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HANSARDLevelling-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 BillThat is a helpful suggestion, which I am happy to feed in. On Amendments 252 and 253, in the name of the noble Baroness, the Government recognise that leaseholders will often have…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 BillIt is not that businesses would be on the electoral roll. If I misspoke, what I meant to say was that residents who are registered to vote in a local council election at an…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThe intention is that, if there is a commercial business paying commercial business rates, it should be allowed a voice in this process.20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillNo, it most certainly does not. Our intention is to appoint the Planning Inspectorate to examine proposals and make the street vote development orders on behalf of the Secretary…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI take the noble Lord’s point. This highlights again how important it will be to ensure that the results of the consultation reflect issues such as those the noble Lord has…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWe want to engage in extensive consultation. I have every confidence that the Government will want to garner opinion from sources that have expertise of the kind that the noble…20 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, as we have heard, these amendments relate to housing need and the homebuying process. I will address Amendments 207 and 219A together. Amendment 207 tabled by the noble…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI say to the noble Baroness that I will try to do so as I go along. First, though, I will address Amendment 210, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Fox of Buckley, which would…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIn those circumstances, local plans can be checked against the assessment of need and can be shown to be defective where that is deemed to be the case—so it is not as if there is…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, the two amendments in this group, Amendments 213A and 312I, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman of Ullock, look to ensure, as she explained, that local planning…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I declare my interest as the owner of let residential property. As we have heard, all the amendments in this group draw attention in their different ways to the healthy…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI would love to tell the noble Baroness how that is to be done. I will consult my officials and do my best to do so.27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI have already spoken for rather a long time. If I can add some further detail to what I have already said, I think it would be appropriate for me to write to noble Lords about…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI take my noble friend’s point. The point that I sought to make was that, of course, the outcome of our discussions with the Scottish Administration should be reflected in the…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillWe have received representations from a number of local authorities on the difficulties that they encounter and the sheer time that it takes to process information that does not…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThat is a very relevant point. The point that has been made to us quite forcefully is that a lot of the software that is already in use is clunky and outdated, and that somehow a…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillYes. These clauses have not just been dreamed up out of the blue.22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillThrough the noble Baroness, Lady Hayman, I apologise for any misspeak that I may have committed. I also take on board the points she just made about costs in particular.22 Mar 2023