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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Looking more broadly at heritage, there have been a number of calls for the strengthening of measures. Do you think the Bill goes far enough in answering the calls that the…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Thank you very much, Mr Bone. Dr Ellis, thank you very much for your time this afternoon. Could you perhaps tell us what your organisation and its members think about many of…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Given that about 39% of England is covered by up-to-date local plans at the moment, do you think that the measures in the Bill will make it easier, or is there anything else…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Do you welcome the strengthening of neighbourhood planning and the neighbourhood statements included in the Bill to try to engage more of that community involvement? Dr Ellis: I…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Q Thank you, Mrs Murray, and I thank the witnesses for their attendance this morning. In the previous evidence session, we heard that people often describe planning as something…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q I thank you both for your time this afternoon. We know that protracted section 106 negotiations can sometimes result in a reduction in the amount of affordable housing from what…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Third sitting)Q My final question returns to the community infrastructure levy. We have said that we want to take a test-and-learn approach, trialling it with a number of authorities, so I…23 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourth sitting)Q Finally, we have heard time and again about complexity and bureaucracy in the development of local and neighbourhood plans. What has been the reaction of your association’s…23 Jun 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Remediation: LeaseholdersIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stringer. I thank the hon. Member for Birmingham, Ladywood (Shabana Mahmood) for organising this important debate and for…22 Jun 2022HANSARDBuilding Safety Remediation: LeaseholdersThe hon. Lady is right; this will probably be one of those early cases within the Act where we need to test this. That is why I am keen to work with her, so that we can ensure…22 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (First sitting)Q Good morning Tracy; it is good to see you. I want to return to planning. We share an ambition, in that we obviously want the right houses in the right places for our population.…21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you. I will try to give you a bit of a breather now, and involve our other two witnesses. I want to turn to the infrastructure levy. The intention behind this is that it…21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Second sitting)Q I just want to return to the issue you raised on neighbourhood planning. There is an interesting concept there about the neighbourhood share, particularly in areas where there…21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Second sitting)Q Tim, do you have anything to add from a county council’s perspective? Cllr Oliver: Many thanks, and my apologies too for the technical issues. We absolutely welcome a simplified…21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (First sitting)Thank you.21 Jun 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Second sitting)Q Thank you very much, Sir Mark. I am half-tempted to say, “G’day, Sam.” Thank you for your time today. Just touching on the local plans, obviously at the moment we have about 39%…21 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIt is my pleasure to deliver the closing speech on Second Reading of the Government’s Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. I begin by thanking hon. and right hon. Members from all…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI certainly make that commitment. My hon. Friend raised that point with me earlier this afternoon. There are some points there that I want to further explore, so I will ensure I…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillYes, there will be, and it will come at the second stage of Committee.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe right hon. Gentleman will have seen that, as the Under-Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, my hon. Friend the Member for Harborough (Neil O’Brien)…08 Jun 2022