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Proceeding contribution from Earl of Caithness (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 grateful to the Minister for giving way. What happens if the proposed change is politically driven? For example, the current Secretary of State may decide, after full consultation, that there will be a third runway at Heathrow. However, the Conservative policy is not to have a third runway at Heathrow. Nevertheless, there is an existing national policy statement for a major piece of infrastructure. I refer also to the decision taken on the M40 in 1997, which was changed by the Labour Party. Following the point made by the noble Lord, Lord Woolmer, does one have to go through a further publicity exercise when a subsequent Secretary of State takes a totally different view on the previous consultation and wants to do something different?

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c635 
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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