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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Gove, for his intervention. He is right that when the scheme was established, it was on the basis of squeezing the housebuilders as far as they could…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillExcellent. I am pleased that he has, though I wonder whether he has, therefore, understood it. It is surprising that he has chosen to create legal uncertainty, which is what would…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, that is a good start to today’s debate. It is a rather arcane topic with which to start the day. I wondered, when I listened carefully to the noble Lord, Lord Moylan,…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillWill the noble Baroness, Lady Scott, explain to the House why it has taken five years for her party to come to the conclusion that planning permission for a change of use is…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, once more, the Government have chosen to add a new clause, through Amendment 64, at this very late stage in the Bill’s progress, as other noble Lords have pointed out.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this is one area in the Bill where the Government have listened and made significant concessions in the light of the debate in Committee. In Committee, the amendment in…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, we on the Liberal Democrat Benches are firm and constant supporters of the right of locally elected councillors to make decisions in their area based on clear national…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I point out that this is yet another late-in-the-day government amendment. However, the Minister will be pleased to know that this time I am in agreement with Amendment…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I hope that in two minutes we will adjourn. Right from the outset of the debate on this Bill, the Liberal Democrats have supported the idea of mandatory training for…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, my Amendment 85 in this group concerns an issue that I first raised in Committee. At the national level, there is much talk of the urgent need to build 1.5 million new…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am going to be extraordinarily brief, because the noble Lord, Lord Freyberg, has explained explicitly what this is about and why it is desperately needed. I add my…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this is an important group of amendments, given that its focus is on the planning issues surrounding the use of hotels for asylum seekers, pending assessment of their…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI withdraw my criticisms.22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the Minister for the long discussion that we had on this issue during recess and her commitment then to introduce a new clause. In my view, she has responded…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill20 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, at the beginning of Report on this important Bill, I move my Amendment 1, which is to insert a new purpose clause at the beginning of the Bill to define what it is…20 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank everyone involved in this short but important debate and those who have supported, in word at least, the objective of Amendment 1, which is to set out strategic…20 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I believe this amendment has merit. As the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett, has just said, it is important that there is a comprehensive overview of the cumulative impact…20 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill20 Oct 2025