Member

Amendment 83 was tabled by my noble friend Lord Hanworth. I thank him for his continued interest in this important area. We absolutely recognise the potential of emerging technologies, such as digital twin modelling, to support the planning system. I looked into this in some detail when I had the artificial intelligence brief for the department—sadly, it has moved on to another Minister now, but I did have it. I looked at places where digital twins are in frequent use, such as Singapore and some parts of Spain. These innovations help to make complex infrastructure proposals more accessible and transparent to communities, and we welcome the growing use of those tools across the sector.