Clause 38

Planning Bill

Public Bill Committees, 24 January 2008, 12:00 pm

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Local authorities for purposes of section 37(1)(b)

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Amendments made: No. 51, in clause 38, page 18, line 33, leave out ‘district council’ and insert ‘county council, or district council,’.

No. 52, in clause 38, page 18, leave out lines 34 and 35.—[John Healey.]

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Question proposed, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

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Jacqui Lait (Shadow Minister, Communities and Local Government; Beckenham, Conservative)

I have a brief question. We have agreed to amendments that add county councils to the clause. The thought crosses my mind as to why unitary and metropolitan local authorities are not listed as well. If the Minister gives a quick answer to that point, I will be happy to move on.

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John Healey (Minister of State (Local Government), Department for Communities and Local Government; Wentworth, Labour)

Of course I will. This issue was touched on when it was raised by the right hon. Member for Skipton and Ripon in an earlier debate. The short answer is that, for the purposes of legislation, those authorities are already covered under the councils that are included in the Bill. Our concern was about two-tier areas, where county councils are also involved. That is why we tabled the amendments.

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Question put and agreed to.

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Clause 38, as amended, ordered to stand part of the Bill.

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