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HANSARDSewage Pollutionrose— [Interruption.]06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Nineteenth sitting)Briefly, I think that the points made by the hon. Member for Greenwich and Woolwich are really good. It is important that we do not provide loopholes to allow developers to get…06 Sept 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I am happy to support this group of amendments and new clauses. Flood resilience is of huge importance. We are dealing with extreme weather—today is an example, but there are…19 Jul 2022HANSARDAccess to NHS DentistryWe all know that NHS dentistry was in crisis long before the pandemic. In my community, only a third of adults have seen an NHS dentist in the last two years, and fewer than half…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for his detailed response to the amendments. The landscape review does give potential for there to be additional protections for areas of outstanding…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Sir Mark. I support the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for York Central, but will speak to my own, amendment 138. Clause 92 is…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 119, in clause 88, page 94, line 27, at end insert— “(aa) policies (however expressed) relating to the proportion of dwellings which may be in— (i) use…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)This is a really useful amendment, and I hope that the Minister takes it seriously. Utility companies have been mentioned already. When I think of Openreach, or United Utilities,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Good morning, Mr Paisley; it is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship on this lovely day. I am grateful for the opportunity to move the amendment and to speak to new clauses…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 120, in clause 88, page 94, line 27, at end insert— “(aa) policies (however expressed) limiting new housing development in a National Park or an Area of…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Thank you, Mr Paisley; that is very nice of you. I am also grateful to the Minister, but I think that my constituents and many other people in rural Britain, on hearing his reply,…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)We have just talked about what we do with existing housing stock and about seeking to make sure that it is retained and that we increase the amount that is available for permanent…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Sixteenth sitting)Just to be clear, the wording of the amendment means that it would enable national parks to do these things, and they can choose not to if they wish. If we are about respecting…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)I agree that the clause is too much of a blank cheque for the Government. The Minister said in support of the clause that the powers are for emergency use only, but if that is the…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Seventeenth sitting)This short placeholder clause has all the hallmarks of a post-it note stuck on the A board by the boss on an away day that nobody had the courage to say was silly. The boss has…19 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is worth observing that a previous Government ripped up completely the spatial development strategy process, largely because of the sense that the populations of this country…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourteenth sitting)This is an important part of the Bill. I am comfortable with much of the direction that the Government seek to go in, but if we are to offer the power to develop joint spatial…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)I, too, am deeply concerned by the noises from some of those seeking to become leader of the Conservative party, and therefore Prime Minister, on issues to do with climate change…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The hon. Member for York Central will forgive me if I do not get into the internal politics of York city, but all the same I think her proposals have real merit. It seems that the…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your guidance, Mrs Murray. I am also keen to support the sentiment behind the amendment tabled by the hon. Member for York Central. Confidence in…14 Jul 2022