Monday, 2 June 2008
The Secretary of State was asked—
What progress has been made in developing the pilot projects for individual budgets for people receiving social care services, with particular reference to disabled people; and if he will make a...
How many people he expects to move into employment from out-of-work benefits by 2015.
What recent estimate he has made of the proportion of pensioners in poverty.
What recent assessment he has made of the effect on the uptake of child care of methods of paying for it.
What assessment he has made of the effect of family breakdown on child poverty.
What progress he has made towards his target to halve child poverty by 2010.
What recent discussions he has had with the Health and Safety Executive on its programmes on occupation-related illnesses.
What plans he has for simplifying the benefits system; and if he will make a statement.
What steps he is taking to improve maintenance arrangements for children of non-resident parents; and if he will make a statement.
If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.
Will the Members wishing to take their seats please come to the Table? The following Member took and subscribed the Oath : Edward Timpson, Crewe and Nantwich.
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Order of 10th December 2007 (Planning Bill (Programme)) be varied as follows— 1. Paragraphs 4 and 5 of the Order shall be omitted. 2....
[Relevant document s : the letter from the Chairman of the Joint Committee on Human Rights to the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government of 3rd April and the Minister for Local...
'(1) Highway-related development is within section 13(1)(g) only if the development is— (a) construction of a highway in a case within subsection (2), (b) improvement of a highway in a case...
'(1) Construction of a railway is within section 13(1)(j) only if— (a) the railway will (when constructed) be wholly in England, (b) the railway will (when constructed) be part of a network...
Amendments made: No. 77, page 7, line 14, leave out 'the construction or alteration of an airport' and insert 'airport-related development'. No. 78, page 7, line 16, after 'construction', insert...
Amendment made: No. 79, page 11, line 41, leave out Clause 20.— [John Healey.]
Amendments made: No. 80, page 13, line 1, at end insert— '(A1) Airport-related development is within section 13(1)(h) only if the development is— (a) the construction of an airport...
Amendment made: No. 85, page 15, line 4, leave out Clause 23.— [John Healey.]
Amendments made: No. 86, page 18, line 19, at end insert— '(c) an increase in the permitted use of an airport is treated as a material change in the use of the airport.'. No. 87, page 18,...
Amendments made: No. 88, page 19, leave out lines 11 and 12. No. 89, page 19, line 33, leave out from second 'development' to end of line 34 and insert ', the development may not be authorised...
Amendment made: No. 92, page 20, line 34, at end insert ', either by itself or when considered with one or more other projects or proposed projects in one or more of the fields specified in...
'(1) An order granting development consent may include provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land only if the decision-maker is satisfied that one of the conditions in subsections...
'(1) This section applies if— (a) the development to which an order granting development consent relates is development within section 13(1)(c), and (b) the order authorises the compulsory...
'(1) The following provisions of this section apply if— (a) an order granting development consent makes provision for the acquisition of land, compulsorily or by agreement, (b) a public...
'(1) This section applies if an order granting development consent authorises the acquisition of land (compulsorily or by agreement) and— (a) there subsists over the land a relevant right,...
'An order granting development consent may include provision authorising the use of underground gas storage facilities only if the development to which the order relates is or includes...
'(1) An order granting development consent may include provision for the creation of a harbour authority only if— (a) the development to which the order relates is or includes the...
'(1) An order granting development consent may include provision deeming consent under section 34 of the Coast Protection Act 1949 to have been given for any operations only if the operations are...
'(1) An order granting development consent may include provision deeming a licence to have been issued under Part 2 of the Food and Environment Protection Act 1985 for any operations only if the...
'(1) An order granting development consent may include provision the effect of which is to remove a requirement for a prescribed consent or authorisation to be granted, only if the relevant body...
'(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part. (2) "Land" includes any interest in or right over land. (3) Acquiring a right over land includes acquiring it by the creation of a new...
'(1) This section applies if an order granting development consent includes provision authorising the compulsory acquisition of land. (2) Part 1 of the Compulsory Purchase Act 1965 (procedure for...
Amendments made: No. 114, page 56, line 15, leave out from 'The' to end of line 10 on page 57 and insert 'provision that may be made under subsection (3) includes in particular provision for or...
Amendments made: No. 117, page 59, line 17, leave out from 'that' to end of line 22 and insert 'the Secretary of State— (a) is satisfied of the matters set out in subsection (3), and (b)...
Amendments made: No. 125, page 60, line 16, leave out from 'applies' to end of line 18. No. 126, leave out line 30. No. 127, line 32, after first 'undertakers', insert '— (a) which are...
Amendments made: No. 128, page 60, line 41, leave out 'an interest in'. No. 129, line 42, leave out 'interest' and insert 'land'. No. 130, page 61, line 8, after 'undertakers', insert '—...
Amendments made: No. 131, page 61, line 18, leave out from 'applies' to end of line 20. No. 132, line 34, leave out from beginning to end of line 35.— [John Healey.]
Amendments made: No. 133, page 61, line 38, at end insert— '(1A) This section does not apply in a case to which section 119 applies.'. No. 134, line 41, leave out from 'unless' to end of...
Amendments made: No. 140, page 62, line 45, leave out 'relevant'. No. 141, line 45, after 'applies', insert 'by the creation of a new right over land'. No. 142, line 45, leave out from 'unless'...
