Housing and Planning Bill Debate

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Housing and Planning Bill

Kit Malthouse Excerpts
Monday 2nd November 2015

(8 years, 6 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Greg Clark Portrait Greg Clark
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I should be happy to see that e-mail, and if the hon. Lady speaks to me after the debate, I will of course take the matter up. However, I think it only fair to expect those who are fortunate enough to be earning a decent salary not to continue to benefit from the subsidy that would otherwise be available to housing associations. The revenues raised by it will remain with housing associations so that they can build up more properties.

Kit Malthouse Portrait Kit Malthouse (North West Hampshire) (Con)
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I join the Secretary of State in applauding the advent of neighbourhood plans, which have been adopted with enthusiasm by many communities in my constituency, but will he bear in mind that the one organisation that has the power to destroy his policy is the Planning Inspectorate, and will he urge it to respect the wishes of the local community and stay well away when a neighbourhood plan is being developed or is in place?