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Proceeding contribution from Lord Jenkin of Roding (Conservative) in the House of Lords on Tuesday, 14 October 2008. It occurred during Committee of the Whole House (HL) and Debate on bill on Planning Bill.

Planning Bill

I am most grateful for that. I apologise for detaining the Committee a moment or two longer. We may come to this matter on Clause 13, but there is a real concern here. The noble Lord, Lord Turnbull, will know from being in the Civil Service that there is a document called The Judge Over Your Shoulder. It was so important for senior officials to realise that that was the environment in which they had to operate that it was quite recently republished. I find this a disturbing prospect because it gives rise to a significant degree of uncertainty about how the whole system will operate. It is a sort of unexploded bomb that can blow up the best-devised plans and processes and make everyone have to start again.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c630-1 
Session
2007-08
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Disability Children Disclosure of information Construction Civil proceedings Elizabeth line Airports Carbon capture and storage Health hazards Electricity generation Infrastructure Hazardous substances Freight Electric cables Heathrow Airport Planning permission Planning Ports Natural gas Nuclear power Offshore structures Power stations Railways Parliamentary scrutiny Railway network Public participation Passengers Parish and town councils National parks Pipelines Scotland Sewage Transport Storage Regional planning and development Wales Waste management Renewable energy Roads Wind power Rural areas Stansted Airport Leukaemia Water treatment Trans-European networks Marine Management Organisation Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Nationally significant infrastructure projects Permitted development rights
Legislation
Planning Bill 2007-08
Link
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