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

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment her Department has made of the benefits of requiring a whole-life carbon assessment to accompany every major planning application.

I refer the hon. Member to policy CC2 of the new National Planning Policy Framework published on 17 August, which can be found on gov.uk here, and the government response to Question 42 of the proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework and other changes to the planning system consultation, which can be found on gov.uk here.