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Philip Davies

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Philip Davies Excerpts
Monday 17th July 2017

(6 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jake Berry Portrait Jake Berry
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No one could visit the scene of the disaster in New Ferry and talk to the residents without realising the seriousness of the explosion that took place some months ago. Following my meeting, I received a letter from Phil Davies. A response will be going out later today, dealing with the queries he raised.

Philip Davies Portrait Philip Davies (Shipley) (Con)
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Can the Secretary of State tell me what he will do to ensure that Bradford Council builds on the brownfield sites that it has identified before it starts concreting over and building on greenfield sites in the green belt in my constituency?

Sajid Javid Portrait Sajid Javid
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My hon. Friend makes a very important point. As we made clear in the housing White Paper, we expect brownfield sites always to be the priority to meet our housing need. That is certainly what I would expect to see from Bradford.