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 potential impact of removing the call-in process by ward and parish councillors within the National Scheme of Delegation for Planning Committees on the public’s ability to effectively scrutinise planning applications.

I refer the hon. Member to the answer given to Question UIN 13359 on 30 June 2026.