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House of Commons

Tuesday 30th January 2007

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill

[First and Second Sittings]

Motion Agreed to

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 25th January (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)
the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 10.30 a.m. on Tuesday

30th January) meet—

(a)
at 4.30 p.m. on Tuesday 30th January, and

(b)
at 9.00 a.m. and 1.00 p.m. on Thursday 1st February;

(2)
the proceedings shall (so far as not previously concluded) be brought to a

conclusion at 4.00 p.m. on Thursday 1st February.

John Healey has given notice of his intention to make a motion in the terms of the

Resolution of the Programming Sub-Committee [Standing Order No. 83C(9)].

John Healey

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Motion Agreed to

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Simon Burns

Withdrawn  1

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  2,  after ‘expenditure’, insert ‘not exceeding £25 million in

total’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 30th January 2007
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Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill, continued

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Not selected  8

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  3,  after ‘tax’, insert ‘on the value of land or’.

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Withdrawn  6

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  4,  at end insert ‘, the revenues from which shall accrue to the

local planning authority.’.

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Not selected  7

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  8,  at end insert ‘, and

(d)
local planning authorities designated by the Secretary of State’.

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Simon Burns

Withdrawn  2

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end add—

‘(4)
But no expenditure by virtue of subsection (2) shall be incurred before the

publication of the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s Financial Statement and Budget

Report for 2007.’.

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Simon Burns

Not called  3

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end add—

‘(4)
But no expenditure by virtue of subsection (2) shall be incurred until the Treasury

has laid before the House of Commons a full regulatory impact assessment of the

likely effects on business of the introduction of the tax referred to in subsection

(1).’.

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Not selected  5

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end add—

‘(4)
Such expenditure must include borough-wide pilot studies on the basis of which

the Secretary of State, or the Treasury, may then submit to Parliament

recommendations on the wider applicability of the tax.’.

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Not called  10

Clause  1,  page  1,  line  10,  at end add—

‘(4)
But no expenditure by virtue of subsection (2)(b) shall be incurred until the

Secretary of State has designated one or more local planning authorities for the

purpose of conducting pilot studies relevant to the tax referred to in subsection

(1).’.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 30th January 2007
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Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill, continued

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Simon Burns

Not selected  4

Page  1,  line  1,  leave out Clause 1.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Clause 2 Agreed to.

Clause 3 Agreed to.

NEW CLAUSES

Report on computer systems

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Simon Burns

Withdrawn  NC1

To move the following Clause:—

‘A person who incurs expenditure by virtue of section 1(2) on a computer system

must make a report on the progress of that system to the Committee of Public

Accounts of the House of Commons six months after the passing of this Act and

every six months thereafter.’.

Expiration of Act

Mr Mark Francois

Mr Simon Burns

Withdrawn  NC2

To move the following Clause:—

‘This Act ceases to have effect on 1st May 2008 unless the Treasury has

announced before that date its intention to introduce legislation to impose the tax

referred to in section 1(1).’.

Pilot studies

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Not called  NC3

To move the following Clause:—

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 30th January 2007
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Planning-gain Supplement (Preparations) Bill, continued

‘(1)
The Secretary of State must designate one or more local planning authorities for

the purpose of conducting pilot studies relevant to the tax referred to in section

1(1).

(2)
An authority designated under subsection (1) must conduct a pilot study and

report the results to the Secretary of State and to the Treasury.

(3)
The Secretary of State and the Treasury must have regard to the results of the pilot

study or studies conducted under this section in formulating proposals for the

imposition of the tax.

(4)
The Secretary of State must reimburse any designated local planning authority for

the expenses incurred by it as a result of conducting a pilot study.’.

Dr Vincent Cable

Mr Colin Breed

Not selected  9

Title,  line  1,  after ‘tax’, insert ‘on the value of land or’.

Bill to be reported, without amendment.