Part of Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Committee (2nd Day) – in the House of Lords at 3:00 pm on 24 July 2025.
Lord Moylan
Shadow Minister (Transport)
3:00,
24 July 2025
My Lords, the Minister did much less well that time round than he did on the previous debate. At least on the previous debate he said that the issues that I had raised would be dealt with one way or another in secondary legislation. Here he is moving into government blank wall approach: nothing can be changed. None the less, given the relative triviality of this part of the Bill and the fact that it does nothing whatever to promote growth but tidies up a few things here and there—that is all from the bottom of a bureaucrat’s desk—I am happy at this stage to beg leave to withdraw my Amendment.
Amendment 53G withdrawn.
Clause 30 agreed.
Clause 31: Deadlines for consultation and decisions on certain orders and schemes
Amendment 53H not moved.
Clause 31 agreed.
Clause 32: Procedure for certain orders and schemes
Amendment 53I not moved.
Clause 32 agreed.
Clause 33: Compulsory acquisition powers to include taking of temporary possession
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Many hundreds of amendments are proposed by members to major bills as they pass through committee stage, report stage and third reading in both Houses of Parliament.
In the end only a handful of amendments will be incorporated into any bill.
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