Public Bill Committees
Localism Bill
- Localism Bill, 1st sitting (164 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- Localism Bill, 2nd sitting (116 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
- Localism Bill, 3rd sitting (45 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 02 Wildlife and Countryside Link L 03 Colin Crawford L 04 Fleet Town Council L 05 Bar Association L 06 Town and Country...
- Localism Bill, 4th sitting (105 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- Localism Bill, 5th sitting (9 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 35 Harpenden town council L 36 Rural Coalition L 37 British Holiday & Home Parks Association L 38 Royal Institute...
- Clause 1 (48 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 26, in clause 1, page 1, line 6, at end insert It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Amess, and to speak in the...
- Clause 3 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 4 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 5 (48 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 27, in clause 5, page 4, line 4, leav e out ‘may by order’ and insert ‘must report to Parliament on how that provision...
- Localism Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
- Clause 5 (1 speech)
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 6 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 8 (66 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 31, in clause 8, page 7, line 39, lea ve out ‘may by order’ and insert ‘must report to Parliament on how that provision...
- Clause 9 (20 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Schedule 2 (107 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 35, in schedule 2, page 173, leave out line 2.
- Localism Bill, 7th sitting (4 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 48 Philip Coleman L 49 David Alexander L 50 Institute of Historic Building Conservation L 51 Highgate Society L 52...
- Clause 13 (9 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 16 (25 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 41, in clause 16, page 15, line 44, l eave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’. The amendment makes a code of conduct for...
- Clause 17 (8 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Localism Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- Clause 17 (9 speeches)
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 21 (49 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 45, in clause 21, page 18, line 28, a fter ‘statement’, insert ‘and a low pay policy statement’.
- Clause 23 (4 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 24 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 27 (20 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 28 (8 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 30 (28 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 31 (0 speeches)
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Localism Bill, 9th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 64 Mobile Operators Association (MOA) L 65 The Waterways Project L 66 Henry Peterson OBE L 67 Sophia Lambert, Chair of...
- Clause 32 (0 speeches)
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 33 (0 speeches)
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 34 (0 speeches)
Question put, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 35 (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 36 (12 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 37 (8 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 39 (98 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 79, in clause 39, page 28, line 16, leave out subsection (1) and insert—
- Clause 40 (7 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 123, in clause 40, page 29, line 10, leave out subsection (2).
- Localism Bill, 10th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
- Clause 40 (19 speeches)
Amendment proposed (this day): 123, in clause 40, page 29, line 10, leave out subsection (2).—(Stephen Gilbert.)
- Clause 41 (0 speeches)
Amendment proposed: 81, in clause 41, page 30, line 2, leave out ‘5%’ and insert ‘10%’.—(Barbara Keeley.)
- Clause 42 (22 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 42, page 30, line 10, l eave out paragraphs (b) and (c) and insert— We are still seeking to test and scrutinise the...
- Clause 43 (10 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 44 (60 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 86, in clause 44, page 31, line 25, l eave out subsection (5).
- Clause 45 (3 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 50 (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 125, in clause 50, page 34, line 9, leave out subsections (4) and (5). The Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, my hon....
- Clause 52 (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 53 (18 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 54 (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 56 (5 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Schedule 5 (27 speeches)
Question proposed, that the schedule be the Fifth schedule to the Bill.
- Clause 57 (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 103, in clause 57, page 37, line 13, a t end insert— There is something of a dichotomy. The principle of the Localism Bill is to...
- Localism Bill, 11th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 81 National Farmers Union L 82 Federation of Archaeological Managers and Employers L 83 Keighley town council L 84 Peter...
- Clause 66 (51 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 88, in clause 66, page 48, line 28, a t end insert—
- Localism Bill, 12th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr David Amessin the Chair]
- Clause 66 (36 speeches)
Amendment proposed (this day): 88, in clause 66, page 48, line 28, at end insert—
- Clause 67 (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 94, in clause 67, page 49, line 35, l eave out subsection (5). Here we go again. I am afraid this is the same old territory: we are seeking...
