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HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaI am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for his questions. He quotes a number of individuals and draws explicitly—he was good enough to acknowledge this—party political conclusions. I…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaAs ever, my right hon. Friend makes his case very eloquently. He is quite right to point out that the inspector gives appropriate weight to the high-skill, high-quality jobs that…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to make a statement following the decision I made yesterday to grant planning permission for a new metallurgical coalmine at Whitehaven…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaMr Speaker, thank you for your ruling earlier. I apologise to you and to the House. No discourtesy was intended. I appreciate the importance of maintaining the courtesies of the…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaLet me set aside specifically the decision here, where the inspector’s report speaks for itself—I urge the hon. Gentleman and others to read it in full. On the broader point he…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaYes, and I am grateful to my hon. Friend for making that point. We have succeeded, in the past decade or so, in dramatically reducing our reliance on coal for energy generation.…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaOn this side of the House, we have had iron ladies, but there is no better champion of steel than my hon. Friend. Whether in Scunthorpe or Port Talbot, jobs depend on the future…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaAgain, I urge the hon. Lady, who I know takes environmental issue seriously, to look at the inspector’s report in full. She should look, for example, at paragraph 21.127, where…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaMy hon. Friend makes a very important point. As the inspector notes, new alternative technologies being developed will mean that reliance on coking coal can be reduced over time.…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaMy hon. Friend will know how rare it is that I quote from the European Commission approvingly. However, in the inspector’s report he quotes from the European Commission and says…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaAgain, the 350-page report looks at all the evidence and the competing arguments before coming to that conclusion. I know my hon. Friend, like many colleagues, looked closely at…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaI am very grateful to the hon. Gentleman for making all those points. On one level I am sorry to keep returning to the inspector’s report, but it is important to return to it, and…08 Dec 2022HANSARD Called-in Planning Decision: West CumbriaThe Government are investing in renewables, and the leadership that has been shown by the UK Government and partners across the UK in the provision of offshore wind is a…08 Dec 2022HANSARDPlanning System and Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI will be making further changes to the planning system, alongside the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill, to place local communities at the heart of the planning system. I will…06 Dec 2022HANSARDNational Planning Framework: Onshore Wind DevelopmentBy the end of this year, the Government will undertake a technical consultation on the national planning framework for onshore wind development in England. That consultation will…06 Dec 2022HANSARDHomelessness Prevention Grant: Additional FundingThe Government understand the pressures people are facing with the cost of living and have taken decisive action to support households. This includes the energy price guarantee,…05 Dec 2022HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaYes. Every time I visit Wales, I am continually impressed by the superb advocacy that Conservative MPs bring to bear for their communities, not least in Ynys Môn. I look forward…21 Nov 2022HANSARDLevelling-up AgendaMinisters meet their counterparts in the devolved Administrations regularly, and on 10 November the Prime Minister and First Ministers met in Blackpool to discuss the economic…21 Nov 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsThe hon. Gentleman makes an important point. We do place responsibilities on local authorities—the letter reinforces that—but they do need to be appropriately resourced. I look…21 Nov 2022HANSARDRegional InequalityIt is because we are concerned about the impact of inflation and increases in interest rates that this autumn statement protected the most vulnerable by uprating benefits and…21 Nov 2022