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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)The justification for the proposal in clause 2 to remove parliamentary requirements for scrutiny and the approval of amendments to national policy statements is that they reflect…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Members who have spoken. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner for reminding me of the discussion about Hinkley, which is 13 miles…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Gentleman raises another example of a failing that could have been addressed by parliamentary scrutiny. Hon. Members may be wondering why I am referring to the acoustic…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)The hon. Gentleman is right: many of my constituents appreciate the opportunities that the Hinkley development provides them. Perhaps he is right that the decision should be…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)I am grateful to be able to get back to the clause. Clause 2(3)(d) of the Bill is clear that any published Government policy can be the basis for a change through this expedited…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)Would the hon. Member support a test in the Bill of the quality of the consultation carried out, in place of the mechanistic requirements in the previous Act? They do not actually…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)This set of amendments is, at first sight, very sweeping and broad, as it will remove large sections of the Planning Act 2008. However, we have some sympathy with the Government.…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)Without wanting to shock the Minister too much, I rise to support the clause. The Liberal Democrats want measures that will help to facilitate net zero and other developments, and…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you for coming and giving evidence today. Dhara, from our point of view, the compensation clause in the Bill is very welcome, but is there a case for a more standardised…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)Q Thank you, gentlemen, for the work you are doing. My question is around the balance of community engagement with affected communities. There is a lot of attention on that in the…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)I am also a member of the National Infrastructure Planning Association.24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)I was a planning consultant until the general election, but not any more. I am a chartered town planner member of the Royal Town Planning Institute and a chartered architect…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q We Liberal Democrats are sympathetic to a number of the changes that the Government are proposing to compulsory purchase and the nationally significant infrastructure projects…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q As a former councillor whose wife is a current councillor, I know the struggles and challenges. You have made a powerful case about the importance of councillors and the public…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q Let us turn to the compulsory purchase changes and the clause on hope value, which would enable the acquisition of land at existing use value. I support that clause, but as…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q Welcome to the Committee, and thank you for coming today. We hear a lot of debate around targets for housing numbers, the NPPF and so on. What should be the role of targets for…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q May I ask a supplementary of James? We hear a lot from the federation about the viability challenge of sites. Without rehearsing the whole system and the pressures on…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q I, too, am grateful for the Ministers’ time today. In the interests of brevity, I want to ask a question of the Energy Minister. There are provisions in the Bill on overhead…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Guidance? Councillor Clewer: Yes. Pretty firm guidance, but still guidance, with the ability where you really have the nuance to be able to work around it. Councillor Hug: It goes…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q The Liberal Democrats have sympathy for a lot of the measures in the Bill. To come back to the point about the species, I have just checked, and removing the fish disco, which…24 Apr 2025