Member

That being said, noble Lords will recall that, when we were in Opposition, we too had our concerns that these powers, which were being taken by the Government at the time through the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill, would not be used appropriately. Therefore, before we brought the regulations into force, on 13 February the Housing and Planning Minister and I made Written Ministerial Statements setting out the principles under which these new routes would be used and outlining the safeguards and transparency measures that would be put in place. We published the draft regulations to allow scrutiny of their provisions.