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Energy: National Policy Statements

The noble Lord is making an extremely interesting speech and I look forward to responding to him. On the points that I made at the beginning of the debate, when I referred to planning reforms and the consent regime, I was talking about a single consent in relation to planning. There is no suggestion that the IPC should take over the role of the other regulatory bodies, such as the Environment Agency or the Health and Safety Executive. Certainly, one is right to expect the IPC to want to work in a collaborative approach towards those agencies, but I am not aware of any suggestion that the IPC should be seen to take over that role.