Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Lords amendments agreed to.
The Secretary of State was asked—
What recent discussions he has had with the Irish Government on the murder of Paul Quinn.
If he will make a statement on the current activities of the (a) Real IRA and (b) Continuity IRA.
What steps he is taking to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related crime among young people in Northern Ireland.
What recent discussions he has had with the Northern Ireland First Minister on expenditure on defence in Northern Ireland.
Whether additional financial allocations have been made to the Northern Ireland budget since the original determination of the funding allocation for 2008-09.
The Prime Minister was asked—
If he will list his official engagements for Wednesday 25 June.
With your permission, Mr. Speaker, I would like to make a statement on the final report by Kieran Poynter, chairman of PricewaterhouseCoopers, into the loss of child benefit records at Her...
Sir Michael Pitt has today published his final report on last summer's flooding. I thank Sir Michael and his team for the professional way in which they have gone about their work of identifying...
I beg to move, That leave be given to bring in a Bill to establish a mandatory code of practice on safety of vehicle loads; and for connected purposes. On 1 November 2006, Valerie Taylor, a...
Janet Anderson accordingly presented a Bill to establish a mandatory code of practice on safety of vehicle loads; and for connected purposes: And the same was read the First time; and ordered to...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That the Order of 2nd June 2008 (Planning Bill (Programme) (No. 2)) be varied as follows— 1. In the Table in paragraph 4 of the Order, for the entry...
As amended in the Public Bill Committee, further considered.
'Section 103 applies by virtue of this section if— (a) an application is made for an order granting development consent, (b) the Commission has accepted the application and has received a...
I now have to announce the result of a Division deferred from a previous day. On the motion on diplomatic and consular protection of Union citizens in third countries, the Ayes were 330, the Noes...
Question again proposed.
'(1) This section applies if the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 103(1) in relation to an application. (2) The Secretary of State has the functions of— (a) examining the...
'(1) Development consent may be granted for development which is— (a) development for which development consent is required, or (b) associated development. (2) "Associated development"...
'No proceedings, whether criminal or civil, in nuisance and no civil proceedings in respect of the escape of things from land, other than proceedings for breach of statutory duty, may be brought...
'(1) This section applies where— (a) the Commission has accepted an application for an order granting development consent, and (b) the application includes a request for an order granting...
'(1) This section applies where the application includes a request for an order granting development consent to authorise compulsory acquisition of land or of an interest in or right over land (a...
'(1) Subsection (2) applies where the Commission— (a) has accepted an application for an order granting development consent, and (b) has received— (i) a certificate under section...
Amendment proposed: No. 339, page 1, line 7 at end insert— '(2A) Decisions taken by the Commission as part of any function conferred on it shall be subject to confirmation by the Secretary...
Amendments made: No. 340, in page 33, line 3, after "received", insert "(i)". No. 341, in page 33, line 4, after "application", insert, ", and (ii) where section [ Notice o f persons interested...
Amendment proposed: No. 66, in page 44, line 5, at end insert ", subject to the right of interested parties to make oral representations.".— [Mr. Truswell.] Question put, That the...
Amendment made: No. 342, page 44, line 7, after '86', insert ', [ Compulsory acquisition hearings]'.— [John Healey.]
Amendments made: No. 343, page 45, line 1, after '86(2)', insert— '(aa) to a compulsory acquisition hearing (see section [ Compulsory acquisition hearings]),'. No. 344, page 45, line 10,...
Amendment made: No. 353, page 46, line 8, at end insert— '(ba) a compulsory acquisition hearing (see section [ Comp ulsory acquisition hearings],'— [John Healey.]
Amendment made: No. 349, page 49, line 22, at end insert— '(aa) any local impact report (within the meaning given by section [ Local impact reports](3)) submitted to the Commission before...
Amendment made: No. 355, page 50, line 7, at end insert— '(za) any local impact report (within the meaning given by section [ Local impact reports](3)) submitted to the Commission before...
