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As I explained yesterday in relation to related amendments 23 to 26 and 29 to 31, in bringing planning controls to bear on the Crown new provisions were needed to accommodate the Crown's particular responsibilities.
There is over-provision of built estate, but how can the answer be more new build? How many failing businesses cure their problems by building new headquarters?
We live in an age when international transportation is easier than ever before. The opportunity to visitnew and exotic destinations is not only available, but affordable.
We have cut business rates and invested in colleges and universities; we have built and are building new railways; we have bought new trains, opened new stations and supported dozens of new international air routes.