Hinckley National Rail Freight Interchange

Part of the debate – in Westminster Hall at 4:11 pm on 10 September 2024.

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Photo of Luke Evans Luke Evans Opposition Whip (Commons), Shadow Parliamentary Under Secretary (Culture, Media and Sport) 4:11, 10 September 2024

I am grateful to my hon. Friend, who has made some fantastic points. One of the key points is the Planning Inspectorate report. Many members of the public felt that the development was a done deal and something being done to them. Can I thank the Planning Inspectorate, which is now minded to refuse consent? Our communities have been heard. We know the deficits, have seen the deficits and have now proved those deficits. I hope that that will go some way towards the Secretary of State making the right decision. But there is anxiety now, given the very unusual delay of several months. Minister, how can we allay fears that this will all be ridden roughshod over, given the unusual nature of what we have in place?