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Proceeding contribution from John Healey (Labour) in the House of Commons on Monday, 2 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Planning Bill.


Planning Bill

That would have to be a judgment that was taken, but we are setting out in the Bill three very clear conditions, including on parliamentary scrutiny, which has not been in place before. That may therefore imply an answer to my hon. Friend's question. Any view of making the aviation White Paper the basis of a national policy statement on aviation would mean that that proposed national policy statement would have to be produced and undergo the parliamentary scrutiny process, which we have set out and which I have explained, as well as the processes for public consultation and for a tough appraisal of its sustainability. Only if it meets the criteria in those three respects could it then become designated as a national policy statement.


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
476 c576 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Compulsory purchase Construction Coastal areas Climate change Crown lands and estates Common land Airports Land Licensing Environment protection Infrastructure Land use Isles of Scilly Local government Planning authorities Planning permission Planning Ports Natural gas Railways Parliamentary scrutiny National Trust Scotland Storage Sustainable development Wales Roads Rights of way Electromagnetic fields Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements
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