Planning Bill

My Lords, the Minister anticipated—perhaps because I gave him a hint in an e-mail—my concern that the provision could be used to override what the Government could regard as a recalcitrant local authority. There could be matters concerning transport, for instance, which would be the responsibility of a local planning authority and not within the ambit of the IPC. Given our stance on the IPC as a matter of principle, I am not challenging the removal of projects from the IPC regime, although we all know that there are limitations on the use of affirmative resolutions and on the effectiveness of challenging them. I knew that the Government would not agree to vary this in the Bill, so the purpose of the amendment was to elicit clarity. I am grateful to the Minister and I beg leave to withdraw the amendment. Amendment, by leave, withdrawn. Clause 15 [Generating stations]: