Monday 23rd February 2026

(1 day, 10 hours ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matthew Pennycook Portrait Matthew Pennycook
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This is not the whole answer, but having up-to-date local plans and infrastructure funding statements in place can make a huge difference in ensuring that the right infrastructure comes forward at the appropriate time. I am more than happy to meet the hon. Lady to discuss what more we can do not only to get her local authority to put a plan in place as quickly as possible, but to bring development and infrastructure forward in the right way on individual developments in her constituency.

Alex Mayer Portrait Alex Mayer (Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard) (Lab)
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Until local roads are adopted, communities miss out on so much—from having their roads gritted to getting a post box, as I have found out. How can we speed up Central Bedfordshire council and others?