Andrew George

Andrew George

Liberal Democrat — St Ives

Speaking in the House of Commons on 13 November 2026

Debate

Homes and Planning Bill

Contribution

Well, that was a very interesting intervention. This is a private Member’s Bill and I am a Back Bencher. I do not have a magic wand—neither do the Government, evidently—with which I can change things overnight. This is not going to change the tectonic plates of policy; it is a private Member’s Bill dealing with one element of how communities can respond to their own desperate housing needs. It is a tool that would be available to them. The hon. Member needs to wake up to the reality of the scope of private Members’ Bills.

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