"My Lords, the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 sets out that the Secretary of State may designate an urban development area where they are of the opinion that it is expedient and in the national interest, and following a public consultation. Between 4 February and 1 April 2026, …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech
"My Lords, I thank all noble Lords who have taken part in a very interesting debate on the future of Cambridgeshire and the Greater Cambridge Development Corporation. I thank the noble Lord, Lord Lansley, for his contribution to Cambridge. We had a visit there and I could see his involvement …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech
"My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Jamieson, and the noble Baroness, Lady Pinnock, for their questions and comments on the local government reorganisation Statement.
"When we took these decisions, we were very aware that some of the councils involved were already receiving exceptional financial support. We continue to work with those councils through the EFS process in the usual way, but LGR will save money over time and make the sector more sustainable in …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech
"I am grateful to the noble Lord for mentioning our new Prime Minister, because he is quite keen on devolution—that might have something to do with his background in the last few years. I am sure he will want to see those building blocks of strong unitary authorities in place …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech
"I am grateful to my noble friend, as ever, particularly for his championing of Leicestershire, which he does admirably. The Government were always clear that boundary changes could be considered where there is a strong justification. Where proposals set out a credible case, we have considered them on their merits. …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech
"I am very grateful that we will debate that issue tomorrow, because at one point this afternoon I thought we might not. I am very pleased that we will debate the Cambridgeshire development corporation tomorrow.
"First of all, I do not think that they will be far-distant unitary councillors. In my experience, councillors have a great connection with their local area and they will continue to do so. I will answer the noble Baroness’s question in two ways. There is still a process where people …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech
"I thank my noble friend for his welcome of that decision. He is quite right, of course, that when these proposals were put forward there were areas on which there were different opinions within political parties about how things should be done, as well as differences between political parties. That …..." Baroness Taylor of Stevenage - View Speech