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Planning Bill

I support my noble friend on Amendment No. 211. It is a good opportunity for the Minister to tear up his brief, which will have ““Resist”” at the top, and say, ““Yes, I think this is absolutely right””. He would get a lot of good will, and it might be the first major concession on the Bill after three and half days of churning through it. It really has far too short a timetable. The noble Lord, Lord Cameron of Dillington, raised the point that I was going to make about farmers. He also touched on my other point: public holidays. Should the notice be served on 20 December, for instance, it is likely that somebody will fall foul of these requirements. I encourage the Minister to open the door of the cage, step out a little and say, ““Yes, we will accept this””.