Debate on bill on Tuesday, 15 July 2008, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Andrews. The answering member was Lord Dixon-Smith.

Planning Bill

Planning Bill. Lords second reading debate. Agreed to on question and committed to a Committee of the Whole House.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 703 c1158-238
Session: 2007-08
Department: Department for Communities and Local Government
Legislative stage: Second reading
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Related items: Planning Bill. Brought from the Commons. Explanatory Notes HL Bill 69-EN also published.
Thursday, 26 June 2008
Bills
House of Lords; Deposited Paper DEP2008-2055
Tuesday, 22 July 2008
Deposited papers
House of Lords
Proceeding contributions: Lord Mogg | 703 c1183-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Andrews, for her clear explanation of this compl...; Lord Goodhart | 703 c1181-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I propose to speak only on the report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Commit...; Lord Reay | 703 c1179-81 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare a land-owning interest in the south-west and, more particularly, in the north-we...; Baroness Hamwee | 703 c1169-71 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I start by thanking the Minister, who will probably be only too aware that everyone’s back...; Lord Dixon-Smith | 703 c1165-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Government Chief Whip apologised to the House for the dilemma in which we find ourselv...; Lord Jenkin of Roding | 703 c1177-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like others who have spoken, I want to concentrate on the issues surrounding the two main ...; Lord Boyd of Duncansby | 703 c1176-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a legal associate of the Royal Town Planning Institute and as a s...; Lord Best | 703 c1173-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, unsurprisingly my remarks on the Bill concern first, the proposed arrangements for handlin...; Baroness Andrews | 703 c1158-65 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that this Bill be now read a second time. I thank all noble Lords who will ...; Baroness Andrews | 703 c1232-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I congratulate all noble Lords who have spoken in the debate. It has been outstanding. I q...; Lord Greaves | 703 c1226-30 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it my duty to start to bring the debate to an end on behalf of the Liberal Democrats. I de...; Earl Cathcart | 703 c1230-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, first, I declare an interest. During the past 10 years, I have been a councillor and a dep...; Lord Grantchester | 703 c1224-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, at this late hour and with so many noble Lords having spoken before me, I do not intend to...; Lord Oxburgh | 703 c1213-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I do not believe that many people are satisfied with the present arrangements for managing...; Lord O'Neill of Clackmannan | 703 c1215-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to follow the noble Lord, Lord Oxburgh. I often agree with him on many things, ...; Earl of Caithness | 703 c1217-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I regret to have to say that this is the worst Second Reading of a major Bill that I have ...; Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer | 703 c1219-21 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am sure that the Government think that the Bill addresses the question of sustainable de...; Lord Rosser | 703 c1205-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the objectives of the Bill. As has been said, our planning system for major proj...; Lord Cobbold | 703 c1207-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as a landowner in the green belt in Hertfordshire. I welcome the pri...; Lord Howarth of Newport | 703 c1208-11 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the Bill represents a serious attempt to grapple with a very important problem. We urgentl...; Lord Inglewood | 703 c1211-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, it is late. I shall try to be brief because it is a case of ““nox longa, oratio brevis””. ...; Lord Woolmer of Leeds | 703 c1221-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I rise to support the clauses of the Bill that deal with the issue of national policies an...; Lord Bradshaw | 703 c1204-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I shall speak about energy. I am a member of Sub-Committee B of the Select Committee on th...; Lord Judd | 703 c1197-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I always find that the reflections of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, bring real quality to im...; Lord Livsey of Talgarth | 703 c1199-200 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for her courtesy in opening this Second Reading debate on the Plannin...; Lord Cameron of Dillington | 703 c1192-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I should first declare an interest as a farmer, landowner, businessman, and chair of the C...; Lord Lucas | 703 c1195-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am happy to follow that very wise speech—perhaps I say that because I agree with so much...; Lord Burnett | 703 c1188-90 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I draw the House’s attention to my declaration of interests. I and my law firm are involve...; Baroness Whitaker | 703 c1190-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, this is a far-reaching and radical Bill, a worthy successor to the great Town and Country ...; Lord Haskel | 703 c1185-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for explaining the Bill and for her careful briefings, as well as for...; Baroness Gardner of Parkes | 703 c1187-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, my reason for speaking today is that I consider this new Planning Bill to be of great impo...; Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham | 703 c1200-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is much that is good in the Bill, as well as some provisions that need challenging. ...; Lord Roberts of Conwy | 703 c1202-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I, too, am interested particularly in the Welsh dimensions of the Bill. They are of genera...; Lord Hart of Chilton | 703 c1172-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I support the Bill. I too must declare an interest. For most of my working professional li...; Baroness Valentine | 703 c1223-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the business community has long advocated reform of planning to overcome long delays in de...; Bishop of Liverpool | 703 c1175-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank the Minister for the clarity and the conviction of her exposition of the Bill. Pla...
Subjects: Devolved matters Accountability Charities Climate change Airports Design Housing Fees and charges Land Flood control Environment EU law Energy Electricity generation Infrastructure Exemptions Land use Heathrow Airport Planning permission Planning Nuclear power Power stations Nature conservation Listed buildings Parliamentary scrutiny Public participation Security Sustainable development Wales Renewable energy Water power Wind power Infrastructure Planning Commission National policy statements Community infrastructure levy
Legislation: Planning Bill 2007-08
Link: View this Parliamentary proceeding on www.publications.parliament.uk

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