Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between George Freeman and Bob Seely

Thursday 30th January 2020 Commons Chamber

[Bob Seely (Isle of Wight) (Con)]

I welcome the fresh new approach of this Front-Bench team. Given the importance of sustainable transport and sustainable housing, do Ministers agree that building low-density housing on greenfield sites is bad for sustainable transport, bad for sustainable housing and bad for our environment, because it is so car-dependent, which is why so many of our constituents object?

[The Minister of State, Department for Transport (George Freeman)]

I commend my hon. Friend on that point and his “Island Manifesto”, in which he makes that point. We are working with the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to ensure that we move the dial on much better integration of cycling, walking and public transport in new housing.