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HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageIt should come as no surprise that even in south Devon we have heard about the issues concerning Mallard Pass. I encourage all residents of Grantham and Stamford to take part in…08 Jun 2022HANSARDSolar Farms and Battery StorageI associate myself with the remarks made by my hon. Friend the Member for North Wiltshire. If the Minister is going to run a consultation, that has to be run, completed and…08 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI beg your pardon, Ms Ghani. However, of course, this is a matter that we are now allowed to discuss, both today and ahead of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill tomorrow. This…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansThank you, Ms Ghani. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, and it is always a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Strangford (Jim Shannon). As others have done, I…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI thank the hon. Lady for her intervention. That is exactly the point: localism is about local communities having a local voice and deciding what they want in their area. I do not…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI retract that, of course. I have been to Strangford, and it is a very beautiful constituency; I am not sure it is the most beautiful, but Members would not expect me to say…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansDoes the hon. Gentleman recognise that clause 88 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill makes the point that neighbourhood plans will take into consideration climate change and…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI apologise for interrupting the Minister. He is giving an excellent speech, including very robust answers to some of the issues we raised. The policy document that was introduced…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansI accept the Minister’s response, but the explanatory notes and the text of the Bill talk about what happens in the event of a conflict between a local plan and a national plan.…07 Jun 2022HANSARDFly-tipping and Illegal DumpingI am sorry to interrupt the Minister, but just to go back, she was talking about the need for licensing for waste clearers. However, in some instances, it is quite easy to get a…24 May 2022HANSARDFly-tipping and Illegal DumpingIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Mark, and I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Meriden (Saqib Bhatti) on raising this issue. From the speeches we…24 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsDiptford Church of England Primary School in my constituency is operating from the village hall, because its buildings have been damaged. They are temporary buildings, so the…23 May 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)My hon. Friend makes a good point about affordability. Does she agree that it is important to ensure that our county council statistics on average earnings are reflective of what…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)I apologise for interrupting my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour, who is making a brilliant speech on this point. I thought I would remind the House and this gathering of…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)The hon. Gentleman makes an excellent point, with which I wholeheartedly agree. When a planning Bill is introduced, will he support the measures set out in the Planning…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)Does the hon. Gentleman recognise what the Secretary of State is trying to do through his BIDEN acronym, which means build beautifully, make sure there is infrastructure, hold…27 Apr 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)If the Government decide not to take up my hon. Friend’s suggestion, they should extend that 70 days to 140 and make it more rigorous.27 Apr 2022HANSARD Affordable Housing (Devon and Cornwall)The hon. Gentleman is making an excellent speech, and I totally agree with his point, but what we need to do—exactly as my hon. Friend the Member for St Ives (Derek Thomas)…27 Apr 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI welcome the Foreign Secretary’s work on combating sexual violence in conflict and the fact that the Government have upgraded the money for this area. If she recognises that the…26 Apr 2022HANSARD Referral of Prime Minister to Committee of PrivilegesIt is rather unsettling to speak from what might now be known as rebel row. I am perhaps the wrong Member to follow the hon. Member for Eltham (Clive Efford), as I happen to…21 Apr 2022