Steve Baker, Conservative MP for Wycombe, recently chaired a debate in the Westminster Parliament on the issue of public consent in local planning.
The debate raised issues of the degree of participation in local development plans, and siting of housing provision. Speakers at the debate were:
- Steve Baker (Wycombe) (Con)
- Guy Opperman (Hexham) (Con):
- Caroline Nokes (Romsey and Southampton North) (Con)
- Sir Bob Russell (Colchester) (LD)
- Damian Hinds (East Hampshire) (Con)
- Julian Sturdy (York Outer) (Con)
- Mark Menzies (Fylde) (Con):
- Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con)
- Mr Laurence Robertson (Tewkesbury) (Con)
- Anne Marie Morris (Newton Abbot) (Con):
- Chris White (Warwick and Leamington) (Con)
- Rebecca Harris (Castle Point) (Con):
- Mr Andrew Turner (Isle of Wight) (Con)
- Jason McCartney (Colne Valley) (Con)
- Nick Herbert (Arundel and South Downs) (Con)
- Dr William McCrea (South Antrim) (DUP)
- The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government (Nick Boles)
- Roberta Blackman-Woods (City of Durham) (Lab)
Read the full Hansard report of the debate HERE
Read Steve Baker MP’s blog on the debate
