Member

It may be that the Minister can say that the reason why NDMP have not been included in the list of what they would call tier A decisions—namely, those that are always delegated to planning officers—is that NDMP have not been published and consulted on. I ask the Minister: when will the NDMP be published and consulted on? My noble friend on the Front Bench said in opening our debates this afternoon that there is speculation of a further planning Bill. Frankly, if there is a need to get on with it, the Government should first publish the NDMP, as well as the gateways for local plan-making and the new plan-making process based on the levelling-up Act provisions, rather than thinking about resorting again to further legislation. Let us get on with the powers we have rather than turning to others.