Markus Campbell-Savours

Markus Campbell-Savours

Labour — Penrith and Solway

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 November 2026

Debate

Homes and Planning Bill

Contribution

I thank the hon. Member for giving way. I am ambiguous about what Labour has done in Wales on planning. I was genuinely asking what the impact has been on the prices of properties. What is important to me, though, is that we have not yet proposed a licensing scheme in this country. The hon. Member made the point about giving communities the power to put a cap on numbers, and such a scheme could be used with a cap. Does he agree that if a licensing scheme came with the power for communities to cap numbers, it could be a more powerful tool than planning, which gives planning permission in perpetuity?

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