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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)Does the hon. Gentleman agree that there is another risk? Ministers may set out that, in order for a particular project to be expedited, it needs to meet a series of tests. I…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q I would like to ask you both about the interaction between green-belt and farming areas. In a constituency such as mine, which is on the edge of London, as well as a lot of…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q I have two connected questions. A lot has been said about the role of local authorities in decision making on planning. I am aware that councils are not short of planning…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)I think it covers both, but each of those things is addressed separately in the Bill. Jack Airey: It goes back to my initial point that community participation in the planning…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q It is worth noting that less than one in 10 planning applications goes to committee at all, so it is hard to argue that it is a particularly heavy democratic burden. One of the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q I have two specific questions about resourcing. The experience with section 106 agreements is often that, by the time the resource is aggregated to the point where it is…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q I found the evidence you gave about the parliamentary process by which this might be streamlined really helpful, Mr Owen. My question is for you both. One challenge for the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDSupporting Local GrowthI agree with the Minister that the Government have changed how growth is happening in local government, because apart from the massive growth in the numbers of people rough…07 Apr 2025HANSARDTown Centres: Population GrowthThe Opposition broadly support the Government’s proposals in the plan for neighbourhoods, which carries on the excellent work started under the previous Government. However, how…07 Apr 2025HANSARDPolitical DonationsThis is the second time in a few weeks that we have debated this issue. I am aware that we are likely to be interrupted shortly for multiple votes, but I will do my best to make…31 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025I will not detain the Committee for long. There has been quite a rich debate—unusually so for a Delegated Legislation Committee—a lot of which has focused on some of the politics…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonI think I will probably avoid descending too much into parochial politics, but it is important to recognise that I will have to pay the garden tax—I do not know whether the hon.…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Local Government Finances: LondonIt is a pleasure to serve once again under your chairmanship, Ms Lewell. I add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Leyton and Wanstead (Mr Bailey) on securing, with…26 Mar 2025HANSARDLocal Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025I beg to move, That the Committee has considered the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 (S.I. 2025, No.137). It is a pleasure to serve…26 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesI would not describe that as a lost opportunity, but it is an opportunity that we need to consider. We recognise that we have a new Government with aspirations for housing. We had…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Construction Standards: New Build HomesIt is a pleasure to serve with you once again, Ms Jardine. I, too, add my congratulations to the hon. Member for Sherwood Forest (Michelle Welsh) on securing the debate. I was…25 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillThe debate on this Bill has been comprehensive. I rise to support a number of amendments to this Bill that hon. Friends have tabled, but I open on a point that has already been…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillI invite the Minister to say how often she has been meeting those school leaders. We have also seen a move to re-establish the school support staff negotiating body. I had the…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Children’s Wellbeing and Schools BillIt is important that we pay tribute to the work that David Laws did. As a key part of that coalition, he shaped the legislation that underpinned all the actions that followed, by…18 Mar 2025HANSARD Point of OrderOn a point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. Earlier today, David Lawrence, a former Labour parliamentary candidate, put out a public statement saying that he was pleased to be…11 Mar 2025