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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Marvellous! These amendments have been tabled by the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), and I speak to them as probing amendments. Amendment 17 “requires…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)New section 12H(3) says that the authority “must consider notifying…the following”, so there is no specification that it must notify; it must only consider notifying. The person…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I have been reading the clauses very carefully. As I read the Bill, it provides that a draft SDS can be produced without any public consultation whatsoever—in other words, a draft…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I rise, briefly, to support the substantive point about the necessity of public consultation on something as important as a spatial planning strategy. As new section 12H of the…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister for his response. We will have to agree to somewhat disagree on this matter, but in the interests of time—and because I can count—I beg to ask leave to…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)North Herefordshire.14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)Does the Minister not recognise that the fact that we have such huge problems with air pollution means that existing regulation is not working well enough?14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)Although I take the Minister’s point that there is nothing to prevent strategic planning authorities from making provision for protecting chalk streams, there is not anything to…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 93, in clause 47, page 66, line 18, at end insert— “(6A) Where a spatial development strategy includes a Smoke Control Area or an Air Quality Management…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 47, page 66, line 18, at end insert— “(6A) A spatial development strategy must— (a) list any chalk streams identified in the strategy area;…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I speak in support of the amendments tabled by my colleague, the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington, and also in…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I rise to speak to amendments 17 and 94. Can you clarify this is the correct time to do so?14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Sorry, but did we just vote on amendments 72, 75 and 82?14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Seventh sitting)Are we not having three more votes?14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)It is widely recognised that the climate and nature crises are deeply interconnected. However, although the Planning and Infrastructure Bill rightly requires Natural England to…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I am delighted to move amendment 1 on chalk streams, which was tabled in the name of the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff). Clause 47 introduces spatial…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I thank the Minister, but just observe that if we can simply trust Natural England to consult anybody that it thinks relevant, there is no need for any list in clause 54(1). We…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I will not repeat the points I made in my previous speech, which were effectively about the same substance. However, it seems an oversight that the Climate Change Committee and…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I beg to move amendment 53, in clause 54, page 87, line 13, at end insert— “(fa) the Climate Change Committee, (fb) the Office for Environmental Protection,” This amendment would…14 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Eighth sitting)I take the Minister’s points, but if these things are included, why not just put them on the face of the Bill? However, I will not press the issue to a vote. I beg to ask leave to…14 May 2025