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Lord Elton Excerpts

Monday 10th March 2014 Lords Chamber

[The Chairman of Committees]

My Lords, we already have—and we failed.

[Lord Elton (Con)]

My Lords, can the Minister broaden his Answer a little to take in the aesthetic content of this problem? Who has the dominant voice there? What is the role of English Heritage? How has it come to be accepted without further discussion in this House?

[The Chairman of Committees]

My Lords, it is fair to say that in planning issues, under which I include the aesthetic dimension, the key player is Westminster City Council. Having dealt with the internal decision-making of your Lordships’ House for some time, which is on occasion somewhat Byzantine, I do not wish to speculate on the internal decision-making of Westminster City Council.