Member

I hope I can give some comfort to the noble Lord, Lord Udny-Lister, on this matter. He will be aware that the National Planning Policy Framework, which is a document for England, is potentially an area where we could examine his concerns in a much more effective way than in the Bill. The National Planning Policy Framework for England and the equivalent policy frameworks in the devolved Administrations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland already contain provision on the need to promote public safety and take account of wider security requirements during the planning process. I take the points about building-in blast prevention that the three noble Lords commenting on Northern Ireland have mentioned.