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Speech in Westminster Hall - Thu 15 Jul 2021
Planning

"I thank you very much, Mrs Cummins, for your contribution and for keeping order. I thank everyone for taking part in this debate, and I thank the Minister. I am sorry that he does not have a copy of my letter; I will send it immediately. I just highlight the …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 21 Jun 2021
Planning Decisions: Local Involvement

"I note what the hon. Member for Westmorland and Lonsdale (Tim Farron) said about second homes, because we have a similar problem on the Isle of Wight.

I genuinely wish the Secretary of State and Ministers well on this issue. Our planning reforms should be community led, levelling-up led and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 10 Jun 2021
Land Banking

"Will the Minister give way?..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Affordable and Safe Housing for All

"We all want to see more affordable homes, and we badly need them on the Isle of Wight. Why are we not doing more to free up the 1 million homes—planning applications for properties—that have been landbanked by developers? This is a massively quick win. What can we do about …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Affordable and Safe Housing for All

"I thank the Secretary of State for giving way again. We all agree on the principles. My worry is that by saying we have to scrap the current system, we simply create a whole host of new problems. By reforming the system and improving it, which does need to be …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Affordable and Safe Housing for All

"It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine McKinnell).

On principle, we need a planning agenda that is community-led, levelling up-led, flexible, thoughtful and environmental. If the planning Bill is about those values, I will support it; those values are good Conservative aims …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 18 May 2021
Affordable and Safe Housing for All

"My hon. Friend makes a good point. I am aware of what you just said about timing, Madam Deputy Speaker, so I will go on for no more than another 30 seconds. There is not enough—we badly need affordable development, and that is what I want to see on the …..."
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Written Question
Property Development: Sites of Special Scientific Interest
Tuesday 13th April 2021

Asked by: Bob Seely (Conservative - Isle of Wight)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what plans he has to close loopholes in legislation that allow developers to destroy areas classed as Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The National Planning Policy Framework is clear that development on land within or outside a Site of Special Scientific Interest, and which is likely to have an adverse effect on it should not normally be permitted. The only exception is where the benefits of the development in the location proposed clearly outweigh both its likely impact on the features of the site that make it of special scientific interest, and any broader impacts on the national network of Sites of Special Scientific Interest.

Speech in Commons Chamber - Wed 10 Feb 2021
Local Government Finance (England)

"I will not take up too much time. First, I thank Ministers for the excellent work they have done over covid. We on the Isle of Wight have had an additional £100 million in the course of the past year in loans and grants to support businesses and individuals, and …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 17 Dec 2020
Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement

"First, I wish to thank the Minister for his decision on the housing algorithm, the statement today, and the very significant work that he, his Ministers, the Department and indeed the Isle of Wight Council has done during the pandemic, which has been vital. In the fair funding review, the …..."
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