§ Mr. TyrieTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport, Local Government and the Regions when the Government will be issuing a White Paper on Planning. [44726]
§ Ms KeebleThe consultation period for the Planning Green paper closed on Monday 18 March. To date this department has received around 13,000 representations. Following careful consideration of these responses the Government intends to make a policy statement on the planning system before the summer Parliamentary recess.