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HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI am keen to ensure that we get it right. Of course I will consider it, because I want to ensure that we consider all aspects. There could, however, be unintended consequences in…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillNo, I will not. As I said, these new freedoms will help communities to repurpose and redesign old unused sites, and turn them into new vibrant communities. The Bill allows us to…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillIn fact, I had a meeting just this morning to talk about that very issue. I will report back in due course, if that is okay.08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillThe hon. Member knows that I cannot comment on individual plans. [ Interruption. ] The hon. Member for Wigan (Lisa Nandy) would be the first to apply for an urgent question asking…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI hope my hon. Friend saw the enthusiastic nodding on the Front Bench, which will give him the reassurance he seeks. The Levelling-Up and Regeneration Bill represents a major…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillI thank my right hon. Friend for that intervention. He knows—we have had a number of conversations on this very issue—that these are the things we are looking at. I look forward…08 Jun 2022HANSARD Levelling-up and Regeneration BillMy hon. Friend is challenging me to expose my parliamentary expertise, but this is really in the hands of the Committee, so I would ask him to kindly lobby members of the…08 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansIt is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship today, Ms Ghani. I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Bosworth (Dr Evans) on securing this very important debate, and I…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansMy hon. Friend made that point in a conversation we had the other day. It is a valid point and one that I am taking back to the Department to double-check that we have all that in…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansMy hon. Friend is right. One of the big issues I have seen in my own constituency, and during my time in this role, arises when councils do not have a local plan in place—and even…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansMy hon. Friend is absolutely right. It is not just about building new homes, but making sure there is efficient use of the stock that we have, and there are measures in the Bill…07 Jun 2022HANSARDNeighbourhood PlansIt would not be possible to set land uses through national development policy. No housing will ever be built on sensitive sites if the local authority opposes it because of any of…07 Jun 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsMy hon. Friend makes a powerful point. As much notice as possible will be provided of any disruption along the route of the TransPennine upgrade, and we will continue to work with…19 May 2022HANSARDLocal InfrastructureThis is essential to our planning reforms. The Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill introduces a new infrastructure levy. It will ensure that developers contribute funding for…16 May 2022HANSARDLocal InfrastructureI completely agree with my hon. Friend. Councils, health bodies and everybody else need to get much better at this. Local planning authorities and CCGs should work together to…16 May 2022HANSARDLocal InfrastructureI seem to be dealing with the issue of second homes daily; colleagues from around the country are raising it with me and highlighting their concerns for their communities. The…16 May 2022HANSARDLocal InfrastructureAgain, I am happy to meet my hon. Friend. He is right: when communities think that a development is coming and that there will be a particular benefit for them, and it is then not…16 May 2022HANSARDLocal InfrastructureOne of the points of the infrastructure levy is that it takes out the necessity for negotiation. It will be a set levy that developers cannot wriggle out of, and it will be for…16 May 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsHigh street rental auctions will apply to commercial property and make tenancies more accessible to businesses and community groups. We recognise the importance of diversifying…16 May 2022HANSARDPlanning Policy ReformThe hon. Lady is right. The reforms are about empowering local communities to develop local plans and engage with the development of those local plans to identify the housing…16 May 2022