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House of Commons

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Public Bill Committee

New Amendments handed in are marked thus

Amendments which will comply with the required notice period at their next appearance

Localism Bill

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Note

The Amendments have been arranged in accordance with the Resolution of the

Programming Sub-Committee.

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 Monday 24 January (Standing Order

No. 83C):

That—

(1)	the Committee shall (in addition to its first meeting at 9.30 am on Tuesday 25

January) meet—

(a)	at 4.00 pm on Tuesday 25 January;

(b)	at 9.30 am and 12.30 pm on Thursday 27 January;

(c)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 February;

(d)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 February;

(e)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 February;

(f)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 February;

(g)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 15 February;

(h)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 17 February;

(i)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 1 March;

(j)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 3 March;

(k)	at 10.30 am and 4.00 pm on Tuesday 8 March;

(l)	at 9.30 am and 1.00 pm on Thursday 10 March;

(2)	the Committee shall hear oral evidence in accordance with the following

Table—

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TABLE

	Date	Time	Witness
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Local Government Association; Localis;
	25 January	11.00 am	Centre for Local Economic Strategies; Local
			Government Information Unit.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Cllr. Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire
	25 January	11.30 am	Council; Cllr. Mike Jones, Leader of Cheshire
			West and Chester Council; Civic Voice.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	SOLACE; New Local Government Network;
	25 January	12.15 pm	Prof. George Jones, Emeritus Professor of
			Government, London School of Economics;
			Prof. John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of
			Local Government and Administration,
			University of Birmingham.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Greater London Authority; London Councils;
	25 January	1.00 pm	Unison.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Chartered Institute for Housing; Shelter;
	25 January	5.00 pm	National Housing Federation; Brent Private
			Tenants Rights Group; Tenant Services
			Authority.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Barratt Developments; Redrow; Taylor
	25 January	6.00 pm	Wimpey; Emerson Group.
	Tuesday	Until no later than	Home Builders Federation; British Property
	25 January	7.00 pm	Federation; National Federation of ALMOs;
			British Land.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Confederation of British Industry; British
	27 January	10.25 am	Chambers of Commerce; Federation of Small
			Businesses.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Wildlife and Countryside Link; Royal Society
	27 January	1.15 pm	for the Protection of Birds; Campaign to
			Protect Rural England; The Country Land and
			Business Association; Action with
			Communities in Rural England.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Town and Country Planning Association;
	27 January	2.00 pm	Planning Officers Society; Royal Town
			Planning Institute; Royal Institute of
			Chartered Surveyors.
	Thursday	Until no later than	National Association of Local Councils;
	27 January	2.45 pm	National Council for Voluntary
			Organisations; Association of Chief
			Executives of Voluntary Organisations;
			National Association for Voluntary and
			Community Action; Open Spaces Society.
	Thursday	Until no later than	Department for Communities and Local
	27 January	3.30 pm	Government.

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(3)	proceedings on consideration of the Bill in Committee shall be taken in the

following order: Clause 1; Schedule 1; Clauses 2 to 10; Schedule 2; Clause

11; Schedule 3; Clauses 12 to 14; Schedule 4; Clauses 15 to 56; Schedules 5

and 6; Clauses 57 to 64; Schedule 7; Clauses 65 to 89; Schedule 8; Clauses

90 to 96; Schedules 9 to 11; Clauses 97 to 101; Schedule 12; Clauses 102 to

107; Schedule 13; Clauses 108 to 133; Schedule 14; Clauses 134 to 140;

Schedule 15; Clauses 141 to 150; Schedule 16; Clause 151; Schedule 17;

Clauses 152 to 156; Schedule 18; Clauses 157 to 166; Schedules 19 and 20;

Clauses 167 to 169; Schedule 21; Clauses 170 to 193; Schedule 22; Clauses

194 and 195; Schedule 23; Clauses 196 to 200; new Clauses; new Schedules;

Clauses 201 to 203; Schedule 24; Clauses 204 to 207; remaining proceedings

on the Bill;

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

conclusion at 4.00 pm on Thursday 10 March.

Greg Clark has given notice of his intention to move a motion in the terms of the

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

Greg Clark

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Greg Clark

That, at this and any subsequent meeting at which oral evidence is to be heard, the

Committee shall sit in private until the witnesses are admitted.

Andrea Leadsom

Graham Stuart

Jackie Doyle-Price

Chris Heaton-Harris

Simon Reevell

Andrew Griffiths

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Schedule  9,  page  299,  line  11,  after ‘(1)(b)’, insert ‘except that for the purpose of

this definition the reference to “50 megawatts” in section 15(2)(c) of the Planning Act

2008 is to be read as “100 megawatts”’.

Order of the House [17 January 2011]

That the following provisions shall apply to the Localism Bill—

Committal

1.	The Bill shall be committed to a Public Bill Committee.

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Proceedings in Public Bill Committee

2.	Proceedings in the Public Bill Committee shall (so far as not previously

concluded) be brought to a conclusion on Thursday 10 March 2011.

3.	The Public Bill Committee shall have leave to sit twice on the first day on

which it meets.

Consideration and Third Reading

4.	Proceedings on consideration shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion one hour before the moment of interruption on the

day on which those proceedings are commenced.

5.	Proceedings on Third Reading shall (so far as not previously concluded) be

brought to a conclusion at the moment of interruption on that day.

6.	Standing Order No. 83B (Programming committees) shall not apply to

proceedings on consideration and Third Reading.

Other proceedings

7.	Any other proceedings on the Bill (including any proceedings on

consideration of Lords Amendments or on any further messages from the

Lords) may be programmed.

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