It is a great pleasure to respond to the debate brought by my hon. Friend Gordon Henderson, an industrious campaigner for his constituents in Sittingbourne and Sheppey. The current planning system is not engaging enough, with only about 1% of local populations getting involved in local plan making. Local housing need numbers are a starting point but it's up to local authorities to determine the right number of homes based on constraints such as green belts or areas of outstanding natural beauty. Concerns over land banking and developers building out permissions have been noted, and reforms aim to incentivise more SME developers to build different types of homes for various tenures. First-time buyers getting onto the property ladder is at a 20-year high with 408,379 first-time buyers last year due to work done by the Yorkshire Building Society. The affordable homes programme provides £12.3 billion, with £11.5 billion being new money for building 180,000 homes over five years. An infrastructure levy is planned to be set by local authorities, providing clearer costs and upfront infrastructure provision compared to the section 106 system. The Environment Act 2021 requires a biodiversity net gain of at least 10% where developments take place, enhancing environmental support as development happens.