National Planning Policy Framework Debate
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John Bercow
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National Planning Policy Framework
John Bercow Excerpts(6 years, 8 months ago)
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Mr Speaker
What a choice between two illustrious denizens of the House. I call Mr Andrew Selous.
Andrew Selous
Thank you very much, Mr Speaker. Houghton Regis North 1 is a 5,000-house development in my constituency for which all planning permissions have already been granted. My concern is that I am told that not a single person will collect keys on that large site until early 2020 because of the time it will take to put in electricity and other utilities. My constituents need those houses now. They cannot wait that long and they cannot wait for the Letwin review. What can the Government do to help to get those utilities in more quickly, so that we build the houses we desperately need?