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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this has been a very interesting debate. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Roborough, for Amendment 138, which seeks to protect the environmental features of environmental…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will begin with Amendment 191. This seeks to remove Clause 83, which provides Natural England with powers to compulsorily purchase land to carry out functions under…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, before I respond to the specific amendments, I apologise for any discourtesy to the noble Earl, Lord Caithness. I take responsibility for that myself. Although he was…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady McIntosh of Pickering, for proposing these amendments, and for her persistence in these matters. I remember having long discussions with…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI have explained many times during the course of the debate on the Bill that, although the planning policy statements and the NPPF are not statutory in themselves, they are part…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThe very nature of the EDP would do that anyway, because the action taken by the EDP must materially outweigh the impact of the development. If that is what the noble Lord is…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 148, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Parminter, would require the Secretary of State to bring forward regulations dealing with various matters within six…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, we turn to a series of government amendments that ensure that the NRF properly manages any potential cross-border effects and operates as intended in relation to Ramsar…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, we recognise that many of our most precious species are in decline, and we are clear that we need to restore the health of our ecosystems. I thank the noble Baroness,…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThis is Report, and I believe that the Government’s position that this should be related to licensing and not planning is right, so I will hold my line on it. I know that that…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank all noble Lords who have participated in this debate. Amendment 115, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Willis of Summertown, seeks to ensure that local plans comply with…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this group of amendments seeks to examine the circumstances in which an environmental delivery plan, and the associated levy payment, could be mandatory. Amendment 164,…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the opportunity to respond to the noble Lord, Lord Roborough. The noble Lord asked for further assurances in respect of how land acquired under CPO…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I should be clear at the outset that the amendments in this group seek to amend substantively the habitats regulations beyond the context of EDPs and the nature…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI understand the point the noble Lord is making. I will take the subject back and discuss it with the teams in Defra and my own department, and then write to him, if that would be…29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill29 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendments 131, 137, 151, 152, 156, 157 and 174, tabled by the noble Lords, Lord Roborough and Lord Blencathra, would add additional requirements to the preparation and…29 Oct 2025