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Member
Speaking in the House of Lords on 3 November 2025
Debate
Planning and Infrastructure BillContribution
Finally, in my experience, the reason we need this important scrutiny is the importance of early engagement—not just local engagement but engagement with what are now quite wide communities. Their parliamentary representation has an opportunity to be heard on the designation of these new towns and the programme with which they should be engaged.
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