Planning Bill A planning bill is expected to ease controls in England as part of a concerted drive to boost housebuilding. This bill will help with Oxford's ongoing housing crisis - with over 2,000 households currently on the council housing waiting list. Environmental Bill Also confirmed is the commitment to set new, legally binding environmental targets in the run-up to the international Cop26 climate change summit in Glasgow at the end of the year. Environmental groups, such as Extinction Rebellion Oxford, will be backing this. Adult social care Boris Johnson promised reform when he entered Downing Street in 2019 but the Government has yet to put forward proposals.