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Denis MacShane Excerpts

Monday 17th September 2012 Commons Chamber

[Mr Pickles]

I have good news for my hon. Friend. Based on calculations, it is not 57% green belt, but 60%.

[Mr Denis MacShane (Rotherham) (Lab)]

It’s just gone up.

[Mr Pickles]

It is as the right hon. Gentleman says.

Of course we are not looking to affect my hon. Friend’s constituency. The green belt is immensely important. It is a green lung and prevents major conurbations from bumping into one another.