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HANSARDNew Homes: Minimum EPC RatingMy hon. Friend tempts me into the responsibilities of another Department, but I will get the relevant Minister from the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to write to him…09 Jun 2025HANSARDLeasehold ReformI must say that the shadow Minister is developing a bit of a habit here; he seems to have conflated a number of separate issues. The Government have a very clear commitment to…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI do understand the strength of feeling conveyed by my hon. Friend and other hon. Members when it comes to the People’s Republic of China. The Government are taking a consistent,…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI thank the right hon. Member for those questions. I hope he will appreciate, not least because of the quasi-judicial nature of the role of planning Ministers in the planning…09 Jun 2025HANSARDLeasehold ReformIf I have understood the hon. Gentleman correctly, he pointed to how a variety of arrangements can be put in place under freehold estates; we need to capture that variety across…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentA planning inspector is assessing the case as part of a public inquiry. Although I recognise why the hon. Gentleman has asked the question, I am afraid it would not be appropriate…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI will take the two aspects of the hon. Lady’s question in turn, if I may. We will be vigilant against the full range of hybrid, cyber, space and other threats from state and…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillMy hon. Friend and I spoke just days ago about that issue. We are of course more than happy to continue engaging with and listening to the views proposed by hon. Members from…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentOn the audit, the hon. Gentleman’s final point, the relevant Minister, the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, my hon. Friend the Member…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillIt is a pleasure to rise to respond to what has been a very comprehensive debate. [Interruption.] A significant number of amendments have been spoken to in the course of the…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillA significant number of amendments have been spoken to in the course of the debate and the House will appreciate that I do not have the time to address the vast majority of them.…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI do not know whether hon. Members can hear me. I keep answering the questions as posed, and I have answered that question. If the issue that the hon. Lady raises is a material…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentAs I said, a public inquiry was held between 11 and 28 February, and all the relevant documents submitted to that inquiry are available online. I encourage the right hon.…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentAt the point when the planning inspector’s report and recommendation is received, it will be determined by a planning Minister, who will come to a decision based on material…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI will not give way again. We have to make this argument to take on the critics of the Bill who are intentionally trying to malign the objectives—09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentI do recognise the concerns the hon. Gentleman raises, but—forgive me, Madam Deputy Speaker—I have to repeat again that no decision has been made in this case. No case is yet with…09 Jun 2025HANSARD Planning and Infrastructure BillI thank my hon. Friend for that intervention. We must make a distinction between irreplaceable habitats, where the model does not remove the strong protections that exist for…09 Jun 2025HANSARDChinese Embassy DevelopmentThe hon. Gentleman invites me, again, to consider a planning decision that has not been made, on a case that is not yet before the Department. I am clearly not going to set out…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Homes: Minimum EPC RatingWe are looking at how we might make household water use more efficient, as well as a range of other interventions in my hon. Friend’s part of the country to ensure that we make…09 Jun 2025HANSARDNew Homes: Minimum EPC RatingThe December 2021 uplift to energy-efficiency standards means that most new build homes already achieve EPC ratings of A or B. As recently announced, the Government intend to…09 Jun 2025