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Lord Mawson (CB)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 11 September 2025

Debate

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Contribution

My Lords, I have commented on the door and had conversations with various people around the House, which was very fascinating as a parable of this problem. Christine Gilbert was a very good local authority leader who understood the limitations of the state and understood that just the processes and systems alone would not get us there. Something else needed to happen in which the local authority, the NHS and the normal players were obviously key partners. It was about the people and relationships; the machinery was not going to get us there, and she understood that as a very capable leader.

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