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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I thank hon. Members for their contributions. At a high level, the new clause is attractive, and I am tempted by it, but for reasons that I will outline, I am afraid that we will…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham for tabling the new clause. I will resist the opportunity to defend the current incumbent Mayor of London, as I am sure he would…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham for tabling the new clause. I absolutely accept the validity of this discussion; it is an important one, and I am relatively…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for moving this new clause, and I am sympathetic to the issue that he and other Members have raised. The protection of trees and the environment is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I am grateful to my hon. Friend for tabling the new clause. I absolutely accept his points about discussing this matter sensitively and accepting the real challenges in parts of…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUnfinished Housing Developments: Consumer ProtectionI congratulate the hon. Member for North Shropshire (Helen Morgan) on securing the debate, on making her case so cogently and, in particular, on talking about the constituents on…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I share my hon. Friend’s desire to ensure that important landscapes are protected from breaches of planning control. We would need to consider the time limit by which that occurs,…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I thank Opposition Members for tabling the new clauses, and I understand why they have done so. In all processes, there will be challenges; there will be difficulties at the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUnfinished Housing Developments: Consumer ProtectionWithin the bounds of localism, and without an individual Minister directing councils to do so, I think it is reasonable to indicate that, where possible, reasonable and…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUnfinished Housing Developments: Consumer ProtectionThe United Kingdom Government are always keen to indicate to the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Government where we might be able to work together and where we think that…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)For clarity, I said that no system is perfect. That is not necessarily a recognition that anything is systemically wrong, although I am happy to debate individual instances if…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I am happy to clarify. I did not say that PDRs were not being used in the right way; I said that no system—18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I know that Hansard will demonstrate the context. I was saying that no system is perfect. I was not making any comment on individual PDRs, but I have said to colleagues on both…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUnfinished Housing Developments: Consumer ProtectionI will come to those two points, because I agree there are different elements that we need to consider and unpack. I would be happy to discuss the second point with the right hon.…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)I beg to move amendment 197, in clause 195, page 197, line 1, after “sections 107” insert “, (Power to shorten deadline for examination of development consent order…18 Oct 2022HANSARDUnfinished Housing Developments: Consumer ProtectionThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point, and I would be interested in hearing more. He will appreciate that I am seven weeks into post and I am still learning, but I would be…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for his questions, which are entirely reasonable and on which I hope to provide some assurance. First, he asked why the Government are asking for…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)This group contains the two final clauses in the Bill. Clause 195 governs the commencement or coming into force of the various provisions. It enables certain provisions to…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Hollobone. I am grateful to the hon. Member for York Central for introducing this amendment. We agree that historic…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)I will not detain the Committee for long. Historic environment records are, as we have just discussed, an information service that provides access to comprehensive and dynamic…18 Oct 2022