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Lord Ashton of Hyde Excerpts

Tuesday 3rd March 2015 Lords Chamber

[Lord Ashton of Hyde (Con)]

My Lords, 20 minutes are available for all Members. Questions are meant to be brief.

[Lord Avebury]

I will try to be as brief as possible. What is the work required to drive forward development which the head at Ebbsfleet is now discussing with others? Will the Minister be a little more specific about that? Will he amplify what was said in the Statement about the development framework for the area? Will he give us some indication of what the baseline data which are to be provided are and the timescale for them to be provided? Finally, local authorities are to administer the planning service for the UDC for a transitional period. What does he envisage that will be? When will the UDC be in a position to take over the planning functions that it will ultimately have to deliver?