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House of Commons

Tuesday 25 January 2011

Public Bill Committee Proceedings

Localism Bill

[first and second sittings]

Greg Clark

Agreed to

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—

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.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25 January 2011
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Localism Bill, continued

(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;

Public Bill Committee Proceedings: 25 January 2011
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Localism Bill, continued

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

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

Committee shall be reported to the House for publication.

Agreed to

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.

Agreed to

The following witnesses gave oral evidence:

Cllr Gary Porter, Deputy Chairman, Local Government Association, Alex Thomson, Chief Exec

utive, Localis, Neil McInroy, Chief Executive, Centre for Local Economic Strategies, Andy Saw

ford, Chief Executive, Local Government Information Unit;

Tony Burton, Director, Civic Voice, Cllr Keith Barrow, Leader of Shropshire Council, Cllr Mike

Jones, Leader of Cheshire West and Chester Council;

Derek Myers, Chairman, SOLACE, Dr Nigel Keohane, Head of Research, New Local Government

Network, Prof. George Jones, Emeritus Professor of Government, London School of Economics,

Prof. John Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Local Government and Administration, University of

Birmingham;

Sir Simon Milton, Deputy Mayor for Policy and Planning, Greater London Authority, Mayor Jules

Pipe, Chair of London Councils, Simon Watson, National Officer (covering local government),

Unison;

Richard Capie, Deputy Chief Executive, Chartered Institute for Housing, Campbell Robb, Chief

Executive, Shelter, David Orr, Chief Executive, National Housing Federation, Jacky Peacock

OBE, Executive Director, Brent Private Tenants Rights Group, Anthony Mayer, Chairman, Tenant

Services Authority;

Roy Donson, Regional Planning and Strategic Land Director, Barratt Developments, Jennie Daly,

Managing Director, Harrow Estates (part of the Redrow group), Pete Redfern, Chief Executive,

Taylor Wimpey, Alan White, Chairman, Emerson Group;

Andrew Whitaker, Planning Director, Homebuilders Federation, Liz Peace, Chief Executive, Brit

ish Property Federation, Alison Inman, Independent Chair, National Federation of ALMOs, Adri

an Penfold, Head of Planning and Corporate Responsibility, British Land.

[Adjourned until Thursday at 9.30 am



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