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Planning and Energy Bill

My hon. Friend makes an important point. The Bill as drafted makes no distinction between forms of property—it just leaves the question open. Clause 1 as drafted talks about planning policies in general terms, but does not refer specifically to domestic or commercial properties, which is something of a lacuna. Without wishing to tread on Mr. Speaker's selection, I should point out that I had tabled amendments to draw out that distinction elsewhere in the Bill. If we are going down the route proposed, it is important to make it clear—as my new clause 1 does, but existing clause 1 does not—that we are talking about both domestic and commercial properties. There is no way that the home information pack could refer to commercial properties—I suppose that it would have to be called a commercial property information pack or something like that.