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HANSARDPlanning ReformI would say two things in response to that question. The Government have already allocated significant funding for planning capacity and capability in local departments. The…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformI have referenced before the consolidation and strengthening of the provisions in the framework we published last year in terms of the provision of infrastructure, particularly…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformI will meet the hon. Gentleman and his local authority leader—I am more than happy to set out the Government’s position on green-belt land designation and release—but I gently say…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformThe right hon. Gentleman rightly draws attention to the potential to do more on voids and on empty homes more generally, although councils already have quite significant powers to…16 Dec 2025HANSARD Points of OrderFurther to that point of order, Madam Deputy Speaker. It sounds like there was an error made by the Department, and for that I sincerely apologise. I will discuss this with…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformThe second half of my statement—I hope my hon. Friend will have noticed—is a series of measures, interventions, policy and regulatory easements to get small and medium-sized house…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformI am more than happy to clarify and provide a bit more detail, which will hopefully reassure the hon. Lady. Through the changes we have made in explicitly recognising chalk…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformThe hon. Gentleman and I have had this discussion, or variants of it, many times. We have a slight difference of opinion over the role of housing targets; I think they are…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformWe want to see more community input, particularly upstream in the development of local plans. The Government are committed to driving local plans to adoption; we want to see…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning Reform: Next PhaseEngland remains in the grip of a housing crisis that is both acute and entrenched. The detrimental consequences of this disastrous state of affairs are now all pervasive: a…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformThe hon. Gentleman’s constituents can trust this Government because we are setting out—for consultation, as I continue to stress—a clear definition of what a well-connected…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformI was very clear that there is more that needs to be done to transform the failing housing system we inherited from the Conservatives. We need greater focus on reform and…16 Dec 2025HANSARDPlanning ReformI refer the hon. Lady to the comments I have already made on how the new draft framework further consolidates and strengthens the expectations around infrastructure provision.…16 Dec 2025HANSARDHistorical Interim Development OrdersI congratulate the hon. Member for Thornbury and Yate (Claire Young) on securing this important debate. She has made a strong case on behalf of her constituents in Pilning and…11 Dec 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillWith the leave of the House, I will close what has been an extremely brief but nevertheless necessary and important debate, which has moved us another step closer to the Bill…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI beg to move, That this House does not insist on its disagreement to Lords amendment 33, but proposes amendment (a) to the Lords amendment. Today is a pivotal day, because,…08 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorIt is a pleasure to see you in the Chair, Sir Jeremy. I warmly congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Cambridge (Daniel Zeichner) on securing this debate. I thank him for his…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI have already had a conversation with my right hon. Friend the Member for Oxford East (Anneliese Dodds) about the importance of Kennington bridge to supporting growth and the…03 Dec 2025HANSARD Oxford to Cambridge Growth CorridorI assure the hon. Lady that I understand the potential constraint that water may provide. The Cambridge Growth Company, working with local partners in Greater Cambridge, is…03 Dec 2025HANSARDReforming Local Plan MakingFollowing my written statement concerning local plan making and guidance— [ Official Report , 27 February 2025; Vol. 762, c. 62WS.] —I am today providing an update on the…27 Nov 2025