Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill

Our houses are not just bricks and mortar; they are homes. And those who live around us are not j...

My constituents in Rushcliffe are supportive of house building, but they rightly object to being ...

I was pleased to discuss these issues with my hon. Friend, and she is absolutely right that we mu...

I completely agree with the Minister about local plans. The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities...

I can confirm that the Government are committed to building 300,000 homes because we do need thos...

My right hon. and learned Friend knows that I am a passionate campaigner for brownfield first. Wh...

I was happy to discuss these very issues with my right hon. Friend, who has written on this issue...

My right hon. and learned Friend will know that, from the time I was the shadow Housing Minister ...

I know that my right hon. Friend is very interested in these issues and is conscious of beauty an...

I am pleased to hear what the Minister is saying about improving the efficiency of the process. S...

I have studied carefully my hon. Friend’s amendments, which are all on interesting points. We do ...

Can the Minister remind the House how the Government will stop developers gaming a local plan and...

This Bill and the proposals that we are bringing forward through the revised NPPF will do exactly...

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I will make a little progress, but I am happy to come back to the hon. Member shortly.

In s...

It is good to hear the policies that my right hon. and learned Friend is outlining. My constituen...

I know that my hon. Friend is a champion for her area, which has seen significant building. I can...

I thank the Minister for her words, which are incredibly helpful. Not many constituencies are lik...

I thank my right hon. Friend, and I was pleased to talk to her about her concerns, because I know...

Further to the point that the hon. Member for Rochester and Strood (Kelly Tolhurst) made, when de...

We are taking a variety of approaches. We emphasise the importance of variety, not just in the ty...

My right hon. and learned Friend will know that Warrington, as a new town, has seen thousands and...

I can give a confirmation that there will be some transitional provisions enabling local councils...

Does the right hon. and learned Lady accept that we also need to level up access to green space a...

As I mentioned just now, the Bill is not just about building; it is also about protecting the env...

Does my right hon. and learned Friend agree that, following the talks between Ministers, my right...

I reiterate my thanks to my hon. Friend, who has worked so hard with my right hon. Friend the Mem...

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I will make a little progress, because I would like to address the Government amendments, which I...

I am not sure whether the Minister has looked at my amendments to her new clause 67. I agree with...

We are looking at the issue carefully and will consult on further measures that we might be able ...

I want to build further on that intervention with regard to building out. In my constituency, man...

I am happy to discuss that issue further with my right hon. Friend. As I mentioned, we are very c...

I am very grateful to the Minister for taking an intervention and for the time she gave me last w...

I am grateful to the hon. Gentleman for speaking on this issue and indeed other issues on this to...

Will the Minister explain why she is not bringing in a licensing scheme that would enable local a...

We are bringing through a very important first step to identify where people have short-term lets...

Madam Deputy Speaker, I apologise for not arriving for the beginning of my right hon. and learned...

I am grateful for my right hon. Friend’s intervention, because I know he has done significant wor...

Before the last intervention the Minister mentioned improving communities. I am grateful for the ...

My hon. Friend is a strong advocate for his area; I have dealt with him in a number of Department...

I know the Minister has tried to take account of these concerns, but from what she has just said,...

I totally understand the hon. Lady’s points, and it is crucial that children get the support, car...

I think it may be useful to colleagues if I explain how we intend to conduct the debate. Many Mem...

I rise to speak to the new clauses and amendments in my name and those of my hon. Friends. It is ...

The hon. Gentleman must recognise that the local plan process has been distorted by the impositio...

That is slightly separate from my point about NDMPs, but the right hon. Gentleman gives me an opp...

I have not heard the hon. Gentleman perform at the Dispatch Box before, but he clearly knows his ...

There is a point to what the right hon. Gentleman says. It is partly about the distribution of wh...

I will give way one final time, and then I will make some progress.

The hon. Gentleman represents a seat in outer London, so he will understand that there are constr...

I disagree with the right hon. Gentleman’s analysis. We do not know precisely what the Government...

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I want to make some progress, so I will not give way.

We take issue with the Government mak...

One of the specific things that my right hon. Friend the Member for Chipping Barnet (Theresa Vill...

Increasing the supply of affordable housing, which is at pitifully low levels, is a laudable aim....

Every day, we see an increase of 29 new short-term holiday lets. Therefore, the Government’s step...

My hon. Friend is absolutely right, and she is not the only hon. Member for whom this is an acute...

In Westminster alone, we have 13,000 short-term let properties, so we are fully aware of the issu...

I agree and disagree with the hon. Lady. I agree that it is a good first step, and I disagree in ...

Does my hon. Friend, like me, share the sense of mysticism that I suspect parents around the coun...

We believe it is essential that the infrastructure levy is designed and implemented in a way that...

I will have to start with a five-minute time limit for Back-Bench speeches, I am afraid. I call S...

I pay tribute to all who were involved in the creation of this Bill, which I had the pleasure of ...

I will try to draw on the work that the Select Committee has done in a number of reports over the...

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I will give way to the right hon. Gentleman.

Does the hon. Member not understand that the whole point about more local determination is that t...

Yes, I understand that, and that should be taken into account, as it can be at the local plan sta...

I rise to speak to new clauses 8 to 11 in my name and the names of other hon. Members.

As c...

The “Levelling Up” White Paper set out a mission that by 2030 the number of primary school childr...

The hon. Lady has done an excellent job in highlighting this issue in the context of the debate, ...

The hon. Member heard the words of the Minister, who called childcare a non-infrastructure item. ...

The hon. Member, the Minister and everyone in the House knows that I have campaigned for and cham...

I quote back the words of the Minister, who talked explicitly about how non-infrastructure items ...

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I am sorry, but I cannot give way, because of the time. The hon. Member will have her say too.