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Wednesday 16th May 2007
Public Bill Committee
Sustainable Communities Bill
Amendment (32) proposed in page 3, line 11, leave out ‘on
a plan under section 2(3)(b)’ and insert ‘under section
2(5)’.—(Mr Nick Hurd).
Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr David Drew
Julia Goldsworthy
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Clause 3, page 3, line 21, leave
out ‘of residents under 25 years old.’ and insert ‘through
panels set up in accordance with subsection (1A) of residents, employers
and employees in the council’s area and in particular of—
An area is deprived for the purposes of sub-paragraph
(vii) if the official male adult unemployment rate exceeds 10 per cent.,
or if more than 20 per cent. of households have net incomes below £15,000
per year.
(1A) For the purposes of this Act, a principal council
shall, so far as is practicable, arrange for one or more panels to be
established in its area representing persons who live in its area or
who work or employ workers in its area and any such panel shall, so
far as is practicable include—
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr David Drew
Julia Goldsworthy
34
Clause 3, page 3, line 25, leave
out from ‘council’ to end of line 42 and insert—
Mr Phil Woolas
16
Page 3, line 10, leave out
Clause 3.
Mr Phil Woolas
26
Page 4, line 18, leave out
Clause 5.
Mr Phil Woolas
27
Page 4, line 41, leave out
Clause 6.
Mr Phil Woolas
28
Page 5, line 10, leave out
Clause 7.
Mr Phil Woolas
29
Page 5, line 25, leave out
Clause 8.
Mr Phil Woolas
35
Schedule, page 8, line 3, leave
out ‘indicators referred to in section 2’ and insert ‘matters
referred to in section [Proposals by principal councils]’.
Mr David Drew
21
Schedule, page 8, line 30, after
‘Act,’, insert ‘including new arrangements for the
provision of affordable housing,’.
NEW CLAUSES
Action plans
Mr Nick Hurd
Mr David Drew
Julia Goldsworthy
NC2
(5) Subject to section 3, any principal council may, in
response to a consultation notice make recommendations to the Secretary
of State for measures which the council reasonably believes would promote
the sustainability of local communities in its area.
(9) Before drawing up the action plan, the Secretary of
State shall consider the views of the Local Government Association and
shall determine which recommendations are not appropriate to be implemented
immediately or at all, on the grounds that—
(13) The Secretary of State shall in each Session of Parliament
beginning after the enactment of this act lay an annual report before
each House of Parliament containing the action plan, if completed, and
detailing the progress made to the date of the report in producing the
action plan if not completed, and in implementing the recommendations
contained in the action plan in pursuance of subsection (7).
Local spending reports: rights of principal councils
and representatives of local persons
Mr Nick Hurd
NC3
(4) Within three months of receiving recommendations made
by a principal council under subsection (1), the Secretary of State
shall either adopt or reject each of the recommendations, and in either
case shall give reasons for his decision.
Local spending reports
Mr Phil Woolas
NC1
‘(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.
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’.
Proposals by principal councils
Mr Phil Woolas
NC4
(a) specify, or authorise the person appointed under subsection
(2)(a) (the “selector”) to specify, steps to be taken by
a principal council before making proposals (which may in particular
include a requirement for a principal council to have regard to the
matters specified in the Schedule);
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.
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—
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—
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—
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—
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.
ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [2ND MAY 2007]
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.
ORDER OF THE COMMITTEE [9TH MAY 2007]
That remaining proceedings on the Bill be taken in the following
order: Clauses 2 and 3; Clauses 5 to 13; the Schedule; new Clauses;
new Schedules; remaining proceedings on the Bill.
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