- Clause 68 (28 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 95, in clause 68, page 50, line 1, le ave out subsection (2) and insert—
- Clause 70 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 71 (24 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 105, in clause 71, page 51, line 17, l eave out subsections (3) and (4) and insert— It is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Mr...
- Clause 72 (18 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 122, in clause 72, page 52, line 7, at end insert Some 10 or 11 years ago, we had a big school reorganisation in Bradford in which we moved...
- Clause 73 (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 106, in clause 73, page 53, line 10, l eave out sub-paragraph (iii) and insert—
- Clause 74 (7 speeches)
I rise to speak to amendment 129, in clause 74, page 53, line 38, a t end insert—
- Localism Bill, 13th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 89 Basildon borough council L 90 Taunton Deane borough council’s standards committee L 91 Planning Officers Society...
- Clause 75 (4 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 76 (13 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 109, in clause 76, page 54, line 32, a t end insert ‘and this review must take no longer than 12 weeks’.
- Clause 77 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill
- Clause 79 (22 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 116, in clause 79, page 56, line 22, l eave out ‘C’ and insert ‘D’.
- Clause 80 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 82 (10 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 120, in clause 82, page 58, line 2, le ave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.
- Clause 88 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 89 (47 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Localism Bill, 14th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- Clause 89 (103 speeches)
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Localism Bill, 15th sitting (1 speech)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 107 Peter Hayward—further memorandum L 108 Hampshire county council L 109 Kathleen English L 110 Society of...
- Clause 90 (30 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 194, in clause 90, page 61, line 36, a t end insert
- Localism Bill, 16th sitting (19 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
- Clause 91 (25 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 151, in clause 91, page 61, line 41, l eave out subsection (2) and insert I am grateful for the Minister’s constructive response to the...
- Clause 92 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 133, in clause 92, page 63, line 33, a t end insert— The amendment gives us an opportunity to explore the Government’s thinking,...
- Clause 94 (13 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 134, in clause 94, page 64, line 16, a t end insert—
- Clause 95 (16 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Schedule 9 (55 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 158, in schedule 9, page 288, line 34, at end insert ‘to whom a proposal for the making of a neighbourhood development order has been made’.
- Localism Bill, 17th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 115 Chartered Institute of Housing L 116 National Association for Planning Enforcement L 117 Theatres Trust L 118 Fylde...
- Schedule 9 (63 speeches)
Amendment proposed (17 February): 206, in schedule 9, page 290, line 9, leave out from ‘if’ to end of line 10 and insert—
- Schedule 10 (25 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 164, in schedule 10, page 300, line 12, at end insert “by the authority in relation to a neighbourhood area within the area of the authority”.
- Schedule 11 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 166, in schedule 11, page 313, line 8, leave out ‘neighbourhood development’ and insert ‘community right to build’. The...
- Clause 100 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Localism Bill, 18th sitting (3 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- Clause 100 (5 speeches)
Question (this day) again proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 101 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 235, in clause 101, page 71, line 34, at end insert— This important amendment would introduce much-needed flexibility, with a caveat...
- Clause 102 (13 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 152, in clause 102, page 72, line 34, at end insert—
- Clause 103 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 105 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 107 (14 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Schedule 13 (10 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 239, in schedule 13, page 319, line 20, at end insert—
- Clause 108 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 237, in clause 108, page 89, line 16, leave out subsections (1) and (2) and insert— At present, the Bill leaves on a case-by-case...
- Clause 109 (4 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 248, in clause 109, page 92, leave out lines 20 to 26.
- Clause 121 (18 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 220, in clause 121, page 105, line 38, ;at end insert—
- Localism Bill, 19th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 152 Neighbourhood group from a combined Hampshire village of Wildhern and the hamlet of Charlton Down (Matt Dobson, Ian...
- Clause 122 (26 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 223, in clause 122, page 106, line 40, after ‘may’, insert ‘after a consultation of not less than 12 weeks with local housing authorities,...
- Clause 123 (8 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 225, in clause 123, page 109, leave out lines 1 to 3. The amendment deals with yet another power that Ministers want to award to the Secretary of...
