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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fourth sitting)The clause enables the Secretary of State to commission, from time to time, reviews of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. RICS, as many hon. Members will know, is the…18 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twenty Fifth sitting)I am grateful to the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale for his comments, and to my hon. Friend the Member for Buckingham for tabling the new clauses. I accept that this is…18 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment Zones: Impact on the EnvironmentInvestment zones seek to empower communities to deliver planning and outcomes that are right for the local area, while maintaining strong environmental outcomes and keeping…17 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment Zones: Impact on the EnvironmentAs my hon. Friend knows, that biodiversity net gain does not come in for some time yet. It could be that, depending on the applications received for investment zones, the planning…17 Oct 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI thank my hon. Friend for his question about investment zones. As we have said, strong environmental outcomes will be absolutely at the core of investment zones, and we welcome…17 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda: Affordable HousingAs the exchanges of the past few minutes have highlighted, the Government remain absolutely committed to the levelling-up agenda to improve opportunities for communities,…17 Oct 2022HANSARDLevelling-up Agenda: Affordable HousingAs the hon. Lady will appreciate, we are in a period of economic challenge across the world and interest rates have been rising for some time. On her question about affordable…17 Oct 2022HANSARDInvestment Zones: Impact on the EnvironmentWe are absolutely committed to strong environmental outcomes, as I am happy to repeat and as my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State has already said. We look forward to…17 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandThank you, Sir Gary. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship. I am grateful to all colleagues for attending today, and I thank and congratulate the hon. Member for…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI need to make progress—I have only a few minutes. My right hon. Friend the Member for South Staffordshire (Sir Gavin Williamson) talked about the duty to co-operate, and I hope…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI really must make progress. The hon. Member for Coventry North West talked about a failure to address issues in planning. I accept that there are always challenges in planning,…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandAs I have indicated, I cannot talk about individual cases, but I understand his point and the strength of feeling that he shares with other colleagues about the issue of…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandI will conclude my point, if I may. If the process for at least some scenarios needs to be flexible, as is the case here, we need to consider who is best placed to determine that…12 Oct 2022HANSARDNew Developments on Green-belt LandThat is a very important point. I will come to it, but it is important to highlight that the amount of green belt in this country has increased in recent years. The overall amount…12 Oct 2022HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyThat means that if this works, and we have confidence that it will, the risk to the public purse is minimised because companies pay on results, not on proposal, and because a set…12 Jul 2022HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyThe order, however, relates to the arrangement between two private parties—the water companies and SPVs —though admittedly for a piece of infrastructure that will be important to…12 Jul 2022HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyThe order, however, relates to the arrangement between two private parties—the water companies and first-tier building contractors—though admittedly for a piece of infrastructure…12 Jul 2022HANSARDBusiness, Energy and Industrial StrategyThat means that if this works, and we have confidence that it will, the risk to the public purse is minimised because companies pay on results, not on proposal, and because a set…12 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesI am happy for the hon. Member for Bradford South to take some of my time. What exactly should we do?06 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy-intensive IndustriesIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I am grateful to the hon. Member for Bradford South (Judith Cummins) for calling this debate today. It is an…06 Jul 2022