Is the right hon. Gentleman not aware that the Secretary of State and the Government changed the system when they issued national planning guidelines last year? As a result, 95% of local plans have not been adopted by the planning inspector, who works on behalf of the Secretary of State. What the right hon. Gentleman is moaning about is Government policy which is intended to force through more housing more quickly.
Infrastructure Bill [Lords]
Proceeding contribution from
Lord Mann
(Labour)
in the House of Commons on Monday, 8 December 2014.
It occurred during Debate on bills on Infrastructure Bill [Lords].
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