I would like to update hon. Members on further technical measures that the Coalition Government is making to improve the planning system, helping deliver more homes and increase certainty for both applicants and local residents.

Reducing delays after planning permission is granted

The Government is determined...

I would like to update hon. Members on further technical measures that the Coalition Government is making to improve the planning system, helping deliver more homes and increase certainty for both applicants and local residents.

Reducing delays after planning permission is granted

The Government is determined...

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I would like to update hon. Members on further technical measures that the Coalition Government is making to improve the planning system, helping deliver more homes and increase certainty for...

My hon Friend the Minister of State for Housing and Planning (Brandon Lewis) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

I would like to update hon. Members on further technical measures that the Coalition Government is making to improve the planning system, helping deliver more homes and increase certainty for...

My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

In 2010, the Coalition Government cancelled the Labour Government’s top-down eco-towns programme, as part of our commitment to localism and to supporting locally-led development.

Despite a pledge of ten...

My right hon Friend the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Eric Pickles) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement.

In 2010, the Coalition Government cancelled the Labour Government’s top-down eco-towns programme, as part of our commitment to localism and to supporting locally-led development.

Despite a pledge of ten...

In 2010, the coalition Government cancelled the Labour Government’s top-down eco-towns programme, as part of our commitment to localism and to supporting locally led development.

Despite a pledge of 10 new towns by Labour Ministers, the eco-towns programme built nothing but resentment. The initiative was a total shambles, with developers abandoning...

In 2010, the coalition Government cancelled the Labour Government’s top-down eco-towns programme, as part of our commitment to localism and to supporting locally led development.

Despite a pledge of 10 new towns by Labour Ministers, the eco-towns programme built nothing but resentment. The initiative was a total shambles, with developers abandoning...

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of eco-my towns to (a) rural housing, (b) sustainable rural communities and (c) growth in the rural economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs what assessment she has made of the potential contribution of eco-my towns to (a) rural housing, (b) sustainable rural communities and (c) growth in the rural economy.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the right hon. Member for Leicester East of 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 53W, on eco-towns, how many homes were built in eco-towns up to April 2010; and what proportion of dwellings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government with reference to the answer to the right hon. Member for Leicester East of 18 February 2008, Official Report, column 53W, on eco-towns, how many homes were built in eco-towns up to April 2010; and what proportion of dwellings...

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding streams he expects to make available for eco-town developments other than from the New Homes Bonus.

To ask the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government what funding streams he expects to make available for eco-town developments other than from the New Homes Bonus.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the level of affordable housing. Motion withdrawn.

Lords debate on motion to call attention to the level of affordable housing. Motion withdrawn.

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Ford, for securing this debate. I should perhaps declare an interest as the deputy chief executive of the Countryside Alliance. Affordable housing, and rural affordable housing in particular, is of great interest to me both professionally as a key...

My Lords, I am most grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Ford, for securing this debate. I should perhaps declare an interest as the deputy chief executive of the Countryside Alliance. Affordable housing, and rural affordable housing in particular, is of great interest to me both professionally as a key...

My Lords, little did I think when I rose to speak for the first time in the other place—it was the annual St David's Day debate—that I would have to go through a second parliamentary initiation and make another maiden speech, this time in your Lordships' House. I have much...

My Lords, little did I think when I rose to speak for the first time in the other place—it was the annual St David's Day debate—that I would have to go through a second parliamentary initiation and make another maiden speech, this time in your Lordships' House. I have much...

My Lords, I think that it is understood that, as with all of these reviews, it is much better done in the short-term rather than the long-term. I will take that view back to my honourable friend, Grant Shapps, and ensure that it is understood. One of my first debates...

My Lords, I think that it is understood that, as with all of these reviews, it is much better done in the short-term rather than the long-term. I will take that view back to my honourable friend, Grant Shapps, and ensure that it is understood. One of my first debates...

My Lords, in finishing, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in the debate today, and the Minister for her response. A lot of detailed questions have been asked and we look forward to her responses in writing in due course. It was an absolute delight to hear the...

My Lords, in finishing, I thank all noble Lords who have participated in the debate today, and the Minister for her response. A lot of detailed questions have been asked and we look forward to her responses in writing in due course. It was an absolute delight to hear the...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Ford on securing this important and timely debate. She has brought a wealth of experience but, most of all, an abundance of passion to this subject. Several noble Lords, including my noble friends Lord Sawyer and Lady Wilkins, have said that this...

My Lords, I congratulate my noble friend Lady Ford on securing this important and timely debate. She has brought a wealth of experience but, most of all, an abundance of passion to this subject. Several noble Lords, including my noble friends Lord Sawyer and Lady Wilkins, have said that this...

My Lords, I start by thanking all noble Lords who have taken part in what I knew would be a challenging debate. This House has a great deal of experience in housing that has been well demonstrated today. It is also clear that we have two new recruits to the...

My Lords, I start by thanking all noble Lords who have taken part in what I knew would be a challenging debate. This House has a great deal of experience in housing that has been well demonstrated today. It is also clear that we have two new recruits to the...

My Lords, this afternoon’s debate has been about housing. Many television programmes, which millions of people enjoy, talk about property. However, as the noble Baronesses, Lady Ford and Lady Wilkins, reminded us, we are talking about people’s homes—the places that should form the secure base from which we all lead...

My Lords, this afternoon’s debate has been about housing. Many television programmes, which millions of people enjoy, talk about property. However, as the noble Baronesses, Lady Ford and Lady Wilkins, reminded us, we are talking about people’s homes—the places that should form the secure base from which we all lead...