Written questions

Planning: Local Government

Commons · Question 50500 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 16 May 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what assessment she had made of the potential impact of a new national scheme of delegation in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill on local democratic oversight.

Answer

Answered by Matthew Pennycook, 16 May 2025

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill includes regulation-making powers to issue statutory guidance on a national scheme of delegation. The government intend to formally consult on these proposals alongside the Bill’s passage.