Oral QuestionMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local Government

What steps his Department is taking to ensure that the planning system enables local authorities to contribute to the Government’s net zero emissions target.

Tabled: 19 October 2021Answered: 25 October 2021

Asked by

Catherine West

LabourHornsey and Friern Barnet

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government

Answer from Hansard

The Secretary of State for Wales (Jo Stevens)

We are negotiating a new partnership with the EU and believe that securing a broad-based security partnership, bringing closer co-operation on law and order and tackling barriers to trade will boost our economies, keep us safe and improve families’ finances. Since coming into government, I have worked with UK and Welsh Government colleagues to drive more than £1.5 billion in private investment into Wales from the likes of Eren Holding and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, creating hundreds of jobs and laying the groundwork for thousands more.