Planning Bill

Summarizes the discussions sent by the chairman of the Business and Enterprise Committee to the Liaison Committee and related correspondence in an effort to assist Parliamentary proceedings on the Planning Bill itself.

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When the Planning Bill was introduced into the House of Commons on 27 November 2007, the Secretary of State for Local Government and the Regions made it clear that the Government wanted parliamentary scrutiny of the national policy statements on planning. While this was generally welcomed, there was concern about the mechanism the Government proposed. Any scrutiny mechanism will depend on the final form of the Bill on enactment, and on the detailed proposals the Government puts forward in motions for Standing Orders. This report publishes a summary of discussions sent by the chairman of the Business and Enterprise Committee to the Liaison Committee and related correspondence in an effort to assist further Parliamentary proceedings on the Bill itself.