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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

232

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  10,  leave out ‘The Commission may give advice’ and

insert ‘The Secretary of State may, in connection with securing propriety, by regulations

make provision about the giving of advice by an existing government body appointed for

this purpose’.

Member’s explanatory statement

These amendments are intended to ensure that advice for potential applicants for nationally

significant infrastructure development is provided by an existing Government agency.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

13

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  13,  after ‘representations’, insert ‘including oral

submissions and cross examination of witnesses’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

233

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  15,  leave out ‘Commission may not under subsection (1)’

and insert ‘body appointed by regulations under subsection (1) may not under that

subsection’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See explanatory statement to amendment 232.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

234

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  17,  leave out subsection (3).

Member’s explanatory statement

See explanatory statement to amendment 232.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

202

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  21,  leave out subsection (4) and insert—

‘(4)	The Commission shall disclose a person’s request for advice under subsection (1)

and the advice given under subsection (1) to a person to the public generally.’.

Member’s explanatory statement

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The amendment requires requests for advice and the advice given to be made public. The existing

Clause 49(4) which allows regulations to provide whether this material is disclosed becomes

unnecessary and is deleted.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

235

Clause  45,  page  21,  line  25,  leave out ‘Commission’ and insert ‘appointed body’.

Member’s explanatory statement

See explanatory statement to amendment 232.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

262

Clause  46,  page  21,  line  41,  at end insert—

‘(2A)

The applicant shall pay the recipient’s reasonable costs of complying with the

notice.’.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

175

Clause  46,  page  22,  line  17,  leave out ‘14’ and insert ‘56’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

263

Clause  46,  page  22,  line  17,  leave out ‘14’ and insert ‘28’.

Member’s explanatory statement

This amendment gives a reasonable time to landowners to respond to requests for information.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

14

Clause  47,  page  23,  line  11,  at end insert—

‘(1A)

Subsection (1) shall come into force on such a day as the Secretary of State may

by order made by statutory instrument appoint.’.

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Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

176

Clause  47,  page  23,  line  27,  leave out ‘14’ and insert ‘56’.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

177

Clause  48,  page  24,  line  16,  leave out from ‘land’ to end of line 17.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

178

Clause  48,  page  24,  line  21,  leave out subsections (3) and (4).

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

203

Clause  49,  page  25,  line  8,  leave out ‘from a local-authority consultee’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

204

Clause  49,  page  25,  leave out lines 10 to 14.

Member’s explanatory statement

The Commission can only validate an application if the pre-application procedure has been

complied with. In doing so it has to have regard to representations on the adequacy of consultation

from local authorities (Clause 49(4)). The amendments require it to have regard to any

representations on the adequacy of consultation.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

205

Clause  49,  page  25,  line  17,  leave out ‘and 43’ and insert ‘, 43 and 44’.

Member’s explanatory statement

The Commission considers whether the applicant has taken account of the responses to

consultation and publicity (Clause 49(3)(d)). The amendment extends the ‘adequacy-of-

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consultation representation’ to include comments whether account has been taken of those

responses.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

15

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  29,  at end insert ‘and who must include persons consulted

under section 37(1)(a)’.

Mr Clive Betts

84

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  33,  after ‘London,’, insert—

‘(ca)

the relevant passenger transport authority or authorities in cases where

the proposed application would have impacts on the provision of

transport in their area or areas,’.

Dan Rogerson

Tom Brake

179

Clause  50,  page  25,  line  42,  leave out ‘28’ and insert ‘56’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

264

Clause  50,  page  26,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(7A)

The publicity of the application shall include, as a minimum, advertising the

application for two consecutive weeks in a newspaper circulating in the locality

of the application and in the Gazette.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

265

Clause  50,  page  26,  line  6,  at end insert—

‘(7B)

The application shall be made available for inspection by the public at a

reasonably convenient location within the vicinity of the application site and on

a website.

(7C)	The public may obtain paper and electronically recorded copies of the application

for no more than the cost of copying the material.’.

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Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

Mr David Jones

Mr Richard Benyon

Mr David Curry

James Duddridge

266

Clause  50,  page  26,  line  10,  at end insert—

‘(8A)

The deadline referred to in subsection (8) shall be not less than 28 days from the

first publication of notice of the application.’.

Dan Rogerson

299

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  28,  leave out from ‘(2)’ to ‘must’ and insert ‘the Secretary

of State’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

16

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  31,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

41

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  35,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Dan Rogerson

300

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  41,  leave out ‘and’.

Dan Rogerson

301

Clause  53,  page  27,  line  42,  at end insert ‘, and

(d)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

302

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  1,  leave out ‘or’.

Dan Rogerson

303

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  2,  at end insert ‘, or

(c)	by the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

42

Clause  53,  page  28,  line  4,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

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insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

17

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  7,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Dan Rogerson

305

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  8,  leave out from ‘(2)’ to ‘may’ and insert ‘the Secretary of

State’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

43

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  12,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Dan Rogerson

306

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  23,  leave out ‘or’.

Dan Rogerson

307

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  24,  at end insert ‘or

(c)	by the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

18

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  26,  leave out ‘single Commissioner under Chapter 3’ and

insert ‘Planning Inspector’.

Dan Rogerson

304

Clause  54,  page  28,  line  26,  at end add—

‘(6)	A person making a decision under subsection (2) must publish a statement setting

out the reasons for their decision.’.

Mrs Jacqui Lait

Robert Neill

44

Clause  55,  page  29,  line  1,  leave out subsection (7).

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Robert Neill

45

Clause  55,  page  29,  line  12,  leave out subsection (10).

Dan Rogerson

308

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  28,  leave out from ‘(1)’ to ‘must’ and insert ‘The Secretary

of State’.

Dan Rogerson

309

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  39,  leave out ‘and’.

Dan Rogerson

310

Clause  57,  page  29,  line  40,  at end insert ‘and

(d)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

311

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  3,  leave out ‘or’.

Dan Rogerson

312

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  4,  after ‘Commission’, insert ‘or

(c)	the relevant local planning authorities.’.

Dan Rogerson

313

Clause  57,  page  30,  line  5,  at end add—

‘(6)	The person appointed to make appointments under subsection (1) shall do so on

the advice of the Council.’.

Dan Rogerson

314

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  15,  after ‘(5)’, insert ‘The Secretary of State may in

consultation with’.

Dan Rogerson

315

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  16,  leave out ‘may’.

Dan Rogerson

316

Clause  58,  page  30,  line  17,  leave out ‘the Chair’ and insert ‘the Secretary of State’.

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