When I became Member of Parliament for Brentford and Ongar, my predecessor gave me a single file and two pieces of advice. The first was that when the sun rose I should always be found in my own bed, and the second was “Never, in any circumstances, become involved in planning.” Since then, I have been made a Planning Minister. My advice to my hon. Friend is not to become too heavily involved in disputes between neighbours.
Growth and Infrastructure Bill
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Pickles
(Conservative)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 16 April 2013.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Growth and Infrastructure Bill.
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
561 c192 
Session
2012-13
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Librarians' tools
Timestamp
2021-07-30 16:47:09 +0100
URI
http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-04-16/13041638000876
In Indexing
http://indexing.parliament.uk/Content/Edit/1?uri=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-04-16/13041638000876
In Solr
https://search.parliament.uk/claw/solr/?id=http://hansard.intranet.data.parliament.uk/Commons/2013-04-16/13041638000876