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Point of Order
Wednesday 24th July 2024

(4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lewis Cocking Portrait Lewis Cocking (Broxbourne) (Con)
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Q9. It is a privilege to be the first Conservative Back-Bench Member to ask the new Prime Minister a question at PMQs. Can he assure me and my constituents in Broxbourne that they will have not just a say, but a meaningful say, over new development in the green belt in their area?

Keir Starmer Portrait The Prime Minister
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I welcome the hon. Member to his place. Let me be clear: we intend to get Britain building. We will change the planning regime in order to do so; it has held us back for far too long. Young people have not been able to own a home until they are way past the age of 35, denying them the basic dream of home ownership. Of course we will work with communities, but we will take the tough decisions that the last Government ran away from.

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