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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillOn the assumption that the Minister is not going to speak to her amendments in the group at this point, I would like to speak to my Amendment 344. The noble Lord, Lord Teverson,…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillBefore my noble friend replies, can I just ask the Minister if—perhaps not now, but at some point before Report—she could just go back to the question on Clause 66 regarding the…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to the Minister. I note that, in Clause 69, there is a provision that the regulations may require or permit Natural England to integrate the process—that is the levy…17 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillCan the Minister tell us when we can expect to see the report of the New Towns Taskforce?15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillBefore the Minister replies, I just intervene, not having spoken previously, to say there are always two sides to any argument. There were clearly two sides to the argument before…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Young, was talking about the various views that were being taken on Part 3. The beauty of Committee is that we can ride all those horses. The…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I shall speak to my Amendments 206A, 351ZA and 362 in this group, which also relate to mayoral development corporations. I am supportive of what the Minister is…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillIn the last group and in this group, the noble Baroness, Lady Young of Old Scone, has talked about the protected feature and protected species. Under the definitions in Clause 92,…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am most grateful to the Minister for that very helpful response to this short debate. I enjoyed many of the contributions, not least that of the noble Baroness, Lady…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI understood from what the Minister was saying that it is the Government’s intention to bring all of Section 172 of the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act relating to locally led…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillSince we have in this Bill Part 4 relating to development corporations, I fail to see why it is not the appropriate place to legislate for mayoral development corporations, rather…15 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, Amendment 150ZB, in the name of my noble friend Lord Jamieson, which he has very helpfully introduced, takes us into the question of neighbourhood plans and…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillThrough the mechanism of interrupting my noble friend, I say to the Minister that it would be jolly helpful to have sight of those details about when some of the commencement…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillBefore the Minister sits down, I point out that, in the guidance from February, the Government said of purpose D on the setting of historic towns: “This purpose relates to…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI am grateful to my noble friend Lord Banner for raising this issue through Amendment 169. His last point was that this is the second piece of planning legislation since the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillI would be very interested to know whether the Minister has the figure—if not, she could let us know later—but I think the National Audit Office said 17% of local authorities had…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I am very glad to follow the noble Baroness, Lady Bennett of Manor Castle, and to support my noble friend Lady Hodgson in her Amendment 215. I will focus on villages.…11 Sept 2025HANSARDMerck Research SiteMy Lords, the UK is potentially the best location for life sciences investment in Europe, but it is undermined at present by the lack of agreement over the rebate under the…11 Sept 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure BillMy Lords, I will make just one point. While I very much agree on the necessity of accurate and supportive assessments of the needs of Gypsy and Traveller communities, alongside…11 Sept 2025