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House of Commons

Wednesday 25th April 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Sustainable Communities Bill

[fifth sitting]

Mr Nick Hurd

That the Committee at its rising this day do adjourn till Wednesday 2nd May at Ten

o’clock, and to 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.

Agreed to

Mr Nick Hurd

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.

Agreed to

Clause 1.

Another Amendment (No. 2) proposed, in page 1, line 4, leave out subsection (2).—

(Mr Phil Woolas).

Question proposed, That the Amendment be made.

Withdrawn

Mr David Drew

Agreed to  22

Clause  1,  page  1,  leave out lines 6 to 13 and insert ‘encouraging the improvement of the

economic, social or environmental well-being of an area.

(2A)
In this section “social well-being” includes participation in civic and political

activity.’.

Mr Phil Woolas

Withdrawn  3

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  14,  leave out subsection (3).

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Sustainable Communities Bill, continued

Mr David Drew

Agreed to  23

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  14,  leave out ‘local authorities and’.

Mr David Drew

Agreed to  24

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  17,  leave out from ‘Act’ to end of line 3 on page 2.

Mr Phil Woolas

Not called  4

Clause  1,  page  2,  line  1,  leave out subsection (4).

Mr Phil Woolas

Not selected  1

Page  1,  line  1,  leave out Clause 1.

Clause, as amended, Agreed to.

[Adjourned till Wednesday 2nd May at 10.00 a.m.