I welcome the substantial—in fact, more or less complete—continuity in carrying forward the previous Administration's policies on the national planning framework and planning more generally. A fundamental principle of planning reform was early participation. Will the cabinet secretary say a little more about the forthcoming participation statement—the timing and possibly the substance?

I also welcome in particular the climate change criterion, but will the cabinet secretary explain whether it refers to specific developments or whether all developments will be expected to contribute on climate change?