National Planning Policy Framework

Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville Excerpts

Monday 23rd January 2012 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Hanham]

My Lords, the answer to that is yes, again. As I say, the Government are seized of the importance of culture and of its value within sustainable development. There are questions about the interpretation of sustainable development, and that issue is being looked at with regard to the result of the consultation that has just taken place.

[Lord Brooke of Sutton Mandeville]

My Lords, I recall that my noble friend rejected certain amendments to the Localism Bill which included culture and heritage in this context. Does she have a scintilla of sense—? I shall rephrase that. Does she have an inkling that this subject may be returned to quite frequently in the future?

[Baroness Hanham]

My Lords, just that scintilla of sense would tell me that this is likely to reappear.