Duncan Hames
Main Page: Duncan Hames (Liberal Democrat - Chippenham)(12 years, 11 months ago)
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Greg Clark
An announcement will be made about the Sustainable Communities Act regulations very shortly.
Duncan Hames (Chippenham) (LD)
I thank the Minister for that answer and note that a quarter of the recommendations in the Portas review were suggestions that had been put forward under the Sustainable Communities Act. When bringing forward those regulations, will he ensure that town and parish councils have the right to make suggestions directly to the Government under the Act, rather than having to depend on county councils to act as unnecessary gatekeepers?
Greg Clark
My hon. Friend is absolutely right. We have opened up the Government to receive representations directly from all members of the community, whether community groups or individuals, rather than them needing to go through a filter before arriving with the Government.