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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 17 July 2025
Debate
Planning and Infrastructure BillContribution
The process for designating a new NPS is therefore robust and, as I have set out, there are multiple opportunities for Members of Parliament to engage in it. To add a further requirement that the Commons must approve a new NPS by resolution is not proportionate if it is likely to delay the designation stage of these vital policy documents and the critical infrastructure projects that rely on them. This would have significant negative knock-on effects for investment, growth and housing delivery.
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