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House of Commons

Thursday 11 June 2009

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Local Democracy, Economic Development and

Construction Bill [Lords]

[third and fourth Sittings]

Question proposed, that Clause 23 stand part of the Bill.

                                                Clause agreed to on division.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not selected  25

Page  16,  line  10,  leave out Clause 24.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Negatived on division  26

Clause  25,  page  16,  line  36,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not called  27

Clause  25,  page  16,  line  40,  leave out paragraph (b).

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not called  28

Clause  25,  page  17,  line  3,  leave out paragraph (b).

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Clause Agreed to on division.

Clause 26 Agreed to on division.

Clauses 27 and 28 Agreed to.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not selected  31

Page  23,  line  40,  leave out Clause 29.

Clause Agreed to.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not selected  32

Page  24,  line  17,  leave out Clause 30.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Negatived on division  33

Clause  31,  page  25,  line  12,  leave out ‘The Secretary of State may by regulations’

and insert ‘local authorities may’.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not called  34

Clause  31,  page  25,  line  36,  leave out ‘regulations’ and insert ‘arrangements’.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not called  35

Clause  31,  page  26,  line  19,  leave out ‘Regulations’ and insert ‘Arrangements’.

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Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Not called  36

Clause  31,  page  26,  line  26,  leave out ‘have regard to any guidance issued by the

Secretary of State’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

Clauses 32 to 52 Agreed to.

Schedule 1 Agreed to.

Clause 53 Agreed to.

Schedule 2 Agreed to.

Clauses 54 to 61 Agreed to.

Schedule 3 Agreed to.

Clauses 62 to 64 Agreed to.

Schedule 4 Agreed to.

Clause 65 Agreed to.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Negatived on division  60

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  13,  leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.

Mr Peter Kilfoyle

Mr Tim Yeo

Not moved  70

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  13,  leave out from ‘prepare’ to end of line 14 and insert—

‘(a)
an assessment of the economic conditions of its area; and

(b)
an assessment of the carbon dioxide emissions in its area.’.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Withdrawn  61

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  19,  leave out ‘, other than a non-unitary discrict council’.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Negatived on division  62

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  27,  leave out from ‘council’ to end of line 28 and insert ‘it

shall act in partnership with the district council or district councils for that area in

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discharging its functions under this section.’.

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Negatived on division  63

Clause  66,  page  49,  line  35,  leave out subsections (6) and (7).

Mr Paul Goodman

Mr Stewart Jackson

Mr Philip Dunne

Withdrawn  64

Clause  66,  page  50,  line  8,  at end insert—

‘( )
When conducting an assessment under this Part, a principal local authority must

consider the impact on the social, environmental and economic well-being of the

authority’s area, including where applicable (but not limited to) the effect on

ports, caused by non-domestic rating revaluations.’.

Clause Agreed to on division.

[Adjourned until Tuesday 16 June at 10.30 am.