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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThis gets more interesting by the day.20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, my noble friend Lord Stunell is the expert on neighbourhood planning, and there is nothing I can add to what he has just expounded. I also agree with what the noble…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank the Minister for his explanation of what is already in the policy and how it is going to be strengthened, and the national planning policy guidance. However, so far that…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments exposes the conundrum at the heart of planning for housing. At this point, I repeat my interests, as in the register, as being a councillor in…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this excellent amendment, probing how we link national planning, regional strategic planning and local planning by including planning by private companies whose role is…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI have a query, and I congratulate the noble Baroness on so carefully explaining the long list of amendments. On the first amendment, Amendment 216A, is that a new requirement for…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, has raised a very important issue about end-of-life care and how the planning system can be encouraged to prepare for the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAnd if it was not a new burden, it would not be?18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI would be grateful if the Minister could write and let me know.18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the noble Lord, Lord Holmes, is quite right to raise the issue of accessible and inclusive design. Everyone benefits where design is accessible and inclusive for…18 Apr 2023HANSARDBuilding (Public Bodies and Higher-Risk Building Work) (England) Regulations 2023My Lords, I support the regulations that the Minister has detailed. They are entirely appropriate and another step in the right direction to overhaul and thoroughly improve…28 Mar 2023HANSARDRespiratory Syncytial Virus ImmunisationMy Lords, in the last week, the Minister may have seen financial reports about the challenges facing some vaccine manufacturers, now that the Covid demand is much reduced. What do…28 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, how do I follow that? I will not, as it is dangerous territory. This is a very interesting and important debate because it is about creating part of the hierarchy of a…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI just want to explore this further, if the Minister will agree to it. The question from the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, is at the heart of this issue. Where there is an existing,…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, we have had some very powerful speeches in support of incorporating local nature recovery plans into the planning system. I wholeheartedly agree with my noble friends…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is with trepidation that I follow the last two speakers, the noble Baronesses, Lady Jones and Lady Fox. I will say just one small thing about the green belt. The green belt, as…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy experience is that that was not quite how it worked. In West Yorkshire, Harrogate—which is just north of Leeds—was included, even though it is in North Yorkshire, because it is…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this has been an excellent debate on the conflicts that will inevitably exist between the national development management policies and local plans. I thank my noble…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI accept what the Minister said about the presumption in favour of sustainable development. She listed the things that have to be balanced, but the issue is how that balance takes…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful. The problem has a wider resonance than the Malvern Hills Trust, although that is important. Coterminosity of local government and parliamentary boundaries…22 Mar 2023