Infrastructure (Financial Assistance) Bill

Debate between Brian Binley and Hazel Blears

Monday 17th September 2012 Commons Chamber

[Hazel Blears]

I understand the hon. Gentleman’s concern about his local green belt. If he can encourage his party’s Front Benchers to invest more in brownfield sites in the north-west, where we can build communities, I will take on his housing allocation tomorrow to ensure that we can house our people.

[Mr Brian Binley (Northampton South) (Con)]

May I introduce Northampton into the discussion of brownfield sites? We could build between 35,000 and 40,000 houses on brownfield sites there, and I would rather do that than destroy our green belt.