Gypsies and Travellers

Lord Avebury Excerpts
Thursday 16th February 2012

(12 years, 10 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Tebbit Portrait Lord Tebbit
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My Lords—

Lord Avebury Portrait Lord Avebury
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My Lords—

Lord McNally Portrait Lord McNally
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My Lords, shall we hear from the noble Lord, Lord Avebury, first?

Lord Avebury Portrait Lord Avebury
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My Lords, can we now assume that there will be a further consultation on the revised national planning policy framework that incorporates a version of the Traveller document, as recommended by the CLG Select Committee? If so, will the new composite document include a revised and more inclusive definition of Gypsies and Travellers for the purposes of both housing and planning which is based on the Housing Act 2004?

Earl Attlee Portrait Earl Attlee
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My Lords, I am sorry that I cannot be more helpful to my noble friend but we will have to wait to see what the Government’s response is. However, we will not have to wait too long.