Covid-19: Planning System Debate

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Lord Liddle

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Covid-19: Planning System

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Monday 8th June 2020

(4 years, 5 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Greenhalgh Portrait Lord Greenhalgh
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I am afraid that I did not capture all of that because of the quality of the transmission, but I can certainly say that we will be taking into consideration Oliver Letwin’s findings in his report.

Lord Liddle Portrait Lord Liddle (Lab) [V]
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Can the Minister give us a timetable for what the Government intend to do, and when, given that there is an urgent need for action in this area?

Lord Greenhalgh Portrait Lord Greenhalgh
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I am afraid that I cannot give the noble Lord a precise timetable, but we are well aware that many of the emergency measures that we need to reboot the economy, including making the requisite planning changes, need to occur before the Summer Recess.

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