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Member

Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 July 2025

Debate

Planning and Infrastructure Bill

Contribution

Moreover, environmental delivery plans are capped at just 10 years. Many habitats and species cannot simply be moved or recreated in such a short timescale. We also risk treating irreplaceable natural capital as disposable. Even the Government’s own watchdog, the Office for Environmental Protection, has been clear: these proposals would represent a regression in the protections established by the Environmental Act. It says that

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