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Planning and Energy Bill

Does my hon. Friend agree that an important element in the progress that we make towards insulation standards, and therefore towards dealing with climate change from buildings, is not just the regulations that local authorities can insist on, but the publicity that they can give them? A concomitant of better regulations is publicity that will reach the people—owner-occupiers, in particular—who can benefit from them and take advantage of grants. For a local authority to cut its publicity budget is to take a regressive step, because it is one of the essential weapons in making progress towards better cavity insulation.