Devolution in England

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Tuesday 22nd September 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord Greenhalgh (Con)]

My Lords, the noble Baroness makes the important point that we need to move quickly and make decisions so that we are clear about the future. I have assured the House that unitarisation will not be a topdown, blanket approach and we will not see the wholesale abolition of districts.

[The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)]

My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked and we move on to the next Question.

Planning

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Wednesday 16th September 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord Greenhalgh (Con)]

My Lords, I will have to write to the noble Baroness about that suggestion.

[The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)]

Baroness Bakewell. No? My Lords, all supplementary questions have been asked. We now move to the next Question.

Housing: New Homes

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Tuesday 8th September 2020 Lords Chamber

[Lord Greenhalgh (Con)]

My Lords, I recognise the antipathy for development in some places that the noble Baroness has pointed out, but two-thirds of local authorities are building in line with their housing need. The current approach and the consultation on housing need to take into account a number of factors and provide a start point for a dialogue about the number of homes that are needed to be built in next decade.

[The Senior Deputy Speaker (Lord McFall of Alcluith)]

My Lords, the time allowed for this Question has elapsed.