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Proceeding contribution from Lord Best (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 9 February 2009. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL].

Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill [HL]

I thank the Minister for her comments on housing strategy. I was not entirely sure whether the interpretation of her remarks by the noble Lord, Lord Greaves, was correct. He suggested that a housing strategy will remain a separate exercise and undertaking at regional level, as now, but I understood the Minister to say that housing would be subsumed into a wider economic statement, which sounds as if it is downgrading it. Her remarks made it clear that if it were so subsumed it would have a prominent place within that economic plan.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
707 c296GC 
Session
2008-09
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Accountability Climate change Design County councils Housing Further education Environment Energy Learning and Skills Council for England Green belt District councils Local government Ministerial powers Membership Planning Public consultation Parish and town councils Police authorities National parks Regional planning and development Sustainable development Social rented housing Regional development agencies Regional government Local strategic partnerships Regional spatial strategies Local area agreements
Legislation
Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Bill (HL) 2008-09
Link
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