Debate on the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 9 July on the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions. The debate will be opened by Dr Luke Evans MP.

A debate has been scheduled in the Commons Chamber for 9 November 2022 on "Levelling Up Rural Britain." The subject for the debate has been chosen by the Backbench Business Committee.
Levelling Up Rural Britain (495 KB , PDF)
The Government published its Levelling Up the United Kingdom white paper on 2 February 2022.
The Government used the white paper to set 12 targets, or “missions” linked to policy objectives. The targets all have a 2030 end date, “setting the medium-term ambition” of the Government.
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill 2022-23 had its First Reading in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022 and its Second Reading on 8 June 2022.
The Bill is now due to have its report stage and third reading on a date to be announced.
This briefing contains background material on levelling up funding for rural areas, the rural economy, farm support schemes, rural demography, educational attainment, housing and health and broadband connectivity in rural areas.
Levelling Up Rural Britain (495 KB , PDF)
A Westminster Hall debate has been scheduled for 9.30am on 9 July on the role of neighbourhood plans in planning decisions. The debate will be opened by Dr Luke Evans MP.
This briefing covers battery energy storage systems (BESS), concerns about their safety and barriers to their deployment.
A briefing on the devolution plans in the government's white paper of December 2024, Power and Partnership: foundations for growth