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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI just want to say that my purpose was to incorporate into the legislation what are existing statutory obligations on local authorities. That would not constrain them from…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI will speak to Amendments 215 and 218, tabled by me and my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham. That might be helpful because there is a substantial additional issue in this group…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I am very glad to follow my noble friend and to heartily endorse and agree with what he had to say about the importance of inclusiveness and inclusion by design. In this…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillIt might be covered in the national model design code, but I do not think that is how it looks at the moment. The purpose of this document last year was to say, “Put it into the…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, at this late hour I shall be brief. The point of this amendment is to raise with my noble friends on the Front Bench an issue which I imagine is one that the Government…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI was hoping that where this occurs, the Secretary of State—not just the Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, of course, but all Secretaries of State—would consult the regulators…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am grateful to my noble friend, because thinking about those regulations is exactly the right thing to do. If my noble friend is correct and the scope of Clause 93 will allow…18 Apr 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI fear I was not clear enough about what I asked about last week and hoped to hear more about. Chapter 13 of the NPPF describes the green-belt policies. It forms two parts: the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy point is that we know what the Government are proposing to say in the NPPF. The Bill is inconsistent with that. Is my noble friend suggesting that she has already decided that…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy noble friend said that there was nothing in the Bill that stops local authorities specifying what are strategic policies. My point is a completely contrary one to that. It is…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I want to speak to Amendments 186 and 187B in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham. When we concluded the debate last Wednesday, my noble friend the…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry to interrupt, but I think it is actually a bit simpler than that. The participating authorities that choose to be in the spatial development strategy choose to be in it…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillBefore my noble friend moves on from this point about counties, can she confirm whether, when she says that they are a statutory consultee, she is referring to new Section 15A),…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will contribute to this group in relation to the two amendments in my name and that of my noble friend Lord Young of Cookham. In existing legislation, Section 19(1B)…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I will speak in particular to Amendments 200 and 205 which are tabled in my name. I will also talk about one or two other amendments in this group, which were very…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I have been listening to an excellent debate, and I just want to say one thing that relates to Amendment 484 in the name of the noble Lord, Lord Ravensdale, and others.…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI am sorry to interrupt again, but my point relates to having an up-to-date plan. My noble friend has made clear her rather compelling points about the national development…27 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillMy Lords, I nearly lost that chance, having sat here for several days waiting for this. I agree with everything my noble friend Lord Young said on the amendments he and I have…22 Mar 2023HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration BillI hope my noble friend will forgive me for interrupting. I understand the point she is making about Amendment 216, and why she is resisting removing the idea that local plans must…22 Mar 2023HANSARDCommunity PharmaciesMy Lords, we can anticipate that our Prime Minister understands something about pharmacy for obvious reasons. In my experience over some years, the opportunity lies in the hands…20 Mar 2023