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I am in no doubt that, if we are to achieve a more general understanding of, concern about, belief in and buy-in to the sustainable development process, we must involve education in a major way.
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.
I tried to explain to people that, for example, their car could break down once every six months and inconvenience them. These things happen. We can buy brand-new buses, but they break down, too.
I have followed closely the way in which the agency has developed and I think that, increasingly, it has forged new, better and stronger links with the industry.
I hope that some of it will be dealt with by the new building standards. It is very difficult to see how new buildings are not accessible because they are required to be, and they will be even more accessible under the guidance that will be introduced in 2007.