Localism Bill committee stage: day four
30 June 2011
The committee stage of the Localism Bill – line by line examination – continued for a fourth day in the House of Lords on Thursday 30 June. Members of the Lords discussed proposals to amend Part 4 of the Bill, concerning community empowerment, which makes provisions for local referendums.
- Watch the debate on Parliament TV: Localism Bill committee stage, day four
- Watch the debate: committee stage continued
- Lords Hansard: Read a transcript of the debate
- Lords Hansard: debate continued
- Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List) as at 29 June 2011
- Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 28 June 2011
Amendments discussed covered clauses 42 to 59 of the Bill.
Committee stage will continue on Monday 5 July.
Day three
Discussion began with amendments regarding Clause 22, which concerns senior pay policy, including the remuneration of local authority or fire authority chief officers, on Tuesday 28 June. The House took two breaks from committee stage on the Bill to allow for other business. Amendments to clauses 23, 27-31, 33, 35, 36 and 38-42 were also discussed.
- Watch the debate on Parliament TV: Localism Bill committee stage: day three
- Watch the debate: committee stage continued
- Watch the debate: committee stage continued
- Lords Hansard: Read a transcript of the debate
- Lords Hansard: debate continued
- Lords Hansard: debate continued
- Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 24 June 2011
Day two
Amendments discussed on the second day in committee (Thursday 23 June) covered clauses 14 to 19 of the Bill.
- Watch the debate on Parliament TV: Localism Bill committee stage, day two
- Lords Hansard: Read a transcript of the debate
- Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 22 June 2011
- Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 21 June 2011
Day one
Members of the Lords discussed amendments concerning clauses 1 to 11 of the Bill on Monday 20 June.
- Watch the debate on Parliament TV: Localism Bill committee stage, day one
- Lords Hansard: Read a transcript of the debate
- Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 17 June 2011
Further information
The Bill contains provisions for local government and community empowerment, planning, housing and the governance of London. Key elements of the Bill include provisions:
- for community empowerment with powers to enable people to instigate local referendums on any issue, to approve or veto in a referendum a council tax increase deemed to be excessive, to express an interest in running local authority services and to provide local community groups with an opportunity to bid to buy assets of community value.
- to abolish regional strategies, provide for neighbourhood plans, make pre-application consultation compulsory, make changes to planning enforcement and in relation to nationally significant infrastructure.
The purpose of the Bill was described in the Commons, where it started its progression through Parliament, as a ‘shake up in the balance of power in this country, revitalising local democracy and putting power back where it belongs, in the hands of the people.’
The Localism Bill had its second reading in the House of Lords on 7 June.
Detailed line by line examination of the separate parts (clauses and schedules) of the Bill takes place during committee stage. Any Member of the Lords can take part.