Amendments made: No. 103, page 50, line 30, after 'decision-maker', insert 'by virtue of section 96(1)'. No. 104, page 50, line 32, at end insert— '(d) in a case where the Secretary of...
Amendment made: No. 105, in page 51, line 38, after 'applies', insert 'by virtue of this section'. —[John Healey.] Amendment made: No. 354, in page 52, line 2, after '55(2)', insert ',...
Amendments made: No. 108, page 52, line 30, after '(4)', insert 'In a case where this section applies by virtue of section 102,' No. 109, page 52, line 31, leave out '102(2) or (3)' and insert...
Amendment made: No. 110, page 52, line 32, leave out Clause 104.— [John Healey.]
Amendments made: No. 111, page 53, line 28, at end insert— '(1A) The Secretary of State may by regulations make provision regulating the procedure to be followed if the decision-maker...
Amendments made: No. 161, page 67, line 23, after 'in', insert ', or carried out for the purposes of,'. No. 162, page 67, line 25, leave out from 'means' to end of line 37 and insert 'any...
Amendments made: No. 163, page 67, line 42, after 'to', insert 'subsection (3) and'. No. 164, page 67, line 42, at end insert— '(3) To the extent that the development for which development...
'Schedule [ Power to decline to determine applications: amendments] (power to decline to determine applications: amendments) has effect.'.— [Caroline Flint.] Brought up, and read the First...
'(1) The Welsh Ministers may by order make provision— (a) which has an effect in relation to Wales that corresponds to the effect an England-only provision has in relation to England; (b)...
'(1) During the transitional period the repeal by PCPA 2004 of paragraphs 1 to 4 of Schedule 13 to TCPA 1990 in relation to Wales is subject to subsection (2). (2) That repeal does not affect...
'(1) The Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) is amended as follows. (2) After section 71A insert— "71B Telecommunications masts: precautionary principle statement (1) Every...
Amendment proposed: No. 300, page 77, line 7, leave out 'the regional development agency for its region' and insert 'a local authority for an area within its region (whether singly or jointly...
Amendment made: No. 190, page 85, line 2, at end insert— '(za) the local planning authority, or a committee or sub-committee of the authority, have decided to determine the application...
Amendment made: No. 191, page 88, line 22, at end insert— '(za) the local planning authority, or a committee or sub-committee of the authority, have decided to determine the application...
Amendment made: No. 192, page 92, line 34, at end insert— '(za) the local planning authority, or a committee or sub-committee of the authority, have decided to determine the application...
Amendment made: No. 193, page 93, line 12, leave out Clause 159.— [ John Healey .]
Amendment made: No. 194, page 93, line 40, leave out from 'order,' to end of line 4 on page 94 and insert— '(b) notice of the revocation, amendment or directions was published in the...
Amendment made: No. 195, page 94, line 24, at end insert— '(5A) Subsection (5B) applies in relation to an application under subsection (4) made by or on behalf of a person with an interest...
Amendment made: No. 196, page 95, line 11, leave out from '(a)' to end of line 12 and insert 'omit "for planning permission".'.— [ John Healey. ]
Amendments made: No. 197, page 97, line 13, at end insert— '(c) conditions limiting the duration of the consent.'. No. 198, page 97, line 21, at end insert— '(4A) In relation to any...
Amendment made: No. 199, page 99, line 19, at end insert— '(2) The Welsh Ministers may by order amend Schedule 4 to the Welsh Development Agency Act 1975 for the purpose of authorising the...
'(1) CIL regulations may include provision about procedures to be followed in connection with CIL. (2) In particular, the regulations may make provision about— (a) procedures to be followed...
'The following provisions of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 (c. 5) shall cease to have effect— (a) sections 46 to 48 (planning contribution), and (b) paragraph 5 of Schedule...
Amendments made: No. 200, page 107, line 26, leave out from 'specify' to end of line 27 and insert 'the authorities which may charge CIL, each of which must be'. No. 201, page 107, line 28, at...
