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Articles tagged with: Levelling Up Bill
Hopes Rise For Spring Reform Of “Feudal” Leasehold System, But Legal Concerns Remain
Home affairs
Hopes Rise For Spring Reform Of “Feudal” Leasehold System, But Legal Concerns Remain
Parliamentarians and campaigners are hopeful the Leasehold and Freehold Reform Bill, which seeks to tackle “inequality” in the housing market, could be put into law early next year, after it faced little opposition in the House of Commons.
Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
Environment
Government Goes Back To The Drawing Board On Housebuilding After Lords Defeat
Government will “consider the next steps” on how to change pollution regulations which they claim have hindered housebuilding, following a defeat in the House of Lords on an amendment to scrap the EU-era law on nutrient neutrality.
Labour Curveball Could Force Government To Reshape Plan To Scrap Nutrient Neutrality Rule
Environment
Labour Curveball Could Force Government To Reshape Plan To Scrap Nutrient Neutrality Rule
Labour could force the government into reshaping its plan to scrap EU pollution laws in order to boost housebuilding, even if the proposals are backed in the House of Lords as the Levelling Up Bill makes its way through parliament.
Ministers Accused Of 'Lack Of Planning' By Forcing Childcare Into Levelling Up Bill
Communities
Ministers Accused Of "Lack Of Planning" By Forcing Childcare Into Levelling Up Bill
Ministers have been accused of a “lack of planning” after childcare reforms were tagged onto the already heavily loaded Levelling Up Bill ahead of its final parliamentary stages.
Parliament Braces To Take On 'Contentious' Backlog Of Levelling Up Bill
Communities
Parliament Braces To Take On "Contentious" Backlog Of Levelling Up Bill
The most "contentious" parts of the Levelling Up Bill will move to the top of the agenda when it returns to Parliament next week, with MPs and Peers braced for sticking points to be bounced back and forth between the houses of Lords and Commons throughout the autumn.
Lords Diary: Lord Lansley
Health
By Lord Lansley
Lords Diary: Lord Lansley
From celebrating NHS champions at Downing Street, to meetings on new plant genomic techniques at the European Parliament
Planning reform must give local communities greater control over what is built in their neighbourhood
Communities
By Theresa Villiers MP
Planning reform must give local communities greater control over what is built in their neighbourhood
Few subjects cause as much friction between front and back benches as planning and housing targets.