Land Use Committee to quiz Environment Secretary on a land use framework for England
Friday 15 July 2022
In a series of evidence sessions next week, the House of Lords Land Use committee will explore a number of issues in its ongoing inquiry into Land Use in England. The session will include hearing from the Environment Secretary about the Government’s plans for the development and implementation of a land use framework for England, and from a senior academic who will provide a perspective on the framework in Ireland.
The sessions will take place as follows;
Monday 18 July 3.30pm. Available to watch live or on demand at Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster.
Giving evidence will be:
3.30pm
- Rt Hon George Eustice MP, Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and;
- David Kennedy, Director General for Food, Farming and Biosecurity, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
Questions will include:
- What do you see as the key drivers of land use in this country and what impact will these have on policy and land use decision making in the medium to long term?
- In the past the Government has resisted calls for a land use framework for England until it was announced in the Government’s Food Strategy paper. What has led to the change of view?
- What preparatory work has been undertaken to date to begin development and implementation of the framework?
Wednesday 20 July 10:00am. Available to watch live or on demand at Parliament TV or in person in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster.
Giving evidence will be:
10.00am
- Mark Scott, Professor of Planning and Dean of Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Planning & Environmental Policy, University College Dublin.
Questions will include:
- Describe the overarching frameworks for land use and planning in Ireland. How are they devised, agreed, delivered and monitored?
- What key lessons from the approaches to land use in Ireland should we bear in mind when developing recommendations on such a framework?
- What steps, if any, are taken to avoid siloed policy making across Government ministries in relation to land use?