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HANSARD 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 BillI hear the important point about national parks, and the echo from my hon. Friend the Member for Isle of Wight (Bob Seely) with reference to areas of outstanding natural beauty.…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillTalking of brighter futures—08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. I am delighted to be able to move the Second Reading of this Bill. The Government are getting on with the job, and no…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 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 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 BillOh, yes. I do beg my hon. Friend’s pardon.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 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 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 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 BillI have a lot of sympathy for the hon. Lady and the situation in which she finds herself. I know that she is a doughty champion for York—it is a beautiful city, and a potential…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend gives me the opportunity to reassert that the NDMPs will not override local plans. Local plans have primacy—that is perfectly clear in this legislation. As a result…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy right hon. Friend makes an important point. Of the more than 400 pages in the White Paper, page 238 is perhaps one of the most important, not least because it contains an image…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am always delighted to give way to the hon. Lady.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI will say three things as briefly as I can. First, the national planning policy framework that will be published in July will say significantly more about how we can drive…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillTalking of South Yorkshire, I can see that the Chair of the Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Committee wants to intervene.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend makes an important point, and it gives me an opportunity to pay tribute to and thank those who work at district council level. As we look at the pattern of local…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am just about to refer to my hon. Friend. In order to ensure that people have the tools they need, we need to tackle some of the things that generate urban blight. We need to…08 Jun 2022