Proceeding contribution from Lembit Opik (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Wednesday, 25 June 2008. It occurred during Debate on bill on Planning Bill.
Planning Bill
While I am reassured that the current Minister would regard the transference and exercise of those powers by a Minister as an act of last resort, we know from past experience that assurances given at the Dispatch Box are not tantamount to guarantees out in the country. What reassurance can we have that a less benign Minister—someone who prefers to centralise such decisions more than she would—would not use that power to centralise decision making and sweep away local democracy?
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- Proceeding contribution
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- 478 c391
- Session
- 2007-08
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- House of Commons chamber
- Subjects
- Compensation Aerials Compulsory purchase Conservation Airports Brownfield sites Health Fees and charges Land Liability Infrastructure Heathrow Airport Local government Ministerial powers National security Planning permission Pollution Planning Nuclear power Power stations Railways Listed buildings Mobile phones Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Scotland Telecommunications Regional planning and development Wales Trees Regional development agencies Tree preservation orders Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Community infrastructure levy
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- Planning Bill 2007-08
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