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HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourteenth sitting)I am very concerned about this part of the Bill. If we ask people in England which part of our country has the most autonomy and sovereignty and is listened to the most, most of…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)The amendment is very helpful. I mentioned last week a decision taken recently by the Yorkshire Dales national park authority to ensure that 100% of all new developments will be…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)This is one of many really helpful amendments being put forward today. I hope the Minister will seriously consider it. In communities such as mine, there is a housing…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fourteenth sitting)It is a pleasure to serve under your guidance today, Mr Hollobone. This proposal from the Government feels rather tin-eared, and the amendment—or something like it, at the very…14 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Fifteenth sitting)This is a wise amendment and I hope that the Minister will take it seriously. I mentioned earlier the fact that fewer than 1% of the county’s population engaged with a…14 Jul 2022HANSARDEnergy Price RisesIt is very clear that the rising price of heating people’s homes will be devastating and go well beyond anything the Government have done to help households so far. For people…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This is an important amendment, as is the one in the name of the right hon. Member for Chipping Barnet. I will not go into a great amount of detail on this matter as we talked in…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)It is a great pleasure to serve under your oversight and chairmanship, Mr Hollobone, and I offer a huge welcome to the new Ministers. I also pay tribute to the right hon. Member…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I also agree that the amendments are helpful, and I urge the Government to seriously consider them. There is no doubt in my mind that although the housing crisis is one of supply,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)This, too, is a welcome amendment. It is also a reminder to us all that if we are to take the radical action needed to make the best use of the properties we have in this country,…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)These are important amendments for my communities. In dozens of villages in Cumbria, more than half the properties are not lived in, and the damage to the local community and the…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Twelfth sitting)I thought the Minister outlined very well the impact of excessive second home ownership on communities such as mine. There is no doubt whatsoever about the consequences of…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I beg to move amendment 118, in clause 75, page 85, line 9, at end insert— “(1A) Regulations under this Chapter may require relevant planning authorities to process data in…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I will not press the amendment to a vote at this point, but I may bring the measure back later in another guise. I am very grateful that the Minister has accepted the need for…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)This is a good and wise amendment that looks at the additional responsibilities placed on planning departments and how important it is that the Government ensure adequate…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Thirteenth sitting)I, too, think this is an important amendment, as it allows us to get a sense of how important the Government consider development plans to be and what support they will give…12 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Tenth sitting)The hon. Lady makes an excellent point. We are the wettest bit of England. We need to be, because of the lakes—we have to keep them topped up. Nevertheless, Members will remember…05 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Tenth sitting)I wonder if I could crowbar something in? Within the combined county authorities there will be housing powers. There is reference of course to a lack of borrowing powers, and I…05 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Tenth sitting)We are contemplating radical measures, and we are dealing with a catastrophe. We are doing our very best—surely we should be—to get the stable door shut before all the horses…05 Jul 2022HANSARDLevelling-up and Regeneration Bill (Ninth sitting)It is important to get clarification on this issue, and in particular on the extent to which a decision will be taken by default if we end up with CCAs that include more than one…05 Jul 2022