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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)Both of mine have a local plan. A number of authorities do not have one; it is a long and arduous process, and I welcome discussions about how we can streamline it. As I said, if…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fifth sitting)I completely understand where the Minister is coming from on specific applications just for roads. I suppose my comments were related to new towns or garden villages, where there…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the Minister give way?13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Fifth sitting)I have a few comments, although I support the principle of this provision. There is not enough capacity in some planning departments, so I agree that fee cost recovery and some of…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)I am beginning to get fond of the Minister, but we do disagree about clause 46 specifically. It is an attack on democracy. I have already made the point that, within my local…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)I have a lot of time for the hon. Lady; we worked closely together as leaders of neighbouring authorities. I would push back slightly. The point has been made before. I do not…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I support giving consumers choice and making it easier to install electric car charging points. This will be a…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)I have a question to gain clarity for local authorities. Will the Minister request local authorities to submit how much they spend on planning currently? If the increase in fees…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Ms Jardine. I have a few questions for the Minister. I am pleased to see this clause. When I was leader of Broxbourne council,…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)rose—13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Lady shakes her head, but I have sat on a planning committee and seen developers come forward and make planning applications in line with local plan allocation on…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)Hear, hear!13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)In the current scenario, local planning authorities can go through their own scheme of delegation, and if there are lots of objections or a significant public interest, they can…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the Minister recognise the other side of that coin? There are examples, and I can give him some from my local authority, of where officers recommend a planning application…13 May 2025HANSARDTopical QuestionsHow is the Minister working with the Department for Education to ensure that when young people leave education, they have the skills they need to thrive in the world of work?12 May 2025HANSARDImmigration SystemMy constituency of Broxbourne has a hotel that is used to house illegal asylum seekers. This has placed huge pressure on local GP surgeries and schools, which are already…12 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationWe did try to implement some of the recommendations from the consultation; the courts and the private companies that threatened legal action were the reason why we could not do…06 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationI politely say to the hon. Gentleman that if he will wait, I am coming on to that point in my speech. There are a range of parking issues that all affect this situation. The…06 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationWill the Minister assure us that he will go back and look at the national planning policy framework, to ensure that local development plans include enough spaces? I regularly…06 May 2025HANSARDParking RegulationIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Efford. I thank the hon. Members for Newton Abbot (Martin Wrigley) and for Derby South (Baggy Shanker) for securing this…06 May 2025