Faith Buildings

Part of the debate – in the House of Commons at 5:03 pm on 6 January 2010.

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Photo of Sally Keeble Sally Keeble Labour, Northampton North 5:03, 6 January 2010

My hon. Friend is not in any way a poor substitute; she knows a lot about planning. However, PPS12 contains nothing at all about faith communities. It is absolutely right that there should be debates in the local strategic partnerships and elsewhere, but I have found that that is all that happens. There have been lots of debates in the development corporation, for example, but we need action. There should be a statutory duty in the planning process to consider and to provide for the needs of faith communities. There must be a clear requirement in the process that those needs be considered and dealt with.