Clause 44 - Simplified planning zones
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
11:15 am

Amendment proposed: No. 297, in

clause 44, page 32, line 28, at end insert—

'(3A) In section 83 of that Act after subsection (3) there is inserted the following subsection—

''(4) In this section and in Schedule 7—

(a) a reference to the regional spatial strategy must be construed in relation to any area in Greater London as a reference to the spatial development strategy;

(b) a reference to a region must be construed in relation to such an area as a reference to Greater London.''.'.

—[Mr. McNulty.]

Question put, That the amendment be made:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 8, Noes 4.

Division number 20 - 8 yes, 4 no

Voting yes: Huw Edwards, Hywel Francis, Matthew Green, Ivan Henderson, Tom Levitt, Tony McNulty, Dan Norris, David Wright

Voting no: Paul Beresford, Sydney Chapman, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, David Wilshire

Question accordingly agreed to.

Question put, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill, that clauses 45 to 49 stand part of the Bill, that schedule 2 be the Second schedule to the Bill, and that clauses 50 to 53 stand part of the Bill:—

The Committee divided: Ayes 7, Noes 5.

Division number 21 - 7 yes, 5 no

Voting yes: Huw Edwards, Hywel Francis, Ivan Henderson, Tom Levitt, Tony McNulty, Dan Norris, David Wright

Voting no: Paul Beresford, Sydney Chapman, Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, Matthew Green, David Wilshire

Question accordingly agreed to.

Clause 44, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

Adjourned at twenty-eight minutes past Eleven o'clock till this day at half-past Two o'clock.