of a wider or national nature” means services provided wholly or largely for the benefit of persons resident in areas wider than the area of the council.’.

Mr Nick Hurd

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# Clause 4, page 4, line 11, after ‘primarily’, insert ‘wider or’.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 3, line 43, leave out Clause 4.

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Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 4, line 18, leave out Clause 5.

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Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 4, line 41, leave out Clause 6.

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Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 5, line 10, leave out Clause 7.

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Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 5, line 25, leave out Clause 8.

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Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 5, leave out from beginning to second ‘the’.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 8, leave out subsection (2).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 9, leave out ‘within the planning period’.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 12, leave out from ‘communities’ to end.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 20, leave out from ‘plan’ to end of line 21.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 24, leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 32, leave out subsection (5).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 36, leave out subsections (7), (8) and (9).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 2, line 43, leave out subsection (11).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 2, page 3, line 6, leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 2, line 4, leave out Clause 2.

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Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 3, page 3, line 27, leave out subsection (3).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 3, page 3, line 27, leave out from ‘shall’ to end.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 3, page 3, line 31, leave out subsection (4).

Mr Phil Woolas

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Clause 3, page 3, line 41, leave out ‘shall’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr Phil Woolas

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Page 3, line 10, leave out Clause 3.

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Mr David Drew

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Schedule, page 8, line 30, after ‘Act,’, insert ‘including new arrangements for the provision of affordable housing,’.

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new clause

Local spending reports

Mr Phil Woolas

NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘(1) For the purpose of assisting in promoting the sustainability of local communities, the Secretary of State may make arrangements for the production, by the Secretary of State or another person, of local spending reports.

(2) A local spending report is a report on expenditure by such authorities, in such area, and over such period, as are determined in accordance with the arrangements.

(3) The authorities may be—

(a) a principal council;

(b) a government department;

(c) any other person exercising public functions.

(4) The area may be—

(a) one or more local authority areas;

(b) one or more parts of a local authority area;

(c) any combination of those.

(5) The period may be or include a future period.

(6) The expenditure to be included in relation to any authority, area or period is to be determined in accordance with the arrangements.

(7) A report may relate to different areas or periods for different authorities.

(8) The Secretary of State may make different arrangements for different reports.

(9) Before making arrangements under this section, the Secretary of State must consult such persons likely to be affected by the arrangements as the Secretary of State thinks appropriate.

(10) For the purposes of subsection (9) any consultation undertaken before the commencement of that subsection is as effective as it would have been if undertaken after that commencement.’.

   As Amendments to Mr Phil Woolas’ proposed New Clause (Local spending reports) (NC1):—

Julia Goldsworthy
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr David Drew

(A)

* Line 2, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

Julia Goldsworthy
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr David Drew

(B)

* Line 7, leave out ‘may’ and insert ‘shall’.

ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [28TH FEBRUARY 2007]

   

   That, if proceedings on the Sustainable Communities Bill are not completed at this day’s sitting, the Committee do meet on Wednesday 14th March at Ten o’clock and Two o’clock, on Wednesday 21st March at Two o’clock, and thereafter on Wednesdays when the House is sitting at Ten o’clock.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [14TH MARCH 2007]

   

   The Committee at its rising this day do adjourn till Wednesday 28th March at Ten o’clock, and that it do meet thereafter—

    (a) on Wednesday 28th March; and

   (b) on on subsequent Wednesdays when the House is sitting at Ten o’clock.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [28TH MARCH 2007]

   

   That the Committee at its rising this day do adjourn till Wednesday 18th April at Ten o’clock, and that it do meet thereafter—

   (a) on Wednesday 18th April at Two o’clock; and

   (b) on subsequent Wednesdays when the House is sitting at Ten o’clock and Two o’clock.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [18TH APRIL 2007]

   

   That the Committee at its rising this day do adjourn till Wednesday 25th April at Ten o’clock, and that it do meet thereafter—

    (a) on Wednesday 25th April at Two o’clock; and

   (b) on Thursday 26th April at Ten o’clock and Two o’clock.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [25TH APRIL 2007]

   

   That the Committee at its rising this day do adjourn till Wednesday 2nd May at Ten o’clock, and that it do meet thereafter—

    (a) on Wednesday 2nd May at Two o’clock; and

   (b) on subsequent Wednesdays when the House is sitting at Ten o’clock and Two o’clock.

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ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [25TH APRIL 2007]

   

   That remaining proceedings on the Bill be taken in the following order: Clause 1; Clause 4; Clauses 2 and 3; Clauses 5 to 13; the Schedule; new Clauses; new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.

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Prepared: 2 May 2007