Local Authorities: Local Plans

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock Excerpts

Tuesday 25th February 2014 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

In drafting and publishing local plans for consultation, local authorities are required to produce those plans in line with Government policy with the planning policy framework. Clearly, if there is any specific matter, there are ongoing discussions on that, but I am pretty sure that the way things are working is adequate.

[Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab)]

Will the Minister make clear which country she is talking about?

[Baroness Stowell of Beeston]

I am talking about England. If I were to talk about Wales, where the Labour Party is in government, things are a lot worse over there.