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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank all noble Lords for their amendments tabled in this grouping. We have had a very useful and interesting debate on this topic this evening. I am very grateful to…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI will.09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this has been an interesting debate on social and affordable housing. As Members of this House will know, I personally and the Government are very supportive of the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI will take back the points that the noble Lord makes. The important thing not to lose in all this is that different solutions apply to different places. If I might give a brief…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I hope that noble Lords will forgive me if I just take a moment to thank my noble friend Lord Khan for all the work he did while he was a Minister in our department. I…09 Sept 2025HANSARDBuckinghamshire Council, Surrey County Council and Warwickshire County Council (Housing and Regeneration Functions) Regulations 2025That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 9 and 16 June be approved. Considered in Grand Committee on 3 September.09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasBefore I answer the noble Lord’s question, I thank him for his comments about my noble friend Lord Ponsonby, but I point out to him that my noble friend is in fact a life Peer. We…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasMy Lords, that is part of the Remediation Acceleration Plan, and we will be looking very closely at how we properly validate. The noble Lord will be aware of the changes that were…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasIt is very important that those responsible for such issues are held to account as quickly as possible. There will eventually be a duty of candour, ensuring that those who are…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasThe police have said that this will take time. I know that all those who are victims and survivors will want this to move forward as quickly as possible—I completely understand…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasI thank the noble Lord, Lord Young. Over eight years on from the Grenfell tragedy, there is no justification for any building to remain unsafe. Our goal is clear: to remove all…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasTo respond to my noble friend’s important points, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry thoroughly and independently examined the cause of the fire and the roles of various actors and set…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasMy Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Rooker for continuing to probe on this important matter. The Grenfell Tower Inquiry thoroughly and independently examined the cause of the…09 Sept 2025HANSARDGrenfell Tower: Bureau VeritasOf course, housing is devolved in Scotland, and it is up to Scottish Ministers to do what they need to. I am sure that my colleague from the Treasury sitting on the Bench with me…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThat is completely understandable at two o’clock in the morning. I thank noble Lords for their amendments relating to strategic planning boards. Amendment 135I seeks to ensure…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI was responding to amendments submitted by the Opposition Front Bench in the way that I thought most helpful. Having had experience of this in Hertfordshire, I believe having a…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I thank the noble Baroness, Lady Scott of Bybrook, and the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, for these amendments relating to the preparation of spatial development strategies.…09 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationThere are proposals that mean that, at the time that a planning application is delivered, local authorities can specify when that application needs to be built out. So we are…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationAs we have done since we came into office, we are looking at all obstacles to delivering new homes, working very closely with the sector. I have had a number of issues raised with…08 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning Delivery: AccelerationCould the noble Lord repeat what he is asking to be removed?08 Sept 2025