Clause 1 - Regional Spatial Strategy
Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill
10:30 am
Mr David Wilshire (Spelthorne, Conservative)
The Minister has underlined my argument by explaining what the guidance will be and the extent to which he may seek to control from the centre. If the Government want to control from the centre, they will issue guidance. If they do not want to do that, why issue it? However, they have said that they intend to issue guidance, so he is admitting that they want to interfere. I do not object to their doing so, but it would be more honest if that were to be shown in the Bill.