Part of Planning and Infrastructure Bill - Committee (3rd Day) – in the House of Lords at 3:21 pm on 1 September 2025.
Baroness Taylor of Stevenage:
Moved by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage
72: Clause 16, page 22, leave out lines 12 and 13Member’s explanatory statementThis Amendment is a drafting correction which would remove the definition of “qualifying distribution agreement” from clause 16. The definition is unnecessary because the term is already defined for the purposes of clause 16 in clause 13(8).
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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.
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