Business of the House Debate

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Business of the House

Christian Matheson Excerpts
Thursday 16th March 2017

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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I have seen the reports of alleged malpractice by Renault. I would hope that any such allegations were properly investigated, and that those responsible for any wrongdoing were held properly to account.

Christian Matheson Portrait Christian Matheson (City of Chester) (Lab)
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Chester continues to be blighted by student housing developments built by speculative developers. Those developments are favoured because the distortion in the council tax rules mean that they get higher investment, and they take up land that should be used for family accommodation. May I add my voice to that of the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) in calling for a debate on planning law, so that we can tackle these issues?

David Lidington Portrait Mr Lidington
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With the best will in the world, I suspect that we will never get a system of planning law that satisfies everybody in every sector of the economy, but I encourage the hon. Gentleman, as I encouraged my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman), to seek an Adjournment debate or Back-Bench business debate on this matter.