- Clause 124 (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 226, in clause 124, page 110, line 19, ;after ‘suitability’, insert ‘and affordability’.
- Localism Bill, 20th sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair]
- Clause 124 (78 speeches)
Amendment moved (this day): 226, in clause 124, page 110, line 19, after ‘suitability’, insert ‘and affordability’.—(Alison Seabeck.)
- Clause 125 (20 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 170, in clause 125, page 111, line 33, ;at end insert
- Clause 126 (13 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 255, in clause 126, page 113, line 16, ;leave out subsection (2) and insert—
- Localism Bill, 21st sitting (0 speeches)
[Hugh Bayley in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 159 Jessica Sim L 160 RES L 161 Fire Industry Association and British Security Industry Association L 162 Association of...
- Clause 128 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 172, in clause 128, page 114, line 20, leave out ‘that Act’ and insert It is good to start on what I hope will be the home straight,...
- Clause 129 (5 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 261, in clause 129, page 114, line 33, ;at end insert— We have no major objections to the clause, so I will speak briefly to the...
- Clause 130 (54 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 254, in clause 130, page 116, line 33, after ‘subject’, insert ‘to the discretion of the court not to make an order if it...
- Clause 131 (7 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 132 (9 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 134 (4 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 264, in clause 134, page 121, line 36, ;at end insert ‘or The amendment will no doubt seem familiar to the Committee, as it is broadly...
- Localism Bill, 22nd sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- Clause 137 (5 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 140 (4 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 141 (5 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 142 (3 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 144 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 148 (10 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 150 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Schedule 16 (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 285, in schedule 16, page 341, line 16, at end insert—
- Schedule 17 (11 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 290, in schedule 17, page 351, line 40, at end insert— I shall be brief. The amendment deals with a matter that was raised with us by the National Housing...
- Clause 153 (15 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 266, in clause 153, page 130, line 21, ;leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.
- - Clause 159 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 284, in clause 159, page 143, line 6, at end insert— Much to my relief, this is the probably the last clause to which I will speak. It has...
- Clause 162 (14 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Clause 163 (2 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- Schedule 19 (3 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 272, in schedule 19, page 356, line 3, leave out paragraph 1.
- Clause 169 (22 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 126, in clause 169, page 148, line 34, ;leave out ‘must’ and insert ‘may’.
- Clause 173 (1 speech)
I beg to move amendment 173, in clause 173, page 151, line 41, after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the passing of this Act)’. Clause 173...
- Clause 185 (0 speeches)
Amendment made: 174, in clause 185, page 157, line 28, after ‘has’ insert ‘(whether before or after the passing of this Act)’.—(Robert Neill.)
- Clause 194 (4 speeches)
I beg to move amendment 292, in clause 194, page 161, line 18, after ‘subject to’, insert ‘formal agreement from a majority of London borough councils...
- Clause 195 (8 speeches)
I call Barbara Keeley to move amendment 271. [ Interruption. ]
- Localism Bill, 23rd sitting (3 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House L 167 Hunstanton town council L 168 Birmingham city council—additional memorandum L 169 Kent Federation of Amenity...
- Clause 199 (6 speeches)
Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
- New Clause 6 (0 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- New Clause 11 (6 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- Localism Bill, 24th sitting (0 speeches)
[Mr David Amess in the Chair]
- New Clause 11 (11 speeches)
Brought up, read the First time, and Question proposed (this day), That the clause be read a Second time.
- New Clause 12 (3 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- New Clause 13 (0 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- New Clause 14 (0 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- New Clause 17 (3 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- New Clause 21 (5 speeches)
Brought up, and read the First time.
- Clause 201 (0 speeches)
Amendment made: 175, in clause 201, page 166, line 17, leave out ‘primary’.—(Greg Clark.)
- Clause 205 (0 speeches)
Amendments made: 176, in clause 205, page 168,line 21, leave out from ‘202(1)’ to ‘, and’ in line 22. 177, in...
- Clause 206 (3 speeches)
Amendments made: 180, in clause 206, page 169,line 11, leave out ‘The following provisions’ and insert ‘Subject to subsections (1) and (3) to (6), provisions...
