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

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have plans to deregulate the planning system.

I refer the noble Lord to my Written Ministerial Statement of 10 June 2014, Official Report, Column WS40, which outlines the planning reforms that we have undertaken to date on housing, and the further reforms we are proposing.

In this session, we will also be implementing recommendations from the Red Tape Challenge and consult on some further technical changes on planning administration.

I also refer him to my Written Ministerial Statement of 16 June 2014, Official Report, Column WS79, on our proposals on brownfield land.