Amendment made: No. 152, page 64, line 13, at end insert— '(2) An order granting development consent may include any other provision applying in relation to Crown land, or rights...
Amendments made: No. 153, page 64, line 20, leave out from 'means' to end of line and insert— '— (a) in a case where the order granting development consent authorises the compulsory...
Amendment made: No. 157, page 65, line 13, at end insert— '(2) The following provisions of this section apply if— (a) an order granting development consent makes provision for the...
Amendments made: No. 158, page 65, line 39, leave out 'proposed'. No. 159, page 66, line 2, leave out 'proposed'. No. 160, line 8, after 'construction', insert 'or improvement'.— [John Healey.]
'(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part. (2) The relevant local planning authority in relation to any land is the local planning authority for the area in which the land is...
Amendment made: No. 165, in page 68, line 25 , at end insert— '(1A) Subsection (1) is subject to sections [Deemed consent under section 34 of the Coast Protection Act 1949](4) and [Deemed...
Amendment made: No. 167, in page 68, line 32, leave out from '133' to end of line 5 on page 69 and insert 'or 134 after the end of— (a) the relevant 4-year period, or (b) if subsection (3)...
Amendments made: No. 168, in page 69, line 8 , leave out 'if a' and insert 'in relation to any land if the relevant'. No. 169, in page 69, line 10 , leave out 'any' and insert 'the'. No. 170, in...
Amendment made: No. 171, in page 69, line 29, leave out 'a' and insert 'the relevant'.— [Mr. Dhanda.]
Amendments made: No. 172, in page 70, line 22, leave out 'If it appears to a' and insert 'This section applies in relation to any land if it appears to the relevant'. No. 173, line 23, leave out...
Amendments made: No. 175, in page 71, line 20, after '133', insert 'committed on or in respect of any land'. No. 176, line 21, after 'The', insert 'relevant'. No. 177, line 28, after '134',...
Amendments made: No. 179, in page 72, line 3, after fourth 'the', insert 'relevant'. No. 180, line 14, after 'the', insert 'relevant'. No. 181, line 34 , leave out 'a' and insert 'the...
Amendment made: No. 182, in page 73, line 2 , after '134', insert 'in relation to land in the area of the local planning authority'.— [Mr. Dhanda.]
Amendment made: No. 183, in page 73, line 9, after 'Scilly', insert 'in relation to land in the Council's area'.— [Mr. Dhanda.]
'Schedule [ Correction of errors in development consent decisions] (correction of errors in development consent decisions) has effect.'.— [Mr. Dhanda.] Brought up, and read the First time.
'Schedule [ Changes to, and revocation of, orders granting development consent] (changes to, and revocation of, orders granting development consent) has effect.'.— [Mr. Dhanda.] Brought...
Amendment made: No. 113, in page 55, line 23, at end insert— '(3A) A court may entertain proceedings for questioning a decision under paragraph 1 of Schedule [Correction of errors in...
Amendment made: No. 166, in page 68, line 25, at end insert— '(1B) It is a defence for a person charged with an offence under this section to prove that— (a) the breach or failure to...
Amendment made: No. 246, in page 116, line 40, at end insert— '(aa) a power to make changes to, or revoke, an order granting development consent;'.— [Mr. Dhanda.]
'(1) This section sets out the parliamentary requirements referred to in sections 5(4) and 6(4). (2) The Secretary of State must lay the proposal before Parliament. (3) In this section "the...
'(1) A statement may only be designated under section 5 if the Secretary of State is satisfied that (taken as a whole) the policies in the statement contribute to the mitigation of, and...
Amendment proposed: No. 53, in page 3, line 8 , at end insert ', and (c) has been approved by both Houses of Parliament.'.— [Mrs. Lait.] Question put, That the amendment be made:—...
Amendments made: No. 72, in page 3, line 16, after '7', insert ', and the parliamentary requirements set out in section [Parliamentary requirements],'. No. 73, in page 3, line 34, after...
Amendments made: No. 74, in page 4, line 7, after '7', insert ', and the parliamentary requirements set out in section [Parliamentary requirements],'. No. 75, in page 4, line 14, after...
Amendment made: No. 76, in page 6, line 3 [Clause 11], at end insert— '(3A) The Secretary of State may take account of things done before the commencement day for the purpose of complying...
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Delegated Legislation Committees ),
That the draft Parliamentary Constituencies (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 31st March, be approved . —[Mr. Alan Campbell.] Question agreed to. Motion...
That the draft Nursing and Midwifery (Amendment) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 21st April, be approved.— [Mr. Alan Campbell.] Question agreed to. Motion made, and...
That the draft Financial Assistance Scheme (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2008, which were laid before this House on 29th April, be approved.— [Mr. Alan Campbell .] Question agreed to.
Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 119(9) (European Committees), That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5835/08 and Addenda 1 and 2; notes...
Ordered, That the Farriers' Qualifications (European Recognition) Regulations 2008 (S.I., 2008, No. 646), dated 5th March 2008, be referred to a Delegated Legislation Committee.— [Mr. Alan...
Ordered, That— (1) the matter of the Future of energy in Wales, being a matter relating exclusively to Wales, be referred to the Welsh Grand Committee for its consideration; (2) the...
My hon. Friend the Member for Ludlow (Mr. Dunne) and I have been campaigning hard to try to retain as many post offices in Shropshire as possible, but this evening I wish to present a petition...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn. —[Mr. Alan Campbell.]
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