Amendments made: No. 204, page 109, line 21, at end insert— '(da) to have regard, to the extent and in the manner specified by the regulations, to other actual or expected sources of...
Amendments made: No. 206, page 110, line 2, leave out 'collects' and insert 'charges'. No. 207, page 111, line 1, leave out 'the' and insert 'actual or expected'.— [Mr. Watts.]
Amendment made: No. 208, page 111, line 25, at end insert— '(7) Regulations under this section may make provision about the source of payments in respect of Crown interests.'.— [Mr....
Amendments made: No. 209, page 111, line 29, leave out 'and the regulations may,' and insert— '(2A) The regulations may,'. No. 210, page 111, line 36, at end insert— '(ea) conferring...
Amendment made: No. 216, in page 112, line 34, leave out from 'include' to 'amending' in line 35 and insert 'provision of a kind permitted by section 190(3)(b) (and incidental, supplemental or...
Amendments made: No. 217, page 113, line 4, after 'charging', insert 'or other'. No. 218, page 113, line 5, leave out 'charging'. No. 219, page 113, line 11, after 'effectiveness', insert ', or...
'In section 304A(1) of TCPA 1990 (grants for assisting the provision of advice and assistance in connection with planning matters), after paragraph (b) insert— "(ba) the Planning Act...
'This Act has effect despite any rule of law relating to Parliament or the law and practice of Parliament.'.— [Mr. Watts.] Brought up, read the First time, and added to the Bill.
Amendments made: No. 93, page 28, line 28, after 'it', insert 'or right over it'. No. 94, page 28, line 34, after 'land', insert 'or an interest in it or right over it'.— [Mr. Watts.]
Amendment made: No. 95, page 43, line 9, after 'land', insert 'or of an interest in or right over land'.— [Mr. Watts.]
Amendment made: No. 96, page 45, line 41, after 'land', insert 'or of an interest in or right over land'.— [Mr. Watts.]
Amendments made: No. 97, page 46, line 6, leave out 'subsection (1)' and insert 'this section'. No. 98, page 46, line 23, at end insert— 'This is subject to subsection (5) of this section....
Amendments made: No. 99, page 46, line 39, after 'Chancellor', insert 'or (if subsection (1A) applies) the Secretary of State'. No. 100, page 46, line 41, at end insert— '(1A) This...
Amendment made: No. 101, page 48, line 22, after 'land', insert 'or of an interest in or right over land'.— [Mr. Watts.]
Amendment made: No. 102, page 50, line 18, after 'land', insert 'or of an interest in or right over land'.— [Mr. Watts.]
Amendments made: No. 184, in page 75, line 8, at end insert— '(3A) In section 151 (counter-notices objecting to blight notices) after subsection (7) insert— "(7A) The grounds on...
Amendments made: No. 188, page 76, line 27, at end insert— '(3A) In section 101(1)(b) (notices requiring purchase of blighted land)— (a) for "or 15" substitute ", 15 or 17", and (b)...
Amendments made: No. 220, page 114, line 2, at end insert— '(ba) an interest belonging to an office-holder in the Scottish Administration or held in trust for Her Majesty for the purposes...
Amendment made: No. 227, page 115, line 3, at end insert— '(2) For the purposes of this section "the Crown" includes— (a) the Duchy of Lancaster; (b) the Duchy of Cornwall; (c) the...
Amendments made: No. 228, page 115, line 6, leave out from 'served' to end of line 9 and insert ', given or supplied under this Act may be served, given or supplied in any of these ways—...
Amendments made: No. 234, page 115, line 41, after 'on', insert 'or given or supplied to'. No. 235, page 116, line 1, after 'on', insert 'or given or supplied to'. No. 236, page 116, line 3,...
Amendments made: No. 242, page 116, line 32, after 'on', insert 'or given or supplied to'. No. 243, page 116, line 33, after 'on', insert 'or given or supplied to'. No. 244, page 116, line 34,...
