Written evidence to be reported to the House
Planning Bill
11:00 am
John Cridland: Yes, terminal 5 has become something of a bête noire, but there are very many examples from a wide range of sectors. We are very concerned about developments in relation to the ports industry. Felixstowe would be another example of very long delays. There are particular causes cÃ(c)lèbres, but this is a generic issue; a wide-ranging part of the business community has now reached a high level of concern about, first, the delays in the system, but also the end-loading of the system. We seem to have a situation in which planning inquiries are where we debate Government policy at the very end of the process. That is simply unacceptable to business.