...the guidance has to be approved by both houses of parliament...

Does that mean the guidance as it stands, or is there any mechanism for amending it? If so, what is that and is there any way of affecting it? (If there is an amendment process, that could mean that there might be someone lobbying for changes that would actually make things worse, so it'd be no good sitting back and saying "Oh well, the guidance document is as good as we can expect", even if the existing guidance might be seen by some as measuring up to that.

And do we know when the Houses of Parliament are likely to do their stuff, and the next phase kicks in, with local authorities drawing up their policy statements?

And where does this committee with Feargal Sharkey fit into all this?