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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillOf course, we all hope there will not be a loss, but we must always have provision in place for that. I know that there is ongoing discussion with Sir Michael Lyons and others in…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillBefore the noble Lord sits down, I do not think I said that PWLB was the only source of funding for development corporations. I did mention that they will be able to enter into…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for their amendments in this group. Amendments 209B and 209C, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, seek to amend Clause 105 and expand the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI cannot give the noble Lord that reassurance this afternoon. I am sure that he will understand that that is not included in the Bill at the moment—he may want to consider…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this amendment, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts, seeks to require the Secretary of State to produce an annual report “detailing the total area ……15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, for putting his name to the amendment and I thank the noble Lord, Lord Cromwell, for ably moving it. I thank the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Hodgson of Abinger, for her amendments relating to party walls and for meeting with me to help me understand the issues that she has…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI would be very loath to do that because, whenever you start looking into legal matters, in particular, it is always more complex than you anticipated. With the will to help make…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThe noble Lord, Lord Lucas, makes an important point about reusing the energy created by data centres, which we are exploring. It is very important that the new towns task force…15 Sept 2025HANSARDMinimum Energy Efficiency Standards: Cost Caps for LandlordsMy noble friend touches on an important point. There are two developments coming forward: one is a revision of the decent homes standard and the other is the future homes…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendments 188, 190 and 192 would add to the objectives of development corporations, such that all development corporations would be obliged to aim to contribute to the…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillAs ever in your Lordships’ Committee, it has been a very interesting and wide-ranging debate on this group of amendments. I thank noble Lords for tabling amendments on the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank noble Lords for the amendments in this group relating to community infrastructure, land value capture and space standards for stepping-stone accommodation. I…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I turn to Amendment 166, regarding proportionality in the planning system, ably moved by the noble Lord, Lord Banner. I thank him for bringing it forward. It seeks “to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, one of the great benefits of being in your Lordships’ House is that every day is a school day and you learn something new. I had no idea there was anything like a…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI wrote to the noble Lord during the course of a previous Bill to set out which provisions would be implemented, with rough dates for when they would come forward. I hope he has…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to the noble Lord for that suggestion. I will take it back and reply to him in writing.11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, all the amendments in this group concern the interaction between spatial development strategies, local plans and the neighbourhood planning system. I absolutely take the…11 Sept 2025