In the Lords

It is impossible to answer the question, because it depends on the site and the type of ecosystem created, which determines the kind of prot

On the first point, my noble friend is absolutely right.

The short answer to the first question is that, were such a thing to happen, it would be a breach of planning permission, and the local auth

I understand that some may not have heard of this, but developers should have, because it is already current policy in the National Planning

I thank the noble Baroness for raising an important point. It is one that I also addressed in my remarks.

I am thankful to the noble Baroness, Lady Jones of Whitchurch, first for her amendments but also for her support for biodiversity net gain g

In moving government Amendment 194B, I will speak to all government amendments consequential to it.

My Lords, flooding incidents have an utterly devastating impact on communities.

Before I turn to individual amendments, I want to assure noble Lords of our commitment to improving water quality.

My Lords, I thank my noble friend for her useful intervention. She is right: the cost of pollution rarely features on the balance sheet.