Member

When the Minister last responded to me at the Dispatch Box, she leaned on the common refrain that we had 14 years. In the last Parliament, we built 1 million homes and delivered the Levelling-up and Regeneration Act, legislation that I was proud to take through this House. Can the Government, hand on heart, say that they are proud of this Bill in the same way? Between April and June this year, around 700 planning applications for residential development were granted—the lowest three-month figure since 1979. That is not a record to celebrate.