Speeches by Chowns.

“I honestly do not entirely follow the Minister’s argument about this measure potentially replacing the work of local authorities in driving development plans, because that is specifically what the new clause is about. It is about putting more power in the hands of local authorities rather than in the hands of the devel…”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time. I am reflecting on the comments that the Minister just made on the broken speculative model of development that we are currently stuck with. The new clause actually fits with amendment 2 to clause 91, which I spoke to earlier. Essentially, the new clause is asking t…”

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the motion. Clause, by leave, withdrawn. New Clause 2 Review of the setting of local plans under the National Planning Policy Framework “(1) The Secretary of State must, within 6 months of the passing of this Act, review the National Planning Policy Framework with regard to the setting of…”

“I thank all those who have contributed and the Minister for his very thoughtful responses. On new clause 1, I note the Minister’s assurances that existing mechanisms will be going some way, at least, to addressing the concerns I have raised about build-out, so I will not push it to a vote at this point. I will not push…”

“I thank the hon. Gentleman for his genuine question. He highlights a case that arguably represents complexities that the Government employ lots of lawyers to fix. I do not think it would prevent a new clause such as this from progressing. The intention is to prevent land banking, and if lawyers need to tweak the langua…”

“New clause 1 was tabled by the hon. Member for North East Hertfordshire (Chris Hinchliff), and I remind colleagues that I am the Member for North Herefordshire—always a cause for confusion. I will also speak to six other new clauses, three of which are intended to dissuade developers from engaging in land banking, and …”

“I beg to move, That the clause be read a Second time.”

“I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 91 ordered to stand part of the Bill. Clause 92 New powers to appoint an inspector Question proposed, That the clause stand part of the Bill.”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairship, Ms Jardine. I rise to speak to amendment 2. Before I do, I would like to welcome the tone in which the Minister has presented the clauses in this part of the Bill. I recognise and understand the intention to clarify the CPO process and enable it to work better, and I part…”

“I beg to move amendment 2, in clause 91, page 131, line 17, at end insert— “(za) after subsection (1) insert— ‘(1A) Subsection (2) also applies if an acquiring authority submits a compulsory purchase order in relation to furthering the purposes of delivering housing targets set out in a local plan.’” This amendment wou…”

“Mary, would you agree with that?”

“Siobhan, do you want to follow up on that? From my own experience in Herefordshire, I know exactly the situation. There is a real issue with meeting the threshold of a certain number of households being affected before support mechanisms from central Government can kick in to support local government to support affecte…”

“Siobhan and Graham, what role should local authorities specifically play in supporting flood resilience? How could they better incentivise that resilience action?”

“Mary, how will the withdrawal of the Flood Re reinsurance scheme in 2039 impact people’s ability to access property resilience measures?”

“Graham, have there been times when it was not clear which agency was responsible for dealing with flooding or issuing warnings or whatever, or when you received conflicting advice from different organisations? How navigable, basically, is the ecosystem of organisations in this?”

“Patterns of flooding are changing, and we need to update our systems too.”

“Why are flood warnings sometimes too late? What is causing that?”

“Mary, would you agree with that?”

“I will move on to a set of questions around flood warnings. We have been talking about resilience measures. Siobhan, how effective is communication around flooding and early warning systems in your area in Shrewsbury?”

“Siobhan, do you want to follow up on that? From my own experience in Herefordshire, I know exactly the situation. There is a real issue with meeting the threshold of a certain number of households being affected before support mechanisms from central Government can kick in to support local government to support affecte…”