Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Jim McMahon and Mary Glindon

Monday 20th January 2025 Commons Chamber

[Jim McMahon]

In a sense, a council is only an organisation at a point in time, but there will always be a local authority responsible for the area. We want to ensure that the authority is strategic but also takes that wider view. Reorganisation is of course part of that, but, importantly, a strategic authority can also take wider responsibility for aligning public service reform with local growth. The hon. Gentleman talks about housing numbers and we can sometimes miss how important that is: housing targets are one thing, but we must not forget that for every one of those numbers there are people and families who currently do not have a safe and affordable place to live. This agenda is about tackling exactly that.

[Mary Glindon (Newcastle upon Tyne East and Wallsend) (Lab)]

21. What recent progress she has made on planning reform.