Member

In trying to achieve this, I have a question for the Minister. Can she share with the Committee the things in the Bill that she believes will hurry things up, such as the reduction of the involvement of planning committees in less contentious schemes, less judicial review—we hope—fewer statutory consultees, investment in planning expertise and the ability of councils to fix planning fees at a level that helps them to provide a more efficient service? Can she also set out those that, although she believes them to be needed, will slow things down, especially in achieving our housing, infrastructure and energy objectives? That might include the new spatial development strategies, new arguments over CPOs and the elaborate processes on the environmental delivery plan that were outlined by my noble friend Lady Scott.