Member

The CMA predicted that easing planning restrictions would lead to not only an increase in homes but a better spread of homes. On that note, I support my noble friend Lady Cash’s amendment and others that have been mentioned which would help to tackle the problem of regional inequalities and ensure that children’s placements were more evenly distributed throughout the country. To reiterate what others have said, there is a particular cruelty to taking children away from their support networks and everything and everyone familiar to them. As the noble Baroness, Lady Tyler of Enfield, said in last week’s debate, life is hard enough for these kids, and stacking the cards even further against them seems grossly unfair.