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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, Amendment 300 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, would require within three months of the Bill achieving Royal assent the implementation of the…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, it is a pleasure to respond to the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone. She and I go back a long way to the days when I was a Minister in MAFF and she was chief…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, this group of amendments concerns chief planning officers, local authority resources and capacity, and risk and resilience. I welcome the discussion that has taken place…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, nothing would give me greater satisfaction than to be able to tell the noble Baroness but, having asked this question myself, I fear I cannot give a definite timescale…03 May 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, all the amendments in this group relate to the enforcement clauses in the Bill and it may be helpful if I begin by explaining briefly the rationale for the package of…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak also to Amendments 281CB to 281CE. These amendments are aimed at creating greater opportunities for those people who want to build their own home by…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Best, and both noble Baronesses, for their comments and questions. The noble Lord, Lord Best, is perhaps this House’s foremost…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have listened carefully to the concerns expressed by the noble Lords, Lord Stunell and Lord Carrington, and hope and believe that I can fully reassure them both. I…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillConsolidation in this area of the law is immensely complex. Frankly, we do not know the full extent of the relevant planning provisions that must be considered in any common…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe noble Baroness should not be concerned, if I may suggest, as I shall go on to try to explain, because I have a little bit more to set out for the Committee. The power does not…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillAs I said, the exercise is an enormous one. It requires legal brains to get their heads around the statutes before we can even think about putting a consolidation Bill together. I…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry to hear that. The point I was seeking to make is that the general public need to trust the law and know what the law is, as does anyone dealing with the planning…24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillConsolidation by definition does not extend to changing the policy effect of legislation.24 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will start by addressing Amendment 258 and then move on to Amendment 504GJI, tabled by the noble Lord, Lord Berkeley. Amendment 258 would remove land in the Duchy of…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, a range of questions have been asked on this group of amendments. It might be helpful if I begin with the question posed by the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, and set out…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, looking first at this clause as a totality, I will begin by explaining briefly the purpose of the proposed measure. The purpose of Clause 101 is to update the existing…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI appreciate the noble Lord’s question and his interest in that amendment; I understand why he felt he should have asked the question. My advice is that, despite its size, this…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillYes, and consultation. Before I speak to the government amendments, I will turn to Amendments 255 and 256, also in the name of the noble Baroness, which deal broadly with issues…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillNo doubt this will be the subject of further debate—20 Apr 2023