Speeches by Chowns.

“North Herefordshire.”

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“New section 12H(3) says that the authority “must consider notifying…the following”, so there is no specification that it must notify; it must only consider notifying. The person in the cupboard could consider notifying them and decide, “No, I’m not going to notify them.” The only hard requirement is that “the authority…”

“I have been reading the clauses very carefully. As I read the Bill, it provides that a draft SDS can be produced without any public consultation whatsoever—in other words, a draft SDS can be produced by somebody in a cupboard with access to the internet. New section 12H, which deals with consultation and representation…”

“I rise, briefly, to support the substantive point about the necessity of public consultation on something as important as a spatial planning strategy. As new section 12H of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004 is entitled “Consultation and representations”, it is disappointing that there is actually no provisi…”

“I thank the Minister for his response. We will have to agree to somewhat disagree on this matter, but in the interests of time—and because I can count—I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.”

“Although I take the Minister’s point that there is nothing to prevent strategic planning authorities from making provision for protecting chalk streams, there is not anything to ensure that all the strategic planning authorities in which chalk streams exist will definitely take those measures. I am going to be tabling …”

“I am delighted to move amendment 1 on chalk streams, which was tabled in the name of the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff). Clause 47 introduces spatial development strategies to provide a new strategic layer to the planning system. That creates a real opportunity to create new planning protect…”

“I beg to move amendment 1, in clause 47, page 66, line 18, at end insert— “(6A) A spatial development strategy must— (a) list any chalk streams identified in the strategy area; (b) identify the measures to be taken to protect any identified chalk streams from pollution, abstraction, encroachment and other forms of envi…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Mrs Hobhouse. I speak in support of the amendments tabled by my colleague, the hon. Member for Taunton and Wellington, and also in support of amendment 79, on social infrastructure. Amendment 79 is a probing amendment, emphasising the importance of social infrastructure s…”

“Marvellous! These amendments have been tabled by the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), and I speak to them as probing amendments. Amendment 17 “requires strategic planning authorities to include a specific housing density in their plans which ensures land is used effectively where it is consid…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Dr Huq. I rise to speak to amendments 17 and 94. Can you clarify this is the correct time to do so?”

“Sorry, but did we just vote on amendments 72, 75 and 82?”

“Are we not having three more votes?”

“Does the Minister not recognise that the fact that we have such huge problems with air pollution means that existing regulation is not working well enough?”

“Logically, we could divide by the number of miles of transmission infrastructure in each community.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I did not prepare anything in advance—apologies—but I do think it is important for the Committee to consider amendment 152, tabled by an hon. Member from another party. The amendment asks the Government to consider using the opportunity offered by the Bill to …”

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Amendment made: 49, in clause 45, page 58, line 15, at end insert— “(7A) This section applies in relation to a relevant planning function conferred on a mineral planning authority as if references to a local planning authority were to a miner…”

“I beg to move amendment 152, in clause 45, page 58, line 3, at end insert— “(c) require that any training accredited under this section includes content on— (i) inclusive design principles in the built environment; (ii) the requirements and intent of Approved Document M, Volume 1: Dwellings of the Building Regulations …”

“I absolutely recognise that we have a housing crisis in this country, but does the hon. Lady recognise, in turn, that it is not just a question of building our way out of the housing crisis? Does she recognise that we have nearly 1 million empty homes in this country, that we have an incredibly unequal housing system, …”