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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI cannot comment on a specific planning application for reasons that the hon. Gentleman knows well, but I appreciate the strength of his point and will ask the Minister for…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillLet me reflect on that in Committee.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI give way to the hon. Member for Warwick and Leamington (Matt Western).08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am conscious that lots of people want to speak in the debate. I will accept interventions from the four people who are standing up, but I fear that I cannot take any more…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI will say two things. First, I hope to work constructively with Back Benchers across all parties to ensure that the Bill is strengthened. I have never seen a piece of legislation…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillTalking about sensible and sensitive, I give way to my right hon. Friend.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point. I think it is the case that the thinker who coined the phrase “mutant algorithm” is my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am shocked—shocked, I tell you—that a Liberal Democrat authority does not have a plan in place and, as a result, housing numbers are spiralling out of control. Imagine what…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAgain, a variety of factors can be part of a sound local plan. Indeed, at the moment, permitted development right provisions that allow us to move from commercial to residential…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am happy to give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst) and then my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans) and my hon. Friend the…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAbsolutely. First, my hon. Friend’s constituents could not have a better champion. Secondly, green belt protection is critical. Thirdly, we will ensure that a local plan protects…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillExactly right—my right hon. Friend is spot-on. We do need to have a more sophisticated way of assessing housing need, and that is something we will be doing as part of revisions…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillWow! Yes, I give way to my right hon. Friend the Member for North Somerset (Dr Fox).08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend is getting me on to a subject that I have often touched on in the past, which is the role of water companies overall. When I was fortunate enough to be Secretary of…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillOh, yes. I do beg my hon. Friend’s pardon.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillYes. The reason I was so pleased to be able to give way to my hon. Friend and constituency neighbour is that I think his legislation and the arguments he made were incredibly…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe way the levy is going to operate will mean that, if the development value—the value uplift—for the developer is greater over time, local communities can get more of it. It is…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am anxious to make just a wee bit more progress, because I am conscious that there are lots of folk who want— [ Interruption. ] Oh, all right then.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am absolutely confident it will be better, but my hon. Friend makes a very important point, which is that section 106 agreements—sometimes they work, and in many cases they do…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillAh, yes—brilliant! I give way to my hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Dr Spencer).08 Jun 2022