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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, as I said in Committee, there is a compelling and universally acknowledged need for a legislative solution to address the difficulties that large, multi-phase…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, in response to the noble Lords, Lord Wigley and Lord Carlile, I will start by clarifying that this is not about the facts of Hillside. That case is dead; fought and…27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill27 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I speak to my Amendment 104 and the government Amendments 67 and 261, which would extend the time for commencing a planning commission which is subject to judicial…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI appreciate that this amendment would not change the procedures, but the question I was seeking the Government’s clarification on is: will the Government commit to not diluting…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 64 has been packaged in the media, and even in the Marshalled List, as augmenting the Secretary of State’s power to call in an application, but, as the…22 Oct 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, there is a danger that this subject tends to generate more heat than light, as I think we have heard just now, so I thought I would—from the perspective of a planning…22 Oct 2025HANSARDTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) BillMy Lords, I oppose the Bill, largely for the reasons so eloquently articulated by my noble friend Lady May of Maidenhead, the right reverend Prelate the Bishop of London and my…19 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I shall speak to Amendment 502F in my name. I thank the noble and learned Baroness, Lady Hale of Richmond, who is unable to be here today, for lending her name to it,…18 Sept 2025HANSARDChildren’s Wellbeing and Schools BillMy Lords, I want to come back on two points. First, I suggest that the analogy with the ECHR and the Human Rights Act is not a good one, because the Human Rights Act imposes…18 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 227E, tabled in my name, among others, would address the wide-reaching consequences of a recent Supreme Court decision in a case called Day for persons who…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI invite the Minister and her government colleagues to consider, if in my Amendment 167 a requirement for consistency with the NPPF is considered to be too onerous in relation to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I support Amendment 184, to which I have lent my name. There is not much I can add to the eloquent and compelling case for it that has just been outlined by the noble…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to the Minister for her comments. I am relieved to know that, if I get hit by a bus on the way home today—which is very unlikely, given the strikes—my legacy to this…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 169 seeks to mitigate the effect of the Supreme Court’s judgment in a case called Hillside. I should at the outset declare an interest, in that I was leading…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI thank the Minister for her comments. It is encouraging that we share the overall objective of proportionate, streamlined decision-making, even if we part company, for now, on…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThere is a definition in proposed new subsection (4) of the amendment: “The principle of proportionality in planning means that the nature and extent of information and evidence…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillNo, in my assessment. Whenever the law changes, there will be an adaptation period. That is axiomatic, but it will be the case anyway because we will have new legislation. The…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, this amendment stands alone and is tabled in my name. It seeks to introduce a principle of proportionality in planning, in accordance with which all planning functions…11 Sept 2025