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Written Question
Property Development: Green Belt
Monday 29th March 2021

Asked by: James Daly (Conservative - Bury North)

Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what steps his Department is taking to protect the green belt against development.

Answered by Christopher Pincher

The Government is committed to continuing to protect and enhance the Green Belt. Under the reforms put forward in the White Paper Planning for the Future, local authorities would still be expected to categorise Green Belts as areas for protection.

The policies in our National Planning Policy Framework on the protection of the Green Belt, and the strong encouragement to prioritise re-use of suitable brownfield land, will remain in place.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Feb 2021
Coronavirus: Supporting Businesses and Individuals

"I thank my right hon. Friend the Chancellor for his work so far in addressing the pandemic’s economic impact on business and jobs throughout the country. The Government have provided a financial support package of approximately £280 billion at present, making it one of the most generous and effective in …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 25 Jan 2021
Council Tax: Government’s Proposed Increase

"I have been a councillor in my constituency for the last nine years. Much like my hon. Friend the Member for Heywood and Middleton (Chris Clarkson), I have sat through repeated budgets from a Labour-controlled council, and they have never needed any encouragement at all to increase council tax. Year …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"May I say what a fine speech that was? I may not agree with much of what was in it, but it was a heartfelt plea to protect our Union. To Unionist politicians such as me, it is a strange thing indeed—I am elected in Bury but I consider myself …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I think that there is a lot of merit in that approach. I suspect—I am sure that the hon. Lady will tell me that I am wrong—that, literally, Ministers could say anything and the Scottish National party would not agree and would find a different argument to take a different …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"I will just develop my point and then of course the hon. Lady can come back in. I see a Bill that allows Ministers of the Crown of the United Kingdom to invest moneys in different parts of the United Kingdom, in collaboration with the devolved Assemblies, as an extremely …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"To get to the point about regulation and standards, I have listened to the debate and there have been numerous comments regarding a race to the bottom, and a derogation of standards. I can see no evidence at all in the papers that I have seen that anything other than …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"Certainly, in my view, the Government have not at any point refused to give such a commitment. Let me repeat again for the hon. Member: the Government have repeatedly stated their commitment to the highest possible standards. I am talking about EU standards—standards that have regulated businesses and the various …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 22 Sep 2020
United Kingdom Internal Market Bill

"Many, many things could happen in life, but the point remains that not one Opposition Member has been able to point to one action of the Government—they have not pointed to literally anything—that would indicate that they are derogating from the highest possible standards and the standards that we enjoy …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Thu 11 Jun 2020
Planning Process: Probity

"While the Conservative Mayor in the West Midlands is getting homes built by making the best use of brownfield sites, the Labour Mayor in London keeps missing his housing targets and the Labour Mayor of Greater Manchester proposes ripping up the green belt against the wishes of my constituents. Is …..."
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