Mark Pritchard
Main Page: Mark Pritchard (Conservative - The Wrekin)(10 years, 11 months ago)
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Brandon Lewis
I am discussing this matter with the industry, and I will continue to do so and inform the House once we have finished those conversations.
Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con)
The concrete councillors of Labour-led Telford and Wrekin borough council seem to be building on every bit of greenfield and every green patch in the borough, despite its being a semi-rural borough. What more can the planning Minister do to encourage this out-of-touch council to build on brownfield sites?
Brandon Lewis
We have published further guidance to help councils to appreciate that green-belt development should be an absolute last resort and that brownfield sites should always be used first. This summer, we made available to councils an extra several hundred million pounds, and I encourage my hon. Friend’s council to bid for some of that and do what it can to protect its valuable green belt.