Public Bill Committees
Growth and Infrastructure Bill

• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 1st sitting (2 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair]
  • Examination of Witnesses (41 speeches, 1 annotation)
    The right hon. Michael Fallon MP, Nick Boles MP and the righthon. Gregory Barker MP gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (25 speeches)
    Councillor Mike Jones, Paul Raynes and James Lowman gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (40 speeches)
    Katja Hall and Mike Spicer gave evidence.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 2nd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair]
  • Examination of Witnesses (40 speeches)
    Harry Cotterell, Liz Peace and Edward Cooke gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (51 speeches)
    Gavin Smart, Andrew Whitaker and David Orr gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (38 speeches)
    Ruth Reed and Toby Lloyd gave evidence.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 3rd sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House GIB 12 Gerald Eve LLP GIB 13 National Housing Federation GIB 14 Kate Southworth GIB 15 Pauline Bradley GIB 16 Local...
  • Examination of witness (29 speeches)
    Adrian Penfold gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (41 speeches)
    Trudi Elliott, Dr Hugh Ellis,Malcolm Sharp and Vincent Haines gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (24 speeches)
    Robbie Owen, Angela Knight and Pamela Learmonth gave evidence.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 4th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House GIB 20 Campaign for National Parks GIB 25 Friends of the Earth GIB 30 RenewableUK
  • Examination of Witnesses (59 speeches)
    Paul Callaghan, Sarah Jackson OBE, Sarah Veale and Mike Emmott gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (44 speeches)
    Dr Nigel Stone, Shaun Spiers, Gordon Edge, and Simon Marsh gave evidence.
  • Examination of Witnesses (41 speeches)
    Ingrid Samuel, Naomi Luhde-Thompson and Ruth Bradshaw gave evidence.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 5th sitting (1 speech)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House GIB 26 Law Society of England and Wales GIB 27 Bristol Parks Forum GIB 28 British Property Federation GIB 29 National...
  • Clause 1 - Option to make planning application directly to Secretary of State (71 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 10, in clause 1, page 1, line 8, at end insert— ‘(za) the local planning authority concerned had not adopted a local plan for any...
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 6th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair]
  • Clause 1 - Option to make planning application directly to Secretary of State (94 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 12, in clause 1, page 2, line 9, leav e out from ‘1990’ to end of line 11.
  • Schedule 1 - Planning applications made to Secretary of State: further amendments (6 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 24, in schedule 1, page 33, line 16, after ‘may’ insert ‘with the agreement of the designated local planning authority and the...
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 7th sitting (2 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House GIB 37 Professor Henry G Overman GIB 38 Robert D Seares GIB 39 Cambridgeshire County Council GIB 40 Living Streets...
  • Clause 2 - Planning proceedings: costs etc (32 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 28, in clause 2, page 3, line 18, aft er ‘direct,’, insert ‘subject to criteria set out in regulations’.
  • Clause 3 - Compulsory purchase inquiries: costs (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 61, in clause 3, page 5, line 11, aft er ‘applies’ insert ‘subject to mitigating circumstances to include circumstances...
  • Clause 4 - Limits on power to require information with planning applications (33 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 63, in clause 4, page 5, line 23, lea ve out ‘reasonable’ and insert ‘appropriate’.
  • Clause 5 - Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements (38 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 50, in clause 5, page 5, line 31, aft er ‘(1)’, insert ‘Subject to subsection (1A),’.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 8th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair]
  • Clause 5 - Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements (115 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 65, in clause 5, page 5, line 34, aft er ‘may’, insert ‘after the expiry of the relevant period’.
  • Schedule 2 - Modification or discharge of affordable housing requirements: related amendments (3 speeches)
    Amendment made: 46, in schedule 2, page 36, line 15 , at end insert— ‘(2A) After subsection (1) insert— (1A) If no period is prescribed under section...
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 9th sitting (2 speeches)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House GIB 45 Christopher Witmey GIB 46 Neil Blackshaw GIB 47 Campaign for National Parks – Supplementary memorandum GIB...
  • Clause 7 - Electronic communications code: the need to promote growth (47 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 78, in clause 7, page 9, leave out line 24 and insert— ‘(ba) the need to deliver sustainable development in the United Kingdom.’.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 10th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair]
  • Clause 7 - Electronic communications code: the need to promote growth (25 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 8 - Periodic review of mineral planning permissions (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 9 - Stopping up and diversion of highways (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 10 - Stopping up and diversion of public paths (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 11 - Declarations negativing intention to dedicate way as highway (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 12 - Registration of town or village green: statement by owner (22 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 94, in clause 12, page 14, line 15, l eave out ‘may’ and insert ‘must’.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 11th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair] Written evidence to be reported to the House GIB 53 ifs ProShare and Employee Ownership Association GIB 54 Mayor of London GIB 55 City of London Corporation GIB...
  • Clause 13 - Restrictions on right to register land as town or village green (27 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 96, in clause 13, page 15, line 26, after ‘may’, insert ‘subject to consultation’.
  • Schedule 4 - New Schedule 1A to the Commons Act 2006 (0 speeches)
    Question put, That the schedule be the Fourth schedule to the Bill.
  • Clause 14 - Applications to amend registers: modifcation of power to provide for fees (4 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 16 - Conditions of licences under Gas Act 1986: payments to other licence-holders (2 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 17 - Variation of consents under Electricity Act 1989 (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 19 - Special parliamentary procedure in cases under the Planning Act 2008 (10 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 79, in clause 19, page 20, line 10, l eave out ‘(3)(a)’ and insert ‘(3)’.
  • Clause 20 - Modifications of special parliamentary procedure in certain cases (7 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 84, in clause 20, page 22, line 3, at end insert— ‘(c) paragraph 22 of Schedule 3 to the Harbours Act 1964 (harbour revision or...
  • Clause 21 - Bringing business and commercial projects within Planning Act 2008 regime (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 101, in clause 21, page 25, line 23, a fter ‘may’, insert ‘subject to regulations excluding sites of special environmental...
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 12th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair]
  • Clause 21 - Bringing business and commercial projects within Planning Act 2008 regime (40 speeches)
    Amendment moved (this day): 101, in clause 21, page 25, line 23, after ‘may’, insert ‘subject to regulations excluding sites of special environmental or...
  • “Chapter 4 - General (18 speeches)
    54A Pre-application procedure: waivers (1) An applicant may, at any time before or after making an application, submit a request in writing to the Secretary of State for a direction that any...
  • Clause 22 - Postponement of compilation of rating lists to 2017 (44 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 92, in clause 22, page 28, line 30, a t end add— ‘(11) The Secretary of State may not by order appoint for this section to come...
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 13th sitting (1 speech)
  [Philip Davies in the Chair] Written evidence reported to the House GIB 59 The Wildlife Trusts GIB 60 Stephens Scown LLP GIB 61 Environmental Services Association GIB 62 Magnus Campbell GIB 63 St...
  • Clause 22 - Postponement of compilation of rating lists to 2017 (18 speeches)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 23 - Employee owners (31 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 117, in clause 23, page 28, line 40, a fter ‘individual’, insert ‘fully paid up’.
• Growth and Infrastructure Bill, 14th sitting (0 speeches)
  [Mr George Howarth in the Chair]
  • Clause 23 - Employee owners (66 speeches)
    Amendment proposed (this day): 105, in clause 23, page 29, line 2, at end insert— ‘(c) the employee has entered into such an agreement on a voluntary...
  • Clause 24 - Orders (1 speech)
    Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.
  • Clause 27 - Commencement (3 speeches)
    I beg to move amendment 126, in clause 27, page 30, line 27, a fter ‘Sections’ insert ‘[Permitted development rights for changes of use: prior...
  • New Clause 3 - Removal of Planning Act 2008 consent and certification requirements (0 speeches)
    ‘(1) The Planning Act 2008 is amended as follows. (2) In section 127 (compulsory acquisition of statutory undertakers’ land, and rights over statutory undertakers’ land)—...
  • New Clause 14 - Permitted development rights for changes of use: prior approvals (0 speeches)
    ‘(1) In section 60 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission granted by development order) after subsection (2) insert— “(2A) Without prejudice to the...
  • New Clause 1 - Purpose of planning (5 speeches)
    ‘In Part 2 of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 insert— “13A The Purpose of Planning (1) The purpose of the planning system is to positively promote the long term...
  • New Clause 10 - Removing the housing borrowing cap (8 speeches)
    ‘(1) The Localism Act 2011 is amended as follows. (2) For section 171 substitute— “171 Amount of housing debt (1) A local authority shall determine and keep under review the...
  • New Clause 11 - Local powers to establish permitted development rights (10 speeches)
    ‘(1) Section 57 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (planning permission required for development) is amended as follows. (2) In subsection (3), after second “order”,...