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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I hear the strength of feeling in the House on this amendment. It might be helpful if I set out in a bit more detail the way the Section 31 direction works. It is…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy apologies: I got my numbers mixed up there. I am talking about the call-in power. Such cases could include, for example, those which may conflict with national policies on…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI can only repeat that, on the powers on which we consulted in the working paper, we want to look at the responses and then implement them.22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the noble Lord for that clarification. Of course we keep the procedures under review in order to ensure they are fit for purpose. It is very important that we would inform…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThe noble Lord’s Government left 130,000 children in temporary accommodation. As noble Lords will know, the Government are committed to delivering the biggest increase in social…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I first turn to Amendments 73 to 75, 263 and 264 brought by the noble Baroness, Lady Scott. I thank the noble Baroness for once again raising an important issue but I…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, first, I express my gratitude to noble Lords for providing broad support for the concept of mandatory training for members of local planning authorities. I turn to…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I welcome this amendment from the noble Baroness, Lady Coffey, which seeks to ensure that the specified infrastructure project regulations are amended to enable a…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to all noble Lords for their contributions regarding planning fees. I turn first to Amendment 59 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Thornhill, which we had the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, that was an interesting debate on these amendments. Believing in local people also means building the homes that they need and the infrastructure to support those homes.…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillWe did consult on that very issue. We are still analysing the responses to the working paper. As soon as we have done that, I will inform the House of the outcome.22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am grateful for the support from across the House for the Government’s amendment. I am sorry that the noble Lord, Lord Banner, has had to rush off to the Supreme…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the noble Baroness. Although the noble Lord, Lord Banner, is not here, I shall put on the record that there is work ongoing on the Hillside issue, as he is very aware. We…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the noble Lord, Lord Best, for Amendment 72. I have to say that the last words of the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, when we are trying to sort out a housing crisis that his…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will speak to Amendments 67 and 261. The Government listened carefully to the persuasive arguments made in Committee by the noble Lord, Lord Banner, about the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Homes TargetWe have made it clear that we expect new homes to be built with PV panels wherever possible, although it is not possible in every instance. Later this year, we will bring out our…21 Oct 2025HANSARDNew Homes TargetThat is an appropriate question for today because I met the leader of Plymouth City Council just this morning, and we talked about some of the issues facing Devon. We understand…21 Oct 2025