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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)Line 7 of the Bill says that a “statement of levelling-up missions” will be made. Obviously, that means that there is not anything in statute or in secondary legislation. This is…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixth sitting)I thank my hon. Friend for his opening remarks on amendment 14, which I wholeheartedly support. I want to talk first about the importance of the Bill. There are 325 pages about…28 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifth sitting)Thank you, Mr Paisley, and I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Nottingham North for his excellent speech; I will continue his theme about making the right judgments on…28 Jun 2022HANSARDDraft Mental Health BillI welcome the Bill. The acuteness of people’s mental health challenges while in the community is escalating before appropriate intervention is taken. How will the Bill ensure that…27 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you very much.23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q How do we ensure the viability of a site for development? Are measures just too short term, and should we be looking longer term? Is there anything we can put in the Bill to…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q In areas of high land value, how do we bring forward sites that are not built just for investment—Airbnb, asset homes and second homes—but are built to meet local need? What…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I will be brief. There has been a lot of talk about brownfield development first, and I understand that, but if are we talking about levelling up—you referred to the whole…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)May I have a supplementary question?23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Communities are facing multiple challenges, and not just on flooding but on drought. How could the legislation be strengthened to mitigate those climate risks? Dr Benwell: It…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Thank you.23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I really appreciate that answer; it is incredibly helpful. If I may, I will just ask a further question about that. How do you believe the infrastructure levy will help with…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you ever so much to the witnesses. In representing York, I certainly understand the importance of archaeology, so I emphasise the point that has been made. Will you…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you, Mr Bone. I would like to ask about site viability and how the legislation can help, particularly with brown site regeneration developments, and about how the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Thank you.23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Q How do you think the Bill could be strengthened to better support neighbourhood planning? What kind of governance structures would you want to see to achieve that? Tony Burton:…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)In view of the time, can I just move quickly over to Ms Hills—[ Interruption .]23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you for that answer. Could I ask Mr Jackson and then Ms Hills, is there anything that you think is missing from the Bill that would address housing inequality? David…23 Jun 2022