"My Lords, I declare my interest as vice-president of the Local Government Association. I thank the Minister for introducing these statutory instruments.
The first of these instruments follows the tragic death of two year-old Awaab Ishak in 2020, a deeply distressing case with which I am all too familiar. My …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, these amendments, in different ways, all concern the provision of green and blue spaces. Amendment 121, tabled by the noble Baroness, Lady Miller of Chilthorne Domer, raises the vital issue of whether minimum requirements for green space should be set in new housing developments. I ask the Minister …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, the amendments in this group raise important questions about the definition of affordable housing and how far the Government’s current proposals will deliver against the need that is obviously widely recognised. The term itself is much used yet too often detached from the realities faced by families across …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"I thank the noble Lord, Lord Hunt of Kings Heath, and my noble friend Lord Banner for their careful thought and experience in tabling these amendments. On Amendment 135D, I recognise the concerns expressed by the noble Lord, Lord Hunt, in seeking to restrict appeals to the Court of Appeal …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, I wish to speak briefly on Amendment 133, tabled by my noble friend Lord Murray of Blidworth. We welcome the opportunity the amendment provides to hear more from the Government on how they intend to reduce the risk of lengthy and expensive litigation within the planning process. As …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, I will speak briefly to Amendments 135 and 135H. I should perhaps declare an interest, in that I think I am in the middle of building one of these self-build houses—I know I am, but I do not think of myself as a self-builder because I am not …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"Have the Government looked at any legal opinion as to whether a planning meeting is different from any other council meeting because it is quasi-judicial?..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, before I turn to the substance of the amendments in this group, I begin by thanking the noble Lord, Lord Khan. Although he sat on the Opposition Benches, he always approached his shadow ministerial duties in your Lordships’ House with courtesy, commitment and friendship. He was diligent, engaged …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"My Lords, this has gone a different way, has it not?
I am grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for tabling Amendment 120. Not knowing which way it would go, and not totally agreeing with my noble friend at the back, I think this raises an important point of …..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech
"Going back to a previous group we had late last week, does the noble Lord think it could be useful that all Ministers taking planning decisions had a little bit more training, as we suggested?..." Baroness Scott of Bybrook - View Speech