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Localism Bill

Will the hon. Lady let me finish, so that we can get on with things? The amendment says that if the Bill is passed, it"““would cause the planning functions of local authorities to become incoherent and ineffective””." We need only ask my electors whether, when they go to local planning committees, they find what is going on to be coherent. We need only ask any one of my parishes whether they find anything coherent or effective about the present planning position, which ignores every vote of that town or parish with impunity. My councils want this Bill passed, and they want it passed quickly, because it goes with the grain of their neighbourhoods and parishes.