Amendments made: No. 247, page 117, line 10, after '145(1)', insert ', [Power to make provision in relation to Wales](5)'. No. 248, page 117, line 11, after '134(3)', insert ', [Power to make...
Amendments made: No. 249, page 117, line 32, at end insert— '"alteration", in relation to a highway, includes stopping up the highway or diverting, improving, raising or lowering it;'. No....
Amendments made: No. 257, page 119, line 25, leave out 'following modifications' and insert 'modifications set out in Schedule [Application of Act to Scotland: modifications]'. No. 258, page...
Amendment made: No. 259, page 121, line 16, at end insert— '(6) In this section any reference to an Act (other than this Act) includes a reference to an Act of the Scottish...
Amendment made: No. 260, page 121, line 31, leave out 'section 165' and insert 'sections 165, 166, [Power to make provision in relation to Wales] and [Wales: transitional provision in relation...
Amendments made: No. 262, page 122, line 5, at end insert— '(za) the provisions of Parts 1 to 8 which— (i) confer power to make orders (other than orders granting development...
Examination of matters by Commission: procedure 1 (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) the Secretary of State gives a direction under section 103(1) in relation to an application, and (b) for...
Correction of errors 1 (1) This paragraph applies if— (a) the decision-maker makes an order granting development consent, or refuses development consent, and (b) the decision document...
1 The acquisition of land, compulsorily or by agreement. 2 The creation, suspension or extinguishment of, or interference with, interests in or rights over land (including rights of navigation...
1 (1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule. (2) "Transport system" means any of the following— (a) a railway, (b) a tramway, (c) a trolley vehicle system, (d) a system...
Preliminary 1 (1) This paragraph applies for the purposes of this Schedule. (2) "The applicant", in relation to a development consent order, means the person who applied for the order. (3) "A...
Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (c. 8) 1 TCPA 1990 is amended as follows. 2 (1) Section 70A (power of local planning authority to decline to determine subsequent application) is amended as...
8 Section 5(8) applies as if the reference to Part 11 of TCPA 1990 were a reference to Part 10 of the Town and Country Planning (Scotland) Act 1997 (c. 8). 9 Section 13 applies as if— (a)...
Amendments made: No. 267, page 125, line 41, at end insert— '9A (1) This paragraph applies where an application referred to the Council under section 79 relates to land in Wales (even if...
Amendments made: No. 270, page 130, leave out lines 5 to 13. No. 271, page 131, line 2, leave out from 'to' to end of line 4 and insert— '(a) section 31(2) of the Planning Act 2008...
Amendments made: No. 280, page 137, line 2, at end insert— 'Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10) A1 The Forestry Act 1967 is amended as follows. A2 (1) Section 15 (trees subject to preservation...
Amendments made: No. 284, page 148, line 27, at end insert— 'Forestry Act 1967 (c. 10) In paragraph 2 of Schedule 3— (a) the words from "section 77" to "(for Scotland)", and (b)...
For the convenience of the House, I intend to take motions 4 to 6 together. Motion made, and Question put forthwith, pursuant to Standing Order No. 118(6) (Delegated Legislation Committees),
That the draft Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Disclosure of Information by SOCA) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 12th May, be approved.
That the draft Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2008, which was laid before this House on 12th May, be approved.
That the draft Mental Capacity (Deprivation of Liberty: Standard Authorisations, Assessments and Ordinary Residence) Regulations 2008, which were laid before this House on 20th May, be...
I beg leave to present the humble petition of Mrs. Rachel Downey, editor of Nursing Times, and others of like disposition, including my constituent, Mr. Alan Pooley. The petition arises from a...
I present a petition on behalf of the residents of Montford Bridge about the prospect of the closure of their post office. Montford Bridge is an important village community in my constituency,...
Motion made, and Question proposed, That this House do now adjourn— [Mr. David.]
That this House takes note of European Union Document No. 5947/08 and Addenda 1 and 2, European Commission Communication, Diplomatic and consular protection of union citizens in third countries;...
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