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HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)It is not. It is a full council decision.13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the hon. Member not recognise that once a local plan is approved at full council, it is a regulatory framework that has legal standing? That is the framework on which a…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)The hon. Gentleman will recall that he and I worked very closely: we are part of a small percentage of ex-council leaders who actually saw through a local plan.13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)I recognise a number of those points, but supply of housing is the fundamental reason why we have a housing crisis in this country. The amendments being proposed sit alongside…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)I have heard comments about the planning system during the debate, but less focus on the fact that we have a housing crisis that has manifested itself in record numbers of people…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)We had to work together on a statutory basis to consult each other’s local authority, so I recognise the points that the hon. Gentleman makes around the pressures of the planning…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Sixth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I echo the points made by other colleagues: I absolutely support the roll-out of electric vehicles, which is more…13 May 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)I was rising to make my speech, Mrs Hobhouse, not to intervene; I apologise. It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship. A crucial component of the ability to deliver homes…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)I am so glad that I gave way to my hon. Friend, because that was precisely the point I was going to make and he has made it incredibly well. If we are serious about building homes…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)Manifestly, we do not want years of delay before the delivery of infrastructure, but the truth is that that is exactly what is happening in this country. There are years and years…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)I do not accept that, because the statutory consultation period will still be in place and thresholds will still have to be met. The reality is that, as things stand, the…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but I do not think that the change would prevent applicants from continuing to engage with residents and elected Members. All it…29 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Third sitting)rose—29 Apr 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…In my most recent interaction with RMG, it showed some willingness to engage and to rectify the situation, but it has also been clear that it is acting on behalf of a…25 Apr 2025HANSARDOther Corrections…In my most recent interaction with RMG, it showed some willingness to engage and to rectify the situation, but it has also been clear that it is acting on behalf of a…25 Apr 2025HANSARDOther CorrectionsResidential Estate Management Companies The following extract is from the Westminster Hall debate on Residential Estate Management Companies on 22 April 2025.25 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q May I take this opportunity to thank both of you for talking about the housing crisis in this country, and the people who are living in temporary accommodation and find…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q And transport. There are good examples across the country where just the prospect of a train station unlocks thousands of homes because the land value means that developers are…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (Second sitting)Q I was thinking more about areas outside London because the demand in London is so great. James Stevens: That is why the devolution White Paper would give the mayors enhanced…24 Apr 2025HANSARDPlanning and Infrastructure Bill (First sitting)I was a local councillor until I resigned last May, but I am not sure whether I need to declare that. I am a vice president of the Local Government Association, which will be…24 Apr 2025