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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 150, in schedule 11, page 282, line 32, at end insert— “(2A) The intention of IL is to enable local authorities to raise money from developments to fund…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I rise to speak briefly to this Government amendment, notwithstanding our debate on the previous group of amendments. There is nothing in the Bill to ensure that local authorities…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I think that was a useful answer from the Minister, for the following reasons. He clearly stated that the reason for the flexibility is to allow local planning authorities to…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)As ever, it is a pleasure to serve with you in the Chair, Sir Mark. Having debated this morning in broad terms the deficiencies of the proposed infrastructure levy as we see them,…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteeth sitting)I beg to move amendment 148, in schedule 11, page 282, line 29, leave out “and in achieving any purpose specified under section 204N(5)”. This amendment and Amendment 149 would…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)How to respond to that? That was a valiant attempt to make the best case possible for what is ultimately a flawed proposition. The Minister has outlined that the existing system…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)That is a very apt point, and I will address it when I talk about how the levy might work in practice. One of the criticisms of the system that Ministers often cite are the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 142, in clause 113, page 131, line 38, leave out “a charge” and insert “an optional charge”. This amendment would ensure that application of the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I would like to make some further remarks on clauses 105 and 106. Clause 105 will give the Secretary of State a new power that allows them to dismiss an appeal in relation to an…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I regret to inform the Minister that I am not sufficiently reassured. I note what he said about fees and about the strategy the Department intends to bring forward. Yet, what I…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)Planning enforcement is vital if the integrity of the planning system is to be upheld. For that reason, we broadly welcome the measures set out in chapter 5 of this part of the…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 157, in schedule 11, page 283, line 28, at end insert— “(1A) But a charging authority may not charge IL on development in its area comprising— (a) over 150…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 116, in clause 103, page 122, line 36, at end insert— “(4) The Secretary of State must provide sufficient additional financial resources to local planning…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)Clause 100 would amend the provisions in the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to completion notices. It does so by removing two requirements: that the Secretary of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)Very briefly, I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for South Shields on this excellent amendment, which we support. She made clear that the problem she has highlighted of…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Eighteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to reconvene after the summer recess under you in the Chair, Mr Paisley. Clause 99 will insert proposed new section 93G into the Town and Country Planning Act…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I thank the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale for tabling these amendments, the intention behind which we very much sympathise with. We know that excessive rates of second…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)As the Minister has made clear, clause 96 is a placeholder clause. All it specifies is that the Secretary of State may by regulations make provision for a system that permits…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Statutory neighbourhood plans became part of the system in 2011 when they were introduced under the Localism Act 2011 as a formal part of the development framework. The concept of…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 110, clause 88, page 95, line 17, at end insert— “(5) After subsection (4) insert— ‘(4A) A neighbourhood development plan which is in effect on the day on…19 Jul 2022