§ Mr. MacleanTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what measures he has put into place to speed up the planning process for major infrastructure projects. [76396]
§ Mr. CabornSome proposals for improving the processing of major infrastructure projects through the planning system were included in the "Modernising Planning" Policy Statement which I published last year. I intend to publish shortly a consultation paper with detailed proposals to streamline the procedures.