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Proceeding contribution from Lord Hunt of Kings Heath (Labour) 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

It is a great pleasure to reply to the noble Lord, whose career I have followed with great interest over many years since we debated the health service a very long time ago, when he was Secretary of State for Health. That is an understandable question, though I am slightly surprised—although I have not taken part in previous debates—since I understand that there has been some concern about whether the remit of the IPC will be too large and it would deal with too many projects. There has been concern about whether the workload would be so great that in fact it might be swamped by applications, which would mean that it would not be able to focus on what must be considered nationally significant projects.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
704 c690 
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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