Speeches by Caliskan.

“I do not accept that, because the statutory consultation period will still be in place and thresholds will still have to be met. The reality is that, as things stand, the pre-consultation period has become a beast in itself, which I do not believe is serving our communities. Years and years of endless consultations, in…”

“I am so glad that I gave way to my hon. Friend, because that was precisely the point I was going to make and he has made it incredibly well. If we are serious about building homes across the country and about seeing the growth that investment in infrastructure, not least in transport infrastructure, will deliver, we ab…”

“Manifestly, we do not want years of delay before the delivery of infrastructure, but the truth is that that is exactly what is happening in this country. There are years and years of delay, in part because of the pre-application consultation period. There is nothing preventing applicants and local authorities, or commu…”

“I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but I do not think that the change would prevent applicants from continuing to engage with residents and elected Members. All it would do is avoid putting additional onus on a process that is costing the taxpayer a huge amount of money. I will go further. Having spoken to m…”

“May I take the opportunity to thank the panel? I am a member of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, as part of the UK delegation led by Mr Twigg. I echo your earlier comments about Ukraine’s ability to defend its country. It is very clear from meeting parliamentarians from Ukraine at our meetings that they absolutely reco…”

“Thank you.”

“So it may be nine years overall, but that is because some of the programme’s procurements may start later. Is that what you are saying?”

“I was a local councillor until I resigned last May, but I am not sure whether I need to declare that. I am a vice president of the Local Government Association, which will be relevant for the panel this afternoon.”

“Q I thank the panel members. I would like to dig down a bit on local plans, and to build on Ms Hills’s comments on the need for a chief planning officer. There are two parts to my question. The first is: what do you think about the lack of capacity in local authorities at the moment? It is all well and good having a ch…”

“Q I was thinking more about areas outside London because the demand in London is so great. James Stevens: That is why the devolution White Paper would give the mayors enhanced powers to do things such as bus franchising, drawing in investment, taking over trains, and increasing passenger numbers. Development of public …”

“Q And transport. There are good examples across the country where just the prospect of a train station unlocks thousands of homes because the land value means that developers are more interested in that area, but the lead up to granting that permission is so lengthy that it feels like a blockage. Does this Bill address…”

“Q May I take this opportunity to thank both of you for talking about the housing crisis in this country, and the people who are living in temporary accommodation and find themselves homeless? We have had some excellent panel members today who have made outstanding contributions, but I think you are the first two panell…”

“It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Stuart. My constituents tell me over and over again about the poor performance and lack of accountability of residential estate management companies. In this country, the truth is that there is a complex web of operating companies, parent companies and, in some case…”

“Thank you to the panel. I have a question about prescribing, but we may build on it later. Does it worry you that 20% of antibiotics prescribed in primary healthcare are inappropriate? I do not know what “inappropriate” means. Does it mean it is wrong? Is there a clinical consequence to that inappropriateness, or is it…”

“How do you test how prepared the UK is? There might be indicators that the Department is looking at as part of the process of putting it on a risk register and then managing that risk. Could you give the Committee a bit more of an understanding of how you test the UK’s preparedness for a scenario in which something mov…”

“Are those the local resilience plans?”

“I am not sure I know what all that means.”

“That is quite all right. Somebody in this room will, and will be able to explain to me later, I am sure.”

“My final question is on the UK’s preparedness for AMR becoming an acute emergency. The Report details that the Cabinet Office currently distinguishes between acute and chronic risks, so will you say a bit about that? The Report also identifies that AMR is one of 26 chronic risk drivers. There is a potential that, altho…”

“That is really helpful, because one of my sub-questions was about the decision to move something from chronic to acute, and to what extent it is about the prevalence of the disease, if you like, versus its severity on an individual. Millions of people might have something, but that in itself does not give it an acute c…”