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Bill documents — Planning Act 2007-08

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House Bill Date
Commons Commons Reasons for disagreeing to certain Lords Amendments - html version 25.11.2008
Commons Commons Reasons for disagreeing to certain Lords Amendments - pdf version (PDF, 60KB) 25.11.2008
Commons Lords Amendments to the Bill - html version 19.11.2008
Commons Lords Amendments to the Bill - pdf version (PDF, 285KB) 19.11.2008
Lords Bill as amended on Report - html version 13.11.2008
Lords Bill as amended on Report - pdf version (PDF, 890KB) 13.11.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Committee - html version 24.10.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Committee - pdf version (PDF, 866KB) 24.10.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 26 June 2008 - html version 27.06.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the House of Commons on 26 June 2008 - pdf version (PDF, 854KB) 27.06.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee - html version 07.02.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee - pdf version (PDF, 662KB) 07.02.2008
Commons Bill as introduced - html version 28.11.2007
Commons Bill as introduced - pdf version (PDF, 567KB) 28.11.2007

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 171 - html version 19.11.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 171 - pdf version (PDF, 260KB) 19.11.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill - pdf version (PDF, 240KB) 27.06.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to Bill - html version 27.06.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 11 - html version 28.11.2007
Commons Explanatory Notes to Bill 11 - pdf version (PDF, 496KB) 28.11.2007

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House Amendment Paper Date
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 24 November 2008 24.11.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 17 November 2008 18.11.2008
Lords Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 13 November 2008 14.11.2008
Lords Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 11 November 2008 12.11.2008
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 10 November 2008 11.11.2008
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 November 2008 07.11.2008
Lords Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 5 November 2008 06.11.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 4 November 2008 05.11.2008
Lords Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 21st October 2008 22.10.2008
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 16 October 2008 17.10.2008
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 16 October 2008 17.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 October 2008 16.10.2008
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 October 2008 15.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13th October 2008 14.10.2008
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 10th October 2008 13.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 8th October 2008 09.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 8th October 2008 09.10.2008
Lords Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 7th October 2008 08.10.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 3rd October 2008 06.10.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 2nd October 2008 03.10.2008
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 25 June 2008 25.06.2008
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 2 June 2008 02.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 February 2008 05.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 31 January 2008 31.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 January 2008 29.01.2008
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 24 January 2008 25.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 January 2008 24.01.2008
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 22 January 2008 23.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 January 2008 22.01.2008
Commons Notices of Amendments as at 17January 2008 17.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 January 2008 15.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 January 2008 10.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 8 January 2008 08.01.2008

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons Date
Commons Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 24 November 2008 25.11.2008
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 25 June 2008 26.06.2008
Commons Proceedings as at 2 June 2008 03.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 February 2008 06.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 January 2008 01.02.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 January 2008 30.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 January 2008 25.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as a 22 January 2008 23.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 January 2008 18.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 January 2008 16.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 10 January 2008 11.01.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 8 January 2008 09.01.2008

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House Research Paper Date
Commons Research Paper on the Planning Bill: Committee Stage Report (PDF, 198KB) 10.03.2008
Commons Research Paper on the Planning Bill (PDF, 479KB) 06.12.2007

Select Committee reports

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

House Select Committee report Date
Commons Oral evidence on the Planning White Paper given by Yvette Cooper MP and Ms Michelle Banks and Ms Bernadette Kelly (HC 671-i, 2006-07) 05.12.2007

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