On 13th September 2023, the House of Lords debated the Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill in the Report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the Bill, in which Bishops took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness McIntosh of Pickering to insert a new clause which would prevent residential buildings being built on floodplains into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 177 / Not Content: 146
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Young of Old Scone to insert a new clause on developments built on ancient woodland into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 189 / Not Content:145
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Worcester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Pinnock to insert a new clause which would allow local authorities to set the fees for planning applications, in order that the cost of determining an application would be reflected by the fee charged.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 181 / Not Content: 148
The Bishop of Durham, the Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Worcester voted Content.
Division 4:
The Bishop of Leeds took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Scott of Bybrook which would allow the Secretary of State to make regulations affecting the operation, in connection with the effect of nutrients in water, of enactments concerned with the environment, planning or development in England.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 156 / Not Content: 203
The Bishop of Leeds voted Not Content.
Division 5:
The Bishop of Leeds voted against an amendment tabled by Baroness Scott of Bybrook which would provide new regulations to amend the Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 161 / Not Content: 192
The Bishop of Leeds voted Not Content.
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