Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 606open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2007
That this House welcomes the Government's aim of streamlining the planning process in respect of Major Infrastructure Projects (MIPs); expresses serious concern, however, that whereas planning applications determined under the Town and Country Planning Act will retain a strong local democratic component with major projects requiring a Ministerial decision, the Planning Bill would put decisions on MIPs entirely in the hands of the proposed Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC); believes the proposed powers of the IPC as presently contained in the Planning Bill, including the ability to amend legislation, are inordinate and unprecedented; and calls on the Government to restore the Ministerial role in deciding major planning project applications, if necessary drawing on the advice of the IPC or any body ultimately identified for discharging such an advisory duty.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 605open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2007
That this House welcomes the Government's stated intention of improving public involvement in the Major Infrastructure Projects (MIPs) planning process; believes that the Planning Bill and the legitimacy of MIP decisions would be considerably strengthened if they retained the existing public right to appear at inquiries and meaningfully scrutinise proposals; considers that this right should also be extended to the public consultation process on National Policy Statements; regrets the value of pre-application public consultation by applicants as limited unless it is backed by a clearly defined and binding guidance and a requirement to report on issues raised during consultation and action taken on them; and calls on the Government to strengthen the provision for public involvement by ensuring impartial and transparent framework for consultation and by encouraging active measures to encourage participation.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 604open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2007
That this House welcomes the Government's stated intention to integrate planning policy with the crucial commitment to address climate change; notes that the Planning Bill imposes a duty on local authorities to produce policy that contributes to the mitigation of climate change; strongly believes that this duty should be strengthened and imposed on Ministers when drawing up National Policy Statements (NPSs) and on the Infrastructure Planning Commission (IPC); further considers that the Committee on Climate Change should be a statutory consultee in NPSs and Major Infrastructure Projects processes; and urges that mechanisms are put in place to monitor and report on the discharge of this duty.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 603open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 17 December 2007
That this House welcomes the proposals for National Policy Statements (NPSs) contained in the Planning Bill; expresses concern however that existing policy documents such as the Air Transport White Paper may be designated as NPSs; considers that such documents were produced for a different purpose and before requirements under the strategic environmental assessment directive or the habitats directive; believes that this process would also afford those policy documents far greater status in the planning system than the public could reasonably have assumed at the time of the original consultation; and calls on the Government to ensure all NPSs are subjected to a full process of parliamentary and public consultation and scrutiny.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 792open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 13 June 2000
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Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 627open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 10 April 2000
That this House, in reaffirming its heartfelt condolences to the families of Kevin Speight and Christopher Loftus, supports the request of Leeds United that Galatasaray supporters should not be allowed to attend the second leg of the UEFA Cup tie in the city, believing that this would represent an unacceptable public safety risk; calls on UEFA to reject the demands of Galatasaray that the game should be played on a neutral ground, since this would imply Leeds fans shared responsibility for the tragic events of 5th April; and, while welcoming the genuine expressions of regrets from many Istanbul citizens, heartily condemns the reported comments of Galatasaray's Director of Football, Mete Razlikli, in which he makes the appalling and totally unsubstantiated accusation that the murdered Leeds supporters were known football hooligans.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 607open
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 5 April 2000
That this House welcomes the proposal by GNER within its new franchise submission to withdraw charges for the carriage of bicycles from January 2001; and calls on other train operators to adopt a similar policy at the earliest practical date.
Motion· Early Day MotionEDM 556closed
United Kingdom · UK Parliament · 22 March 2000
That this House believes the ú6 return charge imposed by GNER for carrying passengers' bicycles is excessive, unnecessary and inconsistent with the promotion of environmentally friendly transport; and calls upon the company to adopt a more positive and sympathetic approach to those who wish to combine rail and cycle travel.