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Debate between Daniel Zeichner and Gagan Mohindra
Thursday 20th March 2025

(3 weeks, 1 day ago)

Commons Chamber
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Gagan Mohindra Portrait Mr Gagan Mohindra (South West Hertfordshire) (Con)
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May I first congratulate the new councillor, Ian Campbell, on his by-election win yesterday? The team got a great result in my part of the world.

Many in my constituency are concerned about the newly coined grey belt, which will be used as an excuse to destroy our land irreversibly. What calculations have the Minister and his Cabinet colleagues made about the impact on the environment of over-development on unspoiled green-belt land?

Daniel Zeichner Portrait Daniel Zeichner
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This is why we will be introducing a land-use framework—to ensure that we can make rational decisions about how land is used to best effect.