Government new clause 39 (Surcharge on planning fees), discussed with Government new clause 42 (Planning Act 2008: right to enter and survey land). Government new clause 42 agreed to. Government new clause 43 (Changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders) agreed to. Government new clause 44 (Applications for development consent: removal of certain pre-application requirements) agreed to on division (9 votes to 5). Government new clause 45 (Applications for development consent: changes related to section (Applications for development consent: removal of certain pre-application requirements)), agreed to on division (9 votes to 5). Government new clause 65 (Transfer schemes in connection with regulations under section 74(1)), agreed to. Government new clause 66 (Compulsory purchase powers: Secretary of State) agreed to. Government new clause 67 (Power to enter and survey or investigate land) agreed to. Government new clause 68 (Warrant to enter and survey or investigate land) agreed to. Government new clause 69 (Powers of entry: further provision) agreed to. Government new clause 70 (Powers of entry: compensation) agreed to. Government new clause 71 (Powers of entry: offences) agreed to. Government new clause 72 (Revoked EDP: powers of Secretary of State etc to enter and survey or investigate land) agreed to. Government new clause 73 (Application to the Crown) agreed to. New clause 1 (Power to decline applications based on outcomes of previous grants of permission), discussed with new clause 15 (Requirement to undertake planned affordable housing construction), new clause 25 (Requirement to undertake planned affordable housing construction (No. 2)), new clause 55 (Transfer of land to local authority following expiry of planning permission), new clause 60 (Thresholds for affordable housing provision), new clause 61 (Additional business rates for developers not completing approved development), new clause 76 (No planning permission to be granted in cases of intentional unauthorised development), new clause 82 (Duty to complete development of local infrastructure), and new clause 83 (Development of land for the public benefit). New clause 1 withdrawn. New clause 2 (Review of the setting of local plans under the National Planning Policy Framework) debated and withdrawn. New clause 3 (Housing plans to include quotas for affordable and social housing), discussed with new clause 8 (Local planning authority discretion over affordability of housing), new clause 26 (Provision of Older Persons Housing and Later Living Homes), new clause 37 (Local planning authority powers relating to new towns), new clause 48 (Review of method for assessing local housing need), new clause 49 (New towns to contribute towards housing targets), new clause 50 (Local Housing Plans), new clause 75 (Requirement for 20% of housing to be on small sites), and new clause 92 (Housing needs of ageing population). New clause 3 negatived on division (3 votes to 8). New clause 5 (Zero carbon standard for new homes), discussed with new clause 11 (Accessibility requirements to be made mandatory), and new clause 110 (Accessibility standards for new homes), negatived on division (3 votes to 8). New clause 7 (Sustainable drainage), discussed with new clause 34 (Sustainable drainage (No. 2)), and new clause 89 (Review of drainage performance of new developments), negatived on division (5 votes to 7). New clause 9 (Development plans to aim to improve health and well-being), discussed with new clause 14 (Purposes and principles to be followed by parties exercising planning or development functions), and new clause 41 (Exercise of planning functions to be compatible with the purpose of planning), debated and withdrawn. Committee adjourned till 22nd May. Written evidence reported to the House.

Government new clause 39 (Surcharge on planning fees), discussed with Government new clause 42 (Planning Act 2008: right to enter and survey land). Government new clause 42 agreed to. Government new clause 43 (Changes to, and revocation of, development consent orders) agreed to. Government new clause 44 (Applications for development...

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure new developments are built to standards which reflect (a) nature and (b) climate targets.

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps she is taking to ensure new developments are built to standards which reflect (a) nature and (b) climate targets.

My Lords, I welcome the Chancellor’s speech and the positive statement of intent that it conveys. I put it to my noble friend that one key ingredient is investment in science and technology. I draw the Minister’s attention to one example. We know that we have strengths in the life...

My Lords, I welcome the Chancellor’s speech and the positive statement of intent that it conveys. I put it to my noble friend that one key ingredient is investment in science and technology. I draw the Minister’s attention to one example. We know that we have strengths in the life...

My Lords, the Government have told us that growth is their number one mission. That is the promise they have repeated again and again, and, given the difficult circumstances the country faces, that is sensible. That being the case, I am afraid that the Government’s statements—both that of the Chief...

My Lords, the Government have told us that growth is their number one mission. That is the promise they have repeated again and again, and, given the difficult circumstances the country faces, that is sensible. That being the case, I am afraid that the Government’s statements—both that of the Chief...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing the Statement.

In a Janus-like switch from the gloomiest person in Whitehall, the Chancellor was all smiles last week. To cap that change in mood, she gave her much-heralded growth speech. The most notable feature, as far as I was concerned, was what...

My Lords, I thank the Minister for sharing the Statement.

In a Janus-like switch from the gloomiest person in Whitehall, the Chancellor was all smiles last week. To cap that change in mood, she gave her much-heralded growth speech. The most notable feature, as far as I was concerned, was what...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for their comments and questions. As noble Lords will know, and as the Chancellor reaffirmed in her speech last week, growth is the number one mission of this Government. Without growth, we cannot...

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Neville-Rolfe, and the noble Lord, Lord Fox, for their comments and questions. As noble Lords will know, and as the Chancellor reaffirmed in her speech last week, growth is the number one mission of this Government. Without growth, we cannot...

I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. Obviously, it is not for me to suggest what inquiries the Economic Affairs Committee

should conduct. If it were to conduct such an inquiry, I would certainly read its report with interest, and I think we would see that the...

I am grateful to the noble Lord for his question. Obviously, it is not for me to suggest what inquiries the Economic Affairs Committee

should conduct. If it were to conduct such an inquiry, I would certainly read its report with interest, and I think we would see that the...

My Lords, given the passenger forecast for a third runway of a doubling of passenger numbers at Heathrow, I was told that domestic passengers would come from all the regional airports because the airlines would cease to fly direct international flights from regional airports, including both Birmingham and Manchester, and...

My Lords, given the passenger forecast for a third runway of a doubling of passenger numbers at Heathrow, I was told that domestic passengers would come from all the regional airports because the airlines would cease to fly direct international flights from regional airports, including both Birmingham and Manchester, and...

I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. This is, I think, probably one of the few issues that we disagree on. Obviously, she is asking me to comment on what she was told several years ago, and I cannot necessarily comment on what she was told then....

I am grateful to the noble Baroness for her question. This is, I think, probably one of the few issues that we disagree on. Obviously, she is asking me to comment on what she was told several years ago, and I cannot necessarily comment on what she was told then....

My Lords, I remind noble Lords of my registered interests relating to Cambridge and Oxford. I welcome what the Government are saying in their focus on the Oxford to Cambridge growth corridor, and the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Vallance. But the establishment of an Oxford growth commission needs...

My Lords, I remind noble Lords of my registered interests relating to Cambridge and Oxford. I welcome what the Government are saying in their focus on the Oxford to Cambridge growth corridor, and the appointment of the noble Lord, Lord Vallance. But the establishment of an Oxford growth commission needs...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord. As he stood up, I was reminded that he contacted me last week on this point and I owe him a response. I apologise to him for not having got back to him quickly enough. What he said dovetails perfectly with what...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord. As he stood up, I was reminded that he contacted me last week on this point and I owe him a response. I apologise to him for not having got back to him quickly enough. What he said dovetails perfectly with what...

I 100% agree with everything that my noble friend said. Innovation is one of the seven pillars of the growth strategy. R&D and innovation are absolutely vital when it comes to growth. He will know that life sciences are one of the eight sectors we have selected as part of...

I 100% agree with everything that my noble friend said. Innovation is one of the seven pillars of the growth strategy. R&D and innovation are absolutely vital when it comes to growth. He will know that life sciences are one of the eight sectors we have selected as part of...

My Lords, the history of direct support for industrial investment is not a happy one, with much money wasted and few jobs created. Can the Financial Secretary confirm that the Treasury will continue to take a rigorous approach to assessing support for inward investment, based on the best value for...

My Lords, the history of direct support for industrial investment is not a happy one, with much money wasted and few jobs created. Can the Financial Secretary confirm that the Treasury will continue to take a rigorous approach to assessing support for inward investment, based on the best value for...

Yes, I can, and I am happy to say that I cut my teeth in the Treasury when the noble Lord was Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, and I learnt a lot from him. I very much agree with his view of the Treasury’s role within Whitehall.

Yes, I can, and I am happy to say that I cut my teeth in the Treasury when the noble Lord was Permanent Secretary to the Treasury, and I learnt a lot from him. I very much agree with his view of the Treasury’s role within Whitehall.

My Lords, I remind the House of my interests as an adviser to AtkinsRéalis. I was also the Secretary of State who introduced the last Government’s Airports National Policy Statement. The Minister has just said that he expects spades in the ground by the end of this Parliament. We are...

My Lords, I remind the House of my interests as an adviser to AtkinsRéalis. I was also the Secretary of State who introduced the last Government’s Airports National Policy Statement. The Minister has just said that he expects spades in the ground by the end of this Parliament. We are...

I was lucky enough to be in the House for the noble Lord’s question to my noble friend the Transport Minister, and I obviously agree with what my noble friend said to him. In terms of timescales, the Government have asked Heathrow to come forward with its proposal by the...

I was lucky enough to be in the House for the noble Lord’s question to my noble friend the Transport Minister, and I obviously agree with what my noble friend said to him. In terms of timescales, the Government have asked Heathrow to come forward with its proposal by the...

My Lords, as is predictable, the Minister trotted out the usual thing about the black hole of £22 billion. On the other hand, the Government are looking at departmental budgets, which by most people’s reckoning are completely bloated, and looking for savings. What are the chances of those savings well...

My Lords, as is predictable, the Minister trotted out the usual thing about the black hole of £22 billion. On the other hand, the Government are looking at departmental budgets, which by most people’s reckoning are completely bloated, and looking for savings. What are the chances of those savings well...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord for raising the £22 billion—he knows it is one of my favourite topics, and I am always very happy to talk about it. It was obviously one of the most shocking features of our inheritance from the previous Government that they had...

I am very grateful to the noble Lord for raising the £22 billion—he knows it is one of my favourite topics, and I am always very happy to talk about it. It was obviously one of the most shocking features of our inheritance from the previous